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EXCLUSIVE: I’ve learned that Ellen Barkin is in final negotiations to co-star in The New Normal, NBC’s comedy pilot from the Glee duo of Ryan Murphy and Allison Adler. The single-camera project, co-written by Glee co-creator Murphy and Adler and to be directed by Murphy, is described as a heartwarming comedy about a blended family of a gay couple, with Andrew Rannells playing one of the guys, and the woman who becomes a surrogate to help them start a family. Barkin will play the splashy role of the surrogate’s mother. 20th Century Fox TV is producing the project, with Murphy, Adler and Dante Di Loreto executive producing. Barkin was most recently seen in the indie Another Happy Day and making her Broadway debut in The Normal Heart, which earned her her a Tony Award last year.
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Good for Ellen!
Any word on where this will be shot? Barkin and Rannells both live in New York.
Good for Ellen, but that show title is offensive.
I agree regarding the title, it could use some work.
it’s agendarific!
If you’re calling it ‘the new normal’ it’s not
Ellen Barkin should be starring in Ryan Murphy’s film version of The Normal Heart (and what a mess is that shaping up to be!), but I guess this will do.
Note to Ellen: get a show bible. Murphy’s series always jump the sharp by Ep. 5. You’re too good an actress to get caught in that trap. Good luck – you’ll need it.
Great script, great casting. @Hnery – offensive? Nah. Ignorant? You.
That title sucks. It smacks of gay agenda, and to many that’s offensive. I totally agree – terrible title.
The worst pilot I’ve read all year. Truly, truly, horrible.
I wanted to cast Ellen in one of my projects but the agency told me that she wasn’t a big enough star. God, why do I pay these people?
It’s no way that show goes to air with that completely offensive title. If a straight show had the word “normal” in the title GLADD would be losing its mind and pissing and moaning to the media, demanding apologies, boycotts, calling people bigots, haters, and etc.
That title is totally offensive. See, people, being offended goes both ways, it’s not a one way street.
Adler, Murphy, Barkin=crazytime.
The script is tired and not funny..Ellen is a good “Get” if this is 1989
Ryan is seeing Greek jump the shark with Ricky Martin..oh was that horrible
Isn’t this the same woman who issues constant diatribes on Twitter every so often? Another winner for NBC…NOT!
Hey Sam and Rlee, what’s the matter? things didn’t go so well for you this pilot season? every network wants to be in business with Ryan Murphy and Ali Adler is brilliant. That is a fact.