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Queer as Folk (2000 TV series)

Queer as Folk
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Genre Drama
Developed by Ron Cowen
Daniel Lipman
Starring Michelle Clunie
Robert Gant
Thea Gill
Gale Harold
Randy Harrison
Scott Lowell
Peter Paige
Chris Potter
Hal Sparks
Sharon Gless
Jack Wetherall
Opening theme Seasons 1–3:
"Spunk" by Greek Buck
Seasons 4–5:
"Cue the Pulse to Begin" by Burnside Project
Country of origin United States
Canada
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 5
No. of episodes 83 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time 44 to 58 minutes
Production company(s) Tony Jonas Productions
Cowlip Productions
Temple Street Productions
Warner Bros. Television
Release
Original network Showtime
Showcase
Original release December 3, 2000 (2000-12-03) – August 7, 2005 (2005-08-07)
Chronology
Related shows Queer as Folk (UK)
Website

Queer as Folk is a drama television series. It is an American–Canadian co-production. The series ran between December 2000 and August 2005 and was produced for Showtime and Showcase by Cowlip Productions, Tony Jonas Productions, Temple Street Productions and Showtime Networks in association with Crowe Entertainment. It was developed and written by Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman, who were the showrunners, and also the executive producers along with Tony Jonas, former President of Warner Bros. Television.

Based on the British series created by Russell T Davies, Queer as Folk was the first hour-long drama on American television to portray the lives of gay men and women. Although it was set in Pittsburgh, PA, much of the series was actually shot in Toronto and employed various Canadian directors known for their independent film work (including Bruce McDonald, David Wellington, Kelly Makin, John Greyson, Jeremy Podeswa and Michael DeCarlo) as well as Australian director Russell Mulcahy, who directed the pilot episode. Additional writers in the later seasons included Michael MacLennan, Efrem Seeger, Brad Fraser, Del Shores, and Shawn Postoff.

The series follows the lives of five gay men living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Brian (Gale Harold), Justin (Randy Harrison), Michael (Hal Sparks), Emmett (Peter Paige), and Ted (Scott Lowell); a lesbian couple, Lindsay (Thea Gill) and Melanie (Michelle Clunie); and Michael's mother Debbie (Sharon Gless) and his uncle Vic (Jack Wetherall). Another main character, Ben (Robert Gant), was added in the second season.


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