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Queer As Folk (USA): Season 2

Queer As Folk (USA): Season 2

Showtime (2002)
Drama
USA / English / Color / 956 min
8.3

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Michelle Clunie Melanie Marcus
Robert Gant Professor Ben Bruckner-Novotny
Thea Gill Lindsay Peterson
Gale Harold Brian Kinney
Randy Harrison Justin Taylor
Scott Lowell Theodore Schmidt
Peter Paige Emmett Honeycutt
Hal Sparks Michael Charles Novotny-Bruckner
Crew
Director Alex Chapple, Michael DeCarlo
Writer Michael Berns, Ron Cowen
Producer Sheila Hockin, Michael MacLennan
Plot
Queer as Folk is an innovative, provocative, and groundbreaking series now going into its fifth season, that chronicles the friendships, careers, loves, trials, tribulations, and ambitions of a diverse group of gay men and lesbians living in Pittsburgh, PA. Blending strong drama with necessary charm and humor, it rivals any other show presented on television.

Queer as Folk in its fourth season dealt with everything from Brian reconstructing his life after the devastation of the Stockwell case and his battle with testicular cancer, to Justin's dangerous encounter with the wild side and the maturation and strengthening of his and Brian's relationship. Lindsay began experimenting with new facets of her sexuality, and we saw Ted come to terms with himself, as he made amends with the past and began to rebuild a new life. We saw everything from Micheal and Ben's relationship hitting new heights to Emmett's flourishing individuality and Debbie's struggles with her brother's death and her finding new sources of happiness in her life. The season ended with the birth of Melanie and Lindsay's second child, Ben and Micheal's marriage, Debbie's engagement to Carl Horvath, and Justin being offered a job in Hollywood to work on the film version of he and Michael's comic book, Rage.
Episodes
1
Home Is Where the Ass Is
50 min 2002-01-06
After a month of rehab in the hospital Justin is given to his mother to take home. Brian visits Justin every night in the hospital but will not let the nurse tell Justin he was there. Lindsay, Melanie, Ted and Emmett go to Lindsay's sister's wedding and while giving the toast Lindsay ask Melanie to marry her. Justin goes in search of Brian and finds him at Woody's with Michael. Justin and Brian go back to his place where Brian talks about what happened to Justin on that night. Justin tells Brian it was not his fault and the two embrace. Justin then returns to home to a angry mother. The next day Daphne, Brian, and Justin are outside throwing a ball to help Justin get use of his hand when Justin's mom shows up and tells Justin she wants to talk to Brian alone. She then tells Brian to return her son back to him and to never see Justin again. Brian hands her the tennis ball and gets in his jeep and pulls away.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman
Guest starring: Frank Pellegrino, Heather Hodgson, Rick Knight, Robert Kingston, Joanne Reece, Michael Collins, Marvin Ishmael, Edmond Joseph, Bill Parrott, David Krae, Jennifer Dean, Tom Albrecht, Pixie Bigelow, Don Allison
2
All Better Now
50 min 2002-01-13
The boys are stuck. Ted's stuck in a career he no longer wants. Michael's stuck with the prospect of returning to his dead-end career at the Big Q. Emmett's decided he's stuck with an ass that needs surgical enhancement. Justin's stuck in the worst situation of all. Since the attack, he has nightmares about Chris Hobbs, and he recoils from physical contact. Jennifer is having trouble not only reaching, but even touching her son. Deb hints that Brian may be best suited to the job, but Jennifer refuses. When Justin throws a violent tantrum at home after Brian won't see him, Jennifer asks Brian to do whatever it takes to reach him. Seeking advice from a former trick (also a psychiatrist), Brian is told that Justin must relive the experience in order to process it and move on. But, Brian's best efforts to recreate the fateful prom night for Justin are ineffectual. Another day at the office means another day for Ted to surf cumquik.com. It's his last day, after Mr. Wertshafter catches him.
