Jeremy Sisto, Law & Order
Between cleaning up the streets and helping ratings rebound, Jeremy Sisto has been busy on Law & Order (Wednesdays at 10 pm/ET, NBC). We caught up with the L&O newbie to talk about Detective Lupo’s future, his Six Feet Under pals and his weakness for poker.
TV Guide: You're known for playing complicated characters. Are we going to see Detective Lupo's dark side anytime soon?Jeremy Sisto: I'd love to have a big breakdown episode, but I don’t know if that's in the cards. A big emotional arc would interfere with the show’s structure — its eloquence and sense of reality. And I don’t think Lupo is volatile in his emotions.
TV Guide: How will he evolve throughout the season? Sisto: Lupo starts out fairly timid and humb
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Jeremy Sisto, Law & Order
Just when you thought Law & Order (Wednesdays at 10 pm/ET, NBC) was headed for its final verdict, the veteran procedural is winning new and old fans again.
A year ago, L&O's ratings plunged when it was moved from Wednesdays to Fridays and the newer cast members — including Milena Govich, who played the first female detective — didn't spark much interest. In TV parlance, L&O was on the bubble. "Nobody wanted to hear that dreaded bubble word," says Jesse L. Martin, who plays Det. Ed Green. "That's what you hear before you hear the canceled word."
Dick Wolf, who created the show and its spin-offs and still keeps a tight watch, wasn't about to let the mother ship sink. He made new hires: Jeremy Sisto as Det. Cyrus Lupo and Linus Roache as Chief Assistant DA Michael Cutter. The Sisto-and-Martin team has a free-flowing ease not seen since the days of the beloved
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Jeremy Sisto and Jesse L. Martin by Will Hart/NBC
Cheers to Jeremy Sisto for getting back on solid dramatic ground as Det. Cyrus Lupo on Law & Order. The ex- Six Feet Under nutjob took a misstep by trying comedy with a recurring role on TBS' My Boys, but he fits right into NBC's gritty urban drama as Jesse L. Martin's brooding new partner. Sisto's certainly an improvement on his predecessor, Milena Govich, who strained credulity as "beauty queen" cop Nina Cassady. Case closed.
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Gossip Girl Breaks the RulesUh, oh… looks like the gang is in some serious doo-doo after these mischievous teens decide to break into the school for a little late-night swim. When it comes time to fess up as to who’s responsible, mum's the word — especially since they're facing expulsion! Get ready for what they’re calling the first of the “two best episodes yet” of the freshman series. All we know is we’re thankful there are two new episodes, period! Watch it now! | More online videosLaw & Order Hits the 18th Season MarkIt’s baaack… and for the 18th season no less. Law & Order returns just as strong as ever with two newbies, the attractive Det. Cyrus Lupo (Jeremy Sisto of Six Feet Under) and the stubborn chief assistant DA, Michael Cutter (Linus Roache). In tonight’s two-episode premiere, you can look forward to deadly drug cocktails, a killer nicknamed Dr. Death, a blackout kidnapping and more! Who's pumped for tonight?! ...
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Jordana Spiro, My Boys
It's been a very long hiatus for My Boys fans since the TBS comedy's December 2006 Season 1 finale. But with new episodes beginning tonight at 10 pm/ET, there are plenty of loose ends to tie up and new situations to deal with. TVGuide.com caught up with the show's leading lady, Jordana Spiro, to get the goods on upcoming romances, big guest stars and surprising changes around the poker table.
TVGuide.com: I'm so excited for the show to return. It's been too long of a wait.Jordana Spiro: Thank you! Likewise!
TVGuide.com: What have you been up to since filming ended last year?Spiro: I did a movie with Jimmy Fallon, Lucy Liu and Tony Hale called Rockett. We shot that in Jacksonville, Florida, and it was really fun. Then I traveled a little bit. So yeah... tough life.
TVGuide.com:
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Question: I'm baffled. Why would a seasoned actor like Sam Waterston essentially accept a demotion to be the DA on Law & Order? It makes no sense for a veteran actor like Waterston to be reduced to a minimal role. The DA, even when the excellent Steven Hill was on the show, usually has only a few scenes, if that, discussing the case and advising on strategy or when to cut a deal. As DA, Waterston won't have his usual scenes bickering with defense lawyers, grilling hostile witnesses and suspects, and making courtroom appearances to argue arcane points of law, much less trial scenes with juicy cross-examinations. It strikes me as absurd for Waterston to agree to be relegated to a walk-on role. It would be like making Dennis Franz lieutenant prior to the end of NYPD Blue. Franz would never have agreed to such a move. So why did Waterston?
Answer: You're assuming he had a choice. The show is going through what Dick Wolf calls "one of its major renovations of the past 10 years." Earlier this
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S. Epatha Merkerson
On Monday at 9 pm/ET, S. Epatha Merkerson costars with Jennie Garth and Andrea Bowen (Julie Mayer on Desperate Housewives) in the Lifetime drama Girl, Positive, about a high-school honor student who contracts HIV. We spoke with the Emmy-winning actress about the TV-movie gig, big changes at Law & Order and her secretive stint on The Closer.
TV Guide: What do you hope viewers will come away with after watching Girl, Positive? S. Epatha Merkerson: Most importantly, the fact that AIDS and HIV are still a part of our lives and young people need to be aware of
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After guesting as a lawyer in the season finale of Law & Order, Six Feet Under alum Jeremy Sisto is returning to the series this fall as a regular, but this time as a new character, a detective who it's speculated will replace Milena Govich.... Although her power is being kept under wraps, The Sopranos' Blanca, Dania Ramirez, will become the newest of the Heroes next season.
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First, let's share a collective sigh-o-relief, shall we? *Sigh* No death of a loved one... yet. I was so tense every time Jim left the house, and the moment I saw Delia's close encounter with "death by stereo," I started to get really upset. I thought, "She finally learns Mel's secret, then gets killed a couple weeks later?! Didn't they do that last year? Why are they doing it again?!" Luckily, they didn't. Everyone we love in Mel's circle is still standing, but... for how long? Although Payne didn't seem anywhere near death's door at any point in the episode, I was getting sad about him going on that sabbatical. I'm glad he decided to stay... May sweeps needs Payne.It felt as though tonight's episode was like lining up dominoes — slow-going at times, but it's a steady build into an avalanche of apocalyptic-y goodness. I have to say, I was riveted... absolutely riveted, just as I was last week. I think my favorite scene this evening was of the underwater visions of the ferry si...
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Question: Any Numbers scoop?
Answer: Some guest-star news: The Wire's Wood Harris and Kidnapped's Jeremy Sisto will appear in the April 27 episode.
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