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Post by longislanditalian2 on Jul 27, 2007 20:57:44 GMT -5
With "Cold Case" shooting its first episode of the fall season and approaching production of episode 100, star Kathryn Morris sounds like she's gunning for a shakeup of her four-year-old series: "One of my not-favorite things about the show is that it's so top secret, it's been holding us in by the reins. I think it held us back when the show was really premiering in a strong way, and it's become even more secretive as the years have gone on, and that's been a disappointment to me," she says. Kathryn Morris Gunning for "Cold Case" Shakeup? "I was left on a gurney at the end of last season. I didn't know until the day before the new season started whether I was going to be found in a coma, or become a lieutenant in the police force, or whether I'd have an epiphany and try to get on 'Project Runway,'" she jokes. "It's that overly precious secrecy." She also points out, "Even though we've been a regular hit, we've been under the radar -- with no nominations." Speaking about her character, who was shot the same day her mother died at the end of last season, she notes, "I feel like Lilly has gotten bogged down in the last few years. I started to worry whether she's going to make it. … I'd like her to be more than this feminist icon, more like real women I know. She needs to go to the movies, have a friend. … Lilly became more of a b*tch on board in the third season, and that's kind of a drag." The beautiful blond actress, who has the big-screen "Resurrecting the Champ" with Samuel L. Jackson and Josh Hartnett due in theaters Aug. 24, says, "What I hope is that we can push the envelope, go out further, be sexier, take chances. I look at shows like 'The Sopranos,' 'Sex and the City,' 'The Wire' -- it doesn't have to be on cable. There's a reason 'Grey's Anatomy' has blown up. We have the potential to be a water-cooler show, too." spoilertv.blogspot.com/2007/07/cold-case-star-kathryn-morris-hints.htmlSource: National Ledger |
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Post by irishkale on Jul 27, 2007 22:41:24 GMT -5
Thanks LI2!!! Kathryn says some Amazing things in this interview! Hmm.. does KM herself want the show to get "sexier" or more adult? I'm on board with that!  GOooooo KM!  |
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Post by riche on Jul 28, 2007 7:58:23 GMT -5
Thanks LI2!!! Kathryn says some Amazing things in this interview! Hmm.. does KM herself want the show to get "sexier" or more adult? I'm on board with that! Get in line buddy ;D (In true Homer Simpson style) Mmmm, Kathryn goo. Oh right, see what you mean: Go KM!  |
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Post by longislanditalian2 on Jul 28, 2007 8:32:23 GMT -5
At first when I saw this aritcle a deep fear ran through me that she might be leaving the show but then I read more. I do agree with KM that Lilly does need a friend and to basically lighten up.
How many of us do want to see that, see Lilly going to a movie or just hanging out?? I would most certainly want to see that.
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Post by kopylova4 on Jul 28, 2007 13:41:03 GMT -5
KM gives such great interviews - <33 personally I'd love to see Lilly go partying more you know like in Disco Inferno. Maybe get a couple of gal pals and go for a girls night out. 'Sexy' for Lilly would probably mean an extra button open in her shirt lol but it will definitely be interesting to see where they take Lilly now. If there is a transition it won't be immediately but gradual I think. Whatever the writers do, I'll be more than happy to watch it Curse their secrecy but love it. The emotions that go with this show contradict themselves something fierce! Every thing is an oxymoron. |
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Post by sonny on Jul 28, 2007 15:08:18 GMT -5
Great article, thanks for posting. |
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Post by coldboneslove398 on Jul 28, 2007 16:51:06 GMT -5
Thanks LI2!!! Kathryn says some Amazing things in this interview! Hmm.. does KM herself want the show to get "sexier" or more adult? I'm on board with that! GOooooo KM! LOL BT!!  awwwww I can't believe KM wants CC to be more like GA....GA is tooo soap opera-ish...and has got nothing on CC in my opinion =). Although It would be nice if we seen Lilly go out more with "friends" that are not in her professional area. |
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Post by spirit on Jul 28, 2007 19:04:01 GMT -5
thanx for posting LI2.
i dont want the show to start turning to much like GA but i do wanna see Lilly go out with friends or soemthign.
