Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys
Four gay men and their female best friends navigate life.
A reality series on the Sundance Channel, Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys first aired December 7, 2010. It centers on four gay men and their closest female friends. For its second season, the show moved to Nashville, Tennessee, launching November 18, 2011.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Reality
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Seasons
- 2
- Episodes
- 20
- Executive producers
- Randy Barbato
- Fenton Bailey
- Sarah Barnett
- Michael Klein
- Ann Rose
- Company
- World of Wonder
- Channel
- Sundance Channel
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Cast
Elisa Casas, who owns the vintage clothing store Chelsea Girl in SoHo, and David Munk, who manages it, met while living across the hall from each other in the Weinstein dormitory at New York University. Sarah Rose is a travel writer and author of For All the Tea in China: How England Stole the World's Favorite Drink and Changed History; Joel Derfner has written Gay Haiku and Swish: My Quest to Become the Gayest Person Ever and What Ended Up Happening Instead, and also composes musicals. Rosebud Baker, an actress, and Sahil Farooqi met in college in Virginia; as of the series premiere, Sahil had not come out to his family. Crystal McCrary and Nathan Hale Williams run a film and television production company; Crystal is the mother of NBA point guard Cole Anthony and co-author of the novel Homecourt Advantage with Rita Ewing. Tenisha Jackson is a children's book author, and Jared Allman is an aspiring actor. Kristin Sabata, a school psychologist whose husband is deployed in Afghanistan, and Peter Depp, a stand-up comedian with three children from a previous marriage to a woman, are another pair. Sherrié Austin, a former child actress turned singer/songwriter, aims to return to performing after years of writing for other artists; Shane Stevens is also a songwriter and aspiring singer. Olivia McCarthy is a restaurateur and publishes a regional magazine; Brent Oscar Young is an event planner and publicist.
Reception
Ellen Gray of The Philadelphia Daily News compared the series in tone to Will & Grace and questioned whether a reality version of that show was necessary, but found the lack of manufactured drama a positive change from similar reality programs. Richard Huff of The New York Daily News, also referencing Will & Grace, called Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys "mind-breaking", stating it has moments but never enough to make it memorable or a winner; he noted that without reality-show trappings like table flipping and hair-extension pulling, the series needs humor, drama, and good storytelling, which he felt it lacks. Hank Stuever of The Washington Post cited a "curiously sad tone" pervading the show, adding that it often seems at cross-purposes, as if the producers had a clear idea of the peppy project they wanted but picked the wrong people to follow. Troy Patterson of Slate.com described the series as "intriguingly ridiculous", writing that it seeks to be serious but in doing so betrays its core triviality. Brent Hartinger of TheBacklot.com called it "a smart, watchable show", noting that after acknowledging the Will & Grace-like premise, the series quickly becomes about four very specific pairings, each interesting and unique, with none of the relationships perfect and only one fitting the typical expectation. Joel Derfner, a season one co-star, publicly criticized the producers for editing and manipulating statements and sentiments, sometimes airing the opposite of fact.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes of Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys are there?
Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys has 20 episodes across 2 seasons.
When did Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys end?
Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys last aired on 27 January 2012.
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