请喜欢我第一季

Is Josh Thomas's show too gay for ABC1?

Colin Vickery & Darren Devlyn From: National Features February 27, 2013 8:18AM

IS Please Like Me too gay? That is what Josh Thomas is asking as he prepares for the debut of his new TV comedy.



Please Like Me was originally set to screen on ABC1 last year but has been shunted into digital channel ABC2.

Thomas plays twentysomething Josh who lives with best mate Thomas (Thomas Ward) and, at first, is in a steady relationship with girlfriend Claire (Caitlin Stasey).

Claire splits with Josh, telling him that he is obviously gay. His despair is short-lived when young hunk Geoffrey (Wade Briggs) enters the scene.

Geoffrey wants to get physical with Josh. Cue lots of man-on-man kissing, bed scenes, and jokes about sex.

Later, Josh is forced to move back into the family home after his divorced mum Rose (Debra Lawrence) overdoses.

Please Like Me has a sweetness that sets it apart from other boundary-pushing comedies such as Chris Lilley's Angry Boys and Summer Heights High which happily found a home on ABC1.

The ABC insists the gay content isn't the reason Please Like Me was shunted to ABC2, where it is sure to attract a smaller audience.

"The tone of Please Like Me and the issues discussed are principally aimed at an audience in their early 20s," an ABC spokesperson says.

"Since ABC1 is largely a channel of mass appeal that tends to attract an audience with an average age the other side of 35, we decided the best home for Please Like Me was ABC2."

Thomas isn't convinced.

"They told me it (the switch to ABC2) was a compliment. I don't believe them," Thomas says. "I don't know if what they were really saying was, 'Josh the show is a bit s---' or, 'Josh the show has too much suicide and gay sex in it'.

"People have suggested to me that (too gay) is why they did it (put it on ABC2). I would be shocked if that's why but I also wouldn't be."

If Thomas is right, this wouldn't be the first time networks have become squeamish about gay content.

In 2009, Aussie Melissa George played bisexual intern Dr Sadie Harris on Grey's Anatomy.

There was speculation her character would have a full-blown screen romance with Callie Torres (Sara Ramirez). The show's creator, Shonda Rhimes, changed tack after George started filming. George initially signed for between eight and 11 episodes, but finished early.

Her exit followed that of Brooke Smith, who played lesbian Dr Erica Hahn in the medical drama. Smith was dropped after her character consummated her relationship with Callie.

Gay lobby group, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, expressed its concern about the short-lived nature of the Callie-Erica storyline, which initially had been hailed as a breakthrough for mainstream American television.

That same year, Channel 7 censored a lesbian kiss between policewoman Charlie Buckton (Esther Anderson) and deckhand Joey Collins (Katie Bell) in Home and Away.

Seven's decision came after complaints about the lesbian storyline from conservative lobby groups.

"The plot lines that young kids and teenagers should be presented with should be about really authentic relationships that are not just sexualised," Pro-Family Perspectives director Angela Conway said.

Anderson had said she had no problem with the scene.

"I don't think it's like I'm lifting the lid on something they don't already know about," Anderson said. "To me, there's no difference love's love."

US producers have used the controversy surrounding lesbian kissing scenes to boost ratings in TV shows. First there was Amanda Donohoe and Michele Green in LA Law, then Jennifer Aniston's Rachel kissing Winona Ryder's Melissa on Friends and Mischa Barton going girl-on-girl in The O.C.

In the late '70s, Billy Crystal played gay son Jodie Dallas on Soap, but he later admitted to early misgivings about taking the role.

In 1997, comedian Ellen DeGeneres went public with her homosexuality on The Oprah Winfrey Show.

There was an early backlash but DeGeneres is now one of the most successful and admired women on American television.

Number 96's gay lawyer Don Finlayson (Joe Hasham) was a groundbreaking character on Australian TV. Water Rats featured another notable gay character, Sgt Helen Blakemore (Toni Scanlan).

Neighbours introduced gay character Chris Pappas (James Mason) in 2011. To its credit, the Ten soapie didn't use Chris's sexuality to shock.

This was no cynical ratings grab. Instead, the soapie dug deeper to show that Chris's sexuality was only one aspect of his personality.

"The good thing about Chris is that he is an ordinary person who is a mechanic and happens to be gay," Mason has said.


