TV Show Time: Best gay story lines (Part 1)

Okay so I have done a few movie reviews now to get started and so today I thought I would post about my other love. Tv shows with great gay story lines! Now these are a few of my favorites that I thought I would share. This part has the first 5 and part two will have the next 5!

1. Queer as Folk (American)
     2000-2005
     5 seasons
     Netflix and YouTube

Summery: The lives and loves of a group of gay friends living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Yes, for once America made a remake that was better than the original. Queer as Folk is something I honestly never bothered myself with until last year. It was a show I always thought was just some story about sex. But it's not. Oh my god it's...well okay they do have a lot of sex...but the story is so well written, acted, and formed. I cannot begin to even give enough love to this show. The characters are all diverse and wonderfully developed. Seriously some of the best charter development I have ever seen in any movie or Tv. The family relations you see built and the struggle these characters go through just to be who they are..it's beautiful. Plus, early 2000's...bomb ass fashion, am I right? Justin and Brian go down as one of the greatest couples in Tv history, this was a seriously ground breaking show.

2. Verbotene Liebe (German)
     2006-Ongoing ( Not with the same couple though)
     Soap Opera
     YouTube (with English subtitles)
     Couple: Christian and Ollie

So this is a gay storyline, rather than a gay Tv show like Queer as Folk. The story line centers around Ollie (Oliver) and Christian. These two start out as enemies, then friends, and then fall in love. Most of the first half of their story line centers around Christians coming out and then how their love progresses. There are a lot of really awesome things about this show, despite it being a soap, though it is definitely not like an American soap, don't worry. Christian and Ollie have a great loving and sweet dynamic and honestly no matter how the story line turned out, for me it was true love. You could see it. The writing is also really great and deals with a lot of fanfic worthy situations, which of course I love. One of the other very nice things is that Ollie openly says he is bisexual which is very rare for media. He of course has a leaning toward men, but he is does say in the show that he is bi. Christian though he doesn't explicitly say it, also seems to be bisexual. It is interesting and kind of nice to see bisexuals getting represented. There are a lot of adorable and loving scenes in this series and I have a bunch of them bookmarked because they are so cute! I really recommend this story line...at least the first half.

3. O Beijo do Escorpiao (Portuguese)
    2014
    Soap Opera
    YouTube ( english subtitles. Parts 1-34(Final))
    Couple: Paulo and Miguel

Summery:
Paulo and Miguel are best friends and private jet airline pilots who change from friends to lovers after a series of misfortunes.

   Oh...Paulo and Miguel. Okay so to be honest this is Soap Opera trash at it's finest and I adore it! Honestly, this couple is very sweet and isn't just an add on couple to the main story, they are very very much part of the main story which is nice. It doesn't hurt that both boys are extremely attractive and actually really really good actors. Plus, the story even gives them some 'sex' scenes and lots of kisses. It's sort of the typical, gay friend is in love with 'straight' friend and then he finds out and gets angry until something happens and he realizes he is in love with his friend as well. The exception here is that neither Miguel or Paulo are out, though Paulo does realize he is gay. It is interesting to watch them sort of come out together. I will warn that it does take a while for them together...I think it takes them till part 24 of 34 to become a couple. But it is so worth it! The ending scene of the whole show...I think....is about them and it is amazing!

4. Lovesick The Series (Thai)
2014-ongoing
Youtube (English subs. 12 parts so far.)
Couple: Phun and Noh

Summery:
Phun and Noh are boys at a high school in Thailand who meet through a mutual need and develop from friends into something more.

 So this show is new and ongoing, with only the first season out right now and the second not due until April of this year. Okay, so culturally there are some things you have to know to be able to understand and enjoy this show. So Thailand has that sort of Asian mentality even though they do have a lot of gay couples on their shows, and by this I mean that they don't show a lot of kissing even for the straight characters. This is a cultural difference that takes a little getting used to. There is also the fact that this show like a lot of the media I have watched from this country is a bit lower budget than what we as Americans are used to seeing on TV. This does not mean it is not a really good and cute show though. I will admit that it is a bit cliche, but I sort of like that about it as it gives it a cute sweetness. Phun and Noh are really adorable actors and they have a great chemistry. I think the writers really wrote a lot of great and interesting scenes for them as well. It deals a lot with Phun and Noh coming of age and discovering their sexuality and what they need from each other. I honestly really really adore this show and I go back to watch scenes from it a lot. Plus, Phun's little sister is literally me so...

5. Salatut Elamat (Finnish)
 Ongoing (For this couple it's been since 2013, for the show...a really really long time. Since the 90's I think.)
YouTube (Elias story. Parts 1-287. Still ongoing)
Couple: Elias and Lari, Elias and Miska, Lari and Kalle

Oh look another Soap...Kendall what are you doing with your life? Alright but seriously this one is amazing, I have been following it for 2 years! Okay so this one is the story line of High school students Elias and Lari. It is yet another enemies to lovers coming out story, but I love them so what can you do? Elias is the only out boy in their high school and Lari who develops feelings for him bullies him while simultaneously coming onto him. It is a great story line, really well written and the actors are absolutely great! Their story is really sweet and has some amazing moments. Plus, they get lots of kisses and sex scenes. I know I also put the names of other couples up there and if you watch the show you will get why, but don't worry...Elias and Lari are end game for the show! This show is up to part 287 and it takes till about part like 50...or maybe 80 for Elias and Lari to get a move on, but the show is still ongoing and is posted mon-thurs usually around 10am! So there is a concrete schedule and really nicely done subs.