New and returning programs include "QueerEdge with Jack E. Jett", "I Now Pronounce You...", "Crash Course Yoga", "Ask Dr. Keith", "BUMP (Season 2)" and more!
PREMIERING IN SEPTEMBER:
QueerEdge with Jack E. Jett Weeknights, starting 12th September, 8 p.m. ET with repeat at 11 p.m. Canadian broadcast premiere!
JACK is BACK!
In the new QueerEdge, we will explore all that defines the word queer. We will dig beneath the surface of pop culture and subculture. The show will be a fast-paced hour that will be hosted by Jack E. Jett, formerly of The Jack E. Jett Show, and co-hosted by Jackie Enx. QueerEdge will be shot live to tape!
The subjects covered with QueerEdge will be of interest to all members of the GLBT community. In addition to several regular segments, a topic of the day will be included in one segment. We will also explore the world of alternative performance art, off- and off-off-Broadway shows, as well as obscure music, and authors of queer material. QueerEdge will strive to be unique in the content it presents and the way it is presented.
PREMIERING IN OCTOBER:
I Now Pronounce You... (starts 9:30 Tuesday nights 4th October, 2005)
World BROADCAST PREMIERE for OUTtv-
Hosted and written by Comedian Trevor Boris. A wedding show like none other! This 13 part series captures the nuptials on tape and catches up with the honeymooners three months after the wedding. The show is done in flashback sequence, with the host, the couple and others involved in a late night panel setting. Also includes stand up comedy sequences featuring Trevor Boris. Don’t miss it!
Chris and Johns Road Trip! airs 9:30 Monday as part of Manic Monday strand. Starts 17th October on OUTtv..World Broadcast premiere.
"Chris & John's ROAD TRIP! is a new 6-episode series being filmed on the road in various cities throughout the summer. Each episode chronicles the crazy antics of culture aficionados and OUTtv personalities Chris & John as they travel from city to city on a summer-long road trip adventure.
PREMIERING IN NOVEMBER:
Crash Course Yoga – Get Bent! 13 x 30 minute shows. airs starting Friday, 4th of November,, at 8:30 p.m. with a repeat Sundays at 6 p.m. World broadcast premiere.
Get Bent with Nelson tome—unlikely people doing yoga in unlikely places… An offbeat 13 x half hour series where viewers at home are invited to follow along and learn how to do yoga with the most unlikely people—from dykes on bikes to firefighters and policemen. This show proves that Yoga has heart! Everyone can benefit from “getting bent”
Ask Dr. Keith (Tues @ 10pm ET/7pm PT starting October 18th, 2005)
- Exclusive to OUTtv-
The doctor with all the advice you need on sex, relationships, coming out and more. Features interviews with experts in these and other areas. A surprise co-host to be announced shortly!
BUMP!Season 2 Part of the Travel Tuesday lineup on OUTtv premieres 9 pm Tuesday starting 28th October (repeats Fri @ 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT week of 21 October) - Pridevision original production
- EXCLUSIVE TO PRIDEVISION IN CANADA-
Bump! travels the world in search of fascinating gay human-interest stories. Season two takes you around the world, to locales as far as South Africa, and major cities in Europe. Bump! focuses its lens on gay and lesbian communities around the globe.
For the Boys TV! Season 2 Part of the Urban Life lineup Saturday nights on OUTtv (Saturday 11 pm ET , starts airing September, 2005)
North American broadcast premiere.
Gary and Steve are back for more hilarious antics, with an all-new season of talk, laughs, and behavior condemned by parents, priests, and psychiatrists worldwide. It’s a call in show with a twist! Everything your mother didn’t want you to know about being Gay…Conservative gunslinger Juicy Lucy, Doria the Quaker Lesbian, and melt in your mouth singer Ari Gold join the “gaynamic duo” on this talk show with attitude!
The Crystal Lite show Season 2- part of Manic Mondays on OUTtv- premieres Monday night at 10 p.m. starting 12th September 2005.
World broadcast premiere.
Join Crystal Lite Monday nights for a night of talk, laughter, and fun with the world’s first drag queen talk show. Guests include musicians, politicians, entertainers, and other people of interest to the GLBT community. The show is shot with a studio audience at Zippers Lounge, in Toronto.
