Load of rubbish!!

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

I just finished watching the Brit's original vision of "Queer As Folk". I can't say enough how much I love it. After 4 viewings, it just gets better and better. There truly is no comparison between the UK and US version because it really is two different stories. In the UK version, it truly is a tale of life and friendship in a working class town. In the US version, it's more about the fantasy and illusion of a gay "scene" that barely exists to such extremes. While the US version has the glitz and pretty, the Brits take the less stereotypical route with the tongue-in-cheek banter and bonds you can actually feel. I have read comments about how the UK boys just aren't attractive as their US counterparts. All I can say to that is different strokes. Plus I don't think the intent of those viewers was to watch a story unfold, instead focused on a visual that engaged their fantasy of what they THINK the gay community should be like. This is a story of Stuart and Vince. One's the cock-of-the-walk, one is the heart-of-gold. The bond is unshakable for a reason and it's not Stuart's toying with Vince's emotions. It's that, underneath it all, these boys love each other. It's about unconditional love. It's about friendship and family and all the mess that comes with it. It's about reality. Excellent...just excellent!

Just saw the first episode on Showcase last night... I guess I won't be getting to bed before midnight for the next few Mondays. This is a show worth staying up for... easily one of the best TV shows I've seen (not -the- best, but up there). I've heard it described as "gay drama", but that makes it sounds as if it's an agenda show (anyone ever watched "Christian movies"?)... it's gay... way gay... shockingly explicitly sexually gay... but above all it's good TV.And since it's out uncut in Canada, there may be hope for our more sensitive neighbour to the south :)

Well, i have to say that the film is very well written. Its shows the love life of a young gay boy who comes out to the world and let the whole world know who he is. I believe that the film is intend to tell us to believe and be always proud of ourselves. For most of the gay guys out there who afraid to reveal their truth about their sexual preference, well QAF will probably the one gay film you should watch, so that you may get some ideas how those people in the film trying to show us - "The difficulty of life, not just you, there a lot of us out there - You're not alone"

I am one of the few people in the US fortunate enough tosee this British TV series. It's certainly better than the majority of American sitcoms and mini-series. The story lines give a mature, humorous, satiric look at the life of gays in Manchester, England. There are serious elements of parents rejecting their gay children, homophobia, and the dangers of picking up people, but overall the stories arekept brisk, funny, and delightful.The closest that American TV comes is DYNASTY, MELROSEPLACE, ACTION, and MARRIED...WITH CHILDREN, but this showis more gutsy and even has Shakespearian irony. It presents interesting characters, bold plotting, and transcends its own open sexual elements. Following theadventures of the three main characters (sexual-magnetStuart, unrequited romantic Vince, and teenaged conquerorNathan), the story includes a whole wide world of otherpeople and in wonderfully playful.It would be nice to think that one of the US cable lineswill be bold enough to show it.