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On Showtime's initial marketing campaign for Queer as Folk, and on the opening credits of the show; on the press reaction to the show, in particular in the gay community; on Queer as Folk's audience 13:19
Interview: Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman
On Queer as Folk's impact on Showtime; on the importance of having an honest depiction of the gay community on television; on how they approached shooting the sex scenes on the show, and on the impact of the depictions of sex 12:32
Interview: Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on creating Queer as Folk 01:10:33
Interview: Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman | Genre: Drama Series
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on casting Sharon Gless as "Debbie Novotny" on Queer as Folk 27:34
Interview: Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman | Person: Sharon Gless
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on adapting Queer as Folk from the original British series 09:29
Interview: Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on the explicit nature of Queer as Folk, and on a few funny moments when they were working on some more outrageous scenes 05:59
Interview: Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on pushback from the gay community in response to Queer as Folk 04:16
Interview: Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on Queer as Folk's audience, and on a conversation with a straight man who watched the show with his wife who expressed that after a while, the sex was "no big deal", and how much that sentiment meant to them 03:52
Interview: Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on Queer as Folk presenting a reflection of the gay community in a way that had never been seen before, and the power of that: "seeing a reflection of yourself validates your life. It validates who you are. It validates that you exist" 01:41
Interview: Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on the impact of the depictions of sex on Queer as Folk and their intention behind it 01:52
Interview: Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on the challenge of casting Queer as Folk due to the fact that many actors would not show up for their auditions because agencies did not want them to: "it was an untouchable show" 03:20
Interview: Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on how Queer as Folk (which was an adaptation of a British series) came about, and on committing to being as bold and boundary pushing as the British original was 04:51
Interview: Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman | Show: Queer as Folk
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on why Showtime was the right home for Queer as Folk and the fact that network did not interfere with the series 02:11
Interview: Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman | Show: Queer as Folk
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on the television and political atmosphere for both gay people and gay characters at the time they were developing Queer as Folk 04:47
Interview: Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman | Show: Queer as Folk
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on adapting Queer as Folk from the original British series, and on the character of "Brian Kinney" 09:29
Interview: Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman | Show: Queer as Folk
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on setting Queer as Folk in Pittsburgh 01:21
Interview: Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman | Show: Queer as Folk
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on working with executive producer Tony Jonas on Queer as Folk 01:21
Interview: Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman | Show: Queer as Folk
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on the challenge of casting Queer as Folk due to the fact that many actors would not show up for their auditions because agencies did not want them to: "it was an untouchable show" 03:20
Interview: Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman | Show: Queer as Folk
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on casting Gale Harold as "Brian Kinney" on Queer as Folk 04:53
Interview: Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman | Show: Queer as Folk
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on casting Sharon Gless as "Debbie Novotny" on Queer as Folk 02:25
Interview: Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman | Show: Queer as Folk
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on the closeness of the cast of Queer as Folk, and how exposed and brave the cast had to be for five seasons 01:56
Interview: Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman | Show: Queer as Folk
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on the public's curiosity about the actors' sexuality on Queer as Folk, and on the explicit nature of the show 07:56
Interview: Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman | Show: Queer as Folk
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on Showtime's initial marketing campaign for Queer as Folk, and on the opening credits of the show 03:44
Interview: Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman | Show: Queer as Folk
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on the press reaction to Queer as Folk, and in particular the pushback they got from the gay community 04:16
Interview: Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman | Show: Queer as Folk
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on the conservative reaction to Queer as Folk 01:27
Interview: Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman | Show: Queer as Folk
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on Queer as Folk's audience, and on its popularity among straight women 03:52
Interview: Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman | Show: Queer as Folk
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on Queer as Folk's impact on Showtime 02:35
Interview: Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman | Show: Queer as Folk
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on Queer as Folk presenting a reflection of the gay community in a way that had never been seen before on television, and the power of that: "seeing a reflection of yourself validates your life. It validates who you are. It validates that you exist" 01:41
Interview: Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman | Show: Queer as Folk
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on shooting sex scenes on Queer as Folk, and on how they came to choreograph them and work to respect the boundaries of the actors 06:20
Interview: Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman | Show: Queer as Folk
Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on the impact of the depictions of sex on Queer as Folk and their intention behind it 01:52
Interview: Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman | Show: Queer as Folk