Gimme Sugar
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- Scott A. Stone
- Michaline Babich
- Michelle Agnew
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Gimme Sugar is a lesbian reality show that follows a group of five lesbian or bisexual women who launch and promote a ladies club night in Los Angeles.{{cite web |url=http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid50724.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205120528/http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid50724.asp |archive-date=2008-12-05 |title=Logo Green-lights Dating Series Featuring Transgender |date=November 30, 2007 |website=The Advocate |publisher=Here Media |access-date=2017-01-31}} Six 30-minute episodes aired in the summer of 2008 on digital cable channel Logo, followed by a six episode second summer — Gimme Sugar Miami — in 2009. While references to a third season can be found, it never aired.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/gimme-sugar/|title=Gimmie Sugar - Show News, Reviews, Recaps, and Photos|website=Tv.com|access-date=July 1, 2017}} Alongside the series, Logo published seventy two bonus clips that covered a variety of lifestyle topics that comprised fashion, cooking, dancing, and exercise.
One of the show's writers, Michaline Babich, was named one of ten Amazing Gay Women in Showbiz by the advocacy group POWER UP in 2008.{{cite web |last=Robinson |first=Heather |title=Powering-up Women in Showbiz |website=Curve |year=2008 |url=http://www.curvemag.com/Curve-Magazine/Web-Articles-2008/Powering-up-Women-in-Showbiz}} Babich intended to create a show with a diverse cast that would provide entertainment rather than a groundbreaking exploration of lesbian and gay culture. Babich hoped that watching the show for entertainment would advance the acceptance of the LGBTQ+ by society.{{Cite web|url=http://www.afterellen.com/tv/34724-michaline-babich-gives-us-some-sugar|title=Michaline Babich Gives Us Some Sugar - AfterEllen|date=July 14, 2008|website=AfterEllen.com|access-date=July 1, 2017}}
Cast
Season one
- Charlene Borja, a club promoter
- Bathilda Hsu
- Davonee Sou
- Alex Thomopoulos, the only bisexual woman of the five
Season two
Hilary, Olga, Jazmin, Gaby, Omar & Maisi.
Publicity
In 2009 Logo launched a small tour wherein the cast visited different clubs in California and Florida in an attempt to promote and cast for the second season. These events featured the stars of the show and sneak-peeks of the second season.
Reception
The show currently has an 8.7/10 review score on TV.com{{Cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/gimme-sugar/|title=Gimmie Sugar - Show News, Reviews, Recaps, and Photos|website=TV.com|access-date=July 1, 2017}} and a 6.6/10 review on IMDB.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1152804/|title=Gimmie Sugar (TV Series 2008--- ) IMDb|website=IMDb|access-date=July 1, 2017}} The show was applauded for its featuring of lesbian and bisexual women and was the only show on network television with a cast of gay women after the finale of The L Word.{{Cite web|url=http://gomag.com/article/gimme_sugar_2/|title=Gimmie Sugar 2 {{!}} GO MAg|last=Renzi|first=Dan|date=June 10, 2009|website=GO Magazine|access-date=July 1, 2017}}
= Biphobia Controversy =
Throughout the show, the one bisexual character, Alex, is often ridiculed by the other women about being bisexual rather than a lesbian. Michaline Babich, executive producer, commented that Alex was okay with the comments and that Alex, Babich, and other executive producers decided to keep the bi-phobic comments in the show to bring awareness to bisexuality and bisexual discrimination. Babich also commented, "Girls give each other a hard time if they smoke or wear the wrong lipstick. At end of day, it has more to do with being 20 and drunk".{{Cite web|url=http://www.afterellen.com/tv/34724-michaline-babich-gives-us-some-sugar|title=Michaline Babich Gives Us Some Sugar - After Ellen|date=July 14, 2008|website=Afterellen.com|access-date=July 1, 2016}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20091213073254/http://www.logoonline.com/shows/dyn/gimme_sugar/series.jhtml}}
- {{IMDb title|tt1152804}}
{{Logo TV}}
Category:2000s American LGBTQ-related reality television series
Category:Logo TV original programming
Category:2008 American television series debuts