Queer As Folk originally was a short British series following a group of gay men. Showtime (US) with the help of Showcase (Canada), picked up the series and adapted it, thus making it into a 5 season (83 episodes) TV show that aired from 2000-2005. It followed the lives of 5 gay men. At the center was Brian (Gale Harold), his love interest, Justin (Randy Harrison), Brian's best friend Michael (Hal Sparks), Emmett (Peter Paige) who was the 'queen' of the series, and Ted (Scott Lowell), an accountant with low self-esteem. Read more on Last.fm