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THE FINAL HIT pg.5
The saga of the Soprano’s is in it’s final act. In homage to
the head honcho himself, The Buzz takes a look back at
Tony’s best moments.
Prime Time Real Estate pg.4
Ever wonder about Bree’s Wisteria lane mortgage payment? What about the Cohen’s household commodity? A
new Web site estimates these TV dream homes and more.
NOT YOUR TYPICAL FAMILY pg.4
ABC found a hit drama in Brothers and Sisters. The Buzz
catches up with its stars and its creators.
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INTERSECTION: IRVINE CULVER
BY GRACE LEE
Daily Titan Staff Writer
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Best Place for banana-cream pie:
Marie Callender’s
They have the best banana cream pies around and if they haven’t won
an award for it yet, they should. It’s that good. It’s definitely something
everyone should taste in his or her lifetime.
Best place to get delicious pastries:
J. J. Bakery
It is home to some of the sweetest and most delicious Asian delights
around town. You won’t find this kind of bread anywhere else. They have
everything from simple chestnut bread to beautifully designed birthday
cakes that look like works of art. The greatest thing about this small bakery
is that all of the pastries are light and melts in your mouth good.
TodayThe Randies
TSU Pub 12:00n
MondayPub Karaoke
TSU Pub 12:00n
TuesdayOpen Mic
TSU Pub 12:00n
TuesdayFureya Unal, Piano
Recital Hall 8:00p
With a city population of
200,000 and located only
about 10 miles away from the
breathtaking Pacific coast, Irvine
is home to some of the wealthiest
bunch in Orange County. It is
mostly a residential city where
people like to sunbathe in their
backyards and attend lavish
parties, but you’ll be surprised to
discover countless, affordable and
most fabulous city secrets.
You might not find billboards
towering over buildings or neon
lights flashing around every
corner, but you will find that those
kinds of things are not the main
attraction in Irvine. Irvine may
not be known to have the most
praiseworthy parties, but there are
great places to go shopping, hang
out with friends or even enjoy a
delightful meal with your family.
No matter what the occasion, you
will always find something fun to do
in this city.
As hard as it is to find your way
out of a neighborhood in Irvine or
see anyone hanging around outside
past 10pm, there is no doubt that
there are plenty of great places you
can go with your friends or even by
yourself during the day.
On the corner of Irvine Center
and Culver Drives are some of Irvine’s
finest places to eat and shop.
Although Marie Callender’s is
known for having the most amazing
pies around—you have to try the
banana cream pie in Irvine, its taste
is a little different. J. J. Bakery
specializes in baking the best Asian
pastries for those who truly want it.
Only a few strides away is
Morning Glory that just about
supplies all the cuteness you’ll ever
need in a lifetime. And best of all,
Tea Station provides good food and
hot & cold drinks ready to satisfy
every hungry stomach.
Best place to get cute things for your friends:
Morning Glory
They supply cute dolls, car accessories, notebooks, pens and much more.
Sure, some of the items may be a bit overpriced—but that’s not to say you
can’t find anything cheap either. One guarantee is you’ll probably end up
spending a lot more time in the store than you expected.
Best place to hang out with your friends:
Tea Station
If you’re looking for a place to hang out with your friends past 9 p.m., Tea
Station is the place to be. There are patio heaters for cold nights in a space large
enough to fit a big group, but small enough for just two. They have a wide
variety of scrumptious Asian food and sweet drinks to complement each other.
Serious rantings and pop culture complaints of the best (and
worst) of the week’s events that can’t help but make you
scream ... WHAT THE F!
1. Whitney Houston’s divorce from Bobby
Brown became official when an Orange
County judge approved the divorce
papers. Now she can rob the cradle with a
clean conscience.
2. In other divorce news. Britney and
K-Fed reportedly reached an agreement
on their settlement terms. Britney walks
away with her money and her kids and KFed walks away with nothing but his rap
career ... which means the public walks
away the biggest loser.
3. It’s O’Reilly vs. O’Donnell in a
political grudge match. Annoying
big-mouth conservative versus an
annoying big-mouth liberal.
4. Brian Bonsall, the actor that
portrayed the youngest kid on Family
Ties was busted this week for assaulting
his girlfriend, then driving away drunk.
WTF? Alex P. Keaton would never let
this slide.
5. Justin Timberlake hosted the
Nickelodeon Kids Choice Saturday to rave
reviews. Somebody’s gotta teach those
kids how to bring sexy back.
