Source: Digital Spy (UK) [follow link for complete interview]
TORCHWOOD: MIRACLE DAY - DIGITAL SPY (UK): Mekhi Phifer Interview
Wednesday, July 6 2011
By Morgan Jeffery
One big cast addition joining Torchwood for new ten-part series Miracle Day is former ER star Mekhi Phifer. The Lie to Me actor plays Rex Matheson, a tough and determined CIA agent who becomes caught up in a global conspiracy and is soon matching wits with Captain Jack Harkness. Tube Talk and a few other journos caught up with Mekhi earlier this year while Torchwood was filming in Cardiff to chat about Rex, romance and rabid fans!
... Q: What is Rex's relationship like with Jack and Gwen?
Mekhi Phifer: "Well when I first come, they hate me, and vice versa! I don't like them either. But then something happens when we get back to the States that forces us to become a team and my character becomes a part of Torchwood ultimately. We're all working together to figure this whole thing out. That's the development of the characters - we get to like each other more and more. I haven't read all the scripts, but I've seen in some of the scripts that we spend a lot of time together..."
Torchwood: Miracle Day premieres on July 8 on Starz in the US and on July 14 on BBC One in the UK.
Source: What's on TV (UK) [follow link for complete interview]
TORCHWOOD: MIRACLE DAY - WHAT'S ON TV (UK): John Barrowman: 'I'd happily play Jack forever!'
Jul 5, 2011
TV Times magazine talks to John Barrowman about the new series of Torchwood...
... Q: Do you still enjoying playing Captain Jack?
John Barrowman: "This is going to sound really cheesy, but I don't care. I didn't ever expect to be involved in Doctor Who and now Torchwood as someone with an American accent, but the fact that Captain Jack was embraced by the British public, and that I, as an openly gay man, play a huge action hero is absolutely one of the biggest gifts that could ever have been given to me. I'm proud to represent that community, but Jack has become a hero to everybody, which is what makes me so thrilled. If someone said to me, 'John, you are only going to play Captain Jack Harkness for the rest of your life', I would be content..."
Torchwood begins on Thursday July 14 at 9pm on BBC1 and premieres in the US on Friday, July 8 at 10/9C on Starz.
Source: Collider [follow link for complete interview]
TORCHWOOD: MIRACLE DAY - COLLIDER: Exclusive Arlene Tur Interview
by Christina Radish
July 5th, 2011
On the new Starz drama Torchwood: Miracle Day, premiering on July 8th, actress Arlene Tur plays Dr. Vera Juarez, an attending surgeon in Washington, D.C. when people suddenly stop dying. The sick stay sick and the injured continue to be in pain, but no one dies, with no explanation as to why. As the world crisis grows, Vera’s surgical and emergency room experience sees her recruited to advise on government think-tanks. She quickly finds herself inextricably tangled up with CIA Agent Rex Matheson (Mekhi Phifer) and the mysterious British organization Torchwood, led by Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) and dedicated to fighting the strange and bizarre, leading her to realize that this is a much bigger crisis then any of them could have ever imagined.
During a recent exclusive phone interview with Collider, Arlene Tur talked about joining the popular British series making its first trip overseas, that she thinks Torchwood fans will like the new direction once they give it a chance, how exciting and surprising the story turned out to be by the end of the season, how great it was to work with original cast members John Barrowman and Eve Myles, and that she thinks show creator Russell T. Davies is a brilliant storyteller. She also revealed that she would love to play a superhero or a super-villain in a sci-fi/action movie, and that she would like to try her hand at physical comedy...
... Q: Because they’re so secretive with the show, did they tell you much about who the character was or what the story was, when you were auditioning?
TUR: "They are very secretive. They came out with the fact that she was going to have a relationship with Rex (Mekhi Phifer), who was in the CIA, but that’s about it. They really didn’t tell me about all the involvement with the CIA, and her having to become a fish-out-of-water and go undercover, and that they were going to take her out of her comfort zone so much. That was a joy for me to hear and to read because it was a challenge, as an actress. I was expecting to be mostly in the E.R. and have my work be very medical, in general. It was such a bonus for me. I was very, very excited. Every time I read an episode, it just became better. I got further and further from the E.R..."
