Features

Over 4.5 hours of running audio commentary by Armistead Maupin, Olympia Dukakis, Barbara Garrick and Laura Linney featuring candid tales of "More Tales" history, production anecdotes, and the PBS controversy; Deleted scenes featuring "The Landlord Speaks," commentary by Armistead. Exclusive behind-the-scenes rehearsal and filming footage, production photo and props gallery; "From the Page" including handwritten script pages and correspondence from Armistead Maupin and Nicholas Wright; The "28 Barbary Lane" set including architectural blueprints and a video tour; Cast and production bios including interactive video Q&A with Colin Ferguson, Thomas Gibson, Nina Siemaszko, Whip Hubley and Paul Hopkins

Scene Index

Side #1 -- Disc 1
1. Opening Credits; Hearts and Flowers [:16]
2. AM, LL, OD, BG: Introductions [:49]
3. AM: The San Francisco Chronicle; Mary Ann Singleton and Michael Tolliver [2:58]
4. LL: Returning After 4 Years [:32]
5. Sisters With a Secret [:03]
6. AM: Nina Siemaszko, The New Mona [1:25]
7. AM: Swoosie Kurtz and Betty Ramsey [1:00]
8. Fresh Start [:30]
9. AM: Paul Hopkins and the Moustache [1:13]
10. Father of the Year [:12]
11. BG: The Origins of DeDe [1:48]
12. Yin and Yang [:05]
13. AM: Thomas Gibson [:52]
14. Down on the Roof [:32]
15. AM: Brian Hawkins [1:57]
16. The Getaway [1:21]
17. LL: Mary Ann and Mouse's Relationship [:48]
18. Mona Flees [:09]
19. OD, AM: Mona the Child [1:55]
20. The Cruise Begins [:33]
21. LL: The Misconception About Mary Ann [:32]
22. A One-Way Ticket to Reno [:45]
23. Widow's Weeds [:04]
24. BG, AM: The Pregnancy Suit; Barbara Garrick; DeDe and Frannie's Relationship [1:59]
25. Fucked Up [:45]
26. AM: Mother Mucca and The Expletives; Jackie Burroughs [1:54]
27. Smoke to Remember [:07]
28. OD: Remembering Edgar; Researching Anna and "The Friendship of Women" [4:47]
29. AM: Casting Olympia Dukakis [:55]
30. Goddamn Spooky [1:18]
31. Tool Talk [:02]
32. AM: Introducing Gay Characters; The Straight/Gay Quota Chart [1:25]
33. Mother Mucca's Proposition [1:38]
34. AM: Jackie Burroughs and The Two Wigs [1:32]
35. Fantasy on the Fantail [:04]
36. AM: Burke Andrew; Rock Hudson and the Mexican Honeymoon Cruise [2:00]
37. The Kindest Cut [:01]
38. AM: Frannie Halcyon [1:51]
39. Out of It [1:06]
40. Am: Colin Ferguson [1:02]
41. The House [:01]
42. AM: The Blue Moon Lodge and Movie Magic [2:34]
43. AM, LL: Mothers and Children; Themes of "More Tales" [:38]
44. Is He or Isn't He? [:32]
45. Baby Talk [:00]
46. BG: Thomas Gibson, Nice 'N' Nasty [1:02]
47. End Credits [1:23]
48. Opening Credits; On the Job Training [:19]
49. AM: The Blue Moon Lodge Set [1:48]
50. AM: Faithful Adaptations [1:47]
51. Desperate Straights [1:00]
52. AM: Nicholas Wright, Screenwriter [:08]
53. Mrs. Madrigal's Confession [:50]
54. AM: Fragments of the Author; Michael and Mary Ann [:41]
55. Cruise Ship Confidential [2:23]
56. LL: Creating Mary Ann's History [:28]
57. The Friendship of Women [:28]
58. OD: The Many Sides of Anna Madrigal [3:19]
59. Preferred Customer [:03]
60. AM: Reflecting the Times; Family Values and the Divine Human Spark [2:30]
61. AM: Hitchcock [:30]
62. "54" [1:11]
63. Company's Coming [:28]
64. LL: Acting on Stage, Screen and TV; The Role of a Lifetime [:06]
65. This Year's Song [1:27]
66. Mona's Promotion [1:01]
67. AM; BG: The Extended "Tales" Family; Pressure the Second Time; Diana LeBlanc [3:07]
68. Maternal Woes [:43]
69. AM: Class Distinctions [1:06]
70. Life Among the A-Gays [:02]
71. AM: The A-Gays [1:22]
72. Spellbound [:02]
73. AM: Mary Ann as Ingrid Bergman [1:29]
74. LL: Love Scenes: Anxiety and Illusion [:48]
75. Sister Mona [:41]
76. Cravings [:01]
77. AM: Oakland as San Francisco; A Visit From Barney [5:09]
78. Love on a Rooftop [:03]
79. AM: Gays Playing Gays [:52]
80. LL: Mary Ann Lets Loose [:03]
81. Afterglow; The Slumber Party [3:54]
82. Mona Times Two [1:49]
83. OD: Living in the Present [1:08]
84. Kinfolks [:01]
85. AM: Family Likeness [2:16]
86. End Credits [1:43]
1. Opening Credits; Temper, Temper [:21]
