Summer 2001
"Thirteen Days" out on DVD!
Steven Culp fans are running out to the video stores as the DVD for "Thirteen Days" comes out today, July 10th. We are especially thrilled because the release of this incredible movie, will be on the brand Infinifilm, which is described as a ground- breaking DVD brand by NewLine Cinema. Like we reported in our last newsletter, this new brand of DVD will provide us with lots of additional goodies! The creators of Infinifilm claim the DVD is of superior picture and sound quality. The viewer will also have access to special content relating to scenes that are currently playing. We understand for "Thirteen Days, there are approximately 60 additional clips with behind-the-scenes footage, interviews, related stories, and much more. Two publications have already picked "Thirteen Days" as their "pick" for prime video release. "Entertainment Weekly" (7-13-01) features the release of the video in its "What to Watch" section of the magazine with a half page article. Movieline (8-01) also leads with "Thirteen Days" in its "Movies at Home" section. The magazine calls it "THIS MONTH'S RENT". "Cool, tense and a helluva lot more honest about American politics that any Hollywood film of the last few decades". The article also states that Bruce Greenwood and Steven "play Jack and Bobby superbly." So, what are you waiting for? Run, don't walk to the nearest video store to purchase "Thirteen Days" and enjoy our wonderful and talented Steven Culp one more time! Make sure to send us your reviews and opinions for our next newsletter, scheduled for the Fall 2001.
Bits & pieces about "Thirteen Days"
"Thirteen Days" opened on the #2 spot in Australia. The "Japan Kennedy Society" has said that they were very impressed with "Bobby" in "Thirteen Days." The President of the Society said that he has seen many actors portray RFK, but that Steven was just wonderful. He added that Steven did the best job and doesn't believe anyone ever will top it. We couldn't agree more!! To celebrate the release of the video of "Thirteen Days", we have added over 30 captures to our "Thirteen Days" Gallery! It is a great way to remember this incredible movie and the scenes in which we enjoyed our talented Steven! Thanks to KathyA for all these great captures.
Mutiny
On May 15th Webbies got one more chance
to see Steven Culp on JAG. But he was not
portraying our favorite spook this time.
Instead he was attorney George Griffin.
So what happened to Webb? This episode
was a special one for JAG, where our regular
actors got to portray different characters
back in the 1800's.
We were thrilled to see Steven! We can never
get enough of him, but what was up with that
costume he had to wear?! Webbies will never
forget that orange bow or the long hair. It
was unanimous, we want our sexy, handsome Webb
back and without those colonial clothes!
Maybe next time they should hire Mr. Culp's wife to outfit her husband.
(Mrs. Culp, a costume designer, worked in the movie "Gore Vidal's Lincoln".)
Steven can look wonderful in Colonial clothes, but please no more orange bows!
Mutiny Gore Vidal's LincolnMutiny Review
By CherylR
Webb, but no Webb? No sarcasm? No ulterior
motives? No cell phone? There is still a suit,
though. Kinda. I think you can call it that.
In Mutiny, Webb is not Webb rats!, but he is
George Griffin, lawyer for Captain MacKenzie
who is facing, among other things, 3 charges
of murder. It's George's job to prove that it
wasn't murder, but the only course of action
the captain had under the circumstances. He
proceeds to do that, and do it well.
The Navy's position is that the captain over-
stepped his bounds by hanging the three men
instead of returning them to the states for trial.
It is George Griffin's job to prove otherwise and he does. By bringing
up several times mutinies that would have been well known to the people
of that time period, he re-inforces the fact that the other mutinies on
the other ships could've started out the same way; sailors making threats
that others treated as jokes, when they were not. The captain had no choice
but to take the course of action he took; the captains of the other ships
didn't take the threats seriously and paid the price, one with his life,
for not taking a harder stance.
His main adversary in the courtroom is the Admiral,
or in this episode, the Commander. George/Webb may
be a civilian lawyer, but he more than holds his own
against the Commander. George/Webb manage to turn the
tables on the Commander several times. They butt heads
once again, but this time *Webb* wins! Like we webbies
had any doubt!
I learned several things watching Mutiny. One was the
color orange, if it is used for articles of clothing,
needs to be used in moderation and not in big bows.
