RuPaul to DirectTV: I demand a RUPOLOGY!

DirecTV blames Viacom. Viacom blames DirecTV. Alls I know is, somebody better fix this situation fast because if I miss the new season of 'Walking Dead' they're all gonna be sorry. - via World of Wonder

Positive Youth - a new documentary from Charlie David on LOGO

Positive Youth is a one hour documentary which follows four HIV affected or infected youth (late teens to 27) in four different North American cities.

Growing up in the 1980s and 90s we were hammered with terrifying statistics of HIV/AIDS. Thirty years in, we are still learning. What education do youth receive now and why is the youth infection rate still the highest?

"We now have the tools to turn things around. Medication plays a key role in prevention and living a long life," said film subject Austin Head. "Medicine is the reason the virus in my system is at undetectable levels. It has eliminated nearly all possibility of transmission to a loved one. There are still a lot of people who don't know they have options and I wanted to be a part of this film to help share that story."

Each of the four doc subjects share a dynamic perspective on the reality of living positive. Medical, psychological and educational experts will also weigh in to provide up-to-date facts and a historical context to the reality of living positively.

"Positive Youth" will air internationally on Saturday, May 19, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. EST on LOGO TV in the United States, along with a soon-to-be-announced broadcast date on OUTtv in Canada. The film will also begin premiering in theaters across North and South America, Europe, Australia and Asia, beginning March 30, 2012.

Eulogy for Logo TV

By StevieB

I’m sure you have heard the news. The bell tolls for the death of Logo, the gay TV channel. It won’t be a nice peaceful death, covered in olive oil, reposing in a Beverly Hills’ Hotel bath tub. No. The corpse of the little gay TV network that brought us Rick and Steve and Jeffrey and Cole will be gutted, and reanimated like Frankenstein’s Monster. The Network will arise from the slab attempting to look like so many overly processed Housewives on the Bravo Network.

If you read my blog for long you’ll notice that I stay away from anything political, there are much better and more astute bloggers for popular news stories. That being said, when I read about Logo changing its platform, I felt as if RuPaul had just told me to “sashay away.”

Logo has decided to attempt a Bravo Network format. This grabbing at Bravo’s Housewives franchise will be mixed with some Lifetime channel and other female centric shows, along with reality shows just to make the train wreck “fabulous.” If the channel’s inauthentic reality show, The A-List was the canary in the networks coalmine. The bird is dead.

I will miss my Logo channel. It won’t pass peacefully and much as it will be murdered.

America will have a new source for faux reality shows about the housewives of mobsters, forcing their toddlers to compete in pageants as tables get flipped in arguments over the bidding of abandoned storage units. Must avoid TV.

For a short time we had a channel for us. Like when MTV showed music. My hope is that young gays will be able to grow up remembering how this channel helped them come out and not remember how The A-List made inauthentic stereotypes of our community.

Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind; and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for gayTV ...

This post originally appeared on Steven Bennet's website Nice to See StevieB. Republished with permission.

Logo going straight?

Looks like Logo has gotten out of the gay television business, having cancelled all of their current programming except for 'RuPaul's Drag Race' with the intention of replacing it with more mainstream fare, according to UnicornBooty.

Bump! is back

Bump!, Logo's jet-setting series with sexy Charlie David, is back for an all new season of must-see destinations. Tune in to explore the hot beaches, dine at renowned restaurants, and of course, dance with the sexy guys and gals at the wildest parties before anyone else even knows they exist.

Follow LogoTV, and You Could Win $1000!

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Meet the cast of Logo's 'The Arrangement'

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Meet the stars of Logo newest competition series, 'The Arrangement', where the art of floral design is taken to the extreme. Decide who you'll be cheering for this fall when it's petals to the metal - rebellious Eddie, who isn't here to make friends, or sensitive Jenny, who claims the flowers talk to her!

The season premiere airs Monday, Oct 4th at 11pm.

The A-List: New York

They're stacked, packin', fierce and ambitious! From the producers of The Real Housewives of Atlanta comes 'The A-List: New York' --a new docu-reality show following members of New York's gay elite plus their families, best girlfriends, and pocket dogs as they navigate being fabulous in the city. 'The A-List: New York' premieres on Monday, October 4th at 9pm and stars, among others, Mike Ruiz of 'RuPaul's Drag Race' and 'America's Next Top Model' and Reichen.

Get a first-look at life on the A-list below:

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100th episode of PopLab hosted by Kylie Minogue

Kylie Minogue hosted a special 100th episode of PopLab last night on Logo!

Summer TV is heating up with new and returning shows on Logo

Logo kicks off summer with the U.S. series premiere of “The Jaquie Brown Diaries” and the return of Logo’s original series “Jeffery and Cole Casserole” (above) and BBC hit comedy series “Beautiful People” (below left).

“The Jaquie Brown Diaries" follows the trials and tribulations of a Bridget Jones-meets-Kathy Griffin-type, self-absorbed television reporter who will do anything to keep her C-list celebrity status. Tender at her core, Jaquie Brown will have fans cheering for her as she stumbles her way to the “middle.”

