AP Video Review of Sordid Lives: Its a Fabulous Rave!

Here Mr. Frazier Moore of the AP do a video review of Sordid Lives: The Series!

Sordid Lives is "Funniest Sitcom with Edge and Wit"

from TASTITHOUGHTS:

Logo’s Sordid Lives – The Series - takes that crazy white trash, small town , dysfunctional, hypocritical, bible waving, husband shooting, bar drinking, homophobic, gay loving, Tammy Wynette -Drag worshipping movie made in 2000 and brings it to the small screen.
Now I loved the movie! It was so out there funny, exaggerated humor that came so close to the truth that it made you laughed so hard you wanted to pee in your pants. It was that good. Maybe I just have a twisted sense of humor.

The premise of the movie was that it followed the lives of three sisters Sissy, LaVonda and Latrelle and their Drag Queen brother Earl “Brother Boy.” Brother Boy was institutionalized at the local mental institution since his younger years by his mother because of his homosexuality. However, sparked on by his idol, Tammy Wynette, he puts on shows for his fellow patients in her honor. Their mother died accidently when she tripped over the wooden foot of a younger married man she was having an affair with in a cheap motel.

This married man was the husband of the lady that lived next door in the trailer court next to one of the chain smoking sisters, who keeps snapping a rubber band on her wrist every time she has a nicotine craving. But wait there’s more. Olivia Newton John plays a tough talking guitar country singer at the local bar who had befriended the mother of the women. She even has a southern accent. She is no Sandra Dee! Oh and the most conservative of the sisters has a gay actor son who lives in New York who recently starred in an all nude (non-porn) off, off, off Broadway play. That was just a small snippet of the movie.

Back to the series… I have watched three episodes now. To tell you the truth, I was a bit disappointed at first that it started the movie plot over again with a few changes. We get to know the mother now. In the movie we never know her since she already died. She is played by Rue McClanahan (Golden Girls). Most of the original cast members have returned from the movie. New cast members have joined such as Caroline Rhea, Jason Dottley and David Steen.

My disappointment did not last for long. I love these characters and the writing is sharp and funny. Television allows for deeper story arcs and even better comedy. It seems like all the good shows are turning up on cable these days and not on the networks. The only thing sordid about Sordid Lives is you not watching it!

Sordid Lives Superb Reviews

Jason Dottley has just posted these reviews on his website. It looks like Sordid Lives: The Series is quickly becomming the mad hit we all knew it would be!

The Reviews!

Sordid Lives" has more laughs than a hunting dog has ticks. The semi-big-name cast helps keep it upright and lends the project an air of prestige. Beth Grant, Ann Walker and Sarah Hunley are superb. Shores clearly knows and loves his characters. LOS ANGELES TIMES

It's been years since heartache and heartbreak was this much fun. Not since "Soap" ended 27 years ago, has there been a show quite like this one. In each episode, outrageous things happened to outrageous characters, often producing outrageous laughs. THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

Del Shores (the Tyler Perry of Southern gays) brings his movie and stage show about crazy Texas women and slightly-less-than-crazy gay men to TV with a cavalcade of camp icons (Rue McClanahan, Olivia Newton-John) and brilliant, canon-ready Beth Grant. TV doesn't get gayer than this, Mary. B ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY.

Outrageous. What could be bad about any project that puts '80s icons Rue McClanahan and Olivia Newton-John together? TV GUIDE

It has great stars, it has great characters, and it has the making of a great show! NEW YORK POST

A whip-smart script and solid performances, particularly Beth Grant as the pill-popping, chain-smoking cement-haired Sissy. But, like the film, the best parts of the show focus on Brother Boy. Jordan owns both the role and the entire show. NEW YORK PRESS

A sort of "Mama's Family" meets "Will and Grace," boasts a cast that even the broadcast networks would be happy to assemble. Peggy's family tree has a nut hanging from just about every branch. REUTERS

Shores has created a funny, loopy, off-kilter comedy that, truth be told, probably would play just as well on other cable channels, including Comedy Central and TV Land. MSNBC

A hidden gem. USA TODAY

"Sordid Lives" won't fail to entertain. A gut-busting ride and an embarrassingly accurate portrayal of how nuts Texas clans can be. DALLAS MORNING NEWS

This comedy just might bring in the broader audience it (Logo) deserves. ASSOCIATED PRESS

A new comedy about a Southern family with deep-friend quirks. CRITIC'S PICK, MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE

Full of hilarious one-liners, crazy characters and over-the-top scenarios. If history means anything, we'll be entertained the whole way. QUICK DFW.COM

Puts the fun in dysfunctional and is a surefire hit. EDGE PUBLICATIONS

Feisty and ribald and funny. The casting is impeccable. One-liners and sight gags are abundant. ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS

Each and every scene is so packed to the tits with visual and verbal hilarity, it's difficult to bear when the closing credits roll. GAY LIST DAILY

A funny, outrageous soap-spoof. Trailer trash never had so much fun. It's goofy, giddy and pushes the envelop every chance it gets. *** STAR MAGAZINE

The series relies on the audience's intelligence to figure out the funny. The whole thing has a very British cinematography feel. TV GUIDE CANADA

The Golden Girls gone wild. BEST TV BET, FORT WORTH STAR TELEGRAM

A riotous saga, larger than life but not far from the truth as it depicts small-town imbued with the Spirit, cigarette smoke and self-administered Valium. NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

The colorful folk in a certain Texas town are back in action. SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

Broadly campy. PEOPLE MAGAZINE

Gay or straight, you're likely to find "Sordid Lives" a hoot. YAHOO NEWS

AP Video Review

Review: 'Sordid Lives' thrives with crazy