Queer as Folk (US) Queer as Folk is an American television series produced by Showtime, which is based on the British series of the same name created by Russell T. Davies. This US version of Queer as Folk uses various directors (chiefly American and Canadian), and has a story by Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman and Del Shores. Cast Gale Harold as Brian Kinney Randy Harrison as Justin Taylor Hal Sparks as Michael Novotny Peter Paige as Emmett Honeycutt Scott Lowell as Ted Schmidt Thea Gill as Lindsay Peterson Michelle Clunie as Melanie Marcus Sharon Gless as Debbie Novotny Chris Potter as Dr. David Cameron (season 1) Robert Gant as Professor Ben Bruckner (from season 2) Season discography This show contains 4 seasons so far: Season I: 22 episodes Season II: 20 episodes Season III: 14 episodes Season IV: 14 episodes General description This series is principally about the story of four gay men: Brian, Michael, Emmett, Ted, and a lesbian couple, Lindsay and Melanie. The show is noted for its relative frankness in its depiction of gay lifestyles and sex. A disclaimer, "'Queer as Folk' is a celebration of the lives and passions of a group of gay friends. It is not meant to reflect all of gay society" appears before each episode. The series won the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Drama Series, 2001. Character descriptions, plot details Brian is an advertising executive. His best friend since childhood, Michael, runs a comic-book shop. Justin is Brian's lover. Ted is an accountant. Emmett is a party planner and caterer. Debbie is Michael's mother and a committed gay-rights activist. She runs a diner where everyone meets. The dance club Babylon is another favorite place. Lindsay is an artist and her partner, Melanie, is an attorney. The characters are connected in various ways. Justin is also co-creator with Michael of the comic-book character Rage, which they based on Brian. Brian has a son, Gus, by Lindsay. Ted and Emmett were briefly lovers but their relationship ended because Ted became involved with drugs. Later, in the forth season, Ted has recently begun working as an accountant for Brian, who started his own agency in the fourth season. Toward the end of the fourth season, Melanie and Lindsay's relationship is on the rocks and during a heated discussion, Melanie (who is pregnant by Michael through artificial insemination) ends up being brought to the hospital to give birth. Cultural implications A wildly-popular program and groundbreaking in the American context, Queer as Folk has nonetheless been strongly criticized by some for its unrealistic portrayal of actual gay relationships, with the irrestibility of Brian held up to particular disparagement. The series is set in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which it depicts with a good deal of creative license. Nearly all of the actual filming takes place in Toronto, Ontario. Woody's, the central bar in this fantasy Pittsburgh, is the name of a leading gay bar in Toronto, whose real exterior is shot with only minor disguise.. The series implies a significant gay village exists on Pittsburgh's Liberty Avenue. While the most popular gay club in Pittsburgh is located on Liberty Avenue, it is not the gay mecca that is portrayed. See also Queer as Folk (UK) FAVORITE ARTICLES: History of the World    History of the United States    History of Europe    Ancient History    History    Military History    World War I    Bombing of Dresden    California    US Constitution    Frank Sinatra    Boston    Marbury v. Madison This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License at http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html You may copy and modify it as long as the entire work (including additions) remains under this license. You must provide a link to http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html To view or edit this article at Wikipedia go to http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queer_as_Folk_(US)