2012 was supposed to be the year gay men took over US TV, but both The New Normal and Partners failed to make it past a short first season. Now it’s the ladies’ turn, as THR reports that a lesbian-themed comedy has received a pilot order at NBC.
The show, One Big Happy, has a good pedigree as Ellen DeGeneres will executive produce the show through her A Very Good Production company. Liz Feldman, who is also gay and has worked on the likes of Girls and 2 Broke Girls, will come up with the script and produce.
One Big Happy, ‘centers on a lesbian who gets pregnant just as her straight male best friend meets and marries the love of his life’.
It certainly reaffirms NBC’s commitment to LGBT characters. Sadly shows such as Go On and Smash failed to find much of an audience and were cancelled, but the network has continued to commission shows with gay characters such as Sean Saves The World. It’s probably not a coincidence that NBC Entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt is gay, and previously saw success when he was at Showtime by giving the go ahead to The L Word and the US version of Queer As Folk, both of which were big successes for the cable network.
Of course, getting a pilot doesn’t mean One Big Happy will inevitably get a series, but with the likes of Degeneres backing it, hopefully a team can be brought together to make it a success.
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