Noah's Arc is an American cable television program. Often referred to as a comedy-drama, the show integrated socially-relevant issues such as same sex dating, same sex marriage, HIV awareness, infidelity, sexual curiosity, promiscuity, gay bashing and same sex parenthood. It had parallels to and had been cited as an African-American version of the shows Sex and the City, Queer as Folk, The Golden Girls and has also been cited as a gay version of the shows Living Single and Girlfriends.
Love to the beat of a different drum
The original title was "Hot Chocolate".
Doug Spearman, who plays Chance Counter, initially read for the part of Ricky Davis.
Christian Vincent, who plays Ricky Davis, originally read for the part of Noah Nicholson.
Darryl Stephens, who plays Noah Nicholson, originally read for the part of Ricky Davis.
Chance's original name was Solomon.
Noah's original name was Jermaine.
The show arose 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. Logo pursued the series after the pilot was well-received at film festivals, independent circuits and special screenings. Some scenes from the pilot were either re-shot or removed and the final product remains one of Logo's most popular programs.
During the pilot filming, Rodney Chester's truck was used for the actors to have their make-up, hair and wardrobe fittings.
Doug met Jonathan Julian, his on screen interest, while filming the hot tub scene from the re-shot pilot. Doug had to wear a thong as he arrived on set straight from the airport.
The first letter from Noah's friends' name spell ARC (Alex, Ricky and Chance).
Noah's car, a 1965 Chevrolet Corvair convertible, belongs to series creator and executive producer Patrik-Ian Polk.
The two characters from Wade's movie, which he and Noah watch in "My One Temptation, Part 1", are voiced by Gregory Keith (Trey Iverson) and Benjamin Patterson (Guy).
DL Thug Lover's address is creator/executive producer Patrik-Ian Polk's childhood street address.
