ambidaud I loved Queer As folk because the characters were complex: it was not simply about gay characters but about flesh and blood people. Besides, all the actors were excellent. But Dante's Cove is so ridiculous and funny, though not voluntarily...The Gothic background is a caricature, with witches having red, glaring eyes when they curse their victims, and people turning into dust all of a sudden. Harry Potter sounds like Kierkegaard compared to that rubbish of hidden manuscripts, pentagrams and undead people... The acting is below awful, so much so that I couldn't help laughing most of the time. And the sex scenes so conventional, the men looking all more or less alike. A real waste of time! (and money if you have been unfortunate enough to buy this series)

SWEETSILENCE18 I know it's not supposed to be funny, but it totally is! At times I couldn't even look at the screen, but then when I made myself look, all I could do was scoff and snicker. For that alone I will watch it, even if it's over-acted and pointless. It makes no sense at times and you may get lost, but the bad acting will make you laugh out loud. At times I would just shake my head and say "What the freak is wrong with these people!". But still I watched if only to see hot well-endowed guys naked and having simulated sex....which was why I first decided to watch it in the first place. Long live the crappy soap genre!If you're not comfortable seeing other guys naked and you require a followable plot then this is not the show for you.

mdnjr70 This show is by no means going to win any awards, however it is fun and over all very well done. The locations are amazing and the sets are passable, they get better in season two. The 1800s costumes are amazing a lot of detail went into them to get them correct which I think makes up for some of the 1800 sets that aren't so good. Dante's Cove is no worse then some of the network stuff that is forced on all of us night after night. These characters are typical, but I like them. I believe in them. I love the fact that they don't take themselves or the show to serious, if you watch the DVD check out the special features and you will see what I mean. Dante's Cove is a cross between Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Queer as Folk. Personally, I found it difficult to except the production location shift, but I got over it.If you enjoy the supernatural, enjoy watching beautiful people and just want to have fun with a show then this is the show for you. If you are looking for great writing or A+ acting then move on. Love the show for what it offers, something different then the rubbish on network TV.

djwynyard The purchase of the DVD of the first season of Dante's Cove was a major disappointment. The writing was awful. The acting was dreadful except for the witch and her mother, who acquitted themselves well although the mother did say "flaunt" where it ought have been "flaut" (we can blame that one on the writers). Whenever the guys become intimate with each other, there is the most ghastly music, the sort of music associated with low-budget American porn. The relationship between the protagonists seems to have been written by someone other than a gay man. One has the impression it might have been written by someone related to the scriptwriters for Noah's Arc, another vehicle destroyed by the writing although the acting in Noah's Arc is good. The audience deserves much better. Do not waste your money.