Nashville MiniCap: Nashville is way prettier than I imagined it would be.

Recaps

By SourCake | Thursday, October 11, 2012 | 9:20 am | 18 Comments
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Hey everybody! Welcome to my very first Tvgasm (mini)recap. I’m hard at work on the full length version but I hope this snippet will amuse your bouche, so to speak. I really enjoyed the premiere and I have fairly high hopes for this show; I’ve been a fan of Connie Britton’s work since Spin City (which gives you an idea of just how old I am. Sigh) and while I don’t think I’ve seen any of Hayden Panettiere’s work except her Neutrogena commercials, I do know a bit about her due to my obsessive indulgence in gossip blogs and tabloid rags.

 My heart is warmed at the start of the of show as the first three credits appear – all women. Yay! A scripted, big-budget drama driven by women. And the lead is of a deliciously mature vintage – we see wrinkles and all. Connie’s character Rayna Jaymes (is that a porn name or what?!?) is sketched as a wife/mother/fading superstar. Hayden plays Juliet Barnes, a rival cross-over star who doesn’t have as much raw talent but she’s young, she’s beautiful and she knows that in this economy, a singer needs to be a brand. She also has some massive mama drama. This plays off nicely with Rayna’s equally enormous daddy issues. Both women come from seriously dysfunctional homes and I wonder if they are ever going to see that in each other. Lots of potential for future conflict/acceptance.

 The premise of the show is since Rayna’s fan base is dwindling and her record has stopped selling, she needs to piggyback on Juliet’s massive success by co-headlining a tour and thereby getting her music out to a new generation of fans. It’s a logical solution to Rayna’s problems but it’s also humiliating as she is an established, accomplished performer who’s being asked to ride the sequinned coattails of someone way less talented. The cast is introduced and all are interconnected in the weirdly incestuous way you would assume is common in industries like the music biz. The producers (one of whom is Connie Britton – you go girl!) have put a lot of time and care into the music, all the songs sound “real” and like you would actually hear them on the radio today. Such a smart plan and I found myself hoping they put out a soundtrack. First order of business for the recap is to find out if all the actors do their own singing. Second order is to get cracking on the full-length recap – so much to savour in this stew called Nashville. See you soon!

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Situated in the Canadian hinterlands, SourCake can be (and has been) described as layabout, gadabout, welfare mom, world traveller, SAHM and a fairly good time at a reasonable price. Past interests include hotboxing and kickboxing but not foxxyboxxing. Current interests seem limited to diaper changes and scrapbooking.

18 Comments

  1. 1
    KJN KJN
    Posted October 11, 2012 at 9:56 am

    I caught a few minutes of this last night and despite my dislike of country music in general, it actually looked kind of good. That could be because of Connie Britton, who is pretty awesome (I watched Spin City too back when Michael J. was on it, quit after he left).

    Was Hayden P’s character supposed to be a bit of a play on Taylor Swift (overrated, can’t really sing)? I hope so, cause that would be funny.

  2. 2
    truthsquad
    Posted October 11, 2012 at 10:45 am

    I think the show has a lot of promise…Soapy but well written, and after Friday Night Lights and American Horror, Connie Britton can do NO wrong in my eyes.

    I know it’s all fictional but the character of Juliet does seem awfully Taylor Swift inspired which considering reports of how she has steamrolled her way into the Kennedy clan this past Summer, and the surprisingly looooooong history of guys who she has sought revenge on in her one dimensional songs seems appropriate. Ironically there was a commercial for Cover Girl in the middle of the show starring none other than Ms. Taylor Swift, which made me laugh out loud…

  3. 3
    SaraKate
    Posted October 11, 2012 at 11:12 am

    I saw a preview for this, and I do believe that all the characters are doing their own singing!

    http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/10/nashville-stars-connie-britton-and-hayden-panettiere-talk-singing-on-screen-and-shooting-in-the-musi.html

    I’m annoyed that I missed the premiere – I hope to catch it on the flip side!

  4. 4
    iheartcoachtaylor
    Posted October 11, 2012 at 11:48 am

    I didn’t get to watch the premiere last night but am encouraged by the positive reviews. Love, love, love Connie Britton and want to see her in another successful show.

