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Show THE DAfLY UTAH CHRONICLE 6, 2001 TUESDAY, MARCH 10 " 1 r J7 io TcJcvisc flnoifier (16C SHANE MCCAMMON Chronicle Editor in Chief Award-winnin- g stone-face- usually our reporters the ones who get sued for a those exposes do these interviews, but tonight, I have the privilege of sitting down with the star of great movies like "Sirens" and "Jack Reed: A Killer Among Us." Stone: Mr. Dennehy, let's talk about your new show, "The Fighting Fitzgeralds," which I hear is going to be a hit high-quali- ty hidden-camer- on NBC. Dennehy: It will be a hit, and I mean that literally. Stone: Let's talk about that for a moment. Why the "Fighting" Fitzgeralds? Dennehy: Well Stone, like all Irish-Americ- an families, the Fitzgeralds arc your stereotypical dysfunctional family unit. I play the blustery head of the clan (we arc Celts, you know, and as such, we arc- still organized in clans) .who has three sons. Mr. Fitzgerald is a retired fireman with a shady past, which I think is a strength of the show because most Irish Americans are portrayed as cops who have a shady past Stone: These sons you speak of, what are they like? Dennehy: Well Stone, they are your boys. The typical is a Not a instructor. eldest, Jim, gym math teacher, or an English teacher, or - Irish-Americ- continued from page 9 the interior of the Panorama Room, as it seems to be stuck in a 0" - .... - floral design. Tropi- - cat flower patterns clash unaes- thetically with the snowcapped mountain view that surrounds the . :"';'. 'restaurant h:. The ceiling has weird wood panel designs and old light fix-- j tures. All this makes for a feeling 0 of cheesy 1960s art deco. !' i The best part of the Panorama Room is explained by the name. ; families. Patrick good Irish name, eh? is the apple of my eye, until he quits his job as a Wall Street whiz when he gets burned out. He ends up coining back home to bunk on my sofa. I don't love him as much anymore because he isn't successful. And since I'm Irish, I know the value of a saved penny, which is what bothers me most about Patrick. As you can see, Stone, they are all losers. They cither haven't reached their potential in life or have failed miserably once they got to the Just like the Irish themselves, eh? Stone: OK, now I'm just reading from the teleprompter here like always, but as an Irish American yourself, do you feel this show portrays a historically oppressed and discriminated group in yet another negative light? And once again, sorry, we usually don't on this show. get so Dennehy: What, are you asking me if I sold out? If I pissed on my ancestry and took the millions of other Americans who have a 'Mc' or an 'O" in their last names to the toilet with me? That I'm worse than Hallmark, which uses our religious, political and cultural icons to make a quick buck? That I'm going to be in a show premiering tonight after a special early "Frasier" that stereotypes an entire ethnic group, just like it used to be done in the good ol' days of bigoted television and in the good ol' days of today's UPN and Fox networks? My alcoholic father would kick your ass for saying that. It's too bad you never met my father. Why I oughta... Stone: Hey, you don't have to go all Irish on me now, you mick. Dennehy: Huh? Oh, I was just slipping into character. big-tim- hard-hitti- ng of the restaurant walls are actually windows which provide the panoramic hs view. It is hard to get a bad seat in this place. The windows are a to the city below looking-glas- s and the mountains behind. The glass provides great natural lighting during the day. Dusk is undoubtedly the best time to eat at the Panorama Room, providing seat for a specdiners a front-rotacular sunset over the silver disk of the Great Salt Lake, w James Gardner also contributed to this review. The Panorama Room's location makes for frequently low occupancy but spectacular views. an Irish-Americ- Thrfce-fourt- 5-- , even a history teacher. He's a gym instructor. We thought about having him play a driver's ed instructor, but you know how the Irish like to drink. bartender Terry is the that's a prerequisite for every family. You can expect some hilarious interaction between Terry and Mr. Fitzgerald, who, like all Irishmen, enjoys a stout Guinness at the pub, but doesn't like to have his son pouring it. No, that would suggest a closeness that doesn't exist in Irish-Americ- H i. I'm Stone Phillips. Yes, that's Mj my real name. I'm the talking I II head NBC pays millions to introduce segments for our three-tim- e news magazine, Fmmy "Dateline NBC." d As such, I'm going to sit here and tell you about tonight's show, where wc have an exclusive interview with Brian Dennehy, the star of NBC's new hit sitcom, "The Fighting Fitzgeralds." 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