Star wishes 'Saving Grace' was not just set in Oklahoma

Born in Shawnee, Opal Hunter has been anxiously awaiting the return of the show in which her daughter stars as Oklahoma City police detective Grace Hanadarko. ... "My mother is the hugest fan of the show you can imagine," Hunter said. "And my roots are so in Oklahoma. My father was born in Oklahoma City and my grandparents were part of the Land Run. "Oh man, I wish we could come to Oklahoma for some filming, but it's a question of money, which is a drag. "You guys know we've all so much wanted to shoot there.... It would be incredible. But for now, I don't think that's a possibility with the economy being the way it is. "But the imagination of Nancy Miller (the show's creator who hails from Oklahoma City) is deeply rooted in Oklahoma. The characters she wants to explore and the subject matter she wants to talk about — all of it is oriented toward the state of Oklahoma. "So to me, it's as much about Oklahoma as it is about anything else."