Kim Coles

She's going to be strong and powerful and sensitive and all the things at the same time.

She's going to be strong and powerful and sensitive and all the things at the same time.

I remember Yvette telling me about Regine and who she was thinking about for Regine. And she said, Kim Fields. And I was like, oh, that's interesting. Because we had only seen Kim as a child star. I mean, only and ever. And we know that she's growing up and she'd begun doing some other roles. No, the public hadn't really gotten a chance to fall in love with her as a grown woman.

I remember Yvette telling me about Regine and who she was thinking about for Regine. And she said, Kim Fields. And I was like, oh, that's interesting. Because we had only seen Kim as a child star. I mean, only and ever. And we know that she's growing up and she'd begun doing some other roles. No, the public hadn't really gotten a chance to fall in love with her as a grown woman.

Every little black girl wanted to be Kim Fields. Exactly. Right. And she did it so well and she had kept her integrity and kept her energy.

Every little black girl wanted to be Kim Fields. Exactly. Right. And she did it so well and she had kept her integrity and kept her energy.

So I know that she was thinking of her all along and I was like, oh, this is fun. So I don't know what the casting situation was for Kim and Kim will come and tell us if she ever comes to visit. Yeah, we gotta have her. Yeah, we gotta have her. And so it just all felt good until... It didn't feel good. So Yvette turned on scripts. We were falling in love with what this is going to be.

So I know that she was thinking of her all along and I was like, oh, this is fun. So I don't know what the casting situation was for Kim and Kim will come and tell us if she ever comes to visit. Yeah, we gotta have her. Yeah, we gotta have her. And so it just all felt good until... It didn't feel good. So Yvette turned on scripts. We were falling in love with what this is going to be.

And we got a call saying the final script that was turned in is not what we want it to be. OK, so wait a minute. OK. Y'all about to lose the show. We're about to lose the show because there was a script that was turned in that was not to Warner Brothers fans. Or Fox's liking. It just wasn't what they wanted. Wow. And they're like, we've run out of time. We've given her notes.

And we got a call saying the final script that was turned in is not what we want it to be. OK, so wait a minute. OK. Y'all about to lose the show. We're about to lose the show because there was a script that was turned in that was not to Warner Brothers fans. Or Fox's liking. It just wasn't what they wanted. Wow. And they're like, we've run out of time. We've given her notes.

She's addressed some of the notes, but it's still not where we need it to be. We're going to have to go. And Latifah and I got on the phone and said... I'm willing to extend my deal if you are. I like this girl. I love this idea. I want to play. And she felt the same way. What do we need to do?

She's addressed some of the notes, but it's still not where we need it to be. We're going to have to go. And Latifah and I got on the phone and said... I'm willing to extend my deal if you are. I like this girl. I love this idea. I want to play. And she felt the same way. What do we need to do?

And so we requested that William Morris extend our deal so that Yvette would have time to get another script in to get it done.

And so we requested that William Morris extend our deal so that Yvette would have time to get another script in to get it done.

For a little while longer. Because you could go back into the pool, like, well, off to the next show. I want to say we extended our deal just another two weeks or another month. It wasn't a long time, but it was enough so that Yvette could get another chance to write. So there was another writer, a showrunner, and that's an important... Distinction. Yeah.

For a little while longer. Because you could go back into the pool, like, well, off to the next show. I want to say we extended our deal just another two weeks or another month. It wasn't a long time, but it was enough so that Yvette could get another chance to write. So there was another writer, a showrunner, and that's an important... Distinction. Yeah.

So... So you have writers and executive producers, and then you have showrunners. And just as the name sounds, it's someone who is experienced or is being given the opportunity to run the show. That means you are the head honcho. You are running the entire experience. You're going to hire everyone. You're going to oversee the writers. You may write yourself.

So... So you have writers and executive producers, and then you have showrunners. And just as the name sounds, it's someone who is experienced or is being given the opportunity to run the show. That means you are the head honcho. You are running the entire experience. You're going to hire everyone. You're going to oversee the writers. You may write yourself.

This is the person who's really- The buck stops with them. Right. And Yvette had not yet had experience as a showrunner. She had had experience as a writer, and she was well-loved and well-received.

This is the person who's really- The buck stops with them. Right. And Yvette had not yet had experience as a showrunner. She had had experience as a writer, and she was well-loved and well-received.