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That Time Mark Hamill Was Luke Skywalker for ‘Guys and Dolls’

That Time Mark Hamill Was Luke Skywalker for 'Guys and Dolls'

Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker on 'The Simpsons'

'The Simpsons' brought Luke out of retirement long before J.J. Abrams did.

Technically, Star Wars: The Force Awakens was not the first time Mark Hamill played Luke Skywalker since Return of the Jedi.

Hamill fastened on his New Hope tunic and played a singing Skywalker on Fox TV's The Simpsons. Also an accomplished voice actor, Hamill excelled as Luke, starring in a version of Guys and Dolls. And yes, his character was just as confused by this as anyone.

The episode, "Mayored to the Mob," was during the tenth season and premiered Dec. 20, 1998.

Essentially, Homer Simpson becomes a bodyguard for Mayor Quimby after he and Hamill are attacked by a hoard of angry nerds during a sci-fi convention.

Arguably, the best part of the whole episode is Hamill singing "Luke Be a Jedi Tonight" to the tune of "Luck Be a Lady Tonight."

Of course, Homer carrying Hamill out of the theater at the end, kicking away nerds seeking autographs while the Whitney Houston song "I Will Always Love You" plays, is pretty classic, too.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi opened last weekend to near-record breaking numbers.

Check out Hamill as Luke in The Simpsons' version of Guys and Dolls, below.

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James Franco Appears in Mock Holiday Films for Cut ‘SNL’ Sketch

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James Franco Appears in Mock Holiday Films for Cut 'SNL' Sketch

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Franco, who hosted 'Saturday Night Live' on Dec. 9, plays a Hallmark Channel actor in the bit.

James Franco and the Saturday Night Live cast joined Hallmark Channel's Christmas movie lineup in a mock commercial for a sketch that was cut for time from his Dec. 9 hosting gig.

In the faux "Countdown to Christmas" promo, varied previews for upcoming holiday films are shown, two of which feature Franco in starring roles as a Canadian actor named Chris Bearstick.

In the first film — dubbed Yes, Santa — castmember Kate McKinnon stars as a woman who leaves her city job to run her grandma's Christmas tree farm only to later reconnect with her high school sweetheart (Franco). "The only catch: He's young Santa," the narrator (Cecily Strong) teases. Despite McKinnon's character being engaged, she chooses to continue her relationship with young Santa. "He works too much, so it's OK if I cheat on him," the actress comically says of her fiance.

Franco's Bearstick then reappears in the preview for another Hallmark film, titled Prince Santa. "We got him to be in two of these for no pay," Strong jokes. Franco's character proposes to his ice skater princess (Melissa Villasenor), revealing his true identity as a prince and Santa.

Watch the holiday sketch below.

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‘American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace’ Primer: Everything to Know About Season 2

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'American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace' Primer: Everything to Know About Season 2

From the casting to the real-life history behind the fashion designer's death, a guide to the highly anticipated second season of Ryan Murphy's FX anthology ahead of its January return.

After an award-winning debut season, FX's American Crime Story anthology will turn its lens to another major 1990s event: the murder of fashion designer Gianni Versace in front of his Miami Beach mansion in 1997. The Assassination of Gianni Versace will follow the events leading up to the 50-year-old's death through the eyes of the designer (played by Edgar Ramirez); his sister, Donatella Versace (Penelope Cruz); his partner, Antonio D'Amico (Ricky Martin); and the 27-year-old serial killer who shot him, Andrew Cunanan (Darren Criss).

Ahead of the show's Jan. 17 debut, here's everything to know about the second season of Ryan Murphy's award-winning series.

What Happened

On the morning of July 15, 1997, the fashion designer had just returned from a morning walk when he was shot and killed by Andrew Cunanan, a con artist serial killer who had gone on a cross-country killing spree. The San Diego native had murdered two acquaintances in the San Diego gay community, a Chicago real estate developer, and a New Jersey man whose car he stole. The four other slayings took place between April 27 and May 9, and Cunanan was on the run — but managed to elude authorities until eight days after Versace's murder, when he killed himself on a Miami houseboat just blocks from Versace's villa.

