tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6635236610589920582024-02-18T20:48:47.799-08:00Philip Winchester FansThe premier sites for the award-winning actor Philip Winchester (and maybe things connected to Philip's work). Header by @agtspookyPhilip Winchester Fanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07363844768230090261noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663523661058992058.post-1023465342806534462020-09-13T14:40:00.000-07:002020-09-13T14:41:44.282-07:00(CGI) Lions and Bad Guys and Backstreet Boys ... Oh My!<p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">This recap/review does contain spoilers, so if you haven't seen the movie, you've been warned 😉</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">"Rogue" is the newest collaboration between MJ Bassett and Philip since their brief reunion on the Season 5 (or 6 depending on how you count) finale of Strike Back. According to Philip, the character of Joey Kasinski, was written specifically for him by MJ. There's a tadbit of the serious, military man Stonebridge under the wisecracking, Backstreet Boys loving character and it blends wonderfully. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ADeYsGTZ43S31YbkySvMTCy73bQPw9pMKJZNBEGKMeIZbynAbjHvGdKgjaGK1e3yjdlG9NVh0MVw0TGsfCarFV5XxOozQCFh7jy9yQ7lX-je4IiODTiSUDaNeT-bIcAeHMwiTYOPTIo/s1920/Rogue00005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1920" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ADeYsGTZ43S31YbkySvMTCy73bQPw9pMKJZNBEGKMeIZbynAbjHvGdKgjaGK1e3yjdlG9NVh0MVw0TGsfCarFV5XxOozQCFh7jy9yQ7lX-je4IiODTiSUDaNeT-bIcAeHMwiTYOPTIo/w500-h208/Rogue00005.jpg" width="500" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The story combines the problems of human trafficking and lion farms that plague Africa. Joey is a member of the ragtag group of for hire soldiers lead by Samantha O'Hara (Megan Fox) that has been hired to bring back the kidnapped daughter of the governor before she becomes victim of Zalaam, the local human trafficker. As with many a well laid movie plan though, it does not come together. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The "asset" as the daughter is called, ends up being set for a move sooner than Sam and her group thought. A trademark "Bassett Blast" (aka a big explosion) provides a diversion and Joey and Bo long range cover, as Sam and Elijah moves to the building they believe the asset is in. MJ tosses in the Stonebridge/Scott joke of if they go on one or zero right before they enter the building, only to find... nothing. No girl, as Nuru's contact had promised. The only other logical building she could be in requires Joey and Bo to expose themselves to the bad guys and draw their fire so the rest of the team can get to it.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Once inside, they not only discover their asset, Asilia, but two other girls locked in separate cages. Sam is only interested in rescuing "the money", however and is willing to leave the others behind knowing what will become of them. The guys on her team pressure her into getting all of the girls out even though that's not what they are getting paid for.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">A makeshift back door blown in the back wall gets them all out and into the two escape vehicles but their celebration is short lived. The bad guys are quickly in their own transport and hot on the team's trail. No amount of fancy driving and shooting or the incoming Osprey chopper can keep the team safe. Joey gets a flesh wound on his arm, they lose two men, and end up cornered at the top of a cliff overlooking a river. They take out some of the bad guys but not before another team member gets a mortal wound and stays behind to provide cover as the rest of the team make a daring jump off the cliff.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">They all survive the plunge and move on to put distance between themselves and the baddies. Sadly, one of the rescuees, Chloe, gets eaten by a crocodile at a river crossing before they make it to an abandoned house. This turns out to be the lion farm from the opening scene in the movie. Only now, it's oddly trashed and abandoned. They soon discover that a lioness who the lion farmers tried to kill is still alive, wounded, and very pissed off. Now the rescue team is caught between her and Zalaam's team and help won't becoming until dawn, 5 hours away.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The lioness picks off all of Sam's team except her and Joey and makes quick work of most of Zalaam's as well. Joey gets badly wounded by her but manages to stay alive and discover why she is still around when the other lions left. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCgvRgrUbYz2tLrrEHRrCxeOyzZsBjBIspPXLMv92PKoWjvlDmY02WH1MqJNWBUEKbeKBL_Yu2xdCjMfHUICKB_MWN1kisPk-KJwH3QBNAZ3a6zYis_lAhvyjm8iw6uUxLDleSFZ4FXUw/s1920/Rogue00028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1920" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCgvRgrUbYz2tLrrEHRrCxeOyzZsBjBIspPXLMv92PKoWjvlDmY02WH1MqJNWBUEKbeKBL_Yu2xdCjMfHUICKB_MWN1kisPk-KJwH3QBNAZ3a6zYis_lAhvyjm8iw6uUxLDleSFZ4FXUw/w500-h208/Rogue00028.jpg" width="500" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Sam lures Zalaam into the barn with the promise of handover the governor's daughter. Instead she traps him, herself, and the lioness inside. The lioness attacks and kills Zalaam and Joey shows up with a peace offering for her... her cubs. Momma hears her cubs cries and busts out of the barn instead of killing Sam. She leads them off into the the sunrise as the cavalry arrives, albeit a bit late, for Sam, Joey, and the two girls.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVFfDsjmy67JoWsXMj_UqMJfIKSqCp6l43okGc6QWKvocXDij-4c5INFrjwbqt7WwelMo7Twd6_cindL0DL9QduOQeajzxAO8rEh01qYaeo90I_4qu4uquFmE7MRuzgCnalU2f9WbJ3X4/s1050/Rogue00033a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1050" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVFfDsjmy67JoWsXMj_UqMJfIKSqCp6l43okGc6QWKvocXDij-4c5INFrjwbqt7WwelMo7Twd6_cindL0DL9QduOQeajzxAO8rEh01qYaeo90I_4qu4uquFmE7MRuzgCnalU2f9WbJ3X4/w400-h305/Rogue00033a.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Overall the script and movie are good, well executed, with good acting. Philip does a great job with Joey's wisecracks, that can be heard even when Joey isn't on camera. He has a good knack for the comedic. He even has a good singing voice as Joey has a boy crush on the The Backstreet Boys and is constantly singing the chorus of their song "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M6samPEMpM" target="_blank">Everybody (Backstreet's Back)</a>". Kenneth Fok, as Bo, makes a good partner for Joey. They play off other well, both in serious and not so serious moments.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">I'm not sure Megan Fox was the best choice for the female lead, but she did make Sam's struggle with the "doing it for the money" and "doing the right thing" and just keeping command of the team fairly believable.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Philip obviously shined when it came to the action parts of the movie. Both he and MJ had their extension knowledge of how to make it look real from their days on Strike Back. So there was little doubt those scenes would be anything but great.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">What most people will take issue with is the CGI lion. But something to consider is that there was no safe way to use a real lion to do what was required. Nor would it have been humane to try and do so. The live animals that they did use were kept safe (as were the actors) and had no special task other than to move from one cage to another which is easily accomplished with some tasty treats. As for the actual CGI, could it have been better? Well, yes but the budget for it was no doubt limited leaving Weta (Lord of the Rings series) and ILM (Star Wars series) out of the candidate pool.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSGJshz1s9jfDA0Jbwur7JwEqpsWd6FLASAJu0Bz6ITM_iYXHeZtFt8bhRxpOXsOXkW5HZiBjfXOii2rp5Rk490VG6uYijAdIdpaYwX7GgWbuqX2oeLlG2f5fQmm4lYr4rHzglrEJkMuM/s1920/Rogue00035.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1920" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSGJshz1s9jfDA0Jbwur7JwEqpsWd6FLASAJu0Bz6ITM_iYXHeZtFt8bhRxpOXsOXkW5HZiBjfXOii2rp5Rk490VG6uYijAdIdpaYwX7GgWbuqX2oeLlG2f5fQmm4lYr4rHzglrEJkMuM/w500-h208/Rogue00035.jpg" width="500" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">I, honestly, would have loved for the script to delve more into the farming and illegal trading and poaching that is decimating the wildlife in Africa, as well as other parts of the world. But maybe that is what is in the works as Philip heads off to work with MJ on her next project in Kenya? Only time will tell.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjmOnw6wxIU-WkzTzvyZJnYbqJ3m3IlnoU6Oux3Ym8CaALnhMVmDk_vwF6LYKEdmwg4DUHq0oirSGGK5FL2izNhnvMr-ZzavS-PbnRrCmLrYPwHRAedaCKgPTkSpJlzVgcsAVrgxBjShQ/s1920/Rogue00034.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1920" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjmOnw6wxIU-WkzTzvyZJnYbqJ3m3IlnoU6Oux3Ym8CaALnhMVmDk_vwF6LYKEdmwg4DUHq0oirSGGK5FL2izNhnvMr-ZzavS-PbnRrCmLrYPwHRAedaCKgPTkSpJlzVgcsAVrgxBjShQ/w625-h260/Rogue00034.jpg" width="625" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><br /></p>Paula Morrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18430593316532080722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663523661058992058.post-63039446358583967232019-07-09T08:48:00.000-07:002019-07-09T08:48:04.555-07:00Why Isn't "Fans of Philip" an Official Fansite?<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hi fans,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is Alize and I<i> </i>am the creator of the Fans of Philip sites, est. 2010/11.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">First, thank you for your support. We are so grateful for all the fans,
whether you started with us from the beginning or just found us. All
fans are equally important to us.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Our sites have always been welcoming to other fan sites such as the Brazilian fan site: <span class="ProfileCard-screenname">
<a class="ProfileCard-screennameLink u-linkComplex js-nav" data-aria-label-part="" href="https://twitter.com/PhilipWBrasil">
<span class="username u-dir" dir="ltr">@<span class="u-linkComplex-target">PhilipWBrasil</span></span></a>, PWinchester Fan Page:</span> <a href="https://twitter.com/FBPWFanPage" target="_blank">@FBPWFanPage</a>, just to name a few. In fact, we encourage more sites, because in the end, it is all about Philip's work. I encourage all the sites to work together, not to compete against each other. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I'm a huge fan of Philip's work and really enjoy the fans who have followed the sites on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, this blog, and other places we have put our claim. You can find me online at @lovemyproxy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I started the sites because I noticed Philip's work, and thought he was deserving of a place where fans can gather and enjoy and find people who enjoy his work, too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As Philip's notoriety grew, I asked a few people to join the sites as moderators, people who would care for and be responsible for the sites, as our reach on different platforms grew.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We have 4 wonderful people now, who have been so great and supportive. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Just a note, though. We have lives and don't get receive any compensation of any kind. We work on these sites because of our great admiration for Philip's work.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">With these volunteers, we have decades of experience with fan sites and fandoms.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I've been involved with online fan sites since the internet was readily available for everyone.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Having that experience, there are reasons why we never pursued the idea to be an "official" fan site.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1) There is really no need for it. Philip's social media sites are really the official site, and fans can follow him on Twitter and Instagram. We're very lucky to have him online, for not every entertainer is online. You do not have to go through a fan club to connect to your favorite people, anymore. News items are readily available through news alerts or searching online.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">With that being said, Philip's site is usually for his own, personal postings. Fan sites concentrate on news, photos, projects, creative stuff, etc., that interest the FANS. At least, we think that is what most do. They also are the buffer between the fans and the artist, dealing with questions, misinformation, rumors, etc. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2) Official sites usually require the PR or agent's hand in posting online. Usually. Since I did not want an agent or anyone telling us what to do with our sites, I did not pursue the official site.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3) If you run an official site, you can be legally responsible for what you post about the entertainer on the site. This means if you post something that is untrue or hurtful, in the name of the said entertainer, there can be a possibility of legal action. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">4) Many times, if you run an official fan site, you have to disconnect the areas where fans meet at the site. Let me explain. I worked with a very famous actor's sites several years back, mid 2000's. The first fan site decided that they wanted to be an official site. The actor's agents required the site to disconnect any links that had to do with the fans. The site had a forum, where you could post and connect with fans. The forum had to be disconnected both in name and in links, in order to be an official site-AND information that was only authorized by the agents and the actor, were allowed on the site.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">5) Your site can be taken away from you anytime, in the name of being official, by the agent, PR, or the entertainer, if they decide that they don't want you to do the work anymore. Maybe the actor's kid wants to take over for their parent? It has happened before, where a family member took over a fan site, and the original creator was heartbroken-after years of all that work, poof! Gone!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">6) We were the first fan sites, so do we really need to prove ourselves? I don't think so. </span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">From our experience, there are too many headaches in becoming an official site. We prefer the freedom to express our admiration for Philip, than to be told how to admire him. We feel the same for the fans, as long as it respectful for all. We do not need people over us telling us what <i>we and you</i> want to see on the sites.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We're not worried about another site that has taken the title of "official" because first of all, they came from our sites, and because we know exactly what we are and what we are about:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We were the first online sites for Philip Winchester, even before he got online. We were created by the fans, for the fans. We focus on promoting Philip's work (and maybe a few things connected to his work) and connecting with fans. If you want to see articles, pictures, and posts about Philip and a few things connected to him, and some things about the site, we got your back, and so do the other sites. If you want to see other things besides Philip, I guess you can follow the "official" site. Kind of an oxymoron, don't you think?</span>Alizehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14098551544639713679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663523661058992058.post-22589430168912945852019-06-29T10:26:00.000-07:002019-07-01T15:01:36.730-07:00On This Day-24: Live Another Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This month, we can celebrate the 5 year anniversary of the TV event, 24: Live Another Day. The first episode premiered in May, and final episode ended in July.<br />
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On June 30, 2014, during an episode, fans noticed that a familiar face showed up, all dressed to the nines in military garb; a familiar feel of military strategy, tact, sternness and seriousness...<br />
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but without the exotic locations, the bromance, the ammunition, the British accent, and the "big guns." <br />
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24: Live Another Day was a mini-series, bringing back Jack Bauer for one more job to save the world and get the bad guys. <br />
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The cast included Kiefer Sutherland-as Jack Bauer, Yvonne Strahovski (Dexter, Chuck), Tate Donovan (MacGyver, Damages, The OC), Mary Lynn Rajskub (Two Broke Girls), William Devane, Kim Raver, Benjamin Pratt, Stephen Fry, and many more.<br />
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Philip only showed up in the last 3 episodes, but it was a pleasure to see him pop up on screen, especially with Strike Back filming or about to air the last season.<br />
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Philip has appeared in a couple of other TV miniseries such as Maneater and Syfy's Alice, aside from guest appearing in Fringe, CSI Miami, and of course the Chicago and Law & Order series.<br />
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Looking for something to watch during the 4th of July holiday? Binge watch 24: Live Another Day on Amazon Prime or on DVD/Blu-ray. <br />
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While we wait for Philip's new project, check out the pictures below of Colonel Shaw, played by Philip.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">As promised, Philip Winchester recently checked in with @FansofPhilip for a mid-season update on playing Peter Stone, <i><a href="https://www.nbc.com/law-and-order-special-victims-unit" target="_blank">Law and Order: Special Victims Unit</a></i><a href="https://www.nbc.com/law-and-order-special-victims-unit" target="_blank"> </a>, exciting "real life" changes and even a little bit of "Strike Back-ey<i>" </i>talk<i>.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">As with our Fall "interview<i>," </i>it's presented in essentially unedited transcript form. Previous outside interactions between myself and Philip are referenced during this discussion and where permissible I've provided context. The most relevant of these is referenced in discussing the episode <i>Mea Culpa</i>. It is marked with an asterisk * and a summary of it follows this piece. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">For context, I have been a Sexual Assault Victim Advocate for 23 years. Although I've never stopped providing direct victim/survivor advocacy, the major focus of my work has been in training law enforcement on how to work with victims and with prosecutors to prepare victim witnesses, the real world of sex crimes law and order. The episode <i>Mea Culpa</i> hit home in its specificity, focus on the importance of evidence and thorough investigations and the commitment of Stone to uncover the truth. It has led to ongoing discussion within my circle of colleagues. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Inevitably the discussion always goes back to <i>Strike Back</i>! I really did just intend to Philip that everyone has had such nice things to say about him but it's pretty hard to stop talking <i>Strike Back</i> once you start! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">As always, my profound gratitude to Philip Winchester for his generosity of time and openness. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">So, grab a cuppa and prepare for a deep dive into Peter Stone!</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">January 23, 2019:</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Deb: I'm well, how about you?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Phil: I'm good. We're not dealing with as much
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Deb: Oh, my God, yeah, we got 21
inches, I think and then ice too so good times! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Deb: They were great. They were really,
really nice, not as busy as usual, and pretty relaxing, so it was nice. The weather was good, we were able to get out and go hiking. How about you?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Phil: Ours were a little crazy we had
some family in from the UK,
and my... God bless her my 90 year old grandmother traveled over from the UK, she's
amazing. You know, it's just that generation of, don't stop, just head down,
get the work done. And she just wanted to come up in Montana again. And so one of my cousins flew
with her and they flew down to Dallas, and then
changed airplane and came up in Montana.
Yeah, she hung out for a couple weeks, it was great, great to see her in Montana again. We didn't
think we'd see her in Montana
again, so that was a treat for the family. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">What's amazing about
her too there's no... I mean, she's, 90. But yeah, she just gets along great,
you know, she puts her head down and does the work. She's out in the garden all
the time, she's just brilliant. I mean, no signs of slowing down. that's the way it
is with her. She's definitely an inspiration. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Deb: Hey my grandmother lived to 98.
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Phil: Oh, that's, awesome. That's
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Deb: Yep, exactly...</span>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Phil: Let's do it! I think that sounds
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Stone in general right now?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know I
definitely have some.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Obviously, initially, there was the
getting used to the fact that we were going to start this guy off somewhere
different, which was great but it was a different place to start. Something
else to add to the thoughts in your head when you're playing a character and
add in his struggle with alcohol, and relationships etc and that was fun. And
then this script came up for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mea Culpa</i>,
Mariska's episode. I read it and, well you know, we had we had some notes,
obviously. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I went back with my notes and sat down
with Mariska and with the writers, with Julie (Martin executive producer), Mike
Chernuchin (executive producer/showrunner) and Alex (Chapple) our
director.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We kind of went after it, one
scene at a time, one line at a time. And, like you and I discussed, talked
about the social media aspect of all of this, and the reality of it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My argument was that we have to be honest to
the character. I can only come at that from an honest place in me. If something
like that happened, this is how I think I would react if I knew beyond a shadow
of a doubt that I was innocent. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">So we started going through that, and
looking at it. And everyone was amazing, you know? The writers were amazing;
Mariska was amazing. We just slowly started to boil the stuff down to where it
really made sense.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think it was more
powerful because it was coming out of an honest place. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So then we shot the episode and it did really
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Mariska is, just a total side note,
she's an <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">amazing</i> director. She has
definitely picked up a thing or two in her years on the show! She just
listened. During the scenes, we'd be going in one specific direction and she'd stop
us, saying "All right stop, this isn't going to work. I'm not going to use
that take. Let's start over." And we’d try something completely
different.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We shot the episode, it came
out and people seemed to be really pleased with it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">It seemed refreshing in terms of its
honesty, and in the fact that everyone could have a conversation. It wasn't a
mob mentality. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think it was a relief
to me to see that come across in the final product. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Yes, from a lot of different people on
a lot of the things that we discussed in the process.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Specifics that they brought up, I would think
in the back of my head that gosh, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">that's </i>something
that we addressed in the writing, or it's something that we talked to Mariska
and to Nooch (Michael Chernuchin) and Julie about. So it was refreshing to hear
that because what people brought up was the stuff that we not necessarily fixed,
but that we addressed, and that we felt was important to get across.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">And then I heard from you, you know, that
amazing email that you wrote me* about the water cooler moments that were happening.
And that really was a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">huge</i>
confirmation because we really went to task on getting this right. There was
some fear that we would offend some people, you know? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Obviously, there was a victim and we
needed to explore why, but there had to be facts with it. It couldn't just be
feelings. So there <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">was</i> a concern
about that, and how that might come across. Because the show has a current, a
slant and we couldn't go against that. But there needed to be that element that
Stone <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">can't</i> be guilty, or he's not
going to be in more episodes. (laughter)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">No matter what, right? And he can't
just come out and be...well, I think the term that we were throwing around was "Oh,
but he's such a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">good guy, </i>that he
just says "I don't remember. But I guess I must have done it." </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">And I was like, "No! This is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">not </i>how this stuff works, people's lives
are at stake! This is not how this works. You dig and dig and dig, and you pull
up the facts." So, that's what we did in the writing. The teamwork and the
willingness from the high-ups to do that was <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">incredible t</i>o me. It was such an ensemble from the very get-go, and
that was really refreshing to me. Then the show came out, and it worked. I
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">And here we are on the other side of
that with Stone now. He's realized that maybe he needs to address some things
in his life. He needs to look at not only the past, but at the road that he's
building in front of him for the future. That's where we're at right now and
it's a good place to be. I'd like to see it come full circle, I'd like to see
some resolution. We're not there yet. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">That's the road we're on with Stone.
