Posey & Sherman-Palladino: A Match Seemingly Made in Heaven

Posted by Kyle February 16th, 2007 at 09:44am In Gilmore Girls News

Now I've made no secret about my fondness for Parker Posey and The Gilmore Girls. In it's day, Gilmore Girls had some of the best dialogue on TV. I edited Parker's upcoming movie Fay Grim and had a bit of a crush on her. When the creepy guy at the Toronto premiere Q&A asked if she would go on a date with him and actually gave his number to a festival employee on the side of the stage, I totally understood. She totally kissed me on the cheek once.

Ok, you're right Maggie. That's enough. Back to the story. Turns out Parker's going to be in a sitcom pilot produced by Gilmore creators The Sherman-Palladinos. My first thought was: Awesome! Parker was made to be in a Sherman-Palladino show. But then I read the details. "The Return of Jezebel James … centers on a successful children's book editor (Parker) who is newly single and, after learning she won't be able to conceive, asks her estranged younger sister to carry her baby for her."

Now I admit, "A young mother who's really close to her 16-year-old daughter has to make nice with her rich parents to get money for private school" sounds kind of crappy too, so I'm obviously reserving judgment until I see it. But I'm worried. Is the situation of this comedy really so contrived? Jezebel James? Is she a succubus or something? It's actually a traditional 4-camera sitcom, which is interesting. I hope they know what they're doing.

Also, the article claims Parker has turned down every pilot that was ever offered to her. Somebody's doing what President Bush calls "revisionist history." A quick check of IMDb would have led the Hollywood Reporter to the USA pilot "Frankenstein," which was broadcast as a TV movie but was actually a pilot for a USA series that never got picked up.