Brothers & Sisters - B&S News & Updates #2: 'Cause our show is finally getting recognized! - Page 2

**Eternal Flame** · 09-20-2007, 12:27 PM

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No protection necessary, says Flockhart
Calista Flockhart has spoken out about her frustration over people assuming that she is fragile because of her skinny frame.

The former Ally McBeal star, who has endured speculation that she is suffering from an eating disorder throughout her career, says that she does not need protecting just because she is small built.

Even at the age of 42, the Brothers and Sisters actress says that people still underestimate the power and strength that her slender physique disguises.

The actress, who is dating long-time love Harrison Ford, said: 'Because I'm small and softly-spoken, people tend to think I'm fragile and subservient. And for some reason they think they need to protect me, which is so condescending.

'It used to send me into a rage, but I've learned to be patient with it. I'm happy with who I am and that's all that should ever matter. The rest is irrelevant.'

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Go Calista

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Allys well that ends well

Calista Flockhart, who plays the character of Kitty Walker in the recently- started series Brothers and Sisters on Star World, speaks about her role and life in general.

This is a big comeback to TV after Ally McBeal. How did the show push you to come back?
I guess the biggest reason was that I really liked this script. I’ve been friends with Robbie Baitz, who is one of the creators and one of the writers and producers, and he called me and he sent it to me. I related to it.
I thought it was really intelligent and interesting, and I didn’t see anything on television that was similar to it, it was new. I loved the way that it explores these really complicated relationships within the family structure.

Is it better to be now in an ensemble instead of leading the show and having your name on it?
Yeah, I guess. I’m still working quite a bit, but it’s nice to share the responsibility with other people. It frees me a little bit. I have more freedom to make different kinds of choices that I wasn’t really able to do before. So I think it’s very freeing, actually.

Did you get other offers before this show, but then you just decided, ‘No, I just want to still, you know, be a mom for a while’?
Yeah, you know, that was definitely a personal choice that I made. Probably if this script hadn’t come along and if Robbie hadn’t called me, I probably still wouldn’t be working. But the way it turned out is my son, who is 5, started kindergarten, so it was this year that I was going to start thinking about going back to work. But it happened a little sooner than I expected. But personally it was the right time. And I really wanted to keep myself in L A. I think it’s hard for anybody, you know, to travel with your kids a lot. So it was just personally and artistically it was a good choice for me.

Was it hard juggling work and home?
I think the transition was fairly rough. I had a hard time emotionally. It’s definitely all kind of calmed down now, and we’ve all settled into basically a different way of living. It’s been a good change.

Your character has a problem with her mom. That’s not very common in a show. How did you tackle that?
I didn’t really prepare for it. I think it’s right there in the script, and the way that it is set up, it’s the reason that it’s so painful is that we really do love each other. And I think like every child, I want the love of my mother. I want her approval. I want to feel loved by her. So it's easy to play.

When somebody is not giving you that love, it’s painful. But on some level I think that there’s a real sense of humour there, so it’s funny and it’s complicated, but it is painful. So I didn’t have to do much other than just do the script and play off of Sally.

How you have grown as a woman since you became a mother?
Oh, gosh, I don’t know. I know that it’s hard for me to articulate that, actually, but I’m sure that I have. I’ve had empathy, but now that I have a child, I really have empathy for people.

And I think I’m much more tolerant, and I’m not probably so focused on myself at all. Things that I used to think were important are just simply not important anymore.

What makes you laugh?
I love Lucille Ball. She makes me laugh. And yet I love subtle, dry sarcasm, witty humour, too, I suppose.
You said you connect with the character ‘Ally McBeal’ more than you do with this character.
No. They’re both pretty far away from me. Ally was very far away from everybody probably. She’s very larger-than-life, falling down, big comedy. So it’s just the challenges were just different, I think.

Deccan Herald - Allys well that ends well

Also posted in the Calista thread btw

ABC also released the music vid they made for B&S (with footage of S2)
Brothers & Sisters - Brothers & Sisters - Home - ABC.com

~Jules~ · 09-21-2007, 05:41 AM

thanks

Sunshine_x · 09-22-2007, 08:24 AM

Thanks for posting :]

**Katiegg108** · 09-22-2007, 01:28 PM

The B&S premiere is in EW's 'The Must List' for this week at #1.