Director: John Greyson
Writer: Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman
3
Hypocrisy: Don't Do It
50 min 2002-01-20
From Webtv Listings: Ted's favorite author is in town, while Michael tries to reconnect with Brian.
Director: Michael DeCarlo
Writer: Karen Walton
4
Pride
50 min 2002-01-27
From Webtv listings: Brian, Michael, Justin, Emmett, Ted, Lindsay, Melanie, and Debbie overcome obstacles to show their PRIDE.
Director: Kevin Inch
Writer: Michael MacLennan
Guest starring: Alexander Chapman, Jason Lambert, Lee Rumohr, Troy Mundle, Michael King, Anthony Mancini, Eric Hempsall, Rodger Barton, Alex Poch-Goldin, Lindsey Connell
5
...Wherever That Dream May Lead You
50 min 2002-02-03
Still afflicted with tremors in his right hand as a result of his assault, Justin struggles in his art classes and soon drops out of college. Despite Brian's attempt to rekindle Justin's interest in drawing, a depressed, angry Justin turns to alcohol and sex to soothe his pain. Finally, Lindsay takes Justin to an art gallery where the paintings on exhibition have been created by a wheelchair-bound woman with limited use of her hands. Meanwhile, Emmett, Michael and Brian intervene to help Ted, whose addiction to pornography has left him housebound for days. Brian arranges a job interview at his advertising agency for Ted. The company hires Ted, but he quits almost immediately to start his own porno Web site. Michael also quits his job and sells a rare first-edition comic book to raise money to buy his own business—a comic book store.
Director: David Wellington
Writer: Efrem Seager
Guest starring: Johnathan Jeyarajah, Carman Melville, Andrew Pifko, Donna Goodhand, Jack Newman, Richard Clarkin, Derek Ritschel, Anthony Pereira, Adrian Mackinnon, Domenic Cuzzocrea, Anthony Mancini, Michael King, Gary Krawford, Lucas Bryant, Karen Glave, Clare Smyth, Deb Pearce
6
Mixed Blessings
50 min 2002-02-10
Ben Bruckner, a customer at Michael's comic book store, teaches a gay studies course at Pittsburgh's Carnegie Mellon University. Invited by Ben to give a lecture on homoeroticism in superhero comics, Michael doubts his own intellectual abilities and fails to appear. Later, Ben reassures Michael, who, speaking from his heart, charms the students. Attracted to each other, Ben and Michael kiss as a prelude to sex, but Ben stops to warn Michael that he is HIV positive. Meanwhile, Ted and Emmett enlist well-endowed porn star Zack O'Tool to appear live on Ted's failing, pornographic Web site, but he cancels at the last minute. Desperate, Ted persuades Emmett to perform in Zack's place, and, surprisingly, Emmett's appearance generates big revenue for Ted. Lindsay expresses disgust for pornography, but she becomes sexually aroused by Melanie's photos, taken during college, in an old men's magazine. Justin moves out of Brian's condo, but Brian asks him to return. The two negotiate certain ground rules.
Director: Bruce McDonald
Writer: Michael Berns, Matt Pyken
Guest starring: Matthew Taylor, Robert Gant, Matthew Finlason
7
The Leper (Hath the Babe Not Eyes?)
