Amy Sherman-Palladino is an American television writer, director, and producer. The founder of Dorothy Parker Drank Here Productions, she is best known as the creator of the television series Gilmore Girls and Bunheads. She is also well known for her trademark rapid-fire dia...
Bunheads, The Return of Jezebel James, Gilmore Girls, Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, Love and Marriage
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For her directing style - the master shot is heavily featured to frame the actors saying their dialogue and interacting together in one single take.
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Her work is usually executed in a screwball-comedy style, with rapid fire delivered dialogue full of obscure pop culture references.
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Many people in the business will refer to a woman who did something or acted a certain as "crazy." I then say, "Yyou have to define what 'crazy' is." To me, crazy is not someone who has a creative vision and will fight for it.
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[on Hollywood trends] I always find it funny that people take the wrong message from any success. Like Bridesmaids (2011) comes out and people go, "Oh, women are funny, they shit in the street. Let's make sure now everybody shits in the street!" Not like, "OK, but it's a well-constructed script with very good characters and the core of it is actually about female relationships," nothing about that. They take the one shitting in the street thing and then for months you're going to have every actress that you love shitting in the street. Until they realize, "Oh, it doesn't work that way, I guess, so now women aren't funny." No, no, no! It's not that women aren't funny, it's just that all of them don't have to shit in the street!
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I think music on television is just uniformly dreadful. It is mundane, it says nothing. They use it to say, "Here's a funny moment!" like everyone's retarded, you know? It's not an extension of the drama, it's distraction. It's like, "I'll distract you, so you won't know how shitty the show is."
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I think every writer has got to direct. If you don't direct, you can't protect your work. The only way to ensure that it's going to be as close as possible to what you put down on paper--and what you see and hear in your head--is to do it yourself.
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I think the claustrophobic, too-many-cooks-in-the-kitchen scenario is what's killed the sitcom. My husband [frequent Gilmore Girls (2000) writer and director Daniel Palladino] and I consider ourselves sitcom refugees. We'd love to return to sitcom, but I don't know where you go to do it. You simply cannot do a sitcom by committee. It will not work. You've got to have one or two clean, creative voices in charge, and there's got to be some faith by the studio and network in those people to make the right choices. When you're sitting in a room with 20 people giving you notes, there's no way what you're going to get is going to be any good. It's impossible. At the very least, it will be mediocre, because you can only compromise so much before you damage the goods.
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[on working conditions in Hollywood] If we based everything in Hollywood on who was a nice guy, holy moly, we would have no movies. No actors would work. This is not an industry that is ruled by kindness and generosity.
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The plan on [The Return of Jezebel James (2008)] is the same as [Gilmore Girls (2000)]--to write, produce, do everything. It's love. I don't believe that bullshit, "If you love it, let it go". If you love it, stay there and make sure no one else fucks it up.
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[about working with Sherilyn Fenn on Gilmore Girls (2000)] I love Sherilyn so much and I don't care [to cast her for two different roles on "Gilmore Girls"]. One thing about the show is I just want the best people. I've just been looking constantly for a time to work with Sherilyn, and I'm getting very old and I could just get hit by a truck at any minute. I just simply can't put it off that long, so I'd just rather get her in and have her part of my world.
In 2010, a pilot was produced for the CW titled "The Damn Thorpes," a family drama set on a farm. Starring was Sean Faris as Gideon Thorpe, a 22 year old horse trainer who is forced to take care of his siblings and their ranch after their parents die. The pilot was ultimately not ordered to series. The cast included Scarlett Alice Johnson, Kathleen Chalfant & Alan Ruck.
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Sherilyn Fenn was to have starred alongside Milo Ventimiglia and Rob Estes in the California-set spin-off "Windward Circle". After The WB dropped the project, Sherman-Palladino wanted to work with Fenn again and wrote the character of Anna Nardini with her in mind, in order to bring her back in the series. The character of Anna was originally to have a strong enough presence to be a potential threat to the character of Lorelai. However, after Sherman-Palladino left the show, the producers changed the direction originally intended for the character, as they decided to make her a villain in a custody battle.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
2017
TV Movie pre-production
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
TV Mini-Series created by - 4 episodes, 2016 written by - 2 episodes, 2016
Bunheads
TV Series created by - 18 episodes, 2012 - 2013 written by - 7 episodes, 2012 - 2013 story - 1 episode, 2012 teleplay - 1 episode, 2012
The Return of Jezebel James
TV Series created by - 7 episodes, 2008 written by - 3 episodes, 2008
Gilmore Girls
TV Series created by - 153 episodes, 2000 - 2007 written by - 48 episodes, 2000 - 2006 story - 2 episodes, 2002 - 2003 teleplay - 2 episodes, 2002 - 2003
Veronica's Closet
TV Series 2 episodes, 1998 - 1999 head writer - 1 episode, 1999
Over the Top
1997
TV Series 1 episode
Love and Marriage
1996
TV Series created by - 8 episodes
Can't Hurry Love
1995
TV Series written by - 3 episodes
Roseanne
TV Series written by - 10 episodes, 1990 - 1994 story by - 2 episodes, 1991 - 1992 teleplay by - 1 episode, 1992
City
1990
TV Series written by - 1 episode
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
2017
TV Movie executive producer pre-production
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
2016
TV Mini-Series executive producer - 4 episodes
Bunheads
2012-2013
TV Series executive producer - 18 episodes
The Wyoming Story
2010
TV Movie producer - as Amy Sherman
The Return of Jezebel James
2008
TV Series executive producer - 7 episodes
Gilmore Girls
2000-2006
TV Series executive producer - 131 episodes
Veronica's Closet
1998
TV Series executive producer - 2 episodes
Over the Top
1997
TV Series consulting producer - 12 episodes
Love and Marriage
1996
TV Series executive producer - as Amy Sherman
Roseanne
TV Series co-supervising producer - 25 episodes, 1993 - 1994 co-producer - 12 episodes, 1993
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Roseanne
TV Series story editor - 25 episodes, 1991 - 1992 executive story editor - 16 episodes, 1992 - 1993
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
2016
TV Mini-Series 2 episodes
Bunheads
2012-2013
TV Series 5 episodes
The Return of Jezebel James
2008
TV Series 2 episodes
Gilmore Girls
2001-2006
TV Series 15 episodes
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1986
TV Series
Female Student #1
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
2016
TV Mini-Series lyrics - 1 episode
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2002
OFTA Television Award
Online Film & Television Association
Best Direction in a Comedy Series
Gilmore Girls (2000)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2006
Gold Derby TV Award
Gold Derby Awards
Comedy Episode of the Year
Gilmore Girls (2000)
2005
Gold Derby TV Award
Gold Derby Awards
Comedy Episode of the Year
Gilmore Girls (2000)
2004
Gold Derby TV Award
Gold Derby Awards
Episode of the Year
Gilmore Girls (2000)
2003
OFTA Television Award
Online Film & Television Association
Best Writing in a Comedy Series
Gilmore Girls (2000)
2002
OFTA Television Award
Online Film & Television Association
Best Writing in a Comedy Series
Gilmore Girls (2000)
1994
WGA Award (TV)
Writers Guild of America, USA
Episodic Comedy
Roseanne (1988)
1993
Humanitas Prize
Humanitas Prize
30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
Roseanne (1988)
1992
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Comedy Series
Roseanne (1988)
Known for movies
Gilmore Girls (2000-2007) as Writer
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (2016) as Writer
$25 Million