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Post by TVFan on Jul 29, 2007 15:28:13 GMT -5
It sounds like her suggestions mirror a lot of ours. I certainly don't want CC to go the way of GA, but opening it up a little bit in a more personal direction always appeals to me. I felt like the show made a lot of strides in that area last season. I hope the trend continues this year. |
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Post by babyv16 on Jul 29, 2007 21:08:02 GMT -5
It sounds like her suggestions mirror a lot of ours. I certainly don't want CC to go the way of GA, but opening it up a little bit in a more personal direction always appeals to me. I felt like the show made a lot of strides in that area last season. I hope the trend continues this year. That would be nice... Great article LII2 thanks for posting it!! |
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Post by LillyKat on Jul 30, 2007 11:20:26 GMT -5
Amen, Kathryn! Love hearing what she has to say as it mirrors alot of my own issues with the vibe of the show as it stands right now. Really respect her ability to speak her mind without sounding like she's whining or complaining (as so many other actors have been known to do). She seems genuinely interested in keeping the show the best it can be, even if that means pointing out what may not be quite right at the moment (constructive criticism - which isn't a bad thing). Thanks so much for this article, LII. |
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Post by Naj on Jul 31, 2007 8:25:29 GMT -5
I thought the same thing, TVFan. We've had it on our list for her to have fun and such. One thing I wish doesn't happen (which probably willl) is another sudden shift in her character. I hope she deals with being shot. But then...it's not like Lilly to do so.  It sounds like her suggestions mirror a lot of ours. I certainly don't want CC to go the way of GA, but opening it up a little bit in a more personal direction always appeals to me. I felt like the show made a lot of strides in that area last season. I hope the trend continues this year. |
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Post by koufax on Jul 31, 2007 19:01:44 GMT -5
I agree with Naj. I hope it doesn't go in the direction like Cagney did on "Cagney and Lacey," where her character mirrored her drunk father and became a drunk also. I do watch Grey's Anatomy but thought last year the show went over the top and at times was unbelieveable and really stupid. I think if Cold Case went back to the way it was in the first two seasons it would be more successful with a more aggressive and caring Lilly(who by the way had a friend who was a child counselor-not Joseph)
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Post by longislanditalian2 on Aug 2, 2007 10:09:20 GMT -5
This is a different version Kathryn Morris, who plays Detective Lilly Rush on CBS' Cold Case, doesn't sound like she's particularly enjoying her time on the show right now and wants a change.
The show is coming up on its 100th episode, and Morris doesn't like the fact that what's happening on the show is top secret and under the radar, which she says leads to the show not being nominated for Emmys (I have no idea what she's talking about here). Lilly was in the hospital, the victim of a gunshot, on the season ender last year. She wants the show to be sexier and edgier, like The Wire or The Sopranos.
Of course, The Wire and The Sopranos are on cable, and Cold Case is on CBS.
"I feel like Lilly has gotten bogged down in the last few years. I started to worry whether she's going to make it. ... I'd like her to be more than this feminist icon, more like real women I know. She needs to go to the movies, have a friend. ... Lilly became more of a b*tch on board in the third season, and that's kind of a drag."
I do understand what she's talking about here though. But I don't think it's just happening on Cold Case. A lot of TV shows - especially the police procedurals - are all about plot and resolution, and you hardly ever see charcacter development or the ordinary rhythms of life on the show.
The new season of Cold Case starts September 23.www.blogowogo.com/blog_article.php?aid=886426&t= |
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Post by babyv16 on Aug 2, 2007 10:15:39 GMT -5
She sounds like she's not happy at all where she's at...that kinda worries me! :-(
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Post by Naj on Aug 2, 2007 10:26:57 GMT -5
My interpretation and why I've been vocally Unhappy since season one is because they took the cases away from Lilly. And that was why I liked the show to begin with. Lilly gets the case and does the majority of the work to solve it along with a story of her on the side. This is exactly why The Closer has beat Cold Case out.  So I hope we do get another shift in the direction of the show.  |
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Post by koufax on Aug 2, 2007 11:20:56 GMT -5
Once again I am in complete agreement with Naj. In the first two seasons Lilly was the group leader who would question certain aspects of the case, but she was also much more aggressive and caring. Also, she was the one who saw the victims at the end of the show. Inotherwords the show was centered around her.
