Even Jason Sudeikis doesn’t know if he’s leaving “Saturday Night Live.”
![Jessica Walter On Reviving Lucille Bluth
The mother you love — but probably wouldn’t want to have as your own — is back. Lucille Bluth makes her triumphant return along with the rest of the “Arrested Development” gang on Netflix beginning May 26. There’s a lot of thought that goes into what Lucille drinks and wears. A little preview …
Can you get into character as Lucille if you don’t have a drink in your hand?
You know, in most of my scenes, I don’t have a drink in my hands. I pick the scenes very specifically where I drink, and I also pick the drinks very specifically — [the time of day for the character dictates whether] it’s a martini or chardonnay or Champagne.
If it’s a morning scene, unless it’s a very desperate occasion, I will have a chardonnay. She does not drink red wine, nor do I. If it’s past 3 o’clock in the afternoon in the script, she will have a martini. There was one scene at 8 a.m. in the original series — I come marching into the model home and I say, “I’ll have a vodka tonic,” and he says, “Mom, it’s 8 a.m.” And she says, “And a piece of toast.” So it’s all very specific.
I’ll have a vodka tonic while you guys read the full interview.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/23cb349f666e939e00b1e290ce39f809/tumblr_mn9iqyie301qe9t4zo1_500.jpg)
Jessica Walter On Reviving Lucille Bluth
The mother you love — but probably wouldn’t want to have as your own — is back. Lucille Bluth makes her triumphant return along with the rest of the “Arrested Development” gang on Netflix beginning May 26. There’s a lot of thought that goes into what Lucille drinks and wears. A little preview …
Can you get into character as Lucille if you don’t have a drink in your hand?
You know, in most of my scenes, I don’t have a drink in my hands. I pick the scenes very specifically where I drink, and I also pick the drinks very specifically — [the time of day for the character dictates whether] it’s a martini or chardonnay or Champagne.
If it’s a morning scene, unless it’s a very desperate occasion, I will have a chardonnay. She does not drink red wine, nor do I. If it’s past 3 o’clock in the afternoon in the script, she will have a martini. There was one scene at 8 a.m. in the original series — I come marching into the model home and I say, “I’ll have a vodka tonic,” and he says, “Mom, it’s 8 a.m.” And she says, “And a piece of toast.” So it’s all very specific.
I’ll have a vodka tonic while you guys read the full interview.
![THE RETURN OF GILLIAN ANDERSON
“The X-Files” star been on “Hannibal” this season, but she’s poised to make a big splash this summer and fall with “The Fall” on Netflix and NBC’s “Crisis.” In “The Fall” (on Netflix Tuesday, May 28), Anderson plays Stella Gibson, a detective brought in to stop a serial killer in Belfast. “The Fall” also features “The Good Wife’s” Archie Panjabi — “Archie is a fantastic actress and we have a very interesting and compelling relationship in ‘The Fall.’” — and “Once Upon a Time’s” Jamie Dornan.
A little tease …
Were you drawn to the character of Stella Gibson or the story of “The Fall”? I think if I’m honest, primarily, initially, the character. I find her so intriguing and I still find her quite mysterious and I think that’s quite unusual for a contemporary drama. I like the way she handles situations and I thought I kind of need to be this person for a while. Obviously, the scripts themselves were very well-written, very compelling, very emotionally engaging. I knew that after having conversations with [the minds behind “The Fall”] that they had similar ideas as I did about how it should be shot and once we were all on the same page, it just seemed like something I couldn’t not do.
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THE RETURN OF GILLIAN ANDERSON
“The X-Files” star been on “Hannibal” this season, but she’s poised to make a big splash this summer and fall with “The Fall” on Netflix and NBC’s “Crisis.” In “The Fall” (on Netflix Tuesday, May 28), Anderson plays Stella Gibson, a detective brought in to stop a serial killer in Belfast. “The Fall” also features “The Good Wife’s” Archie Panjabi — “Archie is a fantastic actress and we have a very interesting and compelling relationship in ‘The Fall.’” — and “Once Upon a Time’s” Jamie Dornan.
A little tease …
Were you drawn to the character of Stella Gibson or the story of “The Fall”?
I think if I’m honest, primarily, initially, the character. I find her so intriguing and I still find her quite mysterious and I think that’s quite unusual for a contemporary drama. I like the way she handles situations and I thought I kind of need to be this person for a while. Obviously, the scripts themselves were very well-written, very compelling, very emotionally engaging. I knew that after having conversations with [the minds behind “The Fall”] that they had similar ideas as I did about how it should be shot and once we were all on the same page, it just seemed like something I couldn’t not do.
"I didn’t want to be, for lack of a better word, a f** hag. And I didn’t want to be just the pretty, straight girl in the corner while the guys did all the funny stuff."
— Debra Messing on why she initially rejected “Will & Grace.”
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From Julia Louis-Dreyfus to Armie Hammer and everybody in between.
The “Saved By The Bell” finale aired 20 years ago on May 22, 1993, but the Bayside High crew will forever be in our hearts.
Why do you still love “Saved by the Bell”?
Want to feel really old? It’s been 20 years since the cast of “Saved by the Bell” left the hallowed halls of Bayside High in the show’s May 22, 1993, series finale.
“Saved by the Bell” ended TWENTY YEARS AGO.
“Friends” reunion alert! Matthew Perry, Jennifer Aniston and Courtney Cox got together for “Ellen.”
The Ultimate Ann Veal (Her?) Supercut
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Her?
