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 After such a long period of silence today has suddenly got quite noisy.
However, we need to make sure that that noise is appropriate for all those around us though.
Today (20th Oct 2021) Kathryn launched her own initiative called The Savants aimed at helping parents of children with autism.
Kathryn’s twin boys, Rocco and Jameson, both have autism. When Kathryn discovered her children were autistic she found herself initially lost as to what to do. People did reach out with advice and information which helped, but you always can also use more. Wanting to raise awareness and make sure that all parents have the help and the resources they need, Kathryn has set up the website The Savants.
Kathryn appeared on the Today morning TV show in the US to discuss her project. She has also written an article explaining further which you can on the shows website HERE. The page also has a video of the interview.
One of the sources of help Kathryn mentions is The Autism Community In Action (TACA) group. Their website is HERE.
A copy of Kathryn’s artcle can be found on HERE on KM UK.
The Start TV network has posted some additional items on their website referencing Kathryn.
The channel is very much focussed on women in and around the media. All but one of the main shows they broadcast is female lead. Only Early Edition starring Kyle Chandler (Catch-22) gets a look in, and he’s relegated to the appropriately middle of the night slots. Cold Case gets televised back-to-back in mid-afternoon double.
First up is a brief article previewing a series of pieces celebrating women in TV ahead of the Emmy Awards, which happens on Sunday (22nd September). After a quick recap of Kathryn’s career (so far) they link back to the interview we covered here back in July. Not surprisingly that interview was not a complete transcript of the conversation which took place, and they have been holding bits back for use in these extra items. It ends with this quote:
“I never really looked at Cold Case as an overnight success. I feel like I had 13, 14, 15 years of being an apprentice or a journeyman. I never underestimate the small steps in learning to become an actor.” After a pause, she added, “or learning how to do anything in life.”
Next is a much longer feature covering ten women, including Kathryn and Tracie Thoms (Kat Miller in CC), that work in and around TV. There are actors, producers and writers.
I assume that Start TV will continue to post pieces like these in the future and I will endeavour to highlight the ones involving Kathryn when they do.
 Just over a week ago now (Friday, 23rd March) attendees of the WonderCon event in Anaheim, California, were given the opportunity to watch a special screening of the first/pilot episode of Reverie.
Since then there have been several articles posted online by bloggers and journalists that were there. I thought it worth taking a little time to highlight a couple of them with slightly different takes on things.
Warning: These articles do include descriptions of plot elements which could be considered spoilers by those wanting to go into show fresh when it finally airs.
First up is a piece by Derek Vigeant at the TVweb site. Derek is enthusiastic about what he saw. He singles out lead Sarah Shahi in particular for praise:
Shahi is absolutely fantastic as the lead and it continues to baffle me that this woman hasn’t been the lead on more shows. She demonstrates the intelligence and determination of someone that could quickly acclimate to being inside the Reverie.
Dennis Haysbert, Sendhil Ramamurthy, and Jessica Lu are noted as not playing major parts in this episode but sees hints as to their future developments. Kathryn is not named in the article but mention of “big brother sticking their nose in things” is almost certainly a nod towards her DoD official’s involvement. Derek has concerns about the weekly procedural aspect getting “stuck in a rut” but that things like the DoD should help prevent that.
The overall fairly positive TVweb piece ends on a hopeful note:
As long as Reverie continues to grow and develop like the [VR] program itself they should have plenty to offer as this series debuts this summer on NBC.
You can read Derek Vigeant’s piece in full on the TVweb site HERE.
Over at the 4 Your Excitement site, Stephanie Coats has a slightly less upbeat take on the show. It kicks off with the title ‘Doesn’t Live Up To Its Dreams’ and continues in the first paragraph:
Picture Inception but less gritty and less stylized, sprinkle in some of the elements of Black Mirror’s “San Junipero”, and add more commentary on cell phone addiction, then you’ll have a fairly good idea what Reverie is like.
Stephanie’s piece is more of a description of the story elements than a detailed critique and continues in the final summing up:
As it stands after episode one, there is little that is new, clever, or intriguing to get you hooked. Almost every idea feels lifted from another show or movie. Reverie is lighter, both in tone and look, than its sources of inspiration.
Stephanie Coats’ article can be read HERE on the 4YE site.
Thank you to both Derek and Stephanie for writing up their thoughts on Reverie. We look forward to forming our own opinions later this year.
 Reacting to the news that the NBC network in America is considering reviving The Office (the US version of course), Mark Perigard of the Boston Herald newspaper has put forward his own thoughts on shows that should be brought back.
Mark, the TV critic for the Boston Herald, has his misgivings about The Office but can understand the wish to return to past glories after the success of the recent new Will & Grace season, and the soon returning, already resurrected, The X-Files.
Continuing his article, Mark puts forward five other shows he thinks are worth considering. Obviously based on the existence of this post and its title, Cold Case is one of them. We’ll come to that in moment, because visitors to this site may be interested to note two other choices Mark makes.
Cop drama The Shield is first up. Our connection to that show is Danny Pino (Scotty Valens in CC) had a guest starring role in four episodes just before joining Cold Case.
Secondly we have Xena: Warrior Princess. As Mark says, there have been talk of a revival of Xena in recent years but the plans came to nought. Kathryn, of course, had a major role in two episodes of Xena as Najara. It may only have been that double appearance but the character had a wider effect on the relationship between Xena and her side-kick Gabrielle.
Lastly Mark talks about Cold Case. This is what he wrote:
A series that was a cut above crime procedurals, “Cold Case” (2003-2010) featured a group of Philadelphia detectives investigating murders unsolved sometimes for decades and featured moving flashbacks and the original music of the day, including Ray Charles, the Doors and Bruce Springsteen. “Cold Case” is also one of the few TV series that has never been released to DVD, allegedly because of the onerous issue of music rights involved. I think we would all feel safer knowing Detective Lilly Rush — and star Kathryn Morris — was back on the job.
Here, here.
KM UK did its own pitch for a new Cold Case season back in July.
You can read Mark Perigard’s piece in full on the Boston Herald website HERE.
 The year has hardly started and the predictions are coming in for big movies in 2015.
Quint (Eric Vespe) on the long-running Ain’t It Cool News website has written up a list of films he is looking forward to in the coming year.
The list is comprehensive to say the least, there are the best part of 100 films on it, but Bone Tomahawk is right up there in the first 10. When you’ve piqued the interest just after the likes of the new Star Wars, Mad Max, Jurassic World and Bond films, you are in good company.
The new Quentin Tarantino movie The Hateful Eight, also a Western and starring Kurt Russell, may have brought it to Quint’s mind earlier than it might otherwise have but still…
Kurt’s on a run at the moment as he’ll first be seen in the new Fast & Furious 7 movie. The car-based action franchise has got a certain Western vibe to it. More steel carts than steel horses though.
There is still no word on a release date for Bone Tomahawk but something is bound to break soon.
Read the article in full on the Ain’t It Cool News website here.
Bone Tomahawk, written and directed by S. Craig Zahler, is a horror Western film starring Kurt (The Thing), Patrick Wilson (Let’s Kill Ward’s Wife), Matthew Fox (Lost), Lili Simmons (Banshee) and Sean Young (Blade Runner). Kurt is the sheriff who sets out to rescue a group taken hostage by ‘cannibalistic troglodytes’. Kathryn plays Mrs sheriff, Lorna Hunt.
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