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[REVIEW
> RICK & STEVE vs. GLAMOUR BOYS]
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"Rick
& Steve" and "Glamour Boys" show the diversity of talent and
creativity, and the gap of it, in the creators of queer content... |
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Reviewed by Quentin Lee
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Allan Brock's "Rick & Steve the Happiest
Gay Couple in the World" |
"Rick & Steve the Happiest Gay Couple in the World" and
"Glamour Boys" are the perfect companion web "series"
to watch if you would to sample a slice of cutting edge
"gay cinema" in the heat of Showtime's "Queer As Folk."
I put "series" and "gay cinema" in quotes because at this
day and age of digital and internet revolution, these
terms are in flux especially in the context of the two
works. |
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Jeff
Hopkins as Kevin in "Glamour Boys"
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At the time of this review, filmmaker of Q. Allan Brock
has made four short films with "Rick & Steve's"
characters which are being webcast as four episodes of
"Rick & Steve the Happiest Gay Couple in the World" on
Hypnotic.com. Filmmaker Robert Little has only directed
the pilot for the alleged gay web series "Glamour Boys"
which has been posted, but further episodes have yet to
be seen. |
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| "Rick & Steve the Happiest Gay Couple in the World"
follows the domestic adventure of Rick, the insatiable
bottom, and Steve, the versatile top, from Episode #1
"Cum and Quiche" where the gay couple is approached by
their lesbian neighbors to father their child to Episode
#4 "Manage a Twat" where the gay couple seeks to spice
up their sex life by finding a third for a three way.
Oh, did I mention that "Rick & Steve" is a Lego block
animated series? |
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Corey
Allen Scott as Colin in "Glamour Boys"
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Quite the opposite on the creative spectrum, "Glamour
Boys" is more-or-less a live-action web version of "Queer
as Folk" except there has been only one 6 min. pilot of
it. It's so-far been a three character romantic drama
about Kevin, a school teacher, who has somewhat regretfully
asked a younger 20-year-old "boy" Colin to move in with
him and his roommate Michael, your typical handsome West
Hollywood party boy. Not too unpredictably, Colin was
a virgin before Kevin, and Kevin is doubting being Colin's
firstŠ and Michael may end up spicing up or tramautizing
their relationship. |
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| "Rick & Steve" is really quite an outrageous comedy
that toys with your typical gay stereotypes. It's campy,
excessive and free-wheeling, almost like a gay version
of "South Park." Using Lego blocks to animate the series
is so brilliant and subversive because we associate with
Lego blocks with children's toys and we see these Lego
block characters masturbating, fucking and cumming. The
show is so deliciously sardonic because it's both innocent
and nasty at the same time. |
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Q.
Allan Brock's "Rick & Steve"
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Unlike "Rick & Steve"'s one-man whirlwind of independent
spirit and talent, "Glamour Boys" is polished and serious,
produced by industry types who dabble on the web as independents
with some budget and a pair of velvet gloves. The actors
(Hopkins, Lozano and Scott) are "attractive" in your West
Hollywood way. The pilot opens with the 20-year-old boy
kissing and giving a blow-job to the older hunk and stops
midway. "I want you inside me," says Colin, the 20-year-old.
Kevin, the older hunk, hesitates. "I love you," adds Colin.
Kevin gets up and stops having sex. Fear of commitment
or whatever. Now isn't that the ultimate fantasy where
a young cute guy offers sex and love? That certainly says
a lot about what "Glamour Boys" cater to, what the makers
of the show think the audience is about, and ultimately
the quality of the drama. |
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As Showtime is renewing the second season of "Queer
as Folk" on the bigger small screen, I wonder what will
happen to "Glamour Boys" on the web's much smaller screen
in this time of Net biz slump. While I have no doubt that
Mr. Brock will pursue his vision in either "Rick & Steve"
or other films, I'd suggest that you catch "Glamour Boys"
as soon as possible as there is no guarantee how long
it will be on the web. What the hell? It's free and short
anyway. "Rick & Steve" and "Glamour Boys" show the diversity
of talent and creativity, and the gap of it, in the creators
of queer content in the digital age..jpg) |
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