Queer as Folk Series

Queer as Folk 

This is an American television series that tells the story of a group of gays: Brian, Justin, Michael, Emmett and Ted; from a lesbian couple, Lindsay and Melanie; and Michael's mother, Debbie, who lives in Pittsburg, United States. This group of friends live their lives and sexuality naturally, getting to know each other, starting new relationships, and sometimes confronting those who don't understand their sexual orientation. The title of the series comes from a dialect expression from some parts of the North of England "there's no thought so queer as folk", which means "nothing is as strange as people". It is also a play on words, since "queer" means "gay" as well as "strange".

 Emission                

First episode: December 3, 2000     

Last episode: August 7, 2005

Number of seasons: 5 Number of episodes: 83

Controversy In the Series

In Queer As Folk controversial topics are covered including: dating and same-sex marriage, drug use (such as cocaine, methamphetamine, ecstasy, GHB, ketamine or cannabis) was clearly exposed; adoption by homosexuals, artificial insemination; surveillance groups; violence against gays; safe sex and casual encounters with HIV-positive people at risk of infection, AIDS disease, child prostitution, gay Catholic priests, workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation, the Internet pornography industry.

Series Characters              

Brian Kinney

Michael Novotny

Justin Taylor

Lindsay Peterson

Melanie Marcus

Emmett Honeycutt

Ted Schmidt

Nominations and Awards

2001

GLAAD Media Awards nominated for Best Drama Series (winner)

Third Prize nominated for Ident's PSA's Effects Titles (winner)

Golden Reel Awards nominated for Best Sound Editing - TV Episode - Music

Artios nominated for Best TV Casting, Dramatic Pilot

2002

GLAAD Media Awards nominated for Best Drama Series

DGC Craft Award nominated for Best Management Job

DGC Team Award nominated for Best Work in a TV Series - Drama

2003

GLAAD Media Awards nominated for Best Drama Series

ACTRA Toronto Awards nominated for Best Performance - Female (Thea Gill)

DGC Craft Award nominated for Best Sound Editing Job - Short (Winner)

DGC Craft Award nominated for Best Directing Job - TV Series

DGC Craft Award nominated for Best Image Editing job - short

DGC Craft Award nominated for Best Job in Production Design - short

DGC Team Award nominated for Best Work in a TV Series - Drama (winner)

2004

GLAAD Media Awards nominated for Best Drama Series

DGC Craft Award Nominated for Best Image Editing Job - TV Series

DGC Craft Award nominated for Best Work in Production Design - TV Series

Golden Reel Award nominated for Best Sound Editing in a TV Series - Music

2005

GLAAD Media Awards nominated for Best Drama Series

DGC Craft Award Nominated for Best Work in Image Editing - TV Series

DGC Craft Award nominated for Best Work in Production Design - TV Series

DGC Team Award Nominated for Best Team Work in a TV Series - Drama

Prism Award nominated for Multi-Episode Plot TV Drama Series (winner) along with Lost

Prism Award nominated for performance in a drama series plot (Scott Lowell)

BMI Cable Ray Ketchem Award nominated for Music TV Awards (winner)´

Countries where it was transmitted

America

Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Mexico

Europe

Germany, Belgium, Croatia, Slovenia, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, United Kingdom,

Oceania

Australia