Queer as Folk
2000
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Daniel Lipman is a writer and producer from Baltimore, Maryland. His best-known work to date is writing for and producing the hit American television shows Queer as Folk and Sisters. He is a partner with Ron Cowen in the television production company Cowlip Productions.
Jun 9, 2022 · The 'Queer as Folk' creators — the original's Russell T Davies, Showtime's Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman, Peacock's Stephen Dunn — interviewed.
- How Two Versions of Queer as Folk Were Made
- Who Were The Characters?
- How Was Queer as Folk received?
The original Queer as Folk was created in the U.K. by writer and producer Russell T Davies—perhaps best known for his work on Doctor Who—and was nearly called Queer as F-ck. The eventual, slightly less vulgar name is a play on the Yorkshire colloquialism, “Well, there’s nowt so queer as folk” (in essence, “People are weird.”). Davies was itching to...
Both versions of Queer as Folk followed homogenous main casts of white, cisgender people, most of whom were in their 20s and 30s. Though each version provided unprecedented gay representation, the lack of diversity in race and gender expression in the show leaves out any representation of trans people and people of color in the queer community. Rat...
Predictably, both the U.K. and U.S. Queer as Folks received somewhat mixed early reception from both conservative forces unhappy to see a show centered on gay people airing on a major network, and queer people who felt the show relied too heavily on stereotypes and lacked diversity. Beck’s Brewery, a beer company that was initially slated to sponso...
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Apr 16, 2020 · The Interviews: Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman. Pioneering writers Cowan and Lipman discuss their television legacy. Nancy Harrington. On November 11, 1985, an unlikely NBC telefilm took the number-one spot in the Nielsens.
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Jun 8, 2018 · Reunited for the first time since filming the series finale in 2005, the show’s main cast and executive producers Daniel Lipman and Ron Cowen reflect on their series’ groundbreaking moments.
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Jun 25, 2019 · The ensemble dramedy about a group of gay and lesbian friends living, loving, and having sex in Pittsburgh adapted the British series, which had aired in the U.K. just a year prior. But while...
Jun 5, 2015 · The series, created by producing and life partners Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman, will celebrate its 10-year anniversary Friday at the ATX Festival with a reunion moderated by The Hollywood...
