LA Darling, Accidentally on Purpose

I’ve changed.  I know I have.  Since moving to California, I hang out with celebrities in LA and neglect my friends.  Well, that’s what I did on Friday night anyway.  A group of bloggers were very kindly invited to the set of Accidentally on Purpose, a new sitcom from CBS which airs on Monday nights.  The story line focuses on Billy (Jenna Elfman) falling pregnant after a one-night stand with a younger guy and the way they handle the situation.

The cast is amazing Jenna Elfman, Ashley Jensen, Jon Foster, Grant Show, Lennon Parham and Nicolas Wright so I couldn’t resist the invitation to hang out on set and watch them tape the show.  The taping takes place on the CBS lot in Studio City, the same lot where they taped Seinfeld.

I invited my friend Greg Hernandez from Greg In Hollywood and we had a blast chatting to the stars of the show, tweeting and taking photographs.

The ‘daddy’ in the show, Jon Foster, came over to sit and chat first.  It was great to hear his opinions on his character and wanting to have a stand up guy on television for other twenty something men to look up to.  Greg was smitten and made him his Morning Man yesterday!

As a huge Melrose Place fan (the old series), I have to confess I was rather intimidated when Grant Show came over to talk to us.  What a lovely guy! I’m so used to him brooding or handsomely scowling but he was so relaxed chatting to us, happy to take photos and then quickly helping out to move a piece of furniture that was in the way for the group photo.  Not at all what I expected!  Here he is with Greg:

It’s great to see a show with a heavy female influence and know that these women are all at the top of their game.  As we watched the taping from the show floor, the stars mingled with us and chatted.  I was delighted to meet Ashley Jensen, a fellow Brit, I’ve been a huge fan, even before Extras and Ugly Betty.  We watched a cafe scene being taped featuring the three women and although there were line changes and re-takes, I was staggered at how well they delivered their lines time after time.  No mistakes, no fluffs, with perfect comic timing.

The taping continued in various parts of the studio.  The sets are absolutely beautiful and I was amazed by the attention to detail.

Here Nicolas Wright (think Kramer from Seinfeld), Jon Foster, and Jenna Elfman chat before the taping.

A huge thank you to CBS for letting us come and explore the set for a few hours and to the cast and crew for being so generous with their time.  It was much appreciated.

I’m sure Accidentally on Purpose will be heading overseas soon, so if you don’t live in the US, keep a look out, there’s a great new show headed your way.

And if you live in the US, Monday nights on CBS is the place to be!