Customer Reviews

Queer as Folk: The Book

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This is a great Queer As Folk "coffee table" book.

In addition to some great photographs of the entire cast (not just our favorite main characters, but everyone including Jennifer and Daphne!) this book contains a brief description of all episodes from Seasons 1, 2 and 3 (season 4 begins in 2004).

The episode recaps are a handy reference to the DVD collections, if you have those, or just as a reminder of plot sequence, and the information is accompanied by photos from the episodes explained.

Each individual character is profiled as well as the actor/actress who portrays them, again with accompanying pictures and stills. Some of the photographs are familiar, the same posted on the QAF Showtime site, but others are new.

Color photography is used throughout and the quality of the paper and the book itself is outstanding.

The Bonus DVD at the end of the book (attached at the back page) contains some fun stuff and some is brand-new, not featured on the Season 1 or Season 2 DVD collections.

I would highly recommend this Queer As Folk book to any fan of this outstanding series.

I was really angry when I got my copy of this book. I mean, it's QAF, right? It's got to be good. Well, that depends on your point of view. It's a must have for Hal Sparks fans, and it really did him justice. Hal is a great guy and deserves all the attention he gets. I love him to pieces, but while his character narrates the show, it focuses primarily on Brian Kinney.

If you're a Gale Harold fan, you might want to think twice about buying this book. I have no knowledge of the guy who put this book together, but I swear, my impression is that he didn't like Gale. There are certain shots of Brian Kinney ("are you coming or...") that are emblematic of the show that should have been included. They aren't. Closeups of Gale have his eyes hidden behind sunglasses; other shots seem chosen to show awkward poses, or just don't give a fair representation of him. The man is stunningly good looking, but you only get hints of it here.

If I had seen the book before I bought it, I wouldn't have wasted the money. To top that off, the story in the fan world is that he won't even autograph it - not that I blame him - but I did spend money on the stupid thing.

This book could have been as glorious as the show - too bad Ruditis wasted the opportunity.

On the plus side, the DVD has some fun stuff on it. Not enough to make up for the book, though.

The book is great, as it's great the serie. The pics are also awesome, would have loved more of my fave QAF couple: Brian and Justin.. Not everyone knows that, at least the hardcover edition of the book (which is the one I own, I don't know about the softback..) comes with a DVD, with exclusive behind the scenes material, which makes a cute addition to this already not-to miss-item for a true QAF fan! RECOMMENDED!

I have to say the best part of this book are the casts insights into their characters! After all, no one really knows the characters as well as the people who bring them to life.

The pictures are all wonderful, though I would have liked more of my favorite couple, Brian and Michael! They are the heart of the show for me.

The accompanying DVD in the hard cover book is excellant though way to short!

Ann Marie

I bought the book the first day it came out and once it was sent to me, I couldn't stop flipping through the pages. The episode synopsis', pictures, quotes, cast, etc. were absolutely great for a QaF fan. Although some stuff in the book could have been more in depth, it is a great addition the Queer as Folk collection. Highly, highly recommend that all of the QaF fans out there go buy this book immediately and enjoy it.

I think that this book is a great addition to any other QAF books, calendars, etc. on the market. It has a lot of great stories about the cast and "the making of." The only thing I wish was that there were more interviews and behind-the scenes pictures. It has a lot of recaps of the episodes. However, I highly recommend it to anyone.

IF YOU LOVED TEH SHOW AS MUCH AS I DID THIS BOOK WILLL OFFER YOU MUCH INSIGHT INTO THE CHARACTERS AND MOTIVATION BEHIND THE CAMERA.

It's all about the pictures! Lots of them and fantastic quality. This is primarily a picture book, and you might want to buy a second copy, so only one gets stained with drool.

The written content is good, but nothing new here, in fact any good fan knows all of this and more. However, there are some great character insights with perspectives from the actors, producers & writers, as well as episode synopses.

The one disappointment is that this book covers seasons 1-3 only. But die hards like me would rush out for volume II should it ever come.

This guide is an interesting insight to the show and an excellent help if you like to review episodes. The behind the scenes peeks and actor information gives a new perspective to the show and characters. However if you haven't watched the third season don't read to in depth as there is spoilers contained in certain character profiles.

I received the book some weeks ago and I was completely satisfied with that. The item was even better than described, practically new!, and full of beautiful images about the cast, particularly Brian Kinney aka Gale Harold. I really loved that! besides, it was very nice to read so many things about crew, behind scenes and so on... if you love QaF USA (and Brian kinney of course!) you must have THE BOOK!