I don't share your optimism. We can talk about this for 19 hours, because I get pretty passionate about it. Ron Cowen
Motivational, Inspirational, Funny Quotes
![[It's clearly a sore topic with both men.] We're either gay-bashed by gay people or we're totally ignored by the gay press, ... Younger gay people seem to love the show; they don't have a problem with it. It's middle-aged gay men who seem to have a big issue with this show. They don't want other people knowing what they've done. - Ron Cowen Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W0l0J3MgY2xlYXJseSBhIHNvcmUgdG9waWMgd2l0aCBib3RoIG1lbi5dIFdlJ3JlIGVpdGhlciBnYXktYmFzaGVkIGJ5IGdheSBwZW9wbGUgb3Igd2UncmUgdG90YWxseSBpZ25vcmVkIGJ5IHRoZSBnYXkgcHJlc3MsIC4uLiBZb3VuZ2VyIGdheSBwZW9wbGUgc2VlbSB0byBsb3ZlIHRoZSBzaG93OyB0aGV5IGRvbid0IGhhdmUgYSBwcm9ibGVtIHdpdGggaXQuIEl0J3MgbWlkZGxlLWFnZWQgZ2F5IG1lbiB3aG8gc2VlbSB0byBoYXZlIGEgYmlnIGlzc3VlIHdpdGggdGhpcyBzaG93LiBUaGV5IGRvbid0IHdhbnQgb3RoZXIgcGVvcGxlIGtub3dpbmcgd2hhdCB0aGV5J3ZlIGRvbmUuIA==&author=ICBSb24gQ293ZW4gICAg&num=7 "[It's clearly a sore topic with both men.] We're either gay-bashed by gay people or we're totally ignored by the gay press, ... Younger gay people seem to love the show; they don't have a problem with it. It's middle-aged gay men who seem to have a big issue with this show. They don't want other people knowing what they've done. - Ron Cowen Quotes")
![[Showtime agreed, and Cowen and Lipman took full advantage of that carnal carte blanche from the beginning: In Episode1, Brian's deflowering of Justin is explicitly rendered.] We felt that was a very political statement, ... because as a gay person, I grew up seeing straight people in movies, in R-rated movies, making out, having sex, but I never saw gay people doing it. I said to Dan, `Well, it's our turn.' - Ron Cowen Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBSb24gQ293ZW4gICAg&num=9 "[Showtime agreed, and Cowen and Lipman took full advantage of that carnal carte blanche from the beginning: In Episode1, Brian's deflowering of Justin is explicitly rendered.] We felt that was a very political statement, ... because as a gay person, I grew up seeing straight people in movies, in R-rated movies, making out, having sex, but I never saw gay people doing it. I said to Dan, `Well, it's our turn.' - Ron Cowen Quotes")
![[Series with political content tend to age badly, and Cowen and Lipman know a thing or two about dated television -- the men, who began their work and home lives together in 1971 at a playwrights' conference, wrote An Early Frost, the first TV movie about AIDS, which aired in 1985.] You never know if something's going to hold up or fall apart in 20 years, ... It will mark a certain point in time. I hope as time goes on it will be seen as accurate. - Ron Cowen Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBSb24gQ293ZW4gICAg&num=2 "[Series with political content tend to age badly, and Cowen and Lipman know a thing or two about dated television -- the men, who began their work and home lives together in 1971 at a playwrights' conference, wrote An Early Frost, the first TV movie about AIDS, which aired in 1985.] You never know if something's going to hold up or fall apart in 20 years, ... It will mark a certain point in time. I hope as time goes on it will be seen as accurate. - Ron Cowen Quotes")
