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Tuesday 22 July 2014
Aaron Ashmore And Luke Macfarlane Join Syfy's Bounty Hunter Adventure Killjoys
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Aaron Ashmore And Luke Macfarlane Join Syfy's Bounty Hunter Adventure Killjoys
By Nick Venable 2014-07-22 18:39:37
Syfy is on the road towards a potentially exciting renaissance, with a crop of new series aimed at more traditional science fiction fans. One of the network’s more questionable original tales is the bounty hunter adventure Killjoys, which just found its three lead characters in Aaron Ashmore (Smallville), Luke Macfarlane (Brothers and Sisters) and Hannah John-Kamen (The Hour). Will these three have enough chemistry to make you want to follow them all over the universe?
Written by Lost Girl creator Michelle Lovretta, Killjoys centers on three interplanetary bounty hunters who only follow the money as they travel long distances to capture their marks. Everything takes place within the Quad, a sectioned-off area on the outskirts of a massive class war happening between some planets. I’m rather unsure of just how large-scale this setting will be.
In any case, Ashmore will play a peaceful chap named John Jaqobis, who isn’t entirely unfamiliar with how to defend himself, since he’s a smartass with a penchant for overstepping his boundaries. Macfarlane will play D’avin, the hardass former military grunt who is an all-around pro with weapons and his hands…which are also weapons. John-Kamen will play Dutch, the attractive and lethal crew member who has an uncanny ability to earn people’s respect, usually with her wily ways. But, as TV Line puts it, “there is a maturity and deep solemnity stemming from a dark past.” Major deepness out in space, guys.
Will this be more like Firefly or like an average Syfy production? The network also has the space-based Ascension, The Expanse and a Blake’s 7 remake being made, so if this has to be the worst of that pack, so be it. There are other series Killjoys already sounds better than, such as the so-so-looking 12 Monkeys series or Z Nation.
I suppose I have faith in these three principal actors. Ashmore, brother of Shaun, played Jimmy Olsen through several seasons of Smallville before finding another meaty part as Steve Jinks on Syfy’s Warehouse 13. He has a burgeoning film career, and will next be seen in Alejandro Amenábar’s thriller Regression opposite Emma Watson and Ethan Hawke.
Macfarlane, meanwhile, was on the 2013 Canadian comedy series Satisfaction, not to be confused with USA’s current drama. He’ll also soon be seen in the Hallmark Movie Channel’s original flick The Memory Book. The British John-Kamen has had bit parts in series such as Whitechapel and most recently the crime miniseries Happy Valley.
Killjoys goes into production next month in Toronto, and is looking to get its ten-episode first season on the air at some point in 2015.
Aaron Ashmore And Luke Macfarlane Join Syfy's Bounty Hunter Adventure Killjoys
By Nick Venable 2014-07-22 18:39:37
Syfy is on the road towards a potentially exciting renaissance, with a crop of new series aimed at more traditional science fiction fans. One of the network’s more questionable original tales is the bounty hunter adventure Killjoys, which just found its three lead characters in Aaron Ashmore (Smallville), Luke Macfarlane (Brothers and Sisters) and Hannah John-Kamen (The Hour). Will these three have enough chemistry to make you want to follow them all over the universe?
Written by Lost Girl creator Michelle Lovretta, Killjoys centers on three interplanetary bounty hunters who only follow the money as they travel long distances to capture their marks. Everything takes place within the Quad, a sectioned-off area on the outskirts of a massive class war happening between some planets. I’m rather unsure of just how large-scale this setting will be.
In any case, Ashmore will play a peaceful chap named John Jaqobis, who isn’t entirely unfamiliar with how to defend himself, since he’s a smartass with a penchant for overstepping his boundaries. Macfarlane will play D’avin, the hardass former military grunt who is an all-around pro with weapons and his hands…which are also weapons. John-Kamen will play Dutch, the attractive and lethal crew member who has an uncanny ability to earn people’s respect, usually with her wily ways. But, as TV Line puts it, “there is a maturity and deep solemnity stemming from a dark past.” Major deepness out in space, guys.
Will this be more like Firefly or like an average Syfy production? The network also has the space-based Ascension, The Expanse and a Blake’s 7 remake being made, so if this has to be the worst of that pack, so be it. There are other series Killjoys already sounds better than, such as the so-so-looking 12 Monkeys series or Z Nation.
I suppose I have faith in these three principal actors. Ashmore, brother of Shaun, played Jimmy Olsen through several seasons of Smallville before finding another meaty part as Steve Jinks on Syfy’s Warehouse 13. He has a burgeoning film career, and will next be seen in Alejandro Amenábar’s thriller Regression opposite Emma Watson and Ethan Hawke.
Macfarlane, meanwhile, was on the 2013 Canadian comedy series Satisfaction, not to be confused with USA’s current drama. He’ll also soon be seen in the Hallmark Movie Channel’s original flick The Memory Book. The British John-Kamen has had bit parts in series such as Whitechapel and most recently the crime miniseries Happy Valley.
Killjoys goes into production next month in Toronto, and is looking to get its ten-episode first season on the air at some point in 2015.
Luke stars in Syfy's "Killjoys"
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‘Brothers & Sisters’ Alum Luke MacFarlane, Hannah John-Kamen and Aaron Ashmore Join Syfy's ‘Killjoys’
TV | By Linda Ge on July 22, 2014 @ 10:56 am
The 10-episode “space adventure” begins production in Toronto on Aug. 5
“Brothers & Sisters” alum Luke MacFarlane, Hannah John-Kamen and Aaron Ashmore have been cast as the leads in Syfy's newest scripted series “Killjoys,” the cable network announced Tuesday.
