Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large David E. Kelley has heard it for most of his career — that he has a knack for writing compelling female leads. Case in point: “Ally McBeal,” written at a time when there weren’t many strong leading women on television. “I usually duck for cover,” Kelley says about the mention of this part of his TV legacy. “More times than not I feign ignorance and just go, ‘Look, I just try to write characters as interestingly, and with as much dimension as possible.’ I’ve not ever felt that I’ve got an inside track on female characters or the feminine mystique in any way. I just try to write characters. I’m always a bit confused [when people say], ‘you write your females just as strong as the men.’ And I’m like, why wouldn’t I?”
'Ally McBeal' Sequel Series Planner; Calista Flockhart Might Return To Star & Exec Produce
20.08.2022 - 01:09 / justjared.com
A new Ally McBeal series might be coming to small screens soon.
A new iteration of the former Fox show, which starred Calista Flockhart in the title role, on ABC, according to Deadline.
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While not technically a reboot, the series would be a continuation of the original show, which aired from 1997 to 2002.
The outlet reports that the revival would follow a young Black woman who joins the law film from the original series straight out of law school. The young woman is believed to be the daughter of Ally McBeal’s D.A. roommate Renée Raddick, who was played by Lisa Nicole Carson on the mothership series.
Deadline also reports that the series creator, David E. Kelley, has given his blessing on the revival, but will not be involved with it.
However, Calista has been approached to reprise her role, and to executive produce the follow up but, “a decision on her potential involvement likely won’t be made until a script has been written.”
Another Ally McBeal reboot was planned last year.
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who died last week following a fiery car crash that left her in a coma for seven days, warned de Rossi of the “red flags” that came with dating the comedian.Heche issued the warning in a resurfaced clip on her podcast, “Better Together,” just one year before her tragic death aged 53.“Portia even asked me about Ellen,” Heche told listeners of her ex, whom she had a groundbreaking relationship with in the late ’90s. “Portia even said, ‘I’m gonna go after Ellen,'” Heche recalled in the June 2021 podcast episode.But Heche warned de Rossi that she wasn’t going to be the star of that romance.“You won’t be the poster child, girl, because guess what, that poster child has already been taken; and by the way, it wasn’t a great spot,” Heche said she told the “Arrested Development” star.“But, yours ain’t gonna be any easier.
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Neve Campbell to Lead ABC’s New David E. Kelley/Michael Connelly Mystery Series ‘Avalon’
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