I suspected they might go a different route, given time. Which would involve development of secondary characters and the like. And for what it's worth, I found the lesbians in the US version much more adorable.
Much like in Jules' case, though, I do not have cable (or even much in the way of normal television reception) and wasn't in a particular hurry, since I've never been into television shows as much as I have been in literary and film fandoms. Maybe it's something to do with attention span ;-)
Also, I admit to having even more qualms upon hearing that it was a cable show, if only because that meant that it might be predisposed to being more "shocking" in subject matter (which made my reaction upon first seeing the opening credits that much more dismal) at the expense of sensitivity and accuracy. I mean, I suppose the fact that they can say the show (and this applies to the UK miniseries as well) is about a certain subculture at all emphasizes the "alien" aspects of it more than it does integration -- it almost gains this "National Geographic takes you inside the world of Gay People!" feel which just left me feeling kind of dirty. An ideal show (ha!) would have no more emphasis on sexuality than it would on a character being a feminist or an ecologist or a man/woman. (Watch me wave my trendy deconstructionalist flag! Whoot!) But, being sensible enough about reality, the general population, and the politics and workings of the entertainment industry (which, as a whole, can never be accused of being anti-queer. *snerk*), I suppose exposure comes first.
And hey, while I'm on the subject? (And I do apologize for subjecting you to this, but I as well can't seem to shut up on this stuff :-) I have to know and this will play a large part in the respect that I'm willing to give to the show in the future... how does the show treat the subject of queers of color? Because the largest gay communities and movements in recent history have been as dominated by the assumption of white middle class values as any other part of the country (and western world, possibly), and if the show wants to do a good job of representing, I'd appreciate their efforts in reaching the minorities of the minorities as well. Just a thought.
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Much like in Jules' case, though, I do not have cable (or even much in the way of normal television reception) and wasn't in a particular hurry, since I've never been into television shows as much as I have been in literary and film fandoms. Maybe it's something to do with attention span ;-)
Also, I admit to having even more qualms upon hearing that it was a cable show, if only because that meant that it might be predisposed to being more "shocking" in subject matter (which made my reaction upon first seeing the opening credits that much more dismal) at the expense of sensitivity and accuracy. I mean, I suppose the fact that they can say the show (and this applies to the UK miniseries as well) is about a certain subculture at all emphasizes the "alien" aspects of it more than it does integration -- it almost gains this "National Geographic takes you inside the world of Gay People!" feel which just left me feeling kind of dirty. An ideal show (ha!) would have no more emphasis on sexuality than it would on a character being a feminist or an ecologist or a man/woman. (Watch me wave my trendy deconstructionalist flag! Whoot!) But, being sensible enough about reality, the general population, and the politics and workings of the entertainment industry (which, as a whole, can never be accused of being anti-queer. *snerk*), I suppose exposure comes first.
And hey, while I'm on the subject? (And I do apologize for subjecting you to this, but I as well can't seem to shut up on this stuff :-) I have to know and this will play a large part in the respect that I'm willing to give to the show in the future... how does the show treat the subject of queers of color? Because the largest gay communities and movements in recent history have been as dominated by the assumption of white middle class values as any other part of the country (and western world, possibly), and if the show wants to do a good job of representing, I'd appreciate their efforts in reaching the minorities of the minorities as well. Just a thought.