HOT GALLERY: Snakkle Celebrates 25 Years of FOX with Our 13 Favorite Characters
D’oh! Has it really been 25 years since the FOX Network first graced our television screens? Launched in April of 1987, Rupert Murdoch created the “fourth network” to compete with the old guard, otherwise known as ABC, CBS, and NBC. Married…With Children and The Tracey Ullman Show were among its prime-time debuts in 1987, with shows like 21 Jump Street and Duet soon rounding out the programming. Of course, these were only the beginning. In honor of 25 years on air, Snakkle celebrates 13 of our favorite FOX characters. By Katherine ButlerBefore Ally McBeal premiered on FOX in 1997, the world was unacquainted with thin lawyers in the shortest skirts whose biological clocks were personified by dancing babies. David E. Kelley’s eccentric dramedy about young, attractive lawyers was all about romance and heartbreak, with an occasional legal story thrown in the drive the plot. The show was highly successful, running until 2002. It made a star out of Calista Flockhart, who was called an image of postmodern feminism. She also received a lot of coverage in the press about her emaciated weight throughout filming. As she told People Magazine in 1998, “Though I may not feel like a role model, I recognize the responsibility.” She went on to add, “But I also have to be who I am. I can’t go out and gain weight and be somebody I’m not in order to be a better role model.” Today, Flockhart is happy, healthy, and married to actor Harrison Ford.
Snakkle catches up with the cast of hit show Ally McBeal in this Where Are They Now photo gallery!