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josh本质上就不是一个快乐的人,那一面只是演给自己和别人看的,有时候就算是朋友也不能让他看见自己的悲伤胆怯和迷失,因为不能总是让他们为自己担心。在身份转变后不久、在依旧迷茫和恐慌的时候遇见热情似火攻势甚猛的geoffrey,对双方可能都不会是一件幸事。有人曾经说过,同性是一个求异存同的过程,但如果相同点不够多,那么求异也就没有了意义。为什么恋爱受挫的人们总是会觉得初恋是伤人最深的,因为印记太深不容易忘记。其实别人对自己的伤害永远是有限的,我们的伤害更多是来自自身成长过程中的阵痛,真正的痛彻心扉。在伤痛中成长没有任何人是愿意的,可不经历伤痛也就不能成长,因为在阳光中更容易迷失,只有在黑暗中才能保持清醒,拼命挣扎着去寻找出路。对josh来讲,geoffrey是他在这个新世界的初恋,他对这个新身份其实充满了恐惧和不安,他不敢去尝试更进一步,对方的攻势越猛反而越是让他觉得有一张大网紧紧的罩住了自己,所以他拼命的想破网而出,呼吸外面新鲜的空气。梦里不知身是客,一晌贪欢,但做梦的人总是会醒来,然后在某一个未知的站点下车,结束这一趟他认为是错误的旅行;而对geoffrey来说,他想要的是一个长期伴侣，josh显然做不到。这样的忠犬其实很稀缺,一般情况下是他去保护别人,在他受伤时他也像个大狗狗一样卖卖萌需要安慰,因为人都是很脆弱的,仅有的一米阳光如果不被珍视,那剩下的就只有黑暗了。忠犬性格的人最不想的就是在一次次的伤害过后,成为无家可归的野狗,逼迫自己学会咬人来保护自己。他对josh只是不懂得一个度的把握,但本质上他值得去找一个真正的避风港湾。人生很多时候如果把一些人的遇见次序换一下,结果可能会大不相同,但没有这样的如果,如果不能给对方真正的幸福,就及时放手成全双方吧,因为我们都值得更合适的人。你,只属于远方。

I've requested to be buried because I want my body to be given to nature.
I want it to be snacked on by plants and animals the way I have snacked on plants and animals throughout my life.
You don't love the people you love because they do want you want, but because of who they are.

I think it's good progress that the drama stops treating gay relationships as a genre on its own, as if it's innately different, happening in a segregated community and following distinct logics - distinct as in different from heterosexual relationships.

Gay relationships are not really different from any other relationship, unless society consciously sets up walls to make them be. In a society where being gay is normalized, we can turn away from the grand, exotic and shiny "gay drama themes" to focus on the ordinary, mundane, and trivial nature of liking and loving someone. The difficulties we face and the joy we share. So even if the relationship portrayed is far from ideal - as any real life relationship would end up being - it's still a nice show to watch. Maybe a bit too optimistic.

作为一部同性恋题材的片子，它少了对社会的反思，多的是人与人之间情感的交流。亲情友情爱情，虽然个性不同，但是在相遇的过程中，每个人都因为他人有了些许变化。
这剧的风格一个字概括：萌。从画面的质感，情节的设置，再到演员的表现，无不给人一种可爱的感觉。它的故事很亲切，叙事很真诚，你感受的到这个剧集在张开怀抱接纳你，希望你能喜欢。主人公会把自己的感受用一种自然的方式表达出来，既说给当事人，又说给观众听，带观众去经历——从交友到向家里人坦白到犹豫到覆水难收，主人公的心情是可知可感的，而生活的旅途是不可预测的。而在面对困难的时候，主人公自己就不那么萌了，他总是很纠结的样子。相反是给他出主意的人有各种有趣的建议，他也会给别人一些有趣的建议。于是在大部分时间里，大家就是这么有趣来有趣去。所以就是一副萌的状态。
可别被萌的表象迷惑咯。结尾略虐，不过也算情理之中吧。
第二季也看了，少了萌萌哒，多了对生活困苦的反思，所以并没有第一季来的讨喜。蛮多情节都是为了把第一季的故事圆完整，倒也没有必要。还是喜欢第一季。

同志喜剧和一个直女的火花，大概仅限于——都喜欢汉子。
所以男主角欣赏小攻的muscle的时候，作为人民群众的我一起喜闻乐见。本以为这就是一部和其他BL喜剧一样，甜甜的傻傻的非常适合下午茶期间观赏，和无数灰姑娘的故事一样的电影，只是主角换成了汤姆苏。
但是看完之后，居然让我开始呆呆地愣住了，接下来似乎是梦回午夜往事翻腾。那么还是写点东西比较好。
可能真得是越来越孤单寂寞，所以我长期开启弹幕看电影模式，宅属性暴露无疑，但是的确让我觉得看什么都有人分享。并且有时候这个功能可以很好的帮你抓住你忽略的槽点。缺点就是，有人剧透，有人烦人。但是这也可以当做是了解其他看官的意见的好窗口。
所以，当一群妹子刷“男主角是个渣受”的时候，我默默地不忿：你们怎么能这么颜控！男主角很萌你们不要黑他！
虽然我说这话的原因，可能是因为我是金发系颜控，男主开篇的蹦跶是如此的萌帅。
还有，男主的身上，让我看到了更多的我自己。
电影绘画书籍音乐雕塑，所有的艺术本身就是自我意识的传达，而观众也在其中找到自我。尽管我想说自己是谦卑奉献人见人爱，但是现实就是，我是个只有几个贴心朋友，社会关系由事儿妈群体组成，清楚地知道自己只有几两没有几斤，却又很自我。
所以当男主跟好基友抱怨，“我从不妥协。”
就让我想起我跟闺蜜嘟囔“我才不愿意让步，我从没让步过。”
同类的还有“我妈都不这么对我/我都不这么对我妈，他凭什么！”

