AfterElton - 29/Nov/2007

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Readers' Choice: The Top 25 Gay TV Characters Revealed!
Posted by Michael Jensen, Editor on November 29, 2007    

Fans of Brothers & Sisters cater waiter Scotty were heartbroken when Scotty exited the show less than halfway through the first season. After all, he had been the one to challenge Kevin Walker (Matthew Rhys) to loosen up his buttons and live life as a gay man a little more freely. And it was with Scotty that Kevin shared that first kiss that told gay viewers Brothers & Sisters was going to be much more than another drama chastely portraying a gay couple’s neutered relationship.

As written by B&S creator Jon Robin Baitz and acted by Macfarlane, Scotty is unabashedly gay, proud of who he is, and feisty when backed into a corner. After he left the show, fans pined for his return, finding Kevin’s subsequent relationships with Chad Barry (Jason Lewis) and Jason McCallister (Eric Winter) to lack the same chemistry.

Indeed, some started referring to Scotty as Kevin’s "Mr. Big" (referencing Carrie Bradshaw’s on again/off again relationship on Sex and the City) in hopes that Scotty might return. Scotty has indeed returned to B&S and just last week found himself again dating Kevin, setting up a possible love triangle with Kevin and his most recent boyfriend Jason McCallister (Eric Winter), yet another way B&S is breaking ground in portraying gay relationships on broadcast TV.

AfterElton - 26/Nov/2007

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Brothers & Sisters: Scotty vs Jason
Posted by Michael Jensen, Editor on November 26, 2007

***SPOILERS***
Raise your hand if you saw last night's Brothers & Sisters plot twist coming! (If you read my BEST.GAY.WEEK.EVER! column and figured out my asterisk quiz, then you did know.)

Last night's episode still revolved a great deal around Kitty's upcoming wedding, but Kevin's (Matthew Rhys) long simmering frustration with boyfriend Jason (Eric Winter) who is off in Malaysia and not bothering to call home (except to his brother) finally came to a head last night when Scotty (Luke Macfarlane) brought home some cater waiter leftovers including lobster and champagne. He might as well have just walked into Kevin's apartment, stripped off his clothes and pounced on him!

After eating their sumptuous, suggestive meal the two fell asleep together on the couch.

Upon waking, Scotty clearly realized there was something in the air and tried to get Kevin to go to bed while he inflated his air mattress. Kevin agreed and rose to exit stage left, but before he even got halfway up, spun around and he and Scotty lunged for each other.

The two parted awkwardly the next morning and, of course, Jason finally called that very afternoon. We see the start of the conversation, then Kevin closes the door and the scene cuts away. When Kevin arrives home it's to find Scotty packing up to leave, apparently uninterested in either being Kevin's plaything or being a constant reminder that Kevin cheated on Jason.

But before Scotty can go, Kevin tells him he broke up with Jason and that he wants to give this thing with Scotty another go. Hmm....

While I'm certainly glad to have yet another guy-guy kiss on the show and Kevin's storyline picking up steam again, I'm not quite so sure what I think about it unfolding this way. (And having seen next week's ep already, I know a bit more about where things head next!) Is Kevin an ass for so quickly cheating on Jason? Or is Jason's lack of communication a sign he is more in love with God than Kevin as Kevin seems to fear?

We do know Jason is going to be back soon, presumably either to fight for his man or thump him with the good book.

What does everyone think of this latest plot development? Is Kevin an impatient, idiot for trashing yet another relationship? Or is he justified in dumping Jason because he's realized he still has feelings for Scotty?

Buddy TV - 18/Nov/2007

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Eric Winter to Return to 'Brothers & Sisters'
Sunday, November 18, 2007

It has only been a few weeks since CBS' disastrous musical drama, Viva Laughlin, was taken off the air, but series actor Eric Winter is already set to return to the small screen.

According to TV Guide's Michael Aussielo, Winter is gearing up to tape scenes for the 11th episode of ABC's Brothers & Sisters.  The 31-year-old actor is reprising his role as Jason McCallister, the brother of Senator Robert McCallister (Rob Lowe) who becomes romantically involved with lawyer Kevin Walker (Matthew Rhys).

"He's coming back for a few episodes — for now," executive producer Greg Berlanti told TV Guide while at the writers' strike on Tuesday.

When viewers last saw Eric Winter's Jason on Brothers & Sisters, he, an ordained minister, left for Malaysia to serve as a missionary for poverty-stricken people.  In his absence, Rhys' Kevin found himself struggling to remain monogamous, especially when his ex-boyfriend, Scotty Wandell (Luke MacFarlane), re-entered the picture.

While Eric Winter's return to Brothers & Sisters signals a new love triangle, Ausiello said that by the end of the episode, aptly entitled “Missionary Imposition,” fans will know “where Kevin's loyalty lies.”

While Winter's comeback may give viewers the impression that the strike is not affecting ABC's Brothers & Sisters, reality says otherwise.  As of this time, the show only has two episodes left to film, with Winter returning to the set a week from Thursday.

Moreover, the highly anticipated eight-episode arc of Emmy nominee Danny Glover on the show may be cut short due to the strike, which the 61-year-old actor fully supports.

Glover, who plays an advisor hired by Kitty (Calista Flockhart) to help Robert's campaign, told TV Guide last week that he has only filmed three of his eight episodes.  He also said that since he has not worked on television for a long time, he doesn't “know how it works, with rewrites.  There seem to be a lot of rewrites.  But I don't know how it works.”

Although Glover has only shot a few of his episodes on Brothers & Sisters, it is clear that his character has grown on him.

"I like his sensibility.  He's funny, he's witty, he's basically a good guy," he said.