A sort of Sex in the City for (and with)
gay men, Queer as Folk was controversial when it premiered on Showtime.
Now, the ground-breaking show has begun its last season.
Queer as Folk Begins Last Season
The fifth-and last-season of Queer as Folk
began this Sunday May 22. The show caused controversy for the topics it
portrayed with a combination of ruthless realism and Hollywood plotlines.
Right-wing groups were outraged at the show, which often depicts both fairly
graphic homosexual encounters and loving homosexual relationships.
Peter Paige, who portrays Emmett Honeycut and is one of the show's openly
gay actors, feels conflicted about the show's ending. According to Zap2It,
Paige has, "very mixed feelings about [ending the show]…On the one hand,
I've been playing this for five years now, so I'm excited to put on someone
else's leather pants. But on another level, when we lost the [2004 U.S.
presidential] election, I thought, 'No. I want to come back and make more
TV next year, because it's so important that something like this is on the
air.' I hope that something comes along soon to take our place."
Aside from the political concerns, many viewers
will miss Queer as Folk because of its soap-opera-like quality
of drawing viewers into people and plots. Also, the actors are seriously
hot.
Queer as Folk plays on Showtime
on Sundays at 10:00 PM.
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