Kate Mulgrew's ("Kathryn Janeway") successful run as Katharine Hepburn in "Tea at Five" continues to attract attention. In a recent Reuters interview, the actress talks about her admiration for Hepburn. "Her Yankee spirit reminds us what it is about this country that we really cherish and celebrate," she says. "Her life was very hard and yet she persevered."

Mulgrew also reflects on how her own upbringing gave her some insight into the character. "She [Hepburn] didn't love lightly or often," notes Mulgrew. "She loved very selectively and very deeply as is true of most people who come from very large families. I'm one of eight, she was one of six, my husband is one of 14. The family is very big and very important and we're rooted in it. So we don't need to seek a great deal of peripheral acquaintanceship to satisfy that need, I think it's fair to say."

Mulgrew notes that this also guided her portrayal of Janeway, "except there was a distance factor there. Which is also true in Hepburn. Janeway could never be one of the crew. She had to command them. She always had to be a little bit apart. And that was their comfort ... they looked to their leader."

UPDATE: Mulgrew will discuss "Tea at Five" in public on Sunday, May 11, in New York as part of the "Broadway Talks" series at the 92nd Street Y community center. Tickets are $22. More information is available at the Totally Kate! Web site.

Fuller's "Wonder Falls" Set for Fox

Former Star Trek: Voyager scribe Bryan Fuller is making progress on yet another project — the drama/comedy series "Wonder Falls," which he created and executive produces with Todd Holland, has been given an early 13-episode pick-up from Fox for the 2003-04 season. The show centers on a Niagara Falls souvenir shop worker (Caroline Dhavernas) who has a nervous breakdown and begins communicating with inanimate animal figures. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Fuller and Holland (Malcolm in the Middle) describe the series as "Touched by a Crazy Person." The show will begin production soon, and may even launch during the summer.

"Nemesis" Comes to VOD

Paramount has signed a deal with In Demand that will bring current films and select library titles to video-on-demand, according to Variety. "Four Feathers" has already popped up on VOD. Other titles, such as "Star Trek Nemesis," are on the way.

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