How Did I Miss This?
If I ever saw this before, I've forgotten.
http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-31947/Queer-as-Folk-the-ultimate.html
It's just an excerpt, but damn amusing. Specifically (from 108): "Brian tries to take Justin back to his folks but reconsiders the wisdom of it once be hears that the house rules include no more gay bars. Brian and Justin take their relationship to the next step: dinner." And (from 109): "Emmett's chat-room moment at the keyboard is notable not so much for the nudity as for his astonishing accuracy when typing with one hand."
Article Excerpt
QUEER AS FOLK has pushed, shredded, and defined the envelope when it comes to television portrayals of gay and lesbian lives, stories, and sexuality on the small screen. As the series continues to shatter boundaries and take risks, The Advocate looks back at Showtime's adaptation of the hit British drama with the up-to-date episode guide imaginable: Relive Brian's Babylon tricks, Emmett's outrageous outfits, and, of course, Debbie's salty life lessons.
SEASON ONE
episode
101 Brian, in the middle of violating the virginal 17-year-old Justin, is summoned to the hospital as his son is being born to his old friend Lindsay and her lesbian lover, Melanie. Brian and Michael perch on the ledge of the hospital roof, discussing life--behavior not generally recommended for people who have been ingesting chemicals at popular gay dance club Babylon until 2 A.M. We also meet Justin's school chum, Daphne.
BRIAN'S SCORE THIS EPISODE:
I guy in the back room
I breaking-in of Justin
I with Justin in the shower
BRIAN, MR. WONDERFUL:
Melanie to Brian: "So you and Lindsay each had an infant tonight."
102 Michael remains closeted at work and, having learned how to speak one phrase of straight fluently, passes himself off as such when he's pressured into meeting his Big Q coworkers for a drink. Lindsay and Melanie want Brian to take out a life insurance policy in case one day he gets sick.
BRIAN, MR. WONDERFUL:
To Justin: "The thing you've got to know about Brian is, he's not your boyfriend. Brian doesn't do boyfriends."
ALL THE NUDES:
Many fine young bottoms are seen in the high school locker room scene. For the ladies, Lindsay is seen nursing as Melanie goes in for a taste.
103 Gus's bris is a merry affair until Brian finds out what it is and puts a stop to it. Emmett fails to notice that his new Japanese boyfriend is a hustler. Ted picks up the very cute Blake at Babylon but ends the evening in a drug-induced coma.
DEB SEZ:
"Em, honey, you should try to eat some of your protein off a plate."
THE VOICE OF YOUTH:
Daphne: "That's Brian? God, he's so old! And skinny! You can do way better than that."
104 Brian is left responsible in Ted's living will for pulling the plug on Ted if need be. Luckily, Brian's having sex with an orderly in the next bed returns Ted to the land of the living. Justin eases the pain of detention by giving high school thug Chris a hand job in the equipment room. Justin comes out to his mother, Jennifer. Michael and Emmett do a porn purge of Ted's apartment.
BRIAN'S SCORE THIS EPISODE:
2 Justin couplings, one of them in Michael's old bedroom while he's downstairs
I doctor
ACCORDING TO EMMETT:
"When I go, promise you won't let them sew my mouth shut, because when I get to heaven and I meet Natalie Wood, I want to be able to say, 'Natalie! It's Emmett! What happened that night?'"
105 Lindsay invites Brian over to dinner so he and Melanie can make nice. Michael meets a very cute chiropractor, Dr. David, after he injures his neck at work. When they go out on a first date, though, he doesn't attempt to have sex with Michael, leading to confusion. Brian includes himself in the bonus package in order to land a closeted out-of-town client.
DEB SEZ:
"It's amazing how you always manage to work anal intercourse into the conversation."
BRIAN, MR. WONDERFUL:
Lindsay to Brian: "Don't apologize; it doesn't become you."
BRIAN, MR. WONDERFUL, PART 2:
Melanie: "He's a selfish shithead."