I’m sure there will be some hiccups along the way that would be interesting. I
think the writers are going to put some in because usually, that walk through
sobriety or into clarity is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">not</i> a
straight road.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It's not as easy as you
think it's going to be. We'll have some hiccups and we'll bang our knees, but
ultimately I think we'll get there, by the end of the season hopefully.</span></div>
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by the end season, hmm ok.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So then do you
think they are writing Stone as having true addictions, both a sexual addiction
and an alcohol addiction? Or for him is all of this just an obviously
self-destructive but temporary coping mechanism? Is this the temporary reaction
to trauma or is this really who he is?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I think the way that <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I'm</i> addressing it is that alcohol has
always been a part of his life. And oftentimes, like happens in real life, it
takes a hold of you before you realize it, before you understand it. So to be
able to step away from it, you first have to say "Actually, maybe I just
didn't know I had a problem." And that's the hardest part, because alcohol
is such a slippery devil that it <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">will</i>
kind of come out of left field. Then when you stop, and you really take note of
where you've been with it, or where it's been your whole life. You realize, "Gosh,
you know, ever since whatever age - 14, 15 years old, this stuff's been in my
life." And you start to wonder about things in your past, "I wonder
about that decision. I wonder about those circumstances."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I think for Peter Stone, that's
definitely been the case, especially with the sports background and the “jock”
mentality, whether or not he played into that. There was the scene in Mariska's
episode where Stone said, "You know, we celebrated having the no-hitter
almost. We went to a bar, and we celebrated by getting drunk. And we went back
to my hotel room." That mentality was in him. So I thought about that, and
thought there's a lot of the discussion about men and how they celebrate, how
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The phrase that's getting thrown around
a lot lately is “toxic masculinity”. Whether or not it was <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">that</i>, it was just something that he chose to do in his past. Addressing
it now becomes more about "Gosh, maybe there was more of a hold on me.
Maybe socially with others lawyers too, the “let's go have a scotch and talk
about the case." It just becomes the normal thing to do. And before you
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Do I think he's an alcoholic? I don't.
Do I think he has a drinking problem? Yes. Do I think he's addicted to sex? No.
Do I think he's using relationships and one-night stands as a coping mechanism?
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I think we talked a little bit about
this the last time too. The new research into alcoholism shows that it's not so
black and white. It's not the 1950s anymore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It's not as clear-cut as we want it to be. Sometimes there's more of
a…well, like a rev counter on an engine almost. There's “Risk…High Risk…and
Death (sort of) and the needle kind of goes through it. It goes up and down
through it over your lifetime. And you have to make a decision, "Do I want
to even play that game?" And that's what Stone's doing right now.</span></div>
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brought up toxic masculinity. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I realize
I come from a really unique background, as a former athlete and Athletic Trainer
I lived in that “world” of sports, and (as a Sexual Assault Victim Advocate)
I’ve, for a long time, lived in the “world” of sexual assault. I have a high level of respect for all of it. I mean, my life <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">was</i> sports for a long time. I know both
worlds, the realities and the misperceptions and exactly how they overlap. Yes,
there absolutely is toxic masculinity, but not everything masculine is toxic. </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Right, exactly.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Unfortunately
that’s a strong attitude out there right now, especially on social media. You
recently got into a little bit of trouble on social media with something that
you wrote. I wondered what your reaction to that was. It was so clear to me
what you were trying to say, and to most people, but the backlash was just...</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Yeah, it's interesting, that was very
much one of those moments where I went, "Huh?" It split up into a lot
of roads for me, that event, because it happened over a weekend. The initial
thing was...what was it? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don't even
know the day it was, like, Celebrate Men Monday, or something like that. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(laughter) And I'm like the last guy to be
like, "Yeah, let's grab a random holiday and tweet something about
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">But I’d just gotten done working out
and was at the gym. I'd been at work, where we were working on this episode, on
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mea Culpa</i>. And I was like,
"Being a man is not something to apologize about. And I certainly won't
sit here and say, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">because</i> I'm a man,
I am part of the problem. Just because of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">who</i>
I am.” That's bullshit, right? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">By the way, that wasn't my thought
going into that tweet. (laughing) It was just Man Monday or whatever, I can't
remember exactly. Anyway, I wrote something and it was pretty clear. I want to find
this quote so I don't chop it up. But it was pretty clear cut, right? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">It was basically “love someone, tell
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Yes,
it was something really positive about love and… I think later in a follow up
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">In opposition to evil, right. Well that
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">That was my response later, right? I
said something about violence, but in my response. And people lost their minds!
Well not everybody, but some people lost their minds. (laughter) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I was really intrigued by that. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I thought, well, that'll be it. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh, here it is. Okay, "The world doesn't
need less masculine men. It needs more masculine men. Stand up for what you
believe, love someone and seek truth." I mean, "love someone and seek
truth," the fact that people could take offense at that just proves that
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">And then people lost their stuff and
said, "Masculinity is a disease" and "It depends what you mean
by masculinity." And I suppose on the surface people are absolutely right.
I guess it depends what you mean by masculinity. Do you mean beating your chest
and screaming and yelling in people's faces, etc? Of course, I don't mean that.
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">But people can make villains out of
anything, and they can twist your words into anything. That's the problem with
Twitter, the problem with social media, and why I tend to stay away from it. It’s
not that I'm afraid of making a mistake. I just don't have the time to deal
with that idiocy. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don't want to give
it my time, and I don't want to give anybody who chooses to pick a fight my
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">If someone said something horrific or
something terrible, I guess go ahead have a go. I wanted to just say, "Hey
guys, it is okay to be a guy, and it's okay to sweat. Just know that it's okay
to follow your dream. It's okay to go to the gym and throw a hammer around,
it's okay to play sports, and it's okay to love something ferociously." </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Like I remember meeting my wife and I
wanted to storm castles for her. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I felt
that feeling of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">"I want to storm
castles for you, I want to fight for you." </i>I think that in this
Gillette-esque world where we're now being told that maybe some of that is
wrong, it's so confusing for men and boys. It really can be confusing. So yeah,
my intent was obviously never to piss people off. But hey it's the Internet,
someone's always going to take offense. You could write that the sun is shining and someone will
take offense. (laughing)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">So that's a long-winded way of saying I
didn't intend for it to go there, and it did. And then I saw a few responses (to
the initial tweet) and I thought, "Well I should just let these
slide." But, it was early in the morning; I was getting on a flight. Then I
landed in Minneapolis to catch my other flight and I saw like these 40-plus responses
saying “masculinity is toxic” and “you just did an episode on it” etc. Telling
me what my character was doing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">So I thought, "Okay, I can't let
that slide”, and just tweeted back. Again, I don't think I was rude, I said
something along the lines of masculine traits equal strength, courage, independence,
and assertiveness and violence, when directed at evil. We don't need less but
more of these. So I doubled down a little bit. </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Unfortunately
many people believe that everything is an either/or proposition, that more of
one thing MUST come at the expense or diminishment of another which I believe
says quite a lot about the person. It’s a very confining way to think. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How anyone can think that more strength, love
and truth isn’t a win for everyone is beyond me. </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Right. I got back to Montana, and I was
kind of riled up. I had 48 hours in Montana with my family and the first 12
hours of it, I was riled up about what <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">strangers</i>
were tweeting. And that drove me nuts! So I just decided "All right,
either I'll do something like that again, and I just won't pay any attention to
what comes back, or I just won't do it again."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">And I don't mean out of passivity but,
my time is, my time. And I realized the other side of this edge was that, wow
that really affected me. It actually <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">affected</i>
me. The Internet affected my life. That pissed me off, and I'm not going to let
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">But I did see how dangerous these
things are in the hands of kids, high school kids, seventh and eighth graders,
and younger. I actually did a little deep dive and went looking for stats on what's
now happening with the younger generation and phones, and came up with all this
research about anxiety and depression and suicides going through the roof from
12 year olds, through seniors in high school. And they are directly linking it
to cell phones and to social media. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">And I thought, "Okay, here we go,
there was a reason this happened. Because whenever something like that happens to
me I think, "Wow, I'm having a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">visceral</i>
response to this. I can't be the <i>only</i> one."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That's what sent me down that path. So
ultimately it was a good thing, you know? I'm not glad that it happened, but
I've definitely learned something. And I probably will continue to speak my
mind, because I think it's important. </span></div>
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I really hope that you do. There always seem to be parts of fandoms, like
anything on the internet, that are really negative and hostile. There’s some
“toxic” for you! They are negative people in general, just waiting for any excuse
to attack.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And that's the interesting part. “Please tell
us your feelings, and please be honest with us… as long as we agree with
it." And that part is always sort of in parentheses (as long we agree with
it.) But that's not the world. That's not politics; that's not democracy; that's
not freedom, and it should not… Well hey, people are <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">trying</i> to make it like that, but it should <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">not</i> be that.</span></div>
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exactly. And I totally understand that visceral reaction. I've had to mute and
even block people because they just are too negative, too hostile. They
definitely take a “the beatings will continue until morale improves” approach to
things. And it just gets to be too much, over a TV show. Seriously, can't they just
enjoy one freaking episode without attacking Stone, or the writers or producers
or…</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">See, that's interesting, I don't get
that. I don't see that stuff. And I'll come in, and sometimes the writers would
be like, "Boy, you really got ripped on or they really leaned into you
last night on the fan pages." And I'll be like, did they? I guess,
whatever. That doesn't interest or even bother me now. Some people have a lot
of spare time. (laughing)</span></div>
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said that you were inspired to do research on the cell phone/social media
issue. I'm curious about what other kind of research you might do as far as the
show is concerned. Do you do much background reading on any of the topics that
you're covering? What are you reading these days?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">What am I reading right now? I'm not
reading anything to do with the show, (laughter) I was reading... ooh, those
negative fans will love this. (laughter) I'm reading Jordan Peterson’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">12 Rules for Life</i>. It's a great book.
I'm reading ah, hang on I’ve got to go in my room here. I just finished a book
on biology called <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Disappearing Spoon</i>
(author Sean Kean), which is really interesting. This was all over Christmas
break. I haven't started a new book yet, I need to start a new book because I
really enjoy reading. My dad got me into the John D. McDonald series of Travis
McGee, you know, those books? They were sort of pop?</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I
don't but one of my good friends reads them and is constantly telling me I
should read them, so now </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">you're
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very dated so there's glaring sorts of social problems with it. But the writing
is so good, and the character is a lot of fun. It could be a fun character to
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Culpa</i> I went into a lot of the stats about sexual assault, just went into
it. I dove into the things that you and I have discussed - accusations, the
numbers and the statistics on accusations, and the rates of prosecutions, the
rate of wrongful convictions, the rates of lying or false accusations, things
like that. I just went across the board and just soaked up as much of that as I
could. I like that stuff. I like when there's numbers in front of you, the
facts. You can have a proper discussion about it, because we all have feelings
towards things, but we also need the facts.</span>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">If something is bad, my God, if someone
is doing something horrible, the feelings and responses that come out of it are<i>
right</i>. They're vitriolic. You <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">should</i>
be upset about it. But we still need numbers and we still need facts. That's
what I like about playing this character, playing Stone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I'm</i>
quite a feelings person, but Stone is like, "Hey, it feels like this but let's
see how it washes out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let's see what
comes out with the numbers and with the facts. Get me the evidence I
need," you know? That's what I dig about this guy. </span></div>
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it the way he would go at any other case. He asked Fin. He said, "Fin, you
gotta do this, you gotta open this up for me because I need to know what happened.</span></div>
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he needed the truth. We’ve talked about that, that the episode was really
powerful on an issue basis, as well as your performance. There was just so much
of Stone that was just <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bedrock</i> to his
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and when you told me that they were going to just have him roll over and say,
"Hey, well I guess I did it." <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">What?</i>
No. Just no. As a fan, I would have seen that would as the worst character
betrayal you could possibly do to Stone. There's just no way this character
would ever do that. </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Right. I think that that was always going
to come out, we were always going to figure that out. But I was a little
surprised. I was like, "Absolutely not. First of all, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">nobody</i> would react like that. Second of all, there's no coming back
from that." There's just not. Yeah, it doesn't work.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Exactly.
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">No one</i> is going to react like that
and especially not Stone. Not someone to whom truth is non-negotiable.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">But especially not Stone! And what
we're seeing now, which I am hugely grateful to the writers for, is we're
continuing this deep dive. We had the episode <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dear Ben</i> where we go deep diving into something Stone didn't even
know existed. We went into the serial rapist, the Infinity rapist, and he
learned some more about his father. This ongoing shadow of his father and the
quest to make it less of a shadow and just more of a presence, you know, less
of a cloud and more of just a memory.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">And that's where Stone is. He's <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">always</i> there, he's always dealing with
the influence of his late father. And I like that we're digging into that, that
makes this interesting, that makes him even more rounded.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Yes,
I really thought it was a great unexpected episode. And still at the end when
Stone's says "Yeah” I have to forgive him." Well, umm okay, I'm not
convinced he's going to. (laughing)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">(laughter)<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>I know, right! Was he going to go to the bar? Was he going to go
hook up? Who knows? That's the great thing about those endings there, you just
go "There's a guy in the moment.” Who knows what he's going to do. What
are the choices, you know? Pick an ending.</span></div>
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also really thought the twist of why Ben Stone was so obsessed with the case
was pretty good. What I took away from that episode, because I've been thinking
this guy, Stone, cannot <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">possibly</i> be <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">this </i>damaged because his dad didn't come
to his ball games, come on! Are we really going with <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">that</i> being “the thing?” But then there was the line, "We never
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Yeah, we never talked about it.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">…and
they never talked about <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">anything</i>
their <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">entire lives</i>.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">That's exactly right. And that was what
I thought too, that one little road of “we never talked about it”, and we never
talked about <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">anything else</i>. Things
would or wouldn't happen and the next day you would just get on with your life
you know? Oof, uh, oh man that’s horrible, that gives me…yuck that just
feels... it's a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">horrible</i> feeling.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">That <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">that's</i> what’s always in Stone's mind?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">It is that. When dealing with the
people who come through SVU, part of his emotional response, in particularly women
in need, women in trouble i.e. like his sister. So he has to put that stuff
somewhere too, because I think his initial response is "Let's go! Let's go
get him. Let's go grab a baseball bat and let's go <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">talk</i> to these people." (laughs)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">But he knows that that's a response
from his brokenness, and a response from his past. Not knowing his sister like
he would have wanted to, wanting to help her, and not being able to be there
for her in her time of need. Having that broken relationship with his father
and never being able to live up to his father. His father always saying,
"Hey you know, we'll talk about it, I'll be there, we'll figure it
out." And then looking up in the stands and not only is he not there, but
he goes home and he's not there either. So there's no one to talk to, ever. All
this stuff just gets pushed down, and pushed down, and pushed down. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">And another really neat facet of it is that
the writers recognized this really early on, and decided, "Hey let's have <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Benson</i> be that person.” Let's have
Benson be the person who's constantly just saying, "Hey Stone how about
this? Hey Stone you said something earlier, what did you mean by that?"
And he's <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">never </i>had that. And so how
Stone reacts to that is “in the moment.” We'll have to see where that goes. I
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We have an episode coming up with
Cassidy and Stone. With Cassidy’s story, Stone and Cassidy going back a little
bit and saying, "Hey how do we talk about this, you know, as two
guys?" So that's good writing, it's good for the characters. It opens them
up even more to stuff that is there, but we haven't discussed in front of the
audience, and that's important.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12pt;">They are, yes, they're
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12pt;">Which <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">is</i> great. We're addressing things that came up and didn't get fully
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want to quickly ask you about Stone's alcohol use again. By the end of every
episode Stone’s going out and getting hammered... or in the middle of an episode,
or in the beginning of an episode... and, as happens so often in TV, they never really explicitly show him hung
over at work. There’s never an effect and that's a lot of alcohol. </span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">But
there <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">was </i>one scene, the very last
scene in the premiere when Stone wins the case, when he gets his verdict. He's
walking out of the courtroom and just sort of stops and takes a little
sideways, backwards step like possibly he was dizzy. He looked shaky. I finally
thought "Wow, is he hung over?" You were even sweating, and I thought
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">finally</i> "He is so ropey right
now!" (laughing) Is that how…</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">(laughing) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s great you picked that up! So I was
definitely thinking in those opening episodes that this guy's gotta be ridin’
the tiger, I mean <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">all of this stuff</i>!
Certainly those first episodes, and then in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mea
Culpa</i> he had the courtroom scene. I mean there's <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">no way</i> you could live like that and be as put together as Stone
wants to be. I think he's high functioning when he does make these bad
decisions. So that was mixed with the fact that it was like 98 degrees in the
courtroom over the summertime where we couldn't get air conditioning in there
and it was brutal! (laughing) So I'm glad that it told the story for us, that’s
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">That was definitely some of the chats I
would have with the director saying “Look the night before, I mean it wasn't a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">little</i> night! It wasn't a couple jars.”
(laughing) You know, he made a decision to deal with this and today's the day
he's gotta pay the price! So those are definitely things that I address in my
head. Whether they make it or not, or whether they want them to be there. So we
discussed that in the moment. But in the summertime the courtroom is a sweat
box, and it's no fun. (laughing)</span></div>
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it worked! You looked like “man he is like on the verge of hurling right now, he
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there ever really too much Guinness? Come on! (laughter) Another question about
where his head’s at right now. The episode in which the victim had dissociative
personality disorder (<i>Exile</i>)? He was <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">really </i>angry
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Yeah, you really did, that's
interesting. There was a subplot that got cut out for time. It was about
Stone's anger at his parents for not being more active. And I think one of the
lines that did stay in was “My father had half the PD looking for my sister.”
That's dismissed and the reason for all of that got cut out. So we never got to
see why he was so upset. The reason was again that he was upset at himself and
upset at his father because he thought, "All these people...how could they
just give up?” You would do everything, you would move time itself and you
would figure it out. You would figure out how to find this person. But that
story left the show. So we just had Stone looking a bit pissed off and then he
was just hung over the whole time. (laughter)</span></div>
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I kept thinking "Why is he <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">so</i>
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don't care about your feelings" mentality that he has too often sometimes.
We wanted Stone to be like, "Oh<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">,
come on</i>, there's nothing here. I can't put my hat on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">any</i> of that. What you're telling me is completely... I just have to
believe you? You're telling me I just have to believe you that this person
literally thinks she’s somebody else, and forgot who they were for 18 years?
You know, that's ridiculous." </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">And there was another scene that got
cut out. There was a scene at a park bench with the therapist and Stone, we had
a hot dog and a pretzel and talked about this case. And I said well, he didn't
really apologize, but he opened up a bit and said, "Hey, we both have jobs
to do. And I appreciate that yours is different from mine." And it was a
nice little scene, but unfortunately, it didn't make it.</span></div>
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that's too bad. It would have made a little more sense to like why he was so
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there’s a great plot twist a lot of people would love! It made no sense.
(laughing) But, one of the things that <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">was</i>
really great in that episode was that the victim exploded at Benson after she
(Benson) offered up some of her platitudes and promises. My advocate self
thought "Oh thank you, thank you, yes! The platitudes, please stop, just
stop.” It’s good TV but not good practice.</span></b></div>
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as an advocate, you don't ever make promises to a victim. It just should never
happen. You can’t do it. And Benson does it constantly! Then (in episode <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hell’s Kitchen</i>) poor Stone thinks,
"Ok, you know, I'm learning from the best here." Goes out, makes a
promise to a victim and has it blow up in his face! (laughing)</span></b></div>
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reaction to that…that she gets away with it every week and Stone does it once
and “boom!”? (laughing)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Yeah, we have a little bit of that
coming up in this next episode we’re working on, in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Chasing Demons,</i> because Dean Winter's character Cassidy calls me
out. He's like, "You know, I told you what happened, and you just gave me
this <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">look</i>." And Stone kinda
says, "Yeah, well, I was new to SVU, I was learning." And Cassidy's
line is something along the lines of, "Well, you know, maybe don't. Maybe
keep that attitude," because it was honest.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">And that's why it's hard for victims to
go through with it, because of that response, that, really brutally honest
response. I think that in our imaginations, when we go down that road of
telling people about things that we don't want them to know, our secrets. We
always imagine it to be the worst it can be. Hopefully that's not the case. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hopefully</i> people are gracious and kind
and understanding with us, and with our hearts, and with that really fragile
part of us that we lay on the table in front of them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">But sometimes it <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">can </i>be too much, right? It can be like, "Oh, fuck, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">come on</i>!" And that's what I like
about this next episode, Cassidy just says "Spare me that bullshit, you
know, it's not that nice. Spare me, just give it to me straight” you know?"</span></div>
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when I just sit there and think, "Oh God, that should just never happen. You
would never say that to a victim or a cop would never do that, you know?"