6. Keith Richards told NME magazine that
he once snorted a mixture of cocaine and
his fathers ashes. His publicists swear it
was a joke which is a bummer cuz that
would be pretty damn appropriate for a
Keith Richards story.
7. Scary Spice gave birth to a baby girl this
week. Eddie Murphy’s sweating Pebbles.
8. Everybody’s in a tizy over Jenna
Jamesons drastic weightloss. Well, since
the average sexual session expends 150
calories, we’re in a tizy that she hasn’t
dissapeared.
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Calendar
April Showers
Until Sunday 7:30p
Cirque Eloize, the other
Canadian circus of elegant
acrobatics presents Rain
at the Irvine Barclay Theater. The show, blurs the
lines betewen performance
and reality with a storyline
that follows a circus rehearsing for a production.
Roll With It
Saturday 7:oop
The T Birds, L.A’s legendary
roller derby team will face
off with the NY Bombers
at the Fairplex in Pomona.
Art Mystic
Saturday 7:oop
Grand Central Art Station hosts the opening
reception of Primordial
Images of a Modern Mystic a collection of works
by Myron Conan Dyal
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As Seen on TV
From the Wysteria Lane estates to the Banks’ family Bel Air mansion, a
new Web site gives the skinny on the fat price tags of prime time real
ABC’s hit Brothers and
Sisters take the family
drama to new heights
by Richard Tinoco
For the Daily Titan
[email protected]
Brothers
and
Sisters
underwent some growing pains
before landing in the coveted
timeslot on Sunday nights
behind Desperate Housewives.
The first episode had to be
rewritten, recast, retooled and
this was all before the series had
ever hit the airwaves. The show,
which should have died months
ago, is on episode 18 and shows
no sign of slowing down.
The creative team and the cast
gathered at the Director’s Guild
of America to meet with fans
and chat about their favorite
new family.
The show follows the lives and
romances of the Walker family
after the devastating death of
their father, William. Sally Field
is the matriarch, Nora Walker,
who must bring her family
together and learn how to live
without her husband.
Field, who replaced the
original actress who portrayed
Nora in the pilot, joined the
cast, saying she was intrigued by
how the series showed American
women aging. She said she
enjoys how her complicated
character “changes a lot” from
episode to episode while at the
same time, she hopes Nora turns
a bit “twisted.”
Kitty Walker, played by Calista
Flockhart, is the conservative
republican currently in a
tumultuous affair with Rob Lowes
Senator Robert McCallister.
Despite Kitty’s lack of heart,
Flockhart knows one thing:
“Everybody can identify,” she said.
When pilot season rolled in,
Flockhart jumped at the chance to
work with creator Jon Robin Baitz,
saying she had been a fan of his
for years and liked the script. She
added living in LA was wonderful,
allowing more time to spend with
her son and not so much on set as
a ranting republican.
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by yvonne villareal
Daily Titan Staff Wrtier
[email protected]
The tingling notes of The OC theme song cascade over the show’s opening credits, where images of the oh-so-cute cast members
bleed into breathtaking views of Orange County. But it’s the sumptuous Cohen home that leaves most viewers longing to live the posh
lifestyle of their TV counterparts.
The “Newport Beach” estate is actually 80 miles northwest in the equally desirable Malibu area. Built in 2002, the 6, 375 foot home
is equipped with five bedrooms and seven bathrooms. The private residence was only used for aerial shots; actual scenes from the Cohen
home were filmed in a Manhattan Beach studio.
TV fans can now learn more about the iconic homes seen through America’s electronic hearth by visiting www.zillow.com, an
addictive site offering real estate information and home values for more than 67 million dwelling with just a click of a mouse.
The “zestimated” worth of the grandiose property where Ryan and Marissa “sealed the deal” is a monstrous $6 million. From “Casa
Walsh” seen on Beverly Hills, 90210 to the brownstone apartment building where we became “friends” with Monica and Rachel, zillow.
com provides TV enthusiasts a new source of information on the memorable homes of their favorite TV characters.
From a TV Programming professor to avid TV watching students, we asked what some of their favorite TV homes were:
Brenda Vazquez, 21
Child and Adolescent Studies
Major
Favorite TV Home: Cosby
brownstone
Show: The Cosby Show
Why: “I thought it was cool that
his office was downstairs.”
Jesse Garcia, 20
Business Major
Favorite TV Home: The Cohen
Mansion
Show: The O.C.
Why: “It represents the lifestyle in
Orange County people strive for.
