Right Down Your "Ally."

[mrkilborn]

Parties are meant to be a celebration. So, I don't quite think you can call portia_de_rossi's gathering to watch the final episode of "Ally McBeal" a "party," exactly. It may have been something closer to what you would see on "Six Feet Under."

There's definitely some surrealism when the actors you are watching crying on the television screen are right there crying in front of you! I don't know how to describe it but "pleasant," "enjoyable," "fun," and "lovely" are just a handful of the adjectives that don't do the job.

But, let's take a step back. The positives far outweigh the negatives. Pretty much everybody in the cast of the show will be moving on to some new and interesting projects, so it's not like people are going to miss a car payment or default on a mortgage because of the end. Calista is living in New York with her boyfriend. I hear he's an actor, too. Portia is very happy right now, despite her bright red eyes. And Greg, who is a great guy, has plenty of parts coming up. Of course Christina is quite busy, I think I overheard her mentioning she's going to be in the next Woody Allen movie. Which all leads to my next point:

Another positive is the show is over! Even Portia admitted that her storylines were brief and pathetic towards the end. The dancing babies, the sight gags, that sound effect of the record getting scratched... it all became so 90s, all so soon.

As far as the gathering, people remained, maybe "lingered" was the more correct term, some remembering their favorite stories from the set, others just hanging out and not really talking about the show at all, but already looking forward to their lives beyond Ally, trying to keep the focus on what was ahead, instead of what they were losing.

But that leads to what was the paramount point (despite the show being on Fox), it was really all about the gathering. The group of people who make you feel special, and who you love to be around. And the knowing that you won't all be together, working that way ever again. It's a bit of a heartbreak, there's no doubt about it. But there is a sense of thankfulness about it as well... the people who came together for a while and were a part of your life.

I think we were all reminded how special those people can be, and to remember to cherish and appreciate them while we have them. In that sense, this was a great celebration.

Comments

[joeylaurenadams.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry we missed it. We almost made surprise appearance, but this being our last night of our honeymoon, we thought twice about it. ;) We did watch the show. I cried, but I cry all the time. I loved seeing Nelle show emotion, I imagine Portia was a wreck!

I hope you had a good time.

[portia-de-rossi.livejournal.com]

God, you know it. I ran out of tissues way too early...

[portia-de-rossi.livejournal.com]

Darling, I feel like I don't even need to write an entry about the "party" now! You said it all so perfectly, it would just be like I cut and pasted it in mine (with the addition of more sobbing and hugging).

Thank you for being there. It was great to have my friends around me while I was somewhat emotionally unstable.