And that's the struggle that we have, the cops I work with and the advocates I
work with. It’s that blurring of the lines, of Benson being written as both an
advocate and a cop. In the real world, that just doesn't work. But, it <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">is</i> a TV show, so you go with it…</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Yeah, that's hard, that's tough, right.
You know, it's like, having a never-ending magazine, it just keeps shooting.
You never run out of bullets! (laughing) So there are just lines that are like,
"Well, that's what's going to happen today." (laughing)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">But you know, like when we talked about
this before, it <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">can</i> be really
powerful. And by the way, this isn't plus or minus anyone's decisions on the
show, this is a total sidebar. But television can be really powerful and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">is</i> really powerful when we don't
patronize our audience, right? </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Right,
when it’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">not</i> patronizing.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Or theater’s like that. I was lucky
enough to go to "Hamilton" again on Saturday, with my dad, it was his
birthday. The first time I was blown away! This time I <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">just</i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">wept</i> for three
hours, (laughter) because I understood more of it. I knew what was coming. I
was able to slow it down a little bit in my head and hear stuff out. Lin
Manuel, he doesn't patronize his audience. He pile drives them for three hours
with 25 years of history. He <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">never</i>
says sorry, he <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">never</i> apologizes. And
he says, "The train is leaving at <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">this</i>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">And it's incredible and it's transformative
and it's inspiring. It does something to you. We run the risk in writing, in TV
and movies of going, "Oh gosh I don't know, they might not understand that
so let's dumb it down." And then what happens is that’s exactly what it
is, it's watered down, it's a half truth. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">So it doesn't land. The character's
wet, and everything around it crumbles, because it's not reality, right? And
that's our<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> one job</i> is to try and
portray this specific reality as best as we can. Not to water it down, and not
to candy-coat it. It can have really lasting impacts when you do it well, and when
you tell the truth. So that's definitely a total sidebar with my two cents on
acting. (laughing)</span></div>
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that was a really good sidebar, I enjoyed it. Thank you counselor. (laughing)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Gosh, Spencer Tracy: look the other
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Just
before you called I was reading the episode description for the episode "The
Flying Dutchman" (title since changed to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Part 33</i>) in which Stone’s prosecuting a woman who killed her
abusive husband. </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Right. </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Is
that in the can? You’re done with that one, I'm assuming? It sounds really
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We just finished it last week, it’s a
great episode. And it was great because it was one of these little elevator
episodes. We have stuff happening in the courtroom. And then we have stuff
happening in the box, which is where you wait to take the stand. And that's it.
So it's a little Mamet play. And Michael Chernuchin just knocked it out of the
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">It's people voicing their inner
monologues. It's the struggle of the facts versus your feelings. For the
particular stuff we were talking about just a little bit ago, it's an episode
where you're going to get up at the end of it and cheer for Benson because she
makes a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brutal</i> decision, which is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">great</i>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">And when we all read it, we were like,
"Wow, that's a good total <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">choice</i>
there, Nooch. Good job!" We were all really excited after we read it. It's
great; I think it's going to be a fun episode. I'm looking forward to seeing
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Well
as soon as I read it I'm like, "Oh, this sounds like it could be really,
really good!” So, yesI Mamet! Now I'm <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">really
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Oh my goodness! No, maybe not!
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Something's
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Yeah, that's right. (laughing)</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">You
mentioned the writers and episodes are going to start incorporating more
character stuff. Of course you know, a lot of the “shippers” out there want
Benson and Stone hooking up. (laughter) But I’m wondering if maybe we’re going
to see more Carisi and Stone scenes together?</span></b></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I</span></i><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">
certainly hope so. Just on a friendship level Peter (Scanavino), he's fantastic.
He's my go-to guy on set. I so enjoy working with him. The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dear Ben</i> episode that we just saw, I think that was a little test
of it. And certainly, I think we're going to see more of it. Actually, we see
it get really tested in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Flying
Dutchman</i> (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Part 33</i>) episode, which
is really interesting to watch. I've had some people come up on set and say
"I <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">really</i> enjoyed that stuff
with Carisi and Stone." Oh good to know… so I can put that in my hat and
take it to the director or take it to the writers room and say "Hey, this
stuff is working. Maybe we should explore it some more."</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Oh it definitely is.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It's really good. There's good chemistry between the characters, and the
scenes are interesting…</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">He's so good too. Peter is phenomenal.
I want to work with him in another capacity, but I want to have more of a...
like, the bromance can only go so far I think, because of Stone. The work that
Stone does, and the work that Carisi does, they don't have the time. But I
really want to work with him. I want to keep working with Peter, he's just so
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">That
would be awesome. Carisi <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">is</i> a lawyer
too so it makes sense that they would connect. They have things in common, they
should connect more. And poor Carisi, he <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">really</i>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Yeah, that's right, exactly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every time I say “no” to him, I get in
trouble. Every time that he says, "Hey, you want to go have a beer?"
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We even joke now where if he says,
"Hey, you want to... Just once, like let's go have a beer or pizza?"
I should say <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">absolutely</i></b>. So I then I might not go out and get my ass kicked
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Exactly, exactly!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was the one episode
where... Oh, I forget what episode it was. But Carisi is like, "Come on,
let's go get a burger.” And I'm like, “Stone dude, for the love of God, choose
the beef! Nooo, don't pick up that woman! </span></b></div>
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characters are really good together, they play off each other well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Personally, I’m not terribly interested in
Stone and Benson being a “couple.” I just don’t see much good coming out of
that. (laughing) I’d much rather see this friendship developed.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Yeah, I'm hoping they continue to
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So you know, if anyone's looking for my two cents, you can let them know that
your fan page admin says that's what they want. (laughing)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">That’s great! They'll read it. They'll
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mentioned you weren't yet sure how the season was going to end up for Stone.
Where do <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">you</i> want to see it go? Do
you think we’ll see Stone actually get some real help? Really start exploring
his relationship with his father? How it has or still does influence his
choices, his current situation? Or is it just going to be "Yeah, okay, I
forgive him" and then it just keeps festering?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Right and it just kind of does its
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What I would <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">like </i>to see is that with
the healing that he will start to go through, I think some of the things that
are causing him pain will start to drop off, the random hookups, the drinking.
We should start to see healing in those areas as he continues to look for the
ultimate answers in his relationship with his father as well as his obsession
with work, his addictive personality towards his job. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I think ultimately we're going to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>see him realizing there are things in his life
that are just making it impossible to get <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">actual
</i>healing, like the drinking, and the random hookups, and the emotional
turmoil <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that he's going through as a
result of those behaviors. So that would be the path that I think we're going
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">And then through the clarity that comes
in the sobriety, and through the clarity that comes in the time that he's
opened up for himself, I would hope to see him say, "Oh… okay, now I can
actually, in a sober mind and in a clear head space, say <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">this </i>thing is what's causing it. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">This</i> area of my life is what I really need to explore."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">And whether or not that is him finally opening
up to Benson, instead of Benson <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">asking </i>him
to open up, maybe that's a possibility. Maybe it <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">is</i> bro stuff with Peter, with Carisi. Maybe it<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> is</i> more of, "Hey, you know that rain check on the burger? Can
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I hope that that's what happens and
what we start to see. Because that's one of the things that, going way back to
the beginning of our talk and talking about masculinity. The pitfall sometimes
of “masculinity” is that stereotypical sort of “head down, do the work, don't
talk,” the “rancher mentality”, you know?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I actually talked to my dad about that,
because he grew up on a ranch and his father was a World War II Navy vet. Just
a quiet, get-the-job-done kind of guy; but, we didn't really talk about stuff.
And with Stone, I think that's certainly his “go-to” is also to just bury it,
head down, do the work. But in reality, in life, this ugly emotional baggage
always rears its head, and it'll come out at the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">worst </i>possible time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I had some of the best advice I ever
got, in the real world, from a friend of mine in London. I must have been 22
years old. I sat down with this buddy of mine at a pub and we were talking. He's
probably 20 years older than I am. He said, "Listen Philip, you know, you
look around, you're 22 years old and you see the adults in your life. You see
the adults walking around, getting on the tube, doing their business, living
their lives." He said, "And you assume right now at 22 that they've
got their shit all sorted out, right?" He's like, "Let me tell you
what, not only is that the farthest thing from the truth, but the longer they <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">don't </i>sort their shit out, the harder it
gets to do it." And he just looked right at me and said, "If you've
got stuff going on in your life, address it <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">right
now</i>, like <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">right now</i></b>, today. And maybe you’ve got more than one thing,
start addressing them now, little by little."</span></div>
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right</i> because before long, that <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">one
little</i> thing that you thought “I'll figure that out later”, suddenly,
you're 10 years down and that was gosh, a long time ago. Now that little thing
is huge. I got that advice, and I'm grateful for it, because there were
certainly things in my life that I was like, hang on a second, I <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">gotta </i>figure this out.</span></div>
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dealing with all his “stuff”, that's what I want to see for this guy. I want to
see him go “Okay, enough's enough." You never change if you don't look at
it, and you don't look at yourself and say, "What is this?" <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">And that's the beauty of good
relationships. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I think that that can
come out of a relationship with Carisi. It certainly started to come out with
Benson. Also a little bit with Fin in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mea
Culpa</i>. Him just saying "Bullshit man, I don't believe you, give me
more, I don't believe you." You know that's the beauty of friendships,
right? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Friends aren't just the people you
celebrate with and get into pits with. Friends are the people who sit across
the table and say, "Don't lie to me, man. I don't have time for
that." That's the beauty of a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">really
</i>great friendship, having that honesty. Not just, "Everything's great,
everything's awesome.” No, it's “Really? You want to tell me that again, but
tell me the truth this time?" Those relationships are priceless. So I'm
hoping for more of that with Stone.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">That’s
really interesting. My first reaction when he woke up at Finn’s was "Wow,
isn’t that an interesting choice of where he chose to pass out." The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">one guy</i> who's just going to be right in
his face about what the hell's going on here. If that isn't a cry for help...</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Yeah, right? Fin's just going to say
"No, give it to me like it is." And he's not going to take anything
less than the truth. Yeah, that was so smart on the writers part, because it
could have been, you know, "Carisi, we can kind of figure this out or
this," but yeah, it was Fin. Yeah, I'm going to dig deep!</span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I
thought that was brilliant. And I will say that one thing that I'm hopeful for
if there <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">is </i>more of a Carisi -Stone
connection, is that Carisi starts to be able to deal with his baggage too
because that's just one long, completely forgotten storyline with him.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Like, the PTSD and a whole list of
things. (laughing)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Yes! Are they ever going to let this guy
have a little storyline that actually comes to fruition, that we can see some
real consequences? My thought is that this really could be the perfect way to
do it, to reintroduce those dropped pieces of Carisi. In helping Stone it
starts to poke at those scars and he realizes, “oh man, this is me too”, you
know?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">That's right. Isn't that the truth
though? That's exactly what happens in real life, you say, "Yeah, it's so
nice that I have the time and inclination to help this person." And then
you get home and you go, "Oh, my gosh, I totally do that too! I'm in the
same boat!" (laughing) You know, that's the beauty of relationships, that's
the beauty of the truth is. It cuts through everything. </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">And
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Right! (laughing)</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">So
what else is going on for you? Do you know if you have a pickup for next
season? Anything else you're thinking of working on in the near future?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">No, I don't think we do have a pick up
for next season yet. But we're all keeping our fingers crossed because it would
be that coveted 21st year for everybody. And clearly, I mean gosh, I haven't
put in the work that everybody else has, but it would be <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">such</i> an honor to be a part of that team, and a part of that crew,
that gets to that 21st year. So that's exciting, I'm holding out for that,
because that's going to be <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">incredible</i>.
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">And then come hiatus if we do get
another season, and they do ask me back, I may just take that hiatus and be a
dad, because as you know the next kid is due any day now, and so we are...</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Oh,
I didn’t realize we were that close!</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Yeah! So that's the biggest thing going
on in my life right now, the Winchester Number Two. I think it would have to be
something <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">really</i> incredible for me to
want to leave the house! Charlie is going to be four, and the next one that we
don't know what it is, - we're going to wait like we did with Charlie - is going
to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>come out kind of any day now. So I'm
hoping it stays in for another week ‘cause I’m in New York for the next week!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Yeah, that's a little nerve racking huh?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The joke with NBC was, "If you
could just keep the jet on standby I'd really appreciate it." They're
like, "Yeah, whatever." (laughing) There's <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">one</i> direct flight from New York and it's at 8:00 in the morning, so
if I get a call anywhere before 5:30 in the morning, I'm golden. But I can't even
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">get out</i> of here after like 7:00 in
the evening. So there's a chunk of time we're just like...it's the fingers
crossed that baby stays in there. (laughing)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I keep telling my wife things like
"If it snows, don't shovel! Have the neighbors do that! Call a friend to
come over, like, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">don't induce labor</i>,
like just stop!" She said to me today "I'm going to go out and shovel
the snow, I'm going to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>clean up your
truck." And I was like, “No! Don't do any of that stuff!” (laughing) </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Meanwhile
on the other end she's thinking “Dude, I’m going to start doing jumping jacks
as soon as we’re off the phone!"</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Yeah, that's exactly what my wife's
thinking! She's like, "Don't tell me what to do! Get this thing out!"
It's so exciting! So that's the next step.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh, I'm really so happy for you guys. I realized
when our facebook admin saw (someone’s) post hinting at the baby and we hid the
post before I even cleared it with you that you may have thought that a little
weird. (laughing) But, that's just my background coming out, that default on
confidentiality and protecting privacy. That was an advocate reaction, to
protect that information until <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">you</i>
made it public.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">(laughing) No, that was totally cool. I
think we realized the other day that we haven't told many people. And
obviously, she's (very) pregnant, she's showing quite a bit. The people in town
and family know, but we really, not by choice, just haven't told many people.
But yeah, we're awfully close. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">So I guess if something came up over the
hiatus, and it was quick, I would definitely have to think about it. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">really
</i>want to stay home, and I really want to be there for those first few months
because then, if we did get another season, for example, we'd all be coming back
here in July to tuck in and start over again. We do what we did this year and
make it work and enjoy the city as a big growing family. I'd bounce between
here and Montana. And then, you know, down the road we'll see.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I've been talking with MJ (Bassett) and
a writer, friend of mine in Los Angeles, who worked on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Shooter</i> for quite a while. We've been getting those creative juices
flowing in the action drama world and throwing some stuff down, getting ideas
out there together and saying, "If we <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">did
</i>do something, what would that time period look like? When would it
happen?" </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">So that's cool. Nothing's in stone yet,
you know, like it ever is. (laughing) But that's an exciting prospect, because
the writer is wonderful, MJ is wonderful, and we're all hungry to do something
like that again. So, we’ll see. But right now, SVU ticks all the boxes. I get
to be an actor, and a husband, and a dad and I can't ask for any more than
that. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">want</i>
to be running around, I <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">want</i> to be
doing some of that Strike Back-ey stuff, but I can't do that and be a dad on
the weekends, when I fly back to Montana. I can't do that. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As amazing as it would be, I've <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">had</i> that opportunity, and it's someone
else's turn now. I'm grateful because this is the perfect job. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The production team over here in New
York on SVU is through the roof caring and amazing. They're all parents and all
the actors on the show are parents. So that ethos of, "Look, I love what I
do. I want it to kick ass, and I want the audience to really get a great story;
but, I also want to go home for story time." That's the ethos on this show.
I really appreciate it. It's a great vibe, you know?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">So there's a little bit of... there's
not a little bit of me, there's <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">a lot</i>
of me that has to… hmm?... I don’t know… It's not ego, it's not pride... but
there's definitely that part of me that thinks, "Oh, man, I really felt
like we were making a lot of headway in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">that</i>
particular world, with those kinds of characters." Even <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Player</i> which was short-lived, but really
full. John Rogers and the production team over there, they <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kicked ass</i> in telling this really bold, big, broad story. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">And we went into it in the network
fashion, but we got away with stuff that network TV sometimes doesn't get away
with. I was getting <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">my ass</i> handed to
me! I mean I couldn't have done it for much longer. (laughing) But we did it,
and I enjoyed that. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">But also looking back, I didn't see my
daughter grow up. I was coming home at 10:00 at night and leaving every morning
at 5:00. Come Saturday and Sunday I was tapped out. I mean, I was there… but I
wasn't.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">So you realize the sacrifices, and we
talked about that in the last interview. So to look back with the knowledge
that I have <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">now </i>of what that stuff
asks, and what that is,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I said to these
producers at the beginning of the year, "Megan's pregnant. It looks like
(this is the) due date," and they got out their calendars and they said,
"Okay, we'll make sure you’re home." </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">And that <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">never</i></b> happens. That’s
just <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">huge,</i> it's <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">huge</b>. I’ve worked on shows where I can't have <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">an hour</i> off!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So this is
incredible, and I know that. I <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">know</i>
how fortunate I am to be a part of a family, and a part of a job that puts really
family first.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Yes
that <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">is</i> special, it's unheard of. And
babies only smell like babies for so long. </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">That's right. They smell like cookies!
(laughing) Uh, it’s so beautiful. </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Well
you <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">cannot</i> miss that. I'm so excited
for you!</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">According to everyone, we're having a
girl. We have no idea, but that's the theory running around so we'll see. </span></div>
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so she's carrying high? (laughing)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Exactly! (laughing) I love the wives’
tales and the mythology around it all. It's like, "Oh, it's a girl and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I'm like, "You don't know." And you
have a fifty-fifty chance! “You're having a girl.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And then if it <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">is</i> a girl they go "I told you." And you're like “that's
not true”. It was a very good educated guess, well done. (laughing)</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">It's
so rare now that anybody waits. Why would you want to know? I'd so much rather
be excited to see what comes out. </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">There really isn't anything like it. There
is nothing like that in the world. There are no surprises like that left. You
just kind of go into it. And even Charlie, our little girl, she’s excited. Right
now the baby's nickname is the Baby Bean. “How's the Bean doing today?” And
Charlie will come in the morning and lift Megan's shirt up and kiss her belly
and say, "Morning Bean." And the baby's at the stage now where you
can see all the movement and it's just at the alien stage, you know?
(laughing)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It's great, it's so
beautiful, so beautiful.</span></div>
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she must be excited to be a big sister?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">She really is, yeah, she really is.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I'm
just so happy for you guys. So...what else do you think the fans need to know?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I don't know? I think that's kind of <i>it</i>
for Stone and me. Stone's that, I'm havin’ a kid, I hope to have a job next
July, and ahh, that’s about it. (laughing)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">As always, we don't have a show without
our fans. I think a lot of the time that gets overlooked, and I'm so grateful,
<i>so</i> grateful. And I'm always <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">amazed</i> at
the fans who’ve remained through the change of characters. I mean, Stone and
then Michael (Stonebridge) and Alex (Kane), these characters are <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">really</i> different. So over the last six
years and those big characters, those career characters, it's really humbling to
watch people stick around. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Sure a lot of people have said, either
one way or the other like, "I like Stone, I don't like Stonebridge or I
like Stonebridge, I don't like Stone. But hey, I like watching you."
That's been really humbling to be a part of a creative endeavor, where people
just stick around because they appreciate the work. That's really cool. And
that's really encouraging.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Some of those days where the job is “a
job”, those kinds of fans really get me through it. I've gotten some really
amazing fan mail about specific scenes or specific lines from Strike Back to
"Player" to "SVU." People really pay attention. People
really go deep diving. And so I'm grateful, I'm grateful for that. And I'm
grateful for the attention to detail that people put into it. There's a lot of
love out there, you know, and it's great. And there's a lot of “passion” out
there, as we've seen on other sites, but you know what? Good, that's good too. People
need a hobby. (laughing)</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">(laughing)
Yeah, well it’d be a lot nicer if maybe they planted some trees or volunteered
somewhere. Ugh, when you see that part of a fandom out there, it's like,
"Okay, all right there's my five minutes with them today." Then
you go back to our page or other pages that are so much more positive, you
remember that the majority of people really do “get it” and appreciate the
work. That is part of the fun of running a fan page, you get to see all that
love.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">That's cool. I'm glad, I'm, as ever,
impressed and humbled because it's a sacrifice on your side, on your time, and
on your energy. Time is our biggest commodity, right?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It's the thing that we don't get it back, any
of it. And so I'm really grateful for that, and I'm very aware of that, and
what you do with that. So thank you.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Aww,
as always thank you. It’s a pleasure. </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Switching gears quickly for a bit… my
friend Kelsey and I have been recording all the podcasts for the new season of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Strike Back </i>and…</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I know that is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">so</i> cool because you’re really doing
that! You talked to Milauna (Jackson) the other day and you talked to... not
Frank Spotnitz? You talked to Jack.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Yeah, Jack Lothian (executive producer/showrunner/writer) and
we talked to Dan MacPherson yesterday for about two hours. (laughing)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">(laughing) That’s great!
