maraleia 6,291 June 19, 2014 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/erin-whitney/transparent-pilot-best-new-pilot_b_4747263.html http://www.tv.com/news/amazon-orders-four-series-transparent-bosch-the-after-mozart-in-the-jungle-139457297153/ http://www.indiewire.com/article/television/jill-soloway-interview-transparent http://www.buzzfeed.com/kateaurthur/why-you-need-to-watch-the-new-amazon-pilot-transparent http://www.afterellen.com/jill-soloway-on-queering-television-and-the-web-with-transparent/02/2014/ Share this post Link to post
maraleia 6,291 September 26, 2014 Latest reviews of the show...all very positive stuff. http://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/transparent-amazon-review-jeffrey-tambor/ http://mashable.com/2014/09/26/transparent-amazon-review-tv/ http://www.tvguide.com/News/Weekend-TV-Transparent-Simpsons-Death-1087577.aspx http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/25/transparent-amazon-review_n_5883154.html Q&A with Jeffrey Tambor http://time.com/3422710/jeffrey-tambor-interview-transparent/ Roundup of all the press that AfterEllen's done for the show as of today here...included are video interviews with most of the cast. http://www.afterellen.com/tag/transparent/ How to talk about trans people and trans issues ... a primer http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/26/amazon-transparent-glossary_n_5883992.html?utm_hp_ref=tv&ir=TV Enjoy!!! Share this post Link to post
JayInChicago 1,222 October 1, 2014 http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/television/2014/09/11/amazons-transparent-great-television-transition I am considering watching this, but only because the press its getting is saying it really is respectful of trans people. I've had about enough of media that isn't. Share this post Link to post
ApathyMonger 1,254 October 9, 2014 Not really surprising, but the series has been renewed: http://www.hitfix.com/whats-alan-watching/amazon-renews-transparent-for-season-2/ 1 Share this post Link to post
Fisher King 4,166 December 13, 2014 Two Golden Globe nominations! Yeah, it's the Golden Globes, but still... http://tvline.com/2014/12/11/golden-globe-nominations-2015-globes-awards-nominees/ 1 Share this post Link to post
marsha 551 January 1, 2015 I was wondering if anyone heard when this series will be released on DVD? I'd love to own it and would hope it might have some insightful commentaries and interesting extras. I'm glad it's getting some awards recognition (well, nominations so far) but thought it might get a few more than it has. I've a feeling Jeffery Tambor will win at the Golden Globes, though. It'll be interesting to see what happens when the Emmy nominations come out next summer. That's when Season 2 should be just about starting to air, I think. Share this post Link to post
kieyra 10,504 January 12, 2015 Amazon, ‘Transparent’ Make History at Golden Globes Edited January 12, 2015 by kieyra 1 Share this post Link to post
Fisher King 4,166 January 12, 2015 Wow, just wow! I'm so happy for this show! Share this post Link to post
smrou 699 January 12, 2015 Soooooo excited for both the show and Jeffrey Tambor. But mostly the show because I'm really hoping this extra bit of exposure will get people to watch it. I love this show so much and nobody I talk about it to has ever heard of it! And even after I tell them about it, and even if they already have Amazon Prime, nobody seems that interested. I feel like a crazy person being like, "It's really amazing! Really really!" I think winning a big award like this can only help the show gain an audience. And hopefully lead to people I know watching it so we can gush about it together. 2 Share this post Link to post
kieyra 10,504 January 13, 2015 Soooooo excited for both the show and Jeffrey Tambor. But mostly the show because I'm really hoping this extra bit of exposure will get people to watch it. I love this show so much and nobody I talk about it to has ever heard of it! And even after I tell them about it, and even if they already have Amazon Prime, nobody seems that interested. I feel like a crazy person being like, "It's really amazing! Really really!" I think winning a big award like this can only help the show gain an audience. And hopefully lead to people I know watching it so we can gush about it together. This is me--I expected this to take off and go viral, and that these forums would be pretty active. I guess not that many people are using Amazon Prime for their original content yet. Even on reddit, the GG wins barely registered. I'm having the same problem with Mozart in the Jungle, also Amazon. Share this post Link to post
Fisher King 4,166 January 22, 2015 Judith Light was a guest on The View yesterday. She was great, was very excited about their show winning the Golden Globes, and said that Transparent is the first exclusive-to-online series to win a GG. Rosie O'Donnell is a HUGE fan of the show and mentioned that Transparent hired their first Trans woman writer. Transparent Gets Its First Trans Woman Writer, As Promised 1 Share this post Link to post
ElectricBoogaloo 76,836 July 16, 2015 2015 Emmy nominations: Outstanding Comedy Series Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - Jeffrey Tambor Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Gaby Hoffman Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series - Jill Soloway (Best New Girl) Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series - Jill Soloway (Pilot) Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series - Bradley Whitford 2 Share this post Link to post
