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Queer As Folk (Season 1) - A- The first seven episodes of QAF are embarrassing. I was embarrassed at the
writing, embarrassed for the actors who, in my opinion, were completely miscast
and embarrassed for Russell Mulcahy ("Highlander") for wasting his directing
talent. I realized later on that the main problem with the first 7 episodes is
that it follows too closely to its British counterpart. The US version just
couldn't compete and it's when it stopped trying and moved off into its own
expanded world that it actually starts to get good. The plot revolves around a
diverse group of friends and all of their plentiful drama. Brian Kinney (Gale
Harold) is the ringleader who's handsome, successful, intelligent, conniving,
arrogant, brutally honest and has a habit of sleeping with every cute man he
meets. Michael Novotny (Hal Sparks) is Brian's best friend and doesn't have the
greatest self-esteem in the world, secretly burns a candle for Brian, but is all
heart. Flamboyant Emmett (Peter Paige) and
less-than-great looking Ted (Scott Lowell) complete their little group as they
hit the bars every night looking for sex with the hot guys, only end up going
home empty handed more often than not. Their happy little existence is changed
when Justin (Randy Harrison), a seventeen-year-old just coming out of the closet
hooks up with Brian for the night and doesn't like being dismissed
as a one-night stand. Then, of course, there's the token lesbian couple Melanie
(Michelle Clunie) and Lindsay (Thea Gill). Other characters we're introduced to
along the way include Michael's mother Debbie (Sharon Gless), her brother Vic
(Jack Wetherall), Justin's best friend Daphne (Makyla Smith)
and Michale's future boyfriend David (Chris Potter). |
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