Sixth in a sequence of interviews with the individuals who make the Golden Globes occur.
For the second consecutive 12 months, Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss will probably be government producers-show runners of the Golden Globes, with Weiss additionally directing. Their monitor file is astounding, together with the Tony Awards, Emmys, Kennedy Heart Honors, Oscars, Tremendous Bowl Halftime, Thanksgiving Day Parade, political conventions, and numerous different specials.
You’ve performed nearly each awards present, however does the Golden Globes current a novel problem?
Weiss: The most important problem is the earliness of the present within the season. We at all times have a preproduction interval of X variety of weeks, however with the Globes there are two main holidays, so the largest shock is how vital that point is that we lose, as a result of so many individuals are closed down and away in that interval. However we’re pleased with what we did final 12 months, we predict we’re taking main leaps ahead this 12 months. We’re coalescing as a workforce, which is nice.
Kirshner: There are a number of awards, and we simply final 12 months added two awards, so there may be a number of content material and a number of classes, so we don’t have a lot time to play with.
Weiss: We have fun each films and TV, so there may be a number of content material, a number of classes. There will probably be a number of deserving individuals within the room and we wish to give them their due. So we wish to go away time for the individuals being honored.
Something you’re particularly wanting ahead to?
Weiss: I’ll begin with Nikki Glaser, and I’m not simply saying that. That’s from having labored along with her over the previous couple of months, I just like the vitality and concepts she’s bringing.
Kirshner: This present has 27 classes that folks know, so Nikki is sort of the X issue, and he or she’s been nice. I’m wanting ahead to that a part of the present.
Weiss: I’m so thrilled with the quantity of preparation she’s performed. She’s testing materials in comedy golf equipment; we’ve seen viewers responses and that’s a extremely good gauge. She’s a extremely nice expertise and I can’t wait to see the viewers reply to her as a result of she has some nice materials.
Final 12 months’s present was an enormous success, however did you two determine extra of this, much less of this, for subsequent 12 months?
Weiss: If I ever do a ‘good’ present, it’s time to get out of the sport. There are at all times belongings you wish to do otherwise, elevate the bar, however we definitely realized lots and this 12 months’s present will profit from all we realized final 12 months and can get even higher.
The Hilton Lodge development impacts nearly all the pieces this 12 months; does it have an effect on you?
Kirshner: The complete backstage is gone; there’s no help area again there. Our manufacturing workforce needed to construct a double-decker non permanent construction, to carry some a part of what would usually be the backstage. That’s been the largest impact on our present, by way of expertise holding and workplace area and different stuff that’s usually again there. It’s all gone.
Weiss: Nothing is “regular” because it was. The development impacts each little element, whether or not it’s limos arriving or pink carpet, we don’t have a direct-to-backstage entry that we had earlier than, and these little issues hold us on our toes and makes us listen much more. That ensures that we’re all paying shut consideration and no one’s phoning it in. The Hilton ballroom is such a unique room from different exhibits. When somebody wins an award, what they should do to get to the stage — while you tune in, we wish to provide you with an thought of the place individuals are seated in relation to one another, so that you perceive the trail to the stage. We’ve a number of ideas that I believe will probably be enjoyable for the house viewers to see. There are positively components within the room that will probably be observed by the TV viewers. All was constructing on a base — we didn’t deconstruct, we’re persevering with to shine.