Fisher King 4,166 September 21, 2015 5 Emmys ain't bad. Congrats to Jeffrey, Jill and Bradley on their Emmy wins! Also to Dustin O'Halloran for Best Original Main Title Theme Also......Outstanding Costumes for a Contemporary Series Share this post Link to post
saoirse 21,351 November 20, 2015 From TVLine: Transparent Season 2 Trailer Tackles Gender Reassignment Surgery “How are your parents?” / “The usual, you know: Mom’s good, Dad’s a woman.” This casual exchange, between a partygoer and Jay Duplass’ Josh, shows just how comfortable Transparent‘s Pfefferman family has become with patriarch Maura’s (Jeffrey Tambor) journey — a journey which, as you’ll see in the just-released Season 2 trailer, is far from over. 1 Share this post Link to post
ElectricBoogaloo 76,836 November 20, 2015 S2 trailer (for anyone who is too lazy to click on the link above - you know who you are!): 1 Share this post Link to post
Fisher King 4,166 November 29, 2015 NY Times article about the new trans writer, Jill Soloway's goof on Facebook and how Caitlyn Jenner has taken some of the pressure off of Transparent. Share this post Link to post
Milburn Stone 10,911 December 2, 2015 Does anyone know when (or if) a DVD of Season One is coming out? I ask because we stream with AppleTV, which has no Amazon content. I'm Amazon Prime, but I hate watching TV on anything other than a TV, and the picture gets too low-res when I try to send the show from a different device to my TV using Airplay. I could get an Amazon thingie to stick into an HDMI port on the TV, but we're out of HDMI ports, and I don't want to be constantly unplugging one thing to plug in another. So, amazing as it is in this day and age, there is no satisfactory way for me to watch Transparent until a physical DVD comes out! (Which I hope will be soon, because I hear such great things about the show.) Share this post Link to post
Febgirl 564 December 2, 2015 Pre-emptive spoiler warning for readers of the NY Times. There's an article w/ Hari Nef, that spoils a big plot point for Season 2. I'm not posting the link, for just that reason. 1 Share this post Link to post
heatherchandler 29,131 December 8, 2015 Does anyone know when (or if) a DVD of Season One is coming out? I ask because we stream with AppleTV, which has no Amazon content. I'm Amazon Prime, but I hate watching TV on anything other than a TV, and the picture gets too low-res when I try to send the show from a different device to my TV using Airplay. I could get an Amazon thingie to stick into an HDMI port on the TV, but we're out of HDMI ports, and I don't want to be constantly unplugging one thing to plug in another. So, amazing as it is in this day and age, there is no satisfactory way for me to watch Transparent until a physical DVD comes out! (Which I hope will be soon, because I hear such great things about the show.) I've got similar issues with where to watch Amazon. I just watch it on my laptop or iPad because the show is that good- I just want to watch it! Maybe try it on your laptop and see how it works. Who knows how long until the DVD comes out. Share this post Link to post
ElectricBoogaloo 76,836 December 10, 2015 2016 Golden Globe nominations: Best TV Series, Comedy Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Limited-Series, or TV Movie - Judith Light SAG award nominations: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series - Jeffrey Tambor Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series 1 Share this post Link to post
marsha 551 December 13, 2015 I'm in Canada so many things available on Amazon.com are not available on Amazon.ca . I know that 'Transparent' is available on 'Showmi' but I can't get that right now. I had assumed like most shows it would come out on DVD around the premiere of the latest season but I guess that's not what is happening with this show ... which seems odd to me. I wanted to see Season 2 so much I actually ended up watching it on my iPhone via ... well, let's just say 'somewhere else' online. Share this post Link to post
ElectricBoogaloo 76,836 December 14, 2015 2016 Critics' Choice Award nominations: BEST COMEDY SERIES Transparent BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES Jeffrey Tambor – Transparent BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES Jay Duplass – Transparent BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES Judith Light – Transparent BEST GUEST ACTOR/ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES Anjelica Huston – Transparent BEST GUEST ACTOR/ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES Cherry Jones – Transparent Edited December 15, 2015 by ElectricBoogaloo 2 Share this post Link to post
Milburn Stone 10,911 December 15, 2015 I had assumed like most shows it would come out on DVD around the premiere of the latest season but I guess that's not what is happening with this show ... which seems odd to me. I know. That's what I assumed, too, and am disappointed it hasn't happened so far. I guess Amazon still derives more value from driving people to watch last year's season on Amazon than it would from the revenues earned from DVD sales and rentals. Maybe new Amazon Prime memberships (from people driven to sign up because they want the show even if they didn't want Amazon Prime for another reason), combined with the legitimacy that streaming from Amazon gives Amazon as a content-source rather than just a place to buy stuff, outweigh the rewards Amazon might get from a physical-media release. Share this post Link to post
