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[DollEyes]

Here's the shiny new thread for Nashville-related media appearances, in print or TV, like Connie Britton's interview on GMA this morning, in which she did great, but Lara Spencer got the show's debut date wrong. George Stephanopolous probably wouldn't have done that.

Edited by DollEyes, Oct 10, 2012 @ 2:44 PM.

[WindSprints]

Connie on GMA
Huffington Post Review
NY Times Review

Edited by WindSprints, Oct 9, 2012 @ 3:02 PM.

[Colombine]

Here is an article on the casting of Rayna James daughters. They were specifically cast for their singing abilities. The character of the older girl was aged just to accommodate the actress. Both girls are really good, and if I am not mistaken the cover they did was re-done in the movie Pitch Perfect with the cup game and all.

[loriro]

There's a good article in Nashville Scene about the series and it's locale.

Edited by loriro, Oct 11, 2012 @ 7:26 AM.

[Morgan of Hed]

Interview with the adorable Stella sisters here. Apparently they get to sing next episode.

[DollEyes]

Connie Britton is on the cover of the new issue of Redbook.

[Ohmo]

Nashville Gets Full Season Pick-Up

[thuganomics85]

Apparently, if the show manages to get a second season, they are planning on making Kimberly Williams-Paisley a regular for that season. So, Lamar won't be tossing Peggy into the Tennessee River or in a pit full of alligators any time soon. Although, I'm not sure why she would stick around, unless Rayna and Ted really start having even bigger issues.

[yesenializ]

EW: Sam Palladio on Gunnar & Scarlett's greatest 'Nashville' hits

[MethodActor05]

I really don't like the news- I like Kimberly, but her character serves no purpose but to add problems to a coupling I don't care about.

[SiobhanJW]

Congrats to Connie and Hayden on their Golden Globe nominations!!!!

[gpgurl50]

The Nashville twitter posted an announcement saying the first five episodes are on DVD at Target. It includes a featurette about the show I think. It's sold for $9. It comes with a coupon to get $10 off the first season when it comes out. In the end, if you're planning on getting the show at Target eventually, you get a dollar off the first season with a bonus first five episode disc to give out to friends?

[ElectricBoogalo]

Vulture interview with Lennon and Maisy Stella

[brothertonbanks]

They started broadcasting this in the UK recently. I saw the promo on Youtube and I decided to start watching the show. I thought the first group of episodes were great. The next few, featuring the younger generation, bored me, except for Sam Palladio's Gunnar (Stoke from Episodes). I've like the more recent episodes as much as the early ones. So the show had to be broadcast in the UK for me to watch it in the US.

Edited by brothertonbanks, Feb 11, 2013 @ 1:06 PM.

[calidub]

Connie Britton is a Late Bloomer. Really great interview and article from the NY Times. Love her! And I've been a huge fan of hers since the FNL pilot and I had no idea she almost won the role in Jerry McGuire.

[Misty77]

Connie Britton is a Late Bloomer. Really great interview and article from the NY Times. Love her! And I've been a huge fan of hers since the FNL pilot and I had no idea she almost won the role in Jerry McGuire.

Thanks for posting that, a great read. I can totally see her as the female lead in Jerry McGuire - I'm guessing that she's right that she may have lost the role to Renee because of her height! Tom Cruise never likes to feel short.

Overall I actually maybe came out of reading that liking Connie slightly less than I expected, probably because I unfairly put her on the Tami Taylor pedestal. She sounds a little more Hollywood than I expected (which is still not that much).

Edited by Misty77, Feb 14, 2013 @ 9:08 AM.

[cosmom]

Not sure where this would go, but the latest promo for Nashville, The Men of Nashville is painful. Why are they dressed as The Beatles circa 1965?

And Teddy is the "rogue"? Riiight.

[Vickilyn]

Not sure where this would go, but the latest promo for Nashville, The Men of Nashville is painful. Why are they dressed as The Beatles circa 1965?

And Teddy is the "rogue"? Riiight.

Well, he is, in a way. Kicking Rayna to the curb, hiring his mistress as his financial advisor and Coleman as his deputy mayor, defying Lamar's expressed wishes. This is the most interesting that Teddy has ever been. Too bad it's all going to come crashing down when Lamar decides to destroy him and Peggy by leaking the truth about their financial dealings to the tabloids.

As for the promo as a whole...I kinda like it. The guys look great. I liked the fact that the photographer went against type and didn't make them look like country boys with guitars.

[cosmom]

Teddy/rogue - I see your point. I was going from my own working definition that a rogue may be a scoundrel, but he's a charming one. Haven't seen much charm off of Teddy which is unfortunate because EC in other roles has been quite charismatic at times. And linking Teddy with rogue just brings this to mind.

[Irlandesa]

The show will be at Paleyfest tomorrow. It will be streamed live and stored on Hulu later. Initially only Hayden and Connie were the actors on the panel but since then almost everyone else has been added.

