TV crossovers have been around almost as long as the medium of television itself. Before the advent of modern shared universes, they were mostly just a lark intended to goose viewership. When "Adventures of Superman" star George Reeves turned up as the show's namesake in the 1957 "I Love Lucy" episode "Lucy and Superman," it was all a big in-joke and not some kind of serious declaration that Lucy and Ricky Ricardo somehow existed in the same universe as the Man of Steel. Nearly 60 years later, when "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" Detective Jake Peralta (Andy Samberg) crossed paths with Jess Day (Zooey Deschanel) from "New Girl," it was a similar bit of fun ... assuming you could refrain from thinking too hard about the in-universe implications.
Speaking of not thinking too hard about canonical implications, Hart Hanson's playful yet by and large grounded Fox procedural "Bones" likewise crossed over with, of all shows,...
Speaking of not thinking too hard about canonical implications, Hart Hanson's playful yet by and large grounded Fox procedural "Bones" likewise crossed over with, of all shows,...
- 12/23/2023
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
Found is more than worthy of your attention.
The NBC freshmen series has been setting social media ablaze week after week as viewers get deeper entrenched into the lives of the Mosely & Associates team and the captivating cases they take on each week.
Recently renewed for a Season 2, Found is buoyed by a fantastic ensemble, which includes the effortlessly charming Kelli Williams, whose storied career has seen her play various roles on some of primetime's hottest series.
Williams steps into the role of Margaret Reed, who serves as the lead investigator for the firm and suffered a tragedy 13 years earlier when her son, Jamie, was abducted from a bus station.
We chatted with Williams about her character and got some insight into what drew her to the role and her excitement for what's to come.
Margaret has been spending most nights at the bus station, hoping for Jamie's return or...
The NBC freshmen series has been setting social media ablaze week after week as viewers get deeper entrenched into the lives of the Mosely & Associates team and the captivating cases they take on each week.
Recently renewed for a Season 2, Found is buoyed by a fantastic ensemble, which includes the effortlessly charming Kelli Williams, whose storied career has seen her play various roles on some of primetime's hottest series.
Williams steps into the role of Margaret Reed, who serves as the lead investigator for the firm and suffered a tragedy 13 years earlier when her son, Jamie, was abducted from a bus station.
We chatted with Williams about her character and got some insight into what drew her to the role and her excitement for what's to come.
Margaret has been spending most nights at the bus station, hoping for Jamie's return or...
- 12/5/2023
- by Whitney Evans
- TVfanatic
Like most humans, I feel a lot of things a lot of the time. Sadness, elation, jealousy, anger, confusion, disgust - these emotions rush through me, sometimes expected and sometimes not, throughout the day, informing my behavior. If I snap at a coworker or smile at a coworker or pretend to be looking at my phone as I pass a coworker in the hallway, these actions are rooted in emotions, emotions that are as mystical to me as 5th century Buddhist teachings or Jennifer Lopez's inability to age. The Dalai Lama, a.k.a. His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso, is...
- 5/10/2016
- by Maria Yagoda, @mariayagoda
- PEOPLE.com
Like most humans, I feel a lot of things a lot of the time. Sadness, elation, jealousy, anger, confusion, disgust - these emotions rush through me, sometimes expected and sometimes not, throughout the day, informing my behavior. If I snap at a coworker or smile at a coworker or pretend to be looking at my phone as I pass a coworker in the hallway, these actions are rooted in emotions, emotions that are as mystical to me as 5th century Buddhist teachings or Jennifer Lopez's inability to age. The Dalai Lama, a.k.a. His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso, is...
- 5/10/2016
- by Maria Yagoda, @mariayagoda
- PEOPLE.com
Much of Pixar’s work keys into a certain emotional wavelength that other animated films (at least in Hollywood) fail to register. With this summer’s Inside Out, they went broke down this aspect further, creating an entire feature based on the inner workings of one’s feelings. Today now brings a great video essay which looks at the theories behind the construction of bringing these emotions to life.
Coming from NerdWriter, it looks at a Disney short that inspired it (which we discussed here) and Paul Ekman, the influential psychologist whose research was the basis for the scientifically sound model employed in Inside Out. The 10-minute video essay also goes much deeper, exploring how the latest neuroscience informs the film, and how director Pete Docter didn’t offer up deeper complexity for good reason, as well as the overriding theme of emotional intelligence.
