Queer as fok - S1E01 and 02
So this is it. I'm heading out on a road I used to know so well, just to see how much I still remember and how much of the love I still could feel.
Years before I'd watched - and fallen in love - with the British original, so I was apprehensive for years before giving the US version a shot. But once I did...
Anyway.
First glimpse of Babylon, the pan over the bar, the boys and Brian Kinney on the prowl. I remember thinking: Oh shit. That first look at Gale, and after that I was in total denial of the shoddy acting, the word-for-word script and even the almost carbon copy loft. Well. Not really - but close enough! I forgave it ALL, just to be able to watch Brian Kinney walk, talk and fuck himself through the next 90 minutes!
And I'm thrown back into the exact same place once Brian Kinney shows up on screen this time!
The ep continues. Brian is beautiful and cocky. Gale is a horrible actor. Justin is innocent and annoying. Randy is great. The girls are terrible - and the worst scene is still between Lindsay and Brian at the hospital.
The love I had for Peter, Hal and Scott was still there, and they're still great! And Sharon and Jack. Pure love.
So yeah, I still love QaF! I can totally see how I got hooked so fast and so completely and stayed that way for years to come.
Like Justin says:
"I just saw the face of God. His name is Brian Kinney."
EDIT:
Red did her post! Go check it out. She has lots of great insights.
Years before I'd watched - and fallen in love - with the British original, so I was apprehensive for years before giving the US version a shot. But once I did...
Anyway.
First glimpse of Babylon, the pan over the bar, the boys and Brian Kinney on the prowl. I remember thinking: Oh shit. That first look at Gale, and after that I was in total denial of the shoddy acting, the word-for-word script and even the almost carbon copy loft. Well. Not really - but close enough! I forgave it ALL, just to be able to watch Brian Kinney walk, talk and fuck himself through the next 90 minutes!
And I'm thrown back into the exact same place once Brian Kinney shows up on screen this time!
The ep continues. Brian is beautiful and cocky. Gale is a horrible actor. Justin is innocent and annoying. Randy is great. The girls are terrible - and the worst scene is still between Lindsay and Brian at the hospital.
The love I had for Peter, Hal and Scott was still there, and they're still great! And Sharon and Jack. Pure love.
So yeah, I still love QaF! I can totally see how I got hooked so fast and so completely and stayed that way for years to come.
Like Justin says:
"I just saw the face of God. His name is Brian Kinney."
EDIT:
Red did her post! Go check it out. She has lots of great insights.