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Grace Under Fire

Comedy Series

About This Show

Grace Under Fire is an American sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and starring Brett Butler as Grace Kelly, a smart-talking, no-nonsense, straight-shooting survivor of a bad marriage. After eight years of anything but domestic bliss, Grace decided she had only two choices: stay married, or work like a dog for lousy pay and find a way to raise her three kids. Eager to improve her lot in life, Grace is determined to secure the best possible life for herself and her family and have a lot of laughs along the way. The Carsey-Werner series ran September 29, 1993 through Feburary 17, 1998. 

Who Talked About This Show

  • Alan Ball
  • Marcy Carsey
  • Chuck Lorre
  • Tom Werner
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All Interviewee clips on this show

  • Alan Ball
    • Alan Ball on getting his first TV gig, writing for Grace Under Fire
      Clip begins at: 10:18, Duration: 03m 58s
    • Alan Ball on censorship on Grace Under Fire
      Clip begins at: 24:33, Duration: 00m 21s
  • Marcy Carsey
    • Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner on developing and executive producing Grace Under Fire
      Clip begins at: 23:29, Duration: 01m 34s
  • Chuck Lorre
    • Chuck Lorre on how writing for Roseanne informed Grace Under Fire
      Clip begins at: 53:24, Duration: 00m 57s
    • Chuck Lorre on the back-story to creating Grace Under Fire, starring Brett Butler; on the premise
      Clip begins at: 10:43, Duration: 13m 11s
  • Tom Werner
    • Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner on developing and executive producing Grace Under Fire
      Clip begins at: 23:29, Duration: 01m 34s
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Submitted by sam001 on Sat, 2012-11-17 06:05.
Grace Under Fire followed a similar formula; Butler starred as Grace Kelly, a divorced single mother and recovering alcoholic. The show begins after the main character divorces her abusive alcoholic husband of eight years in an attempt to start life anew and prevent her children from making the same mistakes she did.

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