Product Description: Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 09/19/2006
Amazon.com: Drama ruled in a big way on the third season of Queer as Folk, as the gay men and women of Pittsburgh rode a roller coaster of emotional and personal upheavals that would make a regular soap-opera cast blanch. Budding comic book artist Justin (Randy Harrison) finally left longtime lover Brian for a chance at ecstasy--and not a bit of agony--with a charming violin player. Emmett (Peter Paige) finally came face-to-face with his affection for friend Ted (Scott Lowell), only to have Ted's growing drug habit get in the way of their happiness. Lesbians Melanie (Michelle Clunie) and Lindsay (Thea Gill) decided to have another baby, whose father would be... Michael (Hal Sparks), whose nesting with hunky Ben (Robert Gant) is rudely interrupted by runaway Hunter (Harris Allan). And as for Brian (Gale Harold), the man everybody wants but can't ever have? Just when it seems he's gone to work for the enemy--a homophobic mayoral candidate--it turns out he might be the savior the Pittsburgh gay community never knew it needed.
Snaps to the makers of QAF for trying to bring their characters into the grown-up world - Michael, Emmett, and Ted started their own businesses; Justin finally cut loose from Brian--but too many melodramatic plot twists and turns impeded a lot of the character development this show worked hard at during its first two seasons. Still, most of the cast was topnotch, including Harrison, whose Justin finally came into his own, and the always dependable Harold, who made Brian a fascinating creature through all his steamy travails and over-the-top encounters. --Mark Englehart
queer as folks ^ excellent programing. i never watched this when it was on showtime a fried lent me the first season and it got me hooked. wish more of this type of programing was on tv.
Fabulous! ^ I've been a fan of QAF for years, it's a fantastic show. It was so nice to see episodes I hadn't seen in a long time :) Highly reccommend this series to anyone with an open mind.
A darker side, but still ground-breaking... ^ Season 3 is shorter that the previous 2 seasons, but no less riveting. Aside from Michael's delightful angst regarding fathering the girls' next baby, there's a pretty dark shadow that prevails. My favorite character, Ted, makes his most irresponsible decision; Michael has to deal with other drug problems affecting him; Brian shows more apathy than usual; Justin's new love goes awry; and lots of other stuff that I don't wanna give away. What keeps this amazing series alive is the unflinching and seamless consistancy of the actors/characters. Nothing is compromised, and it's Brian, of all people, who ends up smelling like a rose (at least to those close to him). I think in this 3rd series, Ted (Scott Lowell) carries the acting honors, though Justin (Randy Harrison) comes very close. I'll miss the involvement of the gorgeous Ethan (Fabrizio Felippo), but life goes on, as do the "Folk". I look forward to Season 4...
Okay but not as good as earlier seasons ^ I thought the first season of Queer as Folk was just fantastic, so I purchased the next two seasons. Each successive season has gotten weaker and weaker. The story lines are ever more sensational, bordering on ridiculous, and often times the most difficult tensions in the plot are not resolved by the characters, but they simply disappear from the plot. For example, Michael and David are in a great crisis, the suspense in high as you can't imagine how they will get out of it... cut to Justin and Bryan, then back to Michael and David and the crisis is solved. How? No idea, and apparently the writers didn't have any idea, either. This said, the third season is mildly entertaining, but I have no intention to go on to the fourth or fifth. I understand the downward trend just continues.
"Queer as Folk-Good Season-Less Shows" ^ Starting with season 3 Showtime dropped the amount of "Queer as Folk" shows to 14, down from 20 from the previous season. Apparently, this was due to the huge production costs the producers found themselves in. Still, season 3 is another great season. However, like many fans of the show I felt this was the year "Queer as Folk' got into a lull in regards to story. I found the "mayor story", in which a man runs for office and tries to shut down Liberty Avenue, ran way too long, and we are relieved when it's over. On the other hand the show dramatized it's best storyline ever with the character of Ted and his downfall into drug addiction. The writers also dealt with the character of Hunter and explored teenage prostitution. The performances are always first rate and the shows are produced in widesceen format. There are great bonus features too that feature interviews with the cast and crew.
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