{"id":51691,"date":"2023-12-01T23:19:41","date_gmt":"2023-12-02T05:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/?p=51691"},"modified":"2023-12-02T00:00:49","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T06:00:49","slug":"larrythompson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/01\/larrythompson\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Larry Thompson"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>TV Interview!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- TVMEGBODY -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1056557952271337\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8801203268\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51695\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thompson1.png\" alt=\"Taylor Ann Thompson who also stars in Ladies Of The '80s: A Divas Christmas with Larry Thompson, Executive Producer Courtesy of Larry Thompson Entertainment\" width=\"427\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thompson1.png 427w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thompson1-300x211.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Interview with Larry A. Thompson, producer of &#8220;Ladies of the &#8217;80s: A Divas Christmas&#8221; on Lifetime by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/13\/biosuzanne\/\">Suzanne<\/a> 10\/23\/23<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a normal year, I would have been able to interview one of the great actresses in this movie, or possibly all of them. However, this interview was during the SAG-Aftra strike, so I was only allowed to speak to the movie&#8217;s executive producer. However, it was a great chat because he&#8217;s been around a long time. He worked with the Beatles when he was just starting out as a lawyer for EMI! He&#8217;s not only a producer, but a manager. In fact, he manages William Shatner, whom I love and would very much like to interview one day. It was awesome to hear his stories in this interview. I hope you enjoy it, too!<\/p>\n<p>The movie is very fun &#8211; especially if you enjoy romantic Christmas movies, or if you watched primetime soaps like &#8220;Knots Landing,&#8221; &#8220;Dallas,&#8221; &#8220;Desperate Housewives,&#8221; etc. because the &#8220;ladies&#8221; of the title are LInda Grey (Sue Ellen on &#8220;Dallas&#8221;), Loni Anderson (Jennifer of &#8220;WKRP in Cincinnati, among other roles &#8211; the only &#8220;lady&#8221; not known for soaps), Morgan Fairchild (of Falcon Crest, Paper Dolls and many daytime soaps), Nicolette Sheridan (Paige of &#8220;Knots Landing&#8221; and Edie of &#8220;Desperate Housewives&#8221;), and Donna Mills (Abby in &#8220;Knots Landing&#8221;). It was great to see them all in this charming film. Thompson&#8217;s daughter, Taylor Ann, is the ingenue of the movie.\u00a0 Christopher Atkins has a small role as Grey&#8217;s son (This is hilarious to me because in &#8220;Dallas,&#8221; their characters had an affair!).\u00a0 I enjoyed it. It&#8217;s fun and very Christmasy. The male lead, <span xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\">Travis Burns<\/span>, is very handsome and has a killer Aussie accent. Happy Holidays! Don&#8217;t miss the movie tomorrow, December 2nd, 2023!<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Interview w\/ Larry Thompson of &quot;Ladies of the &#039;80s: A Divas Christmas&quot; on Lifetime 10\/23\/23\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TmjrjoSmF7c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>MORE INFO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mylifetime.com\/movies\/ladies-of-the-80s-a-divas-christmas\">Official Site<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/6M4sGfE2AKE?si=F74WC067vC0vdA11\">Trailer<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"text-component-item-ea824521-90cf-11ee-82a5-99c5e4ed3a6b\" class=\"text-component-item body-copy sanitize-html\" role=\"region\">\n<div>\n<p><span xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-51693 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ladieskeyart.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Ladies of the \u201980s: A Divas Christmas&quot; key art\" width=\"430\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ladieskeyart.jpg 533w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ladieskeyart-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/>In\u00a0<\/span><em><span xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\">Ladies of the\u202f\u201980s: A Divas Christmas<\/span><\/em><span xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\">, five glamorous \u201880s soap opera stars reunite to share the spotlight to shoot the final\u202fChristmas\u202fepisode of their long-running soap opera. The producer, Alex (Travis Burns) and director Nell (Taylor Ann Thompson), old college friends, do their best to keep things on the rails but as the ladies come together, old rivalries resurface that threaten to tear the whole production apart. With the show nearly canceled before it even begins due to the ladies\u2019 famous diva behavior, they reluctantly agree to set aside their differences and past secrets to \u201cact\u201d as if they all still love each other.\u202f When old sparks reignite between Alex and Nell, the ladies become eager to play cupid and\u202fconspire to bring the couple together<\/span><span xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\">.\u202f<\/span><span xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\">Along the way, the divas also discover that the love between them all is still very strong too.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">The movie\u2019s theme song\u00a0<\/span><span xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Ladies of the \u201980s wa<\/span><span xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">s written by Song Writer Hall of Fame\u2019s Steve Dorff and Michael Jay, produced by Steve Droff, and performed by \u201980s pop sensation Tiffany (<\/span><span xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><em>I Think We\u2019re Alone Now<\/em>).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><em><span xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\">Ladies of the \u201980s: A Divas Christmas\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\">is executive produced for Lifetime by Larry A. Thompson (<\/span><em><span xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\">Liz &amp; Dick, Amish Grace<\/span><\/em><span xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\">). Christie Will Wolf (<\/span><em><span xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\">Christmas on Candy Cane Lane, The Art of Passion<\/span><\/em><span xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\">) directs from a script by James Berg &amp; Stan Zimmerman (<\/span><em><span xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\">The Golden Girls, Gilmore Girls<\/span><\/em><span xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\">) with Robert G. Endara II and Ed Polgardy producing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.larrythompsonorg.com\/larry\">About Larry Thompason<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Proofread and Edited by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/20\/biobrenda\/\">Brenda<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvmeg.com\/index.php\/interviews\/\">Back to the Primetime Articles and Interviews Page<\/a><\/p>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- TVMEGBODY -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1056557952271337\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8801203268\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-51694\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/larryladies.png\" alt=\"Larry Thompson, Executive Producer, has his hands full while producing Lifetime's Ladies Of The '80s: A Divas Christmas starring (L-R, Linda Gray, Loni Anderson, Larry Thompson, Donna Mills, Morgan Fairchild, and Nicollette Sheridan). - Courtesy of Larry Thompson Entertainment\" width=\"715\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/larryladies.png 789w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/larryladies-300x133.png 300w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/larryladies-768x341.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TV Interview! &nbsp; Interview with Larry A. Thompson, producer of &#8220;Ladies of the &#8217;80s: A Divas Christmas&#8221; on Lifetime by Suzanne 10\/23\/23 In a normal year, I would have been able to interview one of the great actresses in this movie, or possibly all of them. 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