In the ’90s, ‘90210’ was the area
to live. Today, Orange County has
become the ‘it’ place.”
Lynne Gross
TV Programming Professor
Favorite TV Home: Bree’s house on
Wysteria Lane
Show: Desperate Housewives
Why: “It looks very pleasant. It was
a neat home if nothing else.”
Herman Kucukkoseoglu, 18
Kinesiology Major
Favorite TV Home: The Banks
Mansion
Show: Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Why: “It was a huge house. The
kitchen was the best part because
Geoffrey was always in there
cracking jokes.”
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As Tony Soprano prepares for his
final hit, The Buzz looks back at the
shows greatest mafia moments
All In, Episode 19, The Happy
Wanderer
Background: When Tony and
childhood friend Davey Scatino rub
shoulders at a college recruitment
mixer for their children (who are high
school classmates) joyful memories
are recanted as the mob boss takes a
welcome stroll down memory lane
with his old pal, an average Joe with
a taste for gambling. Resurfacing
later in the episode, Scatino begs
admission into Tony’s executive
game, an annual poker melee
exclusive to high rollers. Tony
warns him of the high stakes
involved, then reluctantly lets
him in, only to be mortified to
wake up to the news that his old
buddy had a bad night at the table
– down 50 grand. When it comes
time to pay the piper, there are no
letters from collection agencies or
obnoxious dinnertime calls from
telemarketers.
Key Scene: After a few days pass,
and the debt remains unpaid, Tony
shows up at the guy’s business, a
sporting goods store, and tries to play
the sentimentality card, bringing
up their preexisting friendship and
children to sway Tony’s feelings.
Throwing sentiment to the side,
Tony slaps Scatino around while
demanding a prompt payment. As
it is clear the man can’t pay his tab,
the fearful degenerate gambler settles
up his debts looking elsewhere for
the funds – namely taking his son’s
vehicle and letting the Jersey boys
run amok of his business, eventually
driving it into the ground.
Moral of the story: No matter
how long the friendship, or how
deep the ties, you do not schluff off
the Sopranos when it comes to their
scharole. Lesson Learned.
Big Pussy sleeps with the fishes,
Episode 26 Funhouse
Background: One of Tony’s
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By Adam Levy
Daily Titan Executive Editor
[email protected]
Though it is nine episodes from extinction, no one will soon “fugget about” the Sopranos.
For the better part of the past decade, the hit HBO series has stood out as the network’s flagship show and a modern-day
pop culture icon of organized crime meets family values. Unless you’ve been living under a rock in that time, you know the
story. Tony Soprano presides over a pair of families, one consisting of his wife and kids, the other … you know the deal.
As this landmark series goes off the air, there are still many loose ends that have yet to be tied:
Will Carmela find out about the brutal whacking of loose-lipped Adrianna?
Will AJ get it together and grow into the shoes of his father?
Will the ongoing tension with the New York mafia eventually lead to the spilled blood of Tony or members of his inner
circle?
We hope to find the answers to all of those questions over the next nine weeks. For now, it’s time to dust off the cobwebs on
those old DVD sets and take a nostalgic stroll throughout a series that captivated America and brought societal conceptions of
organized crime into the 21st century. That said, here are the five quintessential moments in the series that helped define the
first family of crime and cannolis:
longtime friends, most trusted
associates and godfather to his son
A.J., Pussy was as steadfast and loyal
a gangster can be – until the FBI had
the goods on him to send him away
for a long time. With nowhere else to
turn, the portly wise guy strapped on
the wire devices to save his own hide.
While Tony’s high regard for Pussy
was enough to quell the suspicion
initially, the truth about Bopinsero’s
betrayal eventually came to the mob
boss in a dream. And the truth was
revealed upon a trip to Pussy’s house,
where some snooping in Pussy’s drawer
led him to the discovery of recording
devices.
Key Scene: A trip out to sea set the
stage for the pink slip for the deposed
mobster, whose last request was a
fitting. “Not in the face, okay Ton.”
With Frank Sinatra’s mellow Baubles,
Bangles and Beads playing in the
background, Tony, Silvio and Paulie
say farewell to their loose-lipped friend
– in a hail of bullets.
Moral of the story: This scene
underscores a grim truth of the life
– no matter what past ties, anyone is
susceptible to turn – unless the family
turns first. In a series stained with
blood, the execution of family associate
Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bopinsero still had
a goose bumps element to it, proving
that no one is beyond reproach.
