Kako gledate na trenutno stanje industrije i koliko je bilo zanimljivo uneti te elemente u scenario? – U ovom poslu uvek posto-
ji neka panika. U prvoj sezoni suo- čavali smo se sa rijaliti televizijom. Svi su mislili da je to kraj televizije, odnosno igrane televizije. Nije bio kraj, ali se definitivno smanjio broj pisaca koji su potrebni, pa je bilo manje posla. Onda, deset godina kasnije, došao je prestižni kablov- ski program, sa polučasovnim dra- medijama koje su bile oštre, reali- stične i imale samo osam, deset ili najviše trinaest epizoda. Opet vam ne treba petnaest pisaca u sobi za scenariste. Tako da se broj pre- polovi. Sada, deset godina kasni- je, broj se opet prepolovio. Takođe, studiji i televizijske mreže pripa- daju većim kompanijama koje za- htevaju strože budžete. Dakle, pa- nika uvek postoji, mada ja zapravo nisam u panici zbog veštačke inte- ligencije. Uvek će postojati želja za pričama koje pričaju ljudi... – I ja mislim. Pa zašto su „Prijate- lji“ i dalje nešto što mladi ljudi žele da gledaju? To je kao neka nesvesna no- stalgija za povezanošću. Za kraj – kakvo biste voleli da bude nasleđe Valeri Čeriš? – Možda to koliko je životno ot- porna, kao i to da svi mi moramo da se prilagođavamo. Jer postoje stvari na koje zaista ne možete mnogo da utiče- te. Ali imam osećaj da se stvari na kra- ju same poslože ako nisu na pravom putu. To se i dogodi. A najveći izazov je samo preživeti taj period. Samo da na- stavite da dišete i pronađete način da idete dalje.
LISA KUDROW, ACTRESS We’re all unconsciously nostalgic for connection Despite technology, young people still watch Friends because they long for those kinds of relationships, says Lisa Kudrow, who’s returning to the role of Valerie Cherish for the third and final season of sitcom The Comeback
O ver the course of the more than a decade since season two of The Comeback conclud- ed in December 2014, co-creators Lisa Kudrow and Michael Patrick King have been getting to- gether occasionally to try to come up with ways to revive Valerie Cherish. HBO executives left the door open for a third season, and pop cul- ture never gave up on Valerie. Since its debut in 2005, this sitcom has be- come beloved for its sharp satire and critique of Hollywood, as well as its commentary on the ever-changing nature of fame. Lisa Kudrow beauti- fully embodied a washed-up TV ac- tress swimming against the tide in
an attempt to reclaim the semblance of her former fame amid a sea of younger and more beautiful peers… The first season earned her an Em- my nomination, so it was surprising that it wasn’t immediately renewed for a second season. It came eventual- ly, but now a long time has passed be- fore season three, which is currently airing on the HBO Max platform. We therefore begin our interview by ask- ing Lisa why it felt like the right mo- ment to return to the series… “It felt like the right time because we had the right idea. Michael Patrick King and I would occasionally go out for lunch over the years and we would always talk about it – hey, what would Valerie be doing now? But there was
Tekst / Words: Ana Lađarević Fotografije / Photography: HBO
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