From Temple Street Productions, the producers of “Orphan Black,” and Michelle Lovretta, the creator of “Lost Girl” who also serves as writer and showrunner, “Killjoys” follows a trio of interplanetary bounty hunters sworn to remain impartial as they chase deadly warrants throughout the Quad, a distant system on the brink of a bloody, multi-planetary class war.
See video: Aaron Stanford Travels Back in Time in First Trailer for Syfy's '12 Monkeys’
Chris Grismer (“Vampire Diaries”) will direct the pilot and additional episodes. The 10-episode, one-hour series will begin production in Toronto on Aug. 5 and will premiere on Syfy in 2015. It will also debut simultaneously in Canada on Space.
‘Brothers & Sisters’ Alum Luke MacFarlane, Hannah John-Kamen and Aaron Ashmore Join Syfy's ‘Killjoys’
TV | By Linda Ge on July 22, 2014 @ 10:56 am
The 10-episode “space adventure” begins production in Toronto on Aug. 5
From Temple Street Productions, the producers of “Orphan Black,” and Michelle Lovretta, the creator of “Lost Girl” who also serves as writer and showrunner, “Killjoys” follows a trio of interplanetary bounty hunters sworn to remain impartial as they chase deadly warrants throughout the Quad, a distant system on the brink of a bloody, multi-planetary class war.
See video: Aaron Stanford Travels Back in Time in First Trailer for Syfy's '12 Monkeys’
Chris Grismer (“Vampire Diaries”) will direct the pilot and additional episodes. The 10-episode, one-hour series will begin production in Toronto on Aug. 5 and will premiere on Syfy in 2015. It will also debut simultaneously in Canada on Space.
Tuesday 15 July 2014
Brendan Fehr Clears The Air - The Backlot
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Brendan Fehr Clears The Air, Proud of His Work on “The Night Shift”
by Jim Halterman | July 15, 2014
First, TheBacklot posted a story about an interview actor Brendan Fehr gave with TooFab where he talked about some of his uncomfortable feelings with acting out some of the scenes with on-screen love interest Luke Macfarlane. on the NBC series, The Night Shift.
That story created a whole lot of buzz from our readers, so Fehr responded via Twitter, which we posted in a follow-up story.
So, what did the actor have to say when we caught up with him at the NBC Universal party during the current Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour? Plenty.
The actor owned up to not being too eloquent in his previous statements, talked about how he’s still learning about a community he is not a part of but is portraying on the show and he also joked about working with a good looking guy like Macfarlane.
Series co-creator Jeff Judah was also present to answer questions about the shaping of Fehr’s character and what we’ll see in season 2– including more of Luke Macfarlane!
TheBacklot: Talk to me about your preconceptions about the show and the role.
Brendan Fehr:
I don’t think there were any preconceived notions, per se. I mean, I knew what the first script was and I knew how I was going to play him, and I knew the kind of character they wanted me to play. That I was excited about. I think it’s a character that really hasn’t…not that it’s necessarily groundbreaking, but I’m not sure that there’s a character like this on television. I’m not sure we’ve ever seen a gay guy played this particular way, you know what I mean?
In terms of a fighter and…there’s nothing really feminine about him. He’s sensitive and we’ve seen him cry. It’s not like he’s some closed off robot, but I don’t recall ever seeing it. So that was something I was excited about. But I was just trying to be realistic in the fact that we live in America and being gay still isn’t accepted by all people for all the things.
So I think I got in a lot of trouble about the risks and the rewards. It was always going to be a reward for me in terms of what I was able to accomplish with it and what I wanted to do. But the risks were obviously in terms of other fans out there. I’ve got a big female [fan] base to a certain degree. Would some people not really want to see me in that role? With the Midwest where people watch TV, would they kind of reject me as an actor in that role? I think those were the risks I was talking about.
And it kind of played itself out and me being straight and not knowing that world entirely and then asked to represent that world. There’s a risk there because there’s going to be miscommunication. I don’t know that world as a gay guy or gay woman who’s grown up in that. You recognize the passion and what these people have gone through and what they’re fighting for, but it’s still not second nature to me. It’s still something that I have to put myself in someone else’s shoes for.
Everything I said in that interview I could have made it clearer and more eloquent. I’m not the most eloquent person in the world. I’m kind of a meat and potatoes type of guy. I hope people have enough common sense to figure out what kind of person I am and to give me the benefit of the doubt when it could go either way.
I do stand by everything [and] I was just being realistic about all the possible things. I was having conversations with people and I took the role and I love the role. I’m proud of what I’ve done with it. I just want to focus on the positive stuff too because it’s fun to kind of go tit for tat with people. I’m that kind of person where I like confrontation. This isn’t the place for it and I think this is one where I want people to like him, you know what I mean?
I had some critics and they said something about playing gay. I said I don’t play him gay, I play him human. Do I get to do some gay stuff? Yes, of course. But it’s like he’s a human being. I play the emotions. I play what he feels. I think that’s the most important part and that’s why I love him because he’s a really specific character. He stands out for me on this show. There are still risks because he is such a great character. Because I am representing something, which is a little bit foreign to me, which makes it exciting. But I don’t want to cater to just the LGBT community. I want people who don’t like homosexuals to begrudgingly go ‘you know, I guess the gay kid’s all right.’ You know what I mean? I want them to be sitting there in Nebraska on their couch going ‘I like the gay one.’
TBL: The finale is coming up. What can we expect with Drew?
Jeff Judah: His story in the finale is he’s stepping up from being a second year resident to sort of running things more…he’s got to step up and [he’s] got to go out with TC (Eoin Macken]. Suddenly, to us, it’s the Drew character witnessing his surrogate big brother starting to lose his s**t. The person that he’s like ‘this is my guy, this is who I want to be, oh shit.’
