Greg Berlanti: Love, Simon Director & Legendary TV Producer

LGBTQ&A

Jeffrey Masters

Society & Culture

4.7 • 703 Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2018

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Greg Berlanti talks about directing Love, Simon, the first major studio movie to have a gay teen lead. He also talks about other teen movies with LGBTQ characters, why TV has outpaced film in terms of LGBTQ representation, and how he's "gently guiding" the CW superhero TV shows to have more queer characters. Greg says he's a private person and describes adjusting to being in a relationship (with Robbie Rogers) that's in the public eye. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters. @jeffmasters1 Click here to contribute my AIDS Life/Cycle ride. We're riding the 545 miles from San Francisco to Los Angeles to support the life-saving services of the LA LGBT Center and SF AIDS Foundation. You can also recommend a guest or let us know what you think about the show by emailing [email protected] More information: www.LGBTQpodcast.com

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0:00.0	Hey, this is LGBTQ&A. I'm Jeffrey Masters, and today I'm talking to Greg Berlanti, one of the most prolific TV producers alive right now.
0:12.3	Greg is the executive producer on shows like The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl, Black Lightning, Riverdale, Blind Spot, Deception, the new Sabrina reboot,
0:21.8	and even a new series coming out with Ava DuVernay.
0:25.6	On top of all of that, he is also the director of Love Simon, which we start the podcast
0:31.4	talking about.
0:32.7	You'll also hear us talk about why TV has really outpaced film in terms of LGBTQ representation,
0:39.3	and that's something that Greg has definitely had a hand in on his shows now,
0:42.9	and even going back to Dawson's Creek, a show that he took over when he was just 28.
0:48.0	So all of that is coming up, and then as always, if you like our show,
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1:12.4	All right, without further ado, here's Greg.
1:19.8	Love Simon is the first major studio movie with the gay teen lead.
1:24.2	Yes.
1:24.5	It amazes me and that's taken that long.
1:26.2	Was that part of your desire to see it made?
1:28.2	It was definitely almost as an audience member.
1:31.5	I just experienced it so profoundly when I read the script.
1:35.9	And I realized pretty soon thereafter that part of that was just not having experienced
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