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Summary: So Bad Yet So Good
Review: Me and many of my friends who watched and are addicted to QAF agree that it's equally annoying and entertaining. The characters are badly written and at times unbearably stupid. Nevertheless, once you start watching it you can't stop. The first few eposodes are really bad: a bad remake of the original series, bad acting, offensive homophobic diologues, etc. Fortunately, it gets better with every episode. And so you will fall in love with the characters despite all the unrealistic things they do.
The cast is very good looking. Acting is mediocre - some actors are great but others like Gail Harold... are not so great. Music is amazing. The show is very well shot. It's clear that Showtime spends a generous amount of money on producing QAF.
Finally, I'd like to say that even though many many many things about QAF are bad, we as a gay community don't have a lot to choose from (yet). So I don't want to sound to picky. And everyone I know including myself enjoyed the first season very much. Too bad they couldn't hire an all gay-cast to help out some struggling openly gay actors.
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Summary: I Love it!
Review: It's one of my favorite shows, and one way or another, I'm going to own it!Money's pretty tight or I'd order it right now.The charecters are great, very well dipicted, superbly scripted, although I would only recommend it to a very open-minded audience.I like all the charecters except Brian, if you've seen it, you know what I mean. The season finale was great- except where Justin is brutally attacked by a homophobicmoron who's questioning his own sexuality and trying to hide it.It's got everything: humor, dramaand a walloping dose of horror sometimes, esp. in the finale.
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Summary: How could you not love it?!
Review: I had never even heard of this series until perusing my local Blockbuster. The title grabbed me and it was all over from there! I was emotionally tied from episode one and went through all six dvds in less than a week, staying up as late as I couldn't wait for the next day to finish. Even my roommates (who are very straight) were hooked! The only non-complaint I may have is the fact there are few lesbians on the show, but the few that are on there are very well portrayed! The issues they deal with hit home for me as they are issues I am about to face ... and though, yes, it is all glossy and roses on T.V. ... it is still nice to have the word out there what we must go through to have a family of our own! Can't wait for season two to come out! (No pun intended!) LOL ...
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Summary: GREAT,GREAT SERIES
Review: This is one of the greatest series i watched.from episode one up to the last you'll be more and more interested.i hope i can also watch the british version but in our area there's no one to rent.The characters and the actors are really great.Anybody can relate to every characters.I like bryan,michael,ted,michael's mom
All the cast did a good job Very honest,Brilliant & excellent.I can relate myself to michael's character,i think i'm just like him,even from the very beginning.But what i wish for this series,i hope in season two michael and david even though they have some differences,they will be back into each others arm at the end so they're be having a happy ending.I almost cried while watching the last episode.I'm asking myself do gay people always end up like this?like what happen to michael & david,Bryan & justin?I'm very eager to have the second season.I hope i can have it as soon as possible.I've never been bore watching this movie,every night i'll make sure that i can finish one tape so i can finish watching the whole season for five days.Bryan is great aside from being good looking,i also like his character i hope i'll be like him but i'm like Michael & Ted..Debbie,Melanie,
Lindsay & Emmet you're also GREAT.GOOD CAST,GOOD ACTING,GOOD SCRIPT,HONEST what can you ask for?GO GET YOUR COPY OR YOU WILL REGRET IT IF YOU DON'T HAVE A COPY.IT's WORTH YOUR TIME & MONEY.
NOW i'm saving my money for the next season.I hope i can have a copy of the second season as soon as possible.Trully a COLLECTORS
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Summary: Bet you can't watch (just) one episode
Review: Great cast, good story lines, terrific music. I was hooked by the first episode and just had to keep watching. All the better if you've got a surround system so you can turn up the music!
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Summary: The US Version of QAF is Super.....Wonderful....Faaaabulous.
Review: Though I am not a subsriber of Showtime I was sooooo stoked that QAF Season 1 finally came out on DVD!!! The pace of QAF does borrow from the british version which in my opinion is ok. The cast is deliciously appetizing. The storyline and structure got me hooked already. The cinematography is fabu zooming left zooming right. Can't wait on Season2 though I hear is lapsing audiences left and right .