BF: Jill [Flint’s] character, Jordan, she gives me the responsibility. She’s like ‘you’ve got to watch TC.’ So, the tables turn a little bit where we’ve got to go to this factory fire and I kind of see him, like Jeff said, unraveling. It’s certainly not a changing of the guard.
JJ: It’s like this slow destruction of everyone’s big brother and hero going to a place of ‘what do we do now?’ For Brendan’s character, Drew, that was a lot of the main thing of this guy like I want to be him. Then suddenly there’s a cost to this…there are elements of PTSD but it’s really about the thing that happens.
TBL: What would your hope be for Drew in season two? Hopefully Luke will come back.
BF: I mean, I love Luke. He was a great guy. I think it’s just a matter of seeing Drew just grow as a surgeon. I kind of bridge that gap between Eoin, Jill and Ken [Leung’s] characters. They’re kind of the surgeons and then you have the residents. I’m right in between there. But I think in terms of what we see at the end of this [season], I think he’s got to step up a little bit and I think we’re going to see that in season two where he’s going to grow as a surgeon and then he’s going to be a part of helping out that hospital. I think there’s going to be a little bit more of the presence of the veterans and the military. I think we’re going to try and fit that into Drew’s storyline within the hospital setting.
TBL: Well, if you had to get broken in to playing a gay role, doing it with Luke Macfarlane is not a bad thing.
BF: [laughs] No, it’s not. I got pissed when they hired someone who was better looking than I was! I was like ‘I want to be the good looking one in this relationship, assholes.’
JJ: We used to joke about when we were editing it because they look so much alike, we’re like ‘is he gay or is he just into himself?’
TBL: I’m guessing the sexuality part is not going to be as big of an issue because a lot of it’s been dealt with, right?
JJ: I can tell you more about it. My brother-in-law is gay and lives in Baltimore. I’ve been with my wife 21 years, so I’ve known him for 23 years. I’ve seen this is in the bear world.
TBL: [to Brendan] Do you know about the bears?
BF: [laughs] I do know about the bears.
JJ: My brother-in-law’s world has never been reflective. The guys he knows are FedEx drivers and UPS guys and it’s Baltimore, blue collar guys. When we first pitched the show, when I first talked to Bob [Greenblatt, NBC Chairman] about it, it’s like every gay guy you see in television wears green checked suits and sings show tunes. It annoys the shit out of me because it’s not the experience that I’ve had through my brother-in-law, who I’m very close to. So I’ve been with him and he’s married now. It’s like, the guys aren’t like that. They’re just not like it. It’s a different world and you’re seeing that with all the athletes coming out. I mean we were really dogmatic in trying to nail it of just saying it’s a different world.
TBL: So, assuming you get Luke back for season two…
JJ: He’ll be back.
TBL: Good! Do you have an idea where the story will go for that relationship?
JJ: A lot of it is we’re going to get into the VA of it all. Luke is a wounded warrior now. There’s a place called The Intrepid Center that I’ve been telling Brendan about in San Antonio, which is just mind blowing. They have these apartments setup so if someone loses a leg [or] an arm, they go there and they learn how to be self-sufficient. They have this three dimensional video machine thing. If someone lost their legs, they’ll put them on this table and it kind of vibrates. It gives the feeling of running. Their body is projected on legs and it shows what it’s going to look like for them. They actually see themselves running.
The season finale of The Night Shift airs tonight at 10pm on NBC.
Brendan Fehr Clears The Air, Proud of His Work on “The Night Shift”
by Jim Halterman | July 15, 2014
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| Actor Brendan Fehr (R) as Dr. Drew Alister on NBC’s The Night ShiftPhotos: NBC |
First, TheBacklot posted a story about an interview actor Brendan Fehr gave with TooFab where he talked about some of his uncomfortable feelings with acting out some of the scenes with on-screen love interest Luke Macfarlane. on the NBC series, The Night Shift.
That story created a whole lot of buzz from our readers, so Fehr responded via Twitter, which we posted in a follow-up story.
So, what did the actor have to say when we caught up with him at the NBC Universal party during the current Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour? Plenty.
The actor owned up to not being too eloquent in his previous statements, talked about how he’s still learning about a community he is not a part of but is portraying on the show and he also joked about working with a good looking guy like Macfarlane.
Series co-creator Jeff Judah was also present to answer questions about the shaping of Fehr’s character and what we’ll see in season 2– including more of Luke Macfarlane!
TheBacklot: Talk to me about your preconceptions about the show and the role.
In terms of a fighter and…there’s nothing really feminine about him. He’s sensitive and we’ve seen him cry. It’s not like he’s some closed off robot, but I don’t recall ever seeing it. So that was something I was excited about. But I was just trying to be realistic in the fact that we live in America and being gay still isn’t accepted by all people for all the things.
So I think I got in a lot of trouble about the risks and the rewards. It was always going to be a reward for me in terms of what I was able to accomplish with it and what I wanted to do. But the risks were obviously in terms of other fans out there. I’ve got a big female [fan] base to a certain degree. Would some people not really want to see me in that role? With the Midwest where people watch TV, would they kind of reject me as an actor in that role? I think those were the risks I was talking about.
And it kind of played itself out and me being straight and not knowing that world entirely and then asked to represent that world. There’s a risk there because there’s going to be miscommunication. I don’t know that world as a gay guy or gay woman who’s grown up in that. You recognize the passion and what these people have gone through and what they’re fighting for, but it’s still not second nature to me. It’s still something that I have to put myself in someone else’s shoes for.
Everything I said in that interview I could have made it clearer and more eloquent. I’m not the most eloquent person in the world. I’m kind of a meat and potatoes type of guy. I hope people have enough common sense to figure out what kind of person I am and to give me the benefit of the doubt when it could go either way.
