QUEER AS FaKe, or i saw the bloody uk version and it's such a twat!
QUEER AS FOLK-UK VERSION
a review of sorts (o sha sige, rants na!)
was actually gonna write about this one sa aking more formal (formal daw, o!) blog sa islandville.blog-city.com but decided against it. because i want a total bitchfest! and i can do that just here. so here goes.
UNA: HINDI SILA GWAPOOOOO!
the stuart dude is the brian dude. at least naman ano, i can see why guys fall head over butt kay brian, eh ang gwapo eh! sa kanya applicable yung sinabi ng justine character na "i just saw the face of god!" eh dito sa qaf-uk? ngek, gusto kong sumigaw ng "ohmygod yan lang ba ang gwapo sa manchester???? you poor bloody lot!" hay. as in, icky kapag stuart's trying to seduce someone, ikcy!!!!
then there's the justine character named nathan. okay, he's cute, pero misled ang angst niya sa buhay, inay. as in, where's the character grounding when you need it??? but oo nga pala, we're talking about the looks. he's got a cute mole, but that's it. and he's such a horrible dancer!!! ick! elbows flying off in every direction! laos na laos sa ating babyqueer justine, superb dancer ang lolo!
vince plays the michael character. unrequited love ang drama ng bading na ito. hay naku. kakaiba. i can't decipher if he's being funny or being sarcastic or being dramatic. like joel schumacher said in the dvd extras "it's so british."
QUIP 1: WE THANK JOEL SCHUMACHER FOR MAKING QAF AMERICANIZED
which led us to love these badinger-zs so much. and their lesbian couple friend. which brings me to another point.
PANGALAWA: THE LESBIANS HERE SUCK
no, not suck what the gay guys suck, ha. we don't even see them nga as a couple eh, as a legit couple. blame the directing, mostly the scriptwriting, because they're not thoroughly fleshed out here. parang nilagay lang sila na 'o, ayan, lagay natin lesbyana para may manood sa ating lesbyana, at para may subplot si stuart na kahit promiscuous bading sya, may anak sya.' as in, whatthefolk???? labo, men. ni hindi ko mga ma-distinguish sometimes yung dalawang lesbians, magkamukha. kakatawa. pero sabagay, when you\'re destined to have only 8 episodes of 35-minuter shows, wala ka talagang mafe-flesh out na character. at situation.
QUIP 2: WE THANK RON COWEN AND DANIEL LIPMAN FOR BEING TRAILBLAZING
hope i got their names right! basta sila yung producers ng qaf-us and they're a couple in real life. i like what they did with what the originator russell davies began. actually it's like he just began with a few character sketches and some plotlines, and the american dudes developed the rest, and the best. so now it's on to its 4th season there while this one didn't even get to finish it's 2nd (after season 2 episode 2, it got the axe).
which gets me to think, hm, iba rin kapag adept sa issues ang huhulma ng kuwento. like ron and daniel, they were the first ones to show AIDS on tv yata or something, basta issue-based rin sila kumana somehow. it's very evident in season 3 where brian gets a homophobic police chief asshole for a client. galeng ng political colors dito sa qaf-us, na talagang absent sa uk. wanna know how the uk version is? if you've seen the us version of season 1, tanggalin mo lahat ng possible issue-based (personal or political or both) ng characters and you get the uk version. like michael's mom being in PFLAG (vince's mom rides a motorcycle). michael feeling the class stuggle ek when he dated a richer guy (dito sa uk parang pinatulan lang ni vince si richer guy because 1. he's australian 2. he rejected stuart because he likes vince - which makes vince soooo egotistical here, grabe). melanie feeling the pressure of being a breadwinner (uk lezzies are tokens, so they don't have much exposure, much less dialogue). brian opening condom wrappers to use a condom when having sex (safe sex was an issue in qaf-uk, when questioned why they don't show or promote it, the producer dismissed it as 'it's already there, we just don't need to show it, it's implied.' ay hello sister laos ka.) and then biggie pala yung underage sex sa uk. biggie kasi they were having a debate to lower the age of consent for gays yata from 16 to 15. dito kasi, nathan is 15 when he was first shagged (hate that term) by 29 year old stuart. same naman sa qaf-us di ba, except that dito sa story arc nila (if ever there was one! one clear one, i should say) parang stuart began nathan's initiation into the gay world of manchester in order to relinquish his throne to the young lad when he and vince finally move to london in the series ending. haay...
PANGATLO: IT SEEMS RACIST AT TIMES
nathan had this best friend na natapos ko nang panoorin ay di ko pa rin alam ang name. he treats her like shit sometimes so i don't know why this girl even cares for this dick. the girl is black like justine's daphne, but daphne is way cooler than this girl. in the series 1 ending, nathan ran away from home and went to london, bringing his best friend with him. second season, wala na si best friend, he ditched her in london and came back to manchester. one dialogue exchange explained this -- "he didn't need her." and stuart was proud of that pa! jeeeezus!
then the arranged marriage subplot was carried on, this time involving an african man who is running out of visa time. tapos ginawa nilang hot-tempered yung dude at nanapak ng immigration officer when miffed. grabe talaga, racist ang dating sa akin dito eh. strange.
hay naku. i guesss i can go on an on and on about this bloody show. okay, so i have to thank them for being the juping off point of qaf-us. but i have to agree with the executive director of that stonewall ngo yata yun sa uk, sabi nya 'you have this chance of making a difference, don't reinforce all prejudices in the book, don't waste this oportunity.' don't worry sister, the qaf-us gang didn't waste that opportunity. they're still out there, representing us all. or at least, most of us. now, we have THE L WORD to thank naman for representing us, heheh. but that's another blog entry.
a review of sorts (o sha sige, rants na!)
was actually gonna write about this one sa aking more formal (formal daw, o!) blog sa islandville.blog-city.com but decided against it. because i want a total bitchfest! and i can do that just here. so here goes.
