From the December 4th TV Guide Online:

Melrose Vamp Defends Threat
by Daniel R. Coleridge

Former soap starlet Kelly Rutherford (Generations, Melrose Place) sure gets around in showbiz. Every time we turn around, the Homefront alumna has landed herself a new television gig. She currently co-stars as Frankie in ABC's new counter-terrorist drama Threat Matrix (Thursdays at 8 pm/ET), which recently received a full 22-episode order. Here, TV Guide Online rings up the 35-year-old actress in her trailer on the Threat set, where her Jack Russell terrier stands sentinel as her personal bodyguard. Watch out, Osama!

TVGO: What's all that barking?
Kelly Rutherford:
(Laughs) My dog barks at people if they get near my trailer. His name's Oliver and he is protective! So I have to make sure he doesn't bark at my fellow actors. He just went after Kurt Caceres, who plays Tim on the show.

TVGO: Let's talk about your career. Back in the day, you played Sam on NBC's Generations. Did you ever snag that hottie with the $60 million?
Rutherford:
I think so. I don't remember. It was so long ago. Yeah, Sam is probably shopping a lot now!

TVGO: The soap didn't last long here, but didn't it make you a huge celebrity in Turkey?
Rutherford:
Yes, there was a short, brief storyline where my father was off in Turkey... Generations did very well in other countries, but particularly in Turkey, where they played it twice a day. It was very popular, so I went over there and met the prime minister and got a tour of Istanbul. It was a magical experience.

TVGO: Do you keep in touch with the other minxes from Melrose Place?
Rutherford:
I see Marcia Cross and Lisa Rinna a lot at yoga. We also get together sometimes to have lunch or dinner.

TVGO: We miss Homefront, which only lasted two seasons. Is the DVD ever coming out?
Rutherford:
I loved Homefront. I wish they would [release it on DVD]. I loved my character, Judy. She was very unique for the [World War II] period, being an independent woman and working. I just loved the clothes. Unlike Juicy sweatsuits, they were tailored for a woman's figure, yet toned down. There's something classic and beautiful about a white silk blouse with a tweed skirt. They didn't bare their bellies back then.

TVGO: So were you surprised ABC picked up Threat Matrix? Critics hate the show, and it hasn't made much Nielsen noise...
Rutherford:
(Laughs) It's the opposite situation from Homefront! The fans and the critics loved it and thought it was a great show, and nobody picked it up! It makes no sense, the madness of television and the way a network executive's mind works. I just show up for work here and if we're still filming, great.

TVGO: Care to defend Threat Matrix?
Rutherford:
I think the show is very timely. Unlike a detective show that could be anytime, anywhere, this is very contemporary and right this moment. Would this show even have been thought of or considered two seasons ago, before 9/11? No. I think the critics were nervous about, "Is this too much of what's happening in the world now?"


I loved her on The Adventures of Briscoe County, Jr. When the hell are those episodes coming out on DVD?


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