Bravo To Develop A New Remake Of ‘Queer As Folk’ Produced By Original Series’ Creator

So this is just a big fuck you to that unwatchable Netflix remake?

Wasn't this that Jonathan Groff thingy, essentially?

FFS. Hasn't [bold]ANYONE[/bold] got any new ideas?

Go back to bed, Carson/r1.

Littlefinger is sexier now than when he did the original.

Charlie Hunnam is MUCH sexier now than when he did the original.

Vince was better than Michael.

Netflix remake? When did they remake QAF?

I pray it will be better than the EXECRABLE Showtime version.

I have no idea what R1 is talking about, unless he means Tales of the City, which is ***SO*** not a QAF remake.

@5 - I agree! When I watched the UK original, I liked the character of Vince so much more than Michael. But, I liked Brian's character more than Stuart.

r1 is mixing up Queer As Folk with Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.

I wonder if they will recreate the teen rimming scene.

Please, please, PLEASE let them start with the general idea, then rewrite the whole thing from scratch.

The later seasons of QaF/US were practically unwatchable messes of political correctness and one-dimensional characters written by straight screenwriters.

Pretty much the entire original plot is now trite & irrelevant.

Ben's HIV was a big deal in the early 2000s... now, he'd just be undetectable. The only other thing noteworthy about him would be if he were the only genuinely monogamous member of the gang. Maybe some potential for conflict between him and Brian if Brian & Justin used Michael as their party-bottom pass-around and made him feel jealous & hurt.

Ted's whoredom? Yawn. Cast Greg Bennett (RWNJ) as Ted, and let us see some softcore sex, and it might be plot-worthy.

Emmett? Well, ok... he'd still be Emmett. Wait, what was noteworthy about him besides his open queeniness? Maybe they could re-cast his character as a trans guy who was ultra-butch for a few years post-transitioning, then decided to instead be non-binary and celebrate his femininity instead after years of hating it.

Put another way, we don't want to watch a show with preachy saints & one-dimensional sinners. We want guys who fuck like whores, but have other things that make them interesting the other 84% of the time. Basically, we want another season of "Looking".

Let's just call it now - you KNOW there's going to be a T or at least a significant T storyline that shows how gay men discriminate with men who have vaginas.

And, we're not going to be painted in a particularly good light.

I hope I'm wrong, but doubt it.

I'm glad it's a reboot and not a reunion of the dreadful American/Canadian version of the show.

The original series were groundbreaking but dont really hold up nowadays . I hope they get better writers and actually show diversity in its cast. I will laugh my tight ass off if it premieres before the L Word reboot that was announced over a year ago.

I hope Hal Sparks can fit it into his schedule

I dont.

Call it Gay as Fuck.

Prediction: Remake Emmett will be transgendered, Remake Ted will be Gaysian, Remake Brian will be black and bisexual or pansexual, and Remake Ben will be a pos undetectable Latino.

[quote]I'm glad it's a reboot and not a reunion of the dreadful American/Canadian version of the show.

It's a soft reboot in the sense that we'll revisit the original characters to see where they are now and then the show will focus on the new characters with the originals pooping in from time to time, like how 90210 did their reboot. The new show will focus on Brian's nephew who just moved to Pittsburgh and his group of friends.

The time has come and gone, hence there will be a strong 'T' storyline. Maybe they'll have more lesbians, or make it more political. I don't know - as a gay man, I didn't really identify with the US version. Well, either version. It seems as if that's a reality for a minority of urban gay men, many who are still into looking good and having casual sex. Most of the gay men I know live quite boring lives. QAF doesn't really represent any of us. And at my age, I don't care to watch some superficial show that just plays into stereotypes. I don't if straight people do, either.

R20 Where the hell are you getting that from? According to the Variety article, Bravo is working directly with Russell T. Davies (creator of the original British Version) and it will be a complete reboot of the show. None of the American version Producers, writers or actors are involved.

Just to add to my post in R22, Showtime owns the rights to the 2000 to 2005 North American version, while Bravo has purchased the British rights directly from Russell T. Davies. That is why none of the original American cast will be involved unless Showtime sells its rights or gives a licence to Bravo to do so.

From Scott Lowell

r19 is a clueless Log Cabin Republican who doesn't understand that gays have benefited from diversity

Ted will develop an addiction to opioids. Meth is so 2001.

The British version turned to utter shit by the end of its run (and there were only TWO seasons). Showtime's Queer As Folk was more fun and more campy and much, much more sexy. Sure, the stories sucked bad sometimes but it was still fun.

So the Banana Cucumber concept has been canceled for good?

I don't think this is a reboot so much as it's a "new entry" into the QAF franchise. It's supposedly new characters in a new setting taking place in modern times. I'm happy that Davis is on board but my main concern is that it's going to be on Bravo which means they'll for sure be cutting back on the nudity and sex.

I agree. Netflix, HBO, or Starz would be great. Showtime would probably be out of the question since they did the US version (Davis wasn't involved with).

Someone on Twitter just pointed this out......perhaps the new show will have a connection the UK version after all?

r27, you have that exactly backwards. The British version was great and the American version was absolute shit.

R32 Amen!

I hope it doesn't turn into Woke as Folk!

[quote] FFS. Hasn't ANYONE got any new ideas?

There’s ten billion new shows on, hon.

How many trans characters will this have?

What is the point? It’s not classic drama.

I'd love it if they made Charlie Hunnam the twink-chasing daddy this time.

[quote] We want guys who fuck like whores,

We do?

Thanks for being my spokesperson.

Gay is only a tiny minority in the world of Queer now so brace yourselves for a lot of straight folk with funky hair and maybe the odd furry.

Joking aside I loved Russell T Davies writing (including his Dr Who stint) so maybe it will be good if he stays involved.

Man you have terrible taste r27, the original version was far sexier. It knew how a build a realistic feeling sexy scene. The American remake had too much cheesy soft-core porn that ends up not being sexy because it doesn't even feel real.

The one show where I would love to see a reunion and turns out that’s not gonna happen.

So basically this is a new show.

I wonder if Showtime is pissed. Can they can do their own American reboot with ongoing cameos of the old cast? That’s what I want to see.

Showtime's mistake was not involving the original writer in the first place. The writing on the Showtime version was beyond bad. It was horrid.