I do stand by everything [and] I was just being realistic about all the possible things. I was having conversations with people and I took the role and I love the role. I’m proud of what I’ve done with it. I just want to focus on the positive stuff too because it’s fun to kind of go tit for tat with people. I’m that kind of person where I like confrontation. This isn’t the place for it and I think this is one where I want people to like him, you know what I mean?
I had some critics and they said something about playing gay. I said I don’t play him gay, I play him human. Do I get to do some gay stuff? Yes, of course. But it’s like he’s a human being. I play the emotions. I play what he feels. I think that’s the most important part and that’s why I love him because he’s a really specific character. He stands out for me on this show. There are still risks because he is such a great character. Because I am representing something, which is a little bit foreign to me, which makes it exciting. But I don’t want to cater to just the LGBT community. I want people who don’t like homosexuals to begrudgingly go ‘you know, I guess the gay kid’s all right.’ You know what I mean? I want them to be sitting there in Nebraska on their couch going ‘I like the gay one.’
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| Fehr (l) in a scene with Luke Macfarlane [Executive Producer/co-creator Jeff Judah joins us] |
TBL: The finale is coming up. What can we expect with Drew?
Jeff Judah: His story in the finale is he’s stepping up from being a second year resident to sort of running things more…he’s got to step up and [he’s] got to go out with TC (Eoin Macken]. Suddenly, to us, it’s the Drew character witnessing his surrogate big brother starting to lose his s**t. The person that he’s like ‘this is my guy, this is who I want to be, oh shit.’
BF: Jill [Flint’s] character, Jordan, she gives me the responsibility. She’s like ‘you’ve got to watch TC.’ So, the tables turn a little bit where we’ve got to go to this factory fire and I kind of see him, like Jeff said, unraveling. It’s certainly not a changing of the guard.
JJ: It’s like this slow destruction of everyone’s big brother and hero going to a place of ‘what do we do now?’ For Brendan’s character, Drew, that was a lot of the main thing of this guy like I want to be him. Then suddenly there’s a cost to this…there are elements of PTSD but it’s really about the thing that happens.
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| (l to r) Eoin Macken, Macfarlane and Fehr |
TBL: What would your hope be for Drew in season two? Hopefully Luke will come back.
BF: I mean, I love Luke. He was a great guy. I think it’s just a matter of seeing Drew just grow as a surgeon. I kind of bridge that gap between Eoin, Jill and Ken [Leung’s] characters. They’re kind of the surgeons and then you have the residents. I’m right in between there. But I think in terms of what we see at the end of this [season], I think he’s got to step up a little bit and I think we’re going to see that in season two where he’s going to grow as a surgeon and then he’s going to be a part of helping out that hospital. I think there’s going to be a little bit more of the presence of the veterans and the military. I think we’re going to try and fit that into Drew’s storyline within the hospital setting.
TBL: Well, if you had to get broken in to playing a gay role, doing it with Luke Macfarlane is not a bad thing.
BF: [laughs] No, it’s not. I got pissed when they hired someone who was better looking than I was! I was like ‘I want to be the good looking one in this relationship, assholes.’
JJ: We used to joke about when we were editing it because they look so much alike, we’re like ‘is he gay or is he just into himself?’
TBL: I’m guessing the sexuality part is not going to be as big of an issue because a lot of it’s been dealt with, right?
JJ: I can tell you more about it. My brother-in-law is gay and lives in Baltimore. I’ve been with my wife 21 years, so I’ve known him for 23 years. I’ve seen this is in the bear world.
TBL: [to Brendan] Do you know about the bears?
BF: [laughs] I do know about the bears.
JJ: My brother-in-law’s world has never been reflective. The guys he knows are FedEx drivers and UPS guys and it’s Baltimore, blue collar guys. When we first pitched the show, when I first talked to Bob [Greenblatt, NBC Chairman] about it, it’s like every gay guy you see in television wears green checked suits and sings show tunes. It annoys the shit out of me because it’s not the experience that I’ve had through my brother-in-law, who I’m very close to. So I’ve been with him and he’s married now. It’s like, the guys aren’t like that. They’re just not like it. It’s a different world and you’re seeing that with all the athletes coming out. I mean we were really dogmatic in trying to nail it of just saying it’s a different world.
TBL: So, assuming you get Luke back for season two…
JJ: He’ll be back.
TBL: Good! Do you have an idea where the story will go for that relationship?
JJ: A lot of it is we’re going to get into the VA of it all. Luke is a wounded warrior now. There’s a place called The Intrepid Center that I’ve been telling Brendan about in San Antonio, which is just mind blowing. They have these apartments setup so if someone loses a leg [or] an arm, they go there and they learn how to be self-sufficient. They have this three dimensional video machine thing. If someone lost their legs, they’ll put them on this table and it kind of vibrates. It gives the feeling of running. Their body is projected on legs and it shows what it’s going to look like for them. They actually see themselves running.
The season finale of The Night Shift airs tonight at 10pm on NBC.
Wednesday 2 July 2014
The Night Shift 1.06 - The Backlot
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“The Night Shift” 1.06 Kevin Would Never Have Let This Happen
by snicks | July 2, 2014
Previously, on The Night Shift …
It’s been a busy week on this site for NBC’s The Night Shift. First we learned of Brendan Fehr‘s tone deaf comments about playing gay, then we posted our interview with the always smart and endearing Luke Macfarlane.
Luke finally made his flesh & blood debut on the show last night, but it was not a happy reunion for Captain Rick and Doc Drew. Let’s take a look at the drama.
Rick is on his way home, traveling through the Texas landscape on a bus accompanied by his subordinates, including the sweet, unassuming PFC Wilson, who talks to his mom on the phone about “cake and spaghetti.” (the show missed an easy heartstring opportunity by not having him call it “psghetti”).
Rick is talking to Drew, promising that he brought back a case of “Atomic Palm Grip-It.” Calm down, people. I checked, and it’s not what you think.
