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"Queer as Folk" (2000) More at IMDbPro »

• Set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this series is filmed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  
  
• Peter Paige (Emmet) auditioned for the role of Ted. After he auditioned he politely asked to read for the role of Emmet. The casting directors were so stunned by his performance that they asked him which role he would rather play when he came back to audition for the producers.
  
  
• The producers decided to pursue the project after reading an article in the Los Angeles Times that critically praised the UK version and said that any American attempt at a show of this nature would be a complete disaster.
  
  
• At one point Joel Schumacher was attached to direct the pilot.
  
  
• In the pilot episode, Michael goes through the back room of Babylon looking for Brian. On his way, He sees another friend (who's having sex) and says, "Hey, Todd! How's it going?" Todd looks at him and says, "Fine!" A different character asks Todd the same thing in the first episode of the first, second, fourth, and fifth seasons.
  
  
• In the final two seasons of the show the opening was changed. Within this opening there are three black t-shirts that are featured. they say (in order) "God made me gay" (worn by a man), "I [heart] my gay son" (worn by Debbie), and "Nobody knows I'm a lesbian" (worn by a woman)
  
  
• Debbie wears a t-shirt with a slogan on it in every episode.
  
  
• Executive producers Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman said they encountered an extreme amount of homophobia from other Hollywood industry professionals, during the pre-production and casting process for this television series.
  
  
• Many talent agents and personal managers in Los Angeles refused to submit their clients to be considered for acting work on this show, allegedly due to the homosexual content involved.
  
  

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