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Casey Anthony: ‘Body of Proof’ finds a bit of inspiration in case - Hal
by mom_in_il Mon Jan 16, 2012 2:06 pm
Casey Anthony: ‘Body of Proof’ finds a bit of inspiration in case
posted by halboedeker on January, 13 2012 6:14 PM
The plot on “Body of Proof” sounds familiar: A young mother goes free in her child’s murder, but the public says justice hasn’t been served.
The script was “loosely inspired” by the Casey Anthony case, said Matthew Gross, executive producer of the ABC drama. ”The only similarity is a young woman accused of killing her child, and sympathy goes with the child,” Gross said.
The episode, which airs at 10 p.m. Tuesday on WFTV-Channel 9, quickly goes off on its own dramatic tangents. The mother is accused of dumping her 5-year-old son in a river, and a judge acquits her of murder. Oh, and the young mom is found dead two minutes into the episode.
In July, Anthony was acquitted of murder in the death of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee. Anthony is serving probation for check fraud somewhere in Florida.
“We’re not condoning someone taking her out, no matter how many films she puts out on YouTube,” Gross said of Anthony. “We don’t condone that behavior. Every life is precious.”
Rather, the episode, titled “Sympathy for the Devil,” focuses on the assumption of guilt and how the characters in the medical examiner’s office react to the slain, despised mother.
“Everyone deserves due process. It doesn’t matter what she did,” Gross said. “Someone killed her. Our job is to figure out who did it and bring them to justice.”
“Body of Proof,” which stars Dana Delany, also spoofs media fascination with the high-profile case through gung-ho TV host Sheila Temple (Marcia Gay Harden). Could Harden be doing a sendup of Nancy Grace?
“I don’t know why you would say that,” Gross said with a laugh. “She is loosely inspired by an amalgamation, a collage of many personalities on television. She [Grace] is definitely someone who comes to mind.”
This being a TV drama, “Body of Proof” can offer a definitive answer (particularly gruesome) about what happened to the victim.
Gross said he hopes star power bolsters the audience Tuesday. In addition, to Oscar winner Harden, the episode features Rita Wilson as the mom of the slain woman and Joanna Cassidy as the judge (and mother of Delany’s medical examiner).
Gross stressed the main theme about this drama set in a medical examiner’s office. “Ultimately, the real message of the series is live every day,” Gross said. ”People in this business ask, ‘How do you write a show about death?’ It makes me appreciate every day I’m on the planet.”
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2012/01/casey-anthony-body-of-proof-finds-a-bit-of-inspiration-in-case.html#more-49274
posted by halboedeker on January, 13 2012 6:14 PM
The plot on “Body of Proof” sounds familiar: A young mother goes free in her child’s murder, but the public says justice hasn’t been served.
The script was “loosely inspired” by the Casey Anthony case, said Matthew Gross, executive producer of the ABC drama. ”The only similarity is a young woman accused of killing her child, and sympathy goes with the child,” Gross said.
The episode, which airs at 10 p.m. Tuesday on WFTV-Channel 9, quickly goes off on its own dramatic tangents. The mother is accused of dumping her 5-year-old son in a river, and a judge acquits her of murder. Oh, and the young mom is found dead two minutes into the episode.
In July, Anthony was acquitted of murder in the death of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee. Anthony is serving probation for check fraud somewhere in Florida.
“We’re not condoning someone taking her out, no matter how many films she puts out on YouTube,” Gross said of Anthony. “We don’t condone that behavior. Every life is precious.”
Rather, the episode, titled “Sympathy for the Devil,” focuses on the assumption of guilt and how the characters in the medical examiner’s office react to the slain, despised mother.
“Everyone deserves due process. It doesn’t matter what she did,” Gross said. “Someone killed her. Our job is to figure out who did it and bring them to justice.”
“Body of Proof,” which stars Dana Delany, also spoofs media fascination with the high-profile case through gung-ho TV host Sheila Temple (Marcia Gay Harden). Could Harden be doing a sendup of Nancy Grace?
“I don’t know why you would say that,” Gross said with a laugh. “She is loosely inspired by an amalgamation, a collage of many personalities on television. She [Grace] is definitely someone who comes to mind.”
This being a TV drama, “Body of Proof” can offer a definitive answer (particularly gruesome) about what happened to the victim.
Gross said he hopes star power bolsters the audience Tuesday. In addition, to Oscar winner Harden, the episode features Rita Wilson as the mom of the slain woman and Joanna Cassidy as the judge (and mother of Delany’s medical examiner).
Gross stressed the main theme about this drama set in a medical examiner’s office. “Ultimately, the real message of the series is live every day,” Gross said. ”People in this business ask, ‘How do you write a show about death?’ It makes me appreciate every day I’m on the planet.”
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2012/01/casey-anthony-body-of-proof-finds-a-bit-of-inspiration-in-case.html#more-49274
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