REBA RELATED
Parton's TV wish comes true -- late
By Terry Morrow
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. -- Dolly Parton says her upcoming guest appearance on "Reba," airing 9 p.m. Friday on The WB, turned out so well that the producers asked her to do a spin-off.
On "Reba," Parton will play Dolly Majors, a real estate mogul who Reba wants desperately to impress. "They already started talking to me as soon as we did this (episode). Someone mentioned to me (about) taking this character and doing a (spin-off)," Parton says.
"But I don't want to do a show now because I am involved in so many other things."
Playing Majors was "a good part for me," she says. "She's the kind of character (who would) allow me to go back and be a little visitor now and then."
Parton wants to see Majors become a recurring character not only on "Reba" but also all over the WB network. She envisions that the character could turn up anywhere on any WB show since she's always on the prowl for a good real estate deal.
Working with the "Reba" cast and crew was positive for Parton.
"Everybody on that whole show is great. I had one of the best weeks I ever had in show business," she said.
Parton is working on music for two new stage productions, a musical version of "9 to 5" and a play about her life's story. The latter project is being considered for a Broadway berth.
She is also pitching the idea of a Dollywood musical special to the Country Music Television network. She says she will also take the idea to Great American Country channel. Throughout its 20 seasons, Dollywood has featured concerts by Allison Krauss, Garth Brooks and Kenny Chesney early in their careers.
The chance for her to do a weekly TV series now is ironic for Parton.
"For years, I tried to (get) a series," she says. "I would have done (an opportunity) like this then. Now, a series is the last thing I want to do. It's too much of one thing. It's too much of a 9-to-5 job."
For most of the 1990s, Parton made several attempts to get into weekly television. Most of the ideas were half-hour situation comedies. She shot a pilot of one series that did not make it onto the air.
Parton has hosted two variety shows, both titled "Dolly." The first one was a half-hour series that emphasized musical numbers. The second one was an hourlong ABC series that included sketches and remote pieces.
When the ABC series, a highly anticipated show during the 1987-88 TV season, ended after a few months, a disappointed Parton went back to the drawing board.
Many ideas from several writers came her way -- playing a hairdresser, a singer and even a cook with her own TV show -- but none of them panned out.
She found the process of working with networks and making creative decisions by committee too difficult and stifling.
"That's not to say I won't do a (series) later," she says, "but I don't want to do one in this section of my life."
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By Terry Morrow
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. -- Dolly Parton says her upcoming guest appearance on "Reba," airing 9 p.m. Friday on The WB, turned out so well that the producers asked her to do a spin-off. On "Reba," Parton will play Dolly Majors, a real estate mogul who Reba wants desperately to impress. "They already started talking to me as soon as we did this (episode). Someone mentioned to me (about) taking this character and doing a (spin-off)," Parton says.
"But I don't want to do a show now because I am involved in so many other things."
Playing Majors was "a good part for me," she says. "She's the kind of character (who would) allow me to go back and be a little visitor now and then."
Parton wants to see Majors become a recurring character not only on "Reba" but also all over the WB network. She envisions that the character could turn up anywhere on any WB show since she's always on the prowl for a good real estate deal.
Working with the "Reba" cast and crew was positive for Parton.
"Everybody on that whole show is great. I had one of the best weeks I ever had in show business," she said.
Parton is working on music for two new stage productions, a musical version of "9 to 5" and a play about her life's story. The latter project is being considered for a Broadway berth.
She is also pitching the idea of a Dollywood musical special to the Country Music Television network. She says she will also take the idea to Great American Country channel. Throughout its 20 seasons, Dollywood has featured concerts by Allison Krauss, Garth Brooks and Kenny Chesney early in their careers.
The chance for her to do a weekly TV series now is ironic for Parton.
"For years, I tried to (get) a series," she says. "I would have done (an opportunity) like this then. Now, a series is the last thing I want to do. It's too much of one thing. It's too much of a 9-to-5 job."
For most of the 1990s, Parton made several attempts to get into weekly television. Most of the ideas were half-hour situation comedies. She shot a pilot of one series that did not make it onto the air.
Parton has hosted two variety shows, both titled "Dolly." The first one was a half-hour series that emphasized musical numbers. The second one was an hourlong ABC series that included sketches and remote pieces.
When the ABC series, a highly anticipated show during the 1987-88 TV season, ended after a few months, a disappointed Parton went back to the drawing board.
Many ideas from several writers came her way -- playing a hairdresser, a singer and even a cook with her own TV show -- but none of them panned out.
She found the process of working with networks and making creative decisions by committee too difficult and stifling.
"That's not to say I won't do a (series) later," she says, "but I don't want to do one in this section of my life."
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