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Michael Emerson on the Person of Interest Finale: "The Circle Must Be Broken"

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Person of Interest star Michael Emerson learned a few things about big season finales during his time on Lost.

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"Lost was unique because those cliff-hangers didn't just involve physical danger," Emerson tells TVGuide.com. "They were metaphysical too. Like, 'Oh wow, what does that mean?'"

And while Emerson jokingly admits that his Person of Interest character Finch won't turn any frozen donkey wheels that make the island of Manhattan disappear, big changes are coming to the surveillance-obsessed CBS drama.... read more

Person of Interest: Will Carter and Reese's New Partnership Last?

Taraji P. Henson, Jim Caviezel

Over the last few episodes, CBS' Person of Interest has done something rather, well, interesting.

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The hit freshman procedural has taken Taraji P. Henson's Detective Carter — the cop who spent the first half of the season hot on the trail of vigilantes Reese (Jim Caviezel) and Finch (Michael Emerson) — and turned her into the high-tech duo's partner in vigilantism. Creator and executive producer Jonathan Nolan acknowledges that, at the request of CBS, the twist has happened faster than he originally intended, but he insists it was always in the back of his mind.

"The pitch from the very beginning with this character was that you'd start with a little bit of Tommy Lee Jones from The Fugitive, and you'd wind up with a character closer spiritually to Commissioner Gordon," Nolan tells TVGuide.com... read more

Person of Interest's Reese and Finch Welcome a Surprising New Accomplice

Michael Emerson, Taraji P. Henson, Jim Caviezel

Jim Caviezel and Michael Emerson have already had a long day. They're shooting the first scene of a new Person of Interest episode featuring their ...
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On the Set With Person of Interest

Michael Emerson and Jim Caviezel

Jim Caviezel is knackered. It's about noon, and he and Person of Interest costar Michael Emerson have just concluded a gauntlet of satellite interviews at CBS' Midtown Manhattan headquarters. He apologetically struggles under our... read more

VIDEO: Go Behind the Scenes of CBS' New Shows

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CBS has released behind-the-scenes videos of five of its new shows, including J.J. Abrams' new thriller Person of Interest, Kat Dennings' sitcom 2 Broke Girls and Patrick Wilson's drama A Gifted Man. The new midseason cop drama The 2-2 was announced, but not previewed at the upfront presentation Wednesday.

Upfronts: CBS releases fall schedule

Starring Michael Emerson, Person of Interest focuses on a billionaire (Emerson) who recruits a presumed-dead CIA agent (Jim Caviezel) to catch violent criminals... read more

CBS Fall Lineup: CSI, The Good Wife and Rules Go on the Move

Laurence Fishburne, Julianna Margulies

CBS has shaken up its fall schedule, shifting CSI to Wednesdays to make room for J.J. Abrams' new thriller Person of Interest on Thursdays and moving The Good Wife to Sundays.

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Person of Interest gets the Thursdays-at-9 slot, which had been inhabited by CSI since 2001. The project reunites Abrams with ...
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CBS Picks Up J.J. Abrams' Person of Interest, Two Broke Girls Comedy

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CBS has ordered J.J. Abrams' drama Person of Interest and the comedy Two Broke Girls to series.

Person of Interest reunites Abrams with... read more

Pilot Scoop: Justified's Natalie Zea Is a Person of Interest

Natalie Zea

Justified star Natalie Zea has landed a guest-starring role on J.J. Abrams' CBS pilot, Person of Interest, TVGuide.com has learned.

Zea will play... read more

CBS Picks Up J.J. Abrams Pilot

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CBS has ordered a crime drama pilot from J.J. Abrams and The Dark Knight co-writer Jonathan "Jonah" Nolan.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Person of Interest follows an ex-CIA hit man and a scientist who team up to prevent crimes before they happen.

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