Noah's Arc (2004) Reviews

• Two thumbs up for Noah's Arc

  mystiquelady392006-02-05

  This is the best show out there, it's a way for heterosexual people to get a glance into the homosexual world. Especially being of color there are no shows out there that can portray the lives of homosexual African-American and Latino males. I've never seen a show so unrestricted and carefree, they took this show to a whole other level and it just sucks you in and you can't get enough of it. It's breathtaking men, captivating plots, and not to mention the amazing make-out(sex scenes) have you completely drawn in, in the very first episode. This show makes you laugh,cry,but most of all you feel the love and support between the men. I can't get enough of this show and I have recommend it to all my friends and family that has access to the LOGO station. I can't wait until the new season and feel those same emotions plus more. Good Luck to the whole cast and I wish many more years to come.

• Amazingly funny and smart!

  ej900192004-07-28

  The series was amazing! I've seen a couple of the episodes and was blown away. Although the characters are primarily African American and gay, it has great crossover appeal because the writing is smart and funny, and the actors are well cast. The show doesn't get caught up in stereotypes, but it doesn't shy away from them either. The show is about four black, gay men living and loving in Los Angeles. Each character is different and a bit complex. It is easy to see a bit of yourself in each of them. Who you were, who you are, or who you want to be. And I love the LA locations they use! The show is bold, intelligent, sexy, and extremely funny. This show has GOT to find a home! I've never seen anything like it and its well overdue.

• Definitely too hot for color TV

  newbaby762006-06-29

  I never heard of a black gay series, until I saw Noah's Arc on the internet. I love it. I wish that the TV show and film festival versions would come out in stores. It is original. When my sister first watched it, she said it was "off the chain." Darryl Stephens(Noah) is so fine. He remains of a Hershey's with almonds. I do not care if he is straight or gay, I'm in love. Trey is fine too. This like the black, gay, male version of Sex in the City. It is so funny and I like some the fashion. Like the skirt and jacket Noah wore on episode 4. BET is not ready for this. Noah's gets 5 out of 5 stars. I hope it get a GLAAD award for Best TV Series.

• loved it, loved it, loved it

  yvj662004-11-23

  It was nice to see gay black men portrayed realistically. I had a chance to see the screening in New York City along with some friends. The love scene was very tasteful. All of the characters were addictive to watch. For a movie in unchartered waters, it has done well. The producer & director will hopefully be the ones to watch in the future. The director also directed the movie "Punks" (which I missed) and that movie still hasn't come out to DVD; but when Noah's Arc hits the shelves, I will be one of the first to purchase the DVD when it comes out. In the future, if we can see some gay black females share the screen, then it will get a 10!

• Queer as Bruthas

  smegma232004-10-17

  Three promos and the pilot episode of Noah's Arc just screened last night at Washington, D.C.'s 14th Annual Reel Affirmations Film Festival, and it was a sold-out house--just like when director Patrick-Ian Polk showed his feature film "Punks" at RA in 2000. The hype behind this showing was all about "At last we get stories of gay Black men!" And indeed, whereas other films at this festival are attended overwhelmingly by gay WHITE men, Noah's Arc attracted a larger African-American gay audience than most of us light-skins ever get to commune with. Who knew? Are all these guys out? Where do they hang out? Not the same clubs my friends and I frequent... It's incredible that in wonderfully diverse D.C. we're still so damn segregated. Anyway, the shorts and the pilot were wildly appreciated at the fest. I cannot help but surmise that this was due at least in part to the aforementioned thirst for gay Black stories in film. Noah's Arc is definitely entertaining, but apart from being the first gay Black (soon-to-be-) cable network show, there's really nothing new here. It's Queer as Folk, translated to African-American L.A. I liked the characters; but that's because I was supposed to like them. I like the issues they deal with--relationships, sex, family--but there are no real challenges or surprises here. The central dilemma of the pilot--Noah falls for an acquaintance who has historically been hetero but seems to have some more-than-friendly feelings for Noah--is NOT an exclusively (or even a primarily) Black phenomenon. Don't get me wrong--the production is great (though the sound could use some editing) and the cast are uniformly talented (and for the most part drop-dead gorgeous). But the characters are all *upscale* L.A.--even the "struggling" screenwriter Noah drives a convertible--and apart from a few Black street terms ("downlow" and, yes, "nigga"), there's little in Noah's Arc to distinguish this group of gay guys from the cast of Queer as Folk, or of any mainstream sex- and romance-themed feature film of the last few years. So my question, then, is: Is it enough to take a recent, successful formula for a TV show, change the race of the characters but little else, and resell it? Is it really all my Black neighbors want, to be able to see Queer as Black Folk? From the reception Noah's Arc received at the Reel Affirmations fest, the answer seems to be yes... but I'm personally doubtful. I know this was just the first episode, and I'm totally willing to give the series the benefit of the doubt. I very much wish for the success of this project as a cable series, and I look forward to seeing future episodes, in the hope that we get to see (a) further exploration of what, in all its diversity, "Black gay America" means, and (b) examinations of more of the weightier issues barely touched on in the pilot. For example: the family situation of Noah's friend Chance, who has just married a partner who has a young daughter. So far that daughter is nothing more than a political prop and a running joke regarding her name ("Kenya"), which the "diva" friend can never remember. I have no doubt that Mr. Polk's heart is in the right place, so I look forward to seeing where he takes these characters--hopefully someplace we haven't all seen before!