ALPHAS - KANSAS CITY STAR: 'Alphas' star David Strathairn on why he continues to work as an actor
By LUAINE LEE
Jul. 05, 2011
PASADENA, Calif. - Actor David Strathairn, who's played everything from Edward R. Murrow to a child abuser, pursues acting because he always learns something from it.
"If I'm fortunate enough to get involved in a project that has some pretty good legs under it, people have given thought to it, you're going to learn something," he says, seated in an olive velvet armchair in the lobby of a hotel here.
"In theater I've always learned something about the particular world that the play is about - whether it's 1906 outside of Moscow in a Chekhov play, or an Arthur Miller play. Of course, Shakespeare is extraordinary..." he says.
... His latest quest is the Syfy series, "Alphas," premiering July 11. Strathairn says he was intrigued by the challenge. "It's something I've never explored, developing a character that could have mutations anywhere along the road that would be embraced or not. It's a real wide landscape of character development. Then I really liked what they're trying to do with the series, which is to explore people who have these neurological anomalies that are very plausible.
"It's not, by any means, a superhero sci-fi thing. It's dealing with very day-to-day problems we all have," says Strathairn, who plays neurologist Dr. Lee Rosen, a scientist overseeing a government project to ferret out people with singular abilities..."
TORCHWOOD: MIRACLE DAY - HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: 'Torchwood: Miracle Day' Is 'Not A Reboot,' Says Eve Myles
New cast members, a new channel, and a new country, but the star says it's essentially the same series.
7/6/2011 by Jethro Nededog
Torchwood: Miracle Day has fans of the franchise both excited and worried. While it reunites original cast members John Barrowman, Eve Myles, and Kai Owen, it breaks some new ground for the series. It brings the characters to America, throws in several new foils, and premieres to Starz subscribers before it hits the UK. But Myles, who reprises her role as Gwen Cooper, emphasizes that the show still has its soul and then some.
"It’s not a reboot,” Myles tells The Hollywood Reporter. "No, no, no, no. We’re not CSI: Miami overnight, or something else. We’re Torchwood. And it remains the same program, essentially. And we were ferocious, fierce about keeping what Torchwood is, and what kind of story [we] are going to make. And at the heart of it is Captain Jack Harkness and Gwen Cooper..."
... While there was only about three weeks of shooting in the UK, much of the filming occurred in parts of Los Angeles and on the Warner Bros. studio lot. And with a host of new American cast members, including Mekhi Phifer and Bill Pullman, Myles tells us that the series pulled it off without getting a total American makeover.
“Obviously there’s an American feel to it, because of the circumstances of the show,” she says. “But if the question is more, have we tamed things down or heightened anything else to accommodate it being an American show, then no. It’s still feisty and cheeky and naughty, and dark and thrilling...”
Torchwood: Miracle Day premieres Friday at 10 p.m. on Starz.
TORCHWOOD: MIRACLE DAY - STARZ VIDEO FEATURETTE: What is Miracle Day?
Behind the scenes - Cast (Eve Myles, Mekhi Phifer, Alexa Havins and Bill Pullman) and crew (Russell T. Davies and Julie Gardner) answer the question "What is Miracle Day?" Premiere's July 8th 10/9C on Starz.
Sep 2 10:00 PM Friend Or Faux
Sep 3 12:00 AM Friend Or Faux
Violent crimes are traced back to a mild-mannered banker, who seems to have spawned a darker, unhinged copy of himself who is bent on doing things the original won't do for himself. While trying to determine the copy's ultimate mission, Audrey, Nathan and Duke step into a deadly trap.
Sep 9 10:00 PM Lockdown
Sep 10 12:00 AM Lockdown
A terrifying infection takes down a police officer at the Haven police station, prompting a lockdown that locks in Audrey and Nathan, who suspect that something other than an outbreak is at play.
Guest stars include Jason Priestly and Dylan Neal.
A local teen goes missing in Haven's woods while a murderer is on the loose, and the search party finds evidence to support the existence of a supernatural creature in the forest.
Guest stars include Stephen McHattie, Scott Beaudin and Alexandria Benoit.
Sep 20 02:00 AM Who, What, Where, Wendigo?
Sep 23 10:00 PM Business As Usual
Sep 24 12:00 AM Business As Usual
Shocking secrets from their pasts and an unexpected kiss put Audrey, Nathan and Duke on a collision course with their destinies. Guest Starring WWE Superstar Edge.
