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Just came across a really old, but new to me, interview with Garett here (spoilers for the end of S3)
and had to grin over this:
The closeness between Sandburg, Ellison, and Simon Banks (played by Bruce A. Young) persisted despite recent attempts on the part of the network to hype attractive women on the show, featuring previews with women in tight outfits kissing the male leads. How did that emphasis change Blair Sandburg's relationship with Jim Ellison? Burgi joked to TV Guide that he thought there could be a Sandburg/Ellison romance down the road, adding, "You know, if they really wanted me to have a lip-lock with Sandburg, well...I'd be willing to explore that sort of thing."
Maggart, who describes his co-star as a good friend who's probably off surfing with his family, laughs at the quote, kidding that they kiss all the time - "just not on camera." He adds seriously that they don't purposefully put in any homoerotic subtext as do Hercules and Xena, but he thinks such assumptions are an outgrowth of viewer expectations about how macho guys are supposed to relate to one another.
"It's three guys who get along together well, not a testosterone-filled environment - we talk, and we work out our problems, we 'share' with each other. I think people look at it and actually see two guys on network television saying, 'Hey, you're my friend and I love you,' instead of, 'Hey, let's go out and have beer' or whatever. I just think it's natural."
So do we, Garett, so do we... :;g::
and had to grin over this:
The closeness between Sandburg, Ellison, and Simon Banks (played by Bruce A. Young) persisted despite recent attempts on the part of the network to hype attractive women on the show, featuring previews with women in tight outfits kissing the male leads. How did that emphasis change Blair Sandburg's relationship with Jim Ellison? Burgi joked to TV Guide that he thought there could be a Sandburg/Ellison romance down the road, adding, "You know, if they really wanted me to have a lip-lock with Sandburg, well...I'd be willing to explore that sort of thing."
Maggart, who describes his co-star as a good friend who's probably off surfing with his family, laughs at the quote, kidding that they kiss all the time - "just not on camera." He adds seriously that they don't purposefully put in any homoerotic subtext as do Hercules and Xena, but he thinks such assumptions are an outgrowth of viewer expectations about how macho guys are supposed to relate to one another.
"It's three guys who get along together well, not a testosterone-filled environment - we talk, and we work out our problems, we 'share' with each other. I think people look at it and actually see two guys on network television saying, 'Hey, you're my friend and I love you,' instead of, 'Hey, let's go out and have beer' or whatever. I just think it's natural."
So do we, Garett, so do we... :;g::
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