Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Merlin - LA Times Hero Complex: Katie McGrath & Bradley James Interview

Source: Los Angeles Times Hero Complex [follow link for complete interview]

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HERO COMPLEX: ‘Merlin’ actors talk legendary roles, series’ epic conclusion

Jan. 01, 2013
by – Noelene Clark


BBC’s fantasy adventure “Merlin” cast its final spell in England over Christmas with a heartbreaking two-part finale that brought to a grand conclusion a series whose popularity rivals “Doctor Who” — the show drew about 7 million viewers each episode in the U.K., compared with around 1.7 million per episode in the U.S.

For fans on this side of the Atlantic, though, it’s only the beginning of the end for the epic tale.

The fifth and final season of the series, which traces the evolution of the relationship between young wizard Merlin (Colin Morgan) and future king Arthur Pendragon (Bradley James) in a realm where magic has been outlawed, premieres Friday on Syfy.

Much in the way “Smallville” updated the story of Superman, “Merlin” brings fresh life and contemporary resonance to iconic characters from English myth.

Hero Complex caught up with James and Katie McGrath, who plays the witch Morgana, to talk about the wizardry “Merlin’s” creators, Johnny Capps and Julian Murphy, conjured over the years. The actors revealed what it was like to inhabit those legendary roles and how it felt to finally say goodbye to Camelot...

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... Hero Complex: Bradley, Arthur begins the series as arrogant, unlikable. Can you describe the process of taking the character from that initial place to where we find him in Season 5?

Bradley James: "One of the really appealing things about Arthur was the fact that he was far from perfect, and I was aware that I was about to go on the journey of making him so. He becomes the Arthur that everyone is familiar with in myth and legend eventually, and where we begin with him, that seems like such an impossible task. It was a huge honor to play King Arthur because he means so much to the heritage in this country, albeit, legend but to be linked with that name and that legend has been a huge honor..."

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... Hero Compex: Katie, what can we expect from Morgana in Season 5? A darker incarnation of the character?

Katie McGrath: "Damn right. It’s about time. She wasn’t dark enough in Season 4. Season 5, let’s push it even more. She’s got a baby dragon now, you know, so who knows what she’s going to do?"

Hero Complex: Will she have a similar relationship with the baby dragon as Merlin has with the Great Dragon?

Katie McGrath: "I think it’s difficult because the baby dragon is actually a small dragon and doesn’t have the wealth of knowledge and wisdom that obviously the Great Dragon does. I think there is that same bond there, and I think actually it’s more of a dependent bond than what Merlin has with the Great Dragon. It’s similar, but unique to her..."


Merlin season five premieres in the US on Friday, January 4, 2013 at 10/9C on Syfy.


Timothy Olyphant - Justified - FX: 'Hole in the Wall' Episode Synopsis - Season 4 Premiere Jan 8 '13

Source: FX

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JUSTIFIED - FX: 'HOLE IN THE WALL' EPISODE SYNOPSIS - SEASON FOUR PREMIERES TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2013 AT 10/9C

Raylan (Timothy Olyphant) is tasked with hunting down a dangerous fugitive, and he is surprised to find that his own family is the center of a mystery that has become legendary due to the fact that it has never been solved by detectives assigned to the case.

Justified cast includes Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Natalie Zea and Walton Goggins.

Guest stars include Raymond J. Barry, Jere Burns, Casey Brown, Aja Evans, Alexandra Kyle, David Meunier, Howard S. Miller, Terry Dale Parks, Lindsay Pulsipher and Christopher Weir.

Nathan Fillion - Castle - ABC Video: 'Significant Others' Episode Trailer Airs Jan 7 '13

Source: ABC

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CASTLE - ABC VIDEO: 'SIGNIFICANT OTHER'S' EPISODE TRAILER - AIRS MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 2013 AT 10/9C

While investigating the murder of a powerful divorce attorney, Castle's ex-wife returns, throwing his personal life into chaos, on ABC's 'Castle,' MONDAY, JANUARY 7 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET) on ABC.

When a powerful divorce attorney who only represented women is murdered, Castle and Beckett (Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic) are confronted with a plethora of angry ex-husbands, any one of whom could be the murderer. Meanwhile, Castle's ex-wife (Darby Stanchfield, "Scandal"), Meredith, moves into the loft to take care of Alexis while she recovers from Mono, and to make matters worse, Beckett is also forced to move in while her apartment is being fumigated, causing tension, humor and more than a little awkwardness.

Jack Wagner ("Melrose Place") guest stars as a pro golfer whose career went down in flames after a nasty divorce, and Nancy Lee Grahn ("General Hospital") guests as a wealthy divorcee caught in a "War of the Roses"-like struggle with her ex-husband.

Additional guest stars include Mark Deklin, Stephanie Drapeau, Brendan Ford and Deji LaRay.

'Significant Others' was written by Terence Paul Winter and directed by Holly Dale.

Lou Diamond Phillips - 'Metal Tornado' - Video: Movie Trailer Premieres Jan 12 '13 on Syfy

Source: Syfy schedulebot [NOTE: Syfy schedule subject to change(s)]

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METAL TORNADO - VIDEO: MOVIE TRAILER - PREMIERES SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 2013 AT 7/6C ON SYFY

When a ground-breaking experiment goes awry, the energy overflows into a deadly magnetic tornado, forcing workers and scientists to scramble for safety. Scientists Steven Winters (Todd Duckworth), Michael Edwards (Lou Diamond Phillips) and Rebecca Adler (Nicole de Boer) must stop this extraordinary threat.

Cast includes Longmire's Lou Diamond Phillips, Nicole de Boer, Greg Evigan, Stephen MacDonald, John Maclaren, Todd Duckworth, Cinthia Burke, Sophie Gendron, Frank Schorpion and Sean Tucker.

Richard Dean Anderson - MacGyver - Cloo TV: Marathon Schedule Jan 7 '13

Source: Cloo TV schedulebot

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MACGYVER - CLOO TV: MARATHON SCHEDULE MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 2013


MacGyver cast includes Richard Dean Anderson (as Angus MacGyver) and Dana Elcar as Peter Thornton.


06:00 AM CHILDREN OF LIGHT

A Chinese student appears at MacGyver's home claiming to be his foster daughter, while secretly holding evidence of the bloodletting at Tiananmen Square.

Guest stars include Michele B. Chan, George Cheung, Robert Ito, Russell Jung, Tzi Ma, C.K. Tan and Keone Young.

07:00 AM BLACK RHINO

MacGyver tries to help the wildest of the Colton brothers nail a poacher who's killing endangered black rhinos for their valuable horns.

Guest stars include Roger Aaron Brown, Cuba Gooding Jr., Cecilia Hart, Tong Lung, Alvin Sanders, Tony Todd and Kai Wulff.