  5. 5
    caligal
    Posted October 11, 2012 at 12:47 pm

    Enjoyed the show and thank you to ABC for making my hometown look beautiful! The attention to detail in replicating the Bluebird Cafe on a soundstage, was amazing. It’s in a strip mall and the producers even got the outside facade and buildings across the street correct!
    Looking forward to the full recap!

  6. 6
    caligal
    Posted October 11, 2012 at 12:49 pm

    Oh, and one other thing about the music….the music supervisor is T-Bone Burnett, who did the “O, Brother Where Art Thou” soundtrack, and is a well-known music producer in Nashville. I wouldn’t be surprised if a soundtrack emerged. He is also married to Callie Khouri.

  7. 7
    Honeybee
    Posted October 11, 2012 at 12:49 pm

    I didn’t watch last night’s premier, but that’s only because iTunes had a free download of the Pilot last week. I liked it. I’m kinda in the same boat in that know what the “hush hush” gossip about Hayden Panettiere. Plus it looks like her character is like a cross of herself with a sexed up incarnation of Swift.

    I think the casting of this show is fantastic, I mean we get Connie Britton AND Powers Boothe.

  8. 8
    eyediosmio eyediosmio
    Posted October 11, 2012 at 1:18 pm

    I am SO looking forward to seeing this show, I am so mad I forgot to DVR it!!!!

  9. 9
    ChaCha
    Posted October 11, 2012 at 2:05 pm

    @ everyone who missed the premiere: you can watch the premiere on Hulu.
    @caligal: Don’t forget that T-Bone also was behind the music in “Crazy Heart” and won an Oscar for it.

    And they can deny deny deny all they want but could Hayden’s character BE anymore Taylor Swifty?! Regardless, this is one super-classy musical nighttime soap, and I love it. BTW, I’m not a country music fan either, but this show makes me forget that.

  10. 10
    CynTV CynTV
    Posted October 11, 2012 at 5:32 pm

    I thought they really did a great job with the premiere. Connie and Hayden really fit their roles well, and the songs are great. The song the couple sang at the end was fantastic – I need to get it on iTunes – when I find out the name!

    Hayden P.’s character is the lovechild of Taylor Swift and any Real Housewife…

  11. 11
    CrazyTrain CrazyTrain
    Posted October 11, 2012 at 6:16 pm

    I didn’t think I’d like this show, but I did!

    I missed who the other blonde singer was and how she fit in? Just a random waitress at a random bar? She was fantastic though!!

    Hayden denies her character is based on Taylor and Connie denies hers is based on Reba McIntyre.

  12. 12
    Renee
    Posted October 11, 2012 at 8:56 pm

    I have always kind of thought Connie looked a bit like Faith Hill. Such a great actress.

  13. 13
    KJN KJN
    Posted October 11, 2012 at 9:51 pm

    @Crazy Train I was kind of thinking Reba too for Connie Britton’s character.

  14. 14
    lawyergal
    Posted October 12, 2012 at 4:50 am

    I think Hayden’s charachter is more a cross between Taylor Swift and Lindsey Lohan. I had to laugh when Rayna/Connie said that Hayden/Julliette’s music sounds like “feral cats” because Mr. Lawyergal calls Taylor Swift the catstrangler!

  15. 15
    April
    Posted October 12, 2012 at 9:09 am

    Love this show already! I watched it twice once alone and then made my husband watch it with me. We are both huge Connie Britton fans. This show actually is very much like Friday Night Lights where you think “Oh I don’t like football so I won’t like this show” but then realize you love the show and football is only a very small part of it. Nashville is that but with country music.

    My husband thinks it will get canceled. I hope not. I just thought the whole thing was spectacular.

  16. 16
    April
    Posted October 12, 2012 at 9:10 am

    I thought Hayden’s character reminded me more of Carrie Underwood than Taylor Swift. She has the Carrie Underwood hair for sure.

  17. 17
    April
    Posted October 12, 2012 at 9:13 am

    And I saw Reyna as more of a Shania Twain but Faith Hill makes more sense.

    I guess because I am a Taylor Swift fan, I didn’t see it as her. You guys might be right though. I actually do think Taylor Swift is a good singer and songwriter though.
    I love love love Scarlet and the guy she sang with. Their song was sexy as hell.

  18. 18
    itchy itchy
    Posted October 12, 2012 at 2:14 pm

    We lasted about 15 minutes into the show…. too much we’ve seen before (uh, Smash?), and then there’s all that godawful country music…

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