The production quality is standard and I like the short episode format. That's about the best thing I can say about this mostly unrealistic "day in the life of" 21st century gay America. The juvenile dialogue is often disjointed and shows no relation to the age of the actors/characters. Having come of age in gay Toronto and Miami Beach in the 80's and 90's, I find this portrayal of gay men in their 20's and 30's heartbreaking and irresponsible.
There seems to be a disconnect between the inferred college level education the characters portray and the poorly developed ideas that come out of their mouths. The characters are way overly contrived.
For a more reasonable and realistic portrayal of gay life in California try the 2019 version of Tales of the City. The characters here struggle with all of the same things as do the characters in Eastsiders, but the characters in Tales of the City are much more believable and relatable, even if the story line is somewhat implausible.
Review of Eastsiders
