Queerbaiting / Slashbaiting

[erilyn]

Yo, what are some good examples of queerbaiting / slashbaiting fans (eg shows/TPTB try to have their cake and eat it too, by appealing to fans who want to see non-heterosexual characters/couples/storylines, but without actually, you know, making it canon)?

Looking for both specific stuff within narrative or external (interviews/cons/promos etc), any help appreciated :)

Comments

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I agree, I think Sherlock (along with SPN) are probably my picks for most egregious examples.

[calathea.livejournal.com]

Actually, I thought of another one: Common Law. Half my f-list went nuts for it when it came out (it just had the first season during the summer). I enjoyed it in parts, but the whole PREMISE is slashbaiting: two hot cop partners end up in couple's counselling because they can't get along on the job. There are MANY MANY instances of people assuming they are gay and a couple, and they don't shy from the subtext the rest of the time. But then they add on a ton of gay panic humour on top, so like, the guys are all O NOES when they are forced to stand right up in each other's personal space, because NO HOMO, dude. Oh, how I didn't laugh at all.

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

I've seen very mixed reactions to Common Law, so haven't got around to checking it out, but if they're resorting to that, I'm not gonna bother anytime soon.