For five compelling seasons, Britains Smash-Hit saga became Amercia's taboo-busting touchstone of contemporary gay life. The stories of Brian, Michael, Justin, Emmett, Ted, Melanie and Lindsay are the stories of your friends, your family, our world.The setting is Pittsburgh. The characters are 20- and 30- somethings concerned about love, friendship, family and career. But any similarity to other TV shows stops there. Because Queer as Folk is an edgy, frank, startling and compelling view of contemporary gay life.
Follow Emmett, Ted, Justin and arrogant hunk Brian as they find romance in the arms of a string of Mr. Wrongs - and an occasional Mr Right - in a series that 'opens the closet of gay TV, sexuality and chucks in a neon stick of dynamite.' (James Poniewozick, Time). Set to a soundtrack as urgent and hip as the lives of its characters, Queer as Folk will shake you up, win you over, rock your world.
RATINGS: 10/10
Firstly you should know that there are a lot of graphic sex scenes, but don't let that deter you from watching it as the story lines behind the sex are greatly developed. Each character has a wonderful story to tell and a great journey to take you on.
I loved Brian Kinney and Justin Taylor's relationship and how it grew through each series. Brian Kinney was my favourite character development as he grew the most, I like him because people always saw him as the 'selfish' one and he allowed people to view him that way, but throughout each series he was always the one doing stuff for others and never letting them know it was him. Some story lines were really good, the only ones that I thought were bad were the drug scenes, as it made it appear that all they did was take drugs and have sex all the time. It also made it appear that all straight people were against gay life. It opened my eyes to how people used to react to gay culture and how its still very prejudice now, but its less taboo now.
QUOTES:
'No matter what you look like, somebody will always be dazzled by your beauty' - Emmett Honeycutt
'I'd set you up with my sister... Only, she looks like me in a dress' - Ted Schmidt
'It's not lying if they make you lie. If the only truth they can accept is their own.' - Brian Kinney
'[to Craig Taylor](Justin's Dad) So in other words, for Justin to live here with you, he has to deny who he is... what he thinks... and how he feels. Well, that's not love. That's hate.' - Brian Kinney
'Well listen up, now that your hearing has returned... This queer says "FUCK YOU".' - Justin Taylor
'A leopard can't change his stripes and neither can a queer.' - Debbie Novotny
'[to Justin, about Brian] If you ask me, he's been pretty good to you. He saved your life, he took you in, he's putting you through school, he protects you, he looks after you... And whether you believe it or not, he loves you, more than he's ever loved anyone.' - Michael Novotny
Atori xxx
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