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JamesG · 06-12-2018, 11:16 PM

Debra Messing Is Up for a "Smash" Revival (On One Condition)
by Kristen Baldwin
June 12, 2018

Now that NBC’s revival of "Will & Grace" has proven to be a hit (once again), star Debra Messing says she’s open to revisiting another beloved NBC series — the short-lived Broadway drama "Smash".

“I loved the first season of Smash,” said Messing during a recent chat on EW’s Chasing Emmy podcast. “It was really about making a Broadway show, and there was something thrilling about pulling back the curtain, like The Wizard of Oz.”

Though "Smash" lasted for two seasons, NBC replaced the original showrunner, Theresa Rebeck, before the second season, which resulted in what Messing calls a “schizophrenic” tone to the second batch of episodes.

“It became a different show – it became younger and sexier, and it was just different,” she recalled. “A lot of people loved that version of it, but it got schizophrenic.”

If the network were to embark on some kind of "Smash" revival — something NBC Entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt discussed earlier this year — Messing would definitely be on board, with one condition.

“If we were able to come back for like a finite number of episodes… and if the original team came together, I think that would be a ball,” she said, adding that she’d relish the chance to “dip in and see where all these characters were.”

http://ew.com/tv/2018/06/12/smash-reboot-debra-messing/

Chocolate Moose · 06-13-2018, 09:05 AM

I adored the first season. I'd love to see it come back.

06-12-2018, 11:16 PM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,117	Debra Messing Says She's Up for "Smash" Revival on One Condition... *Debra Messing Is Up for a "Smash" Revival (On One Condition)* by Kristen Baldwin June 12, 2018 Now that NBC’s revival of "Will & Grace" has proven to be a hit (once again), star Debra Messing says she’s open to revisiting another beloved NBC series — the short-lived Broadway drama "Smash". “I loved the first season of Smash,” said Messing during a recent chat on EW’s Chasing Emmy podcast. “It was really about making a Broadway show, and there was something thrilling about pulling back the curtain, like The Wizard of Oz.” Though "Smash" lasted for two seasons, NBC replaced the original showrunner, Theresa Rebeck, before the second season, which resulted in what Messing calls a “schizophrenic” tone to the second batch of episodes. “It became a different show – it became younger and sexier, and it was just different,” she recalled. “A lot of people loved that version of it, but it got schizophrenic.” If the network were to embark on some kind of "Smash" revival — something NBC Entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt discussed earlier this year — Messing would definitely be on board, with one condition. “If we were able to come back for like a finite number of episodes… and if the original team came together, I think that would be a ball,” she said, adding that she’d relish the chance to “dip in and see where all these characters were.” http://ew.com/tv/2018/06/12/smash-reboot-debra-messing/

06-13-2018, 09:05 AM	#2
Chocolate Moose Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 21, 2007 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 4,898	I adored the first season. I'd love to see it come back.
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