tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post3971872698596737959..comments2024-03-28T10:36:04.929-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Hannah Canter Goes to HollywoodJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-83626544069486669862018-02-15T13:17:36.932-05:002018-02-15T13:17:36.932-05:00Hannah- What a fabulous interview! I just adore Gr...Hannah- What a fabulous interview! I just adore Grace and Frankie and LOVED the concept from the get go! Bravo! As for your work with Seeing Allred, WOW! It must have been life-changing. Thanks so much for sharing it with us. Looking forward to seeing what you do in the future!Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03214926031147370862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-55738134398859764442018-02-15T12:54:24.284-05:002018-02-15T12:54:24.284-05:00Thank you so very much for Grace and Frankie!!!
Ma...Thank you so very much for Grace and Frankie!!!<br />May we all be fortunate to be at the top of our game at their ages.<br />Libby DoddUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967590242114956411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-72547529120286641172018-02-15T12:46:22.173-05:002018-02-15T12:46:22.173-05:00Very interesting. Thanks for the interview.
I...Very interesting. Thanks for the interview.<br /><br />I've really come to realize that the internal conflicts and changes are hard to translate to the screen. I've actually noticed changes in movies to flesh this out, and they've made for better movies as a result. But that process is very tricky.Mark Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567392254011373198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-15709298796534819752018-02-15T11:59:03.091-05:002018-02-15T11:59:03.091-05:00Hannah, wow, what a treat to wake up this morning ...Hannah, wow, what a treat to wake up this morning find you here on JRW! Not only am I a fan of the work you do, I'm fascinated by how you do it. I've had a couple of options on my series so have worked a little with producers and show runners. It's so interesting to see how a creative team can bring together a vision--and in a way that is unique to that team.<br /><br />Congratulations on your success, and looking forward to many more of your projects!!Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-2773052527077137832018-02-15T11:25:41.769-05:002018-02-15T11:25:41.769-05:00Congratulations, Hannah! What an amazing thing yo...Congratulations, Hannah! What an amazing thing you are doing. Our next door neighbor's daughter is Maggie Kiley, another Hollywood woman trying so hard to be seen as a serious professional, a director as well as wife and mother, so many hats to wear.<br /><br />Gloria Allred is one of my heroes, too. <br /><br />You are so fortunate to be where you are now, in this world, in this time, making a difference for the women who will follow youAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14187856103924954287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-83272954218339573942018-02-15T11:22:58.715-05:002018-02-15T11:22:58.715-05:00Giggle. I just figured out that Gloria Allred is ...Giggle. I just figured out that Gloria Allred is seven months younger than I am. Wonder where she go her plastic work done? Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14187856103924954287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-13992232272692849022018-02-15T11:11:58.207-05:002018-02-15T11:11:58.207-05:00The last re-write! Love that. xxx The last re-write! Love that. xxx Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-41198202332557149012018-02-15T10:53:51.275-05:002018-02-15T10:53:51.275-05:00There are definitely challenges to creating in a t...There are definitely challenges to creating in a team-oriented environment, but in my opinion there are more benefits. One of the great privileges of being a producer is building the creative team from the ground up, hand selecting the department heads who know more than you could ever know in their specialty and make the work better than you could have imagined. Many of our department heads are women, which might contribute to this harmonious creative experience. But eventhough the process is all about collaboration, at the end of the day the showrunner (Marta Kauffman) and by extension the creative producers (myself and Robbie) are driving the decision making so there's always someone to turn to to make a difficult call. Nothing big is decided without Marta's sign-off. Thanks for your question!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12046126226008468357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-8316152997175668292018-02-15T10:49:05.521-05:002018-02-15T10:49:05.521-05:00Hannah, I too am a huge fan of "Grace & F...Hannah, I too am a huge fan of "Grace & Frankie." Thank you so much for helping make it possible! <br /><br />You are clearly a busy and thriving young woman, but even with all your accomplishments, I suspect you have unplumbed depths. One sentence from your last response really grabbed me -- it was like poetry! "It’s the unfolding and intertwining of it all, the atmosphere and world building, the unique combination of our synapses that fire off in symphony." I hope that anyone who writes like that will have more writing in her future!! Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08292993485984273172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-80906963792400966902018-02-15T10:46:06.722-05:002018-02-15T10:46:06.722-05:00This is a really lovely note, Karen, thank you! We...This is a really lovely note, Karen, thank you! We're so proud of both the show and the doc, specifically of their capacity to inspire. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12046126226008468357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-72437971211980766792018-02-15T10:44:59.684-05:002018-02-15T10:44:59.684-05:00So true about the cutting room - Marta always call...So true about the cutting room - Marta always calls it "the last re-write". And yes! Lucy is the best. I feel so lucky I married into her orbit :) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12046126226008468357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-62326120917570307982018-02-15T10:43:39.012-05:002018-02-15T10:43:39.012-05:00They really are amazing.They really are amazing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12046126226008468357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-33948999701244428752018-02-15T10:43:17.312-05:002018-02-15T10:43:17.312-05:00That's so nice, Beth. Thanks so much for the k...That's so nice, Beth. Thanks so much for the kind words!