Getting folked
Tonight we watched the season premiere of Queer As Folk. Eh, it was okay. This is a show that I really want to like, but my main criticism since the beginning has been the writing, which is flat and soap-opera-like, instead of nuanced and compelling. Maybe I’m setting the bar too high? Maybe I should just accept it as a prime-time soap and leave it at that? I’d fallen off the QAF bandwagon after the first season, so I was hoping the show had gotten better, but it’s still kind of blah, despite a few good moments, like a tender conversation in which Ben reassures Michael that taking Hunter out of town to protect him was a courageous thing to do. Say what you will, Thom. Hal Sparks is all right by me. Another of the few actors there that I enjoy watching is maybe the least likely: Sharon Gless. Granted, her character is quite different from the others, but while they flounder to be so earnest with what little they are given, she has such an ease with her role.
Okay, I didn’t mean for this to be such a negative review—of course I’ll keep watching—but once I get started…