Delta Burke Too Gay For Nashville

[meegbear]

Delta Burke and Leslie Jordan were "uninvited" from a Nashville TV talk show, when show's producer thought the plays they were promoting might offend the show's "very conservative viewership."

Burke and Jordan were booked to appear November 10 on "Talk of the Town," a daily talk show on the CBS affiliate in Nashville. They were uninvited in an email that said: "Sorry, but after closely reviewing the subject matter of the two plays written and directed by Del Shores I have decided that it would not be in the best interest of Talk of the Town to (have) an actor come on the show to discuss the plays. We are dealing with a very conservative viewership who I feel would be offended by the show's titles and their topics."

Writer/Producer/Director Del Shores says, "Somehow I think that the people of Nashville are a little more diverse and open-minded than the producers of 'Talk of the Town' are giving them credit for -- at least that's been my experience in one of my favorite cities."

Emmy winner ("Will & Grace") Leslie Jordan, who is from Tennessee, said, "This denial from the producer of a local TV show came as a major slap in the face."

"Southern Baptist Sissies," explores the lives of four gay men raised in the church. "Sordid Lives" is coming out story about a Texas family preparing for a funeral. Shores authored both, and has written episodes of Showtime's "Queer as Folk."

Both plays have won more than 40 prestigious Los Angeles theatre awards (L.A. Drama Critics, Back Stage West Garland, L.A. Weekly, Ovation, GLAAD Media Award), and this year, the L.A. Weekly Theatre Awards honored Del Shores with their Career Achievement Award. The shows will next be seen in Ft. Lauderdale on November 17, 18 & 19 at the Broward Center's Parker Playhouse.

Calls to WTVF in Nashville were not immediately returned.


http://www.tmz.com/2006/11/16/nashville-nixes-delta-burke-gay-play-promo/

[AdvancedProgress]

1. Nashville

Nice. :sarcasm:

Rumor has it that another anchor in Nashville told a reporter not to act 'so gay' on the air.

[William769]

2. God I love these women!

[Mojorabbit]

9. Came this close to scratching out Delta's eyeballs

in high school. Not one of my favorite people.

[ms liberty]

10. Designing Women - One of the few examples...

of a somewhat realistic, accurate portrayal of southerners. Most of the time we're so caricatured as to be unrecognizable. I also love that picture of them.

[Rowdyboy]

16. It truly was surprisingly realistic and not condescending...a rarity for the networks

It didn't hurt that three of the four women were actually southern by birth.

[madrchsod]

3. good to know there are no gays in nashville

and the surrounding areas....ya right

[teenagebambam]

4. Better not tell Nashville

what I know about Randy Traviss, then.

[StClone]

5. Delta does have a gay sister

And she has a following in the Gay community; it all seems to work for her up until now.

[lapfog_1]

6. Is she still married to Major Dad

aka Major Freeper weird guy?

[buff2]

8. Yes,last I heard

[buff2]

7. Well,no one better offend the "family values" CONservatives!

They are so phucking PURE and all.... :sarcasm:

[Vorta]

11. Sordid Lives in hilarious. If you haven't seen it, rent it.

[Huskerchub]

15. Along with

Daddy's Dyin', Who's Got the Will? This was the first Del Shores movie and I've owned a copy for over 10 years and have seen it well over 300 times! I *think* I really like it! There are not GLBT characters in it but I think I was Evelita in a different life.

Sordid Lives deals with gay/trans content in a major way and is a MUST see. For those who might be confused, Leslie Jordan is a man, plays a transsexual in the movie. He was the character "something" Leslie on Will and Grace...Karen's nemesis in 3 or 4 episodes and Jack married him in the finale.

My fav quote from Sordid Lives..."My one and only momma has died by trippin over two wooden legs and hittin' her head on a sink in a seedy motel room where she was commitin' adultry and y'all are laughin'! I don't think it's funny!" Latrelle

[bigscott]

18. Beverly Leslie

funny as all hell

[Maven]

12. I'm kicking this just for the thread title.

HA!

[election_2004]

13. And Delta is a Republican...

But apparently, she's "too much of a Hollywood liberal" for the wing-nuts.

[dbackjon]

14. And you wonder why my partner and I are moving out of Nashville?

[meegbear]

19. That bad eh?

[BR_Parkway]

17. You mean Nashville is going to stop playing music with lyrics about

adultery and their wife running off and nights of heavy drinking any more? Surely those subjects don't go over really well with their conservative base.

[GodlessBiker]

20. Sordid Lives is such a great movie. Rent it!