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">In fact, your text came up in the middle, I'm like,
"Wait up a minute, Dan, hang on I have to look at this." (laughing)
Even though we’re <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">supposed</i> to be
talking about the new season, everyone has said some really nice things about
you, including Bill Eagles with whom we spoke yesterday. </span></b><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Really? Well, that's
good to know because boy because he had it tough man. That second season of the
show was <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brutal.</i> (laughing) We got
trapped in Mozambique, we didn't think they were going to let us out, they took
our passports. Mozambique was <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">insanity</i>!
That's great! I'm encouraged by that. Bill, man he's such a damned good
director. He doesn’t bullshit. You know he is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">that </i>guy. I love that type of directing. "Let's do this! Let's
go! What was that? Don't do that again!" Yeah, he's awesome like that. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">On the subject, but
off of it a little, what's happening with the show that I can see... because I
keep up to date with it a little bit. I follow Dan and Warren and Alin. What I
can see happening, is what happened the first time when we took over the show
from Sky. There's going to be a time period where it's still going to be "<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Strike Back</i>, but it's not “that” <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Strike Back</i>." The natural change
happens in that first season, and people grumble or they don't, or they come
into and they really enjoy it. And then that second, and hopefully third and
fourth, those seasons really start to sing, and it's its own. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Well they're scouting for season three right now.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Yeah? Man, good for
them. I said to them, you know, "Be smart. You can have the best time of
your life for the next four or five years," and it looks like that's going
to happen again. That’s great.</span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We've seen through episode six and definitely all the
problems of last year are gone. Right from the get-go it is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Strike Back, </i>exactly what you expect, what you want.
They've found their mojo, all the production problems that existed last season
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Right on! That's <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">good</i> to know.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Yeah Spraggy!
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Yes! The minute it started I thought "Wow, this looks
totally different.” Some of it's the setting obviously because they're in
Malaysia, and that's more vibrant. But just right from the start <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">it's</i> back, you know…</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">It’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Strike Back</i>!</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Yeah, they figured it out, they knew what its problems were.
And in talking with Jack Lothian, he was really upfront about it all. The hanging plastic last year just drove me nuts and he actually
brought that up before I did. (laughing)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">(laughing) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But you power through and then you...</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">…and then by the fourth or fifth episode, it was starting to
come together. And everyone clearly worked really hard over the off season and
they are <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">there</i> now. It hasn't let me
down yet. So it's well worth watching. And the new cast members are fantastic. </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Yeah! We like that.
Exactly and that's what it's about, you gotta find your feet. And unfortunately
people don't, I mean how would you know if you're a fan? How would you know
that it takes that time? You’ve got to sit down with these people. You
literally have to get in the trenches with them on these kinds of shows. And
you have to learn each other's ins and outs over time. And what worked for
Scott and Stonebridge was that Sully and I were genuinely figuring each other
out in real life, as they were in the story.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">However, these (the
new) characters came in, and they were supposed to know each other, and they
were supposed to do this right away. We had the luxury of really digging into
each other on screen and off screen. And then this odd couple relationship came
out of that investigation, and it just worked. You can't have that right away,
you have to earn it. So, it's disingenuous for people to say, "Well, why
isn't like that?" And it was <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">never</i>
going to be like that. It <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">always</i> had
to be its own thing, and now that it <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">is</i>
its own thing! It'll just take over, as it should, right?</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Well, Jack said that you guys aren't dead yet. </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Ahh ha ha! Did he?
Well that's nice to know, thanks, Jack! (laughing)</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Jack's laughing like "I think we could be seeing more of
them" and I'm like “don't <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">even</i>
dangle that out in front of my face!” (laughing)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Where are they
scouting for the next season? Are they going to stick in Malaysia? I always
wanted to do snow.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Well, they're there in Croatia right now. Jack posted
photos full of snow and an abandoned psychiatric hospital saying “What could go
wrong here?" </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">That would be great. I
remember talking to Andy Harries (chief executive producer and co-founder of
Left Bank Pictures) and saying "I want to do skiing" episodes. I want to be doing
something where we have to ski in - ski out or something like very old school
James Bond style. And he was like, "Yeah!… We got Thailand instead" (laughing)
which was okay. But I would love to do something all in the snow. I can ski!
Get me over to Croatia! (laughing)</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">(laughing) Jack’s been amazing. I can't even believe how
generous he's been. He gets this direct message from two women who were like,
"Hey! We want to do a podcast." And he's like "Okay, let’s do
it!" And he’s just been incredible!</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Oh, that's cool. That
is fantastic!</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Kelsey covers the show for TVSeriesHub and we do some of the <i>Nerks of the Hub </i>podcasts for the site so I think possibly he listened to a couple of those and thought, "Okay, well,
they're not complete idiots so maybe they know what they're doing." (laughing)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">(laughing) That's
great! Well, congratulations that's awesome. You should feel really encouraged by
that. That’s a big deal. And that's how these things work. You know, that's how
they live and breathe, is when people get behind something. And that was the
little sleeper thing that happened with the first season of Strike Back and
just little by little people were like, "Hey, that stuff's really cool. What
you guys are doing over there is really fun. When is the next one? What else
has happened?" And it just continued like that. And it's people like you
who get behind it and have a passion for it That's how it works.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Well we're having fun with it, just doing this little
podcast. Kelsey really knows what she's doing and is very professional. She
loves talking to the cast, we both do of course, but when we asked Jack about
what directors we might be able to talk with and he said Bill Eagles I had a
rare fangirling incident. "Okay, wait a minute, I get to talk to Bill
Eagles?!!" And Kelsey is like "Who?"<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While I was losing it – “Oh my God, Kelsey,
you have no idea!!" So it was pretty funny. (laughter)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">(laughter) That's very
cool.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It's what it's all about right. It
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">is </i>that stuff, all the stuff that
makes that up the show. All the stuff that goes into it's really interesting,
especially on a show like <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Strike Back</i>.
You're not in a studio for ten months, you are <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">all over</i> the world. And the planning and the production that goes
into that is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">staggering</i>. It takes a
certain breed, everybody on the show has to have the same attitude.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Exactly! I think you saw it last year where they didn't <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">quite</i> have it yet and it showed a bit. This
year they came back with more old school Strike Back directors and more of the
crew, and it's totally back. It really is <i>Strike Back</i>.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Man, that's really
good to hear. I'm really glad to hear that. Wait, you’ve seen six of them
already?</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Yeah because you know, we’re high powered podcast producers
now. (laughing)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Look at that. Look at
that. That’s fantastic! (laughing) </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">So if you have a chance you should give it a watch.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Yeah, you know what, I will, I'm
definitely going to do it. I gotta get on there and big up those guys. Maybe I
can then talk to Jack and say, "Hey, what's this about Scott &
Stonebridge being alive?”...fingers crossed.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Oh
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Ha! If there's any phone calls I'll let
you know. (laughing)</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Well, this has gone long past the time we were supposed to have to I should let you go. Thank you as always! </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Yeah, you bet. And maybe we can
wrap it all up at the end of the season. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">That'd be awesome.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> I could talk about tiny babies
again, and maybe what's next. Fingers crossed what's next, maybe we'll know by
then. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Yeah, that'd be great wouldn't it? </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Phil: Well, thank you, Deb. Enjoy </span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">that snow and that ice. And
look, I'll see you on the interweb, but I'll talk to you at the end of the
season, okay?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>Great. Thank you. And
congratulations on the new baby, and I hope you're at home when it happens.</b> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> Yeah. So do I. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">All right. Talk to you later.</span></b><br />
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Philip Winchester Fanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07363844768230090261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663523661058992058.post-88522473876849917102018-09-13T04:13:00.003-07:002018-09-13T04:13:56.336-07:00For Fans Only: Part 2 of Our Chat with Philip Winchester<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Part 2 of our <i>For Fans Only</i> interview with Philip Winchester picks up exactly where we left off last week. Having discussed family, acting and of course Strike Back, we learned a great deal about what keeps our favorite actor grounded and motivated. This week: that perfect role, fans and the fan page and the perfect car for bopping around Montana (and<i><b> </b></i>why, quite possibly, he shouldn't be allowed to drive it.)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Ok, so let’s touch on acting and characters again for a bit. If you could write your own perfect role,
what would that be? But…you can't say Stonebridge. It has to be something new. </span></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">It can't be
Stonebridge. Yeah, I was just going to say... *laughs* </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">It's funny, you know,
I'll meet up with Sully here in New York and it always<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">, always</i> turns into a trip down memory lane.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A "Do you remember…? Oh, my gosh, we
were so lucky!"<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The joke is now,
between me and my agent, when we're talking about other jobs, they say “You
won't get another job like <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Strike Back</i>
again so stop asking, because that job was a unicorn.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I told that to the guys and the gals (the
current cast) when we went over and did <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Strike
Back</i>. It was episodes 9 and 10 and they were just getting their asses kicked!
And I said, "I remember that, but I promise you guys<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">, promise you guys,</i> you will miss this with everything in you
because you will never, ever do this again. So just soak it up." </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">With the Strike Back Retribution cast: Roxanne McKee, Dan Macpherson, Warren Brown, missing Alin Sumarwata</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">So…I suppose
"the dream role" would be to have MJ in the driver's seat, a bit of
creative control over the material, and an action-based role that's smart like
Stonebridge and working with people that you love. I think the family around it,
you know, working with <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTGRU5eauAVLBxTLg9h7LSg" target="_blank">Mike Spragg</a> or working with <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1700053/?ref_=nv_sr_1" target="_blank">Jean-Philippe (Gossart)</a> the
directors of photography from <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Strike Back</i>,
working with a team of people who I remember and love and trust. So that you
can rock up on that first day, boots on the ground and just start making
something. You don't have to work into it, you know? There's so many great
characters out there that we haven't seen pop up for years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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We see the Tom Clancy characters coming out now. I watched John Krasinski in…?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Jack Ryan?<br />
</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
Yes, <i><b>Jack Ryan</b></i>! That pilot episode was...I don't know if you've
seen it? It is so, so good. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Yes
I have and yes I definitely agree! </i></b><br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
He does such a good job. I'm not saying I want to do <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">that</i> but you know, I've still got my knees. *laughs* I can still
run around, I still like to jump around. And I want to use that while I can.
I've got plenty of time just to slow down later on. So if I could do something
a little more physical in the future, but use the drama and the stillness and what
I'm learning over on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">SVU. </i>That would
be great!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I don't know what that role is. I don't
know what the name of that character is yet or where it would be or how it
would look. But there's definitely a middle ground somewhere between the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">SVU</i> and the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Strike Back</i> that would be really enjoyable with a great ensemble.
And, of course, you know, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">of course</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ya gotta</i> travel to amazing places like
Cape Town and then Thailand, and then Budapest... <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Of, course! *laughs*</i></b><br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>...and then do London. You <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">have</i> to do that, that's the best part! *laughs*<br />
<br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Well,
and of course get the Strike Back writers on board then, heck yeah I’m all-in!
I would be thrilled!</i></b></span><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> And, yes, the
first episode of “Jack Ryan” is terrific and I can’t wait for it to start. </span></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">[</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Jack
Ryan is an Amazon Original series starring John Krasinski, Wendall Pierce, and Ali Suliman. It is now streaming. Check out the trailer here: </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://youtu.be/1KsyZF590NM" target="_blank">Jack Ryan Official Trailer]</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Yeah, yeah.
Pretty great, right? <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">So
smart and tense and it keeps slowly building. </i></b><br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
That slow burn, I mean, that crazy slow burn where you're like, "Really?
Are we just going to have a bunch of arguments inside the CIA building?"
and then, wham, the last 20 minutes! You're just floored and you're going,
"Okay. Okay. Well done. That was amazing. That was amazing TV!" </span></span></div>
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even when that all hits, it’s been such a slow, tense burn and then so focused on Ryan for
so long that, even though you know it’s coming, the set up is clear, you’re
just<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>not ready for how truly intense the
action is. It’s great! </span></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">We actually
watched the pilot at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival this summer when we
were there with Mariska because she was getting the Crystal Nymph Award. And I
think everyone thought the same thing - “Really? We're going to sit here and
watch the pilot?" And everybody was like, "Let's go out to dinner,
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">[So there ya have it, I think
we both just agreed the "perfect role" is "Slightly Older Stonebridge."<i> </i>What can you do? Perfect is perfect.]</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Yes! And the fun comes out of the hard work. You could see that they were just
busting, you know, they were busting their asses! My analogy is I remember growing
up on a ranch or in England when I lived at the farm with my grandmother at the
bed and breakfast, I would do hay making in the summertime. And you stack hay
all day and you're on the tractor all day…</span></span></span><br />
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have to tell me! I’ve done hay making and will be doing it again soon. (6
farms, one sprained ankle, literally tons of hard work and immeasurable good times with good friends
later, I am done haying for 2018!)<br />
</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
Yeah right! So you know! You go have a shower and you go have a pint and that
shower <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">never</i> feels better and the
beer <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">never</i> tastes as good as when you
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">earn it</i>. And the same comes with
shows. And what's great about <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">SVU</i> is
I'm learning to earn it and taste it in a different way. You know, when you get
given these massive closing arguments and you're working with incredible actors
who are playing the defense attorneys, there's definitely a feeling of like,
"Yeah, man, you have to earn that stuff. You've got to work your ass off
to understand the material, to present it in a way that's digestible and human
and, if you can do that, then that's a win.<br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
Carl (Weathers) and I always joked when we were on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Justice</i> together, because that man has done his fair share of
action. And it has a cost, especially back in the day when they didn't have
some of the gear that we have now. You'd wrap your arm in a magazine and some
gaffer's tape and hope you didn't get hit in the head. There's a cost: there's
a physical cost; there's an emotional cost. And so we joked around. We were
like, "Hey, I'm just gonna let my body heal for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">a couple</i> more years and then jump back into it again at the end.
You know, we'll see what happens." *laughs*</span></span></div>
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then let’s talk about </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Chicago Justice<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> a bit. The dialogue in </i>Justice<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> was amazing. There are certain scenes that
I still re-watch just to get myself pumped up because they were just so well
written and so well acted. It was really just fantastic.<br />
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It <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">was</i> incredible. The importance of
good writing is everything. That's all we have, especially in the courtroom
situations or in the office situations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I'll talk to younger actors who come into the courtroom to do stuff and
they look at me...sometimes they look at you really wide-eyed as though to say,
"Oh my gosh, this is so vulnerable and so exposed." <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">And it is.</i> You have nothing but your
words. You have your clothes on your back and you have the words in your heart.
That's it.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span></i></b><span style="font-size: xx-small; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">A favorite: Stone's closing argument from SVU S19E21<i> Dare</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">And that courtroom can really wreck you if
you're not ready because you've got the jury, you've got the audience, you've
got the crew. Sometimes, there's 60, 70 people in there. It's a little theater,
you know?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It's a live theater experience
that's getting captured on camera. It's a wonderful experience, which sort of
harkens back to the first question you asked about theater. I kind of feel
like I get a little bit of that itch scratched when I'm in the courtroom
because of just the very nature of what the courtroom is. I know it's not real
theater, but it feels like there's a little bit of that element that happens
when we roll in the courtroom, which is really enjoyable for me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">(Loud buzzing noise heard in the
background)</i> Yeah. Huh? One second, Debra I have... Someone's ringing my
doorbell which has <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">never</i> happened
before??</span></div>
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Hello?... Hello? …Yeah, I have no idea. *laughs* It's, again, another New York
thing where it's like, "What?" <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Yup.
Somebody's just walking by pushing buttons or wants in the building. New York.<br />
</i></b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
Yeah, yeah…interesting. New York.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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my notes here for a second, can I answer any questions for you?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
</i></b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
Yeah, so how long have you been doing theater up there? <br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Unfortunately,
I'm not doing it right now because, as things go in the theater, the founding
executive director retired and the Board hired a new executive director, who
then immediately appointed himself the artistic director and brought his own
people in, and so...<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
</i></b><br />
Yup! *laughs*<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Yup. You know
how those things go. *laughs* So, I’ve been away from it for a couple of years.
Really, I've done theater all my life, but professionally as a stage manager, actor,
and the marketing director for ten years. It was a professional theater, and it
was part of a multi-arts complex in this tiny (pop. 1900) little farm town that
I come from. <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span style="font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">That's great
that they have that! <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Yes,
it is pretty great. Just like </i>Strike Back<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">, the theatre company was just one of those amazing things. Our founding
artistic director was actually from this area, a Broadway actor who just wanted
a break for a while. He came home and started the theatre company as a
mentoring company focused on the classics. It really was just kind of amazing.
No money, no time but the right people and the right energy and the next thing
you knew we had huge groups of people coming up from New York to see us. </i></b><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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cool!</span></div>
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definitely a special time, as you said “a unicorn,” that lasted ten great
years. My professional background is in Athletic Training (sports medicine) and
then university student affairs administration, both awesome careers but very
demanding. I was getting pretty burned out so I jumped at the offer to stage
manage for him. (The irony of theater being less demanding!)</span></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Yeah, right
on. Good for you. <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">So now,
people pay me really good money to take care of their animals and farms while
they’re away, which I love, and it gives me the time to do other things I love like lead the
Vet’s PTSD group and this.</span></i></b></span></div>
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Yeah, that sounds fantastic to me! Yeah, right on. <br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">It's
really pretty nice. But I do desperately miss the theatre. So we're all sort of
waiting for this guy to leave. *laughs*<br />
</i></b><br />
*laughs* Yeah, I know how that goes. That's a horrible feeling. </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Yeah, but what can you do? Like, your Dad
says, you just have to live in the moment and let it go. <br />
</i></b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
Yup, his golf analogy that he always said to me with the auditions when I was
just starting out was, he said "Just hit it and forget it." And I was
like, "All right, I'm going to take that, Dad. Just hit it and forget
it." Yeah. <br />
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because most of the time, those decisions really have nothing to do with you. <br />
</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
That is exactly right. <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I’d like to
switch gears for just a bit to get some feedback on the fan page (twitter) if that’s ok? I
know you don't get to spend a lot of time on the page so I want to make sure you’re
happy with it and like where it’s going. Anything you’d like to see done differently, better or is there anything you feel is missing? <br />
</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
Oh, my goodness, no. In the amount of time that I have spent sort of walking
around it, I'm always amazed at what you're able to find and I'm just
incredibly blown away at how genuine it is. And then I'm just amazed that
people are interested in it. I can’t believe that it's, you know, a thing. *laughs*
So no, you're doing an amazing job. And again, I feel incredibly privileged and
honored that you would do that. So it's great. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">When I do get
on there, I'll see you tweet something and I'll get on there, I'll click on and
go back through. It's <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">always</i> a trip
down memory lane for me. I'm always like, "Oh, yeah, <i>that's</i> right!"
Because it's so easy to get caught up in the moment or so focused on work that
I lose track but I can get a lot out of that. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
There was a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Flyboys </i>article on there the
other day and I was like, "That's right, 'Flyboys!'" And then I met
an actor on set who was really good friends with Tony Bill (director of
Flyboys, actor and Academy Award-winning producer and much more…). We had a
whole talk about <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Flyboys </i>and Tony
Bill and him being this Hollywood legend and meeting up with him at the
Spitfire Grill in Santa Monica and stuff like that. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I see things on there that
I’ve forgotten. I forget who I've worked with because there are so many people
and it's been so many years, but then I’ll see it on the page! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ll be reminded of what their career is doing
and where they're going, and it's just encouraging. So no, I really enjoy it
when I get onto it and you do a phenomenal job.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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informative and hopefully interesting, a little different.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don't know if you've noticed we've been
doing the "Strike Back Summer" live tweets? The Fans of Philip page
and the Strike Back Crib page together have been doing an episode a week of
Project Dawn and…</span></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Yeah, I have
seen that! And that's great because I'm reminded of certain things and
"Oh, my gosh, that's right." And, the older episodes, the first
season episodes, that was a long time ago now. And just walking through that
and remembering that, it's brilliant! It's brilliant; it's very nostalgic for
me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Hey that's
great to know because it sure is for us! It's actually quite a lot of fun and
I'm blown away that there are people up at crazy hours all over the world doing
this with us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s kind of nuts but also
pretty cool!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We've met, “Twitter-met” or
“social media-met,” some great people from all over the world… because of Strike
Back.<br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Yeah,
it's fun to see how the family has grown from, obviously the crew and the cast,
to the fans. The fans are, and always have been by the way, the best! I
remember that first season being shocked when we walked down the street when
Sully and I, we'd go and do press somewhere. We'd be in New York for a weekend
or we'd be in LA for an event, like HBO would take us to the Emmy parties, and
people <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">knew</i> the show! They <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">knew</i> it and they <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">loved</i> it. And <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Strike Back</i>
fans are unlike any other group of fans!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">You know,
people will walk by and be like, "Yo, what's up, Stone?" Or that
thing where they’ll casually nod and say, "Hey" or “I like the lawyer.” *laughs*
But <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Strike Back</i> fans?! No, no <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Strike Back </i>fans aren't like that. See <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Strike Back</i> fans will come up and be
like, "Yo!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I just bought this
new gun," or "I just bought this new vest" and like, "Hey,
can you answer me this? Like, what kind of..." </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">You know?! And
they're really well… I had a guy in London, actually the closest I ever was to
getting into a scuffle. A guy just came up and grabbed me! I was like
"Whoa!" and I pushed him off… "What's going on?" He just yells,
"You're Stonebridge!" Like, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">that</i>
was the kind of fan that the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Strike Back</i>
fans were, are, I learned really quickly and that's <i>awesome</i>! Because it's a
love-it-or-hate-it show, I really feel like. And people, when they're in,
they’re <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">really in</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>*laughs*</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Umm, yes
well, guilty as charged! *laughs* I have to tell you, the PTSD group that I
oversee? I'm actually a member first, and was elected to
leadership, but I'm the only woman in the group and the only “civilian,” the
rest are all military. It took some trying to be allowed in but this is the kind of organization that works for me. As
a long time sexual assault advocate I can’t really use more general groups
because invariably my clients are in them. Everywhere else I’ve lived there
have been “co-ed” groups but this is it here so I had to give it a shot at
least.</span></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The leader at
the time (my mentor who recently died) was supportive of the idea and invited
me to the annual meeting to “present my case.” There was a small but fairly
hardcore faction of the men who absolutely did not want me allowed in. And I
understand, it's a private organization. They were under no obligation to
accept me. But, with his support I presented my reasons for wanting in and what
I could bring to the table and it went really well but then they started asking
questions. And they had all these random questions that they wanted me to
answer, in front of the whole group. And this is like 200 men at this huge
meeting!</span></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Oh, my gosh!<br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Right!
