Girlmore Girls @ 25
On Saturday your favourite show and mine Gilmore Girls marked the 25th anniversary of the first episode airing.
There’s not much new that can really be said about the show. Over the past decade there have been more than enough podcasts and panel chats going deep on the show that outside of a second reunion show (next year is 10 years since the 4-episode Netflix series) that there isn’t much more behind the scenes material that can be mined. But if you want a panel chat with the cast and creator, THR has this for you.
SHERMAN-PALLADINO We were all in a panic constantly, so there was no cozy vibe at all. It was very frantic. We were shooting 80 pages in eight days, so 10 pages a day with no hiatuses and no breaks, and we were doing 22 episodes. I don’t know how we did it. We had so little time and so little money that by Christmas, when I think we would get a week off, Lauren and Alexis’ eyes were so huge for lack of sleep and from the constant workload that I kind of thought they were going to kill me. We were doing a different kind of show with a massive amount of dialogue, with a massive amount of walk and talks without coverage, and it was just hard.
We were not a show that could go back and reshoot anything. If we didn’t get it, we didn’t get it. There was no fixing it later. If the sun was going down on one location day and we didn’t have work in the camera, we weren’t getting the work in the camera. It was just the kind of show it was, very high stress all the time.
I’ve never been super high on the idea of a reunion show. But it dawns on me that creator Amy Sherman-Palladino could use an easy win right now and with her having just left Prime Video after they killed her recent show Etoile after just one season (despite announcing a two-season order), I could see a scenario where Gilmore Girls comes back with a new season. A slight fudging of ages/years would mean the show could explore Rory as the mother of a young teen girl (creating a fourth gen Gilmore girl and showing an echo of the themes of the original show).
Prime Video issues new James Bond cover art
Following the weekend outcry over Prime Video’s decision to Photoshop-out the gun from the cover images of James Bond films streaming on the platform, Prime Video has issued an entirely new set of cover images using stills from the movie rather than poster art.
It’s better. And notably, none of the images have him holding a gun.
News Desk
Nicole Kidman, who we all know just LOVES cinema, will star in new Paramount+ TV show Discretion alongside Elle Fanning. Read: THR
StudioCanal, which produces the Paddington movies, and Paddington Bear’s rights holders are suing Splitting Image producer Avalon after new YouTube incarnation of the classic sketch show depicted Paddington as a foul-mouthed podcast host. Read: Deadline
The BBC has renewed The Graham Norton Show for three more seasons. Read: Variety
The IOC has signed a deal with SEGA to license Sonic The Hedgehog to celebrate the noted runner alongside the iconic Olympic rings. Read: The Olympics
After a few months of rumours, Bari Weiss is set to join the CBS editorial team in a leadership position following Paramount’s acquisition of The Free Press for $150m. Read: THR
FYI, Avatar: The Way of Water is now the second highest grossing film of all-time in Australia following its weekend re-release. It follows the original Avatar.
Trailer Park
The Twits debuts Oct 17 on Netflix.
Once upon a time, there were two terrible Twits... But now, they’ve met their match. A brand new story inspired by Roald Dahl’s iconic characters.
Crutch debuts Nov 3 on Paramount+.
Set in the world of the CBS’ The Neighborhood, Crutch centers on Francois “Frank” Crutchfield (Morgan), who goes by “Crutch,” a brash, yet beloved Harlem shop owner whose world is turned upside down when his highbrow son (Jermaine Fowler) and free-spirited daughter (Adrianna Mitchell) move back into the family home (along with the grandkids).
Downey Wrote That Debuts on Peacock Oct 17.
The hourlong film explores the sketches, contributions and enduring influence of one of the most impactful comedy writers in the history of “Saturday Night Live.”
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