Everybody Loves Patricia Heaton as she comes Back to You - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Janice · 02-19-2008, 10:36 PM

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,23240691-7642,00.html

Everybody Loves Patricia Heaton as she comes Back to You

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February 19, 2008

IN THE two years since the end of her her nine-year run on Everybody Loves Raymond, Patricia Heaton almost gave up hope of working in TV comedy again.

"There was a whole year or two where very few multiple-camera sitcoms were being picked up, and where I am right now in my life with my four children, I just can't work the long hours that are required by a single-camera show," Heaton says.

"But I was in New York doing a play last winter and the (Back to You) script came across my desk, and it was so good."

For a while Heaton feared she may have had all her good luck with Raymond and none of the projects she was associated with in the future would be attractive to TV bosses.

After Raymond wrapped, the American Broadcasting Company passed on a sitcom that Heaton had developed and a documentary she produced and her husband, David Hunt, directed, had trouble finding a distributor.

"It was like I had been the queen of a planet where everyone loved me and did everything I asked, and suddenly I was back home on Earth," she told The New York Times.

"I wasn't worshipped any more."

Back to You, which premiered on Channel 10 last Wednesday, stars Heaton as Kelly Carr and Frasier star Kelsey Grammer as Chuck Darling, a pair of local news anchors with a tenuous relationship.

"I love the relationship between Kelly and Chuck," Heaton says. "They're really at loggerheads a lot and fighting, but they're very similar, so I think there's an attraction there."

To prepare for the role, Heaton watched Anchorman a couple of times and found YouTube to be a major source of inspiration.

"I did YouTube and saw some different local anchors and just watched to sort of get the gist of what's going on outside of the national networks and how people look," she says.

"There's a certain way anchors speak. There's a musicality to the way they do their (adopting her anchor tone) 'top stories tonight'.

"There's sorts of inflections they use and the way they nod their head to kind of punctuate a sentence."

Heaton says after Raymond ended she was hoping to do another comedy because "it's fast and the response is immediate".

Those are also reasons why she wanted to stick with the multi-camera shooting format.

"All of us who work in this format understand that this is the only type (of TV) where you get the laugh-out-loud humour," Heaton says.

"It's like being in a theatre – the audience is sharing the experience with the actors, whereas single-camera is very kind of private and smaller moments.

"Often, when I watch a single-camera show, I might think it's funny, but I rarely laugh out loud.

"Look, we all have stressful lives, and it's not like we're saving the world or curing cancer or doing brain surgery, but there is something to be said about giving people a half-hour of a little joy."

SHUNNED . . . Patricia Heaton was shunned after Everyone Loves Raymond finished.

Brian Damage · 02-19-2008, 10:55 PM

I am soooooooo glad she chose this project. The ratings for 'BTY' in Austrailia were 1.3 million people. They said it did very well...but what the heck do I know. lol

Ireneparalegal · 02-19-2008, 11:03 PM

THAT is a very beautiful pic of Patricia.

The photographer doesn't get the credit...Patricia does.

Awwww, that part of the article where she said she wasn't worshipped anymore...I know one person who worships the ground you walk on Pat 24/7 !!!!.

Brian Damage · 02-19-2008, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

Awwww, that part of the article where she said she wasn't worshipped anymore...I know one person who worships the ground you walk on Pat 24/7 !!!!.

Ireneparalegal · 02-19-2008, 11:37 PM

DAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAMMMM!!!!

Where did you find that huge pic of her feet????

Brian Damage · 02-19-2008, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

DAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAMMMM!!!!

Where did you find that huge pic of her feet????

I have my sources!

I have about a zillion Patty pics to choose from.

Ireneparalegal · 02-20-2008, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

I have my sources!

I have about a zillion Patty pics to choose from.

Those are some pretty shoes.

Brian Damage · 02-20-2008, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

Those are some pretty shoes.

Yeah, she is a shoe afficianado!

Ireneparalegal · 02-20-2008, 01:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

Yeah, she is a shoe afficianado!

Damn!! Those are some cute shoes!!!! Gotta love the lady's fashion sense for shoes.

Yeah right, Brian just wants her barefooted.

Brian Damage · 02-20-2008, 01:52 AM

I have to admit, talking as a heterosexual, she has a fabulous sense of style.

Ireneparalegal · 02-20-2008, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

I have to admit, talking as a heterosexual, she has a fabulous sense of style.

WHOO HOO... a man not afraid to speak his fashion mind!!!!

She indeed has a great sense of style...I think she needs a fashion thread.

