Queer As Folk

sugarcoma · Apr 30, 2018

Meathook said:
I remember watching this with one of my gay besties and I just can’t get over how BAD the mother’s acting was. I think it was Hal Sparks’ Mom? And this line stuck with me forever when she was pissed with the cops or something:

“THOSE FAT FUCKS.”

Sharon Gless, a bad actress!? Who are you?

tastic · Apr 30, 2018

Debbie was iconic.

M3G4N · Apr 30, 2018

sugarcoma said:
Sharon Gless, a bad actress!? Who are you?

Robsolete · Apr 30, 2018

Sharon Gless was the best thing about the show.

tastic · Apr 30, 2018

I love how Debbie always called Brian out on his shit. The banter between them was gold. And I adored how she called Justin 'sunshine'.

M3G4N · Apr 30, 2018

I’m sorry but for that scene she really overacted and left a very bad taste in my mouth. And...

Remorque · May 5, 2018

They were showing this here in Flanders when I was at uni and for the first few episodes I kinda made my straight gang watch this show and got them hooked on it. From then on they all came out to my dorm and watched it with me eating crisps and drinking beer.

Oh, the days...

Drew · Dec 18, 2018

Being rebooted by Bravo: https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/queer-as-folk-reboot-bravo-1203092157/

It'll be a new cast, new set of characters. And since it'll be on Bravo it won't be nearly as racy as the original which means the gays will be slightly less interested, lets be honest.

sugarcoma · Dec 18, 2018

Thanks, but no thanks.

johnny_tsunami · Dec 19, 2018

Drew said:
Being rebooted by Bravo: https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/queer-as-folk-reboot-bravo-1203092157/

It'll be a new cast, new set of characters. And since it'll be on Bravo it won't be nearly as racy as the original which means the gays will be slightly less interested, lets be honest.

The only reason I ever watched this was because I was a closeted gay preteen who had to watch this on mute for the nudity and softcore sex.

He · Dec 19, 2018

This show was very of its time, and while some of the themes are still current, a low budget version isn't going to do it justice.

tastic · Dec 19, 2018

Why couldn't Showtime do the reboot? They're going ahead with The L Word. If I were them I would have waited for the response to that show and than decide to reboot QAF as well. They were both huge staples for the cable network back then.

I don't get this logic. The old cast needs to return in some capacity just like they're going to do with the L Word reboot.

I mean Jennifer Beals is going to executive produce the damn thing!

Lander · Dec 20, 2018

I mean just put gays on the TV.

Sick Sad World · Dec 20, 2018

I'll watch a few episodes... I'm curious. I hated the last American version.

heartmightmelt · Feb 23, 2020

Did a massive rewatch of the entire series today to marks its 21st anniversary today. Put various thoughts/screenshots on Twitter, which I'll just link here rather than repeat.

Obvs, spoiler-y.

(this dated the episode like Lex being impressed with the CDROM in Jurassic Park)

heartmightmelt · Feb 23, 2020

heartmightmelt · Feb 23, 2020

(I probably should've just done one big thread from the beginning but I wasn't planning to the the entire series in one sitting)

stopthestatic · Feb 23, 2020

Any news about the revival? I’m actually interested even though it’ll most likely be crap. We get so few shows.

sugarcoma · Feb 23, 2020

I... I... I've only ever seen the US version, which I love and adore. The fact that they, in the end, had three generations of HIV-positive characters is so amazing. God, I think I'll do a rewatch now. It's so good.

heartmightmelt · Feb 23, 2020

Just found this from last year too