2 hours ago, dragonflies said:

Yep I'm now ashamed I ever liked him as Ted

Yeah, me too. At this point, Ted is basically a trash character and maybe it's time for the show to get rid of him for good.

4 minutes ago, MissPhoenixGirl92 said:

Yeah, me too. At this point, Ted is basically a trash character and maybe it's time for the show to get rid of him for good.

2 hours ago, dragonflies said:

Yep I'm now ashamed I ever liked him as Ted

4 minutes ago, Maxim said:

1 minute ago, dragonflies said:

I am truly thankful that they decided to recast him, especially now that I understand who he is. I commend the show.

Friendly reminder that people were complaining that Keith wasn't manly enough to play Ted.

On 12/16/2025 at 1:33 PM, Liberty City said:

He does touch upon the subject of his exit from Beyond the Gates. The comments section is... something.

Is there a time stamp for when he talks about exiting BTG? I skimmed but couldn't find it.

3 minutes ago, BoldRestless said:

Is there a time stamp for when he talks about exiting BTG? I skimmed but couldn't find it.

He doesn't * specifically * discuss exiting BTG. He talks about how BTG opened doors for his career but nothing directly about his exit. And the interviewer doesn't ask at all.

The issue is his description of his self-described "manliness", and how he thought women viewers respond to that ... but all of that is alongside the homophobia he expresses.

Some text-based soap websites have typed up and posted their summaries of this interview, in which they state that he says he'd never portray a gay character because his portrayal wouldn't be believable to the viewers, and that it would be better if gay actors got such roles. People hurriedly reading those unclear summaries might buy that as a support of gay actors and representation. But it's not that at all!
If you watch the video, there's more * emotion * in how he says that, making it obvious that he's homophobic.

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8 minutes ago, BoldRestless said:

Is there a time stamp for when he talks about exiting BTG? I skimmed but couldn't find it.

It's kind of throughout the entirety when he talks about manliness (and comparing himself to that of Bill Cosby), etc., and how he tried portraying Ted's love for his wife, and how manliness is what needed to be shown. It was multiple comments kind of equalling why he left the role. The 'host' of that 'interview' kept jumping from one point to another point. It was all over the place.

Not him trying to backtrack on his own words.

It came across as though he thinks gay guys are so far away from his persona as to be unplayable.

Whereas in reality there are plenty of gay guys who present the way Ted (and Maurice) do.