Ok, I have just seen an advertisement for a new show on Bravo called Queer eye for the straight guy. The poinnt of the show is that desperate girlfriends send in their sad stories about their slob boyfriends who then get makeovers by five gay men.
Really.
So… Is this for real?!
Probably. Why would they advertise for a fake show?
Comedy Central had a bit for a while were they advertised several fake shows.
Just read an article about it in the TV book, it’s real.
I have to admit it had a very catchy ad campaign… something like “Five Gay Men Making the World Over, One Straight Man at a Time.” My husband came home very relieved, saying “I found out! They’re fashion consultants!” but he still didn’t realize it was a reality show.
Yes, but they make it clear the shows are fake in the commercials, and also go way, WAY over the top.
So, ya don’t think that this is not a bit over the top?
Yeah, it definitely is. But not like the Comedy Central ads. They talk about blindfolding people, then flicking the lights on and off really fast, playing frightening music, spraying them with flesh-eating bacteria, cutting out their small intestines, and then dumping a million dollars of cash on them. Plus, their site says they unveiled this “Get Real” campaign on April 1.
No, I’m signing my boyfriend up for this. 
I think there are a couple Outrage threads in the Pit.
Personally, I plan on watching it. The commercial where the girlfriend asks “Are you angels sent from heaven?” and the guys respond “No! We’re just gay men!” just about slayed me.
And yes, I’m horribly prejudiced. And straight and male. I plan on watching it anyway.
Another great offering from the idiots in charge of television.
If Discovery, A&E, ESPN, etc., can’t satisfy my boob tube withdrawall I’m afraid I’ll have to resort to literature!!!
Joanne Weintraub’s review of the first two episodes, in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
They don’t caption the commericals for it so I didn’t know what it was about. I kept thinking that they were going to use gay men & they would get paid if they could convince a straight guy to become gay.
Maybe some day in the future 
The San Francisco Chronicle gave the show a great review.
From Walloon’s link:
“In each episode, a five-man gay SWAT team of experts on food, fashion, grooming, decorating, etc., goes into action to elevate some amiable slob of a heterosexual male - *a straight dope, if you will * - to “Will & Grace” standards.” (emphasis added)
So, which of you dopers is Joanne Weintraub?! (And how much did you win by slipping that Straight Dope reference into your review!?)
They could do it like The Price is Right or Let’s Make A Deal…
“Now, you can keep your love of vagina, or you can take what’s behind curtain number one! And there’s always the Mystery Box!”
Unfortunately, the gay men chosen to re-do your husband’s fashion sense will be Rip Taylor, Elton John and Boy George with a little help from John Edward channeling Paul Lynde and Liberace.
Now that the show’s actually aired, let’s trash it!
No, actually, I thought it was really good. I kind of feared that it was going to be “Five Bitchy Queens Tear Into Hapless Straight Meat” and that wasn’t the case at all. The “Fab 5” approached the straight guys from the standpoint of “let’s help this style-challenged guy out and show him that he can be happier with a few changes.” None of the comments made by the five struck me as being over the top harsh or cruel, and the makeover victims both seemed to take everything in good spirit. And anything that gets even a single straight man to cut off a long skanky ponytail is aces in my book!
One thing I’m wondering about is how they’re going to work the Food and Wine guy into every episode. That strikes me as rather limiting the format since every makeover they do is going to have to involve a party or meal of some sort.
And Kyan the Grooming Guy is my new husband. Damn, he’s gorgeous!
Dammit! Should I have posted my review in here instead of another thread?
(Oh and you can’t have Kyan. I got dibs on him. I called him last night while watching the show with my mom.)
Oh and Jai is cute in his own off-beat zen master sorta way.