If there were any justice, TV would ease up on the glut of crime and legal dramas. But that's hardly likely, and Fox's cynical Justice (Wednesdays at 9 pm/ET) knows it all too well.
Realizing how pointless it would be to try to reinvent the courtroom drama, Justice embraces the fact that our post-O.J. society is saturated with true-crime coverage and fake-crime stories. That's why TV itself (embodied by a fictional infotainment show, "American Crime") is a major character in Jerry Bruckheimer's latest fun-to-watch procedural.
As the head of a glamorous L.A. law firm, Victor Garber sheds the tight-lipped restraint of Alias' Jack Bristow and taps into his theatrical roots as cocky
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Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell, Prison Break
Fans of Fox's Prison Break can revisit Michael's bold breakout via the Season 1 DVD set, in stores today and featuring commentary from creator Paul T. Scheuring and from some of the series' cast and crew, and extras such as an inside look at "the inside" of Fox River. TVGuide.com seized this opportunity to talk with Scheuring about prime time's great escape and the can't-miss manhunt ahead for Season 2.
TVGuide.com: As you watched Season 1 again and recorded your commentary, did you come to any new realizations — other than that [co-commentator]
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Question: Who's leaving Prison Break?
Answer: It's Stacy Keach, who told Matt Mitovich that he'll leave the show after next season's second episode, when the hunt for Scofield and his fellow escapees gets turned over to the new FBI agent character (played by Invasion's William Fichtner). "The FBI's going to take over pretty strongly," says the veteran actor, who doesn't rule out a return later in the season. "Things are still unresolved between Scofield and the warden, so down the line, we'll probably — hopefully — get some closure."
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Question: Is there any chance of Sci Fi Channel picking up Invasion and/or any of the other science-fiction series that were canceled by the major networks this season? I think the big three are too quick to cancel shows, instead of giving them a chance to catch on, like NBC did for Law & Order.
Answer: The way I see the networks' treatment of sci-fi and genre programming goes like this: If the show doesn't take off immediately, like Lost, it's probably doomed. These are not shows that can be watched casually, and if the numbers don't indicate a steady uptick, the networks seem to lose confidence that a sizable audience will ever catch on, catch up and find it. Let's just be glad that The X-Files came along when it did, and on Fox, which at the time couldn't help but exercise patience. That paid off famously. As for any of these shows being revived by Sci Fi or any other outlet: don't count on it. Ever. If a deal were to have been made, it would have been done by now. (Invasion's
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Stacy Keach, Desolation Canyon
Stacy Keach is in familiar territory — in a couple of ways — with the Hallmark Channel Western Desolation Canyon (premiering Saturday, July 1, at 9 pm/ET), as his retired bounty hunter, together with Patrick Duffy's town sheriff and a nerdy banker, hunt down the bandits who robbed a bank, killed the teller in the process and then galloped off with a local youth in tow. TVGuide.com spoke with Keach about getting back in the saddle, as he has done numerous times in his colorful career, as well as his outlook for
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Stacy Keach, Desolation Canyon
Stacy Keach is in familiar territory — in a couple of ways — with the Hallmark Channel Western Desolation Canyon (premiering Saturday, July 1, at 9 pm/ET), as his retired bounty hunter, together with Patrick Duffy's town sheriff and a nerdy banker, hunt down the bandits who robbed a bank, killed the teller in the process and then galloped off with a local youth in tow. TVGuide.com spoke with Keach about getting back in the saddle, as he has done numerous times in his colorful career, as well as his outlook for
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William Fichtner, Invasion
Immediately upon ABC's official unveiling of its fall schedule — minus the freshman sci-fier Invasion — TVGuide.com tracked down series star (and recent Insider interviewee) William Fichtner to get his qualified reaction to the news that sent fans reeling. Previously excerpted in a news story, here is our complete conversation, as promised.
TVGuide.com: I wanted to get a hold of you because when last we spoke, you were obviously very into the sh
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Question: Thanks for your support of Invasion this season. I was a little sad but not surprised to see that it had been canceled. I consider it a fascinating experiment that yielded some wonderful results, like Shaun Cassidy's other series, American Gothic, although it certainly wasn't for all tastes. Best of all, it brought the talents of William Fichtner, who was able to simultaneously convey both menacing and sympathetic qualities, to my attention. I will miss Sheriff Underlay most of all. I don't consider it a "waste of time" to have taken a chance on a series that had a high chance of failure. It was worth it to see something interesting and a little different. So tell us what you think now that the decision's in. What do you think about Invasion and about investing time and love in low-chance shows?
Answer: I couldn't agree more with the praise for William Fichtner, one of the more original villains-turned-heros I've ever witnessed. I liked Invasion when it was too slow for many,
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InvasionI thought I saw Christina in a trailer for The Hills Have Eyes. When they ran the trailer for the second time, I was almost convinced. So I had it all figured out: If you see a TV actress in a horror-movie trailer, during the TV show in which she stars, she will soon die on said TV show. Pretty sweet. Except when I went to the trusty Internet to confirm the stars of the film, I found an entirely different actress, Emilie de Ravin. And so Claire's gonna die on Lost. Great theory. Now I know what you're saying: "But dude, Christina did die," and then I can say, "the show got canceled," and you'll believe me because I work here. Don't believe anything you read, or anything, ever. What you can believe is me when I say: N
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William Fichtner, Invasion
ABC's Invasion is back with a bang tonight (10 pm/ET), sharing the first of two new shocker-filled episodes... before taking a five-week break. (Do not get me started.) Still, what's ahead is super stuff, led off by this week's episode, which is fittingly titled "The Fittest." TVGuide.com enjoyed a rather candid convo with none other than shady Sheriff Tom Underlay himself, film vet William Fichtner.
TVGuide.com: Invasion is so much fun. You must be camped out by your mailbox waiting for the next script, eh?William Fichtner:
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