Both of these shows dropped during Gay Pride Month, but I didn’t get past the first ep. One it was just too dumb and the other requires yet another subscription.

The Book of Queer This series profiles outstanding historical figures with comedy sketches, backed up by interviews with historians. Famed queers like Margaret Cho, Leslie Jordan and Ross Matthews narrate, while actors create campy scenarios that are no way historically accurate. They include stories about Abraham Lincoln, Eleanor Roosevelt, Alan Turing and Sappho. Each ep ends in a musical number, but the whole thing was just silly and never funny that I couldn’t make it that far. They could have used some comedy help from the producers of Drunk History. (Five one-hour eps) (2 / 5)

Discovery + link

Queer as Folk This is the 3^rd version of this series . In 1999, it was set in England, then a year later Showtime launched the American version set it Pittsburg. This reboot takes place in New Orleans and features a much more diverse cast. There’s still plenty of sex, colorful language, plus drag queens and trans characters added to the diverse mix (with Kim Cattrall and Juliette Lewis as moms). The pace zips along until a tragedy sets up the rest of the series. Since I’ve watched the entirety of the first 2 series, I decided not to continue past this first ep (the remainders require a subscription). It doesn’t look bad, just doesn’t present anything new or clever enough to appeal to me anymore. (Eight one-hour eps) (3 / 5)

Peacock link