Mark your calendars and/or set your DVRs for March 2. That’s when Logo will offer a special preview of two new queer-themed interwoven British dramas that will “explore 21st-century gay life in all its powerful, witty, dark and uplifting guises through the lens of two disparate generations.” Cucumber and Banana, the latest offerings from Queer as Folk creator Russell T. Davies, will be previewed following the March 2 season premiere of RuPaul’s Drag Race.
According to Logo’s press release, the hour-long Cucumber explores the lives and misadventures of Henry Best (Vincent Franklin) and his long-suffering boyfriend of nine years, Lance Sullivan (Cyril Nri). The half-hour Banana will follow the individual lives of younger characters orbiting around Henry’s world, telling stories of modern love – the romantic, the obsessed, the hopeful, the lonely, the lost, and the lucky – in an urban Manchester, England setting.
The two series will officially premiere stateside on April 13 but you can take a look at a special preview of all the upcoming drama below.
PRINCE OF SNARKNESS aka DIVKID
First how about something about Empire’s Jamal’s coming out? This site has done the very Least possible about this ratings phenomenon
Lazycrockett
If you are interested in these shows get them from the internet cause Logo is gonna butcher/edit the shit out of them.
wilfredo267
wait, so they are actually finally going to put on gay content on logo?
Saint Law
Be warned. It’s a shocker.
demented
It took this long for you to find out about Davies’ new shows? You were able to rip yourselves away from “Looking” for five whole minutes?
wade.l
Cucumber and Banana are refreshing watching. Witty, sexy, frustrating and well acted. Don’t miss them.
stubu
@Lazycrockett: Thiss eries Cucumber and Banana has been running in the UK for a few weeks ..They are available as broadcast on a well known gay torrent website . Look out for character called Freddie naked .
jwtraveler
That was quick.
Black Pegasus
@PRINCE OF SNARKNESS aka DIVKID: Frogs will fall from the sky because you’ve finally said something I can agree with. But don’t hold your breath while waiting for Jamal to appear on this site. As you can see from the rest of the aesthetics present here, Jamal has the wrong “paint job” to be prominently featured here despite the show being a rantings success with a surprising number of demographics.
I just browse this place when I’m sitting on the toilet so……
Xzamilio
@Black Pegasus: Yeah, but they’ll peddle that “Looking” bullshit until the wheels fall off… more.
broadshoulder
Cucumber, Tofu etc have got huge ratings for C4. They have been compulsive viewing and roll on series 2
Mind you, a shocker of an ending
Tackle
@Black Pegasus: Let me correct in regards to Jamal’s color. It’s not that Jamal has the wrong paint job. Jamal has the RIGHT paint job, and a “beautiful” one at that. It’s just that this site, and too many posters have a very limited and narrow minded mentality when it comes to beauty…
Blackceo
@PRINCE OF SNARKNESS aka DIVKID:
Thank God you said this cuz It has been bugging the shit out of me. Sites like this and Towleroad are crickets when it comes to how groundbreaking Empire and Jamal’s gay storyline is an integral part of that show. The way he came out this past week was amazing, yet crickets on sites like this. Yet, no time trying to put up negative stories like the “I don’t like men’s no more guys” The only time Empire has been mentioned on this site has been a story about Lee Daniels discussing the Black community’s homophobia issue. Yet, the most successful network show in years with a gay character in a dynamic storyline gets no coverage. Bullshit.
Blackceo
@Xzamilio:
” Yeah, but they’ll peddle that “Looking” bullshit until the wheels fall off… more.”
Yesssss!!!!! Tell it!!!!
Blackceo
Oops…let me apologize for Towleroad because they did have an article specific to Jamal’s scene where he literally sings his way out of the closet.
Bromancer7
Don’t forget the 3rd series, Tofu.