Queer as Folk Season 1

If you want a drama that takes its characters as seriously as its plot, Queer as Folk Season 1 is available on and right now. The 1-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. Its 8/10 TMDB score, built from 536 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. Watch it for Gale Harold — one of the stronger performances out there right now. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

There is a reason Queer as Folk Season 1 keeps coming up in conversation. Queer as Folk Season 1 trusts its audience to sit with discomfort instead of resolving it too quickly. Focusing on the loves, careers, ambitions and relationships of a group of gay men and women, "Queer As Folk" is the critically-acclaimed and controversial series everyone's been talking about. Follow the lives of Brian, Michael, Emmett, Ted and their friends in this compelling and graphically-realistic drama filled with strong dialogue, witty comedy, and provocatively sexual detail. Gale Harold and Randy Harrison lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2000. What elevates Queer as Folk Season 1 is a refusal to let any character off the hook too easily. The consistency throughout is what elevates it — not every moment is the best, but none of them are a reason to stop watching.

Queer as Folk Season 1 is what you recommend to people who say they do not really watch much. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single week. Gale Harold carries the material with a performance that rewards close attention. Worth starting sooner rather than later.