Audrey and Nathan investigate murders in which the victims were mummified; a secret from Duke's past may affect his future.
Audrey and Nathan conduct an investigation on a series of murders in which the victims' bodies are mysteriously mummified; Duke learns a shocking secret about his past that has the potential to change the course of his future.
Guest stars include Edge, Crystal Allen, Mary Colin Chisolm and Richard Donat.
Sep 27 02:00 AM Business As Usual
SEPTEMBER 30 MARATHON
08:00 AM Fear & Loathing
09:00 AM Love Machine
10:00 AM Sparks And Recreation
11:00 AM Roots
12:00 PM Audrey Parker's Day Off
01:00 PM The Tides That Bind
02:00 PM Friend Or Faux
03:00 PM Lockdown
04:00 PM Who, What, Where, Wendigo?
05:00 PM Business As Usual
Sep 30 10:00 PM Sins Of The Fathers - Season Two Finale!
Sep 31 12:00 AM Sins Of The Fathers
The dead visit the living to resolve unfinished matters, and the reverend resurfaces to launch his endgame in the Season 2 finale.
The dead return to the world of the living in order to seek revenge and complete unfinished business, and the return of the otherworldly visitors forces Agent Parker, Nathan and Duke to confront their destinies in Haven.
Guest stars include Tahmoh Penikett and Stephen McHattie.
The team must stop a Red Flag terror plot before it changes the existence of Alphas as we know it. Alphas Monday at 10/9c.
Guest stars include Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, Jane Moffat and Mike Tyrell.
Aug 5 11:00 PM Rosetta
Aug 8 04:00 PM Rosetta
Aug 8 10:00 PM Never Let Me Go
Aug 9 01:00 AM Never Let Me Go
Rachel goes on a date that ends with a powerful kiss; Rosen's team officially joins the Defense Criminal Investigation Service, and their first case is to probe a series of deaths linked to a high school in Pennsylvania.
Guest stars include Kathleen Gati, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, Jason Gosbee, Mike Tyrell and Lindsay Wagner.
Aug 12 11:00 PM Never Let Me Go
Aug 15 10:00 PM Bill And Gary's Excellent Adventure
Aug 16 01:00 AM Bill And Gary's Excellent Adventure
Bill and Gary pursue an outside case, putting their Alpha powers to the ultimate test. Featuring guest star Alaina Huffman. Alphas Monday at 10/9c.
Guest stars include Stargate Universe's Alaina Huffman, Peter Wingfield, Melissa Hood and Conrad Pla.
AUGUST 18 - MARATHON
08:30 AM Pilot
10:00 AM Anger Management
11:00 AM Cause & Effect
12:00 PM Rosetta
01:00 PM Never Let Me Go
02:00 PM Bill And Gary's Excellent Adventure
Aug 19 11:00 PM Bill And Gary's Excellent Adventure
AUGUST 22, 2011 MARATHON
08:00 AM Cause & Effect
02:00 PM Anger Management
03:00 PM Rosetta
04:00 PM Never Let Me Go
05:00 PM Bill And Gary's Excellent Adventure
Aug 22 10:00 PM Catch And Release
Aug 23 01:00 AM Catch And Release
Dr. Rosen and his team are made official members of the Defense Criminal Investigation Service and are given an assignment to investigate a local high school for the cause of several recent deaths; Rachel's abilities impede her progress on a date.
Guest stars include Summer Glau, Mahershala Ali and Jorge Molina.
Aug 26 11:00 PM Catch And Release
Aug 29 10:00 PM A Short Time In Paradise
Aug 30 01:00 AM A Short Time In Paradise
The team encounters an Alpha who is the leader of a cult and has the ability to obtain his followers' complete obedience; Doctor Rosen and the rest of his team must find a way to save Hicks and Nina after they fall under the Alpha's spell.
Guest stars include Garret Dillahunt.
Sep 2 11:00 PM A Short Time In Paradise
NOTE: No new episodes on September 2, 2011 due to Labor Day Holiday weekend special programming.
Guest stars include Brent Spiner and Rebecca Mader.
