The Best Strike Back Episode Yet, Countdown to The Player

Hello Philip Fans!

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:

@philipwinchestr
It's ‪#‎Strikeback‬ 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!

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.

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.

Yes, we are biased, but that is why we are his fans.  He delivers exceptional work.

Here's is a video of the beginning of that scene.  It is hillarious.  But it turns dramatic and tense after this.

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.

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...

 @veroruizalejo

Or Milauna Jackson shows up on The Player.

It seems that Strike Back alumns are showing up one at a time on The Player  The latest was Will Yun Lee tweeted:

@WillYunLee Sep 10

Reunited with my #Strikeback director and good friend for a day of smashing and bashing choreographed… https://instagram.com/p/7cV1MeNqyD/

Philip and Will did a little tweet back at each other:
 

@WillYunLee Sep 11

Mayhem is in full effect tonight on #Cinemax #StrikeBack !! #MichelleYeoh and myself ready 2 have tea w/Section 20? 

@philipwinchestr

@WillYunLee handing out acting lessons tonight all while kicking some sec 20 ass. Miss you mate. Good to see you on @NBCThePlayer

@WillYunLee Sep 11

Will Yun Lee retweeted Philip Winchester

Thx 4 letting me come play my brutha @philipwinchestr ! #StrikeBack @NBCThePlayer

Will Yun Lee plays Michelle Yeoh's love interest in Strike Back.  

So there you have it--Strike Back actors showing up on one of the two show this month.  Let's hope to see more of them.

It seems they are still filming The Player around L.A.  A tweet went out with this photo:

 @DonnellyWood

The Player has been all over the place with promos.  

During games today, there were a bunch showing up as seen by the tweets of newly interested parties.  The Player and Heroes have a new promo together.  We think that NBC is trying to keep parties interested after Heroes.  Let's hope that people will love the action that Strike Back brought to the table.  

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!  

Join us for Friday night Strike Back nights this coming weekend, and Strike Back Trivia and fan comments at @FansofPhilip on Twitter, and don't forget to join us on Facebook at Fans of Philp Winchester.

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Strike Back/The Player Going Head to Head

Written 08/09/15

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.

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.

There are a ton of articles, pictures, videos, and some extra news.

First- we will attempt to blog at least once a week to keep up with everything.

Second-we keep on track on FB and Twitter.  So follow us there to get up to the minute information.

Third-play Strike Back Trivia on Friday nights with us on Twitter.  We play before or around the first showing of Strike Back in the West.

Fourth-probably the most exciting information-Philip now has an official Twitter account and FB 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.

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.

Sixth-Happy Birthdays to Rhona Mitra and Milauna Jackson!

Seventh-we will start promoting The Player more heavily in September, when updated promos are released.

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.

Thanks for being fans!  We will see you Friday on Twitter or FB, and back here next week, writing about the Strike Back.

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Final Season of Strike Back on SKY 1 June 3rd

Two months before the US gets to watch Strike Back, UK fans can rejoice to see the last season of Strike on Wednesday, June 3 on SKY 1. 

Go to SKY 1's website to find a lot of Strike Back goodies such as win a swag box of Strike Back goodies before the show starts in the UK. 

Pretty sweet, huh?  Click here: Strike Back giveaway

Find great pictures and behind the scene videos at the website. 

For the rest of us, we will wait for the US release on July 31st on Cinemax.

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Strike Back ready to start on July 31

Thanks for the wait!

There have been news around with the filming of the last season of Strike Back.  You can check out the pictures on our Facebook and Twitter pages.

The show is ready to go on July 31st on Cinemax.  The first teaser trailer was brought to light by CraveOnline.  The video comes from Cinemax. 




CANNOT WAIT!

It is good to see everyone in the teaser.  

And a lovely pic from CraveOnline:

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Strike Back Featured in Raider Magazine

A UK military/special opps/alpha male magazine Raider, featured Sully and Philip on the cover and inside, including interviews with both actors.