Check out the video essay below...
Coming from NerdWriter, it looks at a Disney short that inspired it (which we discussed here) and Paul Ekman, the influential psychologist whose research was the basis for the scientifically sound model employed in Inside Out. The 10-minute video essay also goes much deeper, exploring how the latest neuroscience informs the film, and how director Pete Docter didn’t offer up deeper complexity for good reason, as well as the overriding theme of emotional intelligence.
Check out the video essay below...
- 12/8/2015
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Photo: Disney / Pixar Pixar's Inside Out enjoyed the largest opening weekend for an original property, animated, live-action or otherwise, this past weekend and before the film was ever released I had a chance to sit down with director and screenwriter Pete Docter and the film's producer Jonas Rivera to largely discuss the ins and outs of turning this movie from a seedling of an idea Docter had back in 2009 to the feature film audiences are eating up in theaters right now. How does a movie go from merely being a story about the emotions inside the head of an 11-year-old girl to being the complex, yet simply understood, logic machine Docter and his team of story writers, animators, artists and technical advisors conceivedc What was the thinking behind the fluffy skin of the animated emotionsc How did hand-drawn animation actually help the CG productionc And I have a question about...
- 6/23/2015
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Inside Out has officially become Pixar's most successful original film — and also the most educational. The animated blockbuster goes into the mind of an 11-year-old girl named Riley (Kaitlyn Dias) as she moves across the country with her family — and her emotions: Joy (Amy Poehler), Sadness (Phyllis Smith), Fear (Bill Hader), Anger (Lewis Black) and Disgust (Mindy Kaling). But because writer-director Pete Docter consulted with both renowned psychologist Paul Ekman, noted for his pioneering research on emotions, and Dacher Keltner, co-director of the Greater Good Science Center and psychology professor at the University of
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- 6/22/2015
- by Ashley Lee
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The reviews are in and Inside Out looks like another major success for Pixar, but it could have been a drastically different movie. There were a crop of characters, settings, and details left on the cutting room floor. For instance, while the film prepping to hit theaters this weekend features five core emotions . Joy, Anger, Sadness, Disgust, and Fear . the animators were toying with a sixth that didn.t make the final cut. During the press day for Inside Out that took place at Pixar headquarters in Emeryville, California, we spoke with director Pete Doctor and producer Jonas Rivera. In reflecting on all the details they had to cut from the film, chief among them was the inclusion of an emotion called Logic. As the pair explained, they chose their core emotions based on research from Dr. Paul Ekman. He discovered that there are 3-27 different emotions that can be...
- 6/16/2015
- cinemablend.com
In late March, journalists in Toronto (including We Got This Covered) got the chance to see an exclusive sneak peek of one of 2015’s most anticipated films, Disney and Pixar’s Inside Out.
The animated comedy, opening in North America on June 19, tells the story of Riley (voiced by Kaitlyn Dias), an adolescent girl moving to San Francisco and trying to adjust to a new life. However, much of the film is not seen through Riley’s eyes; rather, most of it takes place in her mind, as five central emotions guide the young girl. Amy Poehler leads the voice cast as Joy, the bubbly ringleader in the emotion-based headquarters. Joining Poehler is Lewis Black as Anger, Bill Hader as Fear, Mindy Kaling as Disgust and Phyllis Smith as Sadness.
Pete Docter, the film’s co-writer/director, and Inside Out producer Jonas Rivera were both present to introduce the film...
The animated comedy, opening in North America on June 19, tells the story of Riley (voiced by Kaitlyn Dias), an adolescent girl moving to San Francisco and trying to adjust to a new life. However, much of the film is not seen through Riley’s eyes; rather, most of it takes place in her mind, as five central emotions guide the young girl. Amy Poehler leads the voice cast as Joy, the bubbly ringleader in the emotion-based headquarters. Joining Poehler is Lewis Black as Anger, Bill Hader as Fear, Mindy Kaling as Disgust and Phyllis Smith as Sadness.
Pete Docter, the film’s co-writer/director, and Inside Out producer Jonas Rivera were both present to introduce the film...
