ABC’s
experienced both hype (not since The Philadelphia Storyhas a finer cast been assembled!) and backlash (recasts! reshoots!) before the program even hitthe air. By the time the pilot premiered in September — a dark, somewhat torturous hour aboutthe Kennedy-esque Walker clan of California — who didn’t envy Tom Skerritt’s patriarch,William, as he fatally faceplanted in the backyard pool? At least he got to escape this bunch of Debbie Downers.The adult children of William Walker gather to celebrate Kitty's birthday. Little do they knowthat, on this day, their lives will take a dramatic turn. These siblings are about to find out thatunderneath the idyllic family facade lie many secrets that threaten to either tear the family apartor bring them closer together. Cast includes Calista Flockhart, Ron Rifkin, Balthazar Getty &Rachel Griffiths.Oscar-winner Sally Field and popular Ally McBeal star Calista Flockhart made their highlytouted joint return to series television in this hour-long serialized drama set in California. Fieldwas cast as Nora Walker, matriarch of a prosperous and sizeable family and mistress of animpressive estate. Nora's comfortable, well-ordered lifestyle was shattered upon the death of her husband, William (played in the opener by Tom Skerritt), whereupon things also unraveled for Nora's grown children, with dark secrets and unhappy relationships coming to the forefront inrapid and disturbing fashion. Flockhart was seen as Nora's daughter Kitty, a New York-basedconservative talk-show host who was in town at the time of her father's death to consider a job asa political commentator on a national TV show.Rachel Griffiths played Kitty's sister Sarah, who had remained in California to help run the
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