In a 2006 interview with "TV Guide", Coleman reaffirmed that having a gay main character on a prime time drama in the early 1980s "was "quite" daring at that time. I think the only other gay character in a series was Billy Crystal on "Soap", and that was a comedy. But was so timid by today's standards, especially looking at what's on cable, with "The L Word", "Queer as Folk" and shows like that. "Dynasty" now seems unbelievably quaint." Commenting on Steven's romantic relationship with Luke Fuller (played by Billy Campbell), Coleman noted, "It was very much "The Donna Reed Show" in terms of four feet on the floor, nobody actually ever touching."