In their first interview about the series, ALeagueOfTheirOwn co-creators Will Graham and Abbi Jacobson reveal the ways in which they hope to build a world beyond Penny Marshall's beloved film: 'This series is going to tell the story of inclusion'
giving us pointers. There's so much research that went into the show because we really want to get it right in all the ways, whether it was how the league worked, what the schedule like, what it was like sexuality-wise and race-wise, what was the time like? Getting to ask her what it was like traveling and being in the game and what the camaraderie of the team was like and if it was like the movie. It's very rare and special to get to ask her.
As you spoke with the players and heard their stories, what were some of the common threads they had to share that you wanted to build into the series?There's so many. So much of it is the day-to-day grind and how hardworking the players were, the demands of the schedule and the demands of what it meant to publicly take on this role at this time in history. At the same time — and the movie explores this — the feeling of connection and developing a team.
I hear you consulted Penny Marshall before she passed and to Geena Davis about revisiting the movie. What was your pitch to them and what sort of feedback did they provide?Will and I talked to Penny on the phone and got to ask her questions, especially about the nod to racism within the league at the time.
You want both the show and movie to coexist. At the same time, Abbi, your character, Carson, is very similar to Dottie — a catcher from a tiny farm town. How much does the series find inspiration from the characters in the movie? And are there any plans for the film's stars to cameo?The pilot is the most we nod to the film. The guest actor thing is something maybe we'd revisit later, but it's not something we're thinking of right now because we do want it to be its own entity.
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