I have just seen the sneak preview of the first two episodes of season four of Andreas Weiss' absolute brilliant series, "Berlin Boheme" or as we would probably call it in English, "Bohemian Berlin". The series is full of (queer) fantasy, (male) nudity and humorous interaction between Berlin's lively gay and straight Bohemian communities. Set in the world of theatre and painters, "Berlin Boheme" explores that delectable grey area that borders on the outer limits of acceptable, established behaviour. Most of the cast are, in fact, professional actresses/actors and entertainers, but there is also a spicy sprinkling of quite gifted amateurs. Although the Channel 4 (UK) production, "Queer as Folk" has always acclaimed to be groundbreaking (and the American "QaF" website cannot be viewed from outside the United States for obvious problems with copyright) the Andreas Weiss gay-drama series, "Montagskinder", "Montagsgeschichten", "Von Mann zu Mann" and, of course now, "Berlin Boheme" outdate "QaF" by almost a decade. Even the interview that Graham Norton conducted with Andreas Weiss in Eurotrash, preceded "QaF". Oddly, "Queer as Folk" ended after one and a half seasons, "Berlin Boheme" is smashing on into its fourth season. And long may it continue. "Berlin Boheme" is excellent entertainment for those of us who are fed up with mainstream crap that drags it tits after only a few episodes.
Review of Berlin Bohème