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12046126226008468357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-65478360342448884062018-02-15T10:40:26.601-05:002018-02-15T10:40:26.601-05:00Hi Joan. That's a good and difficult question....Hi Joan. That's a good and difficult question. The short answer is yes - if you ask the writers, they'd say that breaking story arcs for a new season is the most daunting and challenging task they have. But at the same time, I think the show has changed a lot from season one to season five, all while remaining true to the fundamental question of "how do you start your life over at a certain age?", because Grace and Frankie are our lenses through which we explore that question, their immediate situation drives the stories we tell for them. So in that way, we often look to the characters to dictate what comes next for them. For example, in the first season, they had their lives rocked and were totally devastated by the big changes that befell them. So our task in season one was to get them back on their feet in a way that gave them a taste of their own empowerment. Season two, similarly, was about going from standing on their feet to stepping into their friendship and independence. And on and on, so that slowly we're unburdening these women from the traumas of their past (with many setbacks, of course) and the show and its stories morph with the characters.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12046126226008468357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-6169808994990946052018-02-15T10:33:01.034-05:002018-02-15T10:33:01.034-05:00TRUE DIALOGUE from 2005:
Hank's FORMER agent: ...TRUE DIALOGUE from 2005:<br />Hank's FORMER agent: I LOVE this book! Charlie McNally is such a terrific heroine. Smart and savvy and successful and cool and funny--and a little vulnerable, but so brave! --and the world is absolutely waiting for an older protagonist. It's perfect. Readers will love Prime Time!!<br />HANK: Oh, fabulous. I'm very excited, too.<br />Hank's FA: Terrific. Um, exactly HOW old is she, though? I mean, in years?<br />HANK: Oh, I made her my age. She's 55.<br />Hank's FA: ::pauses:: Oh. That's too old.<br /> Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-86945191834621271002018-02-15T10:27:27.513-05:002018-02-15T10:27:27.513-05:00HA.HA.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-23598924714670002922018-02-15T09:38:18.792-05:002018-02-15T09:38:18.792-05:00Welcome, Hannah! My girl loves "Grace & F...Welcome, Hannah! My girl loves "Grace & Frankie."<br /><br />Mary/LizLiz Millironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919409969263609919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-83302670246751915862018-02-15T09:31:45.984-05:002018-02-15T09:31:45.984-05:00Hannah, your work sounds so interesting and person...Hannah, your work sounds so interesting and personally rewarding - the best of all possible worlds (plus a cute husband!)<br /><br />As a novelist, I get to do every aspect of the production myself - settings, costume, script... and I play all the parts. Doing the same sort of creative work in a team has always sounded like a challenge to me - how does anyone manage when the vision is realized through consensus rather than one individual's control?Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-51491062008534723992018-02-15T09:25:36.004-05:002018-02-15T09:25:36.004-05:00Excellent point, Hallie. I hadn't really regis...Excellent point, Hallie. I hadn't really registered how much older women are simply absent from popular media until I started seeing shows and movies with people like us in them! Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-88888924725595805022018-02-15T08:18:54.976-05:002018-02-15T08:18:54.976-05:00Talk about being at the right place and at the rig...Talk about being at the right place and at the right time. And with the right mixture of ideas and opportunity, as well. It gives me the shivers!<br /><br />Grace and Frankie is such a popular show because it resonates so loudly with a demographic that is usually either ignored altogether, or is portrayed in a ludicrously stereotypical way. Their characters are much more like amazing women I know than most older women portrayed in film and TV, and I heartily thank you and your team for creating them. They're strong, intelligent, wry, witty, irascible, and sometimes goofy, but they're so real. And their friendship is brilliantly portrayed, with heart and a loving tenderness. Everyone I know is so taken with the show. <br /><br />And Gloria Allred, too?! Wow, Hannah, you are on fire. More power to you, and to others who are helping to clobber the system that necessitated a Bechdel test. You are my hero.Karen in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846039203123720312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-81316641242757869392018-02-15T07:47:27.911-05:002018-02-15T07:47:27.911-05:00She IS amazing! Hannah, I'm your new biggest f...She IS amazing! Hannah, I'm your new biggest fan! I can easily understand how you and Lucy would have bonded. I'm so fascinated by Gloria Allred. It feels like it's not only time for WOMEN but time for OLDER WOMEN to star. Thanks for helping to pave the way.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-73844463025938576802018-02-15T07:26:51.058-05:002018-02-15T07:26:51.058-05:00Thanks for visiting, Hannah! It must be so much fu...Thanks for visiting, Hannah! It must be so much fun to see what a community your productions create, you know? How we can all talk about Grace and Frankie, and it makes us all thoughtful friends. No matter where we are.<br /> And the power of a documentary is so intense. I treasure the moments in the edit room when, sometimes, you make one little change, and the whole thing comes together.<br />Congratulations! I hope our paths cross in person someday… And isn’t Lucy amazing?Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-89715131246263563592018-02-15T06:40:52.845-05:002018-02-15T06:40:52.845-05:00So much fascinating information! Thanks for sharin...So much fascinating information! Thanks for sharing with us today, Hannah, and Lucy for inviting her.Edith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-23372878180350380112018-02-15T03:21:01.437-05:002018-02-15T03:21:01.437-05:00So glad Grace and Frankie has been renewed! Love t...So glad Grace and Frankie has been renewed! Love the series, have since it began. I'm still reeling at the 78 and 80 ages. Seems impossible. What great role models.<br /><br />Thank you for the look at the visual side of the creative business. Love it that your inspiration for new projects comes from the TBR pile.Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-55784071517076912752018-02-15T02:10:00.994-05:002018-02-15T02:10:00.994-05:00Hearing that Grace and Frankie have (has) been ren...Hearing that Grace and Frankie have (has) been renewed for another season was the best Valentine's Day gift I could have hoped for. I love, love, love the show and woke up this morning thinking I'd like to send Netflix, Lily, and Jane each Valentines as thank yous for the happiness they've given me as I've binged on Season 4. To hear the renewall news was quite the treat. (And now I'd like to add you to my list of gratitude, Hannah!)Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11786511163919657885noreply@blogger.com