In January after the season started, I was attached to the experiences shown to Patrick, the beautiful guys in the show, and the issues explored. Patrick seemed to be me – a young, white-privileged, out-of-state gay facing a newer and better world with a bit of naivety.
I was excited by the preview as it gave snippets of Patrick, a young gay in San Fransisco, living and experiencing new adventures new for a “baby” gay like me. I started watching Looking online after months of seeing advertisements for the new gay show on HBO.
It was my question in the beginning still “How is this not Looking,” but better yet “How is Looking not this?” Queer as Folk gave me more of an understanding to the life and minority I was and am living in with its plot surrounding on living single in an already oppressing nation, chasing love, learning what affects others, and also learning cultural relativism. But then I gave it another shot and watched another, then another, then another, and another. My friends talked enough about it though, so I watched an episode, but I still wasn’t pleased. When I turned on the first episode and the theme started playing with the shirtless blue men in a psychedelic setting with electronica music in the background, I rolled my eyes, “this does not look like anything new…” I was hesitant before with the description as “five young gay men in Pittsburgh living life with challenges and.” yada yada yada. In early June after watching all of the Orange is the New Black possible, I had to indulge myself with the talked-about 10-year-old show – Queer as Folk. Your hometown does not have a lot to do, but you have Netflix. It’s hot as your high blood-pressured dad’s bald head outside.
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