Noah's Arc (TV series)
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| Created by | Patrik-Ian Polk |
| Starring | Darryl Stephens Rodney Chester Christian Vincent Doug Spearman Jensen Atwood Gregory Keith Jonathan Julian Wilson Cruz |
| Opening theme | "Remember the Love" by Adriana Evans |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 17 (plus unaired pilot) (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 23 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Logo |
| Release | October 19, 2005 – October 4, 2006 |
Noah's Arc is an American cable television dramedy. The series, which predominantly features gay black and Latino characters, focused on many socially relevant issues, including same sex dating, same-sex marriage, same-sex parenthood, HIV and AIDS awareness, infidelity, promiscuity, homophobia, gay bashing. It ran from October 19, 2005, to October 4, 2006. After its cancellation, a film was produced entitled Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom, which was released theatrically in 2008.
Overview
The show revolves around the lives of four black gay friends living in Los Angeles.[1] It premiered in October 2005 on the LOGO cable-television network, quickly becoming the network's most popular program. Season one was filmed in Los Angeles, while season two was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
The show rose from humble beginnings. The pilot was produced independently, and to assist in funding each episode, the show was originally envisioned as a DVD subscription series. During the filming of the pilot episode, Rodney Chester - who portrays Alex in the show - used his own truck as a makeshift hair, make-up and dressing room. After the pilot episode was well received at film festivals and independent screenings, LOGO decided to make it into a series. Some scenes from the original pilot were either re-shot or removed for airing on LOGO. The opening credits theme song is "Remember The Love" (Samba Mix) by Adriana Evans.
In the summer of 2008, BET's spin-off cable television channel BET J broadcast the entire series. The show's creator, Patrik-Ian Polk, announced the broadcast schedule via MySpace.
Noah's Arc was the network's highest-rated original series; however, shortly after the season two cliffhanger finale aired, LOGO announced that the series had been cancelled. The network was surprised by the negative reaction of viewers to the show's cancellation and stated that the series may return if the planned motion picture proved successful. Two years later, Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom opened in theaters in limited release. It entered the chart at number thirty-four with an opening weekend gross of $151,337. It had a per screen average of over $30,000, reaching second place on the top per screen average rankings list for that weekend. It narrowly missed the number-one slot, which was taken by the Clint Eastwood film Changeling. The film earned a total domestic gross of $532,878 during its theatrical run.[2]
Cast
- Darryl Stephens as Noah Nicholson, a screenwriter
- Rodney Chester as Alex Kirby, an HIV/AIDS educator
- Christian Vincent as Ricky Davis, a promiscuous boutique owner
- Doug Spearman as Chance Counter, an economics professor
- Jensen Atwood as Wade Robinson, a screenwriter who comes out after falling for Noah
- Gregory Keith as Trey Iverson, Alex's live-in boyfriend
- Jonathan Julian as Eddie McIntyre, Chance's husband
- Wilson Cruz as Junito Vargas, a doctor and Ricky's love interest
Notable guest stars
Soundtrack
Films
Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom (2008)
Episodes
Season one consists of nine episodes, while season two has eight episodes. The unaired pilot is available on the season one DVD box set.
DVD releases
| Cover | DVD Name | Ep # | Release Date | Special Features |
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| File:Noahs arc season one.jpg | Season 1 | 9 | August 8, 2006 |
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Season 2 | 8 | June 12, 2007 |
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References
External links
- 2005 American television series debuts
- 2006 American television series endings
- 2000s American television series
- American LGBT-related television programs
- American comedy-drama television series
- Black sitcoms
- English-language television programming
- HIV/AIDS in television
- LGBT African-American culture
- Logo original programs
- Television series produced in Vancouver
- Same-sex marriage in television
- Same-sex marriage in fiction