50 min 2002-02-17
Debbie abandons her usual liberal rhetoric when she learns that Michael's new boyfriend, Ben, has HIV. She tells Michael to stop dating Ben, and her harsh attitude causes a rift between Debbie and Uncle Vic (recurring guest star JACK WETHERALL). Michael continues his relationship with Ben despite the pleas of his mother and friends. But when the moment arrives for Ben and Michael to consummate their relationship, Michael has a change of heart after seeing the multitude of prescription bottles in Ben's medicine cabinet. Meanwhile, Lindsay's parents, the Petersons, refuse to contribute financially to Lindsay and Melanie's wedding because it's ""not real."" Invited to brunch by Lindsay and Melanie, the Petersons cancel at the last minute. Brian transforms the depressing brunch into a swinging party by spiking the punch with the drug Ecstasy, and Lindsay finally decides she does not need her parents' acceptance of her lifestyle. Emmett and Ted quarrel about who is responsible for the success
Director: Michael DeCarlo
Writer: Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman, Blair Fell
Guest starring: Nancy Anne Sakovich
8
Love for Sale
50 min 2002-03-03
Justin's Mother tries to talk to Justin into going to a party, with people his own age. He brushes her off at first, but decides to go to the party. He gets bored, and cruises people. But when a girl cruises him, he hides. He finds a guy who he know is gay and they later go upstairs, and start to have sex. The guy then starts to develop a crush on Justin (sound familiar?) and with his evil Brian Kinney ways, Justin gives the guy an intimate kiss. Michael tries to find his perfect match, by trying those online match makers.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: Michael MacLennan
Guest starring: Bruce Gray, Sean Orr, Paul de la Rosa, Sandy Jobin-Bevans, Oscar Paul Trepannier, Ivan Sherry, James Arnold, Darryl Pring, John Alcorn, Avery Saltzman, Jonathan Payne, Michael Kremko
9
Accentuate the Positive
50 min 2002-03-10
From the Yahoo! TV Media Site: Michael tries to reconcile with Ben; Brian attends church with his mother; Viagra causes problems for Ted.
Director: Bruce McDonald
Writer: Efrem Seager
Guest starring: Matthew Hickey, Pierre Dupuis, Johnathan Jeyarajah, Daveed Louza, Richard McMillan, P.J. Ingram, Gouchy Boy, Jack Knight, Matthew Knight, Kirsten Kieferle, David Christo, Todd Nadeau, Lynne Deragon, John Ralston, Jack Wetherall
10
Priorities, Please! (Beat the Time)
50 min 2002-03-17
Michael is distraught over the comic book death of his hero (Captain Astro) and sets out on a holy quest (petition) to bring him back to life. Debbie is shocked to discover the body of a boy Justin's age in a dumpster behind the diner. She is even more shocked however when she sees how little regard the others are all paying the situation. Michael soon begins to realise how shallow they are all being and begins to mourn the death of the nameless boy. Emmet wants George to come out and meet his friends, and see Babylon after he learns that George had only been into a gay bar once thirty years ago in San Francisco. He convinces him to join him, and the two have a lovely time. When Emmet wants George to come the next night however he confides he is tired. The two decide to go to the opera (Emmet's first) and the first in years for George. After coming out he put himself into voluntary exile and refused to go, even though it was one of his favourite things to do. During intermissi
Director: Michael DeCarlo
Writer: Michael Berns, Matt Pyken
Guest starring: Paul Aldous, Patricia Gage, Kirk Dunn, Curtis Harrison, Nolan Daws, Liliane Clune, Bruce Gray
11
The Wedding
50 min 2002-03-31
-- Special thanks to the person who submitted this -- It's days before Lindsay and Melanie's wedding. At a pre-wedding celebration, their friend Leda offers them a tarot reading from Marilyn. Marilyn warns them that they cannot get married on their wedding day because astrological reasons will cause certain disasters to occur. Unwilling to listen to Marilyn, Lindsay and Melanie continue with their wedding plans. However, everything goes wrong: wedding cake is delayed, Lindsay's wedding dress is ruined by the drycleaners, the wedding rings are missing, and the hall that they rented has shut down for salmonella poisoning. Lindsay also has a few panic attacks, and later concludes that these disasters were happening because the world was trying to tell them that they should not get married because they are gay. Brian, who won at free trip to the white party in Miami, decided he would rather skip the wedding and go get laid. But when things go wrong for the two brides, he gathers up e
Director: Kevin Inch
Writer: Karen Walton
Guest starring: Bruce Gray, Frank Chiesurin
12
One Degree of Brian Kinney
50 min 2002-04-07
Still upset about finding the body in the dumpster, and outraged by the aparent lack of progress Debbie sets out to do some detective work on her own. Her quest eventually pays off and she is able to notify the police of her findings. Meanwhile, Michael is distraught to learn that Ben has slept with Brian two years back.
