Media Talk About Abbott Elementary

[Meredith Quill]

Your Media Topic!

[DanaK]

The show will have a special premiere on Tuesday, Dec 7 at 9:30pm ET and then will have its time period premiere on Tuesday, Jan 4 at 9pm

[Bookish Jen]

Salon has an interesting article on Abbott Elementary.

[MBJ]

Here's the actor who plays Melissa - Lisa Ann Walter - as a nurse on Curb Your Enthusiasm :) 

 

[DearEvette]

Apparently it is doing Boffo numbers for ABC.

https://deadline.com/2022/01/abbott-elementary-first-abc-comedy-premiere-quadruple-ratings-in-mp35-1234919539/

[Bookish Jen]

7 hours ago, DearEvette said:

Apparently it is doing Boffo numbers for ABC.

https://deadline.com/2022/01/abbott-elementary-first-abc-comedy-premiere-quadruple-ratings-in-mp35-1234919539/

What wonderful news!

[Bookish Jen]

Nice article about Quinta Brunson.

[NotChristine]

Quinta on Kimmel last night

The teacher who inspired the title makes a surprise appearance

[MBJ]

I was rewatching Curb your Enthusiasm and the actor who plays the Janitor was on an episode of Curb "Artificial Fruit".

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1017853/?ref_=tt_cl_t_6

Artificial Fruit

Episode aired Feb 2, 2020

S10-E3

 

[MBJ]

For those who love the Philly slang on this show, you at least should try the pilot of "Bel-Air".  A lot of it there.

[LBS]

Nice article about Abbott.  No paywall 

https://www.theringer.com/platform/amp/tv/2022/2/22/22944935/abbott-elementary-season-1-interviews-quinta-brunson

[possibilities]

I love that they cast kids who weren't actors. It really shows. The kids feel like kids to me, and not like overly sculpted facsimiles. I thought it was how they were directing them, but apparently it's just that they're actually NOT professionals who've been trained to shave the reality edges off!

[DearEvette]

Great article. And yes, I love that the kids are not actors, they add to the moc-documentary realness.  And I think they have all been universally fantastic. 

In the article I love the little anecdote about Sheryl Lee Ralph coming in an making the kids behave:  "She teachered them"  LOL.

[DearEvette]

I just realized that Quinta and Tyler James Williams (Janine and Gregory) were Rome and Julissa in the Black Lady Sketch show, Romeo and Juliet sketch.  It is very clever -- comedy done in iambic pentameter but, you know, more hood with it.

 

[LBS]

https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/abbott-elementary-abc-scholastic-book-fair-1235199504/?preview_id=1235199504
they are providing 2 free books to each student and 10 to each teacher for underfunded schools.  💕

[DearEvette]

Officially renewed for Season 2.  No suprise, but still.  Yay!

[emma675]

That's awesome news! Both of my two new favorite shows (this and Ghosts) have been picked up for second seasons.

[peachmangosteen]

 

[Crashcourse]

That's so Ava!  😆

[MBJ]

Quinta Brinson will be on "Late Night with Seth Meyers" tomorrow night (not tonight.)

[MBJ]

 

[possibilities]

 I think I saw her on the schedule for The Daily Show tonight, too, but I haven't double-checked that yet.

 

edited because I was confused

 

Edited March 16, 2022 by possibilities

[MBJ]

Yes, that's right!

 

[possibilities]

I can't remember which show she was on (she's doing the circuit) but one of them showed a clip where

Jacob cuts in on Janine's turn at double dutch

and it was the best thing ever. 

[DanaK]

Season finale April 12 per The Futon Critic http://thefutoncritic.com/listings/2022/04/12/

[kwnyc]

Nice interview with Quinta Brunson in the NY Times.

 

 

[JakeyJokes]

Lisa Ann Walter interviewed by Vulture. She was the only actress the network saw for Melissa, and she’s Sicilian in real life, too.

[kwnyc]

The Times letting its readers know about the show. ;-)

[Bookish Jen]

Great interview with the wonderful Sheryl Lee Ralph.

[Crashcourse]

I love Barbara!

[MBJ]

About the costumes, especially Janine's:

https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/abbott-elementary-costume-designer-susan-michalek-1235230545/

[Crashcourse]

Ava/Janelle James was on Kimmy Kimmel last night, and she was just as goofy on his show as she is on Abbott Elementary.  He had a hard time interviewing her because of her goofy laughing, and I think he was glad when the segment was over.  I didn't know anything about her before this show, so I didn't know she was a standup comedienne.   She's a bit much.

[cinsays]

2 hours ago, Crashcourse said:

Ava/Janelle James was on Kimmy Kimmel last night, and she was just as goofy on his show as she is on Abbott Elementary.  He had a hard time interviewing her because of her goofy laughing, and I think he was glad when the segment was over.  I didn't know anything about her before this show, so I didn't know she was a standup comedienne.   She's a bit much.

