queer as folk

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

i had entirely forgotten how awesome this first series was! haha even the demolition of the "gay funeral" scene from 4weddings -- which ought to be a one-off gag that doesn't bear repeating -- is great, just cz of the way they all arrive

anyway this is in loneloonies bcz of the way the narrative just GRABS at (often quite bad) pop-o-the-moment and fucks its brains out makes it work suddenly, just for that moment

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[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

i thought the doctor who stuff would seem laboured (HARTNELL AGENDA) but it's more like the return of a clumsy loved cultural whatever from yr infancy, like old footage of bill and ben!

and haha vince has "the" iconic saville first FACTORY POSTER on his bedroomn wall

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

oh! oh! I remember something else amazing - the boy in QAF has a poster of POST BY BJORK on his wall, and it was really awesome for me at the time (as the number of people who liked bjork at school numbered precisely TWO)

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

yes! signifier = "i am SO GAY but mum will not guess i am if i have a poster of BJORK who obv i do LIKE A LOT so it's not even lying really"

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

yes I had that poster as well! and one of Tori Amos. and this was WAY WAY before I realised that they were both huge gay signifiers!