Thursday, 28 October 2010
Wednesday, 27 October 2010
Matthew Rhys directed 508
Matthew Rhys directed Brothers & Sisters Season 5 Episode 8, "The Rhapsody Of The Flesh" which will be aired on the 14th of November, 2010.
LUC'S TROUBLESOME MOTHER STIRS THE ROMANTIC WATERS AMONG THE WALKERS, ON ABC'S "BROTHERS & SISTERS"
Sonia Braga Guest Stars as Luc's Mother
Matthew Rhys Directs
"The Rhapsody of the Flesh" - The charms and well intended matchmaking antics of Luc's visiting mother, Gabriela (guest-starring Sonia Braga), quickly turn to high drama as she sticks her nose in Nora's romantic affairs, on ABC's "Brothers & Sisters," SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.
"Brothers & Sisters" stars Dave Annable as Justin Walker, Sally Field as Nora Holden, Calista Flockhart as Kitty Walker, Rachel Griffiths as Sarah Walker, Luke Macfarlane as Scotty Wandell, Gilles Marini as Luc Laurent, Matthew Rhys as Kevin Walker, Ron Rifkin as Saul Holden and Patricia Wettig as Holly Harper.
Guest starring are John Terry as Dr. Karl, Sara Erikson as Kimberly, Jessica Parker Kennedy as Angie and Sonia Braga as Gabriela Laurent.
"The Rhapsody of the Flesh" was written by Molly Newman and directed by Matthew Rhys.
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Monday, 25 October 2010
Side Dish - 24th Oct
Side Dish from ABC, Brothers & Sisters.
4AM
It’s 4am and I haven’t slept a wink. My mind has been racing all night about what my life will look like now.
Last night a lot of dark and painful things from my past came rushing to the present. It’s in these moments that you want to be supported by a loving family. Of course, if you’ve hurt the people in your family, that can be almost impossible. And while I am not typically an emotional eater I do think there are certain recipes that can invoke strong memories of better times. And when you don’t have your family around – whether they are physically (or emotionally) distant – sometimes all it takes is a taste of something familiar to bring you back home.
As some readers know, I have not really had much of a relationship with my mother. But I do love her deeply in spite of our differences; I don’t care how old you are, there are some points in your life, when there is nothing you want more than being close to your mom. So this week I am going to make her simple and delicious Buttermilk-Soaked Fried Chicken and think of happier times at home.
BUTTERMILK-SOAKED FRIED CHICKEN
Serves 4
Ingredients- 1 chicken (about 3 ½ pounds), cut into eighths
- 1 ½ cups buttermilk
- 1 tablespoon salt
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- All-purpose flour
- Vegetable shortening or vegetable oil as needed (about 1 ½ cups)
· The simplest way to get pieces of chicken down to the right size for frying is to buy a chicken already cut into eighths, available in most supermarkets.
Technique
1) Trim any overhanging fat from the chicken pieces. If there are pieces of the backbone attached to the thigh and breast pieces, cut them off with kitchen shears. Cut off any wing tips. (Save the backbones, wing tips and giblets for broth!) Cut each breast in half crosswise with a sharp, heavy knife.
2) Stir the buttermilk, salt and cayenne pepper together in a large bowl. Add the chicken pieces and toss gently to coat with seasoned buttermilk. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours or up to overnight.
3) When ready to fry, spread the flour out in a generous layer on a baking sheet. Have ready a wire cooling rack set over a baking sheet. Lift each piece of chicken from the buttermilk, holding it over the bowl and wiping off all but a light layer of buttermilk. Lay as many of the chicken pieces in the flour as fit without touching. Clean and dry your hands. Shake the baking sheet to turn and evenly coat the chicken pieces, then turn them by hand to make sure they are lightly but evenly coated. Lift the chicken, tap off any excess flour and set, skin-side up, on the rack. Repeat with the remaining chicken.
4) Melt enough shortening in (or pour enough oil into) a wide deep skillet to fill 1 inch. (A 10-inch cast-iron skillet will hold half a chicken.) Heat over medium heat to 325 degrees F. If you don’t have a deep-drying thermometer, dip the handle of a wooden spoon in the oil. When it is hot enough, the handle will send out a steady, lively stream of tiny bubbles. Lay as many pieces of coated chicken, skin-side down, into the pan as will fit comfortably, leaving a little space between each. Don’t move the chicken until it begins to brown, or the delicate coating will stick to the pan. Adjust the heat so there is a steady, not riotous, sizzling. If there is any spattering or if the chicken starts to brown even slightly before 4 minutes, the heat is definitely up too high. Cook until the underside is a deep golden brown, about 12 minutes. Flip and cook the second side. If the heat was regulated properly, the chicken should be fully cooked. Check by inserting the tip of an instant-reading thermometer into the thickest part of each chicken piece closest to the bone. The temperature should be 165 degrees F or above.
Alternatively: Poke the tip of a pairing knife into the thickest part of each piece right down to the bone. Wait a second or two; the juices that run out must be clear, not pink, in order for the chicken to be safe to eat.
