"The Lair" (2007) TV series 2007-

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | unknown

Release Date:

April 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery

Tagline:

Watch the Teeth

Plot:

The Lair is a private gay club run by vampires, who use the club as a source for attractive young men to feed from...

Plot Keywords:

Lair | Vampire | Boyfriend | Gay | Journalist

Cast

David Moretti	...	Thom Etherton / ... (28 episodes, 2007-2009)
Colton Ford	...	Sheriff Trout (28 episodes, 2007-2009)
Brian Nolan	...	Frankie (27 episodes, 2007-2009)
Peter Stickles	...	Damian Courtenay (26 episodes, 2007-2009)
Dylan Vox	...	Colin (26 episodes, 2007-2009)
Johnny Hazzard	...	Tim (21 episodes, 2008-2009)
Bobby Rice	...	Richie (17 episodes, 2008-2009)
Bryan Pisano	...	Deputy Miller (15 episodes, 2008-2009)
Steven Hirschi	...	Athan (13 episodes, 2009)
Grant Landry	...	Gary (13 episodes, 2008-2009)

Series Directed by
Fred Olen Ray		(28 episodes, 2007-2009)

Series Writing credits
Fred Olen Ray		(28 episodes, 2007-2009)
Darren McMullen		(7 episodes, 2008)

Series Produced by
Paul Colichman	....	executive producer (28 episodes, 2007-2009)
Stephen P. Jarchow	....	executive producer (28 episodes, 2007-2009)
Kimberly A. Ray	....	producer (28 episodes, 2007-2009)
Fred Olen Ray	....	producer (26 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jeffrey Schenck	....	co-producer (6 episodes, 2007)

Series Original Music by
Chuck Cirino		(28 episodes, 2007-2009)

Series Cinematography by
Theo Angell		(22 episodes, 2008-2009)
T. Max Montgomery		(6 episodes, 2007)

Series Film Editing by
Randy Carter		(28 episodes, 2007-2009)

Series Casting by
Gino Colbert		(2 episodes, 2009)

Series Production Design by
Peter Dang		(22 episodes, 2008-2009)
Eugene Bowen		(3 episodes, 2007)

Series Costume Design by
Christopher Koelsch		(22 episodes, 2008-2009)
Michael Crow		(6 episodes, 2007)

Series Makeup Department
Judi Lewin	....	key makeup artist / key hair stylist / ... (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
April Ceccarelli	....	assistant hair stylist / assistant makeup artist (2 episodes, 2007)
Nikki Isordia	....	assistant hair stylist / assistant makeup artist (2 episodes, 2007)
Katie Sojka	....	assistant hair stylist / assistant makeup artist (2 episodes, 2007)

Series Production Management
Kimberly A. Ray	....	unit production manager (25 episodes, 2007-2009)
Dan Golden	....	unit production manager (13 episodes, 2009)
Mary E. Brown	....	unit production manager (6 episodes, 2007)
Dorit Avganim	....	production manager (4 episodes, 2007)
Richard Carroll	....	executive: Regent Studios (2 episodes, 2007)
Billy Cogar	....	production executive (2 episodes, 2007)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michele LaBrucherie	....	second assistant director (27 episodes, 2007-2009)
Steve Goldenberg	....	second assistant director (14 episodes, 2008-2009)
Randy Carter	....	first assistant director (2 episodes, 2007)

Series Art Department
Noah Naylor	....	property master (21 episodes, 2008-2009)
Scotchy McDrinkerton	....	art department assistant (2 episodes, 2007)

Series Sound Department
Paul Bacca	....	sound mixer (2 episodes, 2007)
Maui Holcomb	....	sound (2 episodes, 2007)
Tim Hollenbaugh	....	boom operator (2 episodes, 2007)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Kelly Richard	....	first assistant camera / first assistant camera operator (28 episodes, 2007-2009)
Ben Demaree	....	gaffer / best boy electric (22 episodes, 2008-2009)
Glenn Miller	....	key grip (22 episodes, 2008-2009)
Laura Beth Love	....	gaffer (9 episodes, 2008)
Evans Vestal Ward	....	stills photographer (6 episodes, 2008)
Orlando Ordonez	....	best boy grip (4 episodes, 2008)
Edgar Arellano	....	best boy electric (2 episodes, 2007)
Dan Golden	....	still photographer (2 episodes, 2007)
Rashaad Lewis	....	best boy electric (2 episodes, 2007)
Gunnar Weber	....	gaffer (2 episodes, 2007)
Jennifer White	....	key grip (2 episodes, 2007)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Azalia Snail	....	costume supervisor (9 episodes, 2008-2009)
Ken Van Duyne	....	key costumer (2 episodes, 2007)

