{"id":412669,"date":"2022-03-05T19:00:51","date_gmt":"2022-03-05T16:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/winning-time-co-creator-on-capturing-la-lakers-showtime-era\/"},"modified":"2022-03-05T19:00:51","modified_gmt":"2022-03-05T16:00:51","slug":"winning-time-co-creator-on-capturing-la-lakers-showtime-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/winning-time-co-creator-on-capturing-la-lakers-showtime-era\/","title":{"rendered":"#&#8217;Winning Time&#8217; Co-Creator on Capturing LA Lakers&#8217; &#8216;Showtime&#8217; Era"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a307fc4437a0\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a307fc4437a0\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/winning-time-co-creator-on-capturing-la-lakers-showtime-era\/#%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Winning_Time_Co-Creator_on_Capturing_LA_Lakers_%E2%80%98Showtime_Era%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;&#8216;Winning Time&#8217; Co-Creator on Capturing LA Lakers&#8217; &#8216;Showtime&#8217; Era&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Winning_Time_Co-Creator_on_Capturing_LA_Lakers_%E2%80%98Showtime_Era%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;&#8216;Winning Time&#8217; Co-Creator on Capturing LA Lakers&#8217; &#8216;Showtime&#8217; Era&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Transport back to the over-the-top world of the 1980s through a gold and purple sports lens with <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winning Time: The Rise of The Lakers Dynasty<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The upcoming HBO drama, based on the book <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, traces the ascension of a beloved sports franchise that helped turn the NBA into big business. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s a story Jim Hecht, one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a>\u2019 creators, writers and EPs knows all too well. The lifelong fan brought a passionate pitch to author Jeff Pearlman about adapting his book. As a 10-year-old, he would wait outside the Forum in hopes of getting a glimpse of his larger-than-life heroes from the court. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Much like the Lakers, this project brings a strong starting lineup with EP\/director Adam McKay attached alongside stars John C. Reilly (team owner Dr. Jerry Buss), talented newcomers Quincy Isaiah (Magic Johnson) and Dr. Solomon Hughes (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), Gaby Hoffman (Forum GM Claire Rothman), Adrian Brody (Coach Pat Riley) and even Sally Field (Jerry Buss\u2019 mom Jessie), to name a few. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here, Hecht delves into the show\u2019s eight-year journey and why he\u2019s sure it will <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eal to more than the NBA fan. <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1034089\" style=\"width: 865px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1034089\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1034089 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/john-c-reilly-quincy-isaiah-Winning-TIme-855x570.jpg\" alt=\"Winning Time \" width=\"855\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/john-c-reilly-quincy-isaiah-Winning-TIme-855x570.jpg 855w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/john-c-reilly-quincy-isaiah-Winning-TIme-434x289.jpg 434w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/john-c-reilly-quincy-isaiah-Winning-TIme-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/john-c-reilly-quincy-isaiah-Winning-TIme-234x155.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/john-c-reilly-quincy-isaiah-Winning-TIme-570x380.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/john-c-reilly-quincy-isaiah-Winning-TIme.jpg 2028w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 855px) 100vw, 855px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1034089\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Warrick Page\/HBO<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>Talk about the immense pressure you felt to get the story you cared so much about just right.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Jim Hecht: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We shot the pilot in 2019. We were going to shoot in spring, but it was pushed back a year due to the pandemic. We were in the writer\u2019s room for essentially over two years. In that time, we had an opportunity to pour through just about everything that had ever been written about the \u201cShowtime\u201d Lakers. I think for [co-creator and EP] Max Borenstein as the steward of this process it was really important to draw from the real words and the real things that happened. We\u2019re very conscious never to stray from the truth of our characters, who they are, and the story we are trying to tell. We have been pretty painstaking to find and know every little detail left to discover about the \u201cShowtime\u201d Lakers. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>How do you feel about the cast? You wanted stars but to also bring a certain level of authenticity. It\u2019s a delicate balance. <\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the early stages, I would always be asked how we were going to cast Magic and Kareem. Where you are going to find guys that tall who can act and embody those people? Francine Maisler pulled that off. Somehow she found Quincy. The first time we saw him it was like, \u201cThat\u2019s the guy. I see it.\u201d Solomon with a Ph.D. and being a professor and able to embody the internal intellectual world of Kareem \u2014 I really feel we got that. I had a hard time before I saw it picturing John as Dr. Buss. The first time I saw John in hair and makeup I was like, \u201cOh my God, it\u2019s him.