It is no secret that newlywed JENNIFER GARNER, who plays action heroine Sydney Bristow on "Alias," is in the family way. She and husband BEN AFFLECK are expecting their first child in late fall. After much speculation about how the show would handle the actress' pregnancy, ABC President STEPHEN McPHERSON reveals that it will definitely be written into the story.
"We are going to embrace the fact that she is pregnant," McPherson explains. "We're adding some characters to give her some new dynamics and some relationships to play off of. J.J. ABRAMS is really focused on how to do it and make it realistic and not campy. We don't want to put her in situations where she is endangering herself or the baby.
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