Over at TV Guide, Michael Ausiello is reporting that Marion Ross will be joining Brothers & Sisters as Nora's (Sally Field) mother. Her character is said to be "tough, obstinate, judgmental, direct, and uncompromising." Is it just me, or doesn't that sound a whole lot like Ross' Trix Gilmore character on Gilmore Girls?It will be interesting to see where they go with it. I suspect we'll learn that Nora had a whole boatload of mother issues herself before her relationship with Kitty (Calista Flockhart) went all haywire. I could even see the Nora/Kitty relationship getting more rocky if it turns out that Kitty and her grandmother are fast friends. However it shakes out, you can never get enough Mrs. C on your TV. Even if it is a crankier, more curmudgeonly, Mrs. C.
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12-18-2006 @ 12:59PM
TomB said...
Brothers and Sisters is one of my favorites this season. Marion Ross will be a great addition to the cast; which is already top notch in my opinion. The description of her being "tough, obstinate, judgmental, direct, and uncompromising" sounds great. I wonder what her opinion of her gay grandson is, not to mention her political grandaughter. I can hardly wait.
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12-18-2006 @ 1:48PM
Kurifurisan said...
You might want to spell check Ausiello's first name.
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12-18-2006 @ 2:05PM
Brett said...
Right you are Kurifurisan. Thanks, I fixed it.
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12-18-2006 @ 3:52PM
GrumpyOldMan said...
NOooooooooo!!! This show is bordering on being too precious as it is. Even though I;m in the Sally Field age group, I'd like to see some attractive young people cavorting...and ally mcbeal does not fit that category!!!
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12-21-2006 @ 8:20PM
crystal said...
I love the new show Brothers and sisters, there is something in each episode that seems to remind me of my own family! I think Marion will make a great addition to the cast.
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12-21-2006 @ 8:37PM
Jan said...
I love the show and think Marion Ross will be a great addition to the show.
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12-21-2006 @ 8:39PM
EJ said...
I love the show, but, am having a difficult time seeing Marion Ross (though I am a fan of her work) as Nora and Saul's mother....
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12-21-2006 @ 8:48PM
Joyce Jurgensen said...
There are all ready to many "old" stars on this show...I would like to see some unknowns, young or older. To many "already was on a show awhile ago and now I'm not" celebs. Enough...let's get a little fresher.
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12-21-2006 @ 8:55PM
kiefer said...
does anyone remember Marion Ross's emmy winning role in "Brooklyn Bridge" a while back...she is wayyyyy more than just "Mrs.C". I love the show and hope it will be on a for longer than most new shows.
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12-21-2006 @ 9:08PM
Kelley said...
I'm thrilled at a show with the "old" stars on this show. This is the first new show I've attempted because it wasn't full of young, beautiful unknowns. It's a soap opera, maybe, but being closer to Sally fields age, i very much appreciate it. The only thing I do find wrong with it is Calista Flockhart. The girl needs some food already!
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12-21-2006 @ 9:12PM
Barbara G. said...
I love this show. It is one of my favorites this year. I like everything about it and all the actors. I think "Mrs C." will be a great addition...I can't quite picture her as Nora and Sauls mother tho...Maybe she should be an old maid Aunt? I hope this show stays on a very long time....
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12-21-2006 @ 9:34PM
Debbie said...
I am a big fan of Sally Field's and I couldn't wait for your show to come on so I could see her again. The show was great until you had to show gay people kissing. This turned me against the show. Why can't you make a show without showing gay people kissing? It is wrong and anyone with commmon sense would know that.
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12-21-2006 @ 9:44PM
FRANK said...
Debbie, (number 12) please this was about brother and sisters and Marion Ross, not two gays kissing. If you don't like it, don't watch. I am so tired of all the ignorance, grow up and get over it, gay people are not going anywhere, they are not damned for all eternity, they are not going to fall off the face of the earth as much as you would like that, did you ever thing that someone may feel the same way about you? That's how ignorance and bigotry works, it's a lot more accepting then you and does not pick and choose who to hate.
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12-21-2006 @ 9:58PM
Donna said...
I LOVE THE SHOW "BROTHERS & SISTER'S", SUCH A GREAT CAST AND NEVER KNWO WHAT IS HAPPENING NEXT!!!!!!!!!!
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12-21-2006 @ 10:14PM
Kevin said...
I really like Brothers and Sisters. I am not sure if it is a local thing in my area or not, but sometimes ABC doesn't do a good job of telling us that it will be on, or that it is being replaced with another show. I don't like that, but what I do love is the show, and how it touches on so many "real" life events.
LOVE IT!
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12-21-2006 @ 10:16PM
Jomomma said...
Who gives a crap! The shows blows goats in the depths of Hades! Who cares who they add to this already crappy cast? You cannot polish a turd no matter how hard you try! Merry Christmas peeps!
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12-21-2006 @ 10:29PM
mandy said...
Get TIVO Kevin and then you will never miss an episode !!!!
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12-21-2006 @ 10:41PM
Curmudgeon said...
Hey, #13.... shut up and sit down. Fags can't be moralists.
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12-26-2006 @ 11:55PM
Jacqui C said...
I do not watch the show because it didn't represent African Americans in the beginning. Are there any on the show now?
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12-21-2006 @ 11:29PM
DLC said...
Maybe #16, #17 and #18 should all get together with their hateful, narrow-minded and judgemental attitudes and and go to the middle East so that us who want to live and let live can look for the positive, nice things in life and not be bothered or subjected to the CRAP that spews out of their dark twisted obnoxious little minds. Marion Ross is an Excellent Character actress, and will most likely add to the show as she has with every other thing she has ever been a part of. Peace to all (and stop the damn negative judgment of others - life is short and it should be sweet!)Have people forgotten about kindness, especially at the Holidays? DLC in Beautiful California
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