Talk about feeling vulnerable! They basically were just trying to get to know
me beyond the “clinical” reasons for being there. One of them asked
"What's your favorite television show?" And I immediately said,
"Oh, 'Strike Back, absolutely Strike Back!' And they looked as if they
didn’t know the show so I started explaining it but he cut in, "Oh, yeah,
we know the show." And the group of naysayers had a little huddle and came
back with "Okay, we're gonna give you this 'Strike Back' quiz and if you
can pass the quiz, then we’ll say you can be in the group." </i></b></span></div>
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That is brilliant! That's great! What were some of the questions? What were
some of the questions they asked you? <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Well,
because it was only a few episodes into the second season, the Vengeance season, it was mostly questions about "Project
Dawn" and it was really detailed questions about clothing, dialogue, plot
details and then they started asking questions about weapons.</i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
</i>That's so funny!<br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">So
I told them "All right, look, I'm going to freely admit that if you ask me
detailed questions about guns or types of ammo, I can't do that.”<br />
</i></b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">You know,
weaponry, yeah. <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Exactly, if
they're general questions, I can do it, but I can't tell you the precise differences
between an AK and an AR! (I could now.)<br />
</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
Right, right, right. *laughs*<br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">They
started snickering and I knew I was doomed. So I countered with "Okay, then for
every tactical or weapons question you ask me, I get to ask you a production
question." And they're like, "What's a production question?"</i></b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Hey, that's
great! <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Right?
I get to ask you questions about cameras and filters and lighting… A last ditch
attempt to save myself, see if they'd call my bluff…which they didn't. They
just kept asking general questions about characters and plot points until they
realized they weren’t going to trip me up. So I passed their test and since
they had made that the do or die, and everyone else was supportive, they let me
in. <br />
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<span style="font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">That was the
standard. Well, good for you! That's a great story! That's awesome! *laughs* </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">And what's
amazing to me, because the business is fickle, right? So you're only as good as
the last thing you were on and people's memories are short. But what's amazing
to me as a Strike Back fan, I keep bumping into them especially in New York
City. I'll be just walking down the street and people walk up and say things
like "Oh, man, Stonebridge." Especially within the service community,
the police department, the fire department, the medics, I'll constantly run
into them or we'll have cops on the show. And they're like, "Yo, I like
Stonebridge" and I’m like "Hey, yeah, me, too." <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>*laughs* </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">So, what an honor, what a
privilege.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Yes,
and they know the show, cold. <br />
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<span style="font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Yeah, they do.
They really do. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">These
guys, Scott and Stonebridge, will live forever, because they're on our
television.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
</i></b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
There it is. That's the thing. That's the thing with good TV, isn't it? And the
internet, it's there forever.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Since
we’re talking about fans, I do have a few questions that followers of the Fans page
sent in if you don't mind indulging a couple of them?<br />
</i></b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
No, that would be brilliant. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Okay
@Agtspooky from Chicago, wants to know what you liked most about being in
Chicago.</i></b> <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
The thing I liked most about being in Chicago? Unfortunately, it was that kind
of scenario where I was working all the time; however, I was there when the
Cubs won the World Series and I'm <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">never</i>
going to forget that! That experience was phenomenal! I mean, everyone had
their phones in their pocket between takes and we'd yell, "Cut," and
everyone was checking the score. And that night that they won, I remember
getting dropped off at the bar that they actually copied Molly's off of. And I
went down to the basement and started watching the game. And the Indians hit
that homer that I think it tied it up and I was, like, "Oh, this is gonna be
crazy." So I started walking home. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">And then there
was the rain delay and then Zobrist hit that shot down the third base line and
he drove in the run and I was like, "Oh, my gosh. Oh, my God, they're
gonna win! They're gonna win the World Series!" But just the love and the
excitement in that city was, I've never experienced that before. The closest
thing was I worked in Spain years ago and I think the World Cup was in France
or Germany, but it was close. And it was just, it was amazing, it was an
amazing experience. And Chicago mimicked that for me. It was brilliant! <br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Yes!
I’m a lifelong Red Sox fan but... <br />
</i></b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
Oh, very good. Nice, nice! <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Yes, finally,
we’ve got a couple of Series wins under our belt! And that was </i>exactly <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">the same
feeling I had, "Oh, my God, Chicago is going to get to feel this (winning
the WS)! This is amazing!" <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was
almost as excited as I was when the Sox won. [I watched A LOT of Cubbies ball
when I lived in the Midwest, only National League team I ever cheer for!]<br />
</i></b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
Right! So that's a good vibe! That's a good, good vibe! <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The
best! Next fan question, that a couple of people sent in - what are the best
and worst things about being an actor? <br />
</i></b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
Best and worst things about being an actor? Worst thing is the cost on
relationships. The best thing is, ironically enough, after the worst thing
being cost on relationships, the best thing is the people you get to meet and
the places you get to go. You meet incredible people and you go to amazing
places. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Especially
at your level, everyone is at the top of their game and you're meeting and
working with the best of the best. That forces you to be... <br />
</i></b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
Yeah, that's right, yeah exactly. You go, "Oh, okay. Wow, everyone brought
their A-game today. Let's go." <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Yup, no
slacking through it that day! *laughs* @Nightster_09 wants to know if you were
granted three wishes, what would they be?</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
Oh, my goodness. I'm terrible at these types of questions. Three wishes. Can
they be like abstract things, like world peace or should we keep them kind of
personal? <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">*laughs*
They are your wishes. You can do whatever you want with them.<br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
</i></b>Do whatever you want with them, huh? Three wishes. If I kept it all
personal, it's... Oh, I hate these questions. I hate them. I wish I was better
at these questions. *laughs*<br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">*laughs*
It's not a test. It's okay. It's not a test. *laughs* We're not gonna kick you
out of the group.</i></b><br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
No? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ok. *laughs*</span> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">1) that I
could film in Montana. I don't know what it would be but I'd love to wake up at
home and do a job. That would be amazing!<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">(2) I wish I could
go back to school sometimes, especially drama school, knowing what I know now from
just living life. I wish I could go back and experience life again sometimes. Gosh,
it goes by so fast and you make such silly decisions sometimes. But you learn
from those decisions, as well. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Exactly.
</i></b><br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
But, man, you can make it really complicated, or you can make it can be a lot
of fun. You know, life can be a really good adventure. And sometimes, I know
it's the hands you're dealt, I get that too; but man, I just, I made it really
hard sometimes and I didn't need to. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">And let's see,
third one. I wish I could see my friends and family more. I wish I could see my
mom and dad and my family in England. And I wish it was easier to stay in touch
with all these amazing people that I've had the honor to work with over the
years. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">That's the
thing about the family of working in television and film. You do it and then
it's over. It's over and you're on the plane the next day. I mean, <i>that's it</i>! Social
media is great to a point for staying in touch, but it's over and you're onto
the next job and everyone's onto their next life. That's bizarre. It's a <i>really</i>
bizarre thing. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Yes!
And I don’t think people who’ve never worked in theater or in television or film
really understand that, the finality of it. It’s so all consuming when you’re
in it and then it vanishes. The world you created and lived in around the show or the play
is over. <br />
</i></b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
And that family, and that city, and, yeah, all that stuff. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Yeah.
Yeah. It does create a sort of hole for a while and it's like, "Okay, I
need to find the next thing that's going to fill that..." <br />
</i></b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
That hole in my soul. Yeah. *laughs*<br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Right!
*laughs* Of course, several people wanted to know about your fitness routine. I
believe @Elfqueen3 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from Manila was the
first to ask. <br />
</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
I guess in a nutshell, without getting into specifics, I at least try and do <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">something</i> four days a week. So even if I
go to the gym for an hour or sometimes I won't leave the house, you know,
especially with Charlie. During the week, I can't always get to the gym, but I
usually work out 45 minutes to an hour. At home I'll do 5 sets of 50 sit-ups
and 5 sets of 25 pushups and jump squats, just to do something, you know? And
at the gym, I actually still use the trainer that I used on "Strike Back."
His name is Emile Macan. (sp) <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Oh,
that's great!</i></b> <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br />
Yes, he's this amazing South African guy, he sends me emails with workouts in
them and I do those. And so, you know, here in New York, [at the gym near where
he lives] it's sort of an alternate between big Olympic moves, dead lifts,
things like that. And then closer to maybe a scene where I'm topless or
something like that, we get into specifics and do more vanity workouts - arms
and chest and stuff like that. </span>Body weight
stuff, I think they're the best things. I like to run around in the mountains.
I like to do sit-ups, pushups and pull-ups. They're the three big ones.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Agree.
We have a gym here and I’ll use it in the winter if necessary but I'm all about
being outside, running hills, finding some big rocks for weights, using the trees…
<br />
</i></b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
Exactly, exactly. Yeah, if there's a playground nearby, go play on the monkey
bars and wake up next morning and really feel your shoulders, you know! Like,
go be a kid and just get that workout. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Absolutely!
Just keep moving</i></b>. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
Right, my wife and I, when we're kind of crunched for time, we have a thing we
say, "Doing does." Doing does. Just get out there and do it, and it
does something. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Oh
that’s perfect! Okay. I’ve got to remember that at 5:00 tomorrow morning. </i></b><br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
Yeah, that's right. Oh, that's the worst, though! As much as I want to be, I'm
not a morning workout guy. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">*laughs*</i></b>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ugh,
it's definitely not my preferred time, but right now, that's what I have. So,
make it work. <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span style="font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Yeah, exactly.
<br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Okay,
this is a little bit different of a question, Paula (@bitchtude) wants to know what
your first car, your current car, and your dream car is?</i></b><br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
That's a great question. My first car? The first car I bought was a 1989 Honda
Civic. I bought it for $1,500 off of a friend of mine whose older sister had it…
and then I totaled it in a wreck. I wrecked one, two... I had like five really
good wrecks in my senior year of high school... </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Now we know why Sully did most of the driving. </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Oh,
my gosh! What the?! (laughing, hard!)</i></b><br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
I totaled a four-door minivan. I totaled a Ford Tempo and I totaled my Honda
Accord. And then the other two wrecks were in both of those cars, but I didn't
total them. So I was terrible. *laughs*<br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">What
the heck were you doing?! (still laughing!)<br />
</i></b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
I jumped a car off a bridge once. I rolled a car down a hillside. I rear-ended
someone, which was totally my fault. It was black ice but… <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was just young. I was just a punk, you know?
</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">My current
car, I drive a 2016 Toyota Tundra. And my dream car? I always wanted a Toyota
Tundra. So I was really stoked when I got that. But if I could have a car to
bop around in and just have fun in, I think I would buy a Shelby Cobra and take
that out. That would stay in the garage for the winter and then I would be able
to bop around that in the summertime. I think that would be fun.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">And what's
keeping you from doing that?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(laughing
because I know how much they cost!)<br />
</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
Uhhh, my daughter's future college fund! *laughs*</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1965 Shelby Cobra currently available in Irvine for $595,000. A good deal.</span></td></tr>
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</span>One of my best friends is Adam Campbell. We lived together in Los Angeles for
years and did odd jobs together. But he's so brilliant. He's brilliantly
pragmatic and he just said, "Look, man, a car is like the ultimate luxury.
You only need something that's going to get you from A to B. That's all they're
for. If you can get it out of your head, it's how you look and how it sounds and
how it smells, and what the image is. You know, that's all bullshit. It just
needs to get you from A to B." And he's right. You know, he's right. It's
like watches, it's like nice watches. They all tell the time, it' just some of
them are really beautiful. Some of them are beautiful machines and some of them
aren't. And cars are kind of like that. So, yeah, it's money that I don't want
to spend. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I totally get that. I drive a Hyundai so… it
just has to get me where I need to go, cheaply.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><br />
</i></b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Exactly!
Exactly.<br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The
last question was going to be from a fan in London who wanted to know your favorite role so
far but I think we've answered that pretty clearly.</i></b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>*laughs*<br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
*laughs* Yes!<br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I
know you have to get to the studio so is there anything I didn't ask you that
you would want the Fans to know?</i></b> <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
No…I don't <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">think</i> so. It's interesting
when you do things like this because you're like, "Oh, I should've said
that," or, "Shit, I didn't talk about this." But, no, I don't
think so. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">You can
always call back or you can, you know, put it on the page. *laughs* <br />
</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
*laughs* Exactly right, exactly. I know where you're at. I know where you're
at. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Okay.
Any other questions for me, because I know you need to hit the road?</i></b> <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
No. But look Debra, I really appreciate this and I really appreciate the work
you do bringing all that stuff to attention and reminding people, and reminding
me too. I'm really touched and I'm really honored by it. So it doesn't go by
without being noticed, for sure. So thank you so much. I mean, I can see the
time it takes so just thank you very much. I really appreciate it. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Thanks!
I have to tell you, I’m so busy right now that working out and doing the Fans page
are sort of my stress relief. So I'm fortunate that I have such great material
to work with. Thank you for that! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I'm
sure I'll think of a million questions after we hang up, but... </i></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I'm sure! But
we'll figure it out. We'll figure another one out. </span></div>
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<i><b>That would be awesome! You really would be open to that? </b></i><br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
Totally, I totally would. That'd be great.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I'm looking forward to seeing it and it's been nice to talk and kind of
get to know you a bit more as well, because of all the work you're doing. I see
it, but it's nice to get to know you a bit more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Like I said, I really appreciate it. We'll
touch base when we get into the season a bit more. Does that sound good?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<i><b>Okay! That sounds terrific! Have a great evening and thanks again.</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">All right,
great! Thanks, Debra.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">__________________________</span></i></b></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I really
hope you’ve enjoyed what is possibly going to be the first in a series of chats
this season! </span></span></i></b><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">There are not enough words to express my gratitude to Philip Winchester for his willingness to make this happen for all of you. </span></span></i></b></span></span></i></b><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></i></b>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Only two weeks away from television history: make sure you’ve set your reminders and DVRs for the record-tying Season
20 premiere of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit which is happening on
Thursday, September 27 at 9/8c on NBC! And as always, be ready to live tweet
along with us!</span></span></i></b><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"> </span></i></b></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Emily from United Talent Agency (UTA) </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Kelsey Nolan (@nole</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">nag03) for her assistance and her unwavering positivity! </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Very special thanks to Dan Macpherson for the spark. </span></span></span></span><br />
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ready for something really special #FansofPhilip followers and visiting #Mebers
from the @StrikeBackCrib, because what follows truly is! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I’ve been working on the @FansofPhilip twitter page for about a year and
a half now and am immensely grateful to the women who started the entire
Fans of Philip fan hub (@Lovemyproxy, @VeroR5A, @walelia) for inviting me to join
them. It’s an enormous amount of fun, and has opened up other exciting projects
for me but most importantly has connected me with some truly talented and
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I’ve been a fan of Philip Winchester since his very first movie, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Patriot</i>; a movie I only went to see because
that’s what my boyfriend wanted to see and I lost the Rock-Paper-Sissors on that one.
Something that rarely happened by the way! When it ended I insisted we stick
around for the credits (John hated doing that) because “the best thing about
this movie was that kid and I want to see who that is.” So I wrote the name
down and kept my eye out for other things “Philip Winchester” might be in. (Coincidentally,
I did the same thing with Sullivan Stapleton when I saw him in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bored Olives</i>, aka <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">City Loop</i>. The bromance was destiny!)</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As "Young Militiaman" in the 1998 Steven Seagal movie<i> The Patriot</i></span></span> </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Flash forward 20 years and I’ve never stopped watching, never been
disappointed and, in fact, continue to be more and more impressed by his talent
with each new character and challenge. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Near the end of June, I decided that the page was growing comfortably, I
felt good about the positive community that was happening through it and that
frankly, there was nothing to lose by taking a deep breath and just listening
to my own advice to “feel the fear and do it anyway.” So, I messaged Philip
Winchester and asked if he’d be willing to do an interview, just for the fans,
and much to my excitement, he almost immediately said yes! </span></span></div>
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chat by phone for a good long while and as a result, Fans of Philip brings you Part
1 of our first, and legitimately exclusive “for fans only” interview with
Philip Winchester! Enjoy it, share it and let’s see how many new #FansofPhilip
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Enjoy! Deb (@debfoster27) </span></span></div>
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formally get started, I would really like to thank you for the incredibly kind
message you sent in regard to the loss of my mentor. I think my response might
not have conveyed my appreciation very well…</span></i></span></b></span></div>
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the middle of reading your first message on setting up the time when that
message popped up and I was actually sitting in his, his family’s, driveway
about to go in. So I was caught a little off guard. I was trying to steel
myself for the task at hand and then got your incredibly thoughtful message that
was just pretty much perfect timing. So thank you. Thank you for your kindness.</span></i></b></span></div>
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hope you’re doing okay, and that they are. They’re very fortunate to have you and
I’m sorry for your loss, for everyone’s loss.</span></span></div>
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much. I’ll pass that on. He was a big fan, it will mean a lot. I just hope I can
live up to the trust he put in me, I could never come close to filling his
shoes. He was such an amazing man, an amazing family. Thank you again. But,
let’s get to this, to happier things! What’s up with you today? How is your day
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in the middle of cleaning the apartment here in New York and I can’t believe I
have to wear headphones to do it but life is different in New York! *laughs* </span></span></div>
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Yeah, living in the city is definitely different than home, than Montana. It can let you
know what you’re made of and what your priorities are. It is definitely
different but it's the right step and it's the right chapter right now. We're
enjoying that and we're getting a lot out of it as a family. I'm fortunate
enough to where Megan and Charlie can come here periodically and then we can
get in as much city and theater and things that we can't do in Montana. And
now, on the weekends, I'm able to go back to Montana and get a little bit of
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That's awesome! I intended to ask you if your family is able to be here and how
much different this is from previous roles since it might demand less time. How
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bottom line is that I <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">do</i> have more
time. When I spoke to Dick Wolf a couple of years ago when we were having a
meeting about <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Chicago Justice</i>, he
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</span>I said to him "Well, ideally I'd like to be a father and a husband
and an actor." And he goes, "Yeah, okay. Well, that's possible."
It had never had crossed my mind that you could do that, you know? Because, I
got <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Strike Back</i> and then coming out
into <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Player</i> and then going right
into <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Justice</i>, it was kind of five
years of you just “come home, learn eight pages of dialogue, go to work…come
home, do eight pages of dialogue, go to work…” </span></span></div>
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because we'd have stunt teams, which were just fun. And so we'd use those times
to just rest a little bit, in a weird way. But when you're on every single day,
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I don’t think male actors are often asked how they balance fatherhood with their
career; but, obviously you took some really big steps to make sure you could do
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of it is the decision to have a home in Montana. It's ironic because it sounds
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wife. If I have a two-day break, I go to Montana; I just make it happen. And
there’s a sacrifice: there's a financial cost, there's a time cost, and I spend
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Charlie make a sacrifice and come out here periodically. We're able to enjoy
the city, go to the theater, go to the zoo and just walk around [the city,] and
it's great. New York is a tremendous city that teaches you a lot about yourself
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it is and as an “Upstate-er” (upstate New York) I have the best of both worlds. I can go to the City
whenever I want and then come home to the mountains and dairy farm land. It's
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get that respite and look out on that landscape and just kind of breathe deep.
