Broadsides: The Gilded Age in the Media

[Babalu06]

Yay! Laura Benanti is my favorite musical actress!

[blackwing]

On 4/15/2022 at 3:29 PM, SnazzyDaisy said:

Bye bye Mr. Raikes the fake‼️

‘The Gilded Age’ Sets Season 2 Cast With 13 Recurring Upped To Series Regulars; Thomas Cocquerel Exits

 

On 4/23/2022 at 4:28 AM, SnazzyDaisy said:

The Gilded Age Adds Laura Benanti, Robert Sean Leonard and 9 Others to Ever-Expanding Cast of Season 2

Robert Sean Leonard will recur in Season 2 as Reverend Matthew Forte, the “new rector of the church attended by all the highest New York society.”

Laura Benanti will recur as Susan Blane, a glamorous (and recently widowed) Newport heiress who hires Larry as her architect for a major home renovation.

Nicole Brydon Bloom as Caroline Stuyvesant, the next young socialite targeted by Oscar for marriage.

Michael Braugher as famed educator Booker T. Washington.

Christopher Denham as uptight banker Robert McNeil.

David Furr as Agnes’ widowed nephew Dashiell Montgomery, who moves to New York with his young daughter Frances (played by Matilda Lawler).

Ben Lamb as the Duke of Buckingham, whom Bertha considers the perfect match for Gladys.

Dakin Matthews as Mr. Winterton, a rich widower who is about to learn a lot about his new, much-younger bride.

Rebecca Haden as society queen Flora McNeil.

I am glad that Raikes is gone... but wow, they bumped up 13 people to series regulars?  Why?  What's the difference, is it just about status and pay?  Surely there isn't enough screentime for everyone.  I am so uninterested in many of the downstairs staff, particularly the creep valet and Armstrong and Baudin.  I just don't care about any of their stories.

I would much rather have seen Audra McDonald and Mr. Scott bumped up to series regulars.  They are two characters that really deserve more screen time.

[SnazzyDaisy]

1 hour ago, blackwing said:

I am glad that Raikes is gone... but wow, they bumped up 13 people to series regulars?  Why?  What's the difference, is it just about status and pay?  Surely there isn't enough screentime for everyone. 

There’ll be a lot of under-developed characters that will leave us wanting more. Just like season 1… 😣

[emmawoodhouse]

Maybe S2 will have more than 9 episodes. That's my hope, at least.

[blackwing]

3 minutes ago, emmawoodhouse said:

Maybe S2 will have more than 9 episodes. That's my hope, at least.

I think for the most part, most HBO series seem to have a maximum of 10 episodes per season?  Not exactly sure why that it but it seems to be their magic number.

[Scarlett45]

On 4/28/2022 at 6:17 PM, emmawoodhouse said:

Maybe S2 will have more than 9 episodes. That's my hope, at least.

 

On 4/28/2022 at 6:21 PM, blackwing said:

I think for the most part, most HBO series seem to have a maximum of 10 episodes per season?  Not exactly sure why that it but it seems to be their magic number.

For streaming shows I like 12/13 episodes a season- it gives the ensemble cast room to breathe. 8/9 is too few, but 10 would be good, so long as there isn't non entertaining filler. I am fine with filler if it brings lightness to an otherwise DEPRESSING episode but it has to be used in small doses.

[BetterButter]

 

[SnazzyDaisy]

‘The Gilded Age’: Christine Baranski, Cynthia Nixon & More Tease a ‘Tectonic Shift’ in Season 2

As for the gentle Ada, Nixon hints at a potential conflict between the two sisters. Could it be the price Agnes isn’t willing to pay?

“Without trying to say too much, there are things that happen in this season that make a tectonic shift in the power dynamics of those sisters,” Nixon reveals. “It’s one of the things I’m most excited about in this season.”

[SnazzyDaisy]

With HBO’s The Gilded Age Season 2 Filming, Another Cast Member Has Confirmed Their Exit (For Now)

“I don’t think you’re gonna expect Mrs. Sylvia Chamberlain. No, I’m not going into Season 2. That’s not to say that she’s not gonna show up at another point in the series. She kinda served her character’s purpose in Season 1. It all came to a nice little ending.”

- Jeanne Tripplehorn

[Scarlett45]

9 hours ago, SnazzyDaisy said:

With HBO’s The Gilded Age Season 2 Filming, Another Cast Member Has Confirmed Their Exit (For Now)

“I don’t think you’re gonna expect Mrs. Sylvia Chamberlain. No, I’m not going into Season 2. That’s not to say that she’s not gonna show up at another point in the series. She kinda served her character’s purpose in Season 1. It all came to a nice little ending.”

- Jeanne Tripplehorn

Bummer though. I like Jeanne and she could’ve done great stuff with the part. 

[SnazzyDaisy]

The Gilded Age series on HBO Session 2 shooting

[missbonnie]

No news at all on when season 2 is going to air?

 

[Yeah No]

2 hours ago, missbonnie said:

No news at all on when season 2 is going to air?

 

No, there's been no official word yet but some sites have speculated it should be some time around May of this year.  I hope it's sooner!

[LadyWave]

On 1/30/2023 at 9:35 PM, Yeah No said:

No, there's been no official word yet but some sites have speculated it should be some time around May of this year.  I hope it's sooner!

Succession will end in late May, so HBO will need to fill the Sunday night slot. I hope Gilded Age is the plan!