God!" - to express either surprise or faux-surprise. He's also got terribly low self-esteem in the first series. Even the people who have fairly solid reasons to dislike Vince (like Nathan) tend to get won over by him in the end.īad points? That's easy enough - he lies to get out of things, even when the truth would likely be perfectly acceptable. More than that, he's come to realize that Stuart needs him far more than he needs Stuart. By the end of the second series, he's run off to America with Stuart, finaly willing risk it all for the person he loves most. In the first series, he gains enough self-confidence to come out at work and to realize that he deserves better than a man who belittles the things that Vince loves. Vince is a bit of a sweetheart and, in the beginning, he comes across as a bit of a pushover, too.and, maybe, he even is. Main Characters | Reoccurring Characters | Queer as Folk | Queer as Folk 2 | Stuart and Vince | Fandom Links The series debuted in Canada on June 5th, 2000, on Showcase, and in the U.S. No fear, it's actually an episode of Vince's favorite sci-fi show, Doctor Who. And Region 1 doesn't have a Definitive Collector's set out that's still only available in Region 2.Īlso, in the scene where Vince decides to go back to his flat and watch some TV, the NTSC version doesn't show the film clip and viewer might be left with the impression that it's porn. The soundtrack to the NTSC (Region 1) DVDs is different from the PAL (Region 2) original because of licensing problems. The clubs visited are real and the lifestyles are ones that the creator of QaF pulled from his own observations. Canal Street exists and was used for filming during the show. Manchester really is the gay capital of the UK. The dialogue sparkles with wit and subtlety, and the key relationship between the two leads is unarticulated love at its finest.Īnd though the characters in the series are fictional, the environment isn't. The show as a whole garnered quite a bit of attention, eventually spawning an American remake, also entitled Queer as Folk ( crack_van overview for the US version).įar from being an excuse for gay porn, Queer as Folk is a finely drawn character drama that centers around two men, their friendship, and the boy who changes everything. 2000 with two episodes (the company wanted ten, but Russell decided on two). Because of this, a sequel was made and that second series, Queer as Folk 2, aired in Feb. Then the series was a hit, far surpassing expectations. They weren't expecting Queer as Folk to be anything more than a minor cult show. In the beginning, there were eight episodes. Many thanks to butterfly for writing this overview.
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