Queer As Folk (Season 4) DVD Review
Nominated for 9 Craft Awards (bestowed by the Director’s Guild of Canada), Queer As Folk is a groundbreaking drama series that has built itself a large cult following since its inception in 2000. Based on a British TV series of the same name, Queer As Folk is in many ways similar to HBO’s Sex And The City, and it’s one of the first TV dramas to be completely centered around the lives of homosexual characters, or even have prominent homosexual characters - following on the heels of groundbreaking sitcoms such as Ellen (1994) and Will & Grace (1998). The brainchild of UK-born writer and creator Russell T. Davies, Queer As Folk follows the life and times of a group of gay friends as they live out their respective lives in modern-day America…
Set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Queer As Folk follows the exploits of a group of gay and lesbian friends who live on or around Liberty Avenue. Most of the scenes take place either in the character’s homes, a local diner, or the popular gay nightclub Babylon. Lindsay Peterson (Thea Gill) and Melanie Marcus (Michelle Clunie) comprise the lone lesbian couple to star in the series, while various gay friends and neighbors such as Brian Kinney (Gale Harold), Michael Novotny-Bruckner (Hal Sparks), Justin Taylor (Randy Harrison), Ted Schmidt (Scott Lowell), Emmett Honeycutt (Peter Paige), etc. deal with each other and their own varying relationships. Composed in a drama/soap opera format, Queer As Folk centers wholly on the careers and lives (including sex, drugs, love, friendships, tragedies, etc.) of its diverse characters, maintaining a specific focus on its attempted realistic portrayal and illustration of the American homosexual lifestyle…
The Queer As Folk (Season 4) DVD features a number of interesting episodes including the season premiere in which Brian has fallen on hard times financially after losing his job and spending a good amount of his own savings trying to defeat the Stockwell for mayor campaign. Although he’s offered his old job back, Brian turns it down because of a non-compete clause slipped into the contract. When his attempt to start his own firm fails, Brian must accept the charity of his friends… Other notable episodes from Season 4 include “Episode 407″ in which Brian is diagnosed with testicular cancer (he’s having a great year!), and “Episode 414″ in which Michael and Ben attempt to get the US government to accept their Canadian marriage…
Below is a list of episodes included on the Queer As Folk (Season 4) DVD:
Episode 57 (Episode 401) Air Date: 04-18-2004
Episode 58 (Episode 402) Air Date: 04-25-2004
Episode 59 (Episode 403) Air Date: 05-02-2004
Episode 60 (Episode 404) Air Date: 05-09-2004
Episode 61 (Episode 405) Air Date: 05-16-2004
Episode 62 (Episode 406) Air Date: 05-23-2004
Episode 63 (Episode 407) Air Date: 05-30-2004
Episode 64 (Episode 408) Air Date: 06-06-2004
Episode 65 (Episode 409) Air Date: 06-13-2004
Episode 66 (Episode 410) Air Date: 06-20-2004
Episode 67 (Episode 411) Air Date: 06-27-2004
Episode 68 (Episode 412) Air Date: 07-04-2004
Episode 69 (Episode 413) Air Date: 07-11-2004
Episode 70 (Episode 414) Air Date: 07-18-2004
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Britt Gillette is author of The DVD Report, a blog where you can find more reviews like this one of the Queer As Folk (Season 4) DVD.