heatherchandler 29,131 December 18, 2015 2016 Critics' Choice Award nominations: BEST COMEDY SERIES Transparent BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES Jeffrey Tambor – Transparent BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES Jay Duplass – Transparent BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES Judith Light – Transparent BEST GUEST ACTOR/ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES Anjelica Huston – Transparent BEST GUEST ACTOR/ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES Cherry Jones – Transparent All of this is awesome (go Cherry Jones and Anjelica!) but where the f is Sarah Landecker's nomination? She's so good, I don't get why she isn't nominated for everything. Also, I really don't like Hari Nef. I can't put my finger on why..maybe because she is like an uber-hipster and hipsters bug me like no other. I fast forward every scene with her. I don't get why Jill Solloway loves her so much she wrote a part just for her. Share this post Link to post
Fisher King 4,166 December 25, 2015 According to Alan Sepinwall's interview with Jill Soloway, they are working on the third season. The interview contains absolute spoilers for this season and Soloway points to possible storylines for S3. Edited December 25, 2015 by Fisher King 1 Share this post Link to post
Milburn Stone 10,911 December 25, 2015 they are working on the third season... Apparently Amazon will never release the show to any format other than Amazon streaming. They stubbornly want to drive people to watch it their way. Well, despite that I really want to see this show (and also the one that imagines how the world would be if the Nazis won), I can be just as stubborn. :) 1 Share this post Link to post
wendyg 3,055 December 26, 2015 But Amazon has released others of its shows on DVD - notably ALPHA HOUSE. I guess they think the numbers indicate that the demographic TRANSPARENT appeals to doesn't include people whose preference is to own a copy of something rather than just access one. Presumably it also means they'd rather lose some sales to unauthorized downloads. Their choice, of course. Share this post Link to post
girlplease 270 December 29, 2015 Fantastic article on Season 2 here. Spoilers ahoy. http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/01/04/inside-out-on-television-emily-nussbaum Share this post Link to post
wendyg 3,055 January 2, 2016 The New York Tiimes has a nice intereview with Cherry Jones. She was a fan of the show before she got the call to join the cast: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/02/arts/television/a-word-with-cherry-jones-im-having-the-kind-of-year-actors-live-for.html 1 Share this post Link to post
kieyra 10,504 January 2, 2016 All of this is awesome (go Cherry Jones and Anjelica!) but where the f is Sarah Landecker's nomination? She's so good, I don't get why she isn't nominated for everything. Also, I really don't like Hari Nef. I can't put my finger on why..maybe because she is like an uber-hipster and hipsters bug me like no other. I fast forward every scene with her. I don't get why Jill Solloway loves her so much she wrote a part just for her. Just an alternate view--I didn't know who "Hari Nef" was until today, but liked the character and performance in S2. After a google image search (I think I happened to stumble across the actress's name in a recap today), I kind of get the vibe you mean, but I don't know anything about the performer as a person. If I wanted to get really self-analytical, I'd say maybe I'm of a certain age where a certain kind of tumblr aesthetic can be off-putting, but maybe that's overly reductive. Or maybe "uber hipster" was the right phrase to begin with, dunno. :) Share this post Link to post
Milburn Stone 10,911 January 2, 2016 This is relevant in that it shows that Amazon doesn't have an across-the-board hatred of Apple: Amazon's theatrical film division produced Spike Lee's Chi-Raq, and that movie will be on iTunes by the end of this month, according to Vulture. So the continued non-appearance of Transparent Season One on iTunes is perhaps even more of a mystery than it was. Share this post Link to post
ElectricBoogaloo 76,836 July 26, 2016 Emmy nominations: Lead actor in a comedy - Jeffrey Tambor Comedy series Outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series - Judith Light Outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series - Gaby Hoffmann Outstanding guest actor in a comedy series - Bradley Whitford Outstanding guest actress in a comedy series - Melora Hardin Outstanding production design for a narrative program (half-hour or less) Outstanding Casting For A Comedy Series Outstanding Costumes For A Contemporary Series, Limited Series Or Movie Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series - Jill Soloway Share this post Link to post
maraleia 6,291 August 8, 2016 We have a premiere date and a trailer http://www.ew.com/article/2016/08/07/transparent-season-3-trailer also this really cool casting news http://deadline.com/2016/08/transparent-sophia-grace-gianna-transgender-jeffrey-tambor-tca-1201799869/ 1 Share this post Link to post
ElectricBoogaloo 76,836 September 19, 2016 Congratulations to Transparent for winning two Emmy awards! Jill Soloway - directing for a comedy series Jeffrey Tambor - lead actor in a comedy series 1 Share this post Link to post
