What is it, in summary?: A modern Pride and Prejudice retelling, with the Bennett sisters played by a diverse group of gay men and Margaret Cho as their lesbian den mother/Mrs Bennett, set on the gay summer vacation mecca of Fire Island.
What do you love about it?: This is honestly one of my favorite P&P retellings ever. The script was written by comedian Joel Booster Kim, who also stars as Noah, and it’s funny and FUN and well-paced while dealing with the canonical class issues as well as the complicating race ones. Noah and Howie (Bowen Yang) have a wonderfully deep and complex friendship that goes beyond Lizzie and Jane’s family one in the novel, and Will Darcy is played by Filipino hottie/Broadway star Conrad Ricamora. The setting feels like a little bit of summer escape, and I watched it 3 times this year. Overall it’s just amazing how well the story translates to the gay community, especially the divide between the have and have-nots on the island.
What sort of things are you likely to request for it?: First time for Will and Noah, their developing relationship, and anything about the side characters, preferably with some humor.
Are there sections of canon (rather than the whole canon) that can be consumed by themselves to fulfil your requests, or that showcase particular characters and relationships?: It’s a 2 hour movie
Content warnings (ie, rape, incest, racism, gore/violence): Party drug use (no OD, but scenes with characters getting high or drunk), some implied anti-Asian racism from the Caroline Bingley character. Lots of crude sexual language and a scene with a blowjob (no body parts shown).
Fire Island
Media: Movie
Approx length: 2 hours
Where to find it: Hulu
What is it, in summary?: A modern Pride and Prejudice retelling, with the Bennett sisters played by a diverse group of gay men and Margaret Cho as their lesbian den mother/Mrs Bennett, set on the gay summer vacation mecca of Fire Island.
What do you love about it?: This is honestly one of my favorite P&P retellings ever. The script was written by comedian Joel Booster Kim, who also stars as Noah, and it’s funny and FUN and well-paced while dealing with the canonical class issues as well as the complicating race ones. Noah and Howie (Bowen Yang) have a wonderfully deep and complex friendship that goes beyond Lizzie and Jane’s family one in the novel, and Will Darcy is played by Filipino hottie/Broadway star Conrad Ricamora. The setting feels like a little bit of summer escape, and I watched it 3 times this year. Overall it’s just amazing how well the story translates to the gay community, especially the divide between the have and have-nots on the island.
What sort of things are you likely to request for it?: First time for Will and Noah, their developing relationship, and anything about the side characters, preferably with some humor.
Are there sections of canon (rather than the whole canon) that can be consumed by themselves to fulfil your requests, or that showcase particular characters and relationships?: It’s a 2 hour movie
Content warnings (ie, rape, incest, racism, gore/violence): Party drug use (no OD, but scenes with characters getting high or drunk), some implied anti-Asian racism from the Caroline Bingley character. Lots of crude sexual language and a scene with a blowjob (no body parts shown).
TLDR: GAY ASIAN PRIDE AND PREJUDICE!