UPDATE Friday, Oct. 9: It’s official! A source inside Graham’s camp confirms that her deal to join Parenthood has just closed! Woo-hoo!
This just in: Helen Hunt is apparently no longer in the running to replace Maura Tierney in Parenthood. According to an insider, talks between the actress and NBC fell apart and the role of single mom Sarah has now been offered to (wait for it) Lauren Graham! I’m told the Gilmore Girls MVP recently met with Parenthood boss Jason Katims (dream team alert!) to discuss the plum part.
Can you imagine?! I can and it’s awesome!
PHOTO CREDIT: Graham: Amanda Schwab/Startraksphoto.com; Hunt: Jen Lowery/Startraksphoto.com
ooooooh! Too good to be true!
My reactions are:
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1) Not until Gg has a *real* series finale.
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2) Well, at least a certain magical-pants-wearing costar can’t singlehandedly get the show cancelled this time.
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3) Okay, I’m there.
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4) But there’d *better* be a real series finale to Gilmore Girls sometime within the next year. Grr. Argh!
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– Rob
GG series finale was one of the best ever. It was perfect.
Not while Lorelai and Luke remain unmarried. They DIDN’T get their graduation.
— Rob
i’m happy the way GG ended, i got closer, i’m they didn’t make it all cheesey
i meant closure (wow)
I love you Lauren Graham. You taught me it’s okay to speed too fast for people to understand what you’re saying.
OMG! Lauren Graham might be perfect for the part.
Sweet! I’ve missed seeing Lauren in something besides Gilmore Girls reruns.
Gilmore Girl reruns??? Where do you see those?? I’d love to see reruns
ABC Family @ 5:00 PM (pacific)
Soap Net on the weekends.
and at 11:00 AM, too, in case you missed the previous day’s 5:00 PM show, although i would be lying if i didn’t sometimes watch both the 11 and the 5 shows every day, haha.
haha yay! somebody else watches the 5 and 11 o’clock ones! i definitely do that sometimes…
i own all 7 season and i still try to get home in time to catch the re-runs (9 am or 3 pm here)
Holy crap! I can’t believe it! OMG! OMG!
great news!!!
I miss her. let’s hope it works out.
Never even heard of this, but Lauren Graham might make me have a look.
She’s a better choice than Helen Hunt but I still wish Maura was in it.
Get well soon Maura.
Couldn’t agree with you more! I really wish she were up to snuff and able to return, but as she can’t at the moment, Graham would be a great replacement — definitely preferable to Helen Hunt, as I really just don’t find her appealing at all.
I hope Maura’s return to health is speedy and complete.
I’m all of a sudden finding it REALLY hard to be sad that Maura Tierney is out. (I’m still sad. I am. It’s just really, really hard to find the sad amid all the sudden and unexpected happy.)
agreed. many good wishes to tierny as she fights her battle with breast cancer, but i’ve missed graham. i just wish the reason tierny had to be replaced was a different one.
YEAH! The LAUREN finally returns to my t.v. screeen.
Lorelai returns!!!! Yay!!!!
I love this!
Lauren Graham would be perfect! Much better choice than Helen Hunt. A little younger and hotter too!
I’D ACTUALLY WATCH THE SHOW IF THEY GET HER
I don’t think she’ll do as good a job as Maura Tierney would have done, but she’s miles better than Helen Hunt!
My interest in Parenthood before = 0
My interest in Parenthood + Lauren Graham = When the hell is this show coming on already!!
That is exactly what I was going to say! If this goes through, Parenthood will go from “not on my radar” to appointment television.
Adding my comment to yours in agreement as I am equally like-minded. I had zero interest and now it’s gone from zero to 60 in the time it took to read that headline. And what would make this perfect (OK, besides Scott Patterson aka Luke?) A long overdue Emmy for Ms. Graham. (Nothing personal but I never thought Helen Hunt could act.)
haha. Yes! I completely agree!
are you kidding!
Maura Tireney = Great Actress!
Lauren Grahm = Ham and Cheese on Rye!