Trade Roundup: ABC Very Gay-Responsible

· GLAAD’s first-ever “Network Responsibility Index” rates each network for how well they “handle the still-sensitive issue of depicting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals on TV.” ABC got the highest rating for shows like Ugly Betty, Brothers and Sisters, and the upcoming Cavemen, sure to stir up much constructive discussion about gay-caveman stereotypes. [Variety]
· International audiences flock to The Simpsons Movie, where the hilarious image of a grown man choking his son transcends all geocultural boundaries. [Variety]
· Kevin Reilly greenlights his first project for Fox – The Oaks, about “three different couples who inhabit the same house at three different times,” all of whom are visited by ghosts. Ben Silverman reads this, secretly thinks to himself: “But where’s the sexy?” [Variety]
· Scott Rudin buys the rights to best-seller The Dangerous Book for Boys, sure to inspire countless “Dangerous Book for Assistants” parodies, featuring merit badges for hurled-object ducking. [THR]
· Evil babies and flashback jokes appear never to get old, as The Family Guy wins Sunday night for Fox.