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'''Style and Substance''' is a 1996 workplace comedy pilot starring Kathleen Turner as Chelsea Stevens. Loosely patterned after Martha Stewart, Chelsea is an abrasive homemaker who heads a media empire. Produced by Disney's Touchstone Television, created by Peter Tolan and directed by Robby Benson, the show costars Melinda McGraw as her office manager, Lisa Rieffel as her daughter, Danny Zorn as her secretary, plus Anthony Mangano, Scott Stevens, and JoNell Kennedy.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11811084/ IMDb: "Style & Substance" (1996)]</ref> Andrew Bilgore had originally been cast as the secretary, but despite the fact that he was beloved by Turner,<ref>[https://www.andrewbilgore.com/bio/ Andrew Bilgore biography]</ref> the network wanted someone chubbier in the role, so they gave the part to Zorn on the day of the taping. Michael Eisner and ABC executives loved the pilot and penciled the show in on the ABC fall schedule,<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/473801583/ New York Daily News, Kathleen Turner Interview (1996-05-22)]</ref> but things fell apart in test screenings.<ref>[https://ew.com/article/1996/06/28/mid-season-tv-roundup/ Entertainment Weekly - Midseason Roundup, Peter Tolan blurb (1996-06-28)]</ref> The original pilot was never broadcast.  
'''Style and Substance''' is a 1996 workplace comedy pilot produced by Disney's Touchstone Television, created by Peter Tolan, directed by Robby Benson, and starring Kathleen Turner as Chelsea Stevens. Loosely patterned after Martha Stewart, Chelsea is an abrasive homemaker who heads a media empire. The pilot costars Melinda McGraw as her office manager, Lisa Rieffel as her daughter, Danny Zorn as her secretary, plus Anthony Mangano, Scott Stevens, and JoNell Kennedy.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11811084/ IMDb: "Style & Substance" (1996)]</ref> Andrew Bilgore had originally been cast as the secretary, but despite the fact that he was beloved by Turner,<ref>[https://www.andrewbilgore.com/bio/ Andrew Bilgore biography]</ref> the network wanted someone chubbier in the role so they gave the part to Zorn on the day of the taping. Michael Eisner and network executives loved the pilot and penciled the show in on the ABC fall schedule,<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/473801583/ New York Daily News, Kathleen Turner Interview (1996-05-22)]</ref> but things fell apart in test screenings.<ref>[https://ew.com/article/1996/06/28/mid-season-tv-roundup/ Entertainment Weekly - Midseason Roundup, Peter Tolan blurb (1996-06-28)]</ref> This pilot was never broadcast.  


The script was reworked, it was shopped around to other actresses<ref>[https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1996/sep/09/go-ahead-deepak-and-make-me-dazed/ Spokesman, Recasting blurb (1996-09-09)]</ref> and reshot the following year with Jean Smart<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050210041324/http://www.topthat.net/JeanSmart/Press/PR016.html Smart Choice: Giving sitcoms another try, USA Today (1998-01-05)]</ref> and Nancy McKeon. That version managed to get on the air at CBS in January 1998,<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117769 IMDb: Style & Substance (1998)]</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/details/StyleAndSubstance1998PressKit Style & Substance (1998) Press Kit]</ref> but they ran afoul of Stewart, who'd made a home for herself on the network,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux80Ktqkz-4 Nancy McKeon - Biography (Style & Substance excerpt)]</ref> so it was quickly and quietly canceled. Copies of that series' 13 episodes are easily found online.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/StyleAndSubstance1998 Internet Archive]</ref> Smart later reprised the role of Chelsea in a 2019 episode of "Mad About You."<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10927684/reference/ IMDb: "Mad About You," Real Estate for Beginners (2019)]</ref>  
The script was reworked, it was shopped around to other actresses<ref>[https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1996/sep/09/go-ahead-deepak-and-make-me-dazed/ Spokesman, Recasting blurb (1996-09-09)]</ref> and reshot the following year with Jean Smart<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050210041324/http://www.topthat.net/JeanSmart/Press/PR016.html Smart Choice: Giving sitcoms another try, USA Today (1998-01-05)]</ref> and Nancy McKeon. That version managed to get on the air at CBS in January 1998,<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117769 IMDb: Style & Substance (1998)]</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/details/StyleAndSubstance1998PressKit Style & Substance (1998) Press Kit]</ref> but they ran afoul of Stewart, who'd made a home for herself on CBS,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux80Ktqkz-4 Nancy McKeon - Biography (Style & Substance excerpt)]</ref> so it was pulled off the schedule at the end of the month and quietly canceled. Copies of that series' 13 episodes are easily found online.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/StyleAndSubstance1998 Internet Archive]</ref> Over two decades later, Smart reprised the role of Chelsea in a 2019 episode of "Mad About You."<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10927684/reference/ IMDb: "Mad About You," Real Estate for Beginners (2019)]</ref>  


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Style and Substance is a 1996 workplace comedy pilot produced by Disney's Touchstone Television, created by Peter Tolan, directed by Robby Benson, and starring Kathleen Turner as Chelsea Stevens. Loosely patterned after Martha Stewart, Chelsea is an abrasive homemaker who heads a media empire. The pilot costars Melinda McGraw as her office manager, Lisa Rieffel as her daughter, Danny Zorn as her secretary, plus Anthony Mangano, Scott Stevens, and JoNell Kennedy.[1] Andrew Bilgore had originally been cast as the secretary, but despite the fact that he was beloved by Turner,[2] the network wanted someone chubbier in the role so they gave the part to Zorn on the day of the taping. Michael Eisner and network executives loved the pilot and penciled the show in on the ABC fall schedule,[3] but things fell apart in test screenings.[4] This pilot was never broadcast.

The script was reworked, it was shopped around to other actresses[5] and reshot the following year with Jean Smart[6] and Nancy McKeon. That version managed to get on the air at CBS in January 1998,[7][8] but they ran afoul of Stewart, who'd made a home for herself on CBS,[9] so it was pulled off the schedule at the end of the month and quietly canceled. Copies of that series' 13 episodes are easily found online.[10] Over two decades later, Smart reprised the role of Chelsea in a 2019 episode of "Mad About You."[11]

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References

  1. ↑ IMDb: "Style & Substance" (1996)
  2. ↑ Andrew Bilgore biography
  3. ↑ New York Daily News, Kathleen Turner Interview (1996-05-22)
  4. ↑ Entertainment Weekly - Midseason Roundup, Peter Tolan blurb (1996-06-28)
  5. ↑ Spokesman, Recasting blurb (1996-09-09)
  6. ↑ Smart Choice: Giving sitcoms another try, USA Today (1998-01-05)
  7. ↑ IMDb: Style & Substance (1998)
  8. ↑ Style & Substance (1998) Press Kit
  9. ↑ Nancy McKeon - Biography (Style & Substance excerpt)
  10. ↑ Internet Archive
  11. ↑ IMDb: "Mad About You," Real Estate for Beginners (2019)
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