Chris Colfer & Zachary Quinto: 'Details' Mag Mavericks!

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Wed, 28 November 2012 at 1:20 am
Chris Colfer & Zachary Quinto: 'Details' Mag Mavericks!

Chris Colfer and Zachary Quinto land spots on Details magazine‘s Hollywood Mavericks list for its December 2012 issue.

The 22-year-old Glee actor is featured alongside Lauren Miller, Josh Radnor, and Brit Marling in the “Career Opportunists” category.

Zachary is featured in the “Creative Collectives” category alongside his fellow Margin Call filmmakers and other writer-director teams.

Andrew Rannells and Chris Messina made the list together in the “Survivors” category for making it big after years of going through casting calls.

John Krasinski is the mag’s “Idea Man” while Lake Bell landed a spot in the “Directors” category.

Make sure to read more about the Hollywood Mavericks at Details.com!

The HIV Hop

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Fight prejudice, reduce stigma - you can't catch HIV from kissing, hugging, or sharing drinks.

The Centre for HIV & Sexual Health in Sheffield, UK would like to thank: The Leadmill, COW vintage clothing, Anjan Sarkar, MUTE art, Geo Law, xHaStexo, Big Dog Studios, and Future Writers Music, MC HIVHOP and Friends and diva creative.

LYRICS:
Kissing, Hugging, Sharing drinks,
Handshakes, High Fives, Smiles and winks

I wasn't always cool as people see me right here.
I'll take you back into my story, then we'll share us a beer.

I used to straight freak out about getting infected
But I found that my prejudices got me rejected.
I was fearful and paranoid of getting diseases
Scared of getting HIV cause of my ignorant thesis

I thought: Kissing, Hugging, Sharing drinks,
Would give me HIV so I'd just go ape
Cause a ruckus in the place cutting scandalous shapes.

Kissing, Hugging, Sharing drinks,
Everybody would avoid me, 'Yeah that guy's a total douche'.
Handshakes, High Fives, Smiles and winks
I was forever alone because I didn't know the truth!

Kissing, Hugging, Sharing drinks,
I got bounced by the bouncers, but as soon as they clutched me
Handshakes, High Fives, Smiles and winks
I started crying like a baby saying "please don't touch me!!!"

I'd wear latex gloves to shake hands with anybody
Just inside case the HI-Virus tried to get in my body
Like that dude in Aviator filmed by Martin Scorsese
Simple social situations had me acting like crazy

A guy touched me on the shoulder,
Said, 'why you having a sulk?'
But I just turned around and flipped like the incredible hulk.

I wore a surgical mask, cause I was scared of the germs,
But you can't catch it from coughing, though you can catch it from sperm.
Matter fact, yo, if we really getting into it
There's a risk of HIV from any sexual fluid.

But not: Kissing, Hugging, Sharing drinks,
There's a party going on but I'm never invited
Handshakes, High Fives, Smiles and winks
I was behaving like a fool cuz I was so short-sighted

Kissing, Hugging, Sharing drinks,
A hottie would come over, say they're liking my style
Handshakes, High Fives, Smiles and winks
But the thought of being kissed had me running a mile.

My friends said I was silly,
And they said, "You're silly.
You won't get HIV
unless they're bouncin' on your willy.

And even then you just gotta be prepared,
Use a condom everytime and just take good care.
That was a bigger revelation than the first cordless phone
But it was too late and I spent another night alone.

I'd assume things 'bout people with HIV
But we all know assuming makes an ASS of U and of ME.
It took a couple of my buddies to put me in the right,
That discriminatin's hatin', and since I saw the light, I've been

Kissing, Hugging, Sharing drinks,
Handshakes, High Fives, Smiles and winks
It's a reality check with a capital C
You gotta know the facts about HIV

Kissing, Hugging, Sharing drinks,
Handshakes, High Fives, Smiles and winks
If the thought of HIV has you hitting the deck
Holla at me and I'll write you a reality cheque.