Rick complains about the apples in the army, and Drew tells them there a dozen waiting for him in his kitchen. This is a sweet and natural scene, until Drew is interrupted with hospital business, and he brusquely barks into the phone, “Yeah, so if you could have those windows fixed this week, that’s be great.” Rick rolls his eyes and says “I love you, too.” Oh Drew.
Drew is excited about being able to see Rick tonight, and he has a nice scene with BFF Krista where he can barely contain his giddiness, but it all comes crashing down when they learn that a bus carrying good-looking soldiers has been in an accident, and Drew’s worst fears are realized when Rick is among the severely injured.
Knowing he still has to keep their relationship secret, he confides in T.C. (who he has already come out to), and T.C. promises to give Rick extra attention (we can always tell how high on the dedication meter T.C. is by his neck veins, and right now he’s at Full Bulge!)
When Drew gets all flustered, T.C. orders him out of the room, and gets to work … but it doesn’t look good. A groggy Rick eventually comes to and has a very awkward moment with Drew in front of the other soldiers.
After the soldiers exit, Drew explains to Rick what’s happened, and they’re going to do everything they can to save his leg. They have another sweet scene about Rick’s grey hairs, and we see that Luke smile that we’ve missed for a few years.
After Rick passes out, Drew has a medium-sized meltdown in a storage room, where he tells BFF Krista that he wishes he could talk to Rick the way he wants to, but there are too many prying eyes around, and he doesn’t want to outed, and be known as the “Gay Doctor.”
Things go from bad to worse when Doctor Dimples informs Rick that they have no choice but to amputate his leg. Drew tried to keep Rick calm, but Rick goes all “What do you mean I have to attend another Walker family dinner?”
Still in denial, Rick goes after Drew in front of Dr. Landry, basically outing him, and accusing him of being scared. But then something tragic and totally expected happens to shake him to the core.
PFC Wilson dies. But at least now he can have all the cake and psghetti he wants in heaven. Rick finally accepts his fate, and agrees to the surgery. But when he reaches out for Drew’s hand …
Oh Drew.
Rick is about to be wheeled into the OR, and he’s clearly terrified, but Drew is still refusing to be by his side. Thankfully, BFF Krista takes him down a peg, telling him that if he doesn’t stand by Rick in his time of need, he never has the right to talk about being “tough” again. This finally gets through to him, and something remarkable happens ..
That’s it! Drew is out in the hospital now, like it or not. There are only two more episodes left, and Luke is not scheduled for another appearance, so I guess we’ll have to imagine his recovery. But the show was renewed by NBC yesterday for a 14-epsiode second season, so hopefully we’ll see him when the show comes back.
As for Drew, it’s unclear whether his coming out will be addressed in the final two episodes (next week promises a “shooter in the ER” story), but we’ll see where he goes from here.
Will you be sticking around now that Luke has had his moment?
“The Night Shift” 1.06 Kevin Would Never Have Let This Happen
by snicks | July 2, 2014
Previously, on The Night Shift …
It’s been a busy week on this site for NBC’s The Night Shift. First we learned of Brendan Fehr‘s tone deaf comments about playing gay, then we posted our interview with the always smart and endearing Luke Macfarlane.
Luke finally made his flesh & blood debut on the show last night, but it was not a happy reunion for Captain Rick and Doc Drew. Let’s take a look at the drama.
Rick is on his way home, traveling through the Texas landscape on a bus accompanied by his subordinates, including the sweet, unassuming PFC Wilson, who talks to his mom on the phone about “cake and spaghetti.” (the show missed an easy heartstring opportunity by not having him call it “psghetti”).
Rick is talking to Drew, promising that he brought back a case of “Atomic Palm Grip-It.” Calm down, people. I checked, and it’s not what you think.
Rick complains about the apples in the army, and Drew tells them there a dozen waiting for him in his kitchen. This is a sweet and natural scene, until Drew is interrupted with hospital business, and he brusquely barks into the phone, “Yeah, so if you could have those windows fixed this week, that’s be great.” Rick rolls his eyes and says “I love you, too.” Oh Drew.
Drew is excited about being able to see Rick tonight, and he has a nice scene with BFF Krista where he can barely contain his giddiness, but it all comes crashing down when they learn that a bus carrying good-looking soldiers has been in an accident, and Drew’s worst fears are realized when Rick is among the severely injured.
Knowing he still has to keep their relationship secret, he confides in T.C. (who he has already come out to), and T.C. promises to give Rick extra attention (we can always tell how high on the dedication meter T.C. is by his neck veins, and right now he’s at Full Bulge!)
When Drew gets all flustered, T.C. orders him out of the room, and gets to work … but it doesn’t look good. A groggy Rick eventually comes to and has a very awkward moment with Drew in front of the other soldiers.
Rick: “Drew, what are you doing here?”Drew is ready to become a heap on the floor, but T.C. covers by laughing and saying “I may have given him too many meds.” Smooth.
Drew: “Uh … I work here. Ric and I went through basic together. I’m an ER doctor at San Antonio Memorial. Anyway, you were in a bus accident on Highway 1-90.”
Rick: “I was going to make you an omelot after work.”
After the soldiers exit, Drew explains to Rick what’s happened, and they’re going to do everything they can to save his leg. They have another sweet scene about Rick’s grey hairs, and we see that Luke smile that we’ve missed for a few years.
After Rick passes out, Drew has a medium-sized meltdown in a storage room, where he tells BFF Krista that he wishes he could talk to Rick the way he wants to, but there are too many prying eyes around, and he doesn’t want to outed, and be known as the “Gay Doctor.”
Things go from bad to worse when Doctor Dimples informs Rick that they have no choice but to amputate his leg. Drew tried to keep Rick calm, but Rick goes all “What do you mean I have to attend another Walker family dinner?”
