3 Better Ideas for an LGBT-Based Reality Series Than Logo's 'Gay Housewives'

The cast members of Logo's upcoming "Gay Housewives" series (first called Kept, now called The A List) comprise a lame procession of models and other, model-shaped people. Former Lance Bass paramour Reichen Lehmkuhl was no more intriguing in 2005 than he is now, and regrettably, the onetime Amazing Race winner is the biggest name slated for the new series. Boring! In 2010, it's bizarre that a legitimate LGBT-based non-competition reality series has yet to emerge. We've thought of three shows we'd love to see in primetime, the kinds of shows that could educate and scintillate.

1. Thoroughly Modern Family

Modern Family's Cameron and Mitchell have confirmed that gay families in primetime can resonate with the presumed-conservative mainstream. A docuseries about real gay couples working, raising kids, and enjoying themselves in a suburban setting is exciting even in theory -- I certainly haven't seen anything like it. If an epic bore like Jon & Kate Plus Eight can turn into a cultural touchstone, this kind of series could be just as huge.

2. LGBT Prep

Since there are still only a handful of LGBT high schoolers on scripted series, the notion of a teen-based gay reality program is intriguing. With more and more kids coming out at younger ages, an inspection of sexual awareness, maturity, and the perks and pitfalls of "out" life in high school could be enlightening on any network. If Marshall Gregson's storyline on United States of Tara came to life, it'd be pretty irresistible, no?

3. The Fake Gay Husbands of Hollywood

Marriages of Convenience: The Series! All these rumors about A-List dudes marrying platonic female friends have turned up little public confirmation. If Logo wants a p®etty Bravo-style series, they should investigate the strange lives of gay men who marry straight women but have no problem spilling in confessionals about it.

Cast of Gay Housewives of New York Show Revealed [Towleroad]