Hot New (Gay) Hockey Series on CRAVE: Heated Rivalry

[samhexum]

7 hours ago, d.anders said:

Filmmaker Goldie Jones is offering her insider take on Heated Rivalry. For those who are interested in how the sauce is made, these video shorts are fascinating and educational.

I can't take her seriously… There was another one in which she comments on the hotel room scene in episode five and she doesn't even mention my former roommate's dresser dominating the scene from the corner of the room.

[Becket]

I really love this, whoever put it together. Yes, still obsessing over this show. SIGH!.........

[samhexum]

1 hour ago, Becket said:

Yes, still obsessing over this show. SIGH!......

[samhexum]

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[samhexum]

Margaret Cho got the script for heated rivalry and loved it and wanted to do it but because she had been so vocal about hating ICE she was afraid that if she went to Canada to do it, she would be detained at the border so after much contemplation, she turned it down. She was very upset to do so, but it hasn't stopped her from watching it, loving it, and throwing several watch parties for it.

She didn't say which part it was for but she seems too old to be Shane's mom, so I don't know who it could have been.  His nurse?  That was only a couple of lines; they would not have had the budget for that.

[+ jeezopete]

14 minutes ago, samhexum said:

She didn't say which part it was for but she seems too old to be Shane's mom, so I don't know who it could have been.

From the Hollywood Reporter:

Cho revealing that she turned down the gay hockey drama prompted the podcast hosts, Matteo Lane and Nick Smith, to audibly gasp. When asked if she still tuned in to watch the debut season, Cho said she did watch and “hosted some rewatch parties,” but that the decision “kills me.”  

“Like, it kills me,” the actress said, continuing, “And it’s all because of Trump.”

However, Cho did admit that when she watched Heated Rivalry and saw Williams in the role, she saw what could have been her onscreen son.

“I watch it, and I’m like, ‘That’s my child! Hudson is my child,'” Cho said. “Of course, the woman who played the part did a great job and she’s wonderful and iconic, and everybody in it is the perfect [fit] — it came out so perfectly.

Edited June 12 by jeezopete

[MikeBiDude]

33 minutes ago, samhexum said:

Margaret Cho got the script for heated rivalry and loved it and wanted to do it but because she had been so vocal about hating ICE she was afraid that if she went to Canada to do it, she would be detained at the border so after much contemplation, she turned it down. She was very upset to do so, but it hasn't stopped her from watching it, loving it, and throwing several watch parties for it.

She didn't say which part it was for but she seems too old to be Shane's mom, so I don't know who it could have been.  His nurse?  That was only a couple of lines; they would not have had the budget for that.

IDK, I think Christiana Chang did a great job as the mom. Sorry, I don’t picture Cho doing it any better.

[samhexum]

2 hours ago, samhexum said:

she seems too old to be Shane's mom, so I don't know who it could have been. 

actually, she's only three years older than Christina Chang

2 hours ago, jeezopete said:

Cho did admit that when she watched Heated Rivalry and saw Williams in the role, she saw what could have been her onscreen son.

 sorry, hon, but you ain't purdy enough

2 hours ago, MikeBiDude said:

IDK, I think Christiana Chang did a great job as the mom. Sorry, I don’t picture Cho doing it any better.

she's a good enough actress, I suppose, but she's pretty much played the quirky kook in everything she's done, albeit one with a heart of gold.

[samhexum]

https://youtooz.com/collections/heated-rivalry

 

[+ Gar1eth]

As noted before Robbie GK the barista has a more cut physique than any of the actors playing hockey pros. 
 

[dutchal]

On 7/7/2026 at 1:24 PM, Gar1eth said:

As noted before Robbie GK the barista has a more cut physique than any of the actors playing hockey pros. 
 

 

 

https://www.instagram.com/reels/CsE25mguIB7/

 

Edited 14 hours ago by dutchal

[+ Gar1eth]

6 hours ago, dutchal said:

 

 

On 7/7/2026 at 12:24 PM, Gar1eth said:

As noted before Robbie GK the barista has a more cut physique than any of the actors playing hockey pros. 
 

@dutchal thanks for the reel.
 

https://www.instagram.com/reels/CsE25mguIB7/

It was from 3 years ago. So he was in incredible shape even then. I'm still trying to figure out if he's actually gay or 'just European-or in this case of course-Canadian. 
 

Did you realize you put the link to the reel inside 'my textbox'? If someone wanted to quote you using the Message Center Functions, it would just lead to an empty text box like the first item here in my post. 

Edited 15 hours ago by Gar1eth

[+ Gar1eth]

On 6/12/2026 at 2:39 AM, samhexum said:

she's a good enough actress, I suppose, but she's pretty much played the quirky kook in everything she's done, albeit one with a heart of gold.

Of course some actors and (are we allowed to use the term anymore) actresses have made careers out of playing the same kind of character. Look at Cary Grant, Lucille Ball, or more recently Hugh Grant or Morgan Freeman. 

[dutchal]

30 minutes ago, Gar1eth said:

 

@dutchal thanks for the reel.
 

https://www.instagram.com/reels/CsE25mguIB7/

It was from 3 years ago. So he was in incredible shape even then. I'm still trying to figure out if he's actually gay or 'just European-or in this case of course-Canadian. 
 

Did you realize you put the link to the reel inside 'my textbox'? If someone wanted to quote you using the Message Center Functions, it would just lead to an empty text box like the first item here in my post. 

Not sure how I did that but fixed it.

Also, I've seen interviews of him on line, and at the risk of dealing in stereotypes, he definitely does not set off my gaydar.  Quite the opposite.  Which is a tribute to his acting in the series.

[+ Gar1eth]

On 7/7/2026 at 12:24 PM, Gar1eth said:

As noted before Robbie GK the barista has a more cut physique than any of the actors playing hockey pros. 
 

 

7 hours ago, dutchal said:

https://www.instagram.com/reels/CsE25mguIB7/

 

 

1 hour ago, Gar1eth said:

 

@dutchal thanks for the reel.
 

https://www.instagram.com/reels/CsE25mguIB7/

It was from 3 years ago. So he was in incredible shape even then. I'm still trying to figure out if he's actually gay or 'just European-or in this case of course-Canadian. 
 

Did you realize you put the link to the reel inside 'my textbox'? If someone wanted to quote you using the Message Center Functions, it would just lead to an empty text box like the first item here in my post. 

 

36 minutes ago, dutchal said:

Not sure how I did that but fixed it.

Also, I've seen interviews of him on line, and at the risk of dealing in stereotypes, he definitely does not set off my gaydar.  Quite the opposite.  Which is a tribute to his acting in the series.

My gaydar is 50-50 on him.