Another was male pattern baldness was not a concern for
the men of the 1800s. The most important was that "Webb"
is a very good lawyer! (a totally unbiased opinon, of
course. Fans' reactions
I kind of liked SC with the hair, very unWebb like. It was kind of fun to see him playing something else besides Webb." "I thought Webb looked great. I loved seeing him as a lawyer." "Oh MY GOSH! I did not even recognize him! He looked so un-Webb like! Damn he is a good actor! From sexy, mysterious Webb to long hair, funky Griffin! WOW!!!" "The BOW--the ORANGE BOW-- I couldn't take my eyes off of it during SC's closing remarks to the jury. I have no idea what he said...I kept staring at the BOW--THE ORANGE BOW! It was so perfectly tied!!! I looked at the other people's bows and they were droopy!!! How did he get his so perfect???" "I have to admit, I couldn't take my eyes off the Bow either...LOL It was so distracting!"How to Make a Monster
Steven's HBO movie "How to Make a Monster" opens October 13th! Any news that we hear on this project will be posted on our mailing List, the projects page of the TS site, and our next newsletter. (scheduled for the Fall)Webb Wallpapers
In our last newsletter we were happy to announce the Webb Screensaver. It was a huge hit and we are glad that all fans are enjoying it. This month we were thrilled to announce the "SC/Webb Wallpapers". This is a collection of great wallpapers put together especially for "Totally Steven". The only problem will be deciding which one to use! This is what some of the fans on the list had to say about them: Ohmygosh! Excellent!! Wow! these are totally awesome!! Thank you, thank you!! The wallpapers are very good. I can't decide which one to use first!! I can chose two. One for my computer at work and one for my laptop. Hubby won't let me put one on our computer at home. Wonder why????
Filmography Update
In our last newsletter we were happy to announce that we had new additions to our filmography section of the site. The additions were Steven's old appearances in "Mike Hammer" and "Sisters." Now, we have also added his appearance on "Newhart." If you did not get a chance to see them, remember to check out our video page to get copies of any of SC's appearances. You can also read the reviews for two of these appearanes in this newsletter."Mike Hammer"
Episode: "Sins of the Father" By Carol Praflatish.
Steven’s appearance in the episode of Mike
Hammer, called "Sins of the Father" was a
holy experience. As Father James, Steven
portrays a priest who appears to be not as
caring as his predecessor, Father Dressler
who was murdered in the beginning of the
episode. Father James chose not to carry
on the work of Father Dressler by also
protecting and watching over prostitutes
in the area. He wanted the "hookers" to
move out of the church that he has taken over.
There are plans to build onto the church and Hammer questions Father James about the murder. Father James tells Hammer that everyone knew he and Father Dressler had opposing views on how to run the church. Father James was interested in money and power & Hammer believed that the murder was about power & money. Hammer suspects Father James and started investigating him. He is not well liked by some of the people at the church and the nuns hate him, Hammer’s associate found out. Father James comes to see Hammer and tells him another prostitute has been murdered. He then tells Hammer why he and Father Dressler had their differences. Father James tells him the homeless belong in shelters and it’s not the church’s responsibility. Hammer does not like hearing this. Father James becomes upset and tells Hammer to leave. continues
"Sisters"
Episode: "A Perfect Circle"
by Carol Preflatish
In this episode of Sisters, Steven plays Graham
Pressman, president of the Board of Directors of a Teddi
Reed's clothing design company. After recovering from a
coma, Reed is the target of the board. They no longer
think she is capable of producing the superb clothing
designs she's famous for. After a long speech at the
board meeting, Pressman requests her resignation.
Later that night after the meeting, Reed goes back to
Pressman's office. She barges in and shows him her new
designs. She wants her job back. Too late, Reed has
already been replaced and her replacement is in the
office with Pressman, Kiri Adams. Reed and Adams have
a history. When Adams was a beginning designer, Reed
critiqued her drawings and told her she did have talent,
but her designs were out-dated. She needed to work on
her own ideas and not try to imitate other designers.
