QUEER AS FOLK {U.S. VERSION}: HOME IS WHERE THE ASS IS {SECOND SEASON PREMIERE} (TV)
Summary
The second season premiere in this series about the day-to-day lives of a circle of gay and lesbian friends living in Pittsburgh.
In this episode, Michael visits from Portland. He surprises Ted and Emmett and finds Brian more distant than ever. However, Debbie is overjoyed to see her son back in town. Meanwhile, Brian has been making secret visits to see Justin in the hospital.
Melanie and Lindsay enjoy a meal at the Liberty Diner, and they discuss the trial against Justin's attacker with Debbie and Michael. At Lindsay's sister's wedding, Ted and Emmett pose as dates for Melanie and Lindsay -- whose relationship is not accepted by Lindsay's family. Later, Justin is released from the hospital, and a group of reporters is camped outside his house. At the bar, Michael confronts Brian about his drug and alcohol use. Suddenly the two notice Justin across the room; he has snuck away from his house to find Brian.
At the wedding, Lindsay toasts her sister. But fed up with her family's attitude toward her personal life, she uses the toast as an opportunity to announce the truth about her relationship with Melanie. At Brian's apartment, Justin and Brian discuss the attack. The next morning, Michael tells Emmett and Ted the truth about his marriage, and his reasons for returning to Pittsburgh. At the sentencing of Justin's attacker, the judge's ruling disappoints those in attendance. Finally, Justin's mother asks Brian to stay away from her son.
Details
- NETWORK: Showtime
- DATE: January 6, 2002 10:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:50:12
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:69058
- GENRE: Drama
- SUBJECT HEADING: Coming out (Sexual orientation) - Drama; Homosexuality (See also: Gays and Lesbians); LGBT Collection
- SERIES RUN: Showtime - TV series, 2000-2005
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Ron Cowen … Executive Producer, Developed by, Developed for American Television by, Writer
- Daniel Lipman … Executive Producer, Developed by, Developed for American Television by, Writer
- Tony Jonas … Executive Producer
- Adam Newman … Coordinating Producer
- Sheila Hockin … Producer
- Matt Pyken … Co-Producer
- Michael Berns … Co-Producer
- Michael MacLennan … Co-Producer
- Bill Goddard … Co-Producer
- Efrem Seeger … Consulting Producer
- Alex Chapple … Director
- Russell T. Davies … Based on the British Series Created by
- Tom Third … Music by
- Don Pyle … Theme Music by
- Andrew Zealley … Theme Music by
- Michelle Clunie … Cast, Melanie Marcus
- Thea Gill … Cast, Lindsay Peterson
- Gale Harold … Cast, Brian Kinney
- Randy Harrison … Cast, Justin Taylor
- Scott Lowell … Cast, Ted Schmidt
- Peter Paige … Cast, Emmett Honeycutt
- Hal Sparks … Cast, Michael Novotny
- Sharon Gless … Cast, Debbie Novotny
- Sherry Miller … Cast, Jennifer Taylor
- Makyla Smith … Cast, Daphne Chanders
- Jack Wetherall … Cast, Vic Grassi
- Alec McClure … Cast, Chris Hobbs
- Don Allison … Cast, Ron Peterson
- Pixie Bigelow … Cast, Nancy Peterson
- Heather Hodgson … Cast, Lynnette Peterson
- Marvin Ishmael … Cast, Dr. Ezrahi
- Tom Albrecht … Cast, Todd
- Frank Pellegrino … Cast, Judge Russo
- Michael Collins … Cast, Emmett's Usher
- Rick Knight … Cast, Michael's Hunky Guy
- Robert Kingston … Cast, Nice Guy
- Jennifer Dean … Cast, Nurse
- Joanne Reece … Cast, Reporter
- David Krae … Cast, First Candidate
- Billy Parrott … Cast, Second Candidate
- Edmond Joseph … Cast, Third Candidate