Benjamin Bratt returns to series TV finally with the gritty hopeful drama The Cleaner Tuesdays at 10 pmET AE which follows a recovering addict in charge of a crew of extreme interventionists wholl stop at nothing to help others find treatment We hit him up for a quick fix Damian HolbrookTV Guide Just as you come back to TV Chris Noth leaves another Law Order Did Dick Wolf call and offer you your old badge Benjamin Bratt Not this time [Laughs]TV Guide Why return to series TV nowBratt At the end of the day I simply want to work I feel like Im at my best when Im working and the lines are really blurred between the mediums Any actor worth his salt would be content doing good work be it in film TV or stage Of course the added bonus of this being an AE show is there is a creative freedom in our approach to the drama that allows for a more authentic feelTV Guide Kidnapping Carjacking The character seems a little above the law n
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Isaiah Washington has been booked for a guest-starring role on A&E's The Cleaner, which premieres this Tuesday at 10 pm/ET. Though details were few at first, I have since uncovered lots more on how the Grey's Anatomy alum will fit into the episode. In "The 11th Hour," Washington will play a traditional, well-schooled interventionist who crosses swords with Benjamin Bratt's title character — a recovered addict who has his own "unconventional" ways of helping others — when they both attempt to treat the same girl.Since parting ways with ABC's Grey's Anatomy, Washington's only TV appearance has come in the form of a mini-run on NBC's short-lived Bionic Woman. (Well, that and as a newspaper clipping on the Seattle Grace bulletin board. But let's not go there.) He also has done the occasional indie. Other guest-stars on The Cleaner will include Tate Donovan (Damages), Annabeth Gish (Brotherhood), Kathy Baker and Eric Roberts. — Matt Mitovich
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Has Arthur Frobisher snorted his last line off a hooker's bosom? Was Patty truly behind Ellen's attempted murder? And how does Patty's ill-fated teen pregnancy fit into it all? Shortly after the first-season finale of FX's Damages, TVGuide.com asked the series' creators — Todd A. Kessler, Daniel Zelman and Glenn Kessler — to fill in some blanks. Plus, the latest word on a possible Season 2 pickup.
TVGuide.com: First up, Arthur Frobisher — is he dead?Todd A. Kessler: It all depends on whether he is able to make a phone call there in the field and save himself. But we were so thrilled with Ted Danson
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This week on FX's dark 'n' twisty Damages (Tuesdays at 10 pm/ET), Tom and Ellen (perhaps ill-advisedly) decide to hide something from boss lady Patty Hewes, who they fear is manipulating them. (Patty pulling people's strings not at all unlike a cruel puppeteer? You think?) TVGuide.com spent a few minutes with series star Tate Donovan to speculate on Tom's ultimate fate, as well as try (once again) for some scoop on the Season 2 game plan.
TVGuide.com: I love this show, man. Are you hearing that a lot from people?Tate Donovan: I am, you know, and it's exciting. When I was on The O.C., I heard only from, like, kids — "Oh my god, you're Jimmy Cooper! I love that show!!" — so it's really nice to hear from very intelligent adults who are like, "I find your show fascinating....
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As I previewed in the latest TV Guide Talk podcast, this episode of FX's Damages, though lighter on the jaw-dropping twists, was a welcome second outing in that many of the characters were steered into areas of gray. Almost in a Rashomon (or, for the younger folk, Courage Under Fire) fashion, we are being made privy to conversations and motivations not entirely divulged in the pilot.Take Frobisher. Last week's episode had us believing that he was utterly ruthless, and probably would not hesitate to put out a hit on poor Katie (the lying beyotch). But now we see the crisis of conscience he went through, and more than once, upon learning that his Achilles heel was talking to Patty. A week ago, whodathunk I'd be feeling for the tycoon who, if this case isn't nipped in the bud and soon, will lose his kids and wife. I found myself in Frobisher's head, weighing the pros and cons: sacrifice half my vast fortune and my priceless kids, or pay a huge settlement I probably swindled from my emp...
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