Rated TV-MA
Release Date: February 14, 2020
Genre: Five-part documentary series
Production Company: Tripod Media
About the TV Show
“Visible: Out on Television” investigates the importance of TV as an intimate medium that has shaped the American conscience, and how the LGBTQ movement has shaped television. Combining archival footage with interviews with key players from the movement and the screen, the docuseries is narrated by Janet Mock, Margaret Cho, Asia Kate Dillon, Neil Patrick Harris and Lena Waithe. Each hour-long episode will explore themes such as invisibility, homophobia, the evolution of the LGBTQ character, and coming out in the television industry.
Episodes
Part 1: The Dark Ages
  Early TV portrayed LGBTQ people as homicidal maniacs and sexual deviants. It wasn’t until the '70s that positive portrayals began to emerge.
Part 2: Television as a Tool
  Following the Stonewall Uprising, LGBTQ activists began using television as a tool for change.
Part 3: The Epidemic
  HIV/AIDS was initially ignored by TV, and fear of the disease stunted LGBTQ representation. Eventually, TV raised awareness on the issue.
Part 4: Breakthroughs
  In 1997, Ellen DeGeneres made history by coming out on her TV show and in her personal life. But the celebration was short-lived.
Part 5: The New Guard
  Series finale. Today’s new guard of LGBTQ creators in TV has opened the door to greater representation and wider inclusivity.
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导演: 瑞恩·怀特
主演: 詹妮特·莫克 / 赵牡丹 / 艾莎·凯特·狄龙 / 尼尔·帕特里克·哈里斯 / 丽娜·维特
类型: 纪录片 / 传记
制片国家/地区: 美国
语言: 英语
首播: 2020-02-14(美国)
集数: 5
单集片长: 60分钟
IMDb链接: tt11610268
剧情简介
　　该系列由电影制作人Ryan White和Jessica Hargrave创作，收录了五集，内容是“电视作为一种影响美国人良知的重要媒介的重要性，以及LGBTQ运动如何塑造了电视”。
　　长达一小时的剧集将探讨主题，包括对同性恋者的厌恶和恐惧，LGBTQ角色的演变以及在电视行业中的流行。
　　据说将档案影片与“运动的主要参与者”结合在一起，由Janet Mock、 Margaret Cho、Asia Kate Dillon、 Neil Patrick Harris、 Lena Waithe等人讲述。此外还将包括对Ellen DeGeneres、Oprah Winfrey、Anderson Cooper等人的采访。