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Everything You Need About NBC Series LIFE starring Damian Lewis & Sarah Shahi

Here’s a review from our friends at TVoholic.com :

(S01E05) I said it before but I feel the need to say it again, because we really need to let the word out, the world needs to know : despite it’s odd title, and its appearance of being just another cop drama with a twist, Life definitely is the best new series of this season. I don’t mean on NBC, but overall. I know many are in love with Pushing Daisies, and I agree it’s a pretty good one, but I believe this one is better.

It really is so much more than what it looks like, and the one thing that attracted to it in the first place, that keeps me coming back and makes the show what it is, is before everything else the writing. The writing on Life really is brilliant, and while the weekly stories might not be the greatest ones ever, they are good and allow us to dive more and more each time with all the characters, and every single character on that show is written with great accuracy and depth, much more than in most other shows.

And on that note, this episode was no different. While the story/mystery of the week was good, it wasn’t great. A somewhat pretty traditional development from the start till the very end, and the introduction of a very bad, and recurring, evil character.

And like any others, he was brilliantly written, and portrayed just as well. He was also close to Charlie in a few ways, starting with the overall attitude. Very zen and relaxed, likes to be in control, know all about things and people involved, able to read people. And I suspect when Roman looses his temper, he just explodes and kills everyone around.

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After a script snippet, here are some casting casting calls for episode 6 of the upcoming sophomore season of LIFE
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Rand Ravich (Executive Producer and creator of Life) and Damian Lewis in the July 21 NBC TCA Press Tour together with stars Zachary Levi (Chuck), Brooke Shields (Lipstick Jungle) and the creators of their respective shows.

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In a piece called “Writers strike’s effects spill over into fall TV; New season full of second chances, proven concepts“, Christopher Lawrence talks about all the new series from last season who had to deal with the writers’ strike stopping their course half-way through, and how they approach this new season.

He talked to a few series creators during the TCA press tour, including our very own God Rand Ravich :

Based on talking with series creators and their network bosses during the Television Critics Association’s summer press tour in Beverly Hills, virtually every drama returning for its sophomore year will be treating its season premiere as an additional pilot episode, reintroducing the series in an effort to bring in new viewers.

“If you have never seen the show before,” says Rand Ravich, creator of NBC’s quirky detective series LIFE, “you can come to this episode one and be thrown into the world and not be left behind and be instantly up to date with everything that’s happening.”

[ Source: Review Journal ]

As you probably know, Sarah Shahi and Damian Lewis were at the NBC Universal Press Tour recently, and they chatted with TV Guide’s Erin Fox. The interview below is absolutely hilarious, it really made me fall of my chair, freaking awesome!

That said, I should warn you that they do talk a bit about what’s to come next season, talk about a few scenes and events we might expect from upcoming episodes, so if you’re allergic to spoilers, well, you’re screwed, because really you gotta watch this one! But most of the serious chat comes at the end, and even then anyways Damian Lewis can’t stay serious for too long…

Video below, get ready to laugh. (Again, no spoilers tag but there’s some, especially by the end, be aware.)

[ Source: TV Guide ]

Okay, so now that we know the title of the episode, how about some actual bits of scripts ?? Of course it’s probably very spoilery (I say probably cause I didn’t read it, I don’t want to know, but I’m sure it is), so be aware…

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Are you a spoiler-addict ? Can you not not anymore for any scoop on LIFE ? Well, here’s the latest from TV Guide…

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Another report from the NBC “Sophomore Dramas” panel at the TCA, this time from TV Squad. Here’s what they said about LIFE :

There was a sophomore dramas panel with the star and executive producers of three series: Zach Levi and Josh Schwartz from CHUCK, Brooke Shields and Oliver Goldstick from LIPSTICK JUNGLE and Rand Ravich and Damian Lewis from LIFE. Lots of joking from Schwartz and Levi (including Schwartz saying “Every day is Yom Kippur”), and lots of talk about almost starting fresh because they were held back after the strike:

LIFE comes back with Crews still trying to unravel the mystery of how he got set up for the murder that sent him away, despite the fact that he found the trigger man at the end of the season. [Toggle Spoiler]

Donal Logue will be playing a former New York cop who’s been transferred to Crews’ precinct.

The oddest thing that happened on the panel is that Lewis started speaking in an American accent, and when someone asked why he wasn’t speaking with his native British accent, he slipped into it and went, “I thought it was cooler to be American. Now I’m really confused. OK, whatever you want. What’s your name?” But then he went back to American again. I’d like to see Hugh Laurie or Anna Friel do that!

Damn, I wish there was a video of that thing! Must be really cool to actually see/hear…

As you probably know NBC had a “Sophomore Dramas” panel at the TCA, panel where were present Mediaweek’s Marc Berman, the Programming Insider, and Alan Frutkin, senior reporter. From their report, here’s what’s about LIFE :

Rand Ravich on the writers’ strike:

“Coming up to the strike, it got a little crazed and we were hurrying to get as many episodes done as soon as possible. And then, given more time now, we could actually plan for a longer season and plan out our story arcs more carefully.”

-The Reality:
The unfortunate prediction is not to expect much out of CHUCK, LIFE or LIPSTICK JUNGLE next season. CHUCK generated only minor interest among adults 18-49 anchoring Monday, and there is no reason to think that will change next season. Moving LIFE to Friday at 10 p.m. is a suicide mission. And LIPSTICK JUNGLE opposite CBS’ CSI: NY and ABC’s potentially blossoming DIRTY SEXY MONEY on Wednesday will have its work cut out.

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