Where we’ve been seeing the Walkers this week
Some news and notes from all around:
Sally Field took part in an Emmy roundtable for Newsweek, along with fellow nominees America Ferrara, Masi Oka, Julia Louis Dreyfuss, and Jeremy Piven. Not a lot of Brothers & Sisters content, but it is an interesting look at actors at various stages in their careers, and Field manages to hold her own around a chatty table (and make a date with Piven for Emmy night).
Greg Berlanti is the focus of an admiring article in USA Today that focuses on his expertise as a show-runner. The article, by Gary Levin, offers some insight into the shaping of B&S, including this observation from Berlanti: “‘You don’t have obvious stakes. You’re not a cop show, you’re not a lawyer show, you’re not a medical show. There are no turning points in people’s lives, so the season and the arc of the characters has to be designed as setups and payoffs’ based on ‘emotional journeys.’” On the page online with the article is a neat photo of Berlanti surrounded by actors from his various series, including Sally Field and Emily VanCamp, that’s worth checking out for its own self.
As Maryann mentioned in the comments a few days ago, the name of the hourlong Brothers & Sisters special airing September 23 may in fact be “Family Album,” not “Family Portrait,” which would make more sense, since the latter is also the name of an episode (hey, I’m working on that recap). “Family Portrait” is still the title on the B&S site as of this writing, but an ABC press release calls it “Family Album,” and offers this description: “‘Brothers & Sisters: Family Album’ recaps the exposed secrets, hilarious adventures and dramatic stories that made the series a breakout hit last season. Exclusive one-on-one interviews with the star-studded cast, including Sally Field, Rob Lowe and Calista Flockhart, as well as with the series executive producers, reveal the casts’ favorite moments, hilarious outtakes and sneak peeks at what’s in store for America’s most loved TV family in Season Two.”
As commenter Emma pointed out, there are now promotional photos from Season 2 on ABC’s website. Click on the “View Full Caption” to read more about them. I’m not sure what you can click on to make them big enough to actually see, though. Does anybody have a tip for that?
Finally, about that cute photo up there: Terry reported in the comments that Rob Lowe “was once again part of the Best Buddies Bicycling event on Saturday. A Maria Shriver charity event I believe and a good cause. His famiy was with him.” You can read more about the event and Rob’s participation in this press release, and more about Best Buddies on the organization’s site.
Where have you been seeing the Walkers? Share your tips in the comments.
Brothers & Sisters, ABC, media, Sally Field, Rob Lowe
September 11th, 2007 at 6:18 pm
I love how Rob Lowe is involved in so many charitable events. He consistently shows up for what he believes in and thinks is important to this plant of ours. Thumbs up to Rob!
~Jesse~