TRAILER : A Big Night In with Darren Hayes

Jonathan Groff’s TV Show Cancelled

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Jonathan Groff’s TV Show Cancelled

November 23 at 07:14PM EST by Beth Douglass

Photo Credit: Tim Klein for OUT Magazine

Sad news for fans of Jonathan Groff (Jesse St. James). The Glee guest star’s new television show has been cancelled.

All this fall, Jonathan had a regular role on the Starz drama, Boss, which starred Kelsey Grammer as a scheming Chicago mayor suffering from a neurological disease that kept getting worse.

“After much deliberation, we have made the difficult decision to not proceed with Boss,” Starz  said in a statement, via Entertainment Weekly. “We remain proud of this award-winning show, its exceptional cast and writers, and are grateful to Kelsey Grammer, Farhad Safinia and our partners at Lionsgate TV.”

The show, which earned Kelsey a Golden Globe but never really managed to excel in ratings or viewers, featured Jonathan as Ian, a calculating and power-hungry staffer working for Kelsey’s Mayor Kane. It was a “very sexual” role, and the sort of scenes Ian took part in would likely make even the new Rachel Berry blush ever-so-slightly.

We’re sad to see any project with Jonathan come to an end, but we can’t say we’re too upset to hear that this schedule just opened up. If Glee ever wanted to bring him back to Season 4 on a more long-term basis — you certainly wouldn’t hear us complain one bit!

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Starz fires 'Boss'
by James Hibberd

Starz is canceling Kelsey Grammer’s Boss.

After two seasons on the air, the network has elected to conclude the drama series. Boss was critically well-regarded, though rather grim and low rated. It earned Grammer a Golden Globe for his portrayal of a vindictive Chicago Mayor who was increasingly impaired by a neurological disease.

“After much deliberation, we have made the difficult decision to not proceed with Boss,” the network said in a statement. “We remain proud of this award-winning show, its exceptional cast and writers, and are grateful to Kelsey Grammer, Farhad Safinia and our partners at Lionsgate TV.”

The first season averaged only 643,000 viewers for premiere episodes. The second season, which Starz ordered before the first season debuted, averaged 579,000. The move comes as Starz makes room for an unprecedented four original dramas on the air next year: Da Vinci’s Demons (first trailer here), the final season of Spartacus: War of the Damned, the second season of Magic City and new series The White Queen. The network also has pirate drama Black Sails coming in 2014.

Matt Bomer & Neil Patrick Harris at Thanksgiving Lunch Mission

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Thu, 22 November 2012 at 9:45 am

Matt Bomer & Neil Patrick Harris: Thanksgiving Mission Help!

Matt Bomer and Neil Patrick Harris help feed the hungry at the 2012 Los Angeles Mission Thanksgiving Lunch on Wednesday (November 21) in downtown Los Angeles.

The gentlemen were joined by a pregnant Malin Akerman, Zachary Levi, Bella Thorne, Blair Underwood, Kirk and Anne Douglas, Bailey Chase, Mario, and Stephen Collins.

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“Helpin out at @theLAMission. Lots of food. Lots of love. #givethanksLA,” Zachary tweeted that afternoon.
25+ pictures inside of Matt Bomer, Neil Patrick Harris, and others at the Thanksgiving Lunch…

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CBS Cancels "Partners."

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'Partners' cancelled by CBS

November 18, 2012 | By: Hector Cruz

CBS announced Friday (Nov. 16) that it has cancelled its first-year comedy "Partners" after airing just six episodes.

The low-rated series will be replaced with comedy repeats, starting with "Two and a Half Men" on Nov. 19. Veteran player "Rules of Engagement" or new comedy "Friend Me" will likely take the slot starting sometime next year.

The sitcom, which starred Michael Urie, David Krumholtz, Sophia Bush and Brandon Routh, averaged 6.3 million viewers and a 2.3 rating among adults 18-49, lagging far behind the rest of the network's Monday night comedy block.

The most recent episode drew a series low of 5.5 million viewers and a 1.8 rating in the adults 18-49 demo.

"Partners" becomes the third straight short-lived series for "Will & Grace" creators Max Mutchnick and David Kohan following the cancellations of NBC's "Four Kings" in 2006 and the William Shatner-starrer "$#*! My Dad Says," which lasted one season on CBS.