UNA: HINDI SILA GWAPOOOOO!
the stuart dude is the brian dude. at least naman ano, i can see why guys fall head over butt kay brian, eh ang gwapo eh! sa kanya applicable yung sinabi ng justine character na "i just saw the face of god!" eh dito sa qaf-uk? ngek, gusto kong sumigaw ng "ohmygod yan lang ba ang gwapo sa manchester???? you poor bloody lot!" hay. as in, icky kapag stuart's trying to seduce someone, ikcy!!!!
then there's the justine character named nathan. okay, he's cute, pero misled ang angst niya sa buhay, inay. as in, where's the character grounding when you need it??? but oo nga pala, we're talking about the looks. he's got a cute mole, but that's it. and he's such a horrible dancer!!! ick! elbows flying off in every direction! laos na laos sa ating babyqueer justine, superb dancer ang lolo!
vince plays the michael character. unrequited love ang drama ng bading na ito. hay naku. kakaiba. i can't decipher if he's being funny or being sarcastic or being dramatic. like joel schumacher said in the dvd extras "it's so british."
QUIP 1: WE THANK JOEL SCHUMACHER FOR MAKING QAF AMERICANIZED
which led us to love these badinger-zs so much. and their lesbian couple friend. which brings me to another point.
PANGALAWA: THE LESBIANS HERE SUCK
no, not suck what the gay guys suck, ha. we don't even see them nga as a couple eh, as a legit couple. blame the directing, mostly the scriptwriting, because they're not thoroughly fleshed out here. parang nilagay lang sila na 'o, ayan, lagay natin lesbyana para may manood sa ating lesbyana, at para may subplot si stuart na kahit promiscuous bading sya, may anak sya.' as in, whatthefolk???? labo, men. ni hindi ko mga ma-distinguish sometimes yung dalawang lesbians, magkamukha. kakatawa. pero sabagay, when you\'re destined to have only 8 episodes of 35-minuter shows, wala ka talagang mafe-flesh out na character. at situation.
QUIP 2: WE THANK RON COWEN AND DANIEL LIPMAN FOR BEING TRAILBLAZING
hope i got their names right! basta sila yung producers ng qaf-us and they're a couple in real life. i like what they did with what the originator russell davies began. actually it's like he just began with a few character sketches and some plotlines, and the american dudes developed the rest, and the best. so now it's on to its 4th season there while this one didn't even get to finish it's 2nd (after season 2 episode 2, it got the axe).
which gets me to think, hm, iba rin kapag adept sa issues ang huhulma ng kuwento. like ron and daniel, they were the first ones to show AIDS on tv yata or something, basta issue-based rin sila kumana somehow. it's very evident in season 3 where brian gets a homophobic police chief asshole for a client. galeng ng political colors dito sa qaf-us, na talagang absent sa uk. wanna know how the uk version is? if you've seen the us version of season 1, tanggalin mo lahat ng possible issue-based (personal or political or both) ng characters and you get the uk version. like michael's mom being in PFLAG (vince's mom rides a motorcycle). michael feeling the class stuggle ek when he dated a richer guy (dito sa uk parang pinatulan lang ni vince si richer guy because 1. he's australian 2. he rejected stuart because he likes vince - which makes vince soooo egotistical here, grabe). melanie feeling the pressure of being a breadwinner (uk lezzies are tokens, so they don't have much exposure, much less dialogue). brian opening condom wrappers to use a condom when having sex (safe sex was an issue in qaf-uk, when questioned why they don't show or promote it, the producer dismissed it as 'it's already there, we just don't need to show it, it's implied.' ay hello sister laos ka.) and then biggie pala yung underage sex sa uk. biggie kasi they were having a debate to lower the age of consent for gays yata from 16 to 15. dito kasi, nathan is 15 when he was first shagged (hate that term) by 29 year old stuart. same naman sa qaf-us di ba, except that dito sa story arc nila (if ever there was one! one clear one, i should say) parang stuart began nathan's initiation into the gay world of manchester in order to relinquish his throne to the young lad when he and vince finally move to london in the series ending. haay...
PANGATLO: IT SEEMS RACIST AT TIMES
nathan had this best friend na natapos ko nang panoorin ay di ko pa rin alam ang name. he treats her like shit sometimes so i don't know why this girl even cares for this dick. the girl is black like justine's daphne, but daphne is way cooler than this girl. in the series 1 ending, nathan ran away from home and went to london, bringing his best friend with him. second season, wala na si best friend, he ditched her in london and came back to manchester. one dialogue exchange explained this -- "he didn't need her." and stuart was proud of that pa! jeeeezus!
then the arranged marriage subplot was carried on, this time involving an african man who is running out of visa time. tapos ginawa nilang hot-tempered yung dude at nanapak ng immigration officer when miffed. grabe talaga, racist ang dating sa akin dito eh. strange.
hay naku. i guesss i can go on an on and on about this bloody show. okay, so i have to thank them for being the juping off point of qaf-us. but i have to agree with the executive director of that stonewall ngo yata yun sa uk, sabi nya 'you have this chance of making a difference, don't reinforce all prejudices in the book, don't waste this oportunity.' don't worry sister, the qaf-us gang didn't waste that opportunity. they're still out there, representing us all. or at least, most of us. now, we have THE L WORD to thank naman for representing us, heheh. but that's another blog entry.
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