ElectricBoogaloo 76,836 June 24, 2017 Trace Lysette, Alexandra Billings, Zackary Drucker And Our Lady J discuss Transparent on Build Share this post Link to post
ElectricBoogaloo 76,836 July 14, 2017 Transparent received seven Emmy nominations! OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES - Jeffrey Tambor OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES - Kathryn Hahn OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES - Judith Light OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE PROGRAM (HALF-HOUR OR LESS) OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY COSTUMES FOR A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES (HALF-HOUR) Share this post Link to post
ElectricBoogaloo 76,836 September 22, 2017 Jill Soloway, Judith Light, Amy Landecker, Jay Duplass, Gaby Hoffman, & Rob Heubel discuss S4 of Transparent on Build: Share this post Link to post
ElectricBoogaloo 76,836 November 9, 2017 Jeffrey Tambor accused of sexual harassment by his former assistant 1 Share this post Link to post
txhorns79 21,001 November 19, 2017 Jeffrey Tambor indicates he is unlikely to return to the show in wake of the allegations against him, and the environment he says they have created. Share this post Link to post
millennium 33,339 November 20, 2017 Hopefully this will tank one of the worst shows I have ever seen. Good riddance, Pfeffermans. I don't know what to make of the allegations. Trace Lysette seemed credible until she said something like, "Hopefully this show won't be killed due to the actions of one cisgender male actor." That made me think "agenda" (since transgender activists have complained about Tambor's casting from the very start). Suddenly Trace's allegations were cast into doubt. At the same time, Tambor is not especially sympathetic. He comes off as a prima dona, and now he seems to be playing the victim, if not trying to capitalize on it: Quote “Given the politicized atmosphere that seems to have afflicted our set, I don’t see how I can return to Transparent.” Bet it's nothing money can't fix, eh, Jeff? The fact that two co-workers have now accused Tambor also works against his denials. I have always condemned Tambor's casting myself, but for different reasons. He played a buffoonish, unlikable crossdresser in Hill Street Blues. I was a teenager then, struggling with my own transgender issues. Seeing Tambor's character on TV made me feel embarrassed about myself. I have never forgotten that. So it was a bitter pill when I heard he was cast as this supposedly ground-breaking transgender character in Transparent. It was a long time before I could bring myself to watch the show. In the end, I watched simply to be informed, since the show was making an impact. Wish I never had. Even if you set the whole transgender issue aside, the Pfefferman characters are annoying, self-absorbed and beyond insufferable. 2 Share this post Link to post
wendyg 3,055 November 20, 2017 I don't think it's at all about money. I think the point is that no matter what happens now the cast and crew will be divided about his presence and it will poison everyone's ability to work. I'm saddened because I really did like this show, although the quality clearly fell of quite a bit in season 4. Share this post Link to post
millennium 33,339 November 20, 2017 19 minutes ago, wendyg said: I don't think it's at all about money. I think the point is that no matter what happens now the cast and crew will be divided about his presence and it will poison everyone's ability to work. I'm saddened because I really did like this show, although the quality clearly fell of quite a bit in season 4. I was suggesting that he may have put himself in a position of power by announcing his departure before the showrunners have made any kind of decision. Objectively speaking, it's a good strategy. He's the star of the show. His character is the headliner. Now the show may have to make a choice: 1) call it a day, 2) go on without him (which seems very unlikely) or 3) fix the problems on the set (i.e. the accusers) and perhaps pay him additional money to return. Share this post Link to post
wendyg 3,055 November 20, 2017 The problem is you can't have a show that's supposedly blazing a path for the trans community keep a star who, despite what he has said publicly, is apparently so uncomfortable with the younger, more glamorous trans women as to view them as sexual targets. It invalidates everything else the show is trying to do. Lysette's story is so specific you can even identify the scene she's talking about. It's the beginning of S02e03, "New World Coming". 1 Share this post Link to post
wendyg 3,055 February 15, 2018 Tambor has been officially fired: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/jeffrey-tambor-officially-fired-transparent-wake-harassment-claims-1085236 Edited February 15, 2018 by wendyg 1 Share this post Link to post
ElectricBoogaloo 76,836 December 8, 2018 Jill Soloway and Hannah Gadsby at a New York Times Talk. It was ostensibly about Jill's new book "She Wants It," but she talks about the show several times, including the accusations against Jeffrey Tambor and casting him as Maura in the first place. This was originally a livestream so skip the first 12 minutes (most of that time is just a black screen saying that the talk hasn't started yet and then there are a few minutes of introductions): Share this post Link to post