Universal Remote, Episode 37 Pine
Barrens
Background: Throughout the
series, Soprano family under boss
Paulie Walnuts often stole the show
for his blood-spattered meltdowns
and hilarious one-liners. The eccentric
mobster became a staple as a ruthless
gun-wielding gangster with obsessivecompulsive hygiene tendencies – think
Sonny Corleone meets Monk. This
episode showcases Paulie’s hot head
to the nth degree, as he turns a placid
businesstransactionintoabloodyfiasco–
because
he can. In this frame Paulie, along
with Christopher Moltisanti, visit
Valery, a rugged Russian, to collect
on a debt. The Russian is surly yet
accommodating, even inviting the pair
to partake in an early-morning glass
of vodka before he directs them to an
envelope containing the funds. Done
deal right?
Key Scene: As Paulie goes into
an ethnocentric rant while taking
inventory of the Ruskie’s home
entertainment center, Valery calmly
instructs Walnuts to put down his
universal remote. Paulie says, “Listen
to this prick barking orders,” and with
a flip of the hand, sends the remote
smashing to smithereens on the floor.
When Valery snaps back, Paulie puts
a lid on the situation by smashing a
glass on the Russian’s head, prompting
a violent struggle that results in the
Russian’s body winding up in the trunk
of the mobsters’ car, and setting up an
even bloodier fiasco later on in the
episode. At the episode’s conclusion,
an incredulous Tony laments to
Paulie, “All I asked you to do was get
the money,” when Paulie guiltlessly
responds: “Couldn’t help it T – prick
sucker punched me.”
Moral of the story: Even a routine
piece of business can
turn
on Paulie’s octogenarian mother.
But dollars to donuts, the guy made
a lot of money for the family and
Tony continued pardoning the
treacherous Cianfretto for the sake
of business. But when Ralph all but
admits to killing a horse the two
jointly owned, the camel’s back is
broken. The animal-loving Soprano
administers a fatal kitchen beating
to his hated rival that would make
Tony Montana squeamish. Wanting
to keep this fiscally questionable
display of animal rights on
the sly, Tony calls trusted, yet
drug-addled cousin Christopher
Molisanti over to dispose of Ralph’s
remains on the down low. While
Molisanti’s sobriety level – or
lack thereof – annoys Tony,
he anoints him with an
important task: hacking up the
body in a bathtub.
Key Scene: In arguably the
show’s goriest moment, Molisanti
grabs hair to cut off his head – only
to find out the man wore a toupee.
After getting over the initial shock,
he gets back to task of hacking off
the head and places the cranium
into a bowling bag. A violent,
surreal scene that underscores
the violent, surreal business the
men have chosen.
Moral of the story: You don’t
spit into the wind. You don’t
tug on Superman’s cape. And
you really don’t want to harm
any of Tony Sopranos’ pets.
into a homicide waiting to happen.
Gangsters will be gangsters.
You Can Hang Out With All
The Boys, Episode 70, Mr & Mrs.
Sacrimoni Request
Background: Over its neardecade long run, the series
showcased sides of characters that
were out of whack with the cookie-
A Step Ahead, Episode 48, Whoever
Did This
Background: Soprano captain Ralph
Cianfretto was by all means a miserable
human being.
He misguided his stepson into the
grave, bludgeoned a young stripper in a
parking lot and played a malicious joke
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WHAT’S
movies
Shooter
Paramount Pictures
File under: Heart stopper
After Marine Corps sniper
Bob Lee Swagger, played by Mark
Wahlberg (The Departed), loses his
best friend in an African mission
gone awry, he leaves the military
and retires, in the movie Shooter.
Hidden deep in the mountains
with his dogs and rifles, Col. Isaac
Johnson (Danny Glover) seeks out
Swagger in hopes to re-enlist his
help to stop an assassination of the
president of the United States.
In turn though, Swagger finds
out that his help comes in the
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Photo courtesy of Paramount Pictures
form of being framed and almost
assassinated himself for a murder of
an archbishop .
exability
ense &
BY MAGGIE HAUSER
?
It’s a Will Ferrell vehicle (a la
Anchorman and Talladega Nights)
with Jon Heder playing only a slightly
Napoleon Dynamite character.
After being kicked out of the
league by Boy Meets World’s Mr.
Feeny (hell yes), a slightly insane
fan returns to his obsession,
Jimmy MacElroy (Heder). The
stalker (played by the talented and
underworked Nick Swardson) finds
a loophole so the once rival skating
stars may compete on the ice once
again, this time as a team.