Still in denial, Rick goes after Drew in front of Dr. Landry, basically outing him, and accusing him of being scared. But then something tragic and totally expected happens to shake him to the core.
| Well, he’s almost a Red Shirt |
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PFC Wilson dies. But at least now he can have all the cake and psghetti he wants in heaven. Rick finally accepts his fate, and agrees to the surgery. But when he reaches out for Drew’s hand …
Oh Drew.
Rick is about to be wheeled into the OR, and he’s clearly terrified, but Drew is still refusing to be by his side. Thankfully, BFF Krista takes him down a peg, telling him that if he doesn’t stand by Rick in his time of need, he never has the right to talk about being “tough” again. This finally gets through to him, and something remarkable happens ..
That’s it! Drew is out in the hospital now, like it or not. There are only two more episodes left, and Luke is not scheduled for another appearance, so I guess we’ll have to imagine his recovery. But the show was renewed by NBC yesterday for a 14-epsiode second season, so hopefully we’ll see him when the show comes back.
As for Drew, it’s unclear whether his coming out will be addressed in the final two episodes (next week promises a “shooter in the ER” story), but we’ll see where he goes from here.
Will you be sticking around now that Luke has had his moment?
Tuesday 1 July 2014
Monday 30 June 2014
Interview: Luke Macfarlane - The Backlot
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Interview: Luke Macfarlane on “The Night Shift,” Gay Military Couples, “Brothers & Sisters” & More
by Jim Halterman | June 30, 2014
If you’ve been watching NBC’s new hospital drama The Night Shift, we’ve heard mention of Rick, the BF of semi-closeted Drew (Brendan Fehr). In this week’s episode we finally get to meet him, and it’s not under the best circumstances.
In the episode, Rick is brought into the hospital for more of a medical than personal reason and Drew is immediately not comfortable having his personal life crash up against his professional life, where he’s tried very hard to keep the fact that he’s gay close to the vest.
Luke Macfarlane plays Rick and the Brothers & Sisters alum talked to TheBacklot about the role, how gay couples in the military handle their relationship, working with Fehr as well as what else he’s been up to. Let’s check in with one of our favorite out actors.
TheBacklot: Where are Rick and Drew in terms of their relationship? They’ve been apart but is it a pretty solid relationship or is it a more tenuous relationship?
Luke Macfarlane: I think they’re pretty solid. I think they’re actually representative of a lot of the military guys that I’m actually friends with in that they have these really clear boundaries about what can and can’t be discussed, but I think that they really value each other and they bond over this sort of separate life that they have together. I think it’s healthy. They definitely vacation, they spend time together. I don’t think necessarily anybody’s bringing them home to meet Mom and Dad, but like I said, it’s really a good representation at least of a few of the gay, military couples that I know that both happen to be enlisted. But I think they’re pretty healthy, other than the distance between them, which technology has made easy.
Being out is still an issue in the military for some, but it sounds like even though ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ is gone, it’s still not perfect in the army. Is that how you see it?
LM: You know, it’s such a complicated issue. Frankly, I’m not entirely well-equipped, but I’ll offer some insight. I think that it’s like anybody in the world. It always takes a certain amount of courage to just say, ‘this is what I am.’ People are very reluctant to define themselves. It takes a lot to say, ‘I’m this, I’m that.’ We know it’s okay theoretically to be gay, but sometimes you just don’t want to be known or seen. You want to keep your secrets. We do this in all kinds of aspects of our lives and, especially in the military culture, I found that any sort of expression itself is kind of frowned upon. I mean, they all wear the same thing, they have the same haircut and a lot of them have the same interests, so to say, ‘I’m this,’ is not necessarily a good thing or they’ve been taught that it’s not a good thing if that makes a little bit of sense. That’s my little two cents on it. It’s not that anyone’s going to get kicked out, it’s just it takes a certain stepping outside of the fold that’s not always something they want to do. They want to be with their unit.
We’ve seen on this show, Drew is very bullish and has a lot of rage that he gets out through his mixed martial arts. Do you think Rick kind of balances out that more aggressive side of Drew?
LM: I think that would make sense. I mean, like most couples, he’s sort of the gardener and I think you’re right, I’m sure they balance each other out…I will say this. There might be sort of a role reversal, with Drew as the caretaker. My rage might come out a little bit later [and] Drew might have to sit on his anger for a bit while I deal with mine.
What can you say about working with Brendan and how you guys worked on the relationship between your characters?
LM: Brendan, he’s great. He’s a fellow Canadian. I really enjoyed him. He’s very serious about his work and really enjoys talking about the scenes. I was tremendously impressed with him. He really did his work. Everybody really did their work. I think sometimes you show up on sets and you can just tell that everybody’s a little bit tired. Everyone was just really, really working hard, and Brendan especially. He’s great and very handsome.
It’s funny because people know him from Roswell, and now it’s like, ‘oh, he grew up to be a hunky guy!’
LM: Yes, totally! Isn’t that weird, you know? We watch people grow up on TV. It’s very strange.
Speaking of good-looking guys, you got to work with Scott Wolf on the show, which is exciting.
LM: Yes! Scott Wolf. Another good looking fella. I really liked him too. I actually interacted with him a few years back and it’s always that nice thing when someone really remembers you, and they’re like, ‘oh, yes, Luke, we met when so and so and so and so’ and when someone’s famous like Scott Wolf, you go like, ‘oh really, you remembered me, how nice,’ so it shows good character.
From what you know, will we be seeing more of Rick in the future?
LM: Well, that’s all I’ve filmed to be perfectly honest with you. If the show continues to do well, which I understand it’s doing very well, I think they want to bring me back, and hopefully they can.
I hope so. I liked seeing you on my TV again.
LM: Oh, thank you. I like being on TV. I like being on network TV.
