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SCIFI AND TV TALK: Lindsay Wagner - Doctor In The (Ware) House
by
Steve Eramo
08/27/2012
While they may appear to be indestructible, even TV characters need medical attention every now and then. Our heroes on
Warehouse 13 are no exception, but given their top secret jobs, including dealing with often dangerous Artifacts, they cannot just stroll into any doctors’ office or nearest emergency room. Fortunately, these government agents can turn to Dr. Vanessa Calder for medical assistance. When it came to casting this recurring role, the
Warehouse 13 producers approached Emmy award-winning actress
Lindsay Wagner with an offer to step into Vanessa’s shoes and she happily accepted.
“
I actually didn’t even know about the show at the time,” says
Wagner, “
but then I watched a couple of episodes and thought, ‘What an interesting and fun premise.’ When I first became involved, the series hadn’t been on the air that long. It was in its second year, and they had only done, I believe, 12 episodes in the first season, so I’ve enjoyed watching them grow as writers conceiving and evolving the characters as well as the actors growing into their roles. They’ve developed the characters so beautifully on the program and the work they do now is just wonderful.”
In
Wagner’s Warehouse 13 debut, the season two episode
For the Team, Dr. Calder is called in to treat an ailing Artie Nielsen (
Saul Rubinek). Unknown to anyone, the Warehouse agent – who has a bit of a crush on Vanessa – has secretly been using an Artifact every year to grow back his appendix, thus requiring Dr. Calder’s services. This particular episode gave the actress the opportunity to demonstrate more than just her expertise as a performer...
Warehouse 13's 'Fractures' airs Monday, August 27, 2012 at 9/8C on Syfy.
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Lindsay Wagner and Saul Rubinek from Warehouse 13's 'Fractures'