Though a joint effort of silly-man
vs. sillier-man, most of the audience
laughs are from Chazz Michael
Michaels (Will Ferrell) and his great
misunderstanding of the world and
side-remarks of senseless observations.
“Denver, city by the bay” and
“Whoever invented rope was a real
a-hole” would be two dissertations
from Chazz’s sincere lack of
common sense.
But if any scene-stealing credit
is due, it’s given without hesitation
to Will Arnett and Amy Poehler.
Especially Poehler. The real-life
married couple play flamboyantly
devious skating siblings Stranz and
Fairchild Van Waldenberg.
The film’s funny. You knew it was
going to be. You already know what
faces Ferrell will make and what
words and syllables he’ll stress overthe-top, but you’ll still laugh. He’ll
make film after film of the same
shtick and you’ll still eat it up.
- Jake Kilroy
Daily Titan Staff Writer
- By Sarah Gammill
Daily Titan Staff
Blades of Glory
Friends With Benefits
Friends
with
benefits
– they’re defined as: Two very
good friends that share in
sexual acts with each other
with no emotional connection.
Relationships where two people
enjoy having sex with one
another, but do not see each
other as potential relationship
material.”
Sure, they can be called
“bootycalls” or “f**k buddies,”
but I think the term “friends
with benefits” is probably the
most accurate. At least, it’s the
most accurate to describe my
experiences.
I’m sure you’re all surprised
to learn that I’ve tried this
arrangement, and I have to say,
it was a hell of a good time.
I met this guy where I used
to work, and by all appearances,
it had serious potential to turn
into a great relationship. Then,
one very drunk night, we
shifted into overdrive and left
the innocent, sweet, relationship
track, and plunged headlong
into the “can we just have sex
With each scene more actionpacked than the next, the
cinematography allows for many wide
angles of amazing views of the forest,
snowy mountains and high rooftops.
One thing the movie does well is
put the audience in the role of the
sniper with amazing views from the
actual angles of the rifle creating the
feeling that the shots are being fired
from the audience.
The camouflage techniques that
are used by Swagger to ultimately
kill his enemies are also memorable
and impresssive.
Wahlberg gives one of the most
riveting performances of his career
in Shooter as a man on a mission,
Reminiscent of The Bourne Identity,
this movie lacked a little originality
but overall, the only thing left
to be desired was the predictable
Wahlberg ending.
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with each other?” area.
Honestly, I’m not sure how
things changed exactly. I just
know that we had sex way
too early for us to become a
serious couple, so we simply
decided to sleep with each
other – a lot, and whenever
we had the time for it.
Our exclusive period lasted
for about a year before we both
got tired of our situation. We
decided to give couplehood
a shot one last time, but for
some reason, we just couldn’t
get past the whole “friends
who screw” thing.
Funny how that works.
Now, you all know I think
that sex is a great thing, but
I’ve learned that there are
some things that just have to
be waited for.
I’ll never know if that
relationship was even meant
to be way back when, and I
think that while friends with
benefits situations are fun,
they can’t take the place of a
relationship.
Paramount Picutres
File Under: Ferrell’s still funny
Blades Of Glory is exactly the
film you think it’s going to be. And
it’s not so much a bad thing.
Photo courtesy of Paramount Pictures
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On Frail Wings of Vanity
Alesana
File Under: Bleeding Ears
North Carolina “sweetcore” outfit
Alesana’s debut album On Frail
Wings of Vanity and Wax epitomizes
what is wrong with music today. It
is bland, uninspired, forgettable and
dull. These guys sound like a lowrent Coheed and Cambria, and seem
to have borrowed their sound from
a handful of other crappy bands.
Out of a 15-track CD, these guys
managed to have two listenable
songs and only one song that could
be called good. With the exception
of the final track, the whole album
just sounds like one long song from
some high school garage band.
These guys must not have gotten
the memo about how nobody
likes lame-ass hardcore music, and
calling it “sweetcore” isn’t going to
trick anyone.
This stuff might be enough to
piss off the parents of middle school
kids, but for everyone else it will just
be one big headache. However, if
your curiosity seems to be getting
the best of you, try “Apology”, “This
Conversation is Over,” “Siren’s
Soliloquy” and “Apology (Remix).”
The rest of this CD is garbage.
Please stay away from this one, even
hearing it in passing cars would
be enough to make people’s heads
explode.
