Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #16110 in DVD
• Released on: 2007-01-01
• Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
• Format: PAL
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
They're here, they're queer, and they make Sex & The City look like a demure tea party. Showtime's quintessentially American Queer As Folk--based on the British miniseries--pours on copious amounts of hot and steamy sex. This slick (and slickly entertaining) series shares the same basic concept as its British counterpart--centering on a group of gay friends living in a primarily industrial city--but after that, all bets are off. Whereas the British version focused on the gritty, realistic drama of its characters, the American QAF is a glossy, fun soap opera that occasionally tackles big issues but never lets you forget that life at times can be a party, and you shouldn't be one of those poor suckers starving to death. A good part of the show's charm lies in its cast--boy-next-door Michael (Hal Sparks), ruthlessly seductive rake Brian (Gale Harold), out-and-proud Emmett (Peter Paige), wallflower Ted (Scott Lowell), and nubile teen Justin (Randy Harrison)--who grew from standard gay prototypes to intriguing characters by the first season's end. And while some subplots didn't work (such as Emmett's farfetched foray into gay-conversion therapy), others were quietly affecting, including Brian's coping with his father's death. Some may object to the show's relentless fixation on sex (and gay men--there are just two lesbian characters), but this is a series that in its own polished way is both engrossingly fun and truly groundbreaking. It's liberating to watch an American TV series in which the straight world is only peripheral. Let's hear it for the boys! --Mark Englehart

Customer Reviews

Sex and the City for the Lesbigay Community (&their friends)
Having heard about this series on and off, I thought I'd take a look and see what all the fuss was about. And yes it is as good as they say. It may miss the sharp brilliance of the West Wing's dialogue, the clever and witty symbolism hidden in Sex and The City, but it is definitely the first series that I could relate to as a gay man - I'm guessing I'm not the only one.

It was really refreshing to see emotions dealt with in an uninhibited way - the sex scenes are honest and not only limited to men on men (a relief for lesbian fans so often featured poorly or not at all in contemporary gay literature/film/etc). It doesn't hide behind its waspishness as does Will and Grace. This series actually HAS men kissing men (convincingly) and has enough of a romantic componant to the story to give you something to dream about, enough realism, however to still allow one to identify with it, and enough sexy men and women to make one seriously consider going back to the gym!

Buy this, its worth it - and its cheaper than therapy!

Where the bloody hell is season 2, 3 etc

I'm hooked!

Nic

Gay soap opera
Very very loosely based on the British series, but still entertaining in a gay Dallas kind of way. Don't expect the realism of the British series, expect the gloss of a US soap, and some fairly graphic sex scenes involving people with little or no body fat.
In spite of what I've said, I enjoyed it and have seen all 5 series !!

It rocks!
Gays and lesbians rock in QAF! QAF is as funny and exquisite as Sex and the City; it is both sharp and tender. No matter how many partners you sleep with, life is nothing without friends.

The men are to die for (:-D) and everybody has an amazing body (well almost everybody...) I've been hooked quite rapidly. The series may be about enjoying sex and life in general but it doesn't forget to mention AIDS and condoms, which is a good point (season 1 episode 13, there's a very funny scene involving Brian and a condom flying in the air.) You will certainly like this show, whether you're gay, lesbian or straight. ;-)