106 Lindsay persuades Justin to enter his artwork in the show at the gay and lesbian center. Brian continues to try to eighty-six Michael's practically perfect boyfriend but finds the good doctor can give as good as he gets. Debbie ties one on with Jennifer, all in the name of life coaching. Ted tries to find a man with depth and character, only to realize he's really not serious about things like depth and character.
DEB SEZ:
"I've known Brian since he was 14. He hasn't changed much. In fact, I'd say he and Justin are pretty evenly matched."
ALL THE NUDES:
Ted's attempt at an affair of depth leads to perhaps the only sex scene on this show to feature both body hair and fat.
POOR TED:
"I was rejected by everybody. It's good to be back!"
107 Michael denies it, but Dr. David displays the three signs of a true boyfriend: flowers, dinner with Mom, and a trip out of town. Brian gets broody over Michael's diverted attention. Justin gate into a fistfight with Chris at school. Justin's father finds out about his son and Brian, so he rear-ends Brian's car repeatedly. Michael and Dr. David rush back from their idyll. The doctor gets dressed up like a bad boy and tosses down the gauntlet to Brian while dancing at Babylon.
BRIAN, MR. WONDERFUL:
To Michael: "You can't stay. I've got someone coming over in approximately 7 1/2 inches."
BLAME CANADA:
David's sex-wife and son live in the mysterious location "down in Oregon."
108 Michael clings to his impersonation of a straight man so he can get a promotion at Big Q. Debbie suffers from exhaustion so overwhelming she doesn't even wear her wig. Justin's father beats up Brian outside Babylon and makes home life impossible for Justin, who moves from Brian's couch to the girls'. Brian tries to take Justin back to his folks but reconsiders the wisdom of it once be hears that the house rules include no more gay bars. Brian and Justin take their relationship to the next step: dinner.
BRIAN'S SCORE THIS EPISODE:
I toothsome youth from Atlanta, who consults with Justin on jambalaya
BRIAN, MR. WONDERFUL:
Jennifer, to Brian, about Justin: "You seduced him. You fucked him. He's yours. Kindly see that he takes his allergy medicine and does his homework. And gets to school on time."
109 Emmett discovers what it must be like to be his online persona. Michael tries to learn how to behave around grown-ups but still has a miserable time at a dinner party with Dr. David's friends. Gus needs to go to the hospital, but Melanie isn't allowed in. The girls ask Brian to sign over his parental rights to avoid a repeat of such an incident, but he ultimately refuses. Dr. David asks Michael to move in.
BRIAN, MR. WONDERFUL:
Michael: "What is this, adopt-a-trick?"
Brian: "It's only temporary."
Michael: "Until he grows up?"
ALL THE NUDES:
There's an exceptional full-frontal when Melanie peels off her towel. Emmett's chat-room moment at the keyboard is notable not so much for the nudity as for his astonishing accuracy when typing with one hand.
110 Brian rescinds his offer of shelter after he's robbed, so Justin runs away to New York City. The boys go off to find him, disregarding the warnings from bar tarot reader Mistress Marilyn. Michael decides against moving in with Dr. David, who ends the relationship, while Debbie tells the returned Justin he can have Michael's old room. Emmett's drug problem pops up. Lindsay decides she wants to be able to stay home with Gus rather than go back to work.
ACCORDING TO EMMETT:
Michael: "If you're not careful, you're gonna get addicted."
Emmett: "Please. I've been doing it for years."
ACCORDING TO EMMETT, PART 2:
"I have a problem with rubber. It accentuates my hips."
ALL THE NUDES:
Michael and David in the shower reverie moment.
111 Turning 30, Michael has a small surprise party at work and a huge one at Brian's. Debbie asks Brian to let Michael go so be can be happy with Dr. David. Ted has an HIV scare, so Emmett goes in with him to be tested. A call from the center asking Emmett to return makes him promise God he'll give up men if he tests negative.
BRIAN, MR. WONDERFUL:
Brian: "If I invited just your friends there'd be, like, six people here. I had to open it up to sex partners."
Michael: "I haven't slept with any of these people."
Brian: "My sex partners."