The next day, workers are all around Reed as they clean
out her office. Kiri is also there barking orders and
tells Reed she is a "has been." Her designs are out-dated
and the fashion world is passing her by. All this does is
kick Reed into high gear. As we see in a later scene, she
still has the desire and talent to draw award-winning
fashions. She has the drive and determination to prove
them wrong.
Steven's appearances were all too short in this episode
of Sisters. He appears in only 3 scenes, but his talent
most definitely shows through. He is very convincing
in his two speeches to Reed about why she cannot design
for her own company anymore. Personally, I would have
liked to have seen his character show up in Reed's office
while the workers were moving things out. Seeing another altercation between
those two characters would have added much more to the show. To sum up, this
was a great performance by Steven in this show. It just needed to be longer.
Sisters is no longer shown on regular network television, but can be found
on the Soap Opera network. Check your local listings for day and time.
From the SC Fan Connection
Congratulations to our winners!
Our last contest was very popular among the fans!
Thanks to all who participated! Our winners were:
Darlene, Kathleen, Diana and Tanya.
Happy Birthday to our June Webbies: Brandi, Laura,
Dana and Kelly. Happy Birthday also to our July
Webbies: MaryRuth and Amanda.
The winner of June's birthday gift is: Brandi.
Our July Birthday goodie goes to: Amanda.
The winner of the June Raffle was: TinaStl.
The winner of the July Raffle is: DebK.
Remember, if you want to take part in our monthly raffle or Birthday Club
just send an email to: fanconnection@yahoo.com
All we need is your name, addy and day and month of your birthday.
(If you only want to take part in the raffle, just send us your name)
Our Latest Contest!
Since it is summer time, the time of the year for children,
students to enjoy vacations and for people to travel, we
decided to have a 'Traveling' contest of sorts.
This month there are two contests that fans can participate
in. The contestant to send in the highest number of correct
answers will win the prize.
Contest #1
How many countries has Clayton Webb traveled to according
to any and all information provided to us in the last 5
seasons of JAG? Please list the country and episode.
Contest #2
In how many countries/cities have we seen the various
characters that SC has portrayed on TV and film? Example:
Washtington DC in "Thirteen Days", Chicago in "Chicago
Hope" etc. Do not include appearances on JAG (see contest
above for that).
Prize includes an 8X10 photo of Steven in "Thirteen Days",
a Webb script and Webbie Pencil.
Send your answers to culpfan@yahoo.com by July 31st.
The Palace Thief
As many of you know Steven Culp will be in the film "The Palace Thief." The film is scheduled to open in Feb. 2002. One of our webbies was lucky enough to watch some of the filming that took place last month in New York. Here is her exciting story! THE PALACE THIEF By Darlene Tozzi
Rolling! Background! Action! Cut! This was
life at Emma Willard School for two weeks
in May. That is when the cast and crew of
“The Palace Thief” rolled onto campus and
through true Hollywood magic transformed the
all-girls’ school into St. Benedict’s, an
all-boys’ school. This is not the first time
Hollywood has spun its magic on campus. “Scent
of a Woman” starring Al Pacino & Chris O’Donnell,
filmed in part at EWS, also turning it into an
all-boys’ school. Just one look at the beautiful,
Gothic architecture and well-landscaped grounds
tells you why this campus catches the eye of film
directors and producers!
For me, it all began early this year when word
started to spread about a production company that
was interested in filming a movie on campus. 
Then one day, people started pointing out a group
having lunch in the dining room, who later turned
out to be the director M. Hoffman (A Midsummer’s
Night Dream), producer Andy Karsch, the production
designer Patrizia Van Brandenstein (Amadeus) and
the director of photography Lajos Koital (Malena).
I found it all very exciting since I had not been
employed here when “Scent of a Woman” was filmed.
Those that were thought, “Here we go again!”
Though I was thoroughly fascinated by the whole
concept, I was pretty much taking it all in stride
(for now, little did I know) when a posting came
through on the Yahoo group for Webbies at the end
of March. It said that our dear, wonderful Steven
had landed a part in “The Palace Thief”! MY GOSH!!
I didn’t know which direction to turn in first!!!
The thought that I might actually meet the man
himself sent me spinning!
My first reaction was to send an e-mail to "Totally Steven" and ask if this
was true! Well, of course it was! Why else would they post it? To torment me?