Thanks to ‏@Cinde75 for sharing pictures.   

We'll post more pictures on our forum and fb.

For more information about the magazine, please go to raider-mag.com. 

Philip and Sully Answer Fan Questions

After the last episode of the latest season of Strike Back shown in the states, Cinemax and HBO announced that a weekend of Q & As with Philip and Sully was scheduled, as mentioned in a previous blog post.

Philip did get to answer some of the many questions that were asked.  We put in a few questions early on and got some great answers.

You can see all the questions that were asked to Philip here.

Thanks to Cinemax, HBO, Philip, and everyone involved in the Q & A.  It was fun.  We're sure that fans would love another Q & A with both guys in the future.

Q & A didn't quite go through for Sully and fans, but thanks to the Sullivan Stapleton Fans Facebook page, Sully was so generous to answer questions for the fans.  You can read the questions and answers here.

Strike Back Renewed for the Last and Final Season

Good news and bad news.

Good news: We get another season of Stonebridge and Scott.

Bad news: We ONLY get another season of Stonebridge and Scott.

So, we have Youtube videos to look forward to (usually as filming starts in spring), Comic-Con next year, and then the last season will probably start in August again.

Sky, a British station and Cinemax/HBO have ordered 10 more episodes for the last season.

Fans want more episodes because 10 is not enough.

So the questions from fans that they will want to have answered are-

-Will Stonebridge and Martinez finally go on their date?
-Will Stonebridge open up his heart?
-Will Scott meet his son?
-Will Scott settle down?
-Will Scott and Richmond continue their benefits?
-Will the ladies and the boss last through the end of the last season?
-Will Stonebridge and Scott continue their bromance?
-Will there be a video game?  A movie?

Actually, we hope that the guys (and gals) have other projects to keep fans going.

We'll be here for Philip and maybe for a few of his cast mates.  We have his "Undrafted" project coming out, hopefully next year, with the hope to hear about more projects.  Sully has a big film, the sequel to "300", which we will be in line for next spring.  So the guys and gals are probably going to be very busy this season.

Thanks to @iamandaleigh for finding this jewel on Pinterest.  We need more portraits like this to share with fans.

For more information about the final season, take a look at our forum:  Philip Winchester Fan Forum. 

Contact us through any of our social forums.

Join us on Mondays at @FansofPhilip for Sky's showing of "Strike Back."

Ask Philip and Sully a Question

This week is the finale for the 3rd Cinemax season of Strike Back in the U.S.  It has come too soon!  There are too many questions to be answered to finish the series.

To celebrate the last episode, HBO/Cinemax have announced a live Q & A for both Sullivan and Philip.  You can ask the questions and vote for the ones you want to have answered.

To see Philip's page: http://connect.hbo.com/events/cinemax/q-philip-winchester/

To see Sully's page: http://connect.hbo.com/events/cinemax/q-sullivan-stapleton/

You have one more day left to ask questions.

We have posted a few questions and hope to get more questions for Philip.  There are some really good questions.

Here are some pictures from last week's episode, which was a whirlwind of action:

Photos from Cinemax

Wounded Warrior Carry Forward Awards

Philip and wife, Megan, attended an awards ceremony last night in L.A. for the Wounded Warrior Project, Carry Forward Awards, which recognizes people who help wounded service people.  HBO is one of their sponsors. 

Pictures from Zimbio.com

To learn more about the Wounded Warrior Project-Carry Forward Award, click here.

There are only two more episodes of Strike Back.  To see what happened last week, go to our forum or Tumblr.  Let's just say we saw more of Philip than possibly allowed :).  Oh, and NSFW. 

SIckness and Skin (NSFW)

Last week, Stonebridge and Scott wound up in a Russian prison to get in touch with a hacker.
 

 

But getting into the prison was, um, well, look below.  

The assignment was to stop the hacker and get him out.  They ran into a little distraction, as in their cell mate.  But he was a huge help in getting the guys out.

