deaniac1 The books were much better than the miniseries, but I really liked that they stuck to the contents of the book more faithfully than others. The one thing that's really disconcerting is that most of the main characters were played by different people. You've invested all this time in the actors and then you have to get used to the new people. They aren't horrible, but it's better to read the books before you see the series. Armistead Maupin is a fantastic writer, and only a little bit of the uniqueness of the books. And by the way, I heard someone say that "Tales" was only for a "certain group of people." Not true at all. He writes for everyone.

domino1003 "More Tales Of The City" is actually better than the original. PBS caved into pressure and decided not to follow up the series, which gave Showtime the go-ahead to continue the series. Set months after the original, Mary Ann Singleton (Laura Linney)is more relaxed and receives a letter from her late boss, which contains money. She decides to invite Mouse (Paul Hopkins)on a cruise. On the cruise, Mary Ann falls in love with Burke Andrew (Craig Ferguson), who has amnesia, and Mouse reunites with Dr. Fielding (Bill Campbell).Meanwhile, her new boss Beauchamp (Thomas Gibson)is increasingly angry at his wife DeDe (Barbara Garrick), who is pregnant with another man's child (Who is also Asian), and decides to hire some thugs to "get rid of her problem." DeDe meanwhile becomes friends with D'orothea (Francoise Robertson), who has broken up with Mona Ramsey (Nina Siemaszko), who ends up in a whorehouse in Nevada with Mother Mucca (Jackie Burroughs), who is not only connected to Mona, but also connected to Mrs. Anna Madrigal (Olympia Dukakis). Meanwhile, Brian Hawkins (Whip Hubley) is intrigued by a mysterious woman that he sees through a window. Finally, Mona's mother, Betty (Swoosie Kurtz) comes to town, setting up an interesting confrontation between her and Anna.There are more twists in this series than the previous one. There's a cannibalistic cult, an unexpected demise, and liberation for one of the inhabitants of San Francisco. However, this is a wonderful addition to the series.

kapuku a pale shadow of the original Tales. the replacement actors are really lifeless. its really impossible to feel anything for Michael as he's repugnant. the new Mona is vapid and uninspiring. the new Brian is so uninteresting its almost offensive. and in the original series it was really Mona and Michael who held it all together...they both had energy and vitality. in this round it feels like Nina Siemaszko (Mona) is being forced to do the role...shes totally uninterested and robotic. Paul Hopkins, the new Michael, basically smirks and wiseasses before getting (thankfully) crippled and left speechless for most of the show.beyond the horrible casting, the story is sordid and so over the top that its difficult to get involved. the first Tales series had spunk...it felt fresh and alive. this version is just a pathetic soap opera knockoff. (wow its cable...we can show ass and say bad words, who needs a decent director?) the story line revolving around Brian and his binocular-driven lust affair is weak and frankly gross.pathetic...

mikehamilton This one was good in that it lived up to the story that Armistad wrote. I think that this change in cast was not a good one. I preferred the first cast in Tales of the City. I'm so glad that Laura Linney and Olympia Dukakis came back for More. They really helped to keep this glued together. Although I felt that Tales of the City was much better, the underlying story by Armistad Maupin is fantastic and definitely deserves to be made into a movie (or mini-series) for the masses to see. I can't get enough Maupin. Get the books! You'll be glad you did......