Queer as Folk - The Complete Series
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Actor: Gale Harold, Hal Sparks, Peter Paige, Scott Lowell, Sharon GlessBrand: Paramount
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language)
Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 4206 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-11-20
Studio: Showtime Networks
Movie Reviews of Queer as Folk - The Complete Series
Movie Review: "Great Show, but The Packaging Isn't All That Great!"
Summary: 4 Stars
To me "Queer as Folk" is the greatest television show ever broadcast. Watching the series is like watching a fifty minute movie, with an ensemble of actors who knew their craft, and a bunch of writers who knew how to write for the cable audience. Nothing like it was on TV before, and nothing like it will ever be seen again.
"Queer as Folk" ran for five seasons on Showtime, and it immediately became a hit, not only with the gay audience that it was targeted to, but also with the straight community, who fell in love with Brian, Justin, Michael, Ben, Ted, Emmett, Linday, Melonie, and Debbie. Most of the cast were unknowns when the series started, except for the splendid Sharon Gless. Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman adapted the series from Britain, and Americanized it.
Many stories were told during the run of the show from AIDS, coming out, gift seeking, cancer, rights of lesbian mothers, internet porn, drug addiction, and more, but the one thing "Queer as Folk" had going for it was realism: the producers showed a lot of gay sex, but it was their way of hooking the audience. They realized once they grabbed the viewers attention and once they viewed the characters lives, they would become hooked, and they did.
The breakout star of "Queer as Folk" was Gale Harold who played Brian Kinney, the guy with no aplogies and no regrets. He would eventually find work on "Desperate Houswives" once the series was over. Most of the cast pretty much disappeared from view after the series got canned, except for Gale and Sharon Gless, who would go on to an Emmy nominated performance on Nip/Tuck, as well as a regular on cable's "Burn Notice". "Queer as Folk" got cancelled because the producers felt five years was enough, and they didn't have any more ideas for future stories. Also, it was getting expensive for Showtime to produce a one hour weekly cable show, and some of the cast announced they wouldn't return for any more seasons.
Sadly, Hal Sparks, who played Micheal, stated in the fall of 2008 that there will never be a "Queer as Folk" reunion movie because many of the cast members didn't get along with each other and the producers. Rumor has it Gale Harold and Randy Harrison were the ones Sparks was referring to.
This particular boxset contains all 83 episodes of the series, along with all the bonus features featured on the individual boxsets. There is also a bonus disc that features most of the cast at a breakfast held in late 2007, bringing the cast together for the first time since the series folded in 2005. Absent are Gale Harold and Randy Harrison. If you already have the individual boxsets I would suggest in passing on this set, but if you have the extra cash buy it. Just be forwarned though: many buyers have complained that the dics become dislogged in shipping and arrive scratched. If you haven't got any of the "Queer as Folk" boxsets buy this collection as it will save you money compared to buying the series individually.
Summary of Queer as Folk - The Complete Series
Based on the British series of the same name, Showtime's 'Queer as Folk' presents the American version. Following the lives of five gay men in Pittsburgh, 'Queer as Folk' is a riveting drama full of sex, drugs, adventure, friendship and love. Although the creators of 'Queer as Folk' wanted to present an honest depiction of gay life, it is by no means a comprehensive depiction. In addition to the usual sexual escapades and relationships of the five friends, the show explores critical gay political and health issues.Comedy DVD Video
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