Queer as Folk
“You know you want it.”
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.
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Queer As Folk Official Season 1 Trailer (Released in 2000)
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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.
1.Premiere
8.803-12-200048 minAfter a night out at the club Babylon with Michael, Emmett and Ted; Brian picks up a cute guy named Justin for a night of fun, but afterwards coldly rebuffs Justin's attempts to se...
2.Queer, There and Everywhere
7.703-12-200045 minMichael stays in the closet at work, which causes some problems with an interested co-worker while at the same time he struggles with feelings of jealousy over Brian's relationship...
3.No Bris, No Shirt, No Service
7.910-12-200046 minLindsay and Melanie have a bris for their new baby Gus, which Brian decides to miss until Michael convinces him otherwise. Brian decides to crash the party and put his parental foo...
4.Ted's Not Dead
7.717-12-200051 minWhile Ted lies in a drug-induced coma, Brian learns he's named the executor of his friend's living will. Also, Justin's mother suspects the truth about her son's sexuality and Mich...
5.Now Approaching... the Line
7.707-01-200150 minMichael fends off the romantic interest of a female coworker who doesn't know he's gay and instead dates a handsome chiropractor, while Brian is propositioned by a potentially lucr...
6.The Art of Desperation
7.721-01-200149 minMichael's new chiropractor boyfriend gets into a tug of war with Brian over Michael, as Ted recovers from his O.D. by dating Roger, a stable but overweight chorus director. Also, J...
7.Smells Like Codependence
7.728-01-200145 minDebbie meets Dr. David; Michael and Dr. David spend a weekend in the country; Justin's father learns the truth and decides to send Justin away to school; Brian's emotional hold on...
8.Babylon Boomerang
7.804-02-200149 minJustin's father attacks Brian outside Babylon; Michael gets a promotion at work; Justin moves in with Brian.
9.Daddy Dearest (Sonny Boy)
8.011-02-200147 minMichael decides to break up with Dr. David, who surprises Michael by asking him to move in with him; Lindsay and Melanie ask Brian to relinquish his parental rights to Gus; Emmett...
10.Queens of the Road
7.718-02-200146 minDr. David pressures Michael to move in with him; Brian's loft is burglarized; Justin runs away to New York City; Lindsay and Melanie begin to drift apart.
11.Surprise!
7.825-02-200150 minMichael ends the relationship with Dr. David; Ted and Emmett get tested for AIDS; Brian throws Michael a surprise 30th birthday party and outs Michael to his co-worker; Emmett make...
12.Move It or Lose It
9.704-03-200151 minMichael and Dr. David enjoy their new-found domestic bliss; Emmett joins a "conversion therapy" group; Lindsay and Melanie continue to fight about Brian, finances and their future;...
13.Very Stupid People
9.511-03-200145 minBrian sleeps with a co-worker who then files a complaint against him; Emmett continues to try to go straight; Melanie finds solace from Lindsay in the arms of another woman.
14.A Change of Heart
9.718-03-200151 minBrian is named in the sexual harassment suit and turns to Melanie for legal advice; Emmett starts dating a woman in his continuing attempt to go straight; Michael lies to David abo...
15.The Ties That Bind
9.701-04-200151 minLindsay leaves Gus in Brian's care on the weekend of the Leather Ball. Michael is nervous about meeting David's son. Ted takes a walk on the wild side. Brian comes out to his fathe...
16.French Fried
9.708-04-200149 minMichael and Dr. David disagree about finances; a strange Frenchman moves in with Lindsay and Gus causing a stir; Justin is suspended from school.
17.Solution (How TLFKAM Got Her Name Back)
8.815-04-200145 minDavid and Michael host a high-society fundraiser, but Michael excludes the gang; Lindsay and Guillaume prepare for the big day; Justin continues to be harassed at school.
18.Surprise Kill
9.722-04-200154 minBrian discovers David at the baths; Justin finds out his parents are getting a divorce; Ted reconnects with Blake; a hunk from Babylon hits on Michael.
19.Good Grief!
9.729-04-200150 minIn the throes of a hot session Brian gets upsetting news; Daphne asks Justin to be her first time; Ted wants Blake, despite his crystal meth addiction.
20.The King of Babylon
7.710-06-200152 minWho will be crowned King of Babylon? An innocent trip to the mall lands Vic in jail; Brian is beaten at his own game.
21.Running to Stand Still
9.717-06-200149 minBrian is chosen 'Ad person of the Year' and encouraged to take his talent to the Big Apple; Vic appears in court to plead his case; Blake gets a job; David's ex-wife's divorce take...
22.Full Circle
9.924-06-200153 minBrian turns 30; Michael and David prepare for their move to Portland; Ted faces the truth about Blake; Justin and Daphne attend their prom where a big surprise awaits; On his way t...
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