"It's My Name is Earl meets Pretty in Pink meets Back to the Future meets Sex and the City," Karpluk described the series. "It's very unique. Each episode takes on a different feel depending on what the regret is. I've never felt like we've repeated anything."
Karpluk, normally based in Vancouver, was relishing the experience of shooting in Toronto for the first time, despite the 16-hour days and chatting with me just before a night shoot in a cemetery in mid-December, filming the last episode of the first season. Full of praise for the cast and crew, she said "I feel like I'm really in my element when I'm working all the time and collaborating."
She's also impressed with the writing, led by creator Jana Sinyor (Degrassi: The Next Generation). If the premise seems limiting, Karpluk is convinced the execution of it is not. "That was my concern after we shot the pilot; I mean, how long is this list of regrets does she have?" she agreed. "I've been really surprised with what the writers have done. It seems instead of painting ourselves into a corner, it's opened up a lot of different doors."
With Canadian, American, and British broadcasters currently on board, and other international sales in the works, Karpluk hopes that wider audience will ensure future seasons of regrets and revelations.
"The season ender is a kind of cliffhanger, and it has more to do with the doctor than it does to do with Erica. You find out more about him as a person as opposed to him just being this all knowing doctor. It opened up the doors to so many things, and the crew and the cast were like, what's going to happen if we come back?"
Being Erica premieres Monday, January 5 on CBC, and will launch on SOAPnet in the spring. A BBC airdate has not yet been announced. Webisodes are available on Erica's blog.
Article comments
1 - melissa
Erin is putting her challenging on-screen relationship history to good use by judging an online video contest in March. Check out which film she picks at Super U
2 - karen osborne
i just found the show a few weeks ago and i love it .how long has it been on. i found it on soap net.
3 - corey
If you think about it, we can have regrets everyday. I regret wasting time surfing the internet and think about all the other things I could have been doing. I think the regret vehicle will allow Erica to continue having adventures for a long time to come.