Post by TVFan on Nov 3, 2004 12:03:18 GMT -5
Apparently, Kathryn was on CNNfn's "The Biz" last week. I found this transcript from my work's computer database of articles.
CNNFN
SHOW: THE BIZ 12:30 PM EST
October 27, 2004 Wednesday
Joining us now Kathryn Morris.
Welcome to the program.
KATHRYN MORRIS, ACTRESS: Thank you.
HAFFENREFFER: Season number two, Congratulation in this fickle TV market.
MORRIS: Yes, yes, we feel really grateful that people have latched on to our show and watched it every Sunday night very loyally and that we`re back for a second season.
HAFFENREFFER: Sunday night 8:00 p.m. "Cold Case" is one that has never been solved before, so for your job as detective Lilly Rush to go out and sort of, get at them.
MORRIS: Get at them. Get to the bottom of it. You know we go back in time. So we were able to use time as a character and we shoot flashbacks in order to tell the story of what happened then and what`s going on now with the case. And seeing how people have changed or stayed the same. And so it`s less about science and much more about psychology.
HAFFENREFFER: So many cop shows out there now and they`re all doing very well.
MORRIS: Not all of them.
HAFFENREFFER: What is the buzz --
MORRIS: The ones that aren`t got booted off.
HAFFENREFFER: Yes, they are barely on for five minutes, right?
MORRIS: Yes.
HAFFENREFFER: But I`m thinking of "CSI" and the various other programs out there "Law & Order," of course. What is about the American public that sort of almost has an insatiable need to watch law enforcement at work?
MORRIS: Well, I think with all the chaotic turmoil going on in the world there`s a lot of angst and I think our show in particular there`s some sort of cathartic process that happens with the audience. There`s a little bit of justice on Sunday nights, at 8:00, you know, sometimes someone develops a conscience ten years later and things are made right for the small moment in time. So I think it somehow makes people a little bit calmer about what`s going on with the world.
HAFFENREFFER: Is there pressure on a show that gets renewed for another season to up the ante a little bit in the new season, up the energy, anything for that matter?
MORRIS: Always, always. It`s a good.
HAFFENREFFER: Keep the network executives happy?
MORRIS: they are very happy and our reruns did very well and we also gained a lot of our new audience with our reruns over the summer. But the network has been really supportive and Jerry Bruckheimer is my boss so you know he knows how to up the ante every year and let the show evolve and unfold and make it even more special and exciting this season.
HAFFENREFFER: You`ve also had a history as a stage actress, as well.
MORRIS: With my training, yes.
HAFFENREFFER: Are there aspects of that, that you miss in a TV show that you sort of yearn to get back on to the stage?
MORRIS: Well, actually the entire cast is all stage trained, so I feel like we really get to play great theater in an eight-day period with every episode. Luckily everyone is very prepared and really like to play tennis with each other so you always know that the other actor in the scene with you is among our regular cast and a lot of our amazing guest stars are there to really do some good acting and some solid acting and able to shoot out of sequence. You know, sometimes you shoot the final showdown scene on the first day so you really need to know what the whole arc is going to be.
HAFFENREFFER: So you know where you are emotionally.
MORRIS: Yes.
HAFFENREFFER: Guest stars have been important for shows recently.
MORRIS: Yes.
HAFFENREFFER: Are there some coming up in the next season? And I hate to put you on the spot.
MORRIS: We actually just did an episode that`s going to be coming on about blacklisting in the `50s and we actually used Orson Bean. We used Orson Bean who is actually a black listed actor back in the day as one of our guest stars. He was black listed for simply dating someone that was involved in that whole drama, so --
HAFFENREFFER: I hope he helped write the - give you some advice -- .
MORRIS: He gave us some tips. I know they asked him how is it?
HAFFENREFFER: "Cold Case" again, give me the network, CBS, pardon me, Sundays, 8:00.
MORRIS: After "60 Minutes." Stay tuned.
HAFFENREFFER: That`s a great lead in there. Katryn Morris, thanks for being with us.
MORRIS: Thank you.
HAFFENREFFER: Out of time for today.
