Episode 4 – April 2021
Filmmaker Allen Wolf interviews Sheryl J. Anderson, the Creator and Executive Producer of the Netflix show, Sweet Magnolias. They talk about how she started as a storyteller, the way her life experience made her uniquely qualified to create this hit show, and how her faith has played a crucial role for her as an artist. She also talks about what’s important in her life and how she has been able to get where she is today.
On writing Sweet Magnolias, Sheryl explains, “We had a running joke in the writer’s room that we wanted to make the audience laugh out loud once an episode, cry once an episode, and then whatever they wanted to do in between was fine. But the running joke became that we wanted to do that to each other every day in the room and we laughed a lot together and we cried a lot together.”
Allen ends the interview by asking about the cliffhanger in Sweet Magnolias. “Who was in the car?”
Links:
• Sweet Magnolias Official Site
• Navigating Hollywood’s Marriage Course, Pre-Marriage Course, Alpha Course
• Sheryl J. Anderson on IMDb, Twitter
• Allen Wolf on IMDb, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter
The transcript for this episode can be found here.
Video for this episode can be found here.
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Sheryl I doubt if you remember me from back when your Mom and Dad were at Prince of Peace. I have tried to get in touch, sending
a letter to John Paul Catholic University. The letter came back. I wanted to let you know how proud we are of all of your accomplishments. I can see your Mom and Dad smiling down on you. I don’t do Instagram so I thought maybe this would get to you.
Janet Podgorski long time member of Prince of Peace Lutheran church, Springfield VA