March 2010

Sam Adama, No Not THAT Gay Mafia!

The new Battlestar Galactica has dabbled cautiously with homosexual characters in the past.  This kind of rubbed me the wrong way, to tell you the truth.  It was so "test the waters" and wishy-washy, and for a show that was otherwise so bold, stark, and unflinchingly human condition-y.

(Let's not pretend that Battlestar Galactica just didn't have time to mention its characters' sexuality.  They had time for an entire episode about boxing, for pity's sake!)

RIP, Corey Haim

In some ways, the entire world can be divided into two camps: those for whom "The Lost Boys" was (and is) a beloved and seminal film, and those who say "Corey who?"

I am in the first camp, in case you hadn't guessed, and I am saddened at the news of Corey Haim's death by apparent overdose.  Haim was exactly the same age as I am, and I had always hoped that he - like me - would have a huge comeback some day.  It could have happened!  Look at Alec Baldwin, or Neil Patrick Harris!  Or, closer to home, Keifer Sutherland.

All this talk of Corey Haim has me mulling over the unanswered (and perhaps unanswerable) question about "The Lost Boys."  Is it a movie about the gay experience?  Was Sam meant to be a gay teenager only starting to come to grips with his homosexuality?