The Path To Zen

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

EDIT: New promotional pictures for LIFE season 2. I put them behind a spoiler tag for those who don’t want to see any possible change of looks, castings, or anything…
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[*source: Thanks to Andrea of beyond-bickering.net]

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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Great news : Sarah Shahi was actually at the Press Tour as well, and I was able to find some pictures of both of her and Damian Lewis, at the NBC Universal 2008 Press Tour All-Star Party in Beverly Hills, July 20th.

More after the jump…

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We already had seen some, but here are more pictures of the season 2 shooting, including our beloved cops in the streets of Los Angeles ! As usual, all hidden if you don’t want to see anything before watching it on TV !

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A mention of LIFE in a recent TV Guide, but be aware if you’re allergic to spoilers, there are some little bits of information about what to expect from season two. No details, nothing precise, but some major indications of things to come. You’ve been warned.

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While the mainstays of LIFE remain in place - cop Charlie Crews will still be Zen, eat lots of fruit and fight to expose the conspiracy that wrongly sent him to prison - changes are in store for the NBC drama. Donal Logue (The Knights of Prosperity) is in as the new police captain, while shady Lieutenant Davis has transferred. Charlie moves past his crush on lawyer Constance and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife. But new viewers won’t be confused. “The mandate,” says executive producer Rand Ravich, “is to make the show accessible to those who have never seen it. You can catch up very quickly.“

Now, since I obviously read that I might as well add a few thoughts : I don’t have any feelings regarding Logue joining in, really, I just hope for the best. That said, I’m a bit sad about the departure of Lt. Davis, because she had evolved from the pilot, she wasn’t as anti-Crews as she used to, and she had a connection with Dani and her past (and drug abuse, rehab, …)
And now it looks like she’ll be gone for good, and that sucks. (Side note: I guess she wasn’t in on the conspiracy then, right?)

About what Ravich said, keeping the show accessible to new audience, I think that’s good, because it will help new viewers getting sucked in, it would be bad to have them feel excluded because of all the conspiracy stuff they missed and eventually because of it not watch the show. That said, it will be a difficult task to match everything, cause I sure hope they don’t forget about everything that happened and the loyal fans who’ve been watching from day one, we need to have consistency and follow-ups with everything that happened, or else we’ll have a problem I think. But really, I’m not worried, I have all the faith in the world in Ravich and his team, just look at the first season if you’re in doubt.

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I’d like to mention one thing before going any further : spoilers. In the world of television we now live in, spoilers are (almost) everywhere and some people couldn’t live without them. Some are addicted to spoilers, and some avoid them like the Plague. As far as I’m concerned, I’ll fall under the last category : I hate spoilers, and I usually try my best to stay away from them, especially when it comes to show I love, or just watch.

Of course, this aiming to be a site about everything LIFE, spoilers will have to be a part of it. But, spoilers will always be “hidden” at first (you need to click to reveal them) so that you can avoid them if you want to, and we’ll try to remain spoiler-free in headlines and pictures as well, obviously.

Also, if you happen to be both a fan of LIFE as well as a spoiler-addict, and would like to help, please let yourself known! Thanks.

Okay, moving on… Let’s start things with a recap of what we know so far about the upcoming second season of LIFE :

- NBC did renew LIFE for a second season, although I haven’t been able to find out how many episodes were actually ordered. I’ve heard that both CHUCK and LIFE only received an order for 13 episodes, like they first had last year before being officially picked up for a full season (22-episode) order. Could that be true ? And if so, doesn’t that mean NBC isn’t really putting confidence in those shows, and are waiting again to see whether or not they’ll expand the order for an actual full 22-episode season ??

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Universal announced the upcoming release of the DVDs for the first season of NBC series LIFE, yay!!! The DVDs will be officially out on September 2, 2008 and are already available so you can pre-order the LIFE season one DVDs on Amazon right now !

From Rand Ravich (The Astronaut’s Wife) and Far Shariat (Confessions of a Dangerous Mind), LIFE is a new critically acclaimed drama about a detective who is given a second chance. After spending 12 years in federal maximum security prison for a triple homicide he did not commit, former police officer-turned-detective Charlie Crews (Damian Lewis, BAND OF BROTHERS) returns to the force after years in prison, with $50 million dollars from a cash settlement. He is a changed man with unconventional methods for solving crimes, a new spiritual outlook, a new partner (Sarah Shahi, Rush Hour 3), and an underlying need for revenge. You don’t want to miss what critics are calling “The best show of the new season” –Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
Street Date: September 2, 2008
Price: $29.98 SRP
Selection Number: 61103749
Running Time: 7 Hours 56 Minutes
Layers: Dual Layers
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen
Languages: English
Subtitles: English
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1

Silly question : I was under the impression that we didn’t know how much Charlie got from his settlement. Everyone was guessing, we all knew it was a lot, but no numbers had been revealed so far, or am I wrong ? Anyways, now we know…

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