Even though we have months -- and I mean several long months -- to go before NBC's 'Smash' debuts in 2012, that hasn't stopped the fevered anticipation for the new musical series.

Starring Katharine McPhee, Debra Messing and Anjelica Huston, the Steven Spielberg-produced drama has gotten a ton of early buzz from the industry and press -- including yours truly and just about the entire AOL TV staff -- and just received a special preview during 'The Voice' finale.

I caught up with Dylan and Becky Ann Baker at the premiere of DirecTV's 'Damages,' which Dylan stars in this season, and couldn't resist asking the real-life married couple about their role as mom and dad to McPhee's aspiring Broadway star Karen.

The duo have a brief dinner scene in the pilot with McPhee and her TV boyfriend, played by Raza Jaffrey, but that won't be the last viewers see of them.