Post by TVFan on Dec 20, 2006 11:07:42 GMT -5
From KnoxNews.com:
Morrow: Chesney's music warms 'Cold' romance
By TERRY MORROW, morrow2@knews.com
December 20, 2006
Cold Case" heroine Lilly Rush (Kathryn Morris) has a soft spot for our fair city.
On the Dec. 10 episode of the hit CBS series, Lilly revealed to her co-workers that she almost got married in Knoxville when she was 19 years old. And when the unsolved case of the week took her to Nashville for an investigation, she skirted off to Knoxville to revisit old memories.
"Knoxville has sort of been a backstory for Lilly Rush," says "Cold Case" executive producer Meredith Stiehm. "She's talked about having been there and almost getting married there before."
"Cold Case" first mentioned Lilly's connection to Knoxville last season. But the Dec. 10 episode delved more into what the city meant to her.
The Dec. 10 episode, revolving around an unsolved murder in Nashville, also allowed viewers "a little window into Lilly's background and what happened to her in Knoxville when she was 19."
("Cold Case" on Dec. 10, pulling an 11.1 rating, was the most-watched primetime show of that night, according to local Nielsen figures.)
What did happen? Well, the usually private Lilly ran off with a guy when she was a teenager, according to Stiehm, and they hopped on a motorcycle to travel the country.
They eventually stopped in Knoxville, where they almost got married at the courthouse downtown.
Only a "piece" of the Dec. 10 episode took place in Knoxville. Those scenes involved Lilly tracking down a fictitious country music singer to question him about the murder of one of his band mates.
(The singer apparently has hit on hard times: He was playing at what seemed to be a small banquet room in Knoxville. So much for those dreams of platinum-selling records.)
Stiehm says Kenny Chesney's music inspired her to incorporate Knoxville into her show.
"A lot of his songs talk about where he is from. A lot of his songs talk about East Tennessee and Knoxville," says Stiehm. "He has sort of a pride in his place, where he is from and where his roots are. I admire that."
Chesney's devotion to this area spurred Stiehm to use that same kind "quiet pride" when she writes about Lilly and her Knoxville connection.
Stiehm says she may return to Knoxville to explore more of Lilly's past, but it won't be this season.
This season's episodes are already mapped out. However, "we may do it next season," she says.
Morrow: Chesney's music warms 'Cold' romance
By TERRY MORROW, morrow2@knews.com
December 20, 2006
Cold Case" heroine Lilly Rush (Kathryn Morris) has a soft spot for our fair city.
On the Dec. 10 episode of the hit CBS series, Lilly revealed to her co-workers that she almost got married in Knoxville when she was 19 years old. And when the unsolved case of the week took her to Nashville for an investigation, she skirted off to Knoxville to revisit old memories.
"Knoxville has sort of been a backstory for Lilly Rush," says "Cold Case" executive producer Meredith Stiehm. "She's talked about having been there and almost getting married there before."
"Cold Case" first mentioned Lilly's connection to Knoxville last season. But the Dec. 10 episode delved more into what the city meant to her.
The Dec. 10 episode, revolving around an unsolved murder in Nashville, also allowed viewers "a little window into Lilly's background and what happened to her in Knoxville when she was 19."
("Cold Case" on Dec. 10, pulling an 11.1 rating, was the most-watched primetime show of that night, according to local Nielsen figures.)
What did happen? Well, the usually private Lilly ran off with a guy when she was a teenager, according to Stiehm, and they hopped on a motorcycle to travel the country.
They eventually stopped in Knoxville, where they almost got married at the courthouse downtown.
Only a "piece" of the Dec. 10 episode took place in Knoxville. Those scenes involved Lilly tracking down a fictitious country music singer to question him about the murder of one of his band mates.
(The singer apparently has hit on hard times: He was playing at what seemed to be a small banquet room in Knoxville. So much for those dreams of platinum-selling records.)
Stiehm says Kenny Chesney's music inspired her to incorporate Knoxville into her show.
"A lot of his songs talk about where he is from. A lot of his songs talk about East Tennessee and Knoxville," says Stiehm. "He has sort of a pride in his place, where he is from and where his roots are. I admire that."
Chesney's devotion to this area spurred Stiehm to use that same kind "quiet pride" when she writes about Lilly and her Knoxville connection.
Stiehm says she may return to Knoxville to explore more of Lilly's past, but it won't be this season.
This season's episodes are already mapped out. However, "we may do it next season," she says.
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GO Cold Case! 
