Tonight is the premiere of Ian McKellen's Brit TV show 'Vicious'! Click here to watch online season 1 episode 1. If you ask me, watching Ian McKellen in a TV show about a gay couple is the best way to celebrate Pride NYC 2014. Even if you aren't in NYC this year, make sure to catch the episode 1 of 'Viscious' when PBS airs it for the first time in the United States.

Click here to watch 'Vicious' season 1 episode 1 online.

Major networks in the U.S. refused to pick up 'Vicious'. It's not that it's about a gay couple (which 'Modern Family' and 'The New Normal' already portrays), it's about an old gay couple who has been together for 50+ years. Ever wondered why there isn't any show about older people in American networks? The TV executives seems to think that there is no market for shows starring 65-year-olds.

PBS is hoping that 'Vicious', another Brit import since 'Downton Abbey',  is looking to tap into that unused market of TV watchers. And Ian McKellen definitely is the man for the job!

It looks like 'Vicious' always wanted to cross the pond! The TV show is co-created by Gary Janetti of 'Family Guy' and 'Will & Grace' and British playwright Mark Ravenhill.

According to Variety, "the shamelessly broad comedy centers around the busy living room of egomaniacal small-time actor Freddie (McKellen) and his partner of nearly 50 years, Stuart (Jacobi, also featured in PBS' "Last Tango in Halifax").  They're frequently visited by randy best pal Violet (Frances de la Tour) and the happy-go-lucky young hunk from upstairs, Ash (Iwan Rheon, 180 degrees from playing vile villain Ramsay Snow on "Game of Thrones"), the perpetual target of misguided flirting from Freddie and Violet alike".

So why the name 'Vicious'? Turns out Freddie and Stuart aren't some sedated calm cold couple that likes to just play cards. According to Variety, "Freddie and Stuart prove unrelenting in their bitchy barbs about age, appearance, intellect and background, directed both at each other and their friends. The mean-spirited (if ultimately loving) nature of the series could easily be a turn-off for some."

Watch online PBS's new Brit import 'Vicious' to celebrate Pride NYC 2014. When you are done with this short 20-minute episode, jump on a float in the Pride parade. Who knows, maybe you'll see the man Ian Mckellen himself taking in the revelries!