Here! has become synonymous with sexual dramas, bad scripts, and porno-esque styled scenes, as many of you may well-remember from the gay soap opera “Dante’s Cove.” Of course, this network has not only attracted a great following in the GLBT community, but it has kept its following with hunky actors and constant guest stars from the adult industry (i.e. Damon Phoenix, Christian Owen).Now, there’s a new show on Here! called “The Lair.” It’s a new vampire drama with episodes in 30 minute increments with many of the same elements that made “Dante’s Cove” such a popular queer soap opera: hunky gay men, excessive nudity and eroticism, full frontal male nudity, gay drama, sexy clothes, and adult industry guest star.
If you look closely throughout the first episode of this gothic drama, you may just see Christian Owen going in to kiss someone, or you may just see Damon Phoenix pole dancing in leather straps and thongs. They even appear in future episodes. But if you’re not really paying that much attention, you might still recognize a few faces. Does the name Dylan Vox remind you of anyone? If not, does the name Brad Benton conjure any memories? Yup, Dylan Vox (a.k.a.
Brad Benton, winner of multiple GayVN Awards), who had a role in “Dante’s Cove,” now has a leading role as a sexy, villainous vampire (do they come in any other form… excluding that one guy in “Buffy, the Vampire Slayer”). More importantly, he’s not alone. The first victim in the premiere episode is the sexy and tall amateur star Michael Von Steele. Not only is this a sexy adult model who can dance while towering over people with his gigantic stature he can act. Trust me when I say Michael is more than sexy. I’ve seen him head-lining at Dirty Deeds! on several wondrous occasions, and I’ve felt him hump me while roaming around the bar. Even with my 6 ft. 1 in. height, he still towers over me. Anyway, though he’s killed off within the first five minutes of the first episode, he returns in the end of the second episode as a hot resurrected corpse… a sexy new vampire.Other stars you may recognize include adult film star and talented singer/performer Colton Ford. Honestly I never knew he could act, but it was obvious from such documentaries such as Naked Fame that he was more than just a hot guy. You can even check out some of his music at www.myspace.com/coltonfordmsuic. In the show, Colton’s character is what my neighbor calls “a pig.” Wait… not that type of pig; he wears a uniform. He plays a cop, and a sexy one at that.
If you don’t watch for the sightings of sexy adult stars (and there are many I haven’t even listed), then watch for the hot guys who just happen to be naked for no real purpose pertaining to the plot, like leading actor David Moretti who happens to be shown showering; not to get clean, though, but to look sexy, all for your benefits. I know I’ll be watching, how about you?
To learn more about “The Lair,” please visit Here!’s website (www.heretv.com) or friend them on MySpace (www.myspace.com/thelairseries).
