Beautiful People on Logo - are you watching?

[DayDreamer]

Posted: 6/3/09 at 5:02pm

Anyone watching this show on Logo? I saw the premiere last week by chance and I'm totally hooked. I haven't seen much about it, which I find surprising. The episodes are available online for viewing.

edited to change the title of the thread so people know what it's about.
Beautiful People

Updated On: 6/5/09 at 05:02 PM

[StockardFan]

Posted: 6/3/09 at 5:20pm

I thought this thread was about danmag and I.



JUST KIDDING!

[Scripps2]

Posted: 6/3/09 at 5:59pm

I thought it was about you and Danmag as well, Stockard.

But, as a second, this series was really good. I didn't think the present day scenes in NY worked as well as the 1990s scenes in Reading so it will be interesting to read what the OT board think.

[StockardFan]

Posted: 6/3/09 at 6:06pm

LOL, thanks Scripps!

[xoangel2789xo]

Posted: 6/4/09 at 11:31pm

I've only seen the first episode, but I enjoyed it.

[Chrysanthemum62001]

Posted: 6/4/09 at 11:41pm

I seriously thought this thread was gonna be a Hugh Jackman/Catherine Zeta Jones thread!

[TimesSquareRegular]

Posted: 6/4/09 at 11:56pm

I heard about this several months ago and ordered the DVD from amazon.co.uk - lots of fun!

For a great read and more info on Doonan's family and childhood, check out the book that was the basic source material - it's titled NASTY, and you can get it from the NY library.

[yeah]

Posted: 6/6/09 at 1:10pm

I can't bring myself to watch it because the young actor who plays the lead character looks EXACTLY like I did when I was that age!! It's actually kind of freaky! What bothers me is, I don't look ANYTHING like the present day character! In fact, I should have been cast as the older guy, but, they clearly wanted an uber good-looking guy...damn typing!!

[alterego]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 8:11am

I got hold of the DVD of this show a few months ago and am hooked. there is to be a second series which starts filming about now. Kylie (Kyle) was one of the London Billy Elliot's.

[Scripps2]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 9:41am

"In fact, I should have been cast as the older guy, but, they clearly wanted an uber good-looking guy."

The present day lead character is played by Sam Barnett who was Posner in the OLC, OBC and film of The History Boys. The fact that he's accepted a relatively small role makes me wonder if they'll switch emphasis at some point from the past to the present.

The character's window dressing is rubbish though - would any well-to-do store in New York seriously tolerate it?

[DayDreamer]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:56am

Very cool about the kid playing Kyle. He is a fantastic dancer.

Scripps, I guess I take the window dressing like the rest of the show - with a grain of salt and then some.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 1:17pm

That clip looks fantastic. I'm DVR'ing it now. Thanks!

[Scripps2]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 1:41pm

"Hey, batty boy, d'ya want your gym bag?"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH1hD3g8AwM

(the actress playing the blind neighbour is Meera Syal, who was responsible for the book for Bombay Dreams)

[Mandi Moo]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 2:01pm

I watched the two episodes posted last night and was dying! I just DVR'ed it too.

[sgv123]

Posted: 6/8/09 at 1:45am

Kylie is played by Layton Williams who played Billy Elliot in London.