Queer As Folk

2000

Seasons & Episodes

  • 5
  • 4
  • 3
  • 2
  • 1
  • 0

8.5| 0h30m| TV-MA| en
Synopsis

Brash humor and genuine emotion make up this original series revolving around the lives, loves, ambitions, careers and friendships of a group of gay men and women living on Liberty Avenue in contemporary Pittsburgh, PA. The show offers an unapologetic look at modern, urban gay and lesbian lives while addressing the most critical health and political issues affecting the community. Sometimes racy, sometimes sensitive and always straight to the heart.

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Twilightfa Watch something else. There are very few redeeming qualities to this film.
Gutsycurene Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.
Quiet Muffin This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.
Roxie The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;
delenn7-414-841182 Likable characters! Here's the main characters you have: 1. Brian: a heterophobic veritable gay sex machine and biological father of Gus 2.Justin: Ryan's hot younger blond boy toy 3. Michael: best friend of Brain, Son of Debbie, Nephew of Vic, and Partner of Ben and Dr. Cameron. He is also a comic book shop owner and created the gay comic Rage with Justin. He is also one the 2 stepfathers of Hunter and JR 4.Ted: Jewish Accountant, crystal Meth user, and Porn site owner, In relationships with Blake and Emmett 5. Emmett: Porn-star, Waiter, Housekeeper, Shopkeeper, Event planner. In relationships with Drew and Ted. 6. Debbie: a proud mother of a gay son, waitress, Sister of Vic and domestic partner of police chief Carl Horvath. 7. Vic: brother of Sharon, Micheal's uncle and a "old queen " 8. Melanie: Lesbian Jewish Lawyer 9. Lindsey: Melanie's domestic partner, Art Dealer, and biological mother of Gus 10. Ben is the current partner of Micheal, who is also a professor and a stepfather of Hunter and JR Recurring Characters: 11. Jennifer is Justin's mother who eventually accepts her son's sexuality, divorces her husband and dates a young guy. 12. Police Chief Stockwell who is very anti-gay and the enemy of liberty Avenue. In fact, some straight people don't even like him 13. Blake is on and off boyfriend of Ted, Drug Rehabilitation Counselor and goes to club Babylon. 14. Bisexual quarterback Drew who briefly dates Emmett. 15. Bisexual Hunter hustler who is the adopted son of Michael and Ben. 16. Ethan is a Violinist and one-time boyfriend Justin. 17. Daphne is the supportive best friend of Justin. 18. Gus is the son of three parents Brian, Melanie and Lindsey 19. Dr. David Cameron who is a season 1 boyfriend of Michael 20. Cynthia is Brian's secretary The only thing I didn't like about this show is that Justin was 17 and Brian was 29 and Brian's heterophobia. I wish there were more great shows like this and The L Word!
Realrockerhalloween Brian Lonny is about to turn 30 years old, has a great job selling beer and about to become a father.What makes his life different from most of society is he's gay, had thousands of sex partners underneath his belt and hooked up with a 17 year old who will become the love of his life.Queer as folk was the first of its kind that showed the lives of five gay men living life in Pittsburgh dealing with homophobia, coming out, disease, and trying to find partners to settle down with.Michael was the cute as a button best friend who was secretly in love with the main character and smothered by his mother. Debra was a favorite of mine from her flamboyant lifestyle, fashion and quirky humor. Emmett who you can't help but love as he believed in true love and easy manipulated into relationship. Lastly, Emmett who is the most practical and earnest of the group who is always there for you whenever needed.Pittsburgh was an interesting choice to use since its very small, but I feel it was appropriate to show that it doesn't just occur in big cities like San Francisco or New York but in small towns. They are your neighbors, friends and family.Sometimes it could be shocking, even controversial, when Justin had his head beaten in on prom night, a male prostitute found dead in the garbage, pink Posey crusade and the explosion at Babylon that shows how far or apart society has stepped forward. It had some of the best drama that really tugged at the heart strings and opened my eyes to viewing them differently.It was magical, sexy and adventurous ride I could explore over and over
smooth_op_85 Queer as Folk is a wonderful show that has an ensemble cast but its leads are Michael Novotny and Brian Kinney. The two have been best friends since they were 14, Michael is a bit of a naive & big hearted while Brian is more cold and cunning. They are flanked by: Emmett, as flamboyant as they come Ted, an accountant that could pass for straight. Justin, whom Brian takes a liking to in the Pilot. Debbie, Michael's Mom is like their Den Mother Uncle Vic, who is like the Gay Sage Lindsay and Mel are the parents of Brian's child Gus, and later they welcome daughter to their family This show is about boys becoming men and navigating gay life from HIV, one night stands, infidelities, conversion or ex gay therapy, parenting, promiscuity, aging, prostitution, conservatism, subcultures, drugs, gay bashings, socioeconomic differences, relationships changing, politics...in other words, a lot of the same things that we all go through I enjoy the show because it shows gay people as 3 dimensional, flawed people that we are. It also showed that gays aren't like everyone else and don't need to be in order to have our rights granted to us. That some of us want kids and a husband, while some don't care for it. I do wish some of the secondary characters would've stayed around more and they could've been integrated in the script and stories, I like some of the grittiness because it really made me care for the characters and all the situations they found themselves in. It was a groundbreaking show for its time and I'm glad that the showrunners made this all its own. The UK version is great too, not better but different
bimbaja5 I was 14 when i started to watch QAF. It became immediately my favorite show. Not only the characters are great but the actors and directors are (were) doing a really amazing work. Each episodes are well-made, the musics, the places, everything entertains the people who are watching it. I like the fact, that they could maintain the series interesting, i think it didn't become boring for the last season at all which is exceptional. All the characters are individual, it is enjoyable to follow the story with them. According to my opinion they represent it very well how homosexual people live in America.I also like it that there is a great improvement in the personality of all the characters. They all are lovely, not just the main characters, like Brian, Justin or Michael but also Debbie or Vic, who are rarely in screen but always making some great comments or funny moments. There are so many things which really exist in our life but we just do not care about it, or we even don't realize it is around us. That's why I like the 3. and 4. seasons so much, 'cause it is showing the scary moments of these people. The brutality of homophobic people or the hard moments of a teenage who is having HIV. All in all I say it is really worth to watch this series, if you have some time (because all the episodes are like 45 min long) you should give it a try.