Laughter and tears mark the solid Netflix reboot of 'Queer Eye' for a new generation
by Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times
Feb 08, 2018
4 minutes
The latest old show to be resurrected for a new generation is Bravo's Emmy-winning "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy," later, and currently, just "Queer Eye." The series took off from the premise that (some) gay men might have something to teach (certain) straight people about self-presentation and self-understanding, and that the world would be better for watching this happen. Netflix is behind the new season, whose eight episodes began streaming Wednesday, all at once.
"Queer Eye" emerged in a golden age, or glut, of makeover shows; it arrived in 2003, the same year as TLC's "What Not
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