. . "\"Spunk\" by Greek Buck"@en . . "Scott Lowell"@en . "Drama"@en . "Queer as Folk (North American TV series)"@en . . "Robert Gant]"@en . "\"Cue the Pulse to Begin\" by Burnside Project"@en . "Queer as Folk is an American and Canadian television series co-production, produced by Showtime and Temple Street Productions which was based on the British series of the same name created by Russell T. Davies. This North American version of Queer as Folk used 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 famed Australian director Russell Mulcahy (Highlander) who directed the pilot episode. The head writers were Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman who were also the executive producers of the series along with former Warner Bros. Television president Tony Jonas. Other writers in the later seasons included Michael MacLennan, Efrem Seeger, Brad Fraser, Del Shores, "@en . "3480.0"^^ . "83"^^ . . "Hal Sparks"@en . "United States"@en . "(Seasons 1-3:)"@en . . "Canada"@en . . "(Seasons 4-5:)"@en . "Randy Harrison"@en . "Peter Paige"@en . "Michelle Clunie"@en . "Chris Potter"@en . "Jack Wetherall"@en . "2000-12-03"^^ . "Queer as Folk"@en . "Gale Harold"@en . "2005-08-07"^^ . . "Showtime"@en . "5"^^ . "Sharon Gless"@en . "Queer as Folk is an American and Canadian television series co-production, produced by Showtime and Temple Street Productions which was based on the British series of the same name created by Russell T. Davies. This North American version of Queer as Folk used 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 famed Australian director Russell Mulcahy (Highlander) who directed the pilot episode. The head writers were Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman who were also the executive producers of the series along with former Warner Bros. Television president Tony Jonas. Other writers in the later seasons included Michael MacLennan, Efrem Seeger, Brad Fraser, Del Shores, and Shawn Postoff."@en . . "Thea Gill"@en . . .