- 4/6/2015
- by Jordan Adler
- We Got This Covered
BuzzFeed shared a neat story about Pixar artist Matt Jones and his current Facebook smiley project. The social media network wants to upgrade its emoticons, allowing users to convey nuanced feelings that take the boring :-) to the next level. Enter the Wallace and Gromit artist who is reinventing the emoticon for Facebook (as an independent project), with the help of Up and Monsters, Inc. director Pete Docter — unofficially anyway. Both men happen to be working on the upcoming and untitled Pixar feature that takes place inside the mind of a young girl. The coming-of-age tale will be released in June 2015. Psychologist Paul Ekman has been assisting the duo in their "micro-emotions" endeavor, and since he's collaborated with Jon Cleese on the BBC...
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- 2/13/2013
- by Alison Nastasi
- Movies.com
Chicago – Fox’s “Lie to Me,” the second season of which was just released on DVD, has fluctuated wildly in quality since the day it hit the air, a fact that was underlined when the great Shawn Ryan (“The Shield”) came on-board and seemed to find the program’s personality, only to leave it and watch it drift again. Just when it seemed like “Lie to Me” would develop into must-see viewing, it would falter again and the incredibly-lackluster season two release doesn’t help.
DVD Rating: 2.5/5.0
It’s worth noting that the peak of “Lie to Me” is buried within this DVD set. The show became a smash in the summer of 2010, ending the season as one of the most-watched programs in several key demographics. It was forced to come back early when Fox canceled “Lone Star” and has shown signs of the same identity crisis that often plagued...
DVD Rating: 2.5/5.0
It’s worth noting that the peak of “Lie to Me” is buried within this DVD set. The show became a smash in the summer of 2010, ending the season as one of the most-watched programs in several key demographics. It was forced to come back early when Fox canceled “Lone Star” and has shown signs of the same identity crisis that often plagued...
- 11/16/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – Fox’s “Lie to Me” with Tim Roth and Kelli Williams proved to be a summer 2010 smash, finishing the just-wrapped season as one of the most-watched programs in key demographics. The tale of a team of professional human lie detector tests should still be waiting for the right moment to start its third season, but so few people watched the critically acclaimed “Lone Star” that it became the first casualty of the 2010 to 2011 season. This opened the door for “Lie to Me” to return tonight on Oct. 4, 2010.
Television Rating: 3.0/5.0
“Lie to Me” started a little muddled but gained serious focus when the great Shawn Ryan (“The Shield”) took over the program and evolved it into more than just another generic mystery-of-the-week series. Tim Roth’s Cal Lightman became much more than just a cog in the serial machine and the program developed a loyal audience. The writing improved, the performances became more refined,...
Television Rating: 3.0/5.0
“Lie to Me” started a little muddled but gained serious focus when the great Shawn Ryan (“The Shield”) took over the program and evolved it into more than just another generic mystery-of-the-week series. Tim Roth’s Cal Lightman became much more than just a cog in the serial machine and the program developed a loyal audience. The writing improved, the performances became more refined,...
- 10/4/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – The great television creator Shawn Ryan (“The Shield”) has taken over “Lie to Me” and turned what was a pretty generic mystery-of-the-week show into something that’s deserving of your attention. Taking the great Tim Roth and making him much more than just a cog in the serial machine, the two new episodes of “Lie to Me” that air tonight and next week make for intense, excellent television.
Television Rating: 4.0/5.0
When the show premiered back in January of 2009, I wrote, “Cluttered TV scripts reek of desperation and “Lie To Me” is just not well-written. Roth is good and Williams isn’t bad, but TV has always been and will always be about the writing and the pilot for “Lie To Me” is a mess. The cases, the dialogue, the supporting characters - none of it works.”
Lie To Me
Photo credit: Adam Rose/Fox
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Television Rating: 4.0/5.0
When the show premiered back in January of 2009, I wrote, “Cluttered TV scripts reek of desperation and “Lie To Me” is just not well-written. Roth is good and Williams isn’t bad, but TV has always been and will always be about the writing and the pilot for “Lie To Me” is a mess. The cases, the dialogue, the supporting characters - none of it works.”
Lie To Me
Photo credit: Adam Rose/Fox
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- 6/7/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Actor Tim Roth might be best known for playing quirky characters like Mr. Orange in "Reservoir Dogs" or Ted the Bellhop in "Four Rooms," but these days he's playing a different sort of character in the Fox television series "Lie To Me."
