After the Olympics Parenthood is going to premiere on NBC and today the cast an the producers that include Oscar winner Ron Howard talked about the show.
Lauren Graham talked about replacing Maura. Lauren Graham says that she has not see the pilot for Parenthood that was shot with Maura. She took the role because she thought the script was beautiful and she said the “pedigree” of people that are part of the show made her want to do it. She says the show is a positive experience for her.
Jason Katims said kosing Maura let them rework the pilot. Jason Katims said it gave him a second chance to do things with the pilot that they didn’t with the original one. One thing was that they lightened up the feel of the show.
An update on Maura Tierney’s health, she is doing well and she is in treatment according to Jason Katims at the NBC panel for Parenthood. They were in a waiting mode for her and once she decided that she wasn’t going to be able to do the show it was a relief on the show and they were able to move on. As of now Maura will not be a guest star on the show. Right now they are looking to produce the show.
They are not using the movie name of Buckman on the show and Jason said, no real reason why the name change for the family.
Ron Howard will not be directing any episodes of Parenthood as of now.
Ron Howard has been reading scripts. He has been part of creative conversations. But this is Jason’s show and he is a big fan of Katims’ and is letting him do what he wants with the show.
Jason Katims said he 13 year old son has Asperger’s Syndrome and he made sure that it is depicted correctly for the show.
Craig T Nelson is talking about the death on the set. Craig and Peter decided to shoot scene that Nora O’Brien was at right before she died. They said it was a way to honor her.
Peter Krause talks about how he took the role because of Nora, and it is part of life and that what is the show is about.
Parks and Recreation might not be a new show, but it had been reinvented this season on NBC at 8:30p because everyone involved now has a better feel for the show and today they came out to talk about it. Let’s just say the cast and producers are as funny as the show.
Chris Pratt is funny. When asked how he became a series regular, he said they told him he was cast as a guest start and then they told him they made regular and he was like cool. Paul Schneider said after 30 seconds of him on the set they knew he was going to be a regular. Chris Pratt’s character was suppose to fade away, but they couldn’t let him go.
Amy Poehler says her character has developed like a fine wine between season 1 and two.
Amy Poehler says they do not improvise that the cast keeps to the script because the writers are just that good.
Someone asked about a a crossover between 30 Rock and P&R and Aziz said 30 Rock is a good show, but bad idea. (He is so right.)
They made up Pawnee, Indiana so they can pick on a city and not insult anyone. And coming up on the show they will make Pawnee the 4th fattest city in the country.
Bones creator Hart Hanson vs Aziz Ansari on Twitter. Hart tweeted P&R is stealing ideas from Bones because they had a pit on the show and Aziz said how can we no one watches Bones. And Aziz says you know why it is called Bones, because it should be buried. (Aziz so won that Twitter battle. I like both guys, but I have to give that one to Aziz!!!
After the closing ceremonies of the Olympics, Jerry Seinfeld’s new show The Marriage Ref is going to premiere on NBC. I have to tell you before their panel I had no intention of watching the show and now I can’t wait to see the premiere.
Here is what they told us about the show.
The marriage ref is a show where a couple’s fight is shown to celebrity panelists and a marriage ref and they have to decide who won the fight.
Jerry said the show came out of fight he had with his wife, a fight he says he lost.
This purpose of the show is to end fights, and not marriages.
One of the fight is a couple who are deciding whether or not stuff their dead dog.
It was Jerry’s wife who told him to do the show. If it wasn’t for her, we probably wouldn’t have gotten the show.
Why actors and nor experts because experts are helpful. If you have been married you are a expert and the panelists have been married.
Jerry will be on the sneak peek (season premiere) episode and maybe one more after that.
Some of the celebrity panelists are Alec Baldiwn, Tina Fey, Larry David and Eva Longoria.
What is off limits – no kids or anything that can be marriage ending
Gay Marriages are accepted, all marriages are welcomed.
Jerry Seinfeld says Leno failure was Jerry’s fault, he went overboard with tux.
Jerry said AOL/Time Warner was wrong time, if Google were to do it today it would be a good idea. Jerry proud that NBC for trying something so original. Jerry says what has NBC to done to Conan. He likes Conan and hopes he says.
One fight is because the husband has been parking his motorcycle in the living room.
There will be three to five fights per show.
The point of Marriage Ref is to make you laugh.
It sounds like they lived up to the point and the show will make us laugh!!!