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Summary: Man on man soft porn to be sure. Sexual situations on
Review: network sitcoms seemed to be aimed at dim-witted 12 year olds (Will & Grace included). So Queer as Folk is a bit more adult. The language is foul but it is funny, entertaining & engaging. I had the benefit of watching the entire 22 first season episodes in 4 nights (not consectutive nights). The characters are very likable & middle class in their values with one exception.
In their universe they rarely have to deal with the straight world. Bosses, doctors, lawyers, clients, bussiness associates-
all gay. With the emotional growth of the main characters, I look forward to the second season.
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Summary: An excellent presentation of life.
Review: This series is great! When i origionaly heard about it, i was not interrested in seeing it at all. (from what i heard, if i wanted porn... i would rent it.) But i had seen a couple of episodes over a friends house, and i found myself thinking the next day about how much i was aggrevated by one of the characters. It was then that i realized i got sucked in!
This series does show some things that you would not want to show your children... That is why it is not rated G. But it does reflect things that happen every day in this world, no matter what your sexual orientation or preference.... And more often then you think.
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Summary: Simply an amazing show!
Review: First off, I'd like to say that QAF is is one of the best television shows on the air, period. The characters' personalities are all very interesting & diverse, and the writers do a great job of balancing the fun & frivolous pursuits of everyday life (& every nightlife!) with the deeper and more complex issues that many of us face today. Everyone, whether gay or strait, will be able to relate to many of the issues and situations that arise during the course of the first season. With that said though, if you lack an open mind, or you're not OK with nudity or steamy sex scenes: STEER CLEAR! Part of the show's charm is its unapologetic realism and refusal to 'pull any punches'; and, yes, that means lots of graphic gay sex. That brings me to a small problem I have with the review submitted by my fellow Massachusetts native Titus. While everyone is entitled to their own opinions, and and I respect those who are willing to expess them, I can't help but think that his may be a little short-sighted and somewhat uninformed. First off, the legal age of consent in many states, including Massachusetts, is 17 therefore negating his statutory rape argument. (I will admit though, that I'm not sure about Pennsylvania law. The show takes place in Pittsburg.) The whole dynamic between 29 year old Brian and 17 year old Justin is a major plot issue which is addressed throughout the whole first season. As the show goes on both characters evolve and it becomes very clear that Justin is anything but a naive little boy. If Titus had continued to watch the series, he would have realized that there is more to the relationship than an older man 'taking advantage' of a younger teen. Also, considering that his past reviews consist of: 'Martin Luther: The Christian Between God and Death', 'The Messenger: the Story of Joan of Arc', 'Jesus of Nazareth', and 'Ben-Hur', its seems to me that the graphic story of a bunch of young gay men might be a little outside his realm. (Please don't take that comment as an affront to Christianity or a generalization about Christians being close-minded. I happen to be Catholic, and it wasn't meant that way at all.) But if Mr. Titus is really so concerned with the rape of young boys, I'd suggest he address the horrors uncovered within the Archdiocese of Boston instead of calling a high quality fictional drama "abhorrent to anyone with an iota of moral decency" without exploring the plot further and then looking at the bigger picture. Anyway, I strongly urge any of you who have not seen an episode to give it a shot. I bet you'll find yourself totally addicted by the end of the first disc.
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Summary: A GREAT TV GAY SERIES
Review: This is a great DVD boxed set of the series Queer as Folks. Here in Australia this series would never get aired even on cable. It certainly covers a wide range of situations in the gay culture. Most importantly that the situations we find ourselves in love, happiness, morality and friendship are activity in gay or straight life. I have shared the experience of the show with my mate and we cried at the end. We both have learned one special thing and that is how proud we are to be gay in this crazy world. The actors do a great job and we love them all. It is a credit to the producers of the show for being so direct about gay life where one has to choose where one fits into this culture. This show is an education and is rare insight into this world. It will make you laugh, it will make you cry but best of all it will make you happy. I have also brought the CD which is great to listen to in the car. I do hesitate in recommending this show to anyone as it is value for money.
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