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Post by riche on Aug 2, 2007 12:33:00 GMT -5
Sounds to me like Kathryn is a bit frustrated the show is not getting the wider publicity she'd like. Keeping plot development details under wraps means there isn't the kind of growing hype that other shows might get in the lead up to a new season. Partly this is down to CC not being a soap opera in the way other shows are. CC is about the case 1st and the leads 2nd. In other shows it's the other way around. The lack of constant gossip means it is not getting the kind of buzz that Emmy nominated shows get. The show is a good solid, reliable hit and the network/producers have become a little complacent with it.
Plus Kathryn would like Lilly to change back to more like how she was a few seasons back, and open up a bit more etc.
I can't say I'm worried by either element too much.
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Post by LillyKat on Aug 2, 2007 18:35:16 GMT -5
At the risk of sounding redundant, I have to say again that I really respect Kathryn for having the chutzpah to call out the CC Team on the state of the show at the moment. I interpret most of what she has said as simply having the desire to keep the darn thing interesting. After five years of anything in one's life, I think it's healthy to want to look at it from a new perspective. Forgive the sports analogy, but any really good team leader on a successful team calls out his or her teammates at one time or another. He or she doesn't want the team to suffer from complacency, they are not afraid to challenge others to be better and/or get the best out of each other, they're not afraid to want to do more. Kathryn has mentioned numerous times CC is a "team." As its lead, I interpret her as being one of those leaders. No, she's not Jonathan Littman; no she's not Veena; no she's not Meredith. But she is the one they all wanted for the show, she is the one that brings Lilly to us week in/week out, and she has devoted a good portion of her life over these last several years to making the show a success. And yet, she can only do so much on her own, and arguably, is only expected to do so much. I agree with Naj and koufax that the show was its strongest in its first two seasons when it centered on Lilly - her passion, her dedication, her devotion. Yet, she still seemed human, still seemed real, still was flawed but in a less-than-end-of-the-world kind of way, and she still seemed like a regular gal who could have a life outside of work (and arguably tried). There was a spunk mixed with wickedly brilliant detective instincts. But, TPTB decided to take a left turn in Season 3 (adding more characters, changing the emphasis to other things, etc.), and I think it went even further left in Season 4 (which I rank as my least favorite). With the exception of a handful of episodes over Seasons 3 and 4, Lilly really isn't what she was and neither is the show. Watch the reruns on TNT, and it's easy to see there is a definite shift in emphasis. Growth is OK. We all change as time goes on. However, completely erasing or altering what made Lilly and the show so popular and interesting those first two seasons is and was a mistake. I think Kathryn's reference to not capitalizing on the show's strong premiere over those two seasons perhaps reiterates that point. It's like if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Yet, it seems they tried to "fix" something that really wasn't broken. Even InsideR (a while back) alluded to the fact that sometimes, showrunners do not know a good thing when they have it, and they end up messing with something they should not. As for Kathryn's unhappiness, I don't see it as that. I think she cares too much about the people she works with and the show itself to just throw an actor temper tantrum. I take her comments as simply that of a good team leader trying to voice an opinion on what may have been lost in the shuffle of the last two seasons, perhaps giving everyone a good kick in the rear to get back to the basics and deliver an improved product. JMHO. |
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Post by koufax on Aug 3, 2007 11:30:27 GMT -5
For me, there is a major difference between seasons one and two, and three and four. Although I liked season four a lot better than season three they should still go back to the original format: having Lilly come up with clues as to the murderer along with Scotty, having the detectives work together to figure out clues and solutions, having Lilly be more spunky,and finally TELL THE STORY MORE THROUGH THE DETECTIVES EYES THAN THROUGH THE VICTIMS' EYES!
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