Noah's Arc (TV series)

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, and 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.

Not to be confused with Noah's Ark.
Noah's Arc
DVD box cover
Created byPatrik-Ian Polk
StarringDarryl 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 originUnited States
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes17 (plus unaired pilot) (list of episodes)
Production
Running time23 minutes
Release
Original networkLogo
Original releaseOctober 19, 2005 (2005-10-19) –
October 4, 2006 (2006-10-04)
Chronology
Followed byNoah's Arc: Jumping the Broom
External links
Website

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.

Based in part on Patrik-Ian Polk's 2000 independent film Punks, Noah's Arc rose from humble beginnings. The original one-hour pilot was produced independently in 2004, and to assist in funding each episode, the show was originally envisioned as a DVD subscription series.[2] 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, the series was picked up by MTV-affiliated cable network Logo as a half-hour series. The pilot, "My One Temptation", was re-written and re-shot as a two-part premiere episode,[2] and Noah's Arc became LOGO's first scripted series.[3] 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 Logo's highest-rated original series; however, shortly after the season two cliffhanger finale aired, it was announced that the series had been cancelled. 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.[4]

In March 2019, Logo TV began streaming the entire series on their YouTube channel.[5]

Cast
Main article: List of Noah's Arc characters
  • 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
Main article: Noah's Arc: Season 1 (soundtrack)

Films
Main article: Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom

Episodes
Main article: List of Noah's Arc 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.

SeasonEpisodesFirst airedLast aired
1 9 October 19, 2005 December 7, 2005
2 8 August 6, 2006 October 4, 2006

DVD releases
DVD name Ep # Release date Special features
Season 1 9 August 8, 2006
  • Commentary on Select Episodes by the Creator and Cast
  • Pilot Episode
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Extended Episodes
  • Auditions
Season 2 8 June 12, 2007
  • Deleted Scenes
  • "Tales from the Arc Side"
  • Digisodes with optional commentary
  • Featurettes
  • Blooper Reel

References
  1. "LOGO TV Original TV Shows, Reality TV Shows | LOGO TV". Logo TV. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  2. Polk, Patrik-Ian;Stephens, Darryl; and Atwood, Jensen (2007). DVD audio commentary for Noah's Arc: The Complete First Season ("My One Temptation, Part 1" and "My One Temptation, Part 2"). Paramount Home Entertainment
  3. Polk, Patrik-Ian (2006-10-06). "Noah's Arc: Tales from the Arc Side". Noah's Arc. LOGO.
  4. Box office figures, Box Office Mojo
  5. "You Can Now Watch All of 'Noah's Arc' on YouTube". www.out.com. 2019-03-19. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
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