Series Music Department
Brian Goldman	....	music supervisor (6 episodes, 2007)

Series Other crew
Krista Johnston	....	clearances (26 episodes, 2007-2009)
Billy Cogar	....	production executive (25 episodes, 2007-2009)
Andrea Kennedy	....	production coordinator (13 episodes, 2009)
Lindsay Marsak	....	publicity coordinator (4 episodes, 2007)
Paul Bookstaber	....	assistant: Meredith Kadlec (2 episodes, 2007)
Lowell Dean Cox	....	production controller (2 episodes, 2007)
Zachary De Gregorio	....	assistant: Jeffrey Schenck (2 episodes, 2007)
Mary Garcia	....	assistant: Stephen P. Jarchow (2 episodes, 2007)
Steve Goldenberg	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 2007)
Lorien Gray	....	assistant: Stephen P. Jarchow (2 episodes, 2007)

Production Companies

• Here! TV

Distributors

• PRO-FUN media Filmverleih (2009) (Germany) (all media)
• E1 Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD)
• Eagle Entertainment (2008) (Australia) (DVD)
• Optimale (2007) (France) (DVD)
• here! Films (2007) (worldwide) (all media)

Runtime:

Australia:30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:MA | UK:18 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Here! TV

Trivia:

This series was originally conceived as a spin-off of "Dante's Cove" (2005). The original working title was "Dante's Lair".

Movie Connections:

Spin off from "Dante's Cove" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Welcome to the Lair

Ho-hum...watch "True Blood" instead

What IS it about low-budget gay entertainment??? It may be true that real talent doesn't always come cheap but surely - SURELY - there must be SOME actors out there, willing to "play gay" (whether they ARE gay or not), who have actual honest-to-goodness talent. Unfortunately, none of those actors are involved with "The Lair", a vampires-are-among-us series created for a gay audience. Utilizing the same nudity and sexually-charged situations that made "Queer As Folk" such a big hit, "The Lair" may initially draw in viewers simply because of that; what KEPT "QAF" popular, though, was its storytelling AND the fact that the performances were solid, creating characters you could actually care about or want to continue seeing. Not so with "The Lair", which truly values style over substance: most of the men presented here were chosen strictly for their looks. The summary of the show is that a newspaper reporter is investigating a series of strange deaths of unidentified men dumped in various spots; his investigation leads him to a gay sex club called (of course) The Lair, which is really owned and operated by vampires. (This is in no way a spoiler as this is clearly spelled out in the first few minutes of the first episode.) Naturally, this means the viewer is offered lots of men in soft-core situations. For those who aren't too demanding, the show may provide some entertainment. But I personally find this show's soft-core aspect dull and lifeless; everyone is young, trim, muscular, blah blah blah. It's all just so cookie-cutter! Don't get me wrong: I like looking at men as much as the next person but...I happen to like variety. All shapes, colors, and sizes. Apparently, though, only young white men of a particular style inhabit the world of vampires and "The Lair". I give it a rating of two only for the flesh shown, though even that hardly salvages it. That the show is directed by Fred Olen Ray doesn't help; he's directed countless exploitation flicks, made cheaply and poorly, for a seriously undemanding audience. Until now, his canon seems to have been created primarily for straight men (lots of T-and-A). This ranks (and I do mean "rank") right down there with them all! The show is boring, lifeless, rather UNsexy. The acting runs the gamut from wooden to melodramatic; the writing is simple-minded and seems to be there only to get from one sex scene to the next. It also seems to have been created under the guise that gay people are so starved for gay-themed entertainment that they'll watch anything put before them. Watch this show if you must but I say if you're going to watch guys going out it, why not just get some real porn and have at it?