Next On Parenthood

Lauren Graham returns to TV in January, replacing Maura Tierney as single mother Sarah Braverman on NBC’s mid-season show, Parenthood. In an exclusive interview, Graham tells TV Guide Magazine what convinced her to join another TV series after the success of Gilmore Girls and what it’s been like finding a script after playing the iconic single mother, Lorelai Gilmore.

Congratulations on joining Parenthood!
Thank you, I’m very excited.

How did it come about?
Well, I got a call that they were interested, so I read it and I thought it was really beautiful. I went and met with the writers and I just felt like it was a great next thing to do.

Any hesitations about joining another TV show, after Gilmore Girls lasted for so long?
You know, yeah. It’s been a great couple of years of freelance and doing different things that I’ve really enjoyed, so there was a little [hesitation]. To me, something was going to tell me it was time, you know what I mean? And this was the first thing where I thought, “I could really live with this for a while.”

Have you shot the pilot?
We’re about to do that in a couple of weeks.

Have you met anyone from the cast yet?
I know them all! (Laughs) I haven’t seen them in this context, but I know pretty much everybody. That was part of what was encouraging, I really like them all.

Did you watch the original pilot?
No, no, no. That wouldn’t help me acting wise. So, no.

Can you describe Sarah Braverman?
She’s really down and out, and kind of in a place that would be a very difficult adult place to be, which is really running out of options. What I connected to is the beauty about that writing. It’s really strong, really elegant, and kind of economical. And she’s a single mom, but the world of the show didn’t remind me of anything that’s on, or that I’d done. It just felt like shows that I loved growing up, like thirtysomething, where it’s not a soap opera, it’s not a melodrama. It’s just a relationship story. I do think there’s a lot of places to go, because she’s moving back to her hometown, she doesn’t have a job, she’s going to reconnect with old friends. And that’s some of the things you look at on a TV show too, like, are you always going to be telling the same story? And this felt like, “Ooh, it could go a lot of neat places.” But really, I’ve had all kinds of different experiences of trying to find the next TV thing, and I just met a writer who I feel will write for me. That’s all you want.

Is it the sort of rapid-fire dialogue that we’ve seen you do as Lorelai Gilmore?
No. Nothing will ever be that, in the best possible way. That was so unique, you know? And that’s been the problem actually – finding something that I connect to that has its own voice. This, to me, was that. I love the relationships and how complicated they are. It’s very grown up, the show.

Have they written any episodes after the pilot?
They have a lot of stuff worked out. I looked at one or two [scripts], but I think things will change. I think if it had been somebody else, it would be something else. So I was trying to look vaguely for story. One of the most fun parts of starting something new is when you’re all getting to know each other and forging a relationship. So I think we’re going to do that and let it evolve naturally. I think everyone is excited to get going.

Source: www.tvguidemagazine.com

I can’t wait for this show, January is too far away lol.

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