POOR TED:
Ted: "He's one of my best friends--I can't let his 30th birthday go by without getting...
http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-31947/Queer-as-Folk-the-ultimate.html
It's just an excerpt, but damn amusing. Specifically (from 108): "Brian tries to take Justin back to his folks but reconsiders the wisdom of it once be hears that the house rules include no more gay bars. Brian and Justin take their relationship to the next step: dinner." And (from 109): "Emmett's chat-room moment at the keyboard is notable not so much for the nudity as for his astonishing accuracy when typing with one hand."
Article Excerpt
QUEER AS FOLK has pushed, shredded, and defined the envelope when it comes to television portrayals of gay and lesbian lives, stories, and sexuality on the small screen. As the series continues to shatter boundaries and take risks, The Advocate looks back at Showtime's adaptation of the hit British drama with the up-to-date episode guide imaginable: Relive Brian's Babylon tricks, Emmett's outrageous outfits, and, of course, Debbie's salty life lessons.
SEASON ONE
episode
101 Brian, in the middle of violating the virginal 17-year-old Justin, is summoned to the hospital as his son is being born to his old friend Lindsay and her lesbian lover, Melanie. Brian and Michael perch on the ledge of the hospital roof, discussing life--behavior not generally recommended for people who have been ingesting chemicals at popular gay dance club Babylon until 2 A.M. We also meet Justin's school chum, Daphne.
BRIAN'S SCORE THIS EPISODE:
I guy in the back room
I breaking-in of Justin
I with Justin in the shower
BRIAN, MR. WONDERFUL:
Melanie to Brian: "So you and Lindsay each had an infant tonight."
102 Michael remains closeted at work and, having learned how to speak one phrase of straight fluently, passes himself off as such when he's pressured into meeting his Big Q coworkers for a drink. Lindsay and Melanie want Brian to take out a life insurance policy in case one day he gets sick.
BRIAN, MR. WONDERFUL:
To Justin: "The thing you've got to know about Brian is, he's not your boyfriend. Brian doesn't do boyfriends."
ALL THE NUDES:
Many fine young bottoms are seen in the high school locker room scene. For the ladies, Lindsay is seen nursing as Melanie goes in for a taste.
103 Gus's bris is a merry affair until Brian finds out what it is and puts a stop to it. Emmett fails to notice that his new Japanese boyfriend is a hustler. Ted picks up the very cute Blake at Babylon but ends the evening in a drug-induced coma.
DEB SEZ:
"Em, honey, you should try to eat some of your protein off a plate."
THE VOICE OF YOUTH:
Daphne: "That's Brian? God, he's so old! And skinny! You can do way better than that."
104 Brian is left responsible in Ted's living will for pulling the plug on Ted if need be. Luckily, Brian's having sex with an orderly in the next bed returns Ted to the land of the living. Justin eases the pain of detention by giving high school thug Chris a hand job in the equipment room. Justin comes out to his mother, Jennifer. Michael and Emmett do a porn purge of Ted's apartment.
BRIAN'S SCORE THIS EPISODE:
2 Justin couplings, one of them in Michael's old bedroom while he's downstairs
I doctor
ACCORDING TO EMMETT:
"When I go, promise you won't let them sew my mouth shut, because when I get to heaven and I meet Natalie Wood, I want to be able to say, 'Natalie! It's Emmett! What happened that night?'"
105 Lindsay invites Brian over to dinner so he and Melanie can make nice. Michael meets a very cute chiropractor, Dr. David, after he injures his neck at work. When they go out on a first date, though, he doesn't attempt to have sex with Michael, leading to confusion. Brian includes himself in the bonus package in order to land a closeted out-of-town client.
DEB SEZ:
"It's amazing how you always manage to work anal intercourse into the conversation."
BRIAN, MR. WONDERFUL:
Lindsay to Brian: "Don't apologize; it doesn't become you."
BRIAN, MR. WONDERFUL, PART 2:
Melanie: "He's a selfish shithead."