2. LL: The Cheryl Tiegs Look [3:17]
3. The Mysteries of Pinus [:01]
4. Reunion Plans [2:23]
5. LL: Revenge of the Parasites [2:30]
6. Interrupted Idyll [:08]
7. The Landlady's Lesson [1:49]
8. AM: Whip Hubley [:02]
9. Family Planning [3:19]
10. AM: Beauchamp Day [:02]
11. AM: DeDe's Journey [2:37]
12. Pefect, But [:37]
13. LL: Mary Ann's Needs; The New Director's Approach [:57]
14. Douchebag [1:24]
15. Disco Homosex [:38]
16. BG, OD, LL: Literary Virgins [1:24]
17. Playing Games [3:48]
18. AM: Brian and Mona; The Domestic Brian [:02]
19. Falling in Love Again [2:05]
20. Back to Babylon [2:26]
21. DeDe and D'orothea [1:12]
22. AM: Françoise Robertson [:16]
23. Mother and Child Reunions [:50]
24. OD: Public Reaction to Playing Anna [:58]
25. The Trouble With Burke [2:00]
26. Mama's Boy [2:02]
27. AM, OD: Reconciling the Past; A New Scene With Anna and Mother Mucca [1:12]
28. Try to Remember [1:22]
29. Love Lost and Found [1:31]
30. Table for Five [1:53]
31. Key to Her Heart [2:29]
32. End Credits [2:58]
33. Opening Credits; Reunion on Barbary Lane [1:18]
34. AM, OD: The Origins of Anna; Mary Ann and Anna; The Anagrams [:10]
35. Bedtime Stories [3:18]
36. Heroic Couplets [4:00]
37. AM: Bill Campbell, The Seasoned Kisser; Michael the Teacher [:01]
38. LL: The "Gloria Steinem" Outfit [2:11]
39. The Orange Juice Lady [:48]
40. AM: Presenting Anita Bryant; Bill and Paul Let it All Hang Out [:21]
41. To Market, To Market [2:09]
42. AM: Michael's Illness [3:13]
43. The Emergency Room [:18]
44. The Road to Ruin [2:46]
45. The Last Straw [1:34]
46. Drive-Through Service [1:59]
47. Bruno Comes Through [:49]
48. AM: Diana LeBlanc [1:22]
49. Inside Pinus [:01]
50. Bedside Manner [1:55]
51. Final Arrangements [4:18]
52. Ladies Who Lunch [:50]
53. AM: D'orothea Wison [:01]
54. Saving Our Children; Letter to Mama [2:15]
55. AM, OD, LL: The "Letter to Mama" Scene [:16]
56. Fashion Plates [6:11]
57. AM, BG: Contrasting Characters; Best Friend and the Fantasy Lover [:52]
58. The Right and Wrong Turns [2:05]
59. End Credits [3:15]
Side #2 -- Disc 2
1. Opening Credits; The Last of Beauchamp [:21]
2. AM, OD, BG, LL: PBS Bows to the Far Right; Unanswered Questions [2:43]
3. Birdsong the Diplomat [1:01]
4. Burke's Bad Dream [5:10]
5. Sixty at Last [1:49]
6. Wacko [:39]
7. Voice From the Past [1:35]
8. OD, AM, BG: An Uphill Struggle; The Stonewall 25 March [1:11]
9. The Proposal [2:15]
10. A Poem to Ponder [:37]
11. Minor Miracles [1:53]
12. LL, AM, BG: Showtime Comes Through; New Location, New Director [:10]
13. AM, LL, BG: Return to 28 Barbary Lane; Raised Consciousness [:48]
14. Father Knows Best [2:29]
15. Meat Loaf at Wounded Knee [1:22]
16. BG, OD, LL: Pierre Gang [:26]
17. Namesake [1:47]
18. The Impending Visitor [1:31]
19. Riddle at Dawn [4:20]
20. OD, LL, BG: On Set With Armistead and Terry [:56]
21. Breaking the News [:15]
22. Body Parts [1:33]
23. Penance [2:25]
24. LL: New Faces [:46]
25. Man's Best Friend [:10]
26. AM: Book to Screen: A Lucky Experience; Changing Plot Details [1:24]
27. Burke Explodes [2:19]
28. The Freak Beat [:39]
29. LL: Lasting Bonds [2:15]
30. Paternity Call [:28]
31. End Credits [1:35]
32. Opening Credits; Labor of Love [:17]
33. AM, BG: DeDe and D'orothea in Love [2:23]
34. Betty [3:11]
35. Babes in Arms [:01]
36. BG: The Babies [3:50]
37. Ajax Detective Service [1:08]
38. The Way Out [:01]
39. BG: Acting on Stage, Screen and TV [1:37]
40. The Rose Incarnate [2:27]
41. Heathens [1:28]
42. Showdown [:01]
43. OD, AM: Anna, Betty and Mother Mucca [6:59]
44. The Man Who Wasn't There [:01]
45. LL, AM: Grace Cathedral and the Aids Quilt [3:22]
46. LL: The Best Parts of Mary Ann and Armistead; Mary Ann's Power of Choice [2:05]
47. A Woman's Intuition [2:06]
48. The Cooler [2:02]
49. AM: Father Maupin and the Falling Foot [2:40]
50. The Cult [2:17]
51. Walking Alone [1:48]
52. The Anagram [:09]
53. AM: Religious Themes [:47]
54. Communion [2:10]
55. Mother's Day [:01]
56. BG, OD, LL: Conclusions and Looking Ahead [1:54]
57. Happy Ending; End Credits [3:46]