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34 - Liz Tigelaar (Little Fires Everywhere): A Stuck at Home Special
Hollywood Unscripted
English - August 24, 2020 08:00 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsFilm Interviews TV & Film Film History roundtable academy awards a-list behind the scenes cinema filmmakers entertainment big screen coming soon movie night Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Showrunner Liz Tigelaar joins host Jenny Curtis to talk about her illustrious career in television, from beginning as an intern on a hit show to creating LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE. Throughout the conversation they discuss:
0:38 - LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE being nominated for five Emmy awards.
1:07 - Adventuring in quarantine.
2:00 - Beginning her career in the industry on DAWSON’S CREEK.
3:30 - Her first writing partner, Holly Henderson, and the value of starting out with a partner.
7:05 - The steps of the ladder of writers and producers and her path up the ladder on AMERICAN DREAMS.
8:41 - Her experiences from show to show as her titles changed.
10:31 - Her first experience as a showrunner on LIFE UNEXPECTED.
12:10 - Being on the CW with MELROSE PLACE before LIFE UNEXPECTED
12:50 - Unintentionally putting herself in the story of her show.
13:43 - Being in an overall deal with ABC
14:42 - Her takeaway from working on various shows and why she wasn’t the best fit for ONCE UPON A TIME.
16:13 - Working as a team on CASUAL
17:52 - The difference she found between streaming and network shows.
19:33 - Having LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE come to her from Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington
20:22 - Finding the show from what the book provided.
22:05 - How she linked the themes and found her story arc.
22:40 - The continuous process of finding your voice in your work
24:18 - The opening and closing moments of the show and how she put a twist in the show that was slightly different from
25:50 - The complexities of the character of Elena and exploring the levels of her prejudice and privilege.
28:20 - The collaboration between Liz, Reese and Kerry in bringing Elena and Mia to life.
29:28 - The power of Mia being unapologetic.
31:11 - The actors working to create Young Mia and Young Elena.
32:18 - The famous photo differing from the actress who plays Young Mia.
33:58 - Creating the photo that could believably be an extremely valuable work of art
36:05 - The adoption storyline and the conversations on what the right ruling would be in the court case.
38:06 - The differing view on Pearl and Mia’s definition of belonging and the conversations of motherhood in the writers room.
39:45 - The scene in the show that Liz is proudest of.
41:30 - The day on set Liz would live over and over if she could.
42:40 - The set hawk
43:33 - Getting to create a life in storytelling.
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Hosted and Produced by: Jenny Curtis
Edited and Co-produced by: J Whiting
Executive Producer: Stuart Halperin
Theme Music by: Celleste & Eric Dick
A CurtCo Media Production
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Showrunner Liz Tigelaar joins host Jenny Curtis to talk about her illustrious career in television, from beginning as an intern on a hit show to creating LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE. Throughout the conversation they discuss:
0:38 - LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE being nominated for five Emmy awards.
1:07 - Adventuring in quarantine.
2:00 - Beginning her career in the industry on DAWSON’S CREEK.
3:30 - Her first writing partner, Holly Henderson, and the value of starting out with a partner.
7:05 - The steps of the ladder of writers and producers and her path up the ladder on AMERICAN DREAMS.
8:41 - Her experiences from show to show as her titles changed.
10:31 - Her first experience as a showrunner on LIFE UNEXPECTED.
12:10 - Being on the CW with MELROSE PLACE before LIFE UNEXPECTED
12:50 - Unintentionally putting herself in the story of her show.
13:43 - Being in an overall deal with ABC
14:42 - Her takeaway from working on various shows and why she wasn’t the best fit for ONCE UPON A TIME.
16:13 - Working as a team on CASUAL
17:52 - The difference she found between streaming and network shows.
19:33 - Having LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE come to her from Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington
20:22 - Finding the show from what the book provided.
22:05 - How she linked the themes and found her story arc.
22:40 - The continuous process of finding your voice in your work
24:18 - The opening and closing moments of the show and how she put a twist in the show that was slightly different from
25:50 - The complexities of the character of Elena and exploring the levels of her prejudice and privilege.
28:20 - The collaboration between Liz, Reese and Kerry in bringing Elena and Mia to life.
29:28 - The power of Mia being unapologetic.
31:11 - The actors working to create Young Mia and Young Elena.
32:18 - The famous photo differing from the actress who plays Young Mia.
33:58 - Creating the photo that could believably be an extremely valuable work of art
36:05 - The adoption storyline and the conversations on what the right ruling would be in the court case.
38:06 - The differing view on Pearl and Mia’s definition of belonging and the conversations of motherhood in the writers room.
39:45 - The scene in the show that Liz is proudest of.
41:30 - The day on set Liz would live over and over if she could.
42:40 - The set hawk
43:33 - Getting to create a life in storytelling.
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Hosted and Produced by: Jenny Curtis
Edited and Co-produced by: J Whiting
Executive Producer: Stuart Halperin
Theme Music by: Celleste & Eric Dick
A CurtCo Media Production
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.