RuPaul's Drag Race UK
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She already has another drag queen on the panel every week
I mean, Rylan joining Ru and Michelle plus a guest judge each week is the only thing that makes sense.
Ross and Carson mean diddly squat to a non-Drag race fan UK audience - and what’s the point in replicating the panel entirely?
Ross and Carson mean diddly squat to a non-Drag race fan UK audience - and what’s the point in replicating the panel entirely?
I really hope the brand is all that's transferred over, and not the stringent rules about what the challenges are or how Queens showcase their talent. The UK scene is so different from the US mainstream. Guardian had an article with several points that were made.
SockMonkey
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Essay, shantay...away. Talk about sucking all the god damn fun out of it. This is the bloody problem with bringing it to the UK. Hand-wringing woke articles for 6 months.
He/Him/His
Someone better do Sharon Osbourne for the snatch game.
Tribal Spaceman
Oh, OK.
I'm here for a Scottish queen walking out as the desgustang mum.
Is it gonna be actual traditional British drag or is it gonna be 20 year old who learned everything they know from the US version of Drag Race? It should be both, not one or the other.
I'm sure the author of this piece was a meme about a month ago.
Ooh, she's serving praxis. You know she brings it to you every peer review.
I'm not sure Drag Race is a "cult hit" any more but OK.
I think the rules of BBC programming may inhibit it somewhat and cause comparisons between the US show and the UK versions to be less than favourable, that’s all. So they’re going to have to do things differently which could be a disaster. I am hopeful they’ve thought about how to get around all the differences before rather than when they star filming.
I expect the format to be the same. I want to watch Drag Race with all the usual flourishes and catchphrases. The queens, however, must be British and not speak in American gay slang. I don't want the British drag scene to come across as a poor relation. No visible wig tape allowed, thank you very much. Now raggedy clothes from Amazon. No death drops. Okay?
The problem with bringing it to the uk is...legitimate concerns about the representation and future of UK Drag from the people working in it right now? Ok (?!). Complaining about wokeness isn't the tea but...work!
Having a conversation about UK drag not getting fairly represented in a very rigid American TV format is a valid thing to do, as many people in this thread have already said. I'm sure we can find a better spokesperson than the individual who was spouting utter gubbins about quantum physics a month ago though.
Does whatever you're referring to invalidate what they say about UK drag?
Honestly the state of UK Drag in the media right now (along with Ru's own outdated views) it wouldn't surprise me at all if Ru cast Vanity Von Glow at this point.
Tribal Spaceman
Oh, OK.
I had to stop reading at "Afrolatinx Drag Princx". Princx. I really want people to open their eyes to societal inequalities and becoming more inclusive but articles like that just make people switch off because they won't have a clue what such things are meant to mean.
Are there any good documentaries out there that explore the origins of UK drag, or the current drag scene? Those would be useful things to share.
I wish Channel 5 had commissioned one for Courtney Act hot on the heels of CBB.
Are there any good documentaries out there that explore the origins of UK drag, or the current drag scene? Those would be useful things to share.
I wish Channel 5 had commissioned one for Courtney Act hot on the heels of CBB.