{"id":39136,"date":"2021-01-04T02:55:14","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T10:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/?p=39136"},"modified":"2021-01-04T02:56:02","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T10:56:02","slug":"everything-old-is-new","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/blog\/2021\/01\/04\/everything-old-is-new\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything Old is New"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race<\/em><\/strong> kicked off the new season and the New Year on SIX different networks simultaneously.&nbsp; Of course, they were all kinda the same network, and despite a few changes, the show was kinda the same ol\u2019 show.&nbsp; As you know, this year features the first openly trans male competitor.&nbsp; Because of that, <strong>Ru <\/strong>has tweaked one of her catchphrases.&nbsp; Ru used to say, \u201cGentlemen, start your engines, and may the best woman win,\u201d when it was time to \u201clip sync for your life\u201d.&nbsp; She\u2019ll now say, \u201cRacers, start your engines, and may the best drag queen win\u201d.&nbsp; It\u2019s the little things that mean so much \u2013 an adage I\u2019ve never found to be true.<\/p>\n<p>In a related story, <strong>Eddie Izzard <\/strong>is now formally using the pronouns \u201cShe\/Her\u201d.&nbsp; As luck would have it, I\u2019ve always called Eddie \u201cGirl\u201d.&nbsp; Or was it \u201cGurl\u201d?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/colorbar1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-568\" src=\"http:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/colorbar1.gif\" alt=\"colorbar1\" width=\"500\" height=\"1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Three of <em>HBO<\/em>\u2019s most popular series are headed down the path to reboot.&nbsp; The network has announced that new versions of <strong><em>True Blood<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>In Treatment<\/em><\/strong> are in the works.&nbsp; However, the return of <strong><em>Sex and the City<\/em><\/strong> got the most attention.&nbsp; Not surprisingly, only three of the original co-stars have signed on \u2013 with <strong>Kim Cattrall <\/strong>once again demurring.&nbsp; \u201cI\u2019m lucky enough to have the choice.\u201d&nbsp; Well, the gay fans are not having it.&nbsp; No quartet, no viewers.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <em>ABC<\/em> is looking at resuming <strong><em>All My Children<\/em><\/strong>\u2026as a nighttime soap!&nbsp; The plans are to follow a younger generation of characters with mostly new actors.&nbsp; However, <strong>Kelly Ripa <\/strong>and <strong>Mark Consuelos <\/strong>have indicated that they\u2019d be interested in returning.&nbsp; Meanwhile, <strong><em>La Lucci <\/em><\/strong>is sitting by the phone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race kicked off the new season and the New Year on SIX different networks simultaneously.&nbsp; Of course, they were all kinda the same network, and despite a few changes, the show was kinda the same ol\u2019 show.&nbsp; 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