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episode 34: 34 - Liz Tigelaar
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
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