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вЂњAnd nothing is more of a turnoff to cool people than seeing how desperately someone wants to be one of them.вЂќ вЂњMalloryвЂ™s desire more than anything is to be accepted by this group,вЂќ says Rachel Shukert, who created NetflixвЂ™s BSC. SheвЂ™s permitted to join the BSC, but only after the other girls haze her by demanding she draw them a picture of the digestive system. Though, according to the 43-year-old actress, her experiences were much different.And even MalloryвЂ™s friends arenвЂ™t always particularly nice to her. Watching the five girls' storylines unfold prompted Alicia to recall her own coming-of-age years. Her filming experiences aside, perhaps one of the biggest things Alicia appreciates about The Baby-Sitters Club is the way the show made her reflect. And I think all the girls had fun with him too, because he's just, he's a daddy, and he was just funny and silly on set.' As a human, he's lovely - such a charming, flirty, happy guy that, like, you just have so much fun with him. 'Mark is so fun and devilish and naughty,' Alicia reveals. She also really enjoyed getting to know Royal Pains star Mark Feuerstein, who plays her character's love interest. That said, the overall filming experience for Alicia 'was a dream.' When asked about her behind-the-scenes experiences, Alicia recalls getting a kick out of seeing the babysitters' 'odd' and 'interesting' costumes every day. it's hard to feel flow-y and natural and present to the moment sometimes.' In particular, she remembers one of the first scenes she did being especially tricky: 'I sort of walk in - and I'm so happy and relieved to see it went really well and how it turned out in the edits - but I remember feeling really awkward about coming into my first line. You're sort of being followed and you can really track all of the things.' 'So there is a luxury to being the lead where you can really tell a story and say a lot over the course of an episode or a movie. 'I do come from being the lead often,' she explains.

Though it throws Kristy for a loop, the show, like the book franchise, highlights the importance of listening to each other and being open to perspectives. One of the plot points for Alicia's character involves Kristy coping with her mother's boyfriend. 's got four kids, a lot on her plate, and not a lot of money. 'I think what turned me onto the script was that it included a complicated relationship between Kristy and Elizabeth. 'It was just so sweet and lovely and made me smile and feel good,' Alicia tells Good Housekeeping. Then, she read through the script and instantly grew fond of her character, Elizabeth Thomas-Brewer, the mother of the ever-headstrong Kristy Thomas ( Sophie Grace). After finding out that executive producer Michael De Luca, showrunner Rachel Shukert, and executive producer and director Lucia Aniello were on board, Alicia immediately became interested.

THE BABYSITTER CLUB SERIES

Martin book series - which comes out on July 3 - was a no-brainer for Alicia. Getting involved with the revival of the popular Ann M. Now, 25 years later, the Golden Globe-nominated actress is back on the teen screen again, but this time as a mom in the new Netflix reboot of The Baby-Sitters Club. Thanks to the release of the coming-of-age classic Clueless in 1995, Alicia Silverstonequickly became the teenage queen of the era, with her stylish knee-high stockings and sassy one-liners.

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