Whatever You Do, Don't Tell Lauren Graham That 'The Gilmore Girls' Was A Hit - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 07-31-2010, 03:59 PM

Although Gilmore Girls lives on at ABC Family and in the hearts of mothers and daughters around the world, Lauren Graham has moved on. After starring in a few films and trying her hand at television production, Graham returned to primetime last fall in NBC’s ensemble drama Parenthood as Sarah Braverman, another character navigating the pitfalls of single motherhood in suburbia. This week, Movieline was among those meeting with Graham at Universal Studios to find out what project she’d like to tackle next, what confuses her about Gilmore Girls fandom, and what she considers to be a television success.

“First of all, Gilmore Girls was not a hit,” Graham protested after she was asked about leaving the “hit” series. “Shows that have depth, I think, don’t come out of the gate in a giant way because [viewers] need to get to know the characters. Parenthood is not a high-concept show either, but we do well with the people we are trying to reach. And anecdotally speaking, by the end of the season, friends of mine who didn’t watch Gilmore Girls were like, ‘Oh my god. We sit and we talk about your show.’ That kind of feedback is as interesting as the numbers to me.”

http://www.movieline.com/2010/07/lauren-graham.php

Mr. Television · 07-31-2010, 04:46 PM

If she's lucky Parenthood won't be a hit either and last just as long.

07-31-2010, 03:59 PM	#1
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	Whatever You Do, Don't Tell Lauren Graham That 'The Gilmore Girls' Was A Hit Although Gilmore Girls lives on at ABC Family and in the hearts of mothers and daughters around the world, Lauren Graham has moved on. After starring in a few films and trying her hand at television production, Graham returned to primetime last fall in NBC’s ensemble drama Parenthood as Sarah Braverman, another character navigating the pitfalls of single motherhood in suburbia. This week, Movieline was among those meeting with Graham at Universal Studios to find out what project she’d like to tackle next, what confuses her about Gilmore Girls fandom, and what she considers to be a television success. “First of all, Gilmore Girls was not a hit,” Graham protested after she was asked about leaving the “hit” series. “Shows that have depth, I think, don’t come out of the gate in a giant way because [viewers] need to get to know the characters. Parenthood is not a high-concept show either, but we do well with the people we are trying to reach. And anecdotally speaking, by the end of the season, friends of mine who didn’t watch Gilmore Girls were like, ‘Oh my god. We sit and we talk about your show.’ That kind of feedback is as interesting as the numbers to me.” http://www.movieline.com/2010/07/lauren-graham.php
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