Sep 13 11:30 PM Blind Spot
Sep 16 11:00 PM Blind Spot
Sep 17 11:30 PM Rosetta
Sep 18 12:30 AM Never Let Me Go
Sep 18 01:30 AM Bill And Gary's Excellent Adventure
Sep 18 02:30 AM Catch And Release
Sep 18 03:30 AM A Short Time In Paradise
Sep 18 04:30 AM Blind Spot
Sep 19 10:00 PM The Unusual Suspects
Sep 20 01:00 AM The Unusual Suspects
Sep 20 11:00 PM The Unusual Suspects
Sep 23 11:00 PM The Unusual Suspects
MARATHON - SEPTEMBER 26, 2011
11:30 AM Pilot
01:00 PM Cause & Effect
02:00 PM Anger Management
03:00 PM Rosetta
04:00 PM Never Let Me Go
05:00 PM Bill And Gary's Excellent Adventure
06:00 PM Catch And Release
07:00 PM A Short Time In Paradise
08:00 PM Blind Spot
09:00 PM The Unusual Suspects
10:00 PM Original Sin
01:00 AM Original Sin
Aug 1 09:00 PM Queen For A Day
Aug 2 12:00 AM Queen For A Day
Pete's ex-wife arrives in town to remarry, but an artifact may derail the wedding; Steve and Claudia visit a Civil War reenactment in search of an artifact.
Guest stars include Aaron Ashmore and Jeri Ryan.
Aug 8 05:00 PM Queen For A Day
Aug 8 09:00 PM 3 . . . 2 . . . 1
Aug 9 12:00 AM 3 . . . 2 . . . 1
Pete, Myka and H.G. Wells track Joshua's Trumpet, an artifact that has eluded three generations of Warehouse agents, which now may pose a threat to a packed baseball stadium.
Guest stars include Jaime Murray, Scott Anderson, Aaron Ashmore, Torchwood's Gareth David-Lloyd, Andrea Drepaul and Johnny Larocque.
Aug 15 09:00 PM Don't Hate The Player
Aug 16 12:00 AM Don't Hate The Player
Fargo becomes trapped in a video game inspired by Warehouse 13 and requires help from Pete, Claudia and Myka. Meanwhile, Stukowski [Ashley Williams] recruits Artie and Steve to help with a case, and catches them stealing an artifact.
Guest stars include Eureka's Neil Grayston, Caprica's Sasha Roiz, Ashley Williams, Aaron Ashmore and Steven Yeun.
Aug 22 09:00 PM Past Imperfect
Aug 23 12:00 AM Past Imperfect
After Myka encounters the man responsible for the death of her former partner in the Central Intelligence Agency, she recruits her old team and engages in a manhunt for the elusive criminal; Artie gains a four-legged companion.
Guest stars include J. August Richards and Yancey Arias.
Aug 29 09:00 PM The 40th Floor
Aug 30 12:00 AM The 40th Floor
Stukowski is interrogated by Warehouse agents after they learn she was using artifacts to kill regents, who are the secret protectors of the Warehouse. Pete and Claudia seek out Stukowski's partner-in-crime amid a crisis involving three regents; Steve is provoked into crossing the line.
Artie and Myka set out to save a group of regents, but they instead find themselves trapped inside a building that is being disintegrated by an artifact; Mrs. Frederic tries to convince Stukowski to talk by employing questionable tactics.
Guest stars include Aaron Ashmore, Andrew Jackson, Star Trek Voyager's Kate Mulgrew, Ashley Williams, Caprica's Sasha Roiz and Faran Tahir.
NOTE: No new episodes on September 5, 2011 due to Labor Day Holiday weekend special programming.
Sep 12 09:00 PM Shadows
Sep 13 12:00 AM Shadows
Sep 19 09:00 PM Insatiable
Sep 20 12:00 AM Insatiable
SEPTEMBER 26 MINI-THON
08:30 AM The 40th Floor
09:30 AM Shadows
10:30 AM Insatiable
Carter lands in an awkward situation after S.A.R.A.H. and Andy's nuptials hit a snag; Zane keeps harassing Jo for details; an unscheduled launch presents trouble for the gang.
Guest stars include Kavan Smith, Stargate Universe's Ming-Na, Tembi Locke, Chris Gauthier and Christopher Jacot.
Guest stars include Felicia Day, Tembi Locke, Kavan Smith, Trevor Jackson, Chris Gauthier, Christopher Jacot, Debrah Farentino and Marie Avgeropoulos.