Now in its second season and the recent recipient of a full season pickup by Fox, "Lie To Me" features Roth as Dr. Cal Lightman, a psychologist and human lie detector of sorts who -- along with his team -- assists various clients in getting to the truth of investigations, business negotiations and, well... anything a knack for the truth can fix. With reviews trending positively for the series and a new batch of episodes on the way, I spoke to Roth about making the jump to television and what truths "Lie To Me" fans can expect to uncover as the season progresses.
"I've never seen a television...
Now in its second season and the recent recipient of a full season pickup by Fox, "Lie To Me" features Roth as Dr. Cal Lightman, a psychologist and human lie detector of sorts who -- along with his team -- assists various clients in getting to the truth of investigations, business negotiations and, well... anything a knack for the truth can fix. With reviews trending positively for the series and a new batch of episodes on the way, I spoke to Roth about making the jump to television and what truths "Lie To Me" fans can expect to uncover as the season progresses.
"I've never seen a television...
- 12/8/2009
- by Rick Marshall
- MTV Movies Blog
Fox series .Lie to Me. is back tonight, Monday September 28 at 9 Pm. "Lie To Me" second season premiere stars Tim Roth, Kelli Williams, Brendan Hines, Monica Raymund, with guest stars Mekhi Phifer and Hayley McFarland. Jennifer Beals also appears in a recurring role this season. Fox added Shawn Ryan as the series. new show runner. Actor Tim Roth's character is Dr. Cal Lightman, a scientist who pioneered the field of deception detection. A "human lie detector" who will use these powers to crack cases. The show is based on the work of Dr. Paul Ekman. The Paul Ekman Group claim to be pioneers in research on emotions and deception - his website states his group provides...
- 9/29/2009
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
Chicago – When “Lie to Me” premiered earlier this year, the show simply didn’t work. But a lot has happened since then.
The very talented Shawn Ryan (creator of “The Shield”) has come on board as executive producer and Tim Roth has expressed interest in developing his character as more than a cog in a mystery-of-the-week machine. Both the new emphasis on character and stronger writing makes for a season-two premiere that hints at a show with much more potential than when the series began.
Television Rating: 3.5/5.0 Back in January, I wrote, “Cluttered TV scripts reek of desperation and “Lie To Me” is just not well-written. Roth is good and Williams isn’t bad, but TV has always been and will always be about the writing and the pilot for “Lie To Me” is a mess. The cases, the dialogue, the supporting characters - none of it works.”
Lie To Me...
The very talented Shawn Ryan (creator of “The Shield”) has come on board as executive producer and Tim Roth has expressed interest in developing his character as more than a cog in a mystery-of-the-week machine. Both the new emphasis on character and stronger writing makes for a season-two premiere that hints at a show with much more potential than when the series began.
Television Rating: 3.5/5.0 Back in January, I wrote, “Cluttered TV scripts reek of desperation and “Lie To Me” is just not well-written. Roth is good and Williams isn’t bad, but TV has always been and will always be about the writing and the pilot for “Lie To Me” is a mess. The cases, the dialogue, the supporting characters - none of it works.”
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- 9/28/2009
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
“Lie to Me,” possibly one of the most overlooked new series of 2009, comes to Blu-ray packed with more microexpressions than a normal man can fathom. But, Dr. Cal Lightman is anything but a normal man and Tim Roth, who plays Lightman, is anything but a typical actor. The Lightman Group has become the premiere organization for deciphering lies. From stopping terrorist threats to learning the truth behind a rash of suicides, Dr. Lightman is up for the challenge – even if it means lying to his own team. He may be the authority on using Dr. Paul Ekman and Wallace Friesen’s Facial Action Coding System, but that doesn’t preclude him from telling a lie or two if it means saving the day. Each episode consists of a main investigation, a secondary investigation and the overarching relationship between the characters at the Lightman group. Tim Roth is captivating as Dr.
- 9/13/2009
- by Bags
- BuzzFocus.com
I don't know how many of you had a chance to check out Lie to Me, but it is a pretty awesome show. Now we have a pretty awesome giveaway for our pretty awesome readers. We have three copies of Lie to Me: Season One to give away, so keep on reading for the goods. The average person tells three lies in ten minutes of conversation. From writer Samuel Baum (“The Evidence”) and the executive producers of “24” and “Arrested Development” comes “Lie To Me,” a compelling drama series inspired by the scientific discoveries of Dr. Paul Ekman, a real-life specialist who can read clues embedded in the human face, body and voice to expose both truth and lies in criminal investigations. The first season debuts on DVD on August 25 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. In this powerful and engaging new drama from Imagine Television, the producers of 24, Tim Roth stars as Dr. Cal...