The Source Material

Much like season one's People vs. O.J. Simpson was inspired by L.A. Times journalist Jeffrey Toobin's book about the trial, The Run of His Life, The Assassination of Gianni Versace pulls from Vanity Fair writer Maureen Orth's book about the murder, Vulgar Favors: Andrew Cunanan, Gianni Versace, and the Largest Failed Manhunt in U.S. History. According to creator Murphy, the second season will delve into Cunanan's mind and cover the events leading up to Versace's death. The season will touch on the four other murders, as well as Cunanan's life in the San Diego gay community, the homophobia present in the culture at the time, and even the '90s Don't Ask Don't Tell military policy.

"We're trying to talk about a crime within a social idea," Murphy told reporters during the summer. "Versace, who was [Andrew Cunanan's] last victim, did not have to die. One of the reasons [Cunanan] was able to make his way across the country and pick off these victims, many of whom were gay, was because of homophobia at the time."

Who's Who

Edgar Ramirez: Gianni Versace

Venezuelan actor Ramirez, 40, will play the Italian designer, who was 50 at the time of his death. Ramirez has starred in films such as The Bourne Ultimatum, Zero Dark Thirty and The Girl on the Train, and earned Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for his role in the miniseries Carlos.

Darren Criss: Andrew Cunanan

The former Glee triple threat, who starred on Broadway in the musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch (and in the Los Angeles stop of the national tour), plays the 27-year-old killer, who was on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list at the time of his suicide.

Penelope Cruz: Donatella Versace

In her first regular TV role, Cruz plays Versace's younger sister, Donatella, who took over as creative director of the family's fashion house in 1997 after her brother's death.

Ricky Martin: Antonio D'Amico

Martin plays Versace's longtime partner, who was inside having breakfast when he heard the gunshots that took his boyfriend's life.

"There is a level of injustice with this story," Martin told reporters in July after speaking with D'Amico for the first time. "If I have any opportunity to shed some light, I could not say no. I told him, "I will make sure people fall in love with [his] relationship with Gianni." And he was extremely happy about it."

What About Katrina?

The Versace story was originally announced as the subject of the third season of the American Crime Story franchise, with Hurricane Katrina the topic of season two. But over the summer, FX announced that not only would Katrina be delayed until season three, it would be completely overhauled. Originally based on Douglas Brinkley's book The Great Deluge, the series will now be based on Pulitzer Prize winner Sheri Fink's Five Days at Memorial, about Dr. Anna Pou and the staff at the New Orleans Medical Center who made the decision to euthanize critically ill patients in the aftermath of the hurricane while trapped for days without power.

While Annette Bening, Matthew Broderick and Dennis Quaid were originally signed on to headline the series — as former Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco, President George W. Bush and former Federal Emergency Management Agency director Michael D. Brown, respectively — the only cast member now attached is frequent Murphy collaborator Sarah Paulson, who will star as Pou.

A fourth season will explore the Monica Lewinsky scandal, as Murphy has optioned Jeffrey Toobin's A Vast Conspiracy: The Real Sex Scandal That Nearly Brought Down a President.


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‘Survivor: Ghost Island’: Jeff Probst and Mark Burnett Explain the New Season’s Lore-Focused Twist

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'Survivor: Ghost Island': Jeff Probst and Mark Burnett Explain the New Season's Lore-Focused Twist

Probst and Burnett speak with THR about the next season of the historic franchise, designed as a love letter to fans and a deep dive into nearly two decades of 'Survivor' lore.

"It belongs in a museum!"

For their next act, the minds behind Survivor are heeding the wise words of Henry Jones Jr. by building the latest version of the historic reality franchise atop their own veritable temple of doom: Ghost Island, an appropriately haunting name for a haunted place, built on the backs of shattered Survivor dreams and destined to create some new Survivor nightmares.

Season 36, officially called Survivor: Ghost Island, premiering Feb. 28 on CBS, features 20 new castaways forced to confront old mistakes from seasons past. Over the course of 39 days of gameplay, the latest collection of hopeful millionaires will find themselves sucked into the vortex of Ghost Island, a cursed world in the middle of the vast Mamanuca Islands of Fiji, oozing with Survivor history from every nook and cranny.