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tell you how much I appreciate that you’re doing this just for the Fan's page
and keeping it more general for them versus the usual promotionally focused
quick interview. You agreed so quickly and it’s not something that most people
would normally do. I can't tell you how appreciative I am.</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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Oh, it’s just incredible. You do a lot of work. As you can tell, I'm terrible
at best when it comes to Twitter and social media! *laughs* and that's one of
those choices when, if I have time at home, I put my phone on the table and I'm
spending that time with my wife and my daughter. That's just a decision I made
a long time ago. I get berated for that sometimes but, it's the choice I've
made. If it comes down to the job or that, I'll figure it out and I'll make it
work. But, right now, I choose my family and I choose to have free time for
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absolutely the best choice to make. And it's kind of funny we (myself,
@bitchtude and @nolenag3) started a Strike Back page for the new cast…<br />
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Oh that’s great!<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">those
guys (Dan Macpherson, Alin Sumarwata and Warren Brown) are the best! They're so
fun!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But they are just “a little” more
into social media than you are! *laughs* But we joke about knowing exactly when
to expect a tweet from you - "Okay, it's 10:00pm on Thursday</i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Here
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right! *laughs…a lot!* This will be it, everyone!</span></span></div>
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you for noticing how much work goes into it. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I decide I want to do something, I really
do it! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It's incredibly nice that you’ve
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much!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although I write for @TVSeriesHub
and will take over covering SVU this season, I do *</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">this*<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> as a fan. And I </i>am <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">a
longtime fan of yours. I was very fortunate to see you in the Trevor Nunn </i>King
Lear<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> in New York, which was the second
time I saw you on stage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don't know if
you caught actor <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5549196/" target="_blank">Charlie de Melo'</a>s Instagram post about you that we re-tweeted
a few days ago? He's in "EastEnders" and "Coronation Street."
He posted that you were his inspiration for becoming an actor when he saw you
in that same production of "Lear?"<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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that. No, I didn't see that. That's amazing! I'll have to look for that. I'll
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great? Well, it was a remarkable performance. I was working in a theatre
company at the time and we were offered tickets. <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005212/" target="_blank">Ian McKellen</a> was obviously the
center of the performance as Lear but I actually got really excited and asked
the woman “you mean the production with Philip Winchester?!!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As if Ian McKellen was second billing, yikes!
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great! It's funny, Ian is doing <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Lear</i>
again and it's been 10 years. And I've kind of picked up bits and pieces on the
Internet about it. One of the things that always blew me away about Ian was his
ability to tell a story and just make you feel like the most important person
in the room. And I don't know if you read about what happened the other night,
but he injured himself on the way to the theater. Instead of canceling, well
they did cancel the show, but Ian sat on the stage and took questions from the
audience for over two hours. </span></span></div>
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such a marvelous example of what it is that makes this business great. It's
about telling stories and about asking people to forget about their problems in
their life for a little bit and taking them on a little journey. He couldn't do
it with Shakespeare that night, but he was allowed to do it by being himself. I
just thought that was so cool. And I remember seeing that 10 years ago with Ian
and thinking, "Gosh, what a remarkable person this guy is." </span></span><br />
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performance was fabulous ten years ago but wow, the audience that night
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I miss it, you
know? I often have conversations with Megan. I think to myself, "Gosh, I
wonder if I could go do some theater in my off time maybe? Maybe I could work
these certain days and do some theater in New York?” But it's just so
all-consuming. And with a family now, to do a traveling show like that? I
didn't know it at the time; it really was such a one-off. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I'm so grateful that it happened when it did.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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have to be able to commit yourself to that lifestyle of a traveling show. It's
24/7 and, you know, you really can't do it without being all-in. That’s my next
question actually, if you have plans to do any stage work maybe after
"SVU?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If it’s part of your future
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difficult to reach too far in the future because of <b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">SVU</i></b> and its longevity. I mean, who knows? Anything can happen on TV
with the writers and the higher-ups. Ideally, I would like to stay on the show
until we get the record, which is next year. So that's season 21 which would be
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to friends about doing a little theater in Montana. I grew up with a company
called <a href="https://shakespeareintheparks.org/" target="_blank"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Montana Shakespeare in the Parks</i></b></a> and a wonderful director named
Joel Jahnke, who started that. I don't know if I would necessarily do <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Shakespeare
in the Parks</i>, but I've talked with Joel about the possibility of doing
a really streamlined version of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hamlet</i>
and do it in the most random places in Montana. Could we pick some closed-down
dilapidated buildings in, like, Pony, Montana? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And to do the show, keep it real dirty and
real gritty and just to the point. </span></span></div>
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bigger undertaking than that. I think the initial vision is, of course we could
do that. Learn the show, throw some lights up, get some people involved and
invite whoever wants to come. But man, again, with my daughter and with my
wife, there's a real sweet spot right now in her age and how she's growing up
and I don't want to miss it. I really don't. And so that two months that we get
between seasons is just "Well, I guess I'm just going to be a dad and a
husband.” And that's okay, but the desire is definitely there. </span></span><br />
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that's my decision. That's in the executives’ hands, and in Dick Wolf's hands
and the show. Of course I'm trying to get some other things off the ground with
writer and director friends of mine. </span></span></div>
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who I worked with on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Strike Back</i> for years
and who I worked with on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Solomon Kane</i>
before that, she's excited about the possibility of putting together some ideas
that we've been rolling around for years. And, again, I've spent a lot of time,
you know, over the course of this next year, if we could put something together
that we really liked and pitch it to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>NBC
or Cinemax and see if we can get someone to buy it, that would be great!</span></span></div>
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finally five years from now, you can start working on it. *laughs*</span></i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br />
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Yeah, exactly, exactly! But right now, it would be disingenuous of me to say
that I'm not totally focused on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">SVU </i>because
I am. And what's great about this year is I'm not starting from scratch. I
don't feel like the new kid. I don't feel like it's someone else's playground
anymore. I'm able to come in and relate to Mariska and Ice and Peter and Kelly and
the crew and I feel like it’s home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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good feeling, when it finally feels like it’s really your own project. Do you
like the direction that they've taken Stone in thus far this season? If you’re
allowed to comment on that?</span></i></b></span></div>
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tell anybody how we're coming out in this new season but, certainly the
entrance that they gave me last year was such a <i>delicious</i> storyline. Well, the
fans were pissed off but I think it was a situation of "What do you mean
you're getting rid of Barba and what do you mean...?" So for me as an
actor, there really wasn't anywhere else to go but up! *laughs* This
ball-busting lawyer who comes in and goes, "Look, I don't care what you
think. I'm going to do it this way because it's the right way to do it."
And the words were very strong so that gave me something to lean on as I sort
of elbowed my way in and said, "Uh guys, it's really great to be here. I'm
sorry it looks like this, but this is the character I'm playing." </span></span><br />
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Michael Chernuchin and Julie Martin on the show, who are the two main writers
and show runner producers on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">SVU</i>,
they gave me <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">such </i>great material to
feel safe behind, because I felt really vulnerable. I was like, "Oh, my
gosh, I'm working with…” First of all, Mariska (Hargitay) is just, she's a legend!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Raul (Esparza) did such an incredible job as the
assistant district attorney. Ice has been on the show just as long as Mariska. And
Kelly (Giddish) and Peter (Scanavino) have done a phenomenal job, their onscreen presence together is
really phenomenal. I thought, "Man, here I am just coming in, this new
guy, stepping on toes." *laughs* But the writing allowed me the freedom to
be brave about stuff and about decisions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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in the second year and the crew and the cast has welcomed me and I feel like its
home which is really fun, because then you can start to take some chances. And
I like it, the direction of the character is great because I can say Peter
Stone's very put together in the courtroom and in front of his colleagues; but,
where we ended last year sort of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">suggested
</i>that may not be where we pick up this season. It certainly isn't. And
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I was actually a bit shocked but I'm glad to see that the negativity has really
toned down and most people have accepted that Raul wanted to leave. <br />
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*laughs* Yeah, but I think it’s wonderful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It reminds me as an actor how passionate people get about their shows
and about the people. I heard someone say once years ago, and I steel it all
the time, that television is such a personal medium because the audience asks
us into their homes. It's not like when you go to the cinema and you step into
another building, it's a foreign place, the different seats, the different
chairs, and everything's different. But your home is a sacred place. And when
you flip that television on and you invite people in by the programs that you
select, it's personal. So people have personal feelings about these characters
in their shows. And I think that that was a huge reminder of that: people are
vested in these characters and they don't want to see change right now. But
what a great way to come in because there was only one way to go, hopefully!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>*laughs*<span style="color: red;"><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Seriously!
In Chicago, Peter was very put together, confident, accomplished. Sure, we knew
he had his daddy issues and they were an important part of him, but they were
really secondary as far as the story flow of </i><i>Chicago Justice</i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">. But now, wow, even physically he's
changed. My perception of your acting is that you’ve been intentional about
bringing a different physicality to every character that we see from you.
Peter’s physicality definitely changed from </i>Justice<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> moving through the </i>SVU <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">episodes.
Was that an intentional decision or was it just a natural outcome of the
material that you’re weren’t necessarily aware of?</i></b></span></span></div>
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the time with the physicality stuff that I choose to do, it really IS the
words. The text kind of dictates everything that you do as an actor. And with
Peter, I thought, "Gosh, there was some loosening up that needed to be
done," I felt, and there was some finding his feet. What I liked about the
beginning of the season was he was...I think the physicality was a little
off-putting and a little bit like, "Look, I'm gonna do my job and I'm
gonna walk away." And as we sort of saw that eroding, the goal was to see
that eroding until we eventually got to the crescendo which was him <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">needing</i> Benson and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">needing</i> this new family, rather than just surviving that new family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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Coming into this season, the goal was to very much have the physicality mimic
the words. These guys need each other and they're learning from each other
constantly. They're all the best at what they do and they <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">need </i>each other to be the best at what they do all the time. So
they trust each other. And then that changes how you interact with each other.
So yeah. <br />
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Although the physicality in terms of me getting out and getting into the gym and
beefing up, that's not as imperative as it has been for basically the rest of
my career. Part of who I think Peter Stone is, is you know he was a baseball
player. He blew out his arm and so he then fell back on being a lawyer and
following in his dad's footsteps. So in my head, I'm like, "Okay, this guy
probably still goes to the gym four times a week at 4:30 or 5:00 in the
morning, runs, maybe throws a few weights around and then goes to the
office." So that's kind of my approach to Peter is that he still does
that, so I have to do that. </span></span></div>
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really can't fake that! *laughs* But, that’s coming from the person who's
skipped three workouts this week. <br />
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Yeah, but hey, sometimes those weeks happen and that's okay. You gotta cut
yourself the slack and then just get back to it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Yup,
exactly. I keep saying that. We'll see how tomorrow goes. *laughs*<br />
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about Joel Jankhe, the director in Montana who had a pretty big influence on
you. And obviously MJ, (MJ Bassett), she's been a very big influence on you.
Would you say they are the most influential directors you've worked with and
what is it in a director that you're really hoping for? <br />
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Kind of like in life, communication is what it boils down to. With Joel Jahnke
growing up, I watched how he nurtured actors and how he took care of them. But
he did it in a way that he didn't baby them. He said "You gotta show me
what you got," or, "Show me what this is," or, "Show me
what that decision is." And I loved that about him. And then when I left
Montana, I started meeting other directors in London and around the world as
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shorthand because of the amount of hours we’ve worked together. So when she and
I work together, there's just a trust.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We can just look at each other and say, "Yeah, I get it. I know
what that means. I know what you want. Let's just try and do it." That
shorthand comes from hours and hours and hours in the driver's seat together.
And it's trust and that's just a beautiful thing.</span></span><br />
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see actors constantly working with the same directors because you don't have to
weed through all the "Did you mean this? Did you mean that? Are you okay
with me? Are you happy with that?" MJ and I can look at each other and she
can say, "That wasn't very good. Do it again." And I can go "But
what do you mean it wasn't very good?" *laughs* We can be very honest with
each other. So the drive to do something in the future together is there
because that stuff, that just goes without saying, it's going be okay. So let's
find good material and let's really hammer something out together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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Also, we both love the challenge of certain types of material. With MJ, there
was never a question of whether we were going to get dirty and get our asses
kicked. That was definitely going to happen! It was just how we could make it
look as brilliant as possible in a short amount of time with no money, because
that was usually the case on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Strike Back</i>.
And usually the case in the 11<sup>th</sup> hour on network shows like<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> The Player. </i></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Because getting hit by an RPG and beat down by Matlock isn't quite enough trauma!</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Or even <a href="https://youtu.be/ulKcVJ44_cI" target="_blank"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Solomon Kane</i></a>, I mean, they walked in and
turned the lights off at one point and said, "All right, you're
done." And that was the movie. They were just out of money. So, I really
like working with directors who aren’t precious, who are serious about the work
and serious about getting it done. </span></span></div>
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television, I just really dig that vibe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I dig the fact that it's fast. It is fairly brutal. But you're just
churning through material. And it's exciting because there's something always
coming up the next day. There's something, always. "You need to get this
shot, you need to get that or it's not going to get done." "You have
46 minutes in this episode or 42 minutes and we're five short. What are we going
to do?" </span></span></div>
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this community team building exercise happening in television. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">If </i>you're working with a good crew and a
good director and a good cast then everyone has the show's best interest in
mind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When that happens, because your
director is leading from the front and your cast is leading from the front, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">really great</i> things can happen. Like <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Strike Back</i>, you know? </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Everyone was
surprised (by <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Strike Back</i>). It was a
total accident. I mean, Sully and I got thrown together – it was chalk and
cheese. We really saw things very differently an awful lot of the time, but it
really helped the characters. Dan Percival (the director of Blocks 1 and 5 of
Strike Back Project Dawn) started that boat and then the show just kind of took
off and became its own thing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was
because we all went, "Hey, we can have a lot of fun <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">and</i> make a really kick-ass show right now. Let's do that. Let's keep
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exactly the type of theater environment that I’ve been lucky to work in. How do
we take no money and no time and turn it into something fantastic that people
would travel all the way from NYC for? And you're right, the only way you do
that is through amazing collaboration where everyone is willing to really put
it out there, be vulnerable and take those risks. I think in </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Strike Back<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> you can really see that
energy. You can see those moments when you could have played it safe, average,
but had the commitment to decide "Okay, we can do this a little bit
better. Let's take it up a notch here." Which meant the show just builds
and builds and builds, episode by episode, season by season.<br />
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</span></i><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">It does.
And a part of that was incredible production. Kary Antholis, who was the head
of drama over at HBO at that time (now President of HBO Miniseries and also an Academy
Award-winning documentary filmmaker), I remember him coming to Cape Town at the
beginning of the second season and taking Sully and me to dinner. He asked us
"What worked and what didn't work last year?"<span style="color: red;">
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span>And we said, "Well, you
know, it was <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">a lot</i> of fun. It's great
to be back. But, I guess, you know, if we could just have <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">a little</i> more organization? Things were just a little chaotic and
things are like this… “</span></span></div>
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looked at us and said, "I'm not changing <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">anything</i> because what you did on-camera is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">pure gold</i>. I'm not changing <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">anything.</i>"
*laughs* So, there was this intentional chaos that gets captured in the camera
and captured in the relationship. And sometimes that can tear a show apart but sometimes
it can make the show better. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think we
lucked out and had people who cared enough about the show to go "Okay,
this is how it's going to be. Well, let's use it. Let's use it to our
advantage." So yeah, there can be smart production as well and that stuff
can work. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">"I'm not changing <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">anything</i> because what you did on-camera is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">pure gold</i>" ~ Kary Antholis, HBO</span></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Well,
it definitely mirrors the energy of what those characters were going through
so… it may not be fun all the time, but it's only appropriate that you suffer a
bit of that environment to create that vibe. Please correct me if I'm wrong,
but my sense of you as an actor is that you really are taking in so much of
what's going on around you at all times. You're very aware of everything that
goes into the scene - "Here's exactly what the camera guy’s aiming
for…Here's what should be going on over there," etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You've always got a big picture view of what
you're doing, what’s happening?<br />
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Yeah, that's very observant. I remember, <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1528548/?ref_=nv_sr_1" target="_blank">Rhashan Stone</a> was one of the actors
who was on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Strike Back</i> with us. He
was fantastic! He played Sinclair. And one day, we were all at dinner and he
sort of broke down who each person was in the cast. One of the things he said
about me was, "You see everything kind of finished. You see a big picture
and you see that there's just a feeling of what works and what doesn't work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes you can't put your finger on it,
but you know if it works or not." </span></span></div>
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trying to hone that down over the years. Trying to boil it down and seeing if I
could put my finger on it. But yeah, that is kind of how I work. I can do
something and go, "Yeah, I missed that." And if you're working with
great people, and if you're confident with the people you're working with like
directors and other actors, they can call you out on it too. And I really like that.
I equally like taking chances so then if something really <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">does </i>work, you go, "Oh my gosh! Did we get it?! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Can we move on?" *laughs*<br />
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So, yeah I do. That stuff matters to me. The vibe on set matters to me. The
general morale is an important factor when you're doing this because we're giving
all, and not just the actors but the crew too. They're there every day. They're
giving their lives to these things and in the meantime, your kids are growing
up and your families are doing things. </span></span></div>
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ask me, "What do you think the biggest sacrifice of being a working actor
is?" And I say without a doubt, relationships. It's the biggest sacrifice.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I've got friends all over the world now,
but you see them very rarely. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Maybe</i>
in that hiatus period if you choose not to do a job, you can get on a plane and
travel around and see your friends. These are champagne problems, but they're
real.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You pay a cost and the cost is
definitely relational.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Yes and especially when, like yourself, you’re someone who really wants
and needs that downtime with family to reenergize. So knowing those two things
about yourself is directing something you see yourself doing?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Would you like to get involved behind the
camera, direct or produce?</i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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I think a knee jerk answer would be, yes, I'd like to direct. But they put in
just as much time as everybody else. I don't think it would give me any more of
a break. That could give me a break from the material, learning lines and
things like that but then you'd be prepping camera shots and storyboards and
talking to people about locations. There are a lot of other things that go into
your "free time." I like the idea of working really hand in hand with
other actors. That really appeals to me. </span></span></div>
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the things that I take from the directors that I admire so much. <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0152650/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1" target="_blank">Alex Chapple</a>
on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">SVU</i> is our lead director and we
have a great director named Fred Berner who came over to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Justice </i>and worked with us. One of the things I see with them is
this ability to really care about what they're going to get, but the
performance is always first. And the actors are always first. It’s not in a
selfish way that I want that from my director, but its like, "Yeah, if
we're not going believe what these people are saying, then nothing else
matters.” It doesn't matter how pretty the shot is or what's going on in the
background. We have to get <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">there</i>
first. And so nurturing that with other actors, it appeals to me. I'm not sure
in actuality what it's going to look like because, like I said earlier, with
television there's a clock <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">always</i>
ticking and taking that time is something that just doesn't happen. <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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focused on influencers, I’m going to switch back to family a little bit here.
You've talked in the past that your dad being an actor and director has been a
big influence on you. What do you think is the most important lesson he’s
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Great
question. What was the most important lesson that I learned from my father? <br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">So
far… <br />
</i></b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
Yeah, exactly, right? *laughs* <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I
was really young, my mom was working nights in a nursing home and my father was
studying at Montana State University. You know, he was getting a drama degree.
And he was also washing dishes at a local restaurant to make ends meet and we
were living in a trailer behind a truck stop in Montana. But, I never wanted
for anything. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I never felt like we were
less or anything like that. And really, the biggest lessons that I got from my
mom and dad, my dad in particular, looking back when I was really young, I just
never saw him buckle to keeping up with the Joneses or fret about what we had
and didn't have. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">He was a kind,
hardworking guy who loved his wife, loved his family first and foremost, and
did what needed to get done. He didn't let the rest of the world dictate how
happy he was. And I see that in him still. I see this man who does jobs that he
likes to do. He cares about his friendships and cares about his family and
cares about his wife. And that's it. It's that simple to him. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">And I marvel
at that about my father. I marvel at how simple he manages to keep his life. I
envy it sometimes because you can get... things can get very complicated very
quickly if you allow them to. If you choose to not be happy with certain
situations or choose to see the glass as half empty instead of half full. And
my dad just doesn't do that. I don't think I've <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ever </i>seen him do that. It's just his consistency of living that is
something I marvel at, constantly. And I remember that from a young age and
still, to this day, he does that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Do
you think that's something that you've been able to achieve? </i></b><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">It's something
that I admire and I strive to do, yeah for sure. Then I get wrapped up in,
"I <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">need </i>to get this flight and I
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">need</i> to get done with work at this
certain time so I can <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">get</i> on that
flight and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">get</i> in the car and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">go </i>to the airport and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">get</i> back to Montana and then I'll have
24 hours and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">what</i> are we going to fit
into 24 hours?" </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">But then I
think, "You know what? <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">If</i> you
get in the car and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">if </i>you get to the
airport and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">if</i> you get on a plane and
get home…then <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">just be</i> - just sit,
just be." </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">One of the
things my dad still does is he just calls up and he says, "Hey, I'm in
town.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do you wanna grab a beer? Do you
wanna just grab lunch?" And there's no agenda. He's always just checking
in. "Do you wanna play golf? You wanna play nine holes? You wanna do
this?" And it's always things that are chill.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Odd things
come up like, "I need help doing this or help doing that." And, of
course, you're family, so you help out. But it's always about that he just wants
to hang out. So when I look at the cost on relationships, because of the job, I
think, "Yeah man, 99% of life is showing up. Just show up and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">just be</i> with the people you love. You
know, they don't have to have an agenda, you don't have to have a plan to show
up." <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Exactly!