If the chicken browns before it is fully cooked, simply finish cooking the chicken, testing as above, on a baking sheet in a 375 degree F oven.
NOTE: The chicken can be served warm or at room temperature. If you’d like the serve the chicken warm, preheat the oven to 200 degrees F. Fry the drumsticks and thighs first, drain them, and keep them warm on a baking sheet in the oven while frying the breast and wing pieces.
Sunday, 24 October 2010
An article from SX News
An article [source]
Beam me up, Scotty: Luke Macfarlane
25 October 2010When it comes to gay characters and storylines, Brothers and Sisters is among the select few that gives them prominence on mainstream television. And this is thanks, in large part, to out actor Luke Macfarlane.
The relationship between Kevin Walker and Scotty Wandell on Brothers and Sisters, one of the best-rating dramas on American television, has arguably been a watershed for gay rights. Their courtship, intimacies and eventual wedding have played out in millions of lounge rooms around the world. As Kevin and Scotty prepare to have a baby, Canadian actor Luke MacFarlane, who plays Scotty, talks about his character, the politics of the show, and craft of acting.
It's been a pretty interesting year for Brothers and Sisters. Talk about what stands out to you with regards to the storyline.
I guess this year was a big storyline for us with this, kind of, 'How do two men have a baby?' story, which I think is an important area. And they've been taking their time with it and addressing the details really carefully so [I'm] really, really impressed with that story line and the boldness of [US network] ABC going out there and telling their story.
Certainly something big was playing out back in the US with regards to the politics and everything too.
Yes, absolutely. Totally. Well, there seems to always something terrible happening to the gays in the media, so ... there's always some big story about it. Actually, I remember hearing this controversy when Adam Lambert who was refused an interview or something like that. Do you remember the story too?
Yeah. I remember the season of American Idol and also following up, yes.
Right. And I remember listening to some talk radio program and they were saying the "ABC and the news media coverage, they're not letting Adam Lambert go on and it is just a shame, it's awful". And I felt like calling him in and saying, "ABC has these incredible gay story lines that are being represented in both Brothers and Sisters and Modern Family".
Do you guys feel like a certain sense of responsibility because you are on the front lines with that particular kind of topical theme that's happening?
Sure. I mean, everybody takes their storylines really seriously, so yeah, in some sense I think we're doing good things. I was actually friendly with one of the lawyers that was responsible for this new federal case which is trying to overturn some of the legislation at federal level of proposition 8. And he said that quite often, Brothers and Sisters was used as a conversation pointer, that it was a sort of good representation of a gay healthy couple to others. That was encouraging.
How long do you think that it will be for gays who want to ever really be something accepted by everyone?
Who knows? You know, all you can continue to do is look forward and generally, politically speaking, all political movements kind of move towards inclusion, so we'll see it one day.
Has it restricted you in terms of your career?
Sure, absolutely. I mean, one never knows. I've been fortunate enough to be on a show that's lasted for more than three episodes, which is not often the case in television. So, there's certainly concern about what life will bring after, but, you know, life's short. Then you die.
Are there any other projects looming that you'd like to work on?
I began in the theatre and that's always been my passion. I went to Juilliard and started in New York, so actually, right before we go back to work, I'm going to New York to work on a musical which is new for me. And it's actually a one-man musical.
A one-man musical? Excellent. Singing and dancing?
No, no dancing. I cannot dance. I wish I could. So, this is something that a good friend of mine has written and he's a fantastic writer and I've done his plays before and hopefully this will have a life of its own, and I can go right from Brothers and Sisters to my touring one-man show.
This is quite a different thing.
It is, yes.
What kind of emotion you have in one side and then the other one?
Well, the theatre is great. I mean it is really the actor's medium. Television is the producer's medium and film is the director's medium. So, I think actors love going back to the theatre so they can kind of get back to a little bit of the control.
And do you know Scotty very well?
I'm getting to know him better. It took me a little bit of a while to get to know him, but I think I started off in a very different place than I ended up now. But that's part of the joy of getting to figure a character out over a long period of time.
Wednesday, 20 October 2010
Brothers & Sisters got extended by 4 episodes
I felt that Brothers & Sisters would be finished by this season because it was set only 19 episodes, but they ordered four more episodes so probably we will have another season.
ABC Orders More Scripts for No Ordinary Family, Off the Map, Brothers & Sisters[source]
Oct 14, 2010 06:00 PM ET by Natalie Abrams
ABC has ordered additional scripts for No Ordinary Family, Off the Map and Brothers & Sisters, network reps confirm.
No Ordinary Family, which debuted to 10.5 million viewers, got an additional four scripts. Brothers & Sisters' previously shortened fifth season also has four scripts added, rounding out the total to an even 22-episode order.
Off the Map, the midseason medical drama from executive producer Shonda Rhimes and creator Jenna Bans, had one script added to its lineup. The series should debut in early 2011.
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