Post by Naj on Aug 14, 2004 11:34:51 GMT -5
Great article that gives us info about S2. Just found it skipping around a Xena site!
August 12, 2004
Saunders: Morris not 'Cold' in person
August 12, 2004
A year ago she was Kathryn who? And the name of the series was Cold what?
I was among the many critics who predicted that CBS' Cold Case, starring Kathryn Morris as an intrepid Philadelphia detective who investigates long-abandoned murder cases, was a programming turkey that would fall by the network wayside before the Thanksgiving bird was carved.
Wrong.
Cold Case, in its Sunday night time period after 60 Minutes, emerged as the most-watched new drama series of the 2003-2004 season.
While Cold Case probably will never win adulation or awards from critics, it's gathered a nodding appreciation because it does alter the traditional good guy vs. bad guy plotline.
For example, episodes often show how solving - or not solving - a crime 20 years later changes people's lives.
And in this TV era of perfect CSI-type forensics, Cold Case episodes often benefit from plain, old-fashioned police work because DNA and the new technology weren't readily available to investigators 20 years ago.
And then there's the performance of the 35-year-old Morris (who formerly went by Kathy) who, in executing the same pouty look of Julia Roberts, goes about solving her cases in cool, dramatic fashion.
Speaking of fashion, members of the CBS press corps contend that Morris' short, blond-streaked hairstyle and familiar dark pantsuit with open-neck, white blouse have set the trend around CBS' Television City in Los Angeles.
So here's a fashion bulletin:
Morris showed up recently at a Hollywood press conference and party looking very un-detective-like in gray slacks and a brightly striped sweater.
Her piercing green eyes made many critics forget - at least for an hour - that Cold Case, even with its offbeat premise, sometimes tumbles into the familiar cop show rut.
Appearing in more than a dozen movies and TV series before Cold Case, Morris' most notable role was as Tom Cruise's wife in Minority Report.
And she developed a bit of a cult following for playing a vulnerable villain named Najari on Xena, Warrior Princess. (Obviously Morris' hairstyle and wardrobe were different).
Morris walks that delicate showbiz line, displaying the confidence of a major TV star mixed with the gee-whiz attitude of a performer looking for more recognition.
A critic voiced surprise that Morris smiled a lot - something she seldom does on Cold Case.
With a laugh, Morris responded: "Do I need to go to therapy after these questions?"
After being told that her character might, Morris smiled again.
"You know, cold cases are not exactly the most chipper kind of work.
"Lilly Rush (her character) is a bit world-weary. She's not that perky because solving old crimes is a very serious business.
"Lilly is more interested in getting the job done. I'm not trying to be a romantic comedy sort of a TV actress."
Then, grinning, Morris said: "But I do smile a lot away from the camera."
Since Cold Case falls into the category of a procedural cop show, viewers so far haven't found out much about Lilly Rush's persona.
What makes her tick?
Cold Case executive producer Meredith Stiehm said plots will continue to "dole out a little bit of information about Lilly."
"I like to sort of learn things about Lilly, sparingly," Stiehm said. "And I like the mystery of Lilly Rush along with the mystery of the case."
Morris' personal life is almost as private as Lilly's.
She shares a house in the Hollywood Hills with Randy Hamilton, a financial adviser. And Morris admits she wants to keep her relationship away from all the gossip columns.
Born in Cincinnati, Morris grew up with a traveling family of five siblings, spending much time in Windsor Locks, Conn., where she began acting in plays while in junior high,
"I grew up in a family of performers, so it was a natural thing to do," Morris said.
"Our family had a little singing group - kind of like the Partridge Family - when I was five."
The group's name?
"The Morris Code . . . would there be any other name?" Morris said.
After high school, Morris attended performing arts schools and enrolled at Temple University.
"But I never had stage fright," she recalled. "I knew, even while singing, that I wanted to be an actress."
www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/
entertainment_columnists/article/0,1299,DRMN_
84_3104034,00.html
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~Naj
So will Lilly get a therapist in Season 2?