- Shaelan Bowers
Daily Titan Staff Writer
The Weatherman LP
Evidence
File Under: Don’t Have to Press “Skip”
Evidence’s long-awaited solo
album, The Weatherman LP, dropped
recently. For all those underground
heads, don’t worry, Dilated Peoples
isn’t breaking up. The first single
?
off the album is called “Mr. Slow
Flow.” No, it’s not about a retard
rapper with a lisp. Instead, lyrics
such as, “I don’t give orders, I make
suggestions. Then walk away, I’ve
learned my lessons. It’s simple, they
neglected,” are spit over a dark, hard
bass beat.
The album is one of those that
come around once in a blue moon
where the entire record has listeners
nodding their heads or wanting to
put a song on repeat. Caution: there
is no need to press that skip button.
It’s that good.
His ear-appealing voice, expressive
lyrics and creatively full beats blend better
than Advil and a hangover combined.
Lyricists like Planet Asia, The
Alchemist, Defari, Joe Scudda and
Rapper Big Pooh add their talents
on a few songs. Also, bandmate
Rakka Iriscience and Slug from
Atmosphere pop up on two tracks.
The Weatherman LP is definitely
a forecast full of original rhyme
schemes, life-inspired lyrics and
imaginative beats.
No need for that thick jacket or
thermal because this album is hot!
- Jessica Doles
Daily Titan Staff Writer
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ABC: Brothers and sisters is a hit Tony: Sopranos Finale
(From page 5)
“It is not hard to play conservative,”
said Flockhart. “It is easy.”
Acting as the youngest brother,
Justin Walker, is Dave Annable, a
recovering drug addict after serving
in the Afghanistan war.
For Annable, there was only one
reason to join the series. “Besides
getting to meet Harrison Ford ...,”
Annable jokingly said, the audience
appreciating the jab at Fords reallife girlfriend Flockhart.
Annable continues to say the war
plotline brought him into the series.
The reaction from the veterans and
the audience, he said, has been
welcoming and rewarding.
Matthew Rhys also found support
amongst fans for portrayal of nonstereotypical homosexual brother,
Kevin Walker, a lawyer by day and
a loveless loser by night.
“I hadn’t read a pilot like that,”
Rhys said.
Two fans applauded Rhys and the
creative team for not making Kevin
afraid of his homosexuality or a
sidekick caricature like so many gay
characters before him.
“It wasn’t his identity,” said Rhys,
citing support from the network and
their production unit, Touchstone,
of the homosexual love scenes,
which years earlier Baitz reminded
would have started wars among
conservative groups.
Blowing up in the series finale of
another ABC series, Alias, didn‘t slow
down Balthazar Getty when pilot
season came around. He leaped in to
play Tommy Walker, the vice president
of the family’s dwindling wine business.
Prison Break fans may recognize
Patricia Wettig as the nasty
President Reynolds, but on Brothers
and Sisters she plays the nastier
Holly Harper, the deceased father’s
mistress with a secret all her own:
The ex-Everwood star recently
joined the cast as an extramarital
bundle of disaster to shake things
up in the heavily populated drama.
“I’m not going to talk,” VanCamp
said sheepishly. “I’m new.”
As ABC’s new hit show, the crazy
conflict and high drama of Brothers
and Sisters aims for more than
controversial
envelope-pushing.
Greg Berlanti, the show runner,
pointed out that he wants to “make
[Brothers and Sisters] as relevant
and contemporary” to American life
so viewers can relate to the saga of
the Walker family.
{From page 5)
cutter mobster mold. Be it Tony
popping prozac like candy, Ralph
enjoying a date with a strap-on, or
Paulie’s constant hygienic hang ups,
many dimensions of the characters
were showcased throughout the
show’s run. None, however, had the
dramatic impact of Vito Spatafore,
an underboss and construction cash
cow, whose alternative lifestyle was
revealed a season before, when he was
spotted in a compromising position
on the job site. After intimidating
the witness, Vito’s secret was safe
– at least for the time being. In this
episode, however, his double life is
no longer hush.
Key Scene: It starts out
inauspiciously, with a panoramic view
of a gay bar where two thugs from a
New York crew are collecting money.
In turn with the music, the camera
pans to Vito, who is in full leather
garb is caught walking hand-in-hand
with another of the bar’s patrons. A
panicked Vito reassures the wiseguys,
“It’s a joke,” but they’re not buying.
The men leave with little incident, but
the ousted Spatafore knows it is only a
matter a time before his chickens come
to roost.
Moral of the story: The mob makes
the military look like a hair salon in
terms of accepting alternate lifestyles.
Vito was able to carry on with his
double-life for a while, but eventually
the truth caught up with him.