It all just happens being together. You really don't have to have a plan to be
family, just love each other. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
</i></b>Right! Just hang out and see what comes out of it. <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Well,
speaking from the fan page administrator point of view, because I tend to put
stuff like that up on the fan page, it's nice to know that we think along the
same lines. </span></i></b></span></div>
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It's true.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">That brings us to the end of Part One, the midway point of our interview with Philip Winchester! </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">This
was originally intended to be published as one piece but there was
simply too much material to continue with that plan. Part Two will be posted a week from today, on Thursday, September 13. </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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I do not know what Philip draws on to bring out his emotions but he always seems to get it right. The struggle and pain and uncertainty of what to do is written all over his face. I know what it is like because this, once again, hits a nerve with me in regard to my mother. My family was faced with the same type of decisions toward the end of her life. Given two options, not knowing which one will work because the doctors can only give you a list of "what might happens", but knowing once you make a choice there is no going back to try the other if the chosen one doesn't work. Making the decisions even more stressful is having to make the choice "sooner rather than later", just like the doctor told Peter. Once you make the choice, if the results are not what you had hoped for, you constantly live with the agony of "what if I had made the other choice".<br />
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While her intentions are great, trying to get victims of domestic abuse away from the abusers when the system fails them, her methods are very illegal. She doesn't deny the fact when Benson asks if there are other men sitting in prison for murder because of what she has done. Why she is not brought up on charges by Peter is beyond me. Again, I feel the writing of the show fails big time in this episode. Is the husband/father in this a total dick? Absolutely! He likely did orchestrate his wife's death at the end and injured a police office in the process but the investigation into that just falls flat and nothing is done to Cabot, who is now costing the city $50 million because of her actions. I know, it's only an hour long show. However, it just seems like everyone is happy to let everyone walk away from their misdeeds. Two wrongs (Cabot & the husband/father) don't make a right.<br />
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In any case, Benson's words struck a cord with Peter and the tough decision he still had to make about Pamela. He decided to up the dosage of her medications in hopes of stopping the tardive dyskinesia or at least keep it from getting worse. He asks the doctor what if he had chosen to stop the meds all together and the doctor said "That would have been the right choice, too." Peter then goes to sit with Pamela and hold her arm. He loves his sister, even if she doesn't know who he is, and thanks to Philip's beautiful acting, we see he is still struggling with the choice that he made. I dearly hope, somewhere in this season we get to see more than just a few minutes of Philip's acting. I understand this is an ensemble show but please, let him show off what he can do in a character centric episode! And delve into the past relationship between Peter and Pamela.<br />
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As a last, but no less important note, mad props must be given to <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1431835/" target="_blank">Amy Korb</a> and her portrayal of Pamela.<br />
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<br />Paula Morrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18430593316532080722noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663523661058992058.post-36210781036841155282018-04-14T11:53:00.000-07:002018-04-14T11:53:36.818-07:00Law & Order: SVU Episode 18: ServiceThis week's episode seems like another routine case where a prostitute is raped and almost beaten to death. However, throw in a somewhat reluctant victim and three Army servicemen, two of whom want to keep to the military code of silence to cover up for their CO, and the SVU squad has it hands full. <div>
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The victim, Sky aka Sandy, doesn't really want to pursue the case of her rape and beating, knowing what most people think about prostitutes. Eventually, she starts telling bits of the story of three men, one who raped and beat her, one that she hit with a lamp, and a fresh-face shy young man whom she was paid to have sex with. That man left his money clip behind which led the detectives to a local Army base where they locate one of the trio, Sgt Jim Preston, who had sought treatment for a gash on the chin and just happened to be off base with two other service men at the time of the attack. He refuses to speak of the incident though, simply citing his name, rank, and ID number as an answer to all questions. </div>
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Reynolds gets a call from Wyatt with news that they know where the Atlas is. With her and Novin being closer, they decide to head out to the island where it is being kept. Stonebridge and Scott agree to hold off Stillwater so that the women can get away. Before they take off though, Stonebridge tosses Reynolds a cell phone telling her to keep in touch.<br />
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We join five of our heroes at a old KGB safehouse now bar to figure out their next step. Five?? Wait... where is Scott? Late as usual, according to Stonebridge. In reality, mother nature kept Sully away from some of the filming so we missed out on one of the now infamous Scott shagging scenes.<br />
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But first things first. In episode 8, the team lost one of its members. Will Jensen (pronounced Yen-sen), the computer tech/comms guy, got taken out by the team's CO at the orders of Whitehall. Novin, particularly attached to him, grabs glasses and a bottle of liquor to mark his death. It made me tear up. I adored Jensen. He reminded me so much of Baxter, who also met a tragic end. And then I got mad remembering Scott & Stonebridge's Section 20 never marked Baxter's death. I blame the writers 100% for this.<br />
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It was just announced this week that Strike Back was renewed for a 7th season. Will we see Stonebridge and Scott back again? Never say never but both Sully and Philip have made it clear they come as a package. I loved seeing the boys together again, loved their banter, and how beautifully they play off each other. I'd love to have this every week again but, they've cheated death too many times already. I'd rather have them never be on the show again and know they're alive than see them again and worrying they may die. Besides, the new team has built their own dynamics and adding them into the mix shifts everything around.<br />
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This may be an unpopular opinion, but it's the new team's Strike Back now. <a href="https://twitter.com/DanMacPherson" target="_blank">Dan MacPherson</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/alinsumarwata" target="_blank">Alin Sumarwata</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/warrenisbrown" target="_blank">Warren Brown</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/Roxanne_Mckee" target="_blank">Roxanne Mckee</a> have worked hard and gave it their all. They really started to gel over the last half of season 6. As they head out for destinations not yet unannounced for the new season, I can't wait see how much better it gets with them.<br />
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Her blood was found in his apartment and car along with some of her belongings
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starts to press him to charge the guy. It’s been three days. The family needs
closure. The news shows the young girl, a music prodigy, exquisitely playing
the piano. Peter is obviously moved by this, or maybe by the memories the
footage stirs up. We don’t quite know. But in any case, he turns to Benson and
says he’ll charge the guy. Now, you would think after all the pushing she did,
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with the defense attorney. He does not question any of the prosecution’s
witnesses. Why? Well, plain and simple... no body. That alone casts a
reasonable doubt over the case even with all the evidence they have against the
defendant. But Peter presses on. He tells the parents and James to trust him.
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another twist in this tragic tale. It turns out Haley’s mom had an affair with
James and that resulted in... yes, you guessed it... a love child... Haley. So
not only is James sleeping with a minor, he’s also sleeping with his own
daughter. When Haley learns of this, she is excited and happy. She truly is
special and not the daughter of a garbage man. I can only echo Peter’s utterly
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Winchester. Earlier, he had to skip Finn’s birthday party because he had an
appointment he couldn’t miss. That appointment is his sister Pamela. Choking
back tears, he tells Benson she is in a facility in upstate NY because she
suffers from schizophrenia. Their dad would visit her every week, and with him
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goes to visit Pamela and we see she has no memory of her brother, a brother who
obviously loves her very much. The pain floods over Peter’s face. She calls him
dad even after he says who he is. Possibly some dementia, too? He tries to
laugh it off but it hurts, badly. This is one of Philip’s many shining areas of
acting. He doesn’t need to breakdown completely for the audience to see that
immense pain. In fact, that makes the impact much more powerful (for me
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growing up. Was she the older of the two? I tend to think so. We’re they close?
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The subject matter hits a bit close to home for me so forgive me for going off on a tangent a bit for a moment. Six years ago my mother passed away suddenly. The day after, I received a phone call from the hospital because they wanted to harvest one of her organs but she wasn't listed as a donor on her driver's license. Because her passing was sudden, I never had the chance to speak with her about her true wishes. The decision was one of the easier yet hardest things I had to do. She hadn't consented so did I have the right to change that decision after her passing? I ultimately said yes, for a myriad of reasons I won't go into but, whether or not I really had the right to go against what appeared to be her wishes always tugged at the back of my mind.<br />
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In the case Peter Stone was handed, again a no-win scenario, a child's organs were harvested without her parents' consent. Her heart was seconds away from being flown to another city to save a child's life. Had this been a one off case, maybe the doctor would not have been held accountable. But 31 other children were victims of the same thing. Yet, 31 children were alive because of it. The doctor had forged signatures on consent forms so the donor organs would be accepted. The case, however, isn't about the legality of organ harvest. It's about forgery, which Peter sees as cut and dry. Out of the courtroom though, the morality of it is what each of the SVU squad and the ADA struggle with.<br />
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Peter struggled on two fronts with this and that struggle was beautifully played out by Philip Winchester's acting. Facing the young boy, Harry, who was denied the harvested heart, the sorrow was plainly seen on Peter's face. Later fighting back tears and nearly losing the battle, he tells Olivia of how his father passed when he'd left the hospital room for a few moments and how upset he'd have been if he came back only to find his father's organs had been removed. The dialogue was well written and excellently delivered with those emotions.<br />
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However, my first big gripe with the way the episode was written comes when Peter says he's seeking jail time to make an example of the doctor because he doesn't want to "seem like a pushover". Wasn't he, for the past two shows, worried about being a hard ass? Make up your mind please writers... how about consistently in the middle of the two? My second issue is when Olivia throws the emotional confession about his dad's passing back in his face by suggesting he's overcompensating for his guilt by seeking the jail time instead of just letting the doctor lose her license. You just don't do that to someone who you supposedly have respect for. I, personally, might have a lost a little respect for Benson over that. As if all that wasn't a punch in the gut for him, Rollins comes in to tell them that Harry died about an hour prior. Since a picture is worth a thousand words, instead of trying to describe the sorrow, I'll end with a touching picture of it.<br />
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Law and Order: SVU airs Wednesdays at 9pm Eastern on NBC.Paula Morrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18430593316532080722noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663523661058992058.post-83047614251418594902018-03-11T08:05:00.000-07:002018-04-07T19:17:48.262-07:00Law & Order: SVU Episode 15: In Loco Parentis ReviewI'm not really going to recap this episode. I am going to assume (dangerous, I know) that you've seen it 😊<br />
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<li>While I have issues with some of the material and direction he was given (covered The Bad and The Ugly sections), Philip did an outstanding job in this episode. One thing that always makes for great performances from him is his ability to convey emotion in his body language and facial expressions. From the tilt of his head to the furrow of his brow to the drumming of his fingers on the notebook, it says more than dialogue ever could or makes the dialogue all the more powerful.</li>
<li>High five to Finn for defending Peter. Telling Rollins to stop blaming Peter for Barba's action was great and 100% spot on. I have a feeling Rollins is going to be the major thorn in Peter's side for awhile. Which is fine. I don't expect everyone to like him from the get go. But make sure you're not disliking him for the wrong reasons.</li>
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<li>Peter doing what Peter does best... kicking ass in the courtroom. He is great at getting the defendant riled up by pretending to agree and condone their actions. Sympathizing with them and their anger and frustration. And then, the defendant does the rest: insert foot in mouth, salt and pepper to taste. Nothing like getting the defendant to admit his own guilt right up on the stand.</li>
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<li>The dinner invite and blatant flattery. If having dinner with Benson is strictly a throwback to the history of his eating meals & discussing cases with Anna, I'm good with that. But if it's hinting at anything else, especially with all the uncomfortable flattery and what happens in The Ugly section....</li>
<li>When did Peter forget that he's a kick ass prosecutor? Telling Benson he's used to going to trial with more evidence... back in Chicago, he took on weak cases with extreme self-assuredness frequently, much to Mark Jefferies' chagrin.</li>
<li>Benson telling him that if he's in this (meaning the prosecution of sex crimes) to win, he's in the wrong place. Really? I think maybe some of the previous ADA would disagree with that. Sure, you want to go to trial, as she points out, so the victim can tell their story and confront their attacker, but you want to win, too. Prosecution and conviction is the ADA's purpose. You want justice for the victim, don't you?</li>
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<br />Paula Morrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18430593316532080722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663523661058992058.post-4177843275303842492018-03-03T15:57:00.000-08:002018-03-03T15:57:30.775-08:00Law & Order: SVU's Newest ADAWith the airing of the Law & Order: SVU episode "Undiscovered Country" on February 7th, Philip's Chicago Justice character, Peter Stone, became the newest ADA for the Special Victims Unit in New York.<br />
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After just 13 episodes Dick Wolf's Chicago Justice series met with cancellation but within days, Philip found himself with the opportunity to bring the character back to life on the hit SVU series. Although not known to him or the fans at the time, Raul Esparza, who had played the ADA on the show for 6 years, decided to depart the series leaving the need for someone to fill that ADA role. Philip was just the person for the job. His character already had ties to NY as his father, Ben Stone, had been a major player in the legal system for years. It was his father who prompted him to leave NY and now it would be the death of his father that would bring him back.<br />
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Originally just slated as a supporting actor for the show, after episode 13 aired and Esparza's departure from the show was known, it was announced Philip would be promoted to series regular. This was great news for Philip fans and Peter Stone fans. As the lone ADA of the show, he would be appearing in almost all of the remaining episodes for season 13. Fans would now have the opportunity to find out more about what makes Peter Stone tick since most of what was seen of the character in Chicago Justice was in the courtroom. Not much was known of him aside from a career ending baseball injury being the reason for going into law and the aforementioned fact he left NY to get away from his father.<br />
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Philip's performance on these 2 episodes of SVU has been outstanding. Subtle nuisances in his acting, such as the slight nod and smile when Barba was acquitted and softening of the eyes when learning of the molestation of Reggie Price and Brian Cassidy, show the viewers that Peter Stone may not like what he's doing but he does it because he has to. Because, as he himself said, "it's the law."<br />
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It's not going to be smooth sailing for Peter with the SVU folks. He just prosecuted their ADA and then went after Olivia's ex in episode 14 "Chasing Demons" so he wasn't quite winning them over. Peter is still finding his feet with prosecuting special victims crimes, though, so as the season progresses fans are sure to see the dynamics of the unit change and friendships emerge.<br />
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Brittany Frederick of OneChicagoCenter had a wonderful interview with Philip about his new role on SVU. Read her two part interview:<br />
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<a href="https://onechicagocenter.com/2018/02/07/philip-winchester-interview-chicago-justice-svu/" target="_blank">Part One</a><br />
<a href="https://onechicagocenter.com/2018/02/28/law-order-svu-season-19-episode-14-preview-review/" target="_blank">Part Two</a><br />
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You can also read great episode reviews by Kelsey Nolen for the first two episodes Philip was in:<br />
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<a href="https://tvserieshub.tv/2018/02/09/law-and-ordersvu-the-undiscovered-country-s19e13/" target="_blank">Episode 13 - Undiscovered Country</a><br />
<a href="https://tvserieshub.tv/2018/03/01/law-and-order-svu-chasing-demons-s19e14/" target="_blank">Episode 14 - Chasing Demons</a><br />
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Be sure to tune in Wednesday nights at 9:00PM on NBC to catch Philip on Law & Order: SVU.<br />
<br />Paula Morrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18430593316532080722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663523661058992058.post-65824257252676722252015-11-01T20:57:00.003-08:002015-11-01T20:57:45.697-08:00The Player Keeps Getting Better and Better! #RenewThePlayer We are scratching our heads why the network gave up on The Player. It keeps getting better and better.<br />
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The 'Halloween' episode last Thursday was a sickly fright. It gave Wesley Snipes even more time to shine and show off the skills that fans love so much...his combat skills.<br />
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This week, Alex's niece runs away and winds up with him. All the while, a monstrous, serial killer/norse sacrificer is on the loose. How does Alex and the serial killer meet? You have to watch.<br />
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It is touch and go between the killer and Alex, with his niece, actually his ex-wife's niece, in the middle of it all.<br />
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But the scene that made the scene was Wesley's entrance and his introduction to the norseman: <br />
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And boy did he tidy up. Just enough to add to the fright of Halloween. You don't want to watch this by yourself, alone in the dark (although, the author did.)<br />
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We have three more wonderful episodes that we are just watering in the mouth for. <br />
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And read a few reasons why The Player needs to be renewed:<br />
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From our favorite critic, @TVBrittanyF <a href="http://hiddenremote.com/2015/10/28/7-reasons-player-must-live/" target="_blank">7 Reasons The Player Must Live On</a><br />
A new favorite, @Mikesfilmtalk <a href="http://www.mikesfilmtalk.com/2015/10/26/the-player-gets-constantine-d-by-nbc-wtf/" target="_blank">The Player Gets Constantine-d by NBC, WTF?</a><br />
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And lastly, a lovely blog letter from a fellow actor Bryan Edwards: <a href="http://www.actorbryanedwards.com/#!the-player-open-letter/lqi3y" target="_blank">Dear NBC, Renew The Player.</a><br />
It is a wonderful tribute to the inspiration that Philip has shared in his work. <br />
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Don't forget to tweet #RenewThePlayer. Check out our pinned posted at <a href="https://twitter.com/FansofPhilip" target="_blank">@FansofPhilip</a> on Twitter. Retweet please! Even Philip retweeted it:<br />
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.Alright <a class="twitter-atreply pretty-link js-nav" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/NBCThePlayer"><s>@</s><b>NBCThePlayer</b></a> fans...let's get this MOVING across Twitter! And let NBC know how much we LOVE this show!
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nights, whether you have access to watch or not, join us on Twitter as
we join the cast and crew for the broadcast of The Player.<br />
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Until next week or see you all at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fans-of-Philip-Winchester/1419692324950726" target="_blank">FB</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/FansofPhilip" target="_blank">Twitter.</a><br />
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<br />Alizehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14098551544639713679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663523661058992058.post-73199970852974326592015-11-01T20:29:00.001-08:002015-11-01T21:00:57.036-08:00:) #RenewThePlayerSigh,<br />
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We didn't blog for two weeks, not because there wasn't anything to write about, but because we were super busy in life.<br />
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A lot has happened.<br />
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First, the bad news.<br />
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Unfortunately, The Player has been cancelled. The network stopped production on the last episode that was being filmed. Fans only get 9 episodes. It wasn't faring well against the top TV show of the season and Thursday night football.<br />
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Another sigh... <br />
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We're all extremely gutted. Gutted-the word of the week.<br />
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We loved Thursday nights with the cast and crew, all the guest stars and new friends on Twitter.<br />
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The show was too good for network TV.<br />
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Hope of hopes that another network or online company takes it, but it does not seem to be, so far. If we hear anything, we'll let you know.<br />
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Here are some pictures from the last episode filming:<br />
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Pictures from <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=1499180600395182" href="https://www.facebook.com/Charity-Wakefield-1499180600395182/">Charity Wakefield</a> instagram: Shawnwrites, and @PaulLacovera @RosieBMassett <a class="_58cn" data-ft="{"tn":"*N","type":104}" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/renewtheplayer?source=feed_text&story_id=1641112982808658"><span class="_58cl"></span></a><br />
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<span class="_58cl">If this show does not get renewed, we hope for the best for all cast and crew. Thank you for letting us take the ride with you. It was AWESOME!</span><br />
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<span class="_58cl">With this pending cancellation, </span>this does open new avenues for Philip.<br />
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We still think he'd be the best James Bond. They should have the cast and crew create the new James Bond film. They know action really well. Who cares about plot when you are on the edge of your seat?!<br />
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This also opens the possibility of Philip showing up on Blindspot for a Strike Back reunion with Sullivan Stapleton.<br />
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This also opens more of a possibility of the Strike Back film.<br />
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And more possibilities for other possibilities that no one has offered yet.<br />
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Maybe we should work on our screenplay and see where it will go. Yeah?<br />
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While Philip was promoting The Player, here is one of the the interviews:<br />
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<a href="http://ktla.com/2015/10/21/philip-winchester-is-not-corrupted-by-hollywood-and-talks-about-working-with-wesley-snipes/" target="_blank">http://ktla.com/2015/10/21/philip-winchester-is-not-corrupted-by-hollywood-and-talks-about-working-with-wesley-snipes/</a><br />
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Also, there was just posted a petition to save The Player. If you believe that your signature and a petition will have an affect, sign and let everyone you know sign! Let's get this show back!<br />
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<a href="https://www.change.org/p/netflix-amazon-hulu-cable-usa-network-save-the-player-05a48d92-97f2-479a-b641-4b4ec7aa3b15">https://www.change.org/p/netflix-amazon-hulu-cable-usa-network-save-the-player-05a48d92-97f2-479a-b641-4b4ec7aa3b15</a><br />
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The best thing we can do is to still watch the show for the last four shows and then watch on DVR or apps to show the network that we love the show. Only numbers can prove that the show is worth saving.<br />
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So make sure you watch The Player for the last 4 episodes with your friends, family, and everyone you know!<br />
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If you are on Twitter, go to our page <a href="https://twitter.com/FansofPhilip" target="_blank">@FansofPhilip</a> and retweet our pinned post:<br />
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.Alright <a class="twitter-atreply pretty-link js-nav" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/NBCThePlayer"><s>@</s><b>NBCThePlayer</b></a> fans...let's get this MOVING across Twitter! And let NBC know how much we LOVE this show!