[calidub]

Well, that Paleyfest panel certainly did nothing to slow my girlcrush on Connie Britton. She's just so charming and adorable and funny and sweet and I totally want to get margaritas and Tex-Mex with her. She and Charles were very sweet and fun together too. I loved when he told her that she was one of the main reasons why he was drawn to the show. "There were a thousand reasons for me to play this role, and you were a couple hundred of them." He seemed very humble and grateful, totally lacking any sort of ego (or else he's a really good faker). I was pleasantly surprised by Hayden too. Did she used to have a not-so-nice reputation when she was younger? I wasn't expecting to like her nearly as much as I did. She seemed very real.

I know Hulu has uploaded some of the other Paleyfest panels to watch later online, but I'm not sure if that's their plan for Nashville. I hope so, though, because it was a good watch. No spoilers (as hard as the moderator may have tried to get them), but it was really fun to see them all interact with each other. And to hear Gunnar and Scarlett with their real accents! I was totally entertained by it all.

Edited by calidub, Mar 9, 2013 @ 6:38 PM.

[Irlandesa]

He seemed very humble and grateful, totally lacking any sort of ego (or else he's a really good faker).

He seemed very much like how he was on Whose Line Is It Anyway. You have to have a certain confidence and humility to do improv. I wish someone had asked him about that.

I was pleasantly surprised by Hayden too. Did she used to have a not-so-nice reputation when she was younger?

She has been acting since she was three, throughout her teenage years. I am sure she has had some not so great moments. But her Heroes co-stars seemed quite fond of her. (Some so fond that he dated her.) And she has given the paps the finger a few times.

I know Hulu has uploaded some of the other Paleyfest panels to watch later online, but I'm not sure if that's their plan for Nashville. I hope so, though, because it was a good watch.

It was a good watch. I really like how the moderator handled it for the most part in making sure that everyone got a chance to speak. Everyone was well spoken and appreciative. At first I thought Clare was going to bother me because she didn't crack a smile. I really felt like I was looking at Scarlett. But then her microphone didn't work and she was charming.

[Midru]

I just saw the Paleyfest and agree everyone should see it! Hearing about all the character's relationship with T Bone Burnett alone was worth it. Charles Esten's loquaciousness, Connie's girlish charm, Hayden's articulation, Clare and Sam's real accents- all pleasant surprises.

Especially since there are no new episodes for a while, it's an hour of Nashville!

Edited by Midru, Mar 11, 2013 @ 7:48 AM.

[gpgurl50]

The entire episode of "The View" was dedicated to "Nashville." The whole episode was just talking about the show. They performed "Sideshow," "Twist Of Barbwire," and "If I Didn't Know Better." Six cast members were on. They showed two clips from tonight's episode. Mostly, Connie Britton and Chip Esten were being funny, Hayden Panettiere was cheering loudly for all her fellow cast members, JJ talked about the great things about the show.

[Slade2]

I like to believe everyone is happy on my favorite shows, so reading this was disappointing.  And while I thought it was clear the writers were having trouble with individual characters, like Gunnar, and some things in the last two episodes seemed rushed, I'm curious what other creative struggles they've been having. I feel confident that things will work on in a second season, but the show has to be renewed first. It looks like we will learn the show's fate today. Fingers crossed for it.

 

 http://www.deadline....o-will-make-it/

Renewed!http://tvline.com/20...ndal-nashville/

[LadyHaHa]

Connie Britton interview

 

This is a fun interview and easy to watch.  Connie makes fun of the show a little here (her "micromanaged" romantic scene with Deacon).  

 

The deadline link that Slade2 posted above has this line:  "I've heard accounts of tension between co-producers ABC Studios and Lionsgate and other behind-the-scenes issues, including star Britton being unhappy with the experience."  This is interesting to me, because I feel like the show started out as a character drama filled with these amazing music scenes.  Now, it's such a soap opera.  I'd be curious if anyone knows if this trend will continue into next year or if the original creators will wrest back control now that they have been renewed and don't have to worry about ratings in the same way.

Edited by LadyHaHa, May 11, 2013 @ 3:53 PM.

[Irlandesa]

I knew there were issues early.  Britton has even talked about them, I believe.  Although that link says all issues have reportedly been resolved.  I'm not quite sure what to think because I thought it was on a really solid streak in the middle of the season but not as much lately.  So I'm not sure what will happen next season.

[Diana8]

Well, this just got even more interesting as the Nashville Business Journal posted the following article (http://www.bizjourna...ill-not-be.html ) yesterday afternoon.  Just for the record Loucas George was simply a producer for the first eleven episode and then was elevated to co-executive producer starting with episode 12.  So I am wondering if this has something to do with the previously reported creative issues.  Anyone know?  Also, I wonder if this change means that we will be seeing some retooling of the show and the storylines?  Thoughts on this latest development?