Queer as Folk
is Showtime's
highest rated original primetime series, returns for its second season
on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2002, at 10 p.m. (ET/PT). Season Two will have 20 new episodes.
Queer as Folk,
follows the lives, careers and relationships of several working class
gay men and lesbians in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. An American version
of the groundbreaking and controversial British television show of the
same name, Queer as
Folk is
a bold, daring and frank exploration of sex and love.
The new season picks up several months after the horrific gay-bashing of Justin. He
Struggles to remember while Brian struggles to forget. Michael's fresh from the break up of
Dr. David, moves home and buys a comic book store. Back in dating game, his new love interest
creates a conflict with his mother. Ted is perusing his passion for porn and enlists
Emmett to help launch his newest endeavor. While Lindsay and Melanie decide to marry or will Melanie's ex-lover
shake those plans??????
The
series stars, Peter Paige ("Emmett"), Gale Harold
("Brian"), Randy Harrison ("Justin"). Back row
are: Thea Gill ("Lindsay"), Michelle Clunie
"Melanie"), Scott Lowell ("Ted"), Sharon Gless
("Debbie") and Hal Sparks ("Michael").
New Season Starts!
01/06/02 - episode #201
01/13/02 - episode #202
01/20/02 - episode #203
01/27/02 - episode #204
Showtime's Official Queer
as Folk Site:
http://www.sho.com/queer/
Queer as Folk
HollywoodFYI.com DVD Review!
Queer as Folk is being released onto DVD and video this week. The release holds
all 22 episodes of the first full season of Showtime's #1 drama. It's a daring
look at the lives of a group of gay friends. Queer as Folk has come out of the closet and will never go back! The only problem is,
once you start watching you can't stop! Queer as Folk is sassy and brassy, a true dramatic treat.
The Showtime's Queer as Folk series is a based on the controversial British series of the same name. The show
focuses on a group of gay men and woman living in Pittsburgh, with looking at their
relationships, careers, loves and ambitions. The show main three characters are entangled in
a web, Brian Kinney (Gale Harold) and Michael Novotny (Hal Sparks) are best friends from childhood. Michael
secretly is in love with Brian, but Justin Taylor (Randy Harrison) a 17 year-old boy falls in love with Brian.
Which sparks a feeling that Brian fights and is yet to accept that he might be able to fall in love too.
Plus in with the mix are mothers, drugs, causal sex and even a new born baby.
The DVD release holds over three more hours of rainbow features! It includes "special editions" of episodes 1, 11, and 18 with
commentary by the actors and producers. There is also a "gag reel" of outtakes, extended scenes, and a season two sneak peek.
"Meet the Folk" has a unique bios of both the characters and actors which includes video, bio and character Q&A's!
Queer as Folk shows a new audience that the gay community might be a little more open
with their sexuality, but as individuals they are looking for love and peace in their lives. The
series is worth buying or renting, Queer as Folk is an unapologetic celebration of life in
its varied forms -- but that should be a motto for all our lives. We're Out & PROUD!
Queer as Folk
first season will be released on Video & DVD on January 8,
2002. Click on the Photos to buy! Also for sale is the British original version of the series.
