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Impastor - Unfinished Business

Michael Rosenbaum starred in Impastor (2015-16) as "Buddy Dobbs," who gambles on passing as a small-town gay pastor while hiding out from his godless bookie. The pilot episode is online for free: * http://www.tvland.com/full-episodes/eo196m/impastor-genesis-season-1-ep-101 Related pix: queen-screen.tumblr.com/tagged/impastor Although the gay characters (one principal and a few very secondary) were all stereotypically flamboyant, flighty queens (but not quite as Jacked as Will&Grace ), at least the series wasn't mean-spirited, and the church community that provided the story's backdrop was accepting and respectful. Pure fantasy-fiction I know: the writers depicted a Christian congregation as if they actually took the teachings of Jesus to heart (without any actual preaching). The show was canceled after 20 episodes, with the cliffhangers left forever unresolved. But being a sitcom, you know Buddy will have a happy ending. For instance, maybe... SPOILE...

THE GO-BETWEEN

Ben Batt in The Go-Between (BBC One, 2015) TV Movie | 1 hr. 29 min. | Drama | 20 September 2015 Based on the novel by L.P. Hartley: "In 1900, 12-year-old Leo Colston [Jack Hollington] spends a blisteringly hot summer with the wealthy family of class-mate Marcus Maudsley [Samuel Joslin] at their Norfolk estate. When Marcus falls ill, Leo is befriended by the daughter of the house, the glamorous, captivating Marian [Joanna Vanderham], who is to be engaged to disfigured Boer War veteran, the kindly Hugh Trimingham [Stephen Campbell Moore]. Totally smitten by her, Leo agrees to carry business letters between herself and young tenant farmer Ted Burgess [Ben Batt]. However the messages are not what they first appear to be and will have unfortunate consequences spanning half a century when Leo [Jim Broadbent] meets up with Marian [Vanessa Redgrave] again." - IMDb.com BBC Film Clips (YouTube) (A GOOGLE SEARCH FOR THE FILM currently yields no authorised copy for streamin...

Longhorns

About LONGHORNS Not Rated | 1h 15min | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 2011 "Back in 1982, a Texas University student who was curious about the male sex fantasies he had been having decides he needs to hook up with an out gay student on campus." - IMDb.com A copy available for free streaming is indexed at QueenScreen   The Cast JACOB NEWTON DEREK EFRAIN VILLANUEVA DYLAN VOX STEPHEN MATZKE KEVIN HELD