- 8/25/2009
- by Brian C. Gibson
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Mekhi Phifer will return to Fox's "Lie to Me" as will Jennifer Beals who also guest-starred in the Tim Roth frontlined series. Phifer will be returning as FBI agent Reynolds, who was brought in to liaise between the Lightman Group and the FBI and Beals will be bak as Assistant D.A. Zoe Landau, the ex-wife of Cal Lightman (Roth). The series preps to make its second season run on September 28th. Compelling drama about the world’s leading deception expert who studies facial expressions and involuntary body language to discover not only if someone is lying, but why. Based on the real-life scientific discoveries of Paul Ekman...
- 7/6/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Fox has renewed "Lie to Me," one of the season's top new series among Adults 18-49, for a second season, it was announced today by Kevin Reilly, President, Entertainment for Fox Broadcasting Company. In addition, Shawn Ryan, creator and executive producer of "The Shield," joins the series as an executive producer and show-runner. "'Lie to Me' came out strong, built a solid audience throughout its run and promises to be one of our big assets next season and beyond," said Reilly. "We're incredibly excited to have Shawn on board to infuse 'Lie to Me' with even more creative energy next season." From Imagine Television, "Lie to Me" is the compelling drama series inspired by the scientific discoveries of Dr. Paul Ekman, a real-life...
- 5/13/2009
- Comingsoon.net
Check out these clips from Fox's "Lie to Me," starring Tim Roth, Kelli Williams, Monica Raymund, Brendan Hines and Kristen Ariza. The Samuel Baum ("The Evidence") created series airs on Wednesdays at 8/7 central. Film-wise, Roth was last seen theatrically in his intense role as Emil Blonsky in "The Incredible Hulk." He's finished production in "King Conqueror" as King Pedro II of Aragon. All the clips are below in the same player and will expire on May 13th. What's "Lie to Me" about? The average person tells three lies in ten minutes of conversation. Dr. Cal Lightman (Tim Roth, "The Incredible Hulk," "Reservoir Dogs") can detect the truth by analyzing a person's face, body, voice and speech. When someone shrugs his shoulder, rotates his hand or raises his lower lip, Lightman knows he's lying. By analyzing facial expressions, he can read feelings - from hidden resentment to sexual attraction to jealousy.
- 4/22/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Mekhi Phifer will be guest starring in Fox's "Lie to Me" in a two-episode arc which starts on Wednesday between 8-9pm.Phifer will play FBI agent Ben Reynolds who partners with Lightman in order to track down a serial rapist who is terrorizing Washington, DC. Reynolds has been pursuing the evasive crimrinal for the last six months and now assists The Lightman Group with solving this, their toughest case yet. The series is executive produced by Samuel Baum, Brian Grazer, David Nevins and Steven Maeda. Imagine Television and 20th Century Fox Television produce. What's the series about? Lie To Me, the compelling new drama from the producers of 24, stars Tim Roth ("The Incredible Hulk," "Reservoir Dogs") as Dr. Cal Lightman, the world's leading deception expert who studies facial expressions and involuntary body language to discover not only if someone is lying, but why. When someone shrugs one shoulder, rotates...
- 4/2/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
We have five new clips which were added from the next episode of the Fox series "Lie to Me" starring Tim Roth, Kelli Williams, Monica Raymund, Brendan Hines, Kristen Ariza, Hayley McFarland and Tim Guinee. The suicides of 2 women take on special importance for Lightman. The average person tells three lies in ten minutes of conversation. Dr. Cal Lightman (Tim Roth, "The Incredible Hulk," "Reservoir Dogs") can detect the truth by analyzing a person's face, body, voice and speech. When someone shrugs his shoulder, rotates his hand or raises his lower lip, Lightman knows he's lying. By analyzing facial expressions, he can read feelings - from hidden resentment to sexual attraction to jealousy. But as Lightman well knows, his scientific ability is both a blessing and a curse in his personal life, where family and friends deceive each other as readily as criminals and strangers do. Lightman is the world's leading deception expert,...
- 4/1/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
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