“Queer joy exists only in a world where this trauma happens too,” Moore said. Moore, Dunn and the cast emphasized that the purpose of beginning the show with a violent tragedy was to show how the community can recover. QUEER AS FOLK IS ABOUT JOY, EVEN AFTER VIOLENCE And that’s what I wanted to learn is who they were and how this night impacted them not just on that night but in the time that followed.”Ģ. “Then suddenly this happens and they’re labeled survivors but they’re much more than that. “These people are just regular people like you and I going out one night,” Dunn said. Some consultants chose to be credited and some chose to remain anonymous. We are still in the process, I think, of rebuilding.” “It felt like a necessity for us to include the story of a rebuilding in our show because I feel like that’s where we are in society right now. “Everyone’s response was completely different, so it was something we really wanted to honor with nuance and respect,” Dunn said. Not only is the story reminiscent of the real-life shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, but the show employed survivors of Pulse as consultants for accuracy. In the first episode of Queer as Folk, there is a shooting at a gay club. PULSE SHOOTING SURVIVORS HELPED ADVISE QUEER AS FOLK Here are eight things to know about the Peacock revival.ġ. Rotten Tomatoes spoke with the cast of Queer As Folk, creator Stephen Dunn and writer–executive producer Jaclyn Moore. Now, Peacock is launching Queer As Folk with a whole new cast of LGBTQ+ characters living in New Orleans. An American edition soon followed on Showtime that lasted for five seasons, ending in 2005.
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