"Survivor is a game in which you're forced to make dozens of decisions if you make it deep in the game, and yet only one can put you out of the game," says Jeff Probst, executive producer and host of Survivor, speaking with The Hollywood Reporter backstage at the live Survivor: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers finale. "One of the most enjoyable aspects of the show is looking back on the dumbest decisions ever made. So we decided to build a season around all of those bad decisions."

Those legendary mistakes live on Ghost Island, "the graveyard for bad Survivor decisions." When players arrive at the island, they will walk between towering titans evocative of the so-called "Survivor Gods," shrines built in tribute to immunity idols and necklaces featured in previous seasons, as well as a secluded shelter from which every single torch snuffer in Survivor history hangs overhead.

"I really don't have much memorabilia," says Probst. "The only things I have are the snuffers. But I wanted to be a part of this thing! So I said, 'What if we hang all of the snuffers underneath the area under which they will sleep?' Now, when you're on Ghost Island and you're spending the night, you're sleeping under Survivor death. There are 35 torches hanging above you at different heights, taunting you and reminding you that one bad decision can haunt you forever."

The torch snuffers, the immunity idols and necklaces and other assorted relics from Survivor lore are not only on display — some of these relics are actually in play. In that regard, executive producer and series creator Mark Burnett, joining Probst and THR backstage at the live Survivor finale, reminisces about one of the most famous bad decisions ever made on Survivor, dating back to the 16th season, the first Fans vs. Favorites edition: Ozzy Lusth's fake immunity idol, an extraordinarily kind way of describing a stick shrouded in cloth, discovered by fan Jason Siska, given to veteran Eliza Orlins and ultimately played for the ruse that it was.

"There's a lot of comedy in these bad decisions — both for the audience and when it actually happened," says Burnett. "Ozzy's stick, for example, was just one of the craziest things ever. Eliza took it so easy the whole episode, pre-Tribal, because she thinks she has an idol … but it's just an effing stick!"

Could we see the "effing stick" rear its head again when someone visits Ghost Island? According to Probst: "One hundred percent."

"It speaks to the uncertainty that prevails on Survivor," Probst says about that moment. "The audience knows what it is. They watched Ozzy make it. But you don't know if you're a player. The funny thing is, even though Jason believed it this time, there are seasons later where idols looked fake and people don't believe they're real, but they were real. You can't ever really know what the truth is."

In addition to that legendary fake idol (indeed, now is as good a time as any to get that "effing stick" hype train back in motion, considering it has stayed firmly within the Survivor family in the years following its creation), Probst specifically cites JT Thomas' unplayed idol from Survivor: Game Changers and James Clement's two unplayed idols from Survivor: China as examples of what viewers might find when Ghost Island makes itself known. "Any advantage or any idol that's been played in a previous season and has been misplayed, it might come back into play this season," says Probst. With that said, the specific details of how these and other relics from Survivor lore will factor into the new season's gameplay remain shrouded in secrecy, except that they stand as a monument to the season's core idea: "Can you reverse the curse?"

"A player will find something from a previous season," says Probst, "like James' idols, and they will be reminded that the last person who held these was voted out with them in his pocket. Will that be you? And then the other question: Could it possibly happen again?"

In an effort to amplify the reality of its own past, the Survivor team veered away from creating replicas of the show's returning iconic artifacts, and instead tracked down the actual objects themselves. Sometimes, the work required little more than browsing their own personal collections, as with Probst's torch snuffers. In other cases, it required a little more creativity.

"That's the fun part," says Probst. "We had to track down all of these items. These aren't replicas. We didn't get our art department busy. Some of them are owned by Survivor players. Some of them may have been bought by Survivor fans."

"I had my office going through every storage facility in my life," adds Burnett.

"We had one guy who [executive producer] Matt Van Wagenen tracked down," continues Probst. "He had an immunity idol that Tai had misplayed, and we wanted to use it. We told him we would pay him to let us use it. 'We'll invite you to the live show!' The guy said, 'I don't believe it's you. I'm not going to give it up. It's my son's favorite thing!' Matt took a picture of the two of us out in Fiji, with a sign saying, 'This is legit!' And the guy kept saying: 'I don't believe this photo, either!' I got on the phone and was very friendly and said, 'Hey, it's Jeff! We're very excited about this idea!' And he said it again: 'I don't really believe it's you!' Which is when I realized, he just needed to hear Survivor talk to him. So I said, 'I don't even really care anymore, anyway.' I hung up, and he came back to us: 'Okay, I believe you now!' He just needed to feel the attitude of Survivor."