I don't love her character, but I like her.  Her constant laughter showed her nervousness about being on Kimmel i think,  like it was a big honor to be asked to be on, so that was endearing to me.

[possibilities]

5 hours ago, Ms Blue Jay said:

About the costumes, especially Janine's:

https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/abbott-elementary-costume-designer-susan-michalek-1235230545/

That's a GREAT article! I love her using clothes the teachers could actually afford on a real teacher's salary, and her overall philosophy about their outfits within that.

I also LOOOOOOOOVE the show's attitude toward the children in the cast, and how they dress. It's wonderful.

This show is wonderful in so many different ways!!

[Crashcourse]

2 hours ago, cinsays said:

I don't love her character, but I like her.  Her constant laughter showed her nervousness about being on Kimmel i think,  like it was a big honor to be asked to be on, so that was endearing to me.

Well, she made me nervous just watching her on Kimmel.  I don't need to see her again.

[JakeyJokes]

13 hours ago, possibilities said:

That's a GREAT article! I love her using clothes the teachers could actually afford on a real teacher's salary, and her overall philosophy about their outfits within that.

I also LOOOOOOOOVE the show's attitude toward the children in the cast, and how they dress. It's wonderful.

This show is wonderful in so many different ways!!

I had no idea Adidas had done a collab with Marimekko (Ava’s jumpsuit in Open House), and I like how they explained that Janine’s more expensive outfit was for an ethically owned company — I can definitely see her shopping like that. I have friends who do wardrobe styling (mainly for commercials and print because we’re in the Midwest), so it’s fun to peek behind the curtain. I also like that they are conscious of characters’ budgets — like Gregory wearing H&M, which might also be proof that if you have a body like that, you’ll good in anything. One of my wardrobe friends said that a lot of times the clothes characters wear on TV are so expensive even if the characters aren’t rich is that it’s harder than you’d think to find anything without a visible logo! 

Edited April 14, 2022 by JakeyJokes

[Catfi9ht]

This video compilation of Gregory and Janine looking at each other is super adorable. 

https://twitter.com/i/status/1514336907085418505

Edited April 14, 2022 by Catfi9ht
Twitter newbie

[cinsays]

16 hours ago, Crashcourse said:

Well, she made me nervous just watching her on Kimmel.  I don't need to see her again.

well, i don't care to see her again either and i don't really like her role on this show, though she does it well

she doesn't deserve to be principal, even if she does have a shining moment here or there

[Bookish Jen]

A great article about "Abbott Elementary" and meaningful work.

[DanaK]

 

[MBJ]

16 hours ago, JakeyJokes said:

 I also like that they are conscious of characters’ budgets — like Gregory wearing H&M, which might also be proof that if you have a body like that, you’ll good in anything. One of my wardrobe friends said that a lot of times the clothes characters wear on TV are so expensive even if the characters aren’t rich is that it’s harder than you’d think to find anything without a visible logo! 

The funny thing is I buy from H&M and I constantly see my clothes on television.  It's a favourite of TV stylists regardless of budget, I think.

[DearEvette]

Since I think the kids on Abbott Elementary are just a cherry on top of a great sundae, I loved this twitter compilation.

 

[Crashcourse]

Courtney again! 😱🤣

[Crashcourse]

I'm watching one of those gawd awful Lifetime movies, this one's called Psycho Stripper.  Melissa plays the mom of the bride-to-be.  She's as tough as she is in Abbott Elementary, Philly accent and all, lol.   

[Bookish Jen]

I wrote a review of Quinta's book "She Memes Well."

[Neiman]

On 4/13/2022 at 10:21 AM, Ms Blue Jay said:

About the costumes, especially Janine's:

https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/abbott-elementary-costume-designer-susan-michalek-1235230545/

Love this, but wish they would have shared details about the pink sherpa cardigan/jacket she wore in the first episodes. 

[MBJ]

Sorry.  A bunch of stuff is listed here though

https://www.shopyourtv.com/tag/janine-teagues/

[DanaK]

ABC's new Fall schedule is out and the show will move to Wednesdays at 9pm ET http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2022/05/17/abc-unveils-2022-2023-fall-primetime-schedule-835011/20220517abc01/

Edited May 17, 2022 by DanaK

[Bookish Jen]

Some people want a school shooting episode of "Abbott Elementary."

No, just no.

[Darian]

1 hour ago, Bookish Jen said:

Some people want a school shooting episode of "Abbott Elementary."

No, just no.

I cam to to post The Root article about the same thing. Her response is note perfect. I just admire her and her work so much.