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4. They writers played down the gay romance

It was progressive at the time to have a gay character on the show (Matt Fielding played by Doug Savant), so the writers played things down as much as they felt necessary. Writer-producer Carol Mendelsohn has said: “One of them had to be in the doorway. Then we wanted them to kiss on the beach near Michael’s house, and broadcast standards at the time would not let us have them kiss. Instead it was ‘Matt’s lover rubs his ear.’ Fortunately, we’ve come a long way in 20 years.”

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