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| endtheme = |composer = | country = United States | language = | num_seasons = 4 | num_episodes = 65 | list_episodes = List of Tracey Takes On... episodes |executive_producer = |producer = |editor = |location = |cinematography = | camera = Single-camera | runtime = 21–27 minutes |company = |distributor = | channel = HBO | picture_format = 480i (4:3 SDTV) | audio_format = Dolby Surround | first_run = United States | first_aired = | last_aired = |preceded_by = | followed_by = | related = | website = | website_title = | production_website = | production_website_title = }} ''Tracey Takes On...'' is an HBO sketch comedy series starring actress-comedian Tracey Ullman. The show ran for four seasons, and won multiple awards. Each week, each episode would focus on, or "take on," a certain subject giving the show focus. Ullman decided on twenty characters to play each episode, unlike her Fox series, which featured her playing a new character every week. Shooting the show on location gave her the ability to apply makeup, wigs, and teeth at a less frantic pace. ''The Tracey Ullman Show'' featured makeups that had not been conducted to a live audience. Ullman found herself fainting on the makeup floor, having to be revived. HBO commissioned a "Takes On" series after two successful specials were screened, ''Tracey Ullman: A Class Act'', and ''Tracey Ullman Takes On New York''. Cable television gave her the freedom to create (adult) content that would be considered unsuitable for network television. Many ''Tracey Ullman Show'' alums, such as Julie Kavner, guest-starred throughout the run of the series. Ullman created and portrayed a wide spectrum of characters; men and women of all ages, of different ethnic or cultural backgrounds, as well as different sexual orientations. The show was known to push the envelope with little to no controversy. Only her character, Kay would return from ''The Tracey Ullman Show'', as Ullman was the sole creator of the character. Over the course of the show, Ullman played a total of twenty-nine characters. In 2003, the character, Ruby Romaine, was spun-off into a potential television series for HBO. A pilot was filmed but a full series was never green-lighted by the network. The pilot was aired as a comedy special, ''Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales''. In 1998, Ullman released a book based on the series, ''Tracey Takes On''. ==Production== In 1990, Ullman's husband, television producer, Allan McKeown placed a bid for a television network. His bid included a possible show lineup. Among the shows he submitted, he included a "Tracey Ullman special." Ullman, who had just ended the run of her eponymous Fox series, had just given birth to their son, and was quite content staying at home. When McKeown informed her of the schedule he submitted, she expected nothing would come of it. When McKeown informed her that his bid was successful, Ullman felt a sense of dread; she would now have to do a television special. The special turned out to be ''Tracey Ullman: A Class Act'', a show that poked fun at the British class system. The special's success led to HBO's interest in having Ullman do a special for their network. They requested that the show focus on a more "American subject." Ullman chose New York. That special, ''Tracey Ullman Takes On New York'', was an award-winning success. Its result led to HBO asking Ullman and McKeown doing a "Takes On" series. While producer James L. Brooks had helped launch ''The Tracey Ullman Show'', and who had been her mentor, Ullman felt that it was time she'd go it alone and not depend on someone else to run the show. "Last year, I was 35 years old, and I thought, 'It's time to do it myself really. I thought, 'I know the premise, I know what I want to do. . . .' I sat at the head of the table and made myself a boss.'" Production on ''Tracey Takes On...'' began in 1995. Characters created for the former two specials were carried over into "Takes On" such as Trevor Ayliss, Virginia Bugge, Janie Pillsworth, Fern Rosenthal, and Linda Granger. Ullman had toyed with the idea of giving Fern her own regular television series, but found the character too exhausting to play. The Emmy-award winning ''Tracey Ullman Show'' makeup duo, Thomas R. Burman and Bari Dreiband-Burman, returned for the "Takes On" series, handling prosthetic makeups for the characters. Over the course of its four seasons, the show featured numerous guest stars: Billy Connolly, Jon Favreau, Huell Howser, Hugh Laurie, Tobey Maguire, Cheech Marin, Carlos Mencia, Helen Mirren, Alfred Molina, Gary Oldman, Ron Perlman, Giovanni Ribisi, John Stamos, Bradley Whitford, and Danny Woodburn. The "Takes On" writing staff included Jenji Kohan (creator and writer of "Weeds" and "Orange Is the New Black"), Jerry Belson, Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, Kim Fuller, George McGrath, Allen Zipper, and writer/producer Gail Parent. Director, Thomas Schlamme won an Emmy Award for his direction on the show ("Tracey Takes On...Childhood"). Oscar-winner Mauro Fiore ("Avatar") acted as cinematographer for the series. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tracey Takes On...」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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