Tell me, it’s been several years since Brothers & Sisters was on the air, but safe to say you still hear from people about the show?
LM: I do, yes. It’s very nice, yes. I had a really nice experience just the other day. I was walking out of an audition with these two other people that I had just been auditioning against, and this lady passed me on the street, and she said, ‘no disrespect to the other two of you, but I just have to say I’m such a huge fan of Luke.’ And I turned to the people beside me, and I said, ‘I swear to God, I didn’t tell her to say that.’
If the right role came along would you want to do another series like Brothers & Sisters or another drama. I know you did a comedy [Satisfaction] last year in Canada.
LM: I did and that was a really fun experience. Yes, I mean, you’re always looking for the opportunity and kind of hoping…we were so blessed with Brothers & Sisters. It was just such a wonderful role for me and such a wonderful cast and show, but yes, I would be very happy to do that and hopefully something comes along, I keep hoping for it.
You’ve played a mix of gay and straight roles. Have you seen a change in the last five or ten years since we have out actors like Neil Patrick Harris playing straight roles? You played a straight role on Satisfaction, for example.
LM: That’s right and I think that that’s why I got into acting, you know, to play all kinds of different roles. Yes, it’s really exciting, and I think the other fields are opening up. I think Michael Sam has been just a fascinating and an amazing thing to watch unfold. Yes, I really do believe it’s easier and I’m so grateful for that. It’s going to make for a better world, a better country, I think.
What would your advice be to a young actor, or not even young actor, but somebody who was out in their personal life but not in their professional life?
LM: Oh, God, Jim, that’s a hard question. It’s so personal. I would say that my education by my family was very special and different and accepting and I don’t know if that is the right thing for everybody, because everybody has different families and different friends and different circumstances. You really just have to figure it out for yourself, I think
What else is going on with you, Luke, besides The Night Shift?
LM: I filmed a new movie for the Hallmark Channel, which is a sort of romantic comedy so I’m excited about that, and I think that’s coming out later in the summer, maybe in August…it’s called The Memory Book. And I have my fingers crossed for another television show.
Anything in the personal life we should know about, any dating or marriages or anything going on?
LM: On marriages and dating, no. You know, Jim, I never talk about my personal life. I’m a healthy and happy guy.
The Night Shift airs Tuesdays at 10pm on NBC.
Interview: Luke Macfarlane on “The Night Shift,” Gay Military Couples, “Brothers & Sisters” & More
by Jim Halterman | June 30, 2014
In the episode, Rick is brought into the hospital for more of a medical than personal reason and Drew is immediately not comfortable having his personal life crash up against his professional life, where he’s tried very hard to keep the fact that he’s gay close to the vest.
Luke Macfarlane plays Rick and the Brothers & Sisters alum talked to TheBacklot about the role, how gay couples in the military handle their relationship, working with Fehr as well as what else he’s been up to. Let’s check in with one of our favorite out actors.
TheBacklot: Where are Rick and Drew in terms of their relationship? They’ve been apart but is it a pretty solid relationship or is it a more tenuous relationship?
Luke Macfarlane: I think they’re pretty solid. I think they’re actually representative of a lot of the military guys that I’m actually friends with in that they have these really clear boundaries about what can and can’t be discussed, but I think that they really value each other and they bond over this sort of separate life that they have together. I think it’s healthy. They definitely vacation, they spend time together. I don’t think necessarily anybody’s bringing them home to meet Mom and Dad, but like I said, it’s really a good representation at least of a few of the gay, military couples that I know that both happen to be enlisted. But I think they’re pretty healthy, other than the distance between them, which technology has made easy.
Being out is still an issue in the military for some, but it sounds like even though ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ is gone, it’s still not perfect in the army. Is that how you see it?
LM: You know, it’s such a complicated issue. Frankly, I’m not entirely well-equipped, but I’ll offer some insight. I think that it’s like anybody in the world. It always takes a certain amount of courage to just say, ‘this is what I am.’ People are very reluctant to define themselves. It takes a lot to say, ‘I’m this, I’m that.’ We know it’s okay theoretically to be gay, but sometimes you just don’t want to be known or seen. You want to keep your secrets. We do this in all kinds of aspects of our lives and, especially in the military culture, I found that any sort of expression itself is kind of frowned upon. I mean, they all wear the same thing, they have the same haircut and a lot of them have the same interests, so to say, ‘I’m this,’ is not necessarily a good thing or they’ve been taught that it’s not a good thing if that makes a little bit of sense. That’s my little two cents on it. It’s not that anyone’s going to get kicked out, it’s just it takes a certain stepping outside of the fold that’s not always something they want to do. They want to be with their unit.
We’ve seen on this show, Drew is very bullish and has a lot of rage that he gets out through his mixed martial arts. Do you think Rick kind of balances out that more aggressive side of Drew?
LM: I think that would make sense. I mean, like most couples, he’s sort of the gardener and I think you’re right, I’m sure they balance each other out…I will say this. There might be sort of a role reversal, with Drew as the caretaker. My rage might come out a little bit later [and] Drew might have to sit on his anger for a bit while I deal with mine.
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| With Brendan Fehr in this week’s episode of The Night Shift. |
LM: Brendan, he’s great. He’s a fellow Canadian. I really enjoyed him. He’s very serious about his work and really enjoys talking about the scenes. I was tremendously impressed with him. He really did his work. Everybody really did their work. I think sometimes you show up on sets and you can just tell that everybody’s a little bit tired. Everyone was just really, really working hard, and Brendan especially. He’s great and very handsome.
It’s funny because people know him from Roswell, and now it’s like, ‘oh, he grew up to be a hunky guy!’
LM: Yes, totally! Isn’t that weird, you know? We watch people grow up on TV. It’s very strange.
