Watched when it was originally on and liked it, but didn't love it. Even though I was the age of the characters, I didn't feel that it represented the community that I knew and the sex was too graphic. Watching now, I appreciate it more for the stories and that's what I'm mostly focused on. I definitely feel that Melanie is the most honest and stable character, and stays true throughout the series with her personality and beliefs. Everyone else is kind of swinging back and forth and some storylines get dropped altogether (Ted's secret obsession with Michael in season one, for example). And now with fresh eyes...I cannot stand Michael. He's so moony over Brian that I don't see how ANYONE could stay with him...he's like an obsessive stalker and is so pathetic...whiny, selfish, needy, nosy, and all around nauseating. Melanie and Emmett are the best written characters by far.
Review of Queer as Folk