GreyEyes · 09-22-2007, 04:03 PM

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The B&S premiere is in EW's 'The Must List' for this week at #1.

Cool.

I suddenly like EW a lot more now.

I can't wait until next weekend. Finally the fall TV season starts. It's felt like forever since there's been anything on TV to watch.

**Eternal Flame** · 09-23-2007, 06:03 AM

oh that's pretty cool!

especially since there are a lot of premieres this week

**Fortyseven** · 09-23-2007, 07:15 AM

Hee, that's awesome!

EW's been strangely good to us!

**Katiegg108** · 09-23-2007, 07:32 AM

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Hee, that's awesome!

EW's been strangely good to us!

It has, which is great. They really love the show over there.

**Fortyseven** · 09-23-2007, 07:39 AM

That's so awesome.

We need all the attention we can get.

GreyEyes · 09-23-2007, 08:45 AM

Yeah, it's always good to see the show get some love from the major media outlets. Especially since it's not one of those really hyped shows like Heroes or Lost that seem to get all the attention from the magazines. Go B&S!

**Katiegg108** · 09-23-2007, 08:18 PM

At the end of tonight's Family Album special (which was great, btw!), they showed the B&S music video from abc. I love the clips they used, but I'm not crazy about the artists video being mixed in. I just don't think it fits all that well

. The vid's in the video player on the network's page for the show: Brothers & Sisters - Brothers & Sisters - Home - ABC.com

Rachel's going to be on Jimmy Kimmel on Oct. 5th: ABC.com: Jimmy Kimmel Live! - Upcoming Guests2

GreyEyes · 09-23-2007, 10:49 PM

Yeah, the parts of the band playing the song really don't fit at all. It doesn't help that the lead singer has a mohawk either.

Still, it's a cool little video.

Overall, I loved the special tonight and all the actor commentary and insight and stuff and the sneak peeks of season two. I originally thought it was just gonna be one of those clip shows with a narrator like Lost has every season, but I was very pleasantly surprised and entertained. It was almost like a DVD featurette. And it made me even more excited about next Sunday. If that's even possible

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**'Tos** · 09-23-2007, 11:24 PM

Wasn't that awesome? Wow, that was incredible!

Great idea, great promotion, and very unique from the boring ol' ABC recaps. This gave it a very personal feel, something extra for us fans, and hopefully it gets a few more people infront of the sets for next week.

Sally Field was amazing. I really feel she gets the show and her character more than anyone else. Not that anyone doesn't get their character and the show, they all seem to and I love that, but Sally is just on a whole other level when it comes to Nora and her passion for the show.

her.

Emily VanCamp was really cute. "I call my Mom and I'm like 'I just finished a scene with Sally Field, Mom!' or when talking about Rebecca's bad behaviour "that me, as Emily, is not proud of!" Both of those got a chuckle out of me.

But the biggest laugh, and what a surprise, was from Dave Annable with his calling Rob Lowe ("who doesn't suck") "The Godfather" and saying he was the most handsome guy he's ever met and his eyes were so blue. Hee!

For one episode, just for one episode, they've got to have Matthew Rhys and Rachel Griffiths put on their real accents. What a trip that is listening to the accents mixed in with clips of them talking without. Maybe the next big revelation should be that Kevin is really Welsh and Sarah is really Australian.

Oh, and so agreed on the video. I HATE that the video leaves on a shot of the band when there's that photo from "Family Portrait" a few seconds earlier that would be much more appropriate and logical to close on. Nitpicky, but I can't make sense of the way it ends.

Only one more week to go!

**Eternal Flame** · 09-24-2007, 03:15 AM

I'm loading the special right now, so I hope I get to see it soon!

for Rachel going to visit Jimmy Kimmel!

Can't wait!

**Fortyseven** · 09-24-2007, 03:33 AM

I'll definitely watch the special tonight! I'll be back with thoughts, it sounds fun.