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"Rick & Steve": Animated gays and their lesbian friends

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scribegrrrl

Here's an exclusive sneak peek at Logo's new animated series Rick & Steve. First, the requisite disclaimers: (1) Yes, Logo is AfterEllen.com's parent company, and (2) yes, this sounds like a show about gay men. But (a) nobody at Logo is holding a gun to my head as I type this (for one thing, I'm on my couch and don't generally let gun-toting gays into my apartment), and (b) the show does feature a lesbian couple — in fact, they're in every episode.

Rick and Steve and their lesbian friends are poseable plastic folk who are wholly unsuitable for children. Voices are provided by Peter Paige (the adorable Emmett on Queer as Folk), Alan Cumming, Wilson Cruz (My So-Called Life) and Margaret Cho. And the music is by the brilliant minds behind the awesome Avenue Q, which is enough to make me optimistic.

Rick & Steve debuts Tuesday, July 10. This trailer debuts tomorrow — did I mention we're getting an exclusive sneak peek? I know it's silly of me, but any kind of sneaking makes me feel well chuffed. I'm still high from the fact that I got to see Titanic as part of a test audience, before they had even finished all the special effects. Sadly, I don't think Kate Winslet is in Rick & Steve.

Ahem. Anyway, here's the trailer:

Hmm. Yeah, I'll have to give this a try, mostly because I really enjoyed my Fisher Price people when I was a kid, and I probably tried to make them do inappropriate things together. Also, did you see that weirdly cute cat at the end of the trailer?

More info will be available soon on the official Rick & Steve website.

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    • Submitted by
    scribegrrrl
    on June 12, 2007 - 8:29am.
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    ice cream's picture

    I LOVED

    Submitted by
    ice cream (not verified)
    on June 12, 2007 - 8:57am.

    Avenue Q, and I'm going to love this! Thanks Scribe!  

    When she calls my name, I turn and in that instant I lose my heart. This is the love of my life.

    - Kate Mulgrew

    Omega II's picture

    Aarggggg...

    Submitted by
    Omega II (389 posts)
    on June 12, 2007 - 9:00am.

    My achillies' heel, puppets(or puppet like things) doing weird or adult things.

    Now if only I got Logo...

     

    Check this out- http://www.myspace.com/marchinghome_documentary

    Hoop skirts!! (Yes, I will shamelessly plug a friend's stuff. What of it?)

    kuuleimomi's picture

    I swear, them lesbians never

    Submitted by
    kuuleimomi (56 posts)
    on June 12, 2007 - 9:02am.
    I swear, them lesbians never do anything but get pregnant!
    GirlieGirl's picture

    Yeah::I just swear

    Submitted by
    GirlieGirl (17 posts)
    on June 12, 2007 - 11:34am.

    That's right. I mean, dang:: it's a sad, sad day that not even a cute little Fisher Price cat can salvage when even legos on a queer animation show are stuck acting out our culture's current 1950s timewarp, which relentlessly wants to see women—straight women, gay women, single women, and now plastic women—knocked up and doing the mommy thing.

    It's like the Doomsday clock got switched with some kind of horrible biological count-down thing.

    And what, you think Girlie Girl is overreacting? Try this out: Spend at least part of the day counting the number of women dressed in the latest summer fashion: those peasant-like blouses and dresses that are strangely indistinguishable from maternity clothes.

    ::without hesitation--and with fingers crossed for the fall fashions

    Andra8's picture

    Maternity shirts

    Submitted by
    Andra8 (107 posts)
    on June 12, 2007 - 12:03pm.
    I, too, have noticed that the current fad are shirts that make every woman look pregnant.  It is disturbing to go to the mall or a college campus and 70% of the females there look like they are 2 months pregnant.  With the majority of women's clothing being made for mothers-to-be and the little girls' department having string bikinis for seven-year olds, I have started to avoid the clothing section in department stores. 
    Naibsel's picture

    Old news

    Submitted by
    Naibsel (27 posts)
    on June 12, 2007 - 9:08am.
    I remember when Rick and Steve first surfaced on the internet. Lego tried to sue the creators for making their little dolls gay. They lost, something about artistic freedom and it not really hurting anyone. Score one for the pink team :)
    Tease's picture

    Ironic ..

