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The-N; MTV’s New Assault on Young Teens 6/10/2005 Lesbian show to air between benign teen sitcoms The program schedule for MTV’s latest endeavor, The-N channel, is aimed at teen and “tween” aged girls. Reruns of Moesha,Sabrina the Teenage Witch,My So-Called Life, and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and a couple of original series currently fill the air time of the fledgling network. The-N, a night time network starting at 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Eastern, is available to about 43 million homes nationwide to customers of cable, digital cable and dish systems. But the benign teenage fare currently seen on The-N will take an activist edge this fall.
In November, the show South of Nowhere will join the line-up. The show centers on three teens whose parents move them from Ohio to Los Angeles and their struggles to adjust. Spencer, the lead character, is a beautiful 16-year-old girl who begins questioning her sexuality along with her parents, friends, and school.
“I’d like kids to see that there’s a real portrayal of their lives, one that [reflects] their thoughts on who they are, what they want to be, their dreams and successes and failures,” creator/executive producer Tom Lynch told The Hollywood Reporter.
Lynch’s credits include a list of kid-friendly shows like Disney Channel’s Kids Incorporated, and Nickelodeon’s The Secret World of Alex Mack and Romeo! But South of Nowhere has its own, very different direction and purpose.
South of Nowhere is the first show in the United States aimed at 12-17 year-olds that centers on a lesbian teen. During the 11-episode series Spencer, played by Gabrielle Christian, will discover lesbianism, break the news to her family and friends, and possibly develop a relationship with her best friend.
“MTV is not satisfied with starting a homosexual network, they are intent on pushing sexual perversion on all of their channels and one aimed at pre-teens that draws viewers as young as nine and 10 is no exception for them,” said Robert Knight, director of CWA’s Culture & Family Institute.
MTV launched the homosexual-themed channel LOGO in February. It can be seen in major markets.
“The homosexual agenda is grabbing for our kids at younger and younger ages,” Knight added. “This is a mirror of the perverse and pornographic sex education materials we see cropping up in schools.”
Noting the show’s creators, Knight said this latest MTV/Viacom venture is another example of why parents need cable choice.
South of Nowhere begins filming in July. Nancylee Myatt, a veteran writer-producer of lesbian-themed TV shows (Nikki and Nora and Wave Babes), is co-executive producer. The pilot was directed by Rose Troche, director of Go Fish and several episodes of The L Word.
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