\u201d Jason Clarke as Jerry West \u2014 one of the most complicated people in all professional sports. Jason just becomes that guy. <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1034090\" style=\"width: 865px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1034090\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1034090 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/jason-clarke-Winning-TIme-855x570.jpg\" alt=\"Jason Clarke in 'Winning Time'\" width=\"855\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/jason-clarke-Winning-TIme-855x570.jpg 855w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/jason-clarke-Winning-TIme-434x289.jpg 434w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/jason-clarke-Winning-TIme-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/jason-clarke-Winning-TIme-234x155.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/jason-clarke-Winning-TIme-570x380.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/jason-clarke-Winning-TIme.jpg 2028w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 855px) 100vw, 855px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1034090\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Warrick Page\/HBO<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>And then you think about the actual basketball playing. <\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Early on we wanted to put the guys through a training camp so they played like the \u201880s Lakers. Before we officially offered Quincy the part, we put him on the floor with Rick Fox. It was brutal. Rick was like, \u201cI\u2019m going to make the kid throw up.\u201d He put Quincy through the most brutal workout I\u2019ve seen anyone go through. Crazy stuff. Quincy, you can tell wanted to throw the ball to Rick\u2019s face. He was like, \u201cNo, let\u2019s keep going.\u201d He got through it, and now he is Magic Johnson. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Have you gotten much feedback from those being portrayed? <\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ve heard through the press. Magic said what he said on TMZ. I got a lot of it from my friends. I only thought, \u201cMagic Johnson is talking about the show!\u201d I hope they like it, but I can\u2019t control that. I don\u2019t know how I would react to somebody\u2019s depiction of me. I understand where they are coming from, but it\u2019s a labor of love. I met Magic Johnson when I was 6. I stood in line at the Westminster Mall for two hours. I keep that picture. Magic Johnson was my hero growing up. So it comes from that perspective. Whatever they think about how they look on screen, I hope they know it comes from a place of extreme love. Max and I have season tickets. We go to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s together. We probably went to 20 games together. And we went when they were terrible. <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1032112\" style=\"width: 758px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1032112\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1032112 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/winning-time-lakers-reilly-isaiah-clarke-748x570.jpg\" alt=\"John C. Reilly, Quincy Isaiah, Jason Clarke in Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty\" width=\"748\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/winning-time-lakers-reilly-isaiah-clarke-748x570.jpg 748w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/winning-time-lakers-reilly-isaiah-clarke-379x289.jpg 379w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/winning-time-lakers-reilly-isaiah-clarke-768x585.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/winning-time-lakers-reilly-isaiah-clarke-570x434.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/winning-time-lakers-reilly-isaiah-clarke.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1032112\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Warrick Page\/HBO<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>In the past, you\u2019ve mentioned the show has a <\/b><b><i>Friday Night Lights<\/i><\/b><b> vibe. How do you feel the series will resonate with audiences that aren\u2019t necessarily sports fans? <\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is almost this feeling of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Crown<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> where <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Crown <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is about a monarchy but is it really? Our show is about basketball, but it\u2019s really about these certain people. So you can take basketball out of it, and it would appeal to basketball fans but also everybody. That\u2019s what I loved about <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Friday Night Lights<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. They are not only great people, but their relationships are complicated and super nuanced and bring up all these issues about race, class, society. At the same time, there are these iconic personalities competing at the highest [level], trying to make history. For me, it\u2019s a perfect storm of all those factors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>As the season progresses into a potential season 2, would the focus turn to another timeline or stay the course? <\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019re trying to figure that out. We\u2019re working on writing season 2 whatever that may be. It hasn\u2019t been officially ordered or anything, but our days are full. Let me put it that way. In my mind, I thought every [basketball] season is a season or two. When we talk about it, this could go 20 seasons. You could just follow these guys and this team with history still being written.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">H<\/span><b>ow are we going to be left feeling at the end of this season? <\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I hope you feel the same way when <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game of Thrones <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">or <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Succession <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is done for a season. Where it\u2019s like, \u201cI hate you, HBO. How are you going to make me wait a whole year to see how this all comes out?\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty<\/i><\/b><b> premiere, March 6, 9\/8c, HBO<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>The series will also stream on HBO Max. <\/b><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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