Not just the attitude of Survivor, but the attitude of Ghost Island itself. As Probst explains the concept, Ghost Island isn't just a place; it's a character in its own right, as sassy as it is sinister.

"We wanted Ghost Island to have a personality," says Probst. "We gave it a taunting personality. I very much feel that Ghost Island is not only an added obstacle, but an added character. If you are sent to Ghost Island, you will learn very quickly that it speaks to you with a lot of attitude. It will say things like, 'Feeling lucky?' You have an opportunity to improve your status in the game if you're willing to risk something. The game continues, because you're going to this place that represents bad decisions, and being given a chance to make a decision. If you make a bad one, you become part of Ghost Island. If you make a good one, you'll go back to your tribe with something of value in your pocket. The question becomes: Will you play it correctly?"

There's no question that Ghost Island stands as a daunting and taunting new element for the players competing in the season, giving them the opportunity to rewrite the narrative on some epic mistakes that still reverberate throughout the halls of Survivor history, for good and for ill. But from the perspective of the creative team responsible for bringing Survivor to life over 36 seasons and counting, Ghost Island as both a location and as a theme is nothing short of a love letter to the fans — the ones who remember the good old "snakes and rats" days of Survivor, and everyone who has come along for the ride in the nearly 20 years since.

"It's definitely a tip of the hat to our fans," says Probst. "You don't have this show without your fans, and you don't have this legacy without people like Mark telling that story about the time Ozzy created this fake idol, or James had two of the most powerful items in the game in both pockets and got voted out, or someone misplayed an advantage. I think what's going to be fun for the audience is they will see somebody find an advantage and dig it up in the dirt and go, 'That's JT's idol from Survivor: Game Changers,' they will see the player read the note and learn they're finding the actual idol JT was voted out with in Survivor: Game Changers. Only a show that's been on for 35 seasons would have enough history to pull this off."

Keep checking THR.com/Survivor for more coverage of the upcoming season, including interviews with the new castaways, an even closer look at what Ghost Island has in store experientially and more.

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‘Graves,’ Starring Nick Nolte, Canceled at Epix (Exclusive)

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'Graves,' Starring Nick Nolte, Canceled at Epix (Exclusive)

'Graves'

The half-hour was the cabler's first scripted comedy series.

Two years after entering the scripted originals space, Epix has made its first cancellation.

The MGM-owned premium cable network has canceled Nick Nolte vehicle Graves after two seasons. The series wrapped its 10-episode sophomore season on Dec. 10, with the episode now serving as a series finale.

Co-starring Skylar Astin, Sela Ward and Chris Lowell, Graves was produced by Lionsgate Television and followed former two-term Republican President Richard Graves (Nick Nolte) as he embarked on a Don Quixote-like quest to right the wrongs of his administration and reclaim his legacy 25 years after leaving the White House.

The series scored an early season-two renewal a month after its debut in 2016, when Epix was still a joint venture between Viacom and Lionsgate Television. It launched to lackluster reviews, with The Hollywood Reporter TV critic Daniel Fienberg noting that it would "likely get buried."

The cancellation comes after MGM acquired full control over Epix in an April deal estimated to be worth $1 billion and after former Amblin CEO Michael Wright replaced Mark Greenberg as president of the cabler.

Without Graves,Epix no longer has any scripted comedy on its roster, despite rumors of a Meg Ryan comedy that the network cabler has never commented on. Its roster of scripted series includes dramas Berlin Station (produced by Paramount Television), which recently scored a third-season pickup, and its Ray Romano-led reboot of Get Shorty (produced in-house by MGM Television). Next up is Patrick Dempsey-led event series The Truth About the Quebert Affair.

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How ‘Supernatural’ Fans are Helping a Star’s Niece Fight a Rare Form of Brain Cancer

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How 'Supernatural' Fans are Helping a Star's Niece Fight a Rare Form of Brain Cancer

Jim Beaver on 'Supernatural' with his grandniece, Kira (inset).

Diehard fans of The CW's veteran drama are turning out in droves to support star Jim Beaver's 16-year-old niece with financial donations and words of encouragement.

