TV series seeks to film show here
TV series seeks to film show here

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By Brandy McDonnell
Published: October 12, 2007

The cast and crew of the hit television series "Saving Grace” want to add a new star to the show — Oklahoma City.

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The key
Thursday morning, Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett presented actress Holly Hunter and Oklahoma City-raised series creator Nancy Miller with keys to the city at a news conference in the Skirvin Hilton Hotel's Centennial Ballroom. The women are among 22 "Saving Grace” writers, actors and producers visiting Oklahoma City this week on an intensive four-day cultural and location scouting tour.

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Miller said the series walks a fine line between using stereotypes and setting the scene in Oklahoma. In the second season, she wants to put less emphasis on cowboys and tornadoes and more on the city's metropolitan side.

What's next
The chamber of commerce and film office will meet to discuss possible funding options for filming.

Cornett said he doesn't expect the city to use tax dollars for filming. He said that pop culture can help the lack-of-image problem on the east coast, west coast and internationally. Just a scene of Hunter rowing on the Oklahoma River could help dispel the dry and dusty image.


 

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Stereotypes? A bit....but I found the show's depiction of folks around here to be realistic...if they were walking the streets of OKC, they'd fit right in.
K.E., Cushing - Oct 13, 2007 at 7:08 pm
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I'm glad the Skirvin was ready for them to use in this event. That place was one of my first jobs outside my family's business. It would be a good place to HQ a production. Now it will be a race between Rose, UCO, OCU, OCCC, and OU fight to see which drama, film, or tv programs try to get a piece of the action like they do with films produced here.
John, Stigler - Oct 13, 2007 at 2:19 pm
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I agree! We need to welcome this publicity and embrace the 'gift' of exposure. I am hoping that the stereotypes will not be so pronounced, and regular, normal characters ( like the people that actually live here!) will emerge. In the meantime, I think it is a great thing that the series is a part of OKC and will be filmed here.
K, Edmond - Oct 12, 2007 at 8:35 pm
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The city can not pass this one up. I hate how the first year has been stereotypes but that is pretty much what they and the rest of the nation know. The city can NOT pass up on having the show shot in OKC, bringing in the true OKC flavour and 'dispel the dry/dusty' stereotypes. The city needs to be all over this, as this is just as important to the city in branding itself as a new Tier 2 big city as it is gaining the NBA; the city should shoot for any and all avenues to reach people!
R, Seattle - Oct 12, 2007 at 5:13 pm
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