Brian Damage · 02-20-2008, 02:03 AM

Oooooooo, great idea!!! You wanna start it or should I?

Ireneparalegal · 02-20-2008, 02:06 AM

You know what, I was just going to sign off, but start one and we can continue adding to it...I will definitely add to it tomorrow!!!!!!

Brian Damage · 02-20-2008, 02:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

You know what, I was just going to sign off, but start one and we can continue adding to it...I will definitely add to it tomorrow!!!!!!

ok...good night!

Ireneparalegal · 02-21-2008, 09:49 PM

You know, I thought I had read part of that article above somewhere, and it dawned on me where I had read it, it is here although the title of that thread is Not Everybody Loves Patricia:

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/...d.php?t=191162

02-19-2008, 10:36 PM	#1
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	Everybody Loves Patricia Heaton as she comes Back to You http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,23240691-7642,00.html Everybody Loves Patricia Heaton as she comes Back to You Article from: February 19, 2008 IN THE two years since the end of her her nine-year run on Everybody Loves Raymond, Patricia Heaton almost gave up hope of working in TV comedy again. "There was a whole year or two where very few multiple-camera sitcoms were being picked up, and where I am right now in my life with my four children, I just can't work the long hours that are required by a single-camera show," Heaton says. "But I was in New York doing a play last winter and the (Back to You) script came across my desk, and it was so good." For a while Heaton feared she may have had all her good luck with Raymond and none of the projects she was associated with in the future would be attractive to TV bosses. After Raymond wrapped, the American Broadcasting Company passed on a sitcom that Heaton had developed and a documentary she produced and her husband, David Hunt, directed, had trouble finding a distributor. "It was like I had been the queen of a planet where everyone loved me and did everything I asked, and suddenly I was back home on Earth," she told The New York Times. "I wasn't worshipped any more." Back to You, which premiered on Channel 10 last Wednesday, stars Heaton as Kelly Carr and Frasier star Kelsey Grammer as Chuck Darling, a pair of local news anchors with a tenuous relationship. "I love the relationship between Kelly and Chuck," Heaton says. "They're really at loggerheads a lot and fighting, but they're very similar, so I think there's an attraction there." To prepare for the role, Heaton watched Anchorman a couple of times and found YouTube to be a major source of inspiration. "I did YouTube and saw some different local anchors and just watched to sort of get the gist of what's going on outside of the national networks and how people look," she says. "There's a certain way anchors speak. There's a musicality to the way they do their (adopting her anchor tone) 'top stories tonight'. "There's sorts of inflections they use and the way they nod their head to kind of punctuate a sentence." Heaton says after Raymond ended she was hoping to do another comedy because "it's fast and the response is immediate". Those are also reasons why she wanted to stick with the multi-camera shooting format. "All of us who work in this format understand that this is the only type (of TV) where you get the laugh-out-loud humour," Heaton says. "It's like being in a theatre – the audience is sharing the experience with the actors, whereas single-camera is very kind of private and smaller moments. "Often, when I watch a single-camera show, I might think it's funny, but I rarely laugh out loud. "Look, we all have stressful lives, and it's not like we're saving the world or curing cancer or doing brain surgery, but there is something to be said about giving people a half-hour of a little joy." SHUNNED . . . Patricia Heaton was shunned after Everyone Loves Raymond finished. Attached Images

02-19-2008, 10:55 PM	#2
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	I am soooooooo glad she chose this project. The ratings for 'BTY' in Austrailia were 1.3 million people. They said it did very well...but what the heck do I know. lol
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02-19-2008, 11:03 PM	#3
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,691	THAT is a very beautiful pic of Patricia. The photographer doesn't get the credit...Patricia does. Awwww, that part of the article where she said she wasn't worshipped anymore...I know one person who worships the ground you walk on Pat 24/7 !!!!.
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02-19-2008, 11:37 PM	#5
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,691	DAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAMMMM!!!! Where did you find that huge pic of her feet????

02-20-2008, 01:52 AM	#10
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	I have to admit, talking as a heterosexual, she has a fabulous sense of style.

02-20-2008, 02:03 AM	#12
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Oooooooo, great idea!!! You wanna start it or should I?

02-20-2008, 02:06 AM	#13
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,691	You know what, I was just going to sign off, but start one and we can continue adding to it...I will definitely add to it tomorrow!!!!!!

02-21-2008, 09:49 PM	#15
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,691	You know, I thought I had read part of that article above somewhere, and it dawned on me where I had read it, it is here although the title of that thread is Not Everybody Loves Patricia: http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/...d.php?t=191162