OK, here's a chance for everyone to get angry with me. first let me state that i'm a straight white woman. i know, then why are you watching noah's arc? i just came across it by accident and it reeled me in. as a huge qaf fan i won't even bother trying to defend that show. there's nothing to defend. qaf was ground breaking. do you think if there never was a qaf would there be narc? as to the similarities to the shows, not many. there were afro-American characters on qaf although i must admit that many were brian's tricks, but what about the friends of ben and michael who helped them buy the house. a racially mixed couple with children. no cheating no queens just a normal couple. okay so there aren't any afro-American main characters. where is the main white character on noah? the show can be a little campy at times but some of the story lines on qaf were far fetched too. i commend the writers for what they're doing and although i don't know what goes on in any gay communities,be it afro-American, white ,hispanic, Asian or whatever, both these shows give me a glimpse. and for that i say thank you.