4oD

For those of us in the UK, we have some great news from 4oD, Channel 4's on demand web TV service. Next month they are opening their archives and letting us watch anything from their back catalogue for free.

This is great for those of us who remember all the good shows that Channel 4 used to show, the much neglected Queer as Folk, to name just one! So, for those of you who haven't had the pleasure of watching this show and weren't interested enough to get the DVDs, please give it a try.

It's darker, grittier, ballsier and a lot more full-frontal than the US version. It has some great acting, especially from Aiden Gillen, Craig Kelly and Charlie Hunnam. As long as you don't expect it to be exactly the same story (although interestingly there are a lot of very similar scenes) or have the beautiful Gale Harold and Randy Harrison in it (only Charlie Hunnam comes close in the pretty boy department), you never know you may even enjoy it!

Britain's Got Talent Second Semi-Final and an interview with Craig Kelly of Queer as Folk UK fame...

Shaun Smith, who's only 17, has a fabulous voice... and a very pretty face. I really want him to win! :)

Here's the direct link as they have disabled all the videos!

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In other news, Craig Kelly, who played sweet, baby faced "Vince" in Queer as Folk ten years ago ("Vince" being the "best friend", the UK equivalent of "Michael" in the US) and who is now a regular on Coronation Street did this interview with the California Chronicle.

Here's a quote I found interesting:

"More people have watched Corrie but in some ways Queer as Folk was more intense because you had fans who were crazy about that show."

So, after all this time we find out that it wasn't just the American version which attracted the crazies after all! ;)