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More Tales of the City

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Review

The stories of 28 Barbary Lane continue with more laughs, more sex and more mysteries with Armistead Maupin's More Tales of the City, a six-part miniseries (available on 3 tapes) follow-up to the highly successful Tales of the City. Picking up where the original left off, Anna Madrigal (Dukakis) is still keeping watch over her tenants Mary Ann (Linney), who finds love with the mysterious Burke (Ferguson), and Michael "Mouse" Tolliver (Hopkins, replacing Marcus D'Amico), who falls hard for the dreamy Dr. Fielding (Campbell). Meanwhile, Mona (Siemaszko replacing Chloe Webb) heads off in search of her birth mother; and Beauchamp (Gibson) deals with his wife Dede's (Garrick) impending motherhood. More Tales is just as enjoyable as the original, and since there is less time introducing the characters, there's more time spent with them and developing them. Tensions about showing nudity and depicting homosexuality, which caused a controversy with the first production, have been lessened (this was made for Showtime, not PBS as the original was), making the sequel more relaxed. As before, the series captures 1970s San Francisco in all its glory, featuring fabulous period details in the clothes, music and fads of the era. It's like reuniting with long-lost old friends.

Product Format Information

DVD : $25.49 (2-disc set)

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Close Caption: No
Region Code: 1
UPC: 783722723029
Catalog #: DV1126052

Studio : Ardustry Home Entertainment

Languages: English (Primary)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33
Extras: Cast/Crew Biographies, Deleted Scenes
Features:
Audio commentary: Over 4/ 1/2 hours of running audio commentary by author Armistead Maupin, Olympia Dukakis, Barbara Garrick and Laura Linney
Documentaries: "From the Page" includes handwritten script pages and correspondence
Deleted scenes featuring "The Landlord Speak" by Armistead Maupin. Exclusive behind-the-scenes rehearsal and filming footage. Production photo and props gallery. Architectural blueprints, a video tour of 28 Barbary Lane, Interactive Q&A with cast members Colin Ferguson, Thomas Gibson, Nina Siemassko, Whip Hubley and Paul Hopkins

Keywords

Comedy, Gay Male, Gay/Lesbian, Lesbian, Literary Adaptation

Genres

Comedy, Drama, Lesbian

Customer Reviews

Fabulous

Amos Lassen wrote on 02/20/2011:

“More Tales of the City”
Fabulous
Amos Lassen
The “Tales of the City” books are landmarks in gay literature and they are wonderful. The mini series based on the books are hallmarks of gay television and “More Tales of the City” is wonderful even if it is not quite as good as the original “Tales of the City”. It begins a few months after the first series ends. The characters are the same and the story expands on the earlier series instead of creating a new series of happenings. It adds to what was already there. The only criticism is the cast changes and once you get used to the new faces, everything is just fine. In fact, everything is more than just fine, it is superb. Maybe it doesn’t compare to the brilliance of the first “Tales” but it is worth seeing.
We have a few new adventures for our eccentric cast—a cruise, amnesia, romance that has been rekindled, a family reunion and older women who go to a sex club.
The character of Mary Ann Singleton progresses to an almost startling new place. She has become a man hunter and a pot fiend which is a long way from the innocent girl who came to Barbary Lane. Mona goes on a desert journey and meets someone named Mother Mucca who becomes an integral part of the cast.
The entire plot focuses on intrigue and interweaving characters and does not handle the development of personalities. But the great dialog is still there as is our beloved Anna Madrigal. The series is again wonderful and when I think how far we have come in terms of television, I think we should be proud of a series of this caliber. We all should be thankful for Olympia Dukakis—she is a wonderful actress and a brilliant Ms. Madrigal. Armistad Maupin has done us proud with his wonderful series.