Tales of the City's next chapter ....updates?

[Mirth]

Posted: 7/28/06 at 3:13pm

This is really off the topic: does anyone have an update (other than ususal stuff that circulates) on the next Tales of the City installment, "Babycakes"? Will it be on cable and when will it be aired? I've heard rumors about December of this year for filming.
Thanks.

Updated On: 7/29/06 at 03:13 PM

[Dollypop]

Posted: 7/28/06 at 3:21pm

Is that the one about the dwarf or am I confusing it with another Maupin story?

[Kringas]

Posted: 7/28/06 at 3:23pm

Dollypop, you're thinking of Maybe the Moon. Babycakes is the fourth "Barbary Lane" book.

I heard rumors a few years ago of it being turned into a film, Mirth, but as far as I know it's not happening any time soon. At this rate, most of the cast is getting too old for their roles.

[JerseyGirl2]

Posted: 7/28/06 at 3:29pm

Olympia is the only Anna Madrigal.


ETA: ooops.

Updated On: 7/28/06 at 03:29 PM

[Kringas]

Posted: 7/28/06 at 3:31pm

The mountain or the woman?

I agree, and I agree that there is no other Mary Ann Singleton but Laura Linney, but I'm not sure she can pull off late 20s/Early 30s at this point, as she'd be in Babycakes.

[robbiej]

Posted: 7/28/06 at 3:34pm

Oh...I think Linney could still do it. As for Mrs. Madrigal, the only other woman I ever could have imagined playing the role was Lois Smith. But I adore Dukakis in this series.

As much as I love BABYCAKES and SIGNIFICANT OTHERS, I wouldn't be upset if they just skipped right to filming SURE OF YOU. That book broke my heart.

[Kringas]

Posted: 7/28/06 at 3:39pm

Mine too. I did find that the books declined in quality after Further Tales, but it's still one hell of a series.

[JohnBoy2]

Posted: 7/28/06 at 3:50pm

I remember BABYCAKES, as a television film starring Ricki Lake and Craig Sheffer.

[Kringas]

Posted: 7/28/06 at 3:51pm

As do I, but that was based on a German movie, not the Maupin book.

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 7/28/06 at 3:56pm

That's what I thought this thread was going to be about.

[Mirth]

Posted: 7/28/06 at 4:27pm

Thanks to all of you for the replies. I'm attached to the original
cast too. Good point about it being a little late for their ages to be believable...I didn't remember the time lapses.... Kringas, you're right-- their oldest would probably be early 30's.
Updated On: 7/28/06 at 04:27 PM

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 7/28/06 at 9:50pm

I also thought this was about that embarrassing fairy tale of a TV movie.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 7/28/06 at 9:53pm

Whatever happened to Marcus D'Amico?

[cturtle]

Posted: 7/29/06 at 5:53am

we watched MORE TALES just last nite :)