Anybody LGBT here and their friends watching HBO's "Looking"?

[closeupready]

My lady friend told me she's been watching, and enjoying it, finds it interesting.

I'd be interested in thoughts from people here. Thanks in advance!

[Swede Atlanta]

1. As a gay man I am insulted by it........

It feeds into the stereotype of gay men as promiscuous and shallow.

On the very first episode two men who are supposedly in "love" (they are moving in together) have a 3-way with a stranger. The scene is fairly graphic. In the second episode they are all talking about fucking and eating ass.

I thought this was going to be a semi-serious show about 3 gay friends and their lives. While sex is certainly part of both heterosexual and homosexual lives, it seems to be about the only thing this show can present.

I will watch one more episode and it isn't more than sex I will let HBO know my thoughts and never watch it again.

[closeupready]

2. Thanks for your views. It's weird that

IMDB's rating is 7.6 out of 10, which is really high. Hmmm...

[William769]

3. I saw the first episode & loved it!

I have the 2nd episode dvr'd. Will watch later this evening.

I know one faction who will absolutely hate it though.

[closeupready]

5. Well, well, isn't that special?

I guess the writer also wrote Weekend, the film, which was a delightful little indie gem - did you see that?

[William769]

7. I have not seen that yet but will put it on my list.

I signed up for Amazon Prime (which has a huge selection of LGBT films) but haven't had a chance to watch any yet.

[Behind the Aegis]

4. I saw the first episode, the second is in the wings.

I wasn't all that impressed. It was slow, but new shows, especially half-hour shows sometimes need a few episodes to hit its stride. I was a bit put off by the opening scene. There is some stereotypical behaviors exhibited, but I pretty much expect that with any show about any minority.

[closeupready]

6. That's kind of disappointing - you kind of want shows

about us to do well, you know? And obviously, not from a sense of resentment, but from a sense that it's fun to see quality entertainment about stuff you can relate to.

[Behind the Aegis]

8. Like I said, it is still early.

Lord knows there are plenty of primetime programs we watched that the first few episodes were 'blah,' but they have really picked up. I also agree, we do want to see "our" shows do well, simply to be able to watch something that reflects our lives. If you haven't seen it, "Sean Saves the World," is really cute.