所以我坚定地站在男主一边，因为当我遇见人生大神的时候，我和他一样，是如此的患得患失。
我觉得他很好，因为---他很帅，加上，所有人都说他很帅。
他很贴心，所有人都夸奖他贴心。
他从没为其他人做过这些，单独对我不一样---来自他死党描述。

可是这又怎么样呢？你帅气逼人，贴心甜蜜。可是我，也许就是个奇葩。是传说中“婚介所里最讨厌的人----不明确提出要求比如博士多金有房有车，而是说自己要遇见有感觉的--谁他妈的知道你要的感觉到底是什么啊!"
所以最后大神离我而去，他反过来求我追我我都坚定残酷地摇头，而我在情感很脆弱的时候想要吃回头草，这个说爱你会等你曾求你的人，说，对不起。
我也只好拾起掉在地上的面子，弹下灰，说，That is fine.
That has to be fine.

且不说男主刚刚变弯要花多大的力气认知自我，也不说一个连和家人都羞于表达感情的人如何迅速地适应棒球场kiss, 仅是因为另一半是如此的优秀贴心，就值得他忽略所有内心的感情，忽略原本的自我了么？
这也许是要留下男神的必要成本，但是总有人不愿意，你可以说他们傲娇天真不知轻重，男神不仅为你回头还情深似海，你居然敢不贤良淑德地当个二十四孝恋人。
“就你的条件，你清楚你根本找不到比他更好的人。”一样帅气的可能会被损友忽悠一下就拿你当个笑话走人，完全不顾你端着四杯可乐要丢掉三杯的辛酸。贴心的，虽然没演但肯定不如他帅气。

所以男主说，不行，对不起。

可是他又回头了，这次引发了这剧从头到尾我被剧透了最多的一句话，
你只有在觉得孤独和无助的时候喜欢我，噢，还有我不穿衣服的时候。
矫情的人的通病，重视感官，所以他敢对超级好小攻摇头。
可是当他空虚寂寞冷的时候，他完全不管自己对这段感情里的挑剔。
他被生活其他地方压得粉碎，只想找个救命稻草。
那段感情里，除了遗憾他有多帅气，更主要的，是怀念在被生活击打之后，只有他会时刻陪伴我。
如果没有“恋情”因素的存在，作为朋友的依赖，总不是那么理直气壮。

但是你拒绝了。
所以我也只好说，That is fine. 还能怎么样么？我不可能求你去喜欢我，不可能对你说，我想哭想崩溃生活真的压得我透不过气来，你那么淡定勇敢值得信赖，你救救我好么。
我回头真的不是因为我爱你，是因为，我需要被拯救。
可是我不会卑微地像你曾经做过的一样，你爱我，因此你会因为分手跑到卫生间里抽泣，那是为爱情而来的低姿态。

这是我最牺牲不起的---我的真情实感，和我的自尊姿态。我回头便是因为我缺少这些，我奢求陪伴。
你不愿意给我，那也无所谓。我因为缺少情感的辅助来求你，不可能让你也变成我感情的债主，那需要更多力气。

由此可见，男主真得不是汤姆苏。

当然，其他的人物刻画的也是有趣。
比如好基友对胖妞虐恋的奇怪依赖，比如爸爸妈妈的牵扯。
让我想起了很多人，很多种感情。这些不一样的故事里，却能莫名对上同样的心态和感情。
比如我那个无论男友做了多过分的事情都理所当然的闺蜜。
还有那个明明另寻新欢却仍觉对前任有责任的基友。
以及，我那青春岁月里，可能真心实意爱过我的男神。众所周知的帅哥，贴心的二十四孝好恋人，对我说。
你真是狠心。
如果他用英文，估计就会是“such a jerk!"
然后同样地表达了自己浪费时间的愤怒，然后就是他求我，我拒绝，我求他，他拒绝。
然后说当朋友，从此不见。

但是我愿意押上一斤TART说，男主最后还是会和小攻和好，磨合之后，终于找到了最合适的相处模式。
如果不是这样子，如果编剧真得敢把生活的残酷揭穿得淋漓尽致，比如下一季，小攻根本就不出现或者宛若路人。
大家都都来找我要TART好了。