Brothers TV, premieres Sunday at 6 p.m. starting 4th September on OUTtv. 8 x 30 minute shows.
West Coast viewers have had a chance to get to know and love Brothers TV! Now its time for OUTtv viewers.. Take one outlandish older brother and one outgoing little brother, add some skits, pranks, spoofs, gags, and get ready for an explosion of laughs! Two very different brothers who can't agree on most things have audiences agreeing that together they are outrageously funny! Each half hour episode has a different theme throughout, guaranteed to have you laughing!
Picture this! –10 x 60 minute shows- airs Mondays at 7 p.m. and Fridays at 9 p.m. starting 5th September on OUTtv.
PICTURE THIS!, hosted by designer and lifestyle guru Michelle K, gives regular people the chance to recreate the images that inspire them. This series helps people translate their home improvement and lifestyle visions into beautiful and affordable realities. Every one-hour episode features a couple who try to make each other’s lifestyle dreams come true. Each partner has two days to create the other person’s dream project in the real world. Throughout the day, both partners can elicit professional help and input from host Michelle K, friends, family and guest experts, as needed. The task is clear, interpret the other person’s pictorial fantasy and bring it to life.
World of Wealth,11 x 60 minute shows, Canadian broadcast premiere, Material World strand, Wednesday 7 pm starting 7 September.
World of Wealth is an international television series celebrating brilliant minds, dynamic personalities and the pursuit of excellence in business. It’s a platform for visionary ideas and a way for global audiences to get up close and personal with innovative thinkers, respected leaders and renowned experts. World of Wealth offers a vast array of knowledge, insight and inspiration – a “wealth of perspective”.
Let’s Shop! Wednesdays, 7 pm Material World strand, starting 23rd November,
Canadian broadcast premiere.
Let’s Shop is a global adventure in taste, style and exploration. Hosted by the charming and elegant Cheryll Gillespie, Let’s Shop is a whirlwind tour of the most exclusive, exciting and famous shopping destinations the world has to offer. For Cheryll shopping is a passion and an art form. From sourcing the latest electronics in Tokyo’s Ginza District to crafting bespoke fashions in London’s Saville Row; from sampling the Napa Valley’s most exclusive wines to haggling in Turkey’s Grand Bazaar, Let’s Shop takes the viewer across the globe on a shopping trip to remember!!
The Gift- (1 x 60 minute documentary, airs on OUTstanding Docs with call in panel 16th October 9 p.m. on OUTtv
- CANADIAN BROADCAST PREMIERE -
Controversial and uncompromisingly frank, Louise Hogarth's award-winning documentary looks at the alarming trend among many young gay men to actively seek infection with HIV. In revealing conversations, recently infected gay men (referred to as "bug chasers" in some circles) explain the ostracism they encountered when HIV-negative, and how mixed messages found in pharmaceutical marketing actually eroticize having the deadly virus. Documentary will air with a call-in panel produced by OUTtv.
Karma Trekkers, new one hour show, Ireland. Canadian broadcast premiere.
Weeknights from 1st September, to 9th September. With Ireland airing on 8th and 9th September, 8 p.m.
Karma Trekkers illuminates the power and passion and the mystery and intrigue of ancient peoples, forgotten customs and sacred places. Host Damon Redfern embarks on a mystical journey of self-discovery to explore exotic lands of spiritual, cultural or historical significance.
This 6-part series includes episodes featuring the following destinations:
Canadian broadcast premiere- Ireland
Host Damon Redfern travels to Ireland to experience first hand what makes the Emerald Isle so special. From ancient Celtic and Druid rituals through to the Catholic Church on to Ireland's New Age renaissance, Damon meets the people, visits the sacred sites and sees the myths and legends that define Ireland's spiritual being.
Bali
Where local people have embraced the culture of the West while still maintaining their own unique spiritual traditions.
Myanmar (Burma)
An ancient Buddhist land prepares to enter the modern world after a thousand years of isolation.
Peru
A New Age journey high in the Andes to the lost Inca city of Machu Picchu.
Malta
Traveling through time to the prehistoric temples of the forgotten people of Atlantis.
South Africa
The healing land where a past filled with conflict is followed by a future of hope, optimism and forgiveness.
Related links:
- OUT tv's Official website
[1]- OUT tv's fall schedule & informaiton on falltvpreview.com [2]
