I asked the creator of “The Affair” Sarah Treem whether winning a Golden Globe Award Sunday for best drama was going to change things going forward. Was it a struggle to keep the recognition from messing with her mind.
“I’m sure it will,” she said. “No, I mean, to be quite honest, we had some conversation about that beforehand. And I think there’s a lot of pressure on the second season of a freshman show anyway, and the second season of a freshman show that wins the Golden Globe is big, and believe me, I feel that.
“But I think this show’s fortunate because we had always conceived of the show of at least three seasons, and we had thought about all three seasons and what we were going to try to do with it,” Treem added. “So I feel that the second season will not be a panicked response to the Golden Globe win, hopefully.
“I think we’re going to proceed on course. I think the second season will be better than the first just because the second season emotions are better than the first. The first season is sort of a rough draft, and the second season you get to polish. So I’m hopeful that we will not crumble under pressure.”
The reaction was more conventional, and emotional, on the set of “Jane the Virgin” a day later.
“The whole thing has been surreal and incredible,” said Gina Rodriguez, the show’s star.” But I can tell you on Sunday, being there with all the people that make ‘Jane’ possible, I am nothing without my cast. To have them there with me through that experience was remarkable, to know that the show was recognized as well is remarkable and brought me so much joy.
“When he said my name,” she said, “I was like, don’t trip. Thank you, God. Thank you, God. Don’t trip. Don’t forget anybody’s name. Who are you going to forget? Don’t forget anybody’s name. Was that Oprah? That was Oprah. Oh, my God. Don’t trip. Breathe. You do have mascara that doesn’t run. You’re going to be fine. And — and, wow, what a blessing.”
Then they took a selfie with the press:
