Holly Hunter, best known for her role in her Oscar winning performance in ‘The Piano’, has a new show coming to TNT next month. The show has Hunter playing Oklahoma City detective Grace Anadarko. Anadarko, who is an alcoholic, kills someone driving while drunk and an angel comes to her saying he will wipe it the incident away if she changes her attitude towards life. Anadarko had been bitter towards the Oklahoma City bombing killed her best friend and sister. The first episode airs on July 18th for one hour. Other storylines include her troubled love life which shows her having an office affair with a married man.
Other actors you will see in the show are Bailey Chase (Butch), Kenny Johnson (Det Ham Tipton), and Leon Rippy (Earl). It appears we have a bit of ‘Touched By an Angel’ Crossbred with ‘The Closer’.
Here is the promo for the show following the break in the page.
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Chris Love said
July 23 2007 @ 8:22 pm
It seems to me that “Saving Grace,” the new TV show highly advertised on TNT beginning Monday 7/23 is a misguided Hollywood depiction of Christianity.
From what I have seen so far it is a “watered down” version of God’s presence. It’s shocking and creates a surprising expectation of what an angel is or should be. Having a tobacco spitting, nondenominational angel as a character, can be I’m sure very entertaining to a broad range of viewers. Does this portrayal pass on the message to start doing the right thing, or does it create a big comfort zone when doing the wrong thing?
Although I must say it is a personal issue with me, since I am the author of “If I Could Do Life Again.” The story illustrates the same premise about a drunk driver who is visited by an angel to help with a second chance at life. Tate Publishing out of a Mustang, Oklahoma released this book in 2005, which is still available through Amazon,Wal*Mart, and most major retailers.
Chris Love
chris.love77@sbcglobal.net