How could they know I worked on the very campus where they were filming part
of the movie? (This wasn’t my reply, just what was going through my head at
the time! Scary, isn’t it?) My answer came back that, yes, it was true and how
lucky for me to be right in the middle of it all!
Continues here
Fans get together for some fun
Last month some Webbies and Bruce Greenwood fans got
together for a day of fun. After exchanging emails
for several months due to our favorite actors both
staring in "Thirteen Days", four fans got together
for lunch, a trip to Hollywood, dinner and a small
concert by Gregg Henry. (Of "Family Law" and several
movies including "Payback").
We had a great time talking about the movie, Steven
and Bruce. We only had one disagreement, who is the
"best" out of the two? We came to an agreement.
Webbies will always hold SC in first place and they
will hold BG in their #1 place.
Sounds like a good idea! Thanks to Barb and Pamela
for a real nice day.
"Nurse Betty" DVD Released
The DVD, video and rental for Nurse Betty has been released. Steven makes a short cameo appearance in the film. He looks very un-Webb like with a beard and gotee... and laughing! A quick run-down of the latest updates on the site
We now have an "Upcoming Projects" page.
Any information we receive about television,
movies, or theater projects for Steven will be
posted on this page.
Our Video Page now offers Steven's appearance in
"Sisters", "Mike Hammer" and "James & The Giant Peach."
Fan Fics, Fan Fics, everywhere fanfics!
Webbies are already suffering from Webb Withdrawal. It is no surprise then,
that Webbies have been writing fans fics right and left! Fun, creative Fan
Fic Challenges took place for "Father's Day" and "Fourth of July."
You can enjoy all the latest fan fics at the largest Webb Fan Fic Website at
The Webb Chronicles.
A special mention of Dallas Thompson is in order, as she has written the largest amount of fics in a month! She has also started her own fan fic site. Way to go! The more Webb the better! Keep those stories coming Webbies! Its a good way to beat the summer Webb-less blues. Only a month and Webbies are missing their Webb and asking for more! We had a great Webb season this year, but of course we can never have enough! It has been barely a month and Webbies are already begging for more of our favorite spook! "BRING BACK CLAYTON WEBB!!! Please..." "Now Webb..I'd love to see more of him. He is such a good catalyst for all the fun action/spy/adventure stuff that happens on Jag. I'm hoping he uses Mac & Harm again on some kind of investigation...let them go undercover. And please don't waste the wonderful Webb in an episode like "Mutiny" or put him in an all-cream colored suit....More Webb!!!" "I would love to see more Webb. Those early episodes with scenes between him and Bud were great!" "Webb,yay,that's more like it. I want Harm,Mac and Webb on more tough assignments." "I totally agree, MORE WEBB!! A catalyst for all the fun /action/spy/adventure stuff!!" "Webb is a complex character. Sometimes I wonder if his Mother might still be working for the government in some way. They could do a spin-off together." "Webb is one of the high points of JAG (don't get me wrong, there have been many, but he is so good)" You will be able to enjoy JAG re-runs that feature Clayton Webb on: On CBS July 24 A Separate Peace, Part One - July 31 A Separate Peace, Part Two - On CBS On the USA Network July 12 Boomerang PT.1 & PT.2 July 13 Someone To Watch Over Annie. July 31 To Russia With Love. Aug 1 Gypsy Eyes Aug 2 Embassy Aug 14 The Black Jet Aug 17 Webb of Lies"Totally Steven!" Wins an award!
What do Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Universal Studios, and Steven Culp
have in common? Their websites are all among the recent winners
of the "Golden Web Award."
We were happy to receive notification of this award this week:
Steven and Stephen Markle in "Art" 10-2000
Remember to let TPTB at JAG know that we want
more Webb next season! We also want to thank
them all for a real nice Webbie season on JAG.
"Totally Steven" has sent TPTB a "CIA Certificate
of Appreciation". We hope they get a laugh out
of it!
The JAG Production Offices are at a new location,
you can write TPTB at:
Bellisarius Productions
Sunset Gower Studios
1438 N. Gower Street
Box 25
Hollywood, CA 90028