Reactions from the cast (via The Futon Critic):

@BrandonJRouth: "Well, that's it folks. Our run of #Partners is over. Thanks so much for your love, support, & dedication 2 our show. Much love from us 2 u."

@SophiaBush: "Sadly, it is so. What a fun run it has been. I love @michaelurie @DaveKrumholtz @BrandonJRouth so much. Our producers. Our crew. Thank u all"

@DaveKrumholtz: "Thanks for all the support."

@michaelurie: "Thanks for the love and support! #Partners will have a special place in my heart, and the best part was how much y'all liked it. #bestfans"

CBS recently cancelled fellow newcomer "Made in Jersey," while giving full-season orders to new dramas "Elementary" and "Vegas."

Other series that have gotten the ax so far this season include "Animal Practice" on NBC and ABC's "666 Park Avenue" and "Last Resort."

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CBS Cancels "Partners."

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CBS Cancels "Partners." Will You Mourn?
Posted by snicks on November 16, 2012

Well, the writing was on the wall when this week's airing of the CBS freshman comedy Partners was the only show on the network's Monday night lineup not to show ratings gains, and this morning CBS officially pulled the plug.

"The show will be pulled from the schedule immediately, with comedy repeats airing in the Monday 8:30 PM slot for the time being."

The show has struggled mightily from the premiere, so this isn't a huge surprise, but it is a disappointment considering the caliber of the cast and producers. What do you think went wrong? Will you miss it? Maybe they should have followed our advice.

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Willie Garson Bonded With Matt Bomer Over Personal Tragedy

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Sex And The City - Willie Garson Bonded With Matt Bomer Over Personal Tragedy

by WENN | 12 November 2012

Sex And The City actor Willie Garson has credited his White Collar co-star Matt Bomer with helping him deal with his mother's death when they were strangers at the start of the series.

Garson reveals he was given some bad news about his mum's health shortly after starting work on the Tv show, and Bomer helped him through the difficult time even though they barely knew each other - and the bonding experience helped them become best friends.

He tells New York Post gossip column Page Six, "When we started the series, I got a call with news that my mother was going to pass away. I didn't know anyone on the set. Matt asked, 'What's wrong?' And I told him my mother was going to die. He hugged me and let me cry. I knew he had my back. That shows on-screen... On this show, we've been to hell and back - now we're best friends."

Andrew Rannell's Ex? Matt Bomer!

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Andrew Rannell's Ex? Matt Bomer!

10.11.2012
By Jeremy Kinser

'The New Normal' star will get a visit from his 'sexy ex-boyfriend' played by Matt Bomer.

Poor Andrew Rannells. First he has to contend with having Justin Bartha as his live-in fiancé on NBC's sitcom The New Normal and now it's revealed that his character's ex-boyfriend will be portrayed by Matt Bomer.

Showrunner Ryan Murphy tweeted the news that Bomer, who guest starred as Darren Criss's brother on Glee this year, will appear as the "sexy ex-boyfriend" of Rannells's character Bryan. Coincidentally both actors have recently played strippers. Rannells bared almost all in the recent comedy Bachelorette, while Bomer took it all off in the summer smash Magic Mike.

It's not the first gay character for the actor who publicly came out earlier this year. Bomer, who is involved with public relations guru Simon Halls, has twice portrayed plaintiff Jeff Zarillo in Dustin Lance Black's play 8, about California's legal struggle for marriage equality. Also on the horizon is his involvement in Murphy's star-studded film adaptation of The Normal Heart, Larry Kramer's galvanizing play about the early years of the AIDS epidemic in New York.

The New Normal, which focuses on a same-sex couple having their first child through a surrogate mother, was recently picked up for a full season by the network.

River City - Robbie and Will's wedding day

Robbie and Will's wedding day

I love this scene.

Finally they got married, and it's good seeing Hayley again. I think I have to mention that I love Robbie's parents. I miss Deek, but it was very nice that he was mentioned many times.

I can't get full lenght of River City at the moment, I only can get them partially. Thanks to Anthony Langford from YouTube.

