SpectrumQueer As Folk (2000)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.6
Overview
Brash humor and genuine emotion make up this original series revolving around the lives, loves, ambitions, careers and friendships of a group of gay men and women living on Liberty Avenue in contemporary Pittsburgh, PA. The show offers an unapologetic look at modern, urban gay and lesbian lives while addressing the most critical health and political issues affecting the community. Sometimes racy, sometimes sensitive and always straight to the heart.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Spectrum
Paramount+
Apple TVBias Dimensions
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive
Christianity: Negative
Overview
Brash humor and genuine emotion make up this original series revolving around the lives, loves, ambitions, careers and friendships of a group of gay men and women living on Liberty Avenue in contemporary Pittsburgh, PA. The show offers an unapologetic look at modern, urban gay and lesbian lives while addressing the most critical health and political issues affecting the community. Sometimes racy, sometimes sensitive and always straight to the heart.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
SpectrumParamount+Apple TVDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The show's central thesis explicitly promotes progressive ideology by focusing on the systemic challenges faced by the LGBTQ+ community, advocating for their rights, celebrating diverse identities, and championing community and sexual liberation.
The series explicitly centers on the lives of gay men, creating prominent roles for a non-majority sexual orientation. Its narrative consistently critiques traditional heterosexual norms, celebrating queer identity and community, making these DEI themes central to the storytelling.
Secondary
Queer As Folk offers a profoundly positive and affirming portrayal of LGBTQ+ characters and themes. It provides an in-depth look at gay male lives, relationships, and community, addressing both joys and struggles. The show consistently validates queer identity and love, framing external challenges as societal issues rather than inherent flaws.
The show frequently portrays conservative Christian institutions and individuals as sources of judgment, prejudice, and harm towards the LGBTQ+ community, highlighting the pain caused by religiously-motivated homophobia. The narrative critiques these exclusionary aspects without offering significant counterbalancing positive portrayals of the faith itself.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The American series "Queer as Folk" (2000-2005) is an adaptation of the British series (1999-2000). While it features new characters and reinterprets some roles, no established character from the original series had their gender changed in the American adaptation. The core characters maintained their original gender.
The 2000–2005 American adaptation of 'Queer as Folk' maintained the racial identities of its core characters from the original British series. No characters who were canonically established as one race in the source material were portrayed as a different race in this adaptation.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
7.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
8.5
8.2
Critic Ratings
N/A
6.1
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