Speaking of good-looking guys, you got to work with Scott Wolf on the show, which is exciting.
LM: Yes! Scott Wolf. Another good looking fella. I really liked him too. I actually interacted with him a few years back and it’s always that nice thing when someone really remembers you, and they’re like, ‘oh, yes, Luke, we met when so and so and so and so’ and when someone’s famous like Scott Wolf, you go like, ‘oh really, you remembered me, how nice,’ so it shows good character.
From what you know, will we be seeing more of Rick in the future?
LM: Well, that’s all I’ve filmed to be perfectly honest with you. If the show continues to do well, which I understand it’s doing very well, I think they want to bring me back, and hopefully they can.
I hope so. I liked seeing you on my TV again.
LM: Oh, thank you. I like being on TV. I like being on network TV.
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| Luke Macfarlane and Matthew Rhys in Brothers & Sisters |
LM: I do, yes. It’s very nice, yes. I had a really nice experience just the other day. I was walking out of an audition with these two other people that I had just been auditioning against, and this lady passed me on the street, and she said, ‘no disrespect to the other two of you, but I just have to say I’m such a huge fan of Luke.’ And I turned to the people beside me, and I said, ‘I swear to God, I didn’t tell her to say that.’
If the right role came along would you want to do another series like Brothers & Sisters or another drama. I know you did a comedy [Satisfaction] last year in Canada.
LM: I did and that was a really fun experience. Yes, I mean, you’re always looking for the opportunity and kind of hoping…we were so blessed with Brothers & Sisters. It was just such a wonderful role for me and such a wonderful cast and show, but yes, I would be very happy to do that and hopefully something comes along, I keep hoping for it.
You’ve played a mix of gay and straight roles. Have you seen a change in the last five or ten years since we have out actors like Neil Patrick Harris playing straight roles? You played a straight role on Satisfaction, for example.
LM: That’s right and I think that that’s why I got into acting, you know, to play all kinds of different roles. Yes, it’s really exciting, and I think the other fields are opening up. I think Michael Sam has been just a fascinating and an amazing thing to watch unfold. Yes, I really do believe it’s easier and I’m so grateful for that. It’s going to make for a better world, a better country, I think.
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Macfarlane with his Satisfaction co-stars, Ryan Belleville & Leah Renee
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LM: Oh, God, Jim, that’s a hard question. It’s so personal. I would say that my education by my family was very special and different and accepting and I don’t know if that is the right thing for everybody, because everybody has different families and different friends and different circumstances. You really just have to figure it out for yourself, I think
What else is going on with you, Luke, besides The Night Shift?
LM: I filmed a new movie for the Hallmark Channel, which is a sort of romantic comedy so I’m excited about that, and I think that’s coming out later in the summer, maybe in August…it’s called The Memory Book. And I have my fingers crossed for another television show.
Anything in the personal life we should know about, any dating or marriages or anything going on?
LM: On marriages and dating, no. You know, Jim, I never talk about my personal life. I’m a healthy and happy guy.
The Night Shift airs Tuesdays at 10pm on NBC.
Wednesday 25 June 2014
Greg talks about The Night Shift... Brendan Fehr
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Having to kiss Luke Macfarlane on “The Night Shift” seems to have been uncomfortable for Brendan Fehr
By Greg Hernandez on Jun 25, 2014 9:10 pm
I posted a story earlier today over at Gay Star News and it has ticked a lot of people off.
Actor Brendan Fehr, one of the stars of the NBC drama The Night Shift, talked about how uncomfortable it was for him to kiss the guy who plays his boyfriend on the show.
‘It was uncomfortable for me,’ he tells TooFab. ‘In Episode 106, my boyfriend (played by openly gay actor Luke Macfarlane) comes and I don’t like kissing guys, it doesn’t do anything for me.’
Of kissing another man the 36-year-old actor says: ‘It’s really uncomfortable, but you gotta get past that, his story is bigger than that. The emotion behind that is so much bigger that that. I was scared, petrified in a lot of ways, but I wanted to push myself and see if I could do it.’
How could anyone have trouble kissing Luke Macfarlane?
Matthew Rhys, who is also straight, did it plenty of times on Brothers & Sisters (pictured left).
I know Fehr’s comments will lead to a lot of “cast gay actors in gay roles” sentiment. But I still think you have to go with the best person -straight or gay – for a gay or straight role. Think of how terrific Mark Ruffalo was in The Normal Heart, Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal in Brokeback Mountain and Colin Firth in A Single Man.
That said, I don’t think any of them had any issues with kissing another man – at least any issues they felt the need to share publicly.
Having to kiss Luke Macfarlane on “The Night Shift” seems to have been uncomfortable for Brendan Fehr
By Greg Hernandez on Jun 25, 2014 9:10 pm
Actor Brendan Fehr, one of the stars of the NBC drama The Night Shift, talked about how uncomfortable it was for him to kiss the guy who plays his boyfriend on the show.
‘It was uncomfortable for me,’ he tells TooFab. ‘In Episode 106, my boyfriend (played by openly gay actor Luke Macfarlane) comes and I don’t like kissing guys, it doesn’t do anything for me.’
Of kissing another man the 36-year-old actor says: ‘It’s really uncomfortable, but you gotta get past that, his story is bigger than that. The emotion behind that is so much bigger that that. I was scared, petrified in a lot of ways, but I wanted to push myself and see if I could do it.’
How could anyone have trouble kissing Luke Macfarlane?
I know Fehr’s comments will lead to a lot of “cast gay actors in gay roles” sentiment. But I still think you have to go with the best person -straight or gay – for a gay or straight role. Think of how terrific Mark Ruffalo was in The Normal Heart, Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal in Brokeback Mountain and Colin Firth in A Single Man.
That said, I don’t think any of them had any issues with kissing another man – at least any issues they felt the need to share publicly.
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