Supernatural co-star Jim Beaver can attest to the power of fan communities.

The actor, who has been with The CW's long-running sci-fi drama for all 13 seasons, shared some extremely personal news on his social media pages Nov. 18 when he wrote that his 16-year-old grandniece, Kira, had been diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer. Kira, whom Beaver refers to as his niece despite her being his niece's daughter, was preparing to take her driver's test when her vision started to fail. Five weeks later, Kira's health dramatically deteriorated — the result of an especially dangerous brain tumor.

"It's a rare one," Beaver tells The Hollywood Reporter. "It's a very scary disease, and she's got one of the scarier variations. They don't know much about how to treat it, and the treatments are, in some ways, experimental and insurance companies aren't crazy about paying for them. It's a terrifying time for us as a family."

Beaver, who has raised money for the John Wayne Cancer Foundation and Rainbow House — an Oklahoma charity that provides food and clothing to members of the Cherokee Nation — immediately turned to the Supernatural fandom after seeing Kira's parents attempting to crowdfund to help pay for Kira's rapidly rising medical expenses.

My heart is breaking. My beautiful 16-year-old niece Kira has inoperable brain cancer. Costs for her care are staggering. Please, if I've meant anything to you, contribute a dollar or 10 or 10 thousand to her care. It will mean the world to me and to her. https://t.co/t9joTyK3eQ pic.twitter.com/zmdNqz7wxC

— Jim Beaver (@jumblejim) November 18, 2017

"I knew the moment I told the fans that we had gotten this devastating diagnosis that they were going to want to help in some way," Beaver tells THR. "I don't expect other people to take care of our problems, but lots of people banding together can do a great deal without any of them having to do anything enormous. That's why those $1 and $5 donations" — some of which he says have come from other cancer patients undergoing treatment — "are as important or more important than whatever check I could write."

The response has been overwhelming. Before Beaver's call for help, the family had a goal of raising $350,000 via GoFundMe for Kira and had raised slightly more than $70,000. But after Beaver's call for help from his 961,000 Twitter followers and 310,000 Facebook fans, the sum soared. "The last time I checked it was over $263,000," Beaver says. "It went up tens of thousands of dollars in the first hour after the fans found out about it. We were shocked."

At press time, nearly 6,500 people from all over the globe have contributed toward Kira's medical expenses with the tally now topping $275,000 to help with treatments that run up to $400,000. What's more, Beaver published an address, and Supernatural fans have opened their hearts by sending well-wishes in the form of greeting cards, gift baskets and letters. "I think Kira is finally impressed with her uncle because I'm not sure she realized quite the influence someone who happens to be on Supernatural can have," Beaver says with a laugh. "She's tearful and moved by this response. It's pretty amazing."

For Beaver, the outpouring of support for Kira is extra special after his wife, actress Cecily Adams (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) died in 2004 after complications battling cancer. Years ago, Adams had taken Beaver to Star Trek conventions where the latter had his first taste of the power of fandom that grows out of the shared love of a TV show. "I never had a sense of the same kind of community there but with Supernatural … every day I see evidence of how much caring and how much the milk of human kindness is part of this particular fan base," he says. "I'm proud to be some little part of the show that has registered so strongly with people. This show is amazing by how much it positively affects people — and it's all on the fans."

My daughter Maddie and my niece Kira. Born 2 weeks apart. pic.twitter.com/NZfiqBqXVz

— Jim Beaver (@jumblejim) December 3, 2017

It was that sense of community that ultimately propelled Beaver to share news about Kira — who happens to be two weeks younger than his own daughter — and her struggles on his social media platforms. And to hear the actor tell it, the experience has helped change the way he views social media, which can oftentimes be a toxic outlet filled with angry fans and polarizing political discussions.

"I went through a very difficult time 13 years ago, when I lost my wife to cancer. There wasn't social media the way there is now, so the whole world didn't know about it at the time," he recalls. "I've found since then that by opening up the world to each other through social media, kindness has increased exponentially. … It's one thing to love someone in your family and be scared for their welfare, and it's another to find out that there are millions of people around the world that are willing to put aside their own personal problems for a moment and care for someone they've never met."

