Its always tricky blending tones, says showrunner David E. Kelley.
Has anything surprised you?DAVID E. KELLEY:Its all been a surprise.
You never know how these things will turn out.
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But in terms of the reaction to it, its just a big guess.
That was just tough stuff to wade into.
It was very powerful.
We ended up being pretty proud of the depiction of it.
Lets see…the finale.
I loved the juxtaposition of suspense and music and love and murder.
That was a big challenge to pull all that off in 60 minutes.
I sat back and marveled at how wellJean-Marc balanced all those story linesand blended those tones.
And by that time well, we had an almost immediate trust.
By show seven, I really felt the series was more his baby than anybodys.
When I saw what he did with it and how he brought that home, it was pretty thrilling.
Thats a real luxury for a writer to have an actor with that kind of skill set.
That, again, is a difficult trip.
[Laughs] Well, I dont know.
Im just happy for everyone.
This was such a selfless group through and through, so to see everybody get rewarded was very nice.
I thought the limited series was the perfect medium for this material.
And your other shows,GoliathandMr.
Mercedes,also have these tight, short seasons.
you’ve got the option to play to their flaws if its a shorter run.
And you might be a little bit tighter in your plots.
Ive really enjoyed the limited series format.
I have to ask the season 2 question.
What are your thoughts on doing one?We dont know yet.
Were kicking it around.
If we feel that the material warrants it, well do it.
That decision hasnt been made yet, and itll be story-driven when it is.
Mercedesand withBig Little Lies,the authors werent really involved in your adaptations.
Im certainly open to it.
Run with it now.
Ive just read the book, but theres other stuff on our plate before turning to that.
Again, its not on my front burner.
We did it once and loved doing it, but that might be hard to do again.
