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American remake of German gay soap opera to be set in Portland

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'Christian & Olli'

Verbotene Liebe (also known as Forbidden Love, often abbreviated to VL) is a Rose d’Or Award winning German television soap opera that has become popular enough for Americans to want to steal.

Like the UK’s Queer as Folk before them, American producers have seen a good Euro idea and adapted it to our very own market. Pittsburgh in comparison to Manchester didn’t quite work. But we’ll see how Portland plays as a gay soap setting.

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Written by || Mon, Feb 22nd 2010 at 03:40 PM || Tags: , , , , , , || Category: TV || 2 comments - (Comments are closed)

Ellen Degeneres on ‘Oprah’

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One of the 3 cover designs for Ellen Degeneres' appearance on Oprah magazine, and the silliest

One of the 3 cover designs for Ellen Degeneres' appearance on Oprah magazine, and the silliest

Today Ellen Degeneres appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show with new wife Portia De Rossi for their first televised interview as a married couple. Largely a fun and promotional show celebrating Ellen’s appearance alongside the daytime star on the cover of O: The Oprah Magazine, the duo were a pleasure to watch, and a happy foray into gay comedic mainstream.

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Written by || Mon, Nov 9th 2009 at 06:41 PM || Tags: , , , , , , , , , || Category: Holiday, TV, Video || 4 comments - (Comments are closed)