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I'll star in River City gay wedding ... but I'm not ready to marry my boyfriend

Telly hunk ... Gary Lamont
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By MARC DEANIE Published: 04th November 2012

RIVER City star Gary Lamont says the Shieldinch soap is blazing a trail for gay marriage — as his character gets set to tie the knot.

The controversial issue continues to dominate the corridors of power in Westminster and Holyrood as Montego Street crimper Robbie and his policeman fiance Will walk down the aisle in Tuesday night's episode.

Gay actor Gary ? who opened his heart to The Scottish Sun about his sexuality earlier this year ? says the plot is a major coup for the BBC Scotland show.

He said: "I do think we need to move with the times, we have to, whether everyone agrees with it or not.

"Times have changed. When you hear these awful religious things, I do think they sound like fossils but that's just my opinion on it. Each to their own.

"In an ideal world there should be no hurdles like this for people. Your outlook changes the older you get, I suppose.

"These things never used to bother me. I used to think it was fine as long as I was happy with what I've got.

"The older you get the more disgruntled with the world you get and the way things are.

"But it is my opinion and I'm not going to force it on anybody. If they can't accept it, I feel sorry for them." But Gary insists he doesn't want to be a spokesman for legalising gay marriage.

He added: "It's a tricky one for me because essentially I'm a public figure now and have been for a few years but it's just my job.

"I don't want to take a flag up and declare that everything I say is right.

"I'm just one person with an opinion. I have to be a role model though but I'm not really comfortable with being a voice.

"It's a scary aspect of the job because some people might take what I say as gospel and that's never a good thing!"

Man and strife ... Gary's character Robbie marries violent DC Cooper
BBC

In June, Gary spoke to us about coming out to his family and friends in his late teens, admitting it was a difficult experience.

His revelation came at the start of Robbie and Will's domestic abuse storyline.

The TV star, who grew up in Glasgow's tough Castlemilk district, had been used to speculation about his sexuality because Shieldinch fans regularly grilled him about it.

Gary's been in a relationship with his partner for over a year and says they have "no plans to marry in the immediate future".

But he reckons his own personal situation gives the storyline authenticity.

Gary said: "For us it's brilliant that we get to tackle something like this.

"As a gay man, I get an input into this.

"I know how to pitch things and I'll say if I don't think something's right or if it's too flowery.

"It's protected from stereotypes by that.

"I'm very protective of it and there's a responsibility there to make the subject matter truthful." Robbie and Will's civil ceremony is set to air on Tuesday night's episode of River City.

Gary's co-star Scott Ryan Vickers, who plays DC Will Cooper, revealed he's become the go-to actor for playing gay characters ? despite being straight in real life.

Scott, 35, said: "I'm straight but I've played a gay character in Channel 4's Sirens and I've played another gay character before that, so for some reason it seems I'm the go-to guy for gay characters on the acting scene.

"To be honest, it's not too different acting out a gay scene than it would be with a female actress. Because it's before the watershed, we don't kiss or do anything intimate so it's not a massive difference.

"If you like the person who you're playing the scene with, it makes it that bit easier.

"Gary and I are great friends on set, so there is chemistry there already and that makes my job a lot easier.

"But at the end of the day it's the same as acting with an actress.

"It's not real either way so it really doesn't cross my mind."

Best pals ... Gary and Pamela
BBC

Scott's character arrived in Shieldinch just over six months ago and already he's tackled a huge storyline involving domestic abuse. And now he's set to make River City history by being one of the first gay characters to get married.

Scott added: "It's great. I'm absolutely loving it.

"As an actor you want the big story lines so I couldn't be more lucky.

"I've been playing Will for over six months, so it's been a bit of a whirlwind with the domestic violence and now this.

"But I absolutely agree with civil partnerships, otherwise I can imagine it would be quite a difficult character to play.

"It's important in the 21st century that we get that message across that it's more than normal to be gay.

"We definitely need to move on from the taboo." And despite being a newbie on Montego Street, Manchester-born Scott sees himself staying in Glasgow long-term.

