why would you do that?!

[borg_princess]

I've accepted that it will be precisely no time in the near future where we'll see a same-sex couple on 'regular' tv shows. When I say 'accepted', I mean that I will rage and angst and seethe deep within, occasionally spilling out into incoherent mangled rants, but it's mostly under control. Giving up on Once Upon A Time was the most healthy thing

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[weird_fin]

haha, dare i ask what show it was?

I don't think its such a *thing*, its more common now same sex couples. Though it still is a bit lacking on the dramas. But things like Modern Family and The New Normal while comedy aren't exactly hidden shows. And Revenge and some other dramas I'm forgetting have semi-open bi/same sex orientated characters.

Cop shows though, they're kinda stuck in their formula's... though some have been kind of okay with some of the queer characters that drop by.

[borg_princess]

'twas Cracked, which is slightly terrible but good for distraction. It has a cop paired with a shrink to handle cases involving the mentally ill.

Okay, so point taken, tv's doing better with acknowledging gay/bi characters, but even with Modern Family, it took how long for Cam and Mitchell to kiss onscreen? Like, they had a gay couple in the main cast, but it was still going too far to show them being romantic in the same way as the het couples until there was outcry from fans.

Nolan! ♥ I've given up on Revenge and I do not regret it at all, even though I miss him. But he never gets appreciated or to be happy, so I'm better off leaving it behind, lol. Poor Nolan, he never had a relationship without being betrayed or it being about REVENGE.

Have you seen Brooklyn Nine Nine? That's a comedy I'm watching rn with a gay character, although we never see his partner - it's interesting comedies have more leeway. I guess because dramas figure if they have a gay character, it has to be all about their ~journey and ~angst and ~struggle,

[cheapxdate]

Have you watched Chicago Fire? Besides being AWESOME, one of the main girls is a lesbian and it's handled really well imo. She goes through the same kind of stuff the heterosexual couples do and it's never treated ~special. It feels natural and well-integrated and I wish more shows would take tips.

[borg_princess]

I haven't seen this show, no! Thanks for the rec, I appreciate hearing there's a lesbian in the main cast and that her storyline is done well. I hear you on 'natural and well-integrated', that's what I want so badly. Not the 'token gay character' that is used for PSAs on tolerance and acceptance and moralizing, but just...like the writing straight characters receive!

[scarletladyy]

Not quite sure what you mean by regular tv programmes, but don't you have same-sex couples on soaps? I watch 3 out of the 5 British soaps, and all them have gay characters and regular sex-same relationships. It would be weird for them not to! There's also same-same couples in Bad Girls (lots actually, aired in the early 2000s), Shameless (UK), Little Britain (which is where the famous line "The only gay in the village!" comes from xD), Skins (UK), Waterloo Road, Sugar Rush, Hex, Wentworth, Lip Service... and they're only off the top of my head, though they're all British... And Doctor Who/Torchwood has always had gay characters (Captain Jack!).

If you've not seen any of those dramas (except for Little Britain, which is a comedy sketch show), I definitely recommend them :)

[borg_princess]

Oh, wow, those stats are incredible! But yeah, I don't watch British tv or soaps, so that explains my lack of exposure to all these same-sex couples! My use of 'regular' was just a lazy way to refer to what I consider the norm, from what I watch, which would be procedurals, like crime shows or action type stuff? They play it very safe, unforch.

Thanks for the recs! Broadening my horizons here. <3

[mistaria]

Have you heard of/seen The Fosters? It's about a lesbian couple and their foster kids. The thing that drives me nuts is it's on ABC Family and yet Swan Queen isn't allowed to happen on Once (ABC)?! I'm still watching Once for Regina but it is a very masochistic relationship given Emma and Regina's beards being thrown at us constantly... And... Everything else happening in the show that doesn't involve Regina.

[borg_princess]

I've heard of The Fosters, but haven't actually had a look. I do like the concept, and if you're reccing it, I shall give it a go!

UGH, right? How random is it that one show can be entirely focused on a lesbian couple, but it's absolutely out of the question for OUAT? They wouldn't even commit to one-sided unrequited Sleeping Warrior, even with Aurora unquestionably in a relationship with another man! And it can't be about the morality of it all, since I'm sure Pretty Little Liars is also an ABC show, and that glorifies a teacher/student relationship, so....

You poor thing. *squish* I'm glad I was able to kick the habit, because it'd be hurting me so much worse if I were still watching, I can't imagine how you're coping! Like, I could deal with SQ not being canon, but when they throw in a love triangle for Emma and TWU WUV for Regina and expect us to believe in those relationships despite the rich, naturally developed and heartwarming bond between these ladies...pffft, yeah, no.

[hoshinekoyasha]

we need to start a help group for recovering SQ addicts.

[borg_princess]

Haha, agreed. I need the support so bad!

[hoshinekoyasha]

YEEEEEEEEEEES

Essp when people keep posting their stuff on my dash and I reblog because its so awesome