Abstract
The article discusses queer television using US and West-German prime-time soaps Dallas, Dynasty, Lindenstraße and drama series thirtysomething, outlining how they are in dialogue with each other through an entangled Cold War history. It places special focus on the depiction of gay and bisexual men during the HIV/AIDS crisis, as this chapter of queer history remains both decisive for public opinion on queer issues across borders, and its history is often obscured in collective memory. While the case studies consider actually produced/‘made’ work, they open up ways to engage with how systemic discrimination both on the level of production companies and audiences disrupt queer content, thus placing this in a framework of ‘unproduction studies’.
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