Director: Thom Best
Writer: Michael MacLennan
Guest starring: Lena Vajakas, Luc Boudreau, Scott Brownall, Greg Ellwand, David Meinke, James Collins, Richie Favalaro, Jeff Parazzo, Les Porter, David Ericson, Juan Chioran, Jack Wetherall, Dan Lett, Jeffrey Parazzo
13
It's Because I'm Gay, Right?
50 min 2002-04-14
Michael wonders what his connection is to a celebrated Drag Queen who shares a past with Debbie; Justin decides to become a go-go dancer to pay his tuition.
Director: John Greyson
Writer: Efrem Seager
Guest starring: Tamsin Kelsey, Carol Forte, Steve Belford, George King, Isabel Gomez-Moriana, Kate Lynch, Tom Barnett, Gary Beach, Jack Wetherall
14
The Dangers of Sex and Drugs
50 min 2002-04-28
Justin is rolling in money, but his schoolwork suffers; Carl asks Debbie out; George asks Emmett to accompany him on a world tour.
Writer: Michael Berns, Matt Pyken
Guest starring: Barry Lavender, Shawn Lawrence, Shane Daly, Matthew Oliver, Darryl Armstrong, Bruce Tubbe, Blair Wood, Tom Barnett, Bruce Gray
15
Rage Against This Machine
50 min 2002-05-05
Brian is jealous when Michael and Justin decide to start a comic book; Leda offers to renovate Mel and Lindsay's attic; Emmett is barred from George's funeral.
Writer: Karen Walton
Guest starring: Alexander Pervakov, Todd Faithful, Clifton Jackson, Brad Garrick, Neil Girvan, Philip Shepherd, John Lefebvre, Carolyn Scott, Patricia Gage, Wally Michaels
16
You Say It's Your Birthday! I Couldn't Care Less!
50 min 2002-05-12
From TV Guide: For his birthday, Melanie and Lindsay take Justin to a violin recital, where he meets a sexy new guy.
Director: Bruce McDonald
Writer: Michael MacLennan
Guest starring: Dan Chameroy, Jason Knight, J.D. Nicholsen, Aaron Bell, Guy Sanvido
17
You Can Leda Girl to Pussy
50 min 2002-05-26
From TVGuide: Brian tries to impress his new boss; Emmett inherits a large gift from George.
Director: David Wellington
Writer: Efrem Seager
Guest starring: Nancy Anne Sakovich
18
Sick, Sick, Sick
50 min 2002-06-02
Michael faces a nightmare after Ben is taken to hospital; Justin thinks Brian isn't as romantic as Ethan; Emmett receives a tempting offer to not reveal his relationship with George.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: Michael Berns, Matt Pyken
Guest starring: John Neville, Christopher Cordell
19
Bowling for Equality
50 min 2002-06-09
Michael debates whether to tell Brian about Justin's unfaithfulness; Melanie and Lindsay decide that they've had enough of Leda.
Director: Michael DeCarlo
Writer: Michael MacLennan, Matt Pyken, Efrem Seager
Guest starring: Peter MacNeill, Nancy Anne Sakovich, Fab Filippo
20
Out With a Whimper
50 min 2002-06-16
Justin must decide who he should be with, Brian or Ethan; Ben tells Michael he is going away for six months; Ted reveals his true feelings to Emmett.
Director: David Wellington
Writer: Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman
Guest starring: Makyla Smith, Fab Filippo
Editions
Barcode Format Region Release Edition
758445202625 1 2003-02-25 Showtime
065935220701 1 2005-11-15
7321902106489 2 2007-12-24
7321910132944 Free 2007-02-14
065935146605 2003-03-25
758445202724
7321910132944