Movieweb has a lengthier transcript of that press call (that sent a million A/O shippers into catatonic states) here: Stephanie March and Neal Baer talk about March’s return for six episodes. Some information is already reported in the earlier articles but it’s still worth reading for the new info on upcoming episodes.
(I had thought it to be a press conference and was sad that there wasn’t video footage but it’s all good now).
A couple highlights:
Neal Baer: I’m glad you brought up Liz Donnelly because Stephanie will be doing a very big show at the end of sweeps on March 31st with Judith (Light).
… remember what I said about Cabot versus Donnelly? *eg*
Now they just have to get Lena Petrovsky in there somehow then I could die and be happy.
When asked about Mariska after her pneumothorax:
Stephanie March: Oh I just saw her and she was showing me photos from things she’s going to do to her bedroom at her new house in the Hamptons. So I think she’s fine. … She’s bouncing around like crazy.
Yeah, “bouncing around like crazy” seems to describe a healthy Mariska aptly.
Once more: IS IT MARCH 10TH YET??????
Girl, I so wish, you wouldn’t believe it.
(Commenting on today’s headline.)
Sorry, I should’ve read the interview first. May I quote:
“I know a lot of the episodes are based on current topics or hard pressing issues in society right now. Were there any topics that were discussed maybe during writing sessions or while making an episode that you and the crew decided maybe this wouldn’t be good for television?
Neal Baer: Actually no. I don’t think there’s any time we’ve said we can’t do…
Stephanie March:
No, Neal’s not afraid.”
Now put that together with Stephanie’s “I would’ve voted on Prop 8 the way your [afterelton/afterellen] readers would’ve liked”-statement and my weekend is made.
Happy weekend!!
DF – lol to your first post.
it’s funny how I interpreted that quote from Baer to mean that they’d take in any and all silly ideas for an episode, in other words not learning to say no to really bad story pitches, resulting in some of the most agonizing episodes in SVU history during the later seasons. Just sayin’. I do prefer your optimism, however.