Ice Queen Johnny Weir’s ‘Johnny Be Good’ Premieres on Sundance Tonight

The much-anticipated ‘Be Good Johnny Weir,’ an eight-part series documenting Weir’s preparation for the US Figure Skating Nationals, begins tonight at 10:30 PM on the Sundance Channel (check out the episode guide for encore performances in the case you miss it). The series is a continuation of the 90-minute documentary ‘Pop Star on Ice,’ produced and directed by James Pellerito and David Barba, that we covered at New York’s LGBT film festival NewFest in June (additional photos from the after party are here). There’s no suspense if Weir will make the Olympic team—the USFSA announced yesterday that Weir, along with nemesis Evan Lysacek and Jeremy Abbott, will represent the US in Vancouver—but we look forward to seeing Weir work toward redeeming himself after a disappointing 5th place finish in the 2006 Olympics. But we wonder if the flirty flamboyance portrayed in the video excerpts we’ve seen thus far are suggesting that this is also documenting his coming out. To date, Weir has not confirmed—verbally, that is—his sexuality. In any event, we trust his antics prancing around half-naked (yes, that’s his badonkadonk to the left) will keep the audience entertained.

Check out the video teasers (and Johnny’s coin slot) after the jump.

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