I find potential movies and tv shows to review on my streaming service recommendations, the social media of actors I follow, and if I have just completed a profile of someone, like Cory Chapman or Michael Provost, their work on the IMDB. If the premise is interesting, or there are two guys together on the icon, I might just click "play," but usually there's some research involved.
Do the episode synopses mention a same-sex friendship or rescue? Is there minimal man-woman kissing in the trailer? Are there any beefcake or nude photos of the male cast members?
Sometimes I collect nude photos for illustrations, and then decide against the review after reading a plot synopsis or Rotten Tomatoes score, or after watching for a few minutes. The result is a folder full of naked guys from rejected reviews. I hate to delete them, so I'm posting them for their aesthetic value.
1. Adam Rayner in Tyrant: An American family drawn into the politics of a fictional Middle Eastern nation. A gay guy eventually comes out and finds a boyfriend, who is killed, I don't do the Bury Your Gays trope. Next!
2. I was planning a review of "The Unicorn and the Wasp," a Doctor Who episode with gay characters, so I searched for "Christopher Tennant."
3. Turns out that the Doctor I was looking for was actually played by David Tennant. A new search on "David Tennant" yielded Harry Lawtrey in Industry.
4. A reader recommended The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare for its buddy-bonding and beefcake. As of this writing it's in theaters only, so I scanned its cast list and found Hero Fiennes Tiffin -- great name -- which led me to The Loneliest Boy in the World. The boy appears to be falling in love with a boy zombie. But it's not available on any of my streaming services. Next!
5. Depressing disease-of-the-week medical dramas are usually a resounding "No!", but The Good Doctor had a gay character played by Noah Galvin, so I researched him. A former Hasidic Jew, conflicted, confused, self-doubting, guilt ridden, who finally gets a boyfriend -- only to have him killed on the day they become engaged.