106 Lindsay persuades Justin to enter his artwork in the show at the gay and lesbian center. Brian continues to try to eighty-six Michael's practically perfect boyfriend but finds the good doctor can give as good as he gets. Debbie ties one on with Jennifer, all in the name of life coaching. Ted tries to find a man with depth and character, only to realize he's really not serious about things like depth and character.
DEB SEZ:
"I've known Brian since he was 14. He hasn't changed much. In fact, I'd say he and Justin are pretty evenly matched."
ALL THE NUDES:
Ted's attempt at an affair of depth leads to perhaps the only sex scene on this show to feature both body hair and fat.
POOR TED:
"I was rejected by everybody. It's good to be back!"
107 Michael denies it, but Dr. David displays the three signs of a true boyfriend: flowers, dinner with Mom, and a trip out of town. Brian gets broody over Michael's diverted attention. Justin gate into a fistfight with Chris at school. Justin's father finds out about his son and Brian, so he rear-ends Brian's car repeatedly. Michael and Dr. David rush back from their idyll. The doctor gets dressed up like a bad boy and tosses down the gauntlet to Brian while dancing at Babylon.
BRIAN, MR. WONDERFUL:
To Michael: "You can't stay. I've got someone coming over in approximately 7 1/2 inches."
BLAME CANADA:
David's sex-wife and son live in the mysterious location "down in Oregon."
108 Michael clings to his impersonation of a straight man so he can get a promotion at Big Q. Debbie suffers from exhaustion so overwhelming she doesn't even wear her wig. Justin's father beats up Brian outside Babylon and makes home life impossible for Justin, who moves from Brian's couch to the girls'. Brian tries to take Justin back to his folks but reconsiders the wisdom of it once be hears that the house rules include no more gay bars. Brian and Justin take their relationship to the next step: dinner.
BRIAN'S SCORE THIS EPISODE:
I toothsome youth from Atlanta, who consults with Justin on jambalaya
BRIAN, MR. WONDERFUL:
Jennifer, to Brian, about Justin: "You seduced him. You fucked him. He's yours. Kindly see that he takes his allergy medicine and does his homework. And gets to school on time."
109 Emmett discovers what it must be like to be his online persona. Michael tries to learn how to behave around grown-ups but still has a miserable time at a dinner party with Dr. David's friends. Gus needs to go to the hospital, but Melanie isn't allowed in. The girls ask Brian to sign over his parental rights to avoid a repeat of such an incident, but he ultimately refuses. Dr. David asks Michael to move in.
BRIAN, MR. WONDERFUL:
Michael: "What is this, adopt-a-trick?"
Brian: "It's only temporary."
Michael: "Until he grows up?"
ALL THE NUDES:
There's an exceptional full-frontal when Melanie peels off her towel. Emmett's chat-room moment at the keyboard is notable not so much for the nudity as for his astonishing accuracy when typing with one hand.
110 Brian rescinds his offer of shelter after he's robbed, so Justin runs away to New York City. The boys go off to find him, disregarding the warnings from bar tarot reader Mistress Marilyn. Michael decides against moving in with Dr. David, who ends the relationship, while Debbie tells the returned Justin he can have Michael's old room. Emmett's drug problem pops up. Lindsay decides she wants to be able to stay home with Gus rather than go back to work.
ACCORDING TO EMMETT:
Michael: "If you're not careful, you're gonna get addicted."
Emmett: "Please. I've been doing it for years."
ACCORDING TO EMMETT, PART 2:
"I have a problem with rubber. It accentuates my hips."
ALL THE NUDES:
Michael and David in the shower reverie moment.
111 Turning 30, Michael has a small surprise party at work and a huge one at Brian's. Debbie asks Brian to let Michael go so be can be happy with Dr. David. Ted has an HIV scare, so Emmett goes in with him to be tested. A call from the center asking Emmett to return makes him promise God he'll give up men if he tests negative.
BRIAN, MR. WONDERFUL:
Brian: "If I invited just your friends there'd be, like, six people here. I had to open it up to sex partners."
Michael: "I haven't slept with any of these people."
Brian: "My sex partners."
POOR TED:
Ted: "He's one of my best friends--I can't let his 30th birthday go by without getting...