 

A tender moment between the guys in their cell. 

 
Scott tells Stonebridge that he has a child.  He also tells Stonebridge about the problem that is affecting Stonebridge's mind and body.  Two episodes ago, it seems like Mikey was getting a hold of the affects of the infection.  He was able to perform his duty to save their commander.  But in prison, Mikey realizes that his problem was not just going to go away. 

The scene in the prison cell is a poignant moment but Stonebridge takes it in stride:

So while the guys are in prison, the girls have to get the business done outside:

At the end of the episode, Scott and Stonebridge wind up separated.  Scott winds up with a Russian spy:

While Stonebridge follows an ambulance to where the hacker is being taken.  Little does he know that he's going to be part of something really ugly:

 

 

Watch tonight on Cinemax to see if Stonebridge gets out and gets healed, or will we have to wait another week?!

Thanks to Cinemax, sbsection20, and another owner we cannot find.

Stonebrige and Martinez

Since the first episode of this season, the character Kim Martinez has been flirting with Michael Stonebridge:

Last week, Martinez really put the moves on Stonebridge:

This week, Martinez follows up on the date:

Aside from having to get their superior back from being kidnapped, Stonebridge and Martinez have their own fun arc to deal with in the story.

Where will it go?  Will Martinez last through the season?  Will Stonebridge be able to work with his physical problems?

Look to Strike Back tonight on Cinemax.

And happy birthday to one of our site owners.  Strike Back and birthday, what a way to celebrate!

Thanks to Cinemax and Access Hollywood.

New Episode and new interview

Looking forward to a new episode this week with pictures from Buzzfocus and Cinemax

Before you watch the new episode, listen to a new interview, thanks to Tomboys. 
Click the link to listen to some interesting tidbits.

Favorite actors include Benedict Cumberbatch who he studied with in drama school.
And he is working on a new project in L.A.  Hope to hear more about this new project.  

Meeting the Bad Guy and Repeat!

Last week was episode 3 from the new season and this week was a skipped weekend, mainly because of the U.S. holiday of Labor Day.  No new episode, but you can watch either repeats on Cinemax or catch up on other cable networks all over the world. 

So what happened last week?

The guys meet the baddie.

First, Stonebridge (Philip) has a conversation with Larraby (played by the wonderful actor, Dougray Scott). 

 

Of course things do not go well and the fighting begins.  

This episode's Stonebridge quote of the week comes from a conversation with an ally's daughter.

All we could think of was the video "Bad Boys":

Or this one, "Wham, bam, I am a man, job or no job, you can't tell me that I'm not," from "Wham Rap".

Sorry for the cheesy vids, but once upon a time, they were hot.

Going back to the first episode, Cinemax has posted clips from the episodes.  Of course, this is our favorite: 

The smirk is priceless.  We don't get to many smiles in such a heavy, dramatic series.  We can't wait to see Stonebridge and Martinez in action. 

Until next week!

In Columbia, Bank Robbing

Whew!  Season 3 does not disappoint.  Episode 2 gives us more bang for the buck and bank for the buck, pun intended.

Pictures from here

Mike and Damien try to rob a bank and the fun and action ensues.  Jokes, a heart attack, and a great loss happens during the robbery.  

It was fun to watch Philip jump over desks and other obstacles.  It shows how intense the training is for this show and how well he acclimates to the task at hand.  Thanks goodness for such a great actor like this.

Third Season's a Charm!

Yes, we're back.  Sorry for the long hiatus.  College, work, life, but it is slowing down just in time to get to the third Cinemax season of "Strike Back" (fourth season for the series but the third for Cinemax, if you want to get technical).  And boy, was that a great season opener!  You couldn't have asked for more...except for more time with the special opps Section 20!


You can read reviews all over the place.  We won't post such spoilers here because that is not what we are about. 

But we can post some pictures and videos to let you see some of the buzz that has been around just for the first episode!

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