Queer as Folk in Production For Second Season Series to Premiere New Episodes in January 2002 Production has begun on the second subscribers continues to climb. In fact, it season of Queer as Folk, Showtime’s highest has quadrupled from fourth quarter 2000 and rated original series in primetime. Featuring we have received numerous correspondence 20 new episodes, the sophomore season is from viewers wanting to know when new slated to kick off in January 2002 and will episodes will begin.” continue to air on Sunday evenings at 10 Queer as Folk invites viewers to enter pm. the world of Brian (Harold), Michael (Sparks), Starring Michelle Clunie, Thea Gill, Gale Justin (Harrison), Emmett (Paige), Ted Harold, Randy Harrison, Scott Lowell, Peter (Lowell), Lindsay (Gill), Melanie (Clunie) and Paige, Hal Sparks and Sharon Gless, each Michael’s eccentric mother Debbie (Gless). hour-long episode focuses on the It is not West Hollywood, it’s not the relationships, careers, loves and ambitions Castro, and it’s not Chelsea. It may be a small of a group of young gay men and lesbians world — a gay Main Street with a couple of living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Blending bars, a disco, a few shops and a diner — but strong drama with charm and humor, the its reverberations are universal. It is an series offers a compelling, realistic and unapologetic celebration of life in its varied graphic depiction of a world which is rarely forms. And as always, in the differences seen on television. we discover the similarities that make us all “We are really looking forward to the human. second season of Queer as Folk. When Queer as Folk is executive produced by the series wrapped its first season in June, Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman and Tony Jonas. its average rating was nearly Cowen & Lipman developed the series for twice that of Showtime’s overall prime time American television based on average,” stated Jerry Offsay, President of the British series created by Russell T Programming for Showtime Networks. Davies. “Awareness of this series among our Mariah Carey Shines in Glitter Typical Hollywood Script Takes Tearjerker Twist Cast of Queer as Folk By Jason Simpson inevitably signs Carey. Dice becomes her magazine in NYC, Carey stated, “It was so created a satirical Instant Message exchange With the recent buzz about singer- boyfriend, gets jealous when the label asks important that I had that level of involvement between Lopez and Carey: turned-actor Mariah Carey — her her to wear skimpy outfits, and eventually in the film.” She adds, “I felt a special J.Loner:(Lopez) listen I gotta go breakdowns, and catfights — is there any gets in the way of her career — very attachment to my character, and I wanted the MCrockin: (Carey) time for your wonder why Glitter would need to be predictable. They eventually split up and, songs to reflect that.” liposuction? reviewed? I must admit watching a musical quite honestly, the ending is a tearjerker. Carey’s talents as an actor are not to be J.Loner:time for your singing lesson? artist whose music I enjoy wheel out an ice- Carey had a large part in the production scoffed at. It was indeed her first movie, and MCrockin:gotta go bail out puffy? cream cart on TRL nearly two months ago of this film serving as executive music she apparently has a deal with Virgin Records J.Loner:gotta check yourself back into the hinting on her insanity, disturbed me. I have producer. In a recent interview with HX to star in a second film, Wisegirls, to be clinic? been following the details of her released sometime in 2002. MCrockin: gotta go cheat on your new career with ardency second She stars opposite Academy boyfriend? only to the news reports about Award winner Mira Sorvino. J.Loner: gotta go wash that gray right outta the attack on America. Though both stars your hair? Glitter is set in New York publicists deny the catfight, MCrockin: Mariah’s hair is naturally golden City and Carey plays Billie Sorvino and Carey The conflict between the two stars is of Frank, a mulatto New York City apparently wrestled each course, blown out of all proportion, and stems girl abandoned by both father other to the floor before being from a reporter’s comments. Interviewing and drug-addicted mother in broken up by bystanders on Carey immediately after Lopez, the reporter her early teens. The film then the set of Wisegirls. said that Lopez reportedly gets eight hours shoots to mid 1980’s dance “Mira got into her face, of sleep a night, Carey’s remarks were: “If I clubs where Carey and her two and Mariah threw a salt had the luxury of not actually having to sing best girlfriends are partying shaker at her,” producer Billy my own songs, I’d do that too.” under the shadow of Dice, a Blake told People magazine. Whether any of these comments are hot, up-and-coming DJ. Dice, “They wrestled to the floor.” even minutely true, we may never know. It’s played by hunky Max Beesley, Recently, the, shall we like Whitney caught smoking crack out of a hears Carey singing as a back- say, bitchy exchange between Pepsi can in the parking lot behind her most up vocalist for a rival producer Carey and singer-turned-actor recent concert. These things just make us and offers to buy the rights to Jennifer Lopez has been on the laugh and strengthen our affection for such her contract for $100,000. The cover of all of the supermarket stars, because, let’s be honest, Madonna has drama then unfolds. magazines. declared: “It’s when they stop talking about A large record label Moviefone.com even you that you have to be worried.” www.ExpressGayNews.com October 8th, 2001 39.