August 12, 2004
Saunders: Morris not 'Cold' in person
August 12, 2004
A year ago she was Kathryn who? And the name of the series was Cold what?
I was among the many critics who predicted that CBS' Cold Case, starring Kathryn Morris as an intrepid Philadelphia detective who investigates long-abandoned murder cases, was a programming turkey that would fall by the network wayside before the Thanksgiving bird was carved.
Wrong.
Cold Case, in its Sunday night time period after 60 Minutes, emerged as the most-watched new drama series of the 2003-2004 season.
While Cold Case probably will never win adulation or awards from critics, it's gathered a nodding appreciation because it does alter the traditional good guy vs. bad guy plotline.
For example, episodes often show how solving - or not solving - a crime 20 years later changes people's lives.
And in this TV era of perfect CSI-type forensics, Cold Case episodes often benefit from plain, old-fashioned police work because DNA and the new technology weren't readily available to investigators 20 years ago.
And then there's the performance of the 35-year-old Morris (who formerly went by Kathy) who, in executing the same pouty look of Julia Roberts, goes about solving her cases in cool, dramatic fashion.
Speaking of fashion, members of the CBS press corps contend that Morris' short, blond-streaked hairstyle and familiar dark pantsuit with open-neck, white blouse have set the trend around CBS' Television City in Los Angeles.
So here's a fashion bulletin:
Morris showed up recently at a Hollywood press conference and party looking very un-detective-like in gray slacks and a brightly striped sweater.
Her piercing green eyes made many critics forget - at least for an hour - that Cold Case, even with its offbeat premise, sometimes tumbles into the familiar cop show rut.
Appearing in more than a dozen movies and TV series before Cold Case, Morris' most notable role was as Tom Cruise's wife in Minority Report.
And she developed a bit of a cult following for playing a vulnerable villain named Najari on Xena, Warrior Princess. (Obviously Morris' hairstyle and wardrobe were different).
Morris walks that delicate showbiz line, displaying the confidence of a major TV star mixed with the gee-whiz attitude of a performer looking for more recognition.
A critic voiced surprise that Morris smiled a lot - something she seldom does on Cold Case.
With a laugh, Morris responded: "Do I need to go to therapy after these questions?"
After being told that her character might, Morris smiled again.
"You know, cold cases are not exactly the most chipper kind of work.
"Lilly Rush (her character) is a bit world-weary. She's not that perky because solving old crimes is a very serious business.
"Lilly is more interested in getting the job done. I'm not trying to be a romantic comedy sort of a TV actress."
Then, grinning, Morris said: "But I do smile a lot away from the camera."
Since Cold Case falls into the category of a procedural cop show, viewers so far haven't found out much about Lilly Rush's persona.
What makes her tick?
Cold Case executive producer Meredith Stiehm said plots will continue to "dole out a little bit of information about Lilly."
"I like to sort of learn things about Lilly, sparingly," Stiehm said. "And I like the mystery of Lilly Rush along with the mystery of the case."
Morris' personal life is almost as private as Lilly's.
She shares a house in the Hollywood Hills with Randy Hamilton, a financial adviser. And Morris admits she wants to keep her relationship away from all the gossip columns.
Born in Cincinnati, Morris grew up with a traveling family of five siblings, spending much time in Windsor Locks, Conn., where she began acting in plays while in junior high,
"I grew up in a family of performers, so it was a natural thing to do," Morris said.
"Our family had a little singing group - kind of like the Partridge Family - when I was five."
The group's name?
"The Morris Code . . . would there be any other name?" Morris said.
After high school, Morris attended performing arts schools and enrolled at Temple University.
"But I never had stage fright," she recalled. "I knew, even while singing, that I wanted to be an actress."
www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/
entertainment_columnists/article/0,1299,DRMN_
84_3104034,00.html
~copy and paste url in your browser to visit the website~
~Naj
So will Lilly get a therapist in Season 2?