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<a class="twitter-hashtag pretty-link js-nav" data-query-source="hashtag_click" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/theplayer?src=hash"><s>#</s><b>theplayer</b></a><br />
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Until next week or see you all at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fans-of-Philip-Winchester/1419692324950726" target="_blank">FB</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/FansofPhilip" target="_blank">Twitter.</a><br />
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Written 10/ 25/15Alizehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14098551544639713679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663523661058992058.post-81476840106046770242015-10-04T22:18:00.001-07:002015-10-04T22:37:20.481-07:00Countdown to the Finale of Strike Back, The Player Gives High-Flying a New MeaningWelcome Philip fans!<br />
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It is starting to be bittersweet for fans. The end is near (again) for Strike Back as the last episode for the 4/5 season is broadcasting next week for the fans in the west. All the while, the two new shows Blindspot and The Player are moving along.<br />
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Just as western fans were going to start their mourning, a surprising news flash proved to be a sign of hope, per <a href="http://www.ew.com/article/2015/10/01/strike-back-movie" target="_blank">Entertainment Weekly</a>: <br />
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<i>Strike Back could be coming, well, back — and bigger than ever. </i><br />
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</i><i>Left Bank Pictures is developing <u>a feature film</u> based on the cult hit Cinemax action series, EW has learned exclusively.</i><br />
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</i><i>While still very much at an early stage, the London-based production
company has a deal to develop the film with European pay TV giant Sky. </i><br />
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</i><i>We’re hearing stars Sullivan Stapleton and Philip Winchester would likely reprise their roles if the film is greenlit. </i><br />
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The amazing thing about this is that fans wanted a movie and the show itself was filmed like a movie. What wonderful news to hear and even better news-there is a good possibility that Philip and Sully will be available to make this film!<br />
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As fans of the show, just take our money already!<br />
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Speaking of fans, the guys found out they have one, very special fan:<br />
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How cool was that? Whether you agree with his politics or not, it doesn't matter here. What matters is that Mr. Bill Clinton has great taste in entertainment. And even better? He knows who the actors are, calling them by name. That's how invested fans are with the shows.<br />
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How did Philip react when he saw this? (asterisks added by us)<br />
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<i>HOLY S**T! <a class="twitter-hashtag pretty-link js-nav" data-query-source="hashtag_click" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/neversawthatcoming?src=hash"><s>#</s><b>neversawthatcoming</b></a>!
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<i>Happy to hear you're enjoying <a class="twitter-hashtag pretty-link js-nav" data-query-source="hashtag_click" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThePlayer?src=hash"><s>#</s><b>ThePlayer</b></a>, <a class="twitter-atreply pretty-link js-nav" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/billclinton"><s>@</s><b>billclinton</b></a>. We'll be watching with you tonight at 10/9c! </i></div>
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What a guy! Not only did he acknowledge his buddy, Sully, in his surprise, he graciously thanked Bill for watching. </div>
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This is one of the many reasons Philip is has the unofficial nickname (by us) of "<b>residential nice guy"</b> in Hollywood. But he's winning that name with other people, too, as you can see in interviews below. </div>
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The Player has been upping the antics, as expected. The second episode and a few following episodes, were directed by Michael Bassett, so expectations were high....and they did not fail.</div>
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What is happening? Well, you will have to watch the show to see what happened to get to this point. But it was CRAZY AMAZING!!!! You have to wonder what the stunt guys must of thought when the director and writer came up to them and said, "This is what we are going to do."</div>
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Tell all your friends and family to watch The Player, NBC on Thursday nights, or check local listings. You can follow us on Twitter at @fansofphilip, as we retweet when we find out where the show is playing all over the world. </div>
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You can also watch The Player on Roku, Amazon, the NBC app, and Hulu (it's baaaaaack!).</div>
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A couple interviews with Philip were published/posted:</div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://dujour.com/culture/philip-winchester-the-player-interview/" target="_blank">DuJour</a>: </span>Rules of The Game: <i>The Player</i>‘s Philip Winchester on how he got lucky<br />
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An appearance on <a href="http://www.accesshollywood.com/philip-winchester-gambles-on-the-player_video_2992837" target="_blank">Access Hollywood</a> (click the link to watch the video). (Remember the nice guy comment made earlier?)<br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">There's more if you click <a href="http://fashionablymale.net/2015/09/30/action-packed-philip-winchester-takes-on-the-bad-guys-and-then-some/" target="_blank">the link</a>, both in pictures and the interview. Or get the magazine at your favorite international magazine/newspaper stand, if they carry it. Good Luck!</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">One last article from one of our favorites, @TVBrittanyF and her article:</span><a href="http://www.examiner.com/article/here-s-why-that-blindspot-and-the-player-crossover-makes-sense" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br />Here's why that 'Blindspot' and 'The Player' crossover makes sense.</span></a></div>
<span style="font-weight: normal;">You have to read to find out why, other than the obvious.</span><br />
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Until next week or see you all at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fans-of-Philip-Winchester/1419692324950726" target="_blank">FB</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/FansofPhilip" target="_blank">Twitter.</a>Alizehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14098551544639713679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663523661058992058.post-33602630944804503832015-09-27T21:20:00.001-07:002015-09-27T21:20:16.327-07:00The Player is Here!A busy week for fans of Philip! <br />
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We got Strike Back and the two guys' shows, Blindspot and The Player. Both premiered this week.<br />
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The Player was up against some well known and unexpected competition for its first night. But anyone who watched had a blast.<br />
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This is an action show. Think 80's action films, Stallone, Schwarzenegger, Van Damme, Willis, little conversation, lots of driving, shooting, jumping, fighting, etc, with all the cliche's of Vegas and action. It is there for a purpose.<br />
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If you don't like cliches, it is probably not for you.<br />
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If you like a lot of dialog, you will be disappointed. But too much dialog at that late of the night can cause problems sleeping. You need something to ease and relax your mind. <br />
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If it is too fast for you to understand, you probably need to watch the other show on the other network, which is very, very, very slow. <br />
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If it sounds like the premise of another show, that is because the show was written by the guy who wrote another show. <br />
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This is action, pulp fiction, updated, time of your life, hold on to your seat, kind of a ride, show. It is really not much different than watching Strike Back, except you only have one of the two main characters, less dialog, and less...er...hot scenes.<br />
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There are twists, though...as was seen at the end of the first episode. It caught everyone off guard. <br />
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In a week or two, the director of Strike Back will be premiering his episodes on The Player. This is exciting! It is interesting how well it fits into the scope of his directing skills.<br />
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If you enjoyed or even loved the show, please tell everyone about it. DVR it, download the NBC app, watch it on your Roku, etc. It is a fun show with wonderful talent.<br />
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We invited the cast and crew to tweet with the fans on Thursday night. Unfortunately, they were still filming an episode, but they were able to do some tweeting with the fans.<br />
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Two more Strike Back episodes left for the rest of the world.<br />
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Until next week, watch The Player on NBC, Thursday nights 10pm/9pm.<br />
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It was a nice a surprise to see Philip and wife, Megan, on the red carpet of the Emmy's last night. Both looked fantastic!<br />
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It's already Monday night and Blindspot has been showing in the west. Excellent reviews. <br />
Even Philip got into the promo of his four-season mate, Sullivan Stapleton:<br />
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Everyone check out my boy Sullivan Stapleton on NBC #Blindspot#playsagreatyank <a class="twitter-hashtag pretty-link js-nav" data-query-source="hashtag_click" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/missScottandMikey?src=hash"><s>#</s><b>missScottandMikey</b></a> </div>
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Philip is such a grateful and appreciative guy. <br />
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We are waiting for the premiere of The Player! Be at our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fans-of-Philip-Winchester/1419692324950726" target="_blank">FB</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/FansofPhilip" target="_blank">Twitter.</a><br />
We will be connecting with the fans during both nights. <br />
Can't wait!<br />
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We have asked on Twitter if Philip, Charity and Wesley will hang out on premiere night for The Player. <br />
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Just as this was sent, we got a like from Charity. YAY! </div>
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Alizehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14098551544639713679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663523661058992058.post-68553473272540814942015-09-13T23:58:00.001-07:002015-09-14T19:26:22.296-07:00The Best Strike Back Episode Yet, Countdown to The PlayerHello Philip Fans!<br />
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This week we just got to view epsisode 6 in the last season of Strike Back. To get us ready for the episode, Philip tweeted:<br />
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It's <a class="_58cn" data-ft="{"tn":"*N","type":104}" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/strikeback?source=feed_text&story_id=1630496730536950"><span class="_58cl">#</span><span class="_58cm">Strikeback</span></a> day! This ep is a corker. Thanks for riding the off weekend. Half way there. Ep 6 then a @michaeljbassett 4 ep run! AV IT!<br />
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It's pretty cool that he keeps up with the fans and keeps us interested in the work he does. We are honored to have him follow us at @fansofphilip.<br />
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As many viewers of the episode have stated, this was Philip's episode. He shined as Stonebridge and showed how far of a talent his acting reaches. His delivery in the interogation scene is absolutely amazing! He goes from comical to serious drama without losing a step.<br />
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Yes, we are biased, but that is why we are his fans. He delivers exceptional work.<br />
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Here's is a video of the beginning of that scene. It is hillarious. But it turns dramatic and tense after this.<br />
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You have to feel for Damien. In this scene, Stonebridge is trying to make the N. Koreans look like fools, but it seems Damien feels that his partner has gone nuts, at the expense of Damien's son. Luckily, that wasn't the case and what Stonebridge did, helped them escape their from their captures.<br />
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Towards the end of the episode, we get a glimpse of what could or might have been...a nice send off to Martinez with Stonebridge. As fans, we had been waiting for something special between the two, but we were not granted that wish. We hope that they both hook up afterwards, somehow, somewhere...<br />
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It seems that Strike Back alumns are showing up one at a time on The Player The latest was Will Yun Lee tweeted:<br />
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Reunited with my <a class="twitter-hashtag pretty-link js-nav" data-query-source="hashtag_click" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Strikeback?src=hash"><s>#</s><b>Strikeback</b></a> director and good friend for a day of smashing and bashing choreographed… <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-expanded-url="https://instagram.com/p/7cV1MeNqyD/" dir="ltr" href="https://t.co/VMdahqwrbk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="https://instagram.com/p/7cV1MeNqyD/"><span class="tco-ellipsis"></span><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="js-display-url">instagram.com/p/7cV1MeNqyD/</span></a></div>
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Mayhem is in full effect tonight on <a class="twitter-hashtag pretty-link js-nav" data-query-source="hashtag_click" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cinemax?src=hash"><s>#</s><b>Cinemax</b></a> <a class="twitter-hashtag pretty-link js-nav" data-query-source="hashtag_click" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StrikeBack?src=hash"><s>#</s><b>StrikeBack</b></a> !! <a class="twitter-hashtag pretty-link js-nav" data-query-source="hashtag_click" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MichelleYeoh?src=hash"><s>#</s><b>MichelleYeoh</b></a> and myself ready 2 have tea w/Section 20? </div>
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Thx 4 letting me come play my brutha <a class="twitter-atreply pretty-link js-nav" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/philipwinchestr"><s>@</s><b>philipwinchestr</b></a> ! <a class="twitter-hashtag pretty-link js-nav" data-query-source="hashtag_click" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StrikeBack?src=hash"><s>#</s><b>StrikeBack</b></a> <a class="twitter-atreply pretty-link js-nav" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/NBCThePlayer"><s>@</s><b>NBCThePlayer</b></a></div>
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Another thing for fans in the UK-Crusoe, Philip's first TV show, is playing on the Drama channel every Sunday. Until we know when The Player is going to be broadcasted in the UK and Europe, fans can watch Crusoe for the next 12 weeks. Lucky fans! </div>
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Alizehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14098551544639713679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663523661058992058.post-16236825207770813052015-09-07T14:41:00.000-07:002015-09-07T14:41:16.388-07:00The Player Beach Scenes, Why Philip Should Be the Next Bond<span id="goog_956348607"></span><span id="goog_956348608"></span>Hey fans! Happy Labor Day Weekend to our US fans!<br />
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No new Strike Back this week as we mentioned, but a lot of other interesting news available to share with fans.<br />
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A few reviews of the new show has been released and so far, it is still a show to watch this new fall season. One of our favorite bloggers/writers is Brittany Frederick <span class="username js-action-profile-name" data-aria-label-part=""><s>@</s><b>TVBrittanyF. </b></span>Read her review <a href="http://www.examiner.com/article/tv-review-nbc-s-the-player-is-the-game-you-can-t-miss" target="_blank">here</a>. <br />
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With no new Strike Back, the Player has taken center stage with these stunning pictures of some shooting scenes at the beach! Looks a little cold out there. Thank you, <a href="http://www.justjared.com/2015/09/02/the-players-philip-winchester-flaunts-ripped-body-for-shirtless-beach-scene/" target="_blank">JustJared</a>. To see the whole set of pictures, click the pictures. <br />
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The next news, not really to do anything with Philip, but we want to put this name out there-James Bond. So, news has it that the man previously inline for the job was Idris Elba. What a wonderful thing that was going to be! Suave, tall, dark and handsome. For some odd reason, the powers that be decided that the audience was not ready for a street type of a character. Ok people, do you like being told what you like to watch???? It does not make any sense and we're on Idris' side.<br />
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But if we can't have Idris, we highly suggest Philip. Why? Let us count the ways:<br />
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1) All fans know he can play an English rogue any time. He knows the language, the jargon, the accent, and he's half British (on his mom's side). For those of you who didn't know, Philip is from the states. Montana to be exact. Amazed? Mind-blown?<br />
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2) He even studied in the same drama/acting school with Benedict Cumberbatch, so he's in the same acting caliber as many of the British actors contending for the role. <br />
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4) He has the physique. Tall, (taller than Tom Hardy) handsome, and physically fit. If they need a darker haired male, he can go darker. <br />
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6) The ladies love him and some of the men want to be him.<br />
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7) He's been called a gentleman by his boss, and has the unofficial title of one of the nicest man to work with, by his peers.<br />
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9) Most of the men who have played Bond were relatively unknown before, which makes Philip a great candidate. He has a solid fan base, so he has fans, but not so many that he overwhelms the character. <br />
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10) He does not have a movie franchise that he is connected with at the time, which makes him a greater candidate than those listed around the Internet.<br />
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The episode left fans at a critical point of the show. A great cliffhanger. Will the boys be able to get out of North Korea? Tune in next time. <br />
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Because of a holiday next weekend, Cinemax/HBO will not be showing the next episode of Strike Back until the following weekend. But you can catch up on MoreMax or during next weekend, when replays of the first 4 episodes will be broadcasted. It will be a good time to catch up or go over anything you might have missed the first time.<br />
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It's been named one of the coolest promos by critics and has more new scenes than previous promos. Every time a new one is released, more and more new scenes are added.<br />
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We were really hoping that one of the guys would have a nice life after the mission. We have yet to see what else will go on in Section 20 and who will survive in the end.<br />
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Friday nights are usually Strike Back nights around the Philip fandom, but last Friday, we were also invited to join in live tweeting with Lifetime Movie Network for the showing of In My Sleep.<br />
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We spent Friday night tweeting between Strike Back and In My Sleep. With the director of the film, Allen Wolf @theallenwolf, fans spent the night reading about how the movie was filmed, all the symbolism behind the scenes, and some insight with the actors. Even Philip tweeted and retweeted a few times. If you want to check out the conversation, look for #inmysleep tweets or @theallenwolf.<br />
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Alizehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14098551544639713679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663523661058992058.post-55155042445208622722015-08-16T21:55:00.000-07:002015-08-16T22:40:45.134-07:00Promoting "The Player" part 2What do you do when you have one show going on, and you start promoting another one? That is what the fine men from Strike Back were doing this week.<br />
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Both Sully and Philip were in Beverly Hills, promoting their new shows on NBC at a press convention, with other new and returning shows.<br />
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With cast members Philip, @WesleyTSnipes, @CharityWakefld, @DamonGupton, plus producers of the show, the panel offered a little more insight to each of the characters and the direction of the show.<br />
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You can read more about the panel at <a href="http://www.spoilertv.com/2015/08/nbc-tca-panels-live-blogging-updated.html" target="_blank">SpoilerTV</a>. <br />
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Strike Back will be broadcasting the same week as both "The Player" and "Blindspot" (Sully's new show), for about 2 weeks, unless Cinemax/HBO decide to double two of the episodes of Strike Back.<br />
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"The Player" premieres on NBC at 10 pm/9 pm Central, after "Blindspot". Check out <a href="http://www.nbc.com/the-player" target="_blank">NBC.com</a> for "The Player". <br />
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Wonderful news for our hard work in the last 4 plus years of promoting Philip. His Twitter account is now following our account. We did not ask for it, but it is an honor to be recognized for the work we have been doing over the past few years.<br />
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We've also added a few people behind the scenes to help out with all the work that will be anticipated. <br />
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Don't forget to follow us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fans-of-Philip-Winchester/1419692324950726" target="_blank">FB</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/FansofPhilip" target="_blank">Twitter</a>! Alizehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14098551544639713679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663523661058992058.post-78395044898037331422015-08-16T21:16:00.000-07:002015-08-16T21:55:45.589-07:00Strike Back/The Player Going Head to HeadWritten 08/09/15 <br />
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Wow! Our group has been super busy! Sorry for the lack of information. Sometimes it is just easier to retweet, repost, or cut and paste, than it is to write about all the wonderful and awesome things that are happening in Philip's professional life right now.<br />
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We were at one point finishing the UK's viewing of Strike Back season 5, starting US/Canada/Asia viewing of season 4/5, and filming the new show, The Player, all in one week! It was not easy, but we kept up with a good portion of the news.<br />
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There are a ton of articles, pictures, videos, and some extra news.<br />
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First- we will attempt to blog at least once a week to keep up with everything.<br />
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Second-we keep on track on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fans-of-Philip-Winchester/1419692324950726" target="_blank">FB</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/FansofPhilip" target="_blank">Twitter</a>. So follow us there to get up to the minute information.<br />
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Third-play Strike Back Trivia on Friday nights with us on <a href="https://twitter.com/FansofPhilip" target="_blank">Twitter</a>. We play before or around the first showing of Strike Back in the West.<br />
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Fourth-probably the most exciting information-Philip now has an official <a href="https://twitter.com/philipwinchestr" target="_blank">Twitter</a> account and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/officialphilipwinchester?fref=ts" target="_blank">FB</a> account. We are just as excited as he or his people have been posting pictures from The Player and Strike Back. His twitter account just passed our Twitter account for number of followers. We cannot wait to see where this goes when The Player start broadcasting.<br />
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Fifth-even though Philip has his own accounts, we will still be here to communicate and connect with fans. Just because he has his accounts, does not mean it is the end of us. We have been around for a while, and we enjoy talking about Philip and his work. As long as he works, we will be talking about him.<br />
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Sixth-Happy Birthdays to Rhona Mitra and Milauna Jackson!<br />
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Seventh-we will start promoting The Player more heavily in September, when updated promos are released.<br />
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Aside from this blog on a weekly basis, we will be working on the forum, where fans can find archives of all stuff we post on social media in one place! We hope to have this started by the time The Player starts. No promises, but that is the goal we will be working towards.<br />
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Thanks for being fans! We will see you Friday on Twitter or FB, and back here next week, writing about the Strike Back.<br />
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Follow The Player on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NBCThePlayer?fref=ts" target="_blank">FB</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCThePlayer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.<br />
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