Joshua Brand, who with John Falsey created Northern Exposure, CBS' Monday-night hit, cares deeply about the show's cast members. But he's positively antler-over-hooves about Morty, the pensive moose that wanders through the program's main titles. Brand keeps a pint-size wooden version of Morty on the bookshelf in his Santa Monica office; staring at his mini-Morty, he says, makes him nostalgic and teary-eyed. ''I feel like a parent looking at a photo of my son,'' he confides, pausing in reverie. ''(Morty) had a girlfriend named Minnie, but I don't know what the status of their relationship is now.''
OscarWatch TV: 'Avatar' as underdog?
Dave Karger and Missy Schwartz on the rise of ''Hurt Locker,'' Sandra leapfrogging Meryl for Best Actress
More
Totally 'Lost'!
Get up to speed for the final season:
New theories and news from Doc Jensen, exclusive video, photos, trivia, and more
More
Add your comment
The rules: Keep it clean, and stay on the subject or we might delete your comment. If you see inappropriate language, e-mail us. An asterisk * indicates a required field.