'Baby Wait' among new Logo design series

Using its new development slate, Logo design is creating a concerted effort to achieve gay audiences who participate in activities outdoors their core social group. "What we are seeing is really a mainstreaming in gay culture and residing in integrated lives," Logo design leader Lisa Sherman told Variety. "These shows are a little more about issues and subjects our audiences worry about. It's a lot more than nearly being gay." Gay-centric Viacom cabler introduced seven new shows, a couple of that are already being produced. All of the skeins are reality-based, using the internet thinking scripted programming isn't within the immediate plans. "Reality provides for us an opportunity to convey more shows around the air," Sherman described, adding that the price of creating shows within the reality genre is considerably less costly that scripted. "It's more effective for all of us.Inch Certainly one of Logo's top focal points is "The Infant Wait," from professional producers and former MTV stalwarts Tony DiSanto and Liz Gateley. "The Infant Wait" examines outdoors process of adoption from both parents and also the biological mother's perspective. Sherman known as the series "very representational of we are used to do. This really is about people attempting to adopt, and it is an psychologically billed process. It is effective." Besides "The Infant Wait," two other shows presently being produced are "Eden Wood's World" and "Scandalicious." "Eden Wood's World" is all about a 6-year-old beauty pageant champion who, together with her mother, talent manager and publicist, is searching to consider her career one stage further. The 3 will even advise other women because they desire to become pageant challengers. Show is professional created by Julie Auerbach, Gary Auerbach and Tina Gazzerro from Go Go Luckey Entertainment. Logo design will even air a number of special offers entitled "Scandalicious," that will have a countdown format with commentary from comics and tastemakers. Jay James, Betsy Rott and Elisa Rothstein professional produce. Around the renewal front, Logo design is giving another season to "RuPaul's Drag U." Show stars RuPaul Charles, who offers fashion and transformation ideas to selected women. Projects in development include "Wiseguys," in regards to a mob-related family attempting to operate a family business "Design My Dog," a contest series among dog proprietors as well as their canine buddies "Love Lockdown," where couples have to do something within their meandering associations and "Crazy," about hot-button subjects in popular culture. Contact Stuart Levine at stuart.levine@variety.com