07:00 PM Glimpse
Applicants swarm Fargo after he solicits volunteers for a space mission; persistent headaches plague Allison; Carter plans a getaway; Lupo is fitted with special lenses that help predict possible security threats and calamities. Wil Wheaton and Stan Lee guest star.
Guest stars include Stan Lee, Felicia Day, Graeme Duffy and Wil Wheaton.
Aug 1 08:00 PM Up In The Air
Aug 1 11:00 PM Up In The Air
The town may float away unless Cater can solve an only-in-Eureka bank robbery.
Guest stars include Felicia Day, Wil Wheaton, Alex Ferris, Trevor Jackson, Paula Lindberg and Tembi Locke.
Aug 8 06:00 PM Glimpse
Aug 8 07:00 PM Up In The Air
Aug 8 08:00 PM Omega Girls
Aug 8 11:00 PM Omega Girls
Lupo tries to explain to Zoe what happened with Zane, but the ladies find a bigger problem in town.
Guest stars include Ming Na, Rocky Anderson, Jordan Hinson and Paula Lindberg.
Aug 15 08:00 PM Of Mites And Men
Aug 15 11:00 PM Of Mites And Men
When things start melting around Eureka, Carter and Allison discover something is literally eating through Global Dynamics. Guest Starring Ming Na. Eureka Monday at 8/7c.
Jo, Fargo, Holly and Parrish are isolated and subjected to psychological tests; disaster looms when the Global Dynamics building is attacked by hungry mites; Allison attempts to earn back the trust of her superiors following her episode with Beverly.
Guest stars include Ming Na, Felicia Day, Kavan Smith, Tembi Locke and Tina Milo Milivojevic.
Aug 22 06:00 PM Omega Girls
Aug 22 07:00 PM Of Mites And Men
Aug 22 08:00 PM Clash Of The Titans
Aug 22 11:00 PM Clash Of The Titans
The town is under threat of contamination after an explosion releases poisonous gases into the atmosphere; Jo volunteers to help Henry and Grace plan their wedding; a relationship auditor arrives in Eureka to examine Carter and Allison.
Guest stars include Felicia Day, Tembi Locke, Kim Poirier and Christina Sicoli.
AUGUST 29, 2011 - MARATHON
12:00 PM I'll Be Seeing You
01:00 PM Liftoff
02:00 PM Reprise
03:00 PM Glimpse
04:00 PM Up In The Air
05:00 PM Omega Girls
06:00 PM Of Mites And Men
07:00 PM Clash Of The Titans
08:00 PM This One Time At Space Camp . . .
11:00 PM This One Time At Space Camp . . .
Sen. Wen conducts final evaluations of the Astraeus candidates, and the aspiring crew mates are fitted with memory-reading devices that expose their inner motives for wanting to join the mission; Carter and Allison wear the memory-reading devices as part of their appeal to reverse the ruling on their relationship; bizarre attacks occur around town that could threaten the Astraeus mission.
Guest stars include Wallace Shawn, Stargate Universe's Ming Na, Nico Cortez, Felicia Day, Aaron Douglas, Nicholas Elia, Jessica Gonzales, Tembi Locke, Quinn Lord, Nico McEown and Wil Wheaton.
NOTE: No new episodes on September 5, 2011 due to Labor Day Holiday weekend special programming.
Sep 12 08:00 PM One Small Step
Sep 12 11:00 PM One Small Step
Sep 19 08:00 PM One Giant Leap
Sep 19 11:00 PM One Giant Leap
WAREHOUSE 13 - SYFY VIDEO: Season Premiere - Sneak Peek : New Season Premieres Monday, July 11, 2011 at 9/8C
Watch a sneak peek of the season premiere of Warehouse 13. Monday July 11 at 9/8c.
The New Guy
A rock legend's guitar becomes a menace in Jersey City, N.J., and Artie and Claudia run into an ATF agent who has a knack for knowing when people are lying in the Season 3 premiere.
Guest stars include Nikki Grant, Angelica Lisk and Aaron Ashmore as The New Guy.
The tale of Conan the Cimmerian and his adventures across the continent of Hyboria on a quest to avenge the murder of his father and the slaughter of his village.
Cast includes Stargate Atlantis' Jason Momoa as Conan, Ron Perlman, Rachel Nichols, Rose McGowan, Terra Nova's Stephen Lang, Saïd Taghmaoui and Bob Sapp.
