Lauren Graham - The Bridget Show ~ Can the love guru follow her own advice? Possible spoilers inside

colorblind · 01-29-2009, 08:25 PM

THE BRIDGET SHOW

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The project will be the first TV series for Graham since "Gilmore Girls" ended two seasons ago. She's currently prepping for a Broadway run in "Guys and Dolls," which starts previews next week, so filming of the pilot may have to work around her theater schedule.

Lauren Graham, ABC Will 'Let It Go' - Network orders comedy with 'Gilmore Girls' star - Zap2it

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Lauren Graham, who will make her Broadway debut as Miss Adelaide in the upcoming Broadway revival of Guys and Dolls, may return to series television as ABC has greenlighted her pilot, Let It Go, in which she will play a self-help guru/talk show host whose advice to woman winds up falling on her own deaf ears when her "perfect" beau gives her the boot, according to TVGuide.com.

Guys & Dolls' Lauren Graham May Return to TV in Let It Go: Theater News on TheaterMania.com

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ABC has given a production commitment to a new comedy starring Graham, who will play a self-help guru who teaches women how to live a stress-free life -- but struggles to follow her own advice when her boyfriend dumps her.

Untitled half-hour comes from scribe Alex Herschlag ("Will and Grace"), who will exec produce along with the folks behind the Tantamount shingle -- Eric Tannenbaum, Kim Tannenbaum and Mitch Hurwitz. Hagada Hey and Tantamount will produce, while Sony Pictures TV -- where Tantamount is based -- is the studio.

Graham will also serve as a producer on the sitcom.

Variety.com

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Then there's the Graham project, "Let It Go." The "Gilmore Girls" alum stars as a female talkshow host who is dumped by her boyfriend -- and isn't able to follow her own advice of "letting things go."

Alex Herschlag is the writer-exec producer, while Mitch Hurwitz, Eric Tannenbaum and Kim Tannenbaum are the exec producers.

"Let It Go" comes from Sony Pictures TV and Tantamount. It's been a good pilot season for Tantamount, which also has the pilots "Lost in the '80s" and "Absolutely Fabulous" in the works, with several more still in contention for pickup.

Variety.com

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The single-camera "Let It Go," from Sony TV and studio-based Tantamount, stars Graham as a self-help guru who teaches women how to "let it go' but fails to follow her own advice when her perfect boyfriend dumps her.

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You just signed a deal to star in your own ABC comedy. How did that come about?
Mitch Hurwitz (Arrested Development) and Alex Herschlag (Will & Grace) cooked up this idea that's so wrong it's right. It's the first thing -- after taking many meetings and thinking long and hard about what kind of thing I'd like to do -- that made me laugh. Everything about it made me laugh.

You play a self-help guru who doesn't practice what she preaches. It's already drawing comparisons to Men in Trees.
It's a darker comedy... more like Arrested Development. Men in Trees was a really well written dramedy, but it was soft and sweet -- kind of in the tone of Gilmore Girls. This is more comedic. It's a totally different tone. And I don't live in Alaska.

How is the show darker?
She's a self-help guru who is truly a mess and is obsessed with [her ex-boyfriend] who dumped her. It's really funny because it's so backwards. I went to Barnard College and I did my feminist studies, but I think what's funny about this character is she is deeply flawed. I loved Lorelai, but she wasn't deeply flawed. She was very easy to root for. This is a slightly more twisted central character.

What's the timeline for it?
I'm committed to [Guys & Dolls] through October. But we're trying to figure out if I can shoot [the pilot] while I'm doing the show.

EW.com

colorblind · 01-29-2009, 08:29 PM

Now that we know the name of Lauren's new show, Shannon and I decided to open a thread for it. From now on post all news concerning Let It Go here.

If there are more articles for the OP, let me know and i will add them.

iapi173 · 01-29-2009, 08:48 PM

Thanks for the new thread Sanja!
Can't wait to see this show, hope everything works out well

LG Stargirl · 01-29-2009, 09:00 PM

Thanks for the new thread! It makes it seem so official seeing the name of the show on a thread . . . very exciting!!!!

jensinger · 01-29-2009, 09:59 PM

Thanks for the thread, I can't wait to see it!

Nadine · 01-29-2009, 10:18 PM

Thanks for the new thread, great thread title.

blaab · 01-30-2009, 02:34 AM

Thanks! I like single-camera and I also had no idea (or forgot) she is a talkshowhost.

Copop · 01-30-2009, 02:50 AM

Thanks for the thread.
I'm so happy we have a title for her show now

Somehow the song 'little wonders' by Rob Thomas pops into my head when hearing 'Let it go'.
Hahaha, maybe it's the song for the opening credits (most likely not^^)

-Denise- · 01-30-2009, 02:54 AM

Nice name for the new show. Short and easy. I like it

Thanks for the thread!

perrygraham · 01-30-2009, 03:03 AM

Interesting news, thanks Nadine for bringing it over. I think I like the title but I'm not entirely sure yet.

lancer1993 · 01-30-2009, 03:19 AM

Thanks for the new thread and a new chapter in Lauren's life.

I like single camera shows, they offer more freedom for locations, especial outside.

Do we know where the show will be set or which coast it will be shot one. I guess it will be LA for both, which would make sense being a "Guru" sounds more like an LA kind of thing.

Endless Fighter · 01-30-2009, 05:10 AM

Thanks for the new thread

When Kathrin send me a text message earlier about this (waking me up in the process) I was all "weeeeeeeeeeh" and almost fell outta bed

I like the title of the show.
I don't know though, it somehow doesn't sound like a TV show-y name... but I think that only adds to the "this idea that's so wrong it's right" comment

I think it'll work out perfectly

lancer1993 · 01-30-2009, 05:25 AM

I just thought, since Lauren is a "talk show host" maybe it's the name of her fictional show as well?

perrygraham · 01-30-2009, 05:45 AM

Yeah, that could be.

Lauren Graham Brasilian Fan · 01-30-2009, 06:08 AM

thanks for the thread

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