I didn't watch the UK version, but I have a feeling that I wouldn't love it as much because the first season which was directly based on the UK version is also the one I liked the least. In the beginning I disliked Brian. He didn't seem to have many positive characteristics and was just selfish and arrogant. Justin also annoyed me, which was mainly because of Randy Harrison's performance, he was pretty bad at first.
And then it all became better. Brian became more and more human, Randy Harrison rose to the level of the rest of the amazing cast and I loved the show more and more with each episode.
I really liked the characters. Emmett was my favorite, he always had such a big heart. And while he was the most flamboyant one and had a few comedic stories, he wasn't just the joke of the show, he had many touching, serious and emotional moments as well.
Ted was a great character as well. Scott Lowell is also an amazing actor so he actually made us believe that Ted is not a good looking guy with insecurities. And he had some great relationships throughout the show. Him and Emmett were great together and it was great to seem them keeping their friendship at the end which in my opinion was even better than the relationship. And my favorite was when he was with Blake. He was an incredibly deep character. And Dean Armstrong did an unbelievable job. I wonder if he got any awards for it, I think he would deserve it.
I never understood the audiences dislike for Michael. He was a great character. A nice guy who loved his friends and yet had flaws Just like any other person. I was amazed to find out that Hal Sparks isn't really gay, he still had a great chemistry in all his love/sex scenes. While I really liked to see the story about him and Dave, I do think that Ben was absolutely perfect for him and he was also an interesting character. I liked to see him dealing with HIV, tying to be a good person even when he was angry, there was so much about him that makes me want to see more about this character even now that the show is over.
Mel and Lindsay were representing a long term relationship and all problems and joys that come with it. And they were an important part of the show.
Besides the extra characters that I already mentioned they had a few others that were an irreplaceable part of the show. One would be Debbie, it took me much longer to start liking her than others, she was extremely annoying. I don't know if I just got used to her or they finally toned her down but I didn't dislike her towards the end. Her brother Vic didn't have many stories, but the ones he had were great and performed amazingly by Jack Wetherall.
Besides an amazing cast they also had great writers who made pretty much every episode extremely interesting and deep. Some of them seemed to be recycled, there were a lot of dealing with parents episodes, but they always added something new to it. The show went through a huge variety of topics that everyone could relate to and also the ones that were specifically about problems that one goes through as a homosexual. All the characters had complex and interesting relationships with each other I think the show was very similar to Sex and the City. It is about friends who go through life together and also have sexual lives. And both shows are also hated by the prudes who believe that it is unrealistic and just about stereotypes just because their own life is different. I didn't think they were all that stereotypical, besides the fact that they all had lots of sex they were all pretty diverse. Also in my opinion putting so much sex into it was a good idea. It was pretty new for the time the show first aired and besides giving gay people some hot scenes, seeing gay sex so often made it more "normal" for the straight viewers that were getting more and more used to it which was good for the gay movement.
I was upset when the show was over, there was so much more I would like to see about the characters, but I loved how it ended. There was a very traumatic event at the end that kept things on fast pace, I was happy to see Ted ending up with Blake who was always my favorite secondary character on the show and I liked how they ended it with Brian. I was afraid they make him a family man, but he stayed who he is and didn't become boring. I loved to see him and Michael dancing in Babylon, two best friends who were always there for each other, accept each others differences and will always be together. Now it is to late to say that I hope there will be a movie, but I really wish they made one.
And then it all became better. Brian became more and more human, Randy Harrison rose to the level of the rest of the amazing cast and I loved the show more and more with each episode.
I really liked the characters. Emmett was my favorite, he always had such a big heart. And while he was the most flamboyant one and had a few comedic stories, he wasn't just the joke of the show, he had many touching, serious and emotional moments as well.
Ted was a great character as well. Scott Lowell is also an amazing actor so he actually made us believe that Ted is not a good looking guy with insecurities. And he had some great relationships throughout the show. Him and Emmett were great together and it was great to seem them keeping their friendship at the end which in my opinion was even better than the relationship. And my favorite was when he was with Blake. He was an incredibly deep character. And Dean Armstrong did an unbelievable job. I wonder if he got any awards for it, I think he would deserve it.
I never understood the audiences dislike for Michael. He was a great character. A nice guy who loved his friends and yet had flaws Just like any other person. I was amazed to find out that Hal Sparks isn't really gay, he still had a great chemistry in all his love/sex scenes. While I really liked to see the story about him and Dave, I do think that Ben was absolutely perfect for him and he was also an interesting character. I liked to see him dealing with HIV, tying to be a good person even when he was angry, there was so much about him that makes me want to see more about this character even now that the show is over.
Mel and Lindsay were representing a long term relationship and all problems and joys that come with it. And they were an important part of the show.
Besides the extra characters that I already mentioned they had a few others that were an irreplaceable part of the show. One would be Debbie, it took me much longer to start liking her than others, she was extremely annoying. I don't know if I just got used to her or they finally toned her down but I didn't dislike her towards the end. Her brother Vic didn't have many stories, but the ones he had were great and performed amazingly by Jack Wetherall.
Besides an amazing cast they also had great writers who made pretty much every episode extremely interesting and deep. Some of them seemed to be recycled, there were a lot of dealing with parents episodes, but they always added something new to it. The show went through a huge variety of topics that everyone could relate to and also the ones that were specifically about problems that one goes through as a homosexual. All the characters had complex and interesting relationships with each other I think the show was very similar to Sex and the City. It is about friends who go through life together and also have sexual lives. And both shows are also hated by the prudes who believe that it is unrealistic and just about stereotypes just because their own life is different. I didn't think they were all that stereotypical, besides the fact that they all had lots of sex they were all pretty diverse. Also in my opinion putting so much sex into it was a good idea. It was pretty new for the time the show first aired and besides giving gay people some hot scenes, seeing gay sex so often made it more "normal" for the straight viewers that were getting more and more used to it which was good for the gay movement.
I was upset when the show was over, there was so much more I would like to see about the characters, but I loved how it ended. There was a very traumatic event at the end that kept things on fast pace, I was happy to see Ted ending up with Blake who was always my favorite secondary character on the show and I liked how they ended it with Brian. I was afraid they make him a family man, but he stayed who he is and didn't become boring. I loved to see him and Michael dancing in Babylon, two best friends who were always there for each other, accept each others differences and will always be together. Now it is to late to say that I hope there will be a movie, but I really wish they made one.