The Supernatural community, meanwhile, has also used its voice to prompt exec producers Andrew Dabb and Bob Berens to create Wayward Sisters, a spinoff in development that started two years ago as a fan campaign. The backdoor pilot will air as the midseason premiere of Supernatural in 2018. The cast, including stars Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki and Misha Collins, as well as the show's diehard fans also raised more than $225,000 to help families impacted by Hurricane Harvey this year. And those are just a few of the successful campaigns organized by the show's vocal and mobilized community.

"There's a phrase that I said on the show several seasons back that resonated with the fans more than almost anything that anybody has ever said on the show: 'Family don't end with blood.' I'm astonished at how these fans come together as family whenever they feel that there's a need they can help with."

"There is this real sense of a bond," Beaver adds of the Supernatural fandom. "I've tried to raise money for variable charitable causes over the years and they always come forward to help. So, when something comes up like this that is particularly personal to me or to one of the other actors on the show, they respond with amazing generosity and alacrity. There's a big heart that is in the center of this particular fandom. They say love conquers all, and after this I strongly believe that. I feel even more a part of this family of fans now. When my family was down, they showed up in droves. It's been a bit of a miracle."

This is my niece Kira winning medals for surfing. She's now undergoing her 2nd chemo treatment for brain cancer. I'm so grateful for all the support we've had (& for the 3 jerks who remind me how splendid everybody but them is). The fight goes on: https://t.co/t9joTyK3eQ pic.twitter.com/DKFUJCBieH

— Jim Beaver (@jumblejim) December 12, 2017

As for Kira, the teen has decided that any funds left over will go toward research and treatment of her specific form of pediatric brain tumor. "We're just sitting around gaping in awe at the kindness of strangers," he says. "Kira is getting good care now and we have high hopes, and we feel held up by a lot of people around the world, so my thanks go out to all of them."

For more on Kira's GoFundMe page, click here.

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How ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Wooed Barbra Streisand

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How 'Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' Wooed Barbra Streisand

Amy Sherman-Palladino and Dan Palladino, the married brains behind the beloved 'Gilmore Girls,' talk transitioning to their latest Amazon comedy about a jilted housewife who finds new life on the stand-up scene.

Amy Sherman-Palladino and Dan Palladino's TV collaborations, Gilmore Girls and the cult hit Bunheads among them, have always skirted awards attention on account of their hard-to-pin-down blends of comedy and drama. Not anymore. The 2018 Golden Globe nominations handed out best comedy and best lead actress mentions to Amazon for their newcomer, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and its star, Rachel Brosnahan — who plays the titular 1950s housewife who turns to stand-up when her husband leaves her.

You have a reputation for your rapid-fire dialogue. How much of a challenge does that make casting?

AMY SHERMAN-PALLADINO It can be a big one. Some actors will say the line, and then they'll give you the acting. The thing about our dialogue is that if you don't act while you're doing the lines, then you don't get to act. We don't do the "people speak and then there's four cuts of people looking at them" thing. Dan calls me the queen of writing un-castable parts.

The first season uses two complete Barbra Streisand tracks, starting with "Come to the Supermarket (in Old Peking)" in the pilot. How did you get the rights?

DAN PALLADINOBarbra was the one who gave permission. She needed to literally sit down and watch the sequence. She did it the day after the [2016] presidential election. Either she was looking for a distraction or decided the end of times was coming and she needed to get her last business done. We didn't hear anything from her other than the OK to do it.

AMY I basically wrote Barbra a soliloquy, a love letter. That piece of music had been in my brain from before the scene was completed. To me, there was no second choice. Eventually, I just cut the sequence together with her music and sent it to her. It made it easier to get the second song. She'd already seen that we worship at the altar.

What has been the biggest adjustment in doing a period story, other than making New York look like it's 1958?

AMY It takes a lot more time to get the chicks ready in the morning. Going to get dressed on this show takes longer than anything else, with the layers and corsets and buttons and snaps. There's no slopping it together.

As an hourlong, you'll have to petition the TV Academy for comedy consideration. Is the industry getting more relaxed about labels?

DAN A lot of the legacy networks and studios see comedy as half-hour. It's probably why Lauren Graham never got nominated for Gilmore Girls. That's why we're happy the universe is expanding. There are no legacy blinders that things have to fit a certain stamp. But this is a comedy.

This story first appeared in the Dec. 18 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe.

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