Tomorrow the recording artists Hall and Oates. They`re still together.
Have a great day.
CNNFN
SHOW: THE BIZ 12:30 PM EST
October 27, 2004 Wednesday
Joining us now Kathryn Morris.
Welcome to the program.
KATHRYN MORRIS, ACTRESS: Thank you.
HAFFENREFFER: Season number two, Congratulation in this fickle TV market.
MORRIS: Yes, yes, we feel really grateful that people have latched on to our show and watched it every Sunday night very loyally and that we`re back for a second season.
HAFFENREFFER: Sunday night 8:00 p.m. "Cold Case" is one that has never been solved before, so for your job as detective Lilly Rush to go out and sort of, get at them.
MORRIS: Get at them. Get to the bottom of it. You know we go back in time. So we were able to use time as a character and we shoot flashbacks in order to tell the story of what happened then and what`s going on now with the case. And seeing how people have changed or stayed the same. And so it`s less about science and much more about psychology.
HAFFENREFFER: So many cop shows out there now and they`re all doing very well.
MORRIS: Not all of them.
HAFFENREFFER: What is the buzz --
MORRIS: The ones that aren`t got booted off.
HAFFENREFFER: Yes, they are barely on for five minutes, right?
MORRIS: Yes.
HAFFENREFFER: But I`m thinking of "CSI" and the various other programs out there "Law & Order," of course. What is about the American public that sort of almost has an insatiable need to watch law enforcement at work?
MORRIS: Well, I think with all the chaotic turmoil going on in the world there`s a lot of angst and I think our show in particular there`s some sort of cathartic process that happens with the audience. There`s a little bit of justice on Sunday nights, at 8:00, you know, sometimes someone develops a conscience ten years later and things are made right for the small moment in time. So I think it somehow makes people a little bit calmer about what`s going on with the world.
HAFFENREFFER: Is there pressure on a show that gets renewed for another season to up the ante a little bit in the new season, up the energy, anything for that matter?
MORRIS: Always, always. It`s a good.
HAFFENREFFER: Keep the network executives happy?
MORRIS: they are very happy and our reruns did very well and we also gained a lot of our new audience with our reruns over the summer. But the network has been really supportive and Jerry Bruckheimer is my boss so you know he knows how to up the ante every year and let the show evolve and unfold and make it even more special and exciting this season.
HAFFENREFFER: You`ve also had a history as a stage actress, as well.
MORRIS: With my training, yes.
HAFFENREFFER: Are there aspects of that, that you miss in a TV show that you sort of yearn to get back on to the stage?
MORRIS: Well, actually the entire cast is all stage trained, so I feel like we really get to play great theater in an eight-day period with every episode. Luckily everyone is very prepared and really like to play tennis with each other so you always know that the other actor in the scene with you is among our regular cast and a lot of our amazing guest stars are there to really do some good acting and some solid acting and able to shoot out of sequence. You know, sometimes you shoot the final showdown scene on the first day so you really need to know what the whole arc is going to be.
HAFFENREFFER: So you know where you are emotionally.
MORRIS: Yes.
HAFFENREFFER: Guest stars have been important for shows recently.
MORRIS: Yes.
HAFFENREFFER: Are there some coming up in the next season? And I hate to put you on the spot.
MORRIS: We actually just did an episode that`s going to be coming on about blacklisting in the `50s and we actually used Orson Bean. We used Orson Bean who is actually a black listed actor back in the day as one of our guest stars. He was black listed for simply dating someone that was involved in that whole drama, so --
HAFFENREFFER: I hope he helped write the - give you some advice -- .
MORRIS: He gave us some tips. I know they asked him how is it?
HAFFENREFFER: "Cold Case" again, give me the network, CBS, pardon me, Sundays, 8:00.
MORRIS: After "60 Minutes." Stay tuned.
HAFFENREFFER: That`s a great lead in there. Katryn Morris, thanks for being with us.
MORRIS: Thank you.
HAFFENREFFER: Out of time for today.
Tomorrow the recording artists Hall and Oates. They`re still together.
Have a great day.
