- 2020
- TV-MA
- Apple TV+
SummaryThe documentary series narrated by Janet Mock, Margaret Cho, Asia Kate Dillon, Neil Patrick Harris and Lena Waithe features archival footage and new interviews to look at LGBTQ characters on television and the impact of the LGBTQ movement on the medium.
Visible: Out on Television
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Feb 14, 2020
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Feb 18, 2020
100
Wonderfully through, powerfully outspoken five-part docuseries. [17 Feb - 1 Mar 2020, p.9]
Feb 12, 2020
100
Visible intertwines politics and pop culture with intelligence and clarity. Like any good story, it has heroes, villains, triumphs, obstacles, conflict, and catharsis. It contains many messages at once, but there’s one that stands out across it all: Television still needs more LGBTQ stories, and it needs LGBTQ people creating them.
Feb 14, 2020
90
Spanning seven decades, Visible is comprehensive and fast-paced without sacrificing analytical depth. Even those well-versed in the subject should encounter surprises. ... White has created a fantastic and fair-minded account of the first several decades of LGBTQ representation.
Feb 18, 2020
80
While it feels like a 101-level course in LGBTQIA+ representation in TV, Visible: Out On Television is still a good overview of just how far the medium has come in this regard, and how far it has to go.
Feb 14, 2020
80
Visible: Out on Television is a reminder how far both TV and society have come, but also the setbacks and sacrifice in the uneven road getting there. While we remember many of these big moments, what White has done is to meticulously connect the dots -- drawing in lines that history has a way of rendering, well, invisible.
Feb 14, 2020
80
The first three chapters are particularly strong, especially as they examine areas of media coverage like news reports, reality shows, soap operas and talk shows, all of which have heretofore been underserved in the larger conversation about LGBTQ+ representation on TV. ... As could be reasonably expected, the last two episodes that creep closer to the present aren’t nearly as focused as the first three, without the advantage of greater distance from its subjects to reflect.
Feb 14, 2020
80
Visible does a convincing job of using TV to take the pulse of the American people.
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Mar 1, 2020
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This is a great series plotting the representation of LGBT people on TV from the 50's onwards. It does this in a thorough and interesting way and to my knowledge has not been done before as a TV series. My only criticism is that it only looks at US TV which is a bit of a shortcoming if you live outside the US.
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Production Company:
- Tripod Media
Initial Release Date:Feb 14, 2020
Number of seasons:1 Season
Rating:TV-MA
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Awards
GLAAD Media Awards
• 1 Nomination
Dorian TV Awards
• 1 Nomination
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