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]

bah i think *i* will miss tonight's eps -- the very best one as i recall -- unless they are on multiple-repeat

(i never wanted to rewatch em on dvd -- there was something abt the sheer rush of it being NOW TV that "everyone" was watching as it unfolded)

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

ironically I gathered that it was a MASSIVE hit in the girls' boarding houses - I remember that sense of NOW TV (but obv none of the boys even acknowledged it and I wasn't out yet!). I'd have to watch it on DVD, I may order some, as I am so rubbish with TV.

the other memory I have is of one of the girls in my English A-level class - very spacey, ostensibly came to England as a specialist musician but quickly devoted herself to developing amazing off-kilter theories about literature and writing abstract poetry, seemed to exist entirely in her own bubble, I recently got back in touch with her on fbook! - writing a lot of v complex, in-depth literary analysis of QAF.