Where Did the Meaning of the Show Title 'Queer as Folk' Originate? Here's What We Know
By Katherine StinsonJun. 14 2022, Published 6:50 p.m. ET
Spoiler alert: The following article accommodates spoilers for Episode 1 of Queer as Folk on Peacock.
With the contemporary premiere of the eight-episode Queer as Folk reboot on Peacock, we couldn't assist but marvel — what exactly does the phrase "queer as folk" mean?
The original Queer as Folk series ran from 1999 to 2000 in Britain. It was once the first television program in history to center of attention solely on the lives of gay characters. Doctor Who's returning showrunner Russell T. Davies created Queer as Folk. He additionally wrote every episode of the unique series. Russell now serves as an government producer on the Queer as Folk reboot on Peacock.
The display used to be previously rebooted in the U.S. for Showtime through Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman, working for five seasons from 2000 to 2005.
Here's what we find out about the place the display's title originated.
Armand Fields as Bussey and Eric Graise as Marvin in Peacock's 'Queer as Folk.'
Why is it known as 'Queer as Folk'?
The Peacock reboot of Queer as Folk facilities round a group of pals whose lives are without end modified after tragedy strikes their go-to gay bar, Babylon.
According to LGBTQ Nation, the precise phrase "queer as folk" originated from an previous expression in Northern England that went, "There’s nowt so queer as folk."
Let's translate that pronouncing to modern-day English: It basically approach that there's not anything stranger in existence than folks.
Russell instructed The Hollywood Reporter about how the title, from his perspective, wasn't remotely safe when he created the display again in 1999.
He mentioned, "As a title, Queer as Folk is not remotely safe. The word 'queer' all those years ago was death. Even some people today don’t like the word. I love the fact that there’s a great big queer franchise that has existed now for [nearly] 25 years. It is not and has never been safe."
The unique writer of Queer as Folk applauded Rob Cowen and Daniel Lipman (the creators of the first U.S. adaptation) and Stephen Dunn (the creator of the Peacock reboot) for now not enjoying it secure with their iterations. Russell said, "These lovely men I’m looking at here, these torch-bearers who have done work beyond my imagining, are never taking safe options."
Although the original Queer as Folk focused round the lives of three gay males living in Manchester, England, the major characters in Peacock's Queer as Folk find themselves dealing with the aftermath of a tragic taking pictures at the fictional homosexual bar Babylon in New Orleans.
The real-world parallel to the tragic 2016 Pulse capturing in Orlando, Fla., is obvious. Stephen defined in the same interview with The Hollywood Reporter why he selected to include that parallel in the reboot.
"Before the Pulse nightclub shooting, New Orleans was the location of the other largest mass murder in the U.S. [at a gay club], at the UpStairs Lounge in 1973," he said. ".... One of the reasons we chose New Orleans is because it’s a city that has survived so much and maintains a distinct voice with its strong queer community and pool of queer artists and drag queens."
He added, "The inclusion of that storyline is to bring attention to the community that has to rebuild in a way that is bigger, better, safer and more inclusive than the space that was before it."
You can now circulate Season 1 of Queer as Folk on Peacock.
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