Transparent Renewed For Second Season

If you haven’t watched the first season, do yourself a favor and check it out on Amazon. It’s so good. Strange and poignant, dark and tender, really funny, wonderful cast, and I’m not just saying that because Alex Billings is a great friend of mine. Everyone: Jeffrey Tambor, Judith Light, Gaby Hoffman, EVERYONE. Strong strong cast. Real sense of family. As someone with multiple siblings, I appreciate the care that went into really creating those relationships. High ratings, almost universal critical acclaim, and Amazon has renewed a second season.

I’ve known Alex for over 10 years now. It feels like we have known each other since we were kids. We have had many adventures. We have strolled through a crime scene where a dead body lay on the sidewalk (we got there before the cops got there. Stuff like that happens to us. It’s a problem.). We have tried, repeatedly, with some success, actually, to infiltrate a certain spooky organization by arranging private tours and playing dumb so we could see how far in we could get. We have watched 4 movies in a row. Probably more. We have laughed so hard and so loud that we were actually gently scolded by Chrisanne (Alex’s awesome wife) who had to wake up early in the morning. (Sheila, please be a better guest.) We have had deep and complex talks that have lasted for literally hours. She has supported my work and what I’m up to in ways I can’t even name. From the moment we met, there was both an ease and an excitement in our dynamic. The same was true with Chrisanne, too. We all just sort of looked at each other and were like, “Oh. Of course. We’re going to be friends. I totally recognize you. We’re in it for life now.” It happened instantly. We were all “over” each other instantly. “Oh. Hey. Wassup. Pass the remote.”

And so that context is all there for me when I say that the fact that the following scene in Transparent, where Alex’s character Davina does a duet with Jeffrey Tambor’s character … that this is something that now actually exists in the world … like … THIS HAPPENED …

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It is just so RIGHT.

There is nothing better than seeing friends be celebrated and praised for their talent.

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4 Responses to Transparent Renewed For Second Season

  1. Helena says:

    Great news. Watched it all in one go. Wanted to live in that house.

    That performance was fabulous.

    • sheila says:

      Helena – so psyched you saw it! I want to live in that house too and I want Tammy to keep her paws off of it. She’s ruining it.

      Speaking of Tammy – I adore her and she looked SO familiar – so I looked at her Imdb page and realized that I recognized her from Little House on the Freakin’ Prairie – like, THAT long ago. It made me feel ancient. But dammit, I clocked her. THAT’S where I know her.

      I also want to move into the Shangri La apartments and hang out with Davina.

  2. Stevie says:

    Jeffrey Tambor in Rolling Stone: “I’d like to thank one character, Alexandra Billings, who plays my best friend Davina. I learned so much from her. My confidence just soared in those scenes with her. She was so forthcoming and so confidence-boosting. She’s brilliant.” Hear hear!

    http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/features/jeffrey-tambor-transparent-transgender-20141009

    I am so thrilled for Alex – and so thrilled many more people will discover how brilliantly talented she is. xxx Stevie

    • sheila says:

      Stevie – holy shit, I hadn’t read that. I am not surprised – but I am also so thrilled for Alex!! What an amazing moment! And how generous of Tambor to say such a thing, you know? He didn’t have to.

      My brother studied acting with Tambor for years. His students love him and it is not hard to understand why.

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