Scott said: "It looks like Will is really getting involved and I'm very happy to stay. I'll be here for a while, if not for a long period of time.

"Without giving too much away, Will still has some demons to face as far as the violence goes.

"We definitely haven't seen the last of that story line.

"Not just that but I've really settled into Glasgow now. We film in three month blocks, and after the first block I went down south for a break, but when I came back I really felt like I was welcomed back. I was getting messages from people on Twitter saying how much they liked the character and really lovely things so I'd be happy to stay on for as long as they'll have me."

Meanwhile, Gary has told how his latest dramatic storyline brings an end to an incredible year.

He has already had to say goodbye to co-star and real-life best pal Pamela Byrne.

The pair are so close that Gary even gave her away at her plush New York wedding. Now that Pamela has quit the show, Gary admits that the gay marriage storyline focused his thoughts.

He added: "It too real and horrible to not get right.

"If someone's out there in a similar situation, you want it to strike a chord for them. It's a very current subject.

"We, the cast, are just doing what we're given.

"We need to deal with current issues.

"To be at the forefront of TV drama you can't deal with dated issues. It's about staying relevant."


River City is on BBC1 Scotland at 8pm on Tuesday.

Gary Lamont reveals pride at being part of hit soap's first civil union

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By Steve Hendry | 4 Nov 2012 00:01

River City actor Gary Lamont reveals pride at being part of hit soap's first civil union

LAMONT plays hairdresser Robbie Fraser in the BBC Scotland soap and is preparing for the programme's first civil partnership as he ties the not with onscreen boyfriend Will.

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WHEN River City actor Gary Lamont came out as gay earlier this year, he didn’t realise he would become a role model.

But the actor, who stars as hairdresser Robbie Fraser in the BBC Scotland soap, won an award in August for inspiring others.

He hopes he will continue to do so as he gets set for River City’s first civil partnership to his onscreen boyfriend Will, played by Scott Ryan Vickers, despite the fact he is violent towards him.

Gary, 28, came out in press interviews in June. He has had positive feedback, particularly being given the Inspiration Award by LGBT Youth Scotland.

He said: “I was given the award by these young people who have the strength and courage to stand up for what they believe in. I don’t know if I would have done so young.

“I have never tried to hide it – I just didn’t feel I wanted to talk about it. As the years go on, I have got a bit more mature and thought, ‘What is my place in the world and should I defend it?’

“It was no great political stroke – they got me on a day when I was like, ‘Yes, I am a gay man’. It’s never going to change so there is no point hiding it. I am who I am and that’s okay.”

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Gary, who grew up in Castlemilk, Glasgow, added: “I am being given more responsibility. Scott and I are the face of these issues with regards to River City.

“I was nervous going into it, reading it in the script. We have never tackled a gay wedding. It’s a big thing.”

Indeed, the Scottish Government’s plans to legalise same-sex marriage have proved contentious, with the Catholic Church speaking out against it.

The debate led to gay rights group Stonewall branding Cardinal Keith O’Brien as Bigot Of The Year at an awards ceremony last week, before they were accused of being intolerant for doing so.

While River City is not getting involved in politics, Gary hopes his screen partnership can help positive debate.

He said: “It is putting it in people’s minds. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, just as long as it is open for discussion. Times have changed and we have to change with them.”

He knows people will talk because of the feedback he has already had from fans over the domestic abuse Robbie has suffered at the hands of policeman partner Will.

He said: “Public reaction has been amazing. I get people saying to me, ‘When are you going to hit him back?’ I get old grannies saying, ‘He’s not a nice man’. They love Robbie – it’s lovely.”

The wedding plot thickens in River City this week when Robbie is hounded by Will’s dad to take a pay-off and leave his son.

When he turns to drink to try to escape the pressure, Will is less than impressed and they wonder about calling it off.

But things ease when Robbie’s best pal Hayley – played by Pamela Byrne – returns and announces she is pregnant.

Gary, who has a long-term partner, has no plans to follow his screen alter ego. He said: “I know some 28-year-olds are running down the aisle but I’m in no rush.”

- River City is on BBC1 on Tuesday at 8pm.