She's working her ass off. In addition to film and stage work, the actress will now be playing her notoriously neurotic lawyer Ally McBeal on a biweekly basis. And she's not the only one doing double-duty. Creator David E. Kelley brings viewers all the Ally actors in a shortened version of the usually hourlong dramedy. What once was reserved for the cutting-room floor will now make its way to tape.
Trouble is, the leftovers are never quite the same.
It's been a while since we've met a fictitious family that feels real. They're TV ready-made, for God's sake. The parents are trying too hard. The kids aren't trying hard enough. There's lots of talking but almost no listening.