The webcam-based “Jeffery and Cole Casserole” ventures into the future of comedy as Jeffery Self and Cole Escola serve viewers a comedic mash up of madcap sketches, bizarre moments and overall mayhem in this sketch comedy series shot entirely from a web-cam. “Beautiful People,” the BBC series inspired by the eccentric childhood of style guru Simon Doonan, delves inside Simon’s youthful memories and his desire to escape suburban working class Reading, England. This coming-of-age story filled with musical showstoppers highlights Simon’s attempts to cope with the oddities of his very eccentric family. All the while, he and his best friend Kyle (or “Kylie” as everyone refers to him) bide their time until they can live amongst the “beautiful people” in London. It’s like “Glee,” only gayer – and more British.

Tell Logo what you think and you could win $500

Logo wants you to help make their channel even better. The "suits" from Logo will be looking to the online community for input and feedback on current and future programming and the network as a whole. And just for filling out this quick survey, you'll have the chance to win $500!

The Robert Verdi Show Starring Robert Verdi

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 'The Robert Verdi Show Starring Robert Verdi' premieres February 10 on Logo and follows celebrity stylist and TV personality Robert Verdi and his creative team as they try to take over pop culture one party, product, and outfit at a time. Robert pays the bills by dressing Eva Longoria Parker for the Met Ball, planning a party for (the late, lamented) 'Ugly Betty' co-star Ana Ortiz and coming to Kathy Griffin's rescue in a bona fide fashion emergency.

I've seen a screener of the first couple of episodes and while it doesn't exactly break new ground in its genre it is a jolly, 30-minute romp made enjoyable thanks to Verdi's self-consciously camp persona.

RuPaul's Drag Race returns tonight with something extra

Drag fans just can’t get enough of the high stakes drama, camp and fabulousness that is 'RuPaul’s Drag Race.'  And when it returns tonight on Logo it’ll be packin’ a little something extra … a brand new companion series, “RuPaul’s Drag Race : Untucked!”  Following the second season debut “RuPaul’s Drag Race” this new half-hour of hijinks takes viewers “behind the queens” for a wigs off, trash talking, revved up look at what really happens off the “Drag Race” runway.  Ever wonder what the girls talk about while their competitors “lip-synch for their lives?”  You’re about to find out. 

Celebrate National Drag History Month with Logo's Dragtastic comedy special

Celebrate National Drag History Month all through January, with a loving tribute to the great Drag-Americans who have contributed to our community's rich cultural heritage.

World-famous 'RuPaul's Drag Race' audience favorite Ongina emcees this hour-long television event on Monday, January 25 at 9 p.m. on Logo. It's the first ever all-drag stand-up comedy showcase, featuring an all-star line-up representing today's greatest drag stand-up comics. This one of a kind event features the latest comedy from the always-popular Miss Coco Peru, the brilliant and somewhat disturbed Varla Jean Merman, and the legendary Jackie Beat. Part of National Drag History Month.

Slay your hangover with a New Year's Day Buffy the Vampire Slayer marathon on Logo

Good news for those of us who plan to spend New Year's Day hungover and on the couch!

Logo's serving up a 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' marathon and I can't think of a better way to ring in the new year. 'New Year’s Slay' premieres Friday, January 1 at 6 a.m. The show will then start airing regularly on Logo later in the month. Whoo-hoo!

The only problem is that New Year's Day is also the kickoff of the 'Degrassi: TNG' marathon over on Teen Nick. 'Buffy' is my favorite TV show of all time but Teen Nick is showing every 'Degrassi: TNG' episode ever made for crying out loud. 'Buffy' or 'Degrassi'? What's a gay guy to do?

New NowNext 2009 Year in Review

Take a look back at the best and worst of 2009. From celebrities we love and hate to the movies that rocked our world to all things Gaga,let NewNowNext Year in Review 2009 remind you what made this year so outrageous. Watch it now on Logo TV.

Alec Mapa: No Fats, Femmes, or Asians

Daring, hilarious and uncensored comedian and actor Alec Mapa takes to the stage for the world premiere of his new stand-up special “No Fats, Femmes or Asians.” Too wild and raunchy for primetime, “No Fats, Femmes or Asians” debuts on Logo in the wee hours of Saturday, December 12.

Mapa touches on topics ranging from the raunchy to the unbelievable including: his salacious encounters at a circuit party, to his memorable exchange with the homeless at an executive’s party, to an unforgettable incident on gay cruise. “No Fats, Femmes, or Asians” ultimately showcases Mapa’s talent to mock the ridiculous in pop culture while reminding the audience the importance of people respecting each other, despite differences in their race or sexual orientation.

In addition, you can catch “No Fats, Femmes or Asians” on LOGOonline.com beginning Monday, December 14 in Logo’s “Funny Gay Stuff” playlist.

Rupaul's Drag Race returns!

Logo's surprise hit reality show 'RuPaul's Drag Race' (of course you remember that Denver's own Nina Flowers snatched the runner-up trophy) returns for a sassy second season in February of 2010. Below you can check out a sneak peek of what the new cast of drag queens looks like as boys.


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'Till the End - Tom Goss

''Til the End', the latest from musician Tom Goss - who brought the Rock the Folk Out tour to Denver earlier this year - has reached the number one spot on Logo's music charts. Enjoy!

A sneak peak at Logo's Fall Film Festival

Logo's Fall Film Festival is back with the best in new independent film, including a biopic on the life of the legendary culture queen Quentin Crisp and a musical about a threesome that takes things too far. Watch every Sunday night for a new film and click here to see trailers for them all.