The Hills Are Alive . . .

Helen8 · Post by **Helen8** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 10:01 am

The Hill is alive again with Brotherhood series

By Andy Smith

There was a Brotherhood love fest yesterday at the State House rotunda as state officials welcomed cast members of the Showtime drama back to Rhode Island for a second season of filming.

On hand were cast members Jason Isaacs, Jason Clarke, Annabeth Gish and Fionnula Flanagan, plus the showâ€™s writer/creator, Blake Masters.

Brotherhood, which recently won a prestigious Peabody award, stars Isaacs and Clarke as two brothers on opposite sides of the law â€” Clarke plays Tommy Caffee, an ambitious state legislator, while Isaacs plays Michael Caffee, a criminal who returned to Rhode Island after a mysterious absence.

Brotherhood actor Jason Clarke, left, poses for a photo with Madeline Ernest, center, and Sharon Gravell in the State House rotunda yesterday.
THE PROVIDENC JOURNAL / Bill Murphy
The show, filmed entirely in the state, debuted last July. Shooting for the second season is set to begin Monday. Masters didnâ€™t want to reveal exactly where the show would be filming, although he said Brotherhood crews would be getting to some different locations this season than they had in the past.

Ten new episodes of Brotherhood are scheduled to debut this fall.

Because Clarke plays a state representative from a mythical Irish neighborhood called The Hill, Brotherhood frequently films at the State House.

â€œIâ€™m standing on a set that would probably cost $20 million to build and I donâ€™t have that kind of money,â€

Marie · Post by **Marie** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 10:31 am

[quote]The second most foolish thing we could do is leave him in a coma for four episodes.â€

kjshd05 · Post by **kjshd05** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 1:30 pm

I agree with you Marie, not looking favorable for "GOOD" at all, but, who knows...let's keep positive...
Glad to know I had the right idea, I had posted elsewhere they could always start season 2 months after Michael's "Accident"..
Did Blake Masters read my post? LOL

Marie · Post by **Marie** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 2:50 pm

I'm glad we won't have to look at Jason all horribly bruised for half the season..............................

I wonder just how very pissed he will be at Declan?

Post by **Gillian** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 5:59 pm

[quote]He said he walked into a Rhode Island Starbucks recently and was greeted by a Brotherhood fan who yelled â€œYo! Youâ€™re dead! You should be dead!â€

Post by **Gillian** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 6:35 pm

Pretty much the same thing is repeated again over on the Projo news blog, but this version includes a nice photo of Jason Isaacs and Annabeth Gish ...

http://www.beloblog.com/ProJo_Blogs/new ... cas_1.html

kjshd05 · Post by **kjshd05** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:59 pm

Thanx, Gillian, super foto...

Marie · Post by **Marie** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 8:57 am

And there is Jason with his ever present bottle of water! What a good healthy guy!!!!

Moira · Post by **Moira** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 7:26 pm

Um...is his hairline higher?

Don't get me wrong, he still looks great!

Post by **Gillian** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 9:03 am

Moira - yep, it is creeping back incrementally. He's still a damn fine specimen though.

Moira · Post by **Moira** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 9:25 am

Gillian wrote:Moira - yep, it is creeping back incrementally.

Actually, on a second look at the photo, his hairline matches Annabeth Gish's.

He's still a damn fine specimen though.

Gosh, I hadn't noticed. **cough**

lyra70 · Post by **lyra70** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 1:36 pm

He looks a bit peaky too, poor thing. hope he gets some shut-eye.

Moira · Post by **Moira** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 1:51 pm

lyra70 wrote:He looks a bit peaky too, poor thing. hope he gets some shut-eye.

With two small kids? I wish him luck!

lyra70 · Post by **lyra70** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 9:39 am

Talk to me about it - my 20 month old just kept me up half the night because she's teething! Of course this morning she's running around like she's on speed and I am still groggy even after two cups of coffee.

I always assume those celebs have nannies though...maybe not!