    Submitted by
    Tease (359 posts)
    on June 12, 2007 - 10:58am.

    that their little Lego dolls will not be seen on Logo.

    Lego, Logo ... Okay, so I may be the only one to find this amusing. lol

    Lisa


    something clever's picture

    wow

    Submitted by
    something clever (48 posts)
    on June 12, 2007 - 9:13am.

    I saw the original Rick & Steve at an animation film festival back in 2000. Complete with actual Lego. :)

    The lesbians, I believe, were asking one of the guys to donate sperm.

    After that scene, I will never look at Lego the same again!

     

     

     

    Girly's picture

    Is that a mullet? o_0

    Submitted by
    Girly (201 posts)
    on June 12, 2007 - 10:23am.

    I'm just sayin.

    Anyway, I think I have an inappropriate (on so many levels) gay boy crush on Steve. ;p

    Sally's picture

    I love it!

    Submitted by
    Sally (301 posts)
    on June 12, 2007 - 1:28pm.
    On the other hand I see so much potential for the Lego toys my nephews play with! I actually was thinking of making a little movie with their Pirates set... now, there's so much one can do! LOL!
    lesbian without borders
    dypole's picture

    Taco!

    Submitted by
    dypole (255 posts)
    on June 12, 2007 - 1:48pm.

    That scene with the three lesbians eating the taco together just made me choke on my orange peanut M&M.

    I think I might actually have to watch this, which I've never said about any Logo show before.

    "Out of the box is where I live." -Starbuck

    ackat's picture

    Preggers...

    Submitted by
    ackat (62 posts)
    on June 12, 2007 - 5:14pm.

    "Your ass isn't pregnant."

    So made me spew Dr. Pepper across my desk! This makes my childhood obsession with legos take on a whole other meaning...

    bumberry's picture

    lol i hope there's gonna be

    Submitted by
    bumberry (15 posts)
    on June 12, 2007 - 5:19pm.

    lol

    i hope there's gonna be a way to watch it over here in germany, cuz it looks hilarious. when i read the article i didn't think it was going to be very funny, but it is

    i HAVE to watch it

    ice cream's picture

    I Want..

    Submitted by
    ice cream (not verified)
    on June 12, 2007 - 10:24pm.

    Lego. It's pay day tomorrow. Guess what I'm doing?  

    When she calls my name, I turn and in that instant I lose my heart. This is the love of my life.

    - Kate Mulgrew

    willowisadorable's picture

    "i'm not a fag hag, i'm an

    Submitted by
    willowisadorable (207 posts)
    on June 13, 2007 - 6:19am.

    "i'm not a fag hag, i'm an alternate lifestyle companion". between that and "your arse isn't pregnant"... classic.

    OhThatCris's picture

    Am I looking...

    Submitted by
    OhThatCris (37 posts)
    on June 13, 2007 - 2:36pm.
    ...in the right spot? I don't see the trailer :(
    scribegrrrl's picture

    the trailer should be right here in the post

    Submitted by
    scribegrrrl (5495 posts)
    on June 13, 2007 - 5:28pm.
    You don't need to go anywhere to see it ... if it doesn't work for you, send me a PM.
    Pesto the Pirate's picture

    Loving It

    Submitted by
    Pesto the Pirate (84 posts)
    on June 13, 2007 - 10:41pm.
    I'll probably check out a few episodes. It seems very cute. Who would've thought that gay playhouse toys would be so filled with drama? I sure didn't when I was playing with them. But then again I was too busy playing with my power rangers. (More of the pink and yellow rangers)
    DubaiExpat's picture

    Good for a laugh

    Submitted by
    DubaiExpat (26 posts)
    on June 16, 2007 - 12:31pm.
    Your ass is not pregnant..! lol
    suenami's picture

    And for the SF fans

    Submitted by
    suenami (9 posts)
    on June 18, 2007 - 2:03pm.
    "Rick & Steve" will be showing this Wednesday (20th), 7pm at the Castro theater as apart of Framline 31. I've got my tickets and can't wait!

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