'Queer Eye' is not much different from a lot of reality programming -- the premise of the first date, marriage, rehabilitating somebody and then the tips for audience -- the spin is mainstreaming gay characters. |
In popular culture, familiarity or cuddliness is important. |
It became a tent pole that holds up the whole evening. ... The importance of a hit show is not just the show, it's that it brings viewers to the shows before and after. |
When 'Friends' began 10 years ago ... the actors and actresses on that show were relatively unknown. Now it's star-driven. The concept has run its course. ... People go to them 'cause it's like tuning in to an old friend. |