SIGNIFICANT MOTHER: Jonathan Silverman Previews the New Risqué CW Comedy
August 3, 2015 by Marisa Roffman
Filed under Significant Mother
Credit: Scott Patrick Green/The CW
The CW is trying its hand at a half-hour scripted comedy.
SIGNIFICANT MOTHER — which was originally developed for The CW’s digital platform, CW Seed, before being picked up to the network — certainly is different from the shows that populate the network’s landscape during the traditional television season. Th show follows a young man, Nate (Josh Zuckerman) discovers his mother, Lydia (Krista Allen), and his best friend Jimmy (Nathaniel Buzolic) have been hooking up, it sends his world into a tailspin. But if you give the pilot a chance, it’s actually surprisingly charming.
“It’s a very unique and special little comedy…it’s a bit risqué,” SIGNIFICANT MOTHER star Jonathan Silverman (who plays Harrison, Lydia’s estranged husband/Nate’s father) allowed. “It’s adult themed. And it’s a comedy. It’s some new territories for that CW Monday night landscape.”
I spoke with Silverman about the show’s move to television, his stint behind the camera, how Harrison is handling his wife’s new relationship, and more… Read more
