Keanu Reeves’ John Wick franchise is one of the most celebrated action franchises in the world. The series consists of four films, beginning with Reeves’ John Wick returning to his old life in the underworld after the death of his wife and beloved dog. The series was lauded for its inventive action choreography and world-building.
While Reeves’ John Wick may be a typical action movie character, a trained man with a dark past, there seem to be some extremely particular similarities with another character. John Reese, played by Jim Caviezel, was the protagonist of Jonathan Nolan’s sci-fi crime series Person of Interest. The two characters seem to have a lot in common.
What Is Jonathan Nolan’s Person of Interest About? Jim Caviezel in Person of Interest
Writer Jonathan Nolan broke into the scene along with his elder brother Christopher Nolan. The two collaborated on the indie crime hit Memento,...
While Reeves’ John Wick may be a typical action movie character, a trained man with a dark past, there seem to be some extremely particular similarities with another character. John Reese, played by Jim Caviezel, was the protagonist of Jonathan Nolan’s sci-fi crime series Person of Interest. The two characters seem to have a lot in common.
What Is Jonathan Nolan’s Person of Interest About? Jim Caviezel in Person of Interest
Writer Jonathan Nolan broke into the scene along with his elder brother Christopher Nolan. The two collaborated on the indie crime hit Memento,...
- 2/29/2024
- by Nishanth A
- FandomWire
We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about lotsa shows including The Rookie, Law & Order: Organized Crime, The Voice, The Conners and more!
1 | Does Sweet Tooth‘s General Abbot remind anyone else of Dr. Robotnik from Sonic the Hedgehog? Also, does Gus have some magical connection with animals he doesn’t know about yet? Why else would the herd of bison stampede around him?
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1 | Does Sweet Tooth‘s General Abbot remind anyone else of Dr. Robotnik from Sonic the Hedgehog? Also, does Gus have some magical connection with animals he doesn’t know about yet? Why else would the herd of bison stampede around him?
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- 5/5/2023
- by Vlada Gelman, Matt Webb Mitovich, Kimberly Roots, Dave Nemetz, Rebecca Iannucci, Ryan Schwartz, Nick Caruso, Charlie Mason, Keisha Hatchett and Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Warning: There is some mild language in the above video.
"Person of Interest" is getting a big dose of girl power in Season 3. Recurring actresses Sarah Shahi and Amy Acker were both upped to series regulars for the upcoming season, which should make for some interesting complications for main characters Harold Finch and John Reese.
"She has a big bada** presence for sure," Shahi tells Zap2it of her character Samantha Shaw in Season 3. "I know that when they wanted to bring Shaw into the team, they wanted to do it in a very slow, very thought out way. They didn't want her to join too quickly. They wanted the audience to work for it a little bit to be able to see that. In terms of how that relationship is going to grow, other than the fact that it is going to grow, there's really not that much else...
"Person of Interest" is getting a big dose of girl power in Season 3. Recurring actresses Sarah Shahi and Amy Acker were both upped to series regulars for the upcoming season, which should make for some interesting complications for main characters Harold Finch and John Reese.
"She has a big bada** presence for sure," Shahi tells Zap2it of her character Samantha Shaw in Season 3. "I know that when they wanted to bring Shaw into the team, they wanted to do it in a very slow, very thought out way. They didn't want her to join too quickly. They wanted the audience to work for it a little bit to be able to see that. In terms of how that relationship is going to grow, other than the fact that it is going to grow, there's really not that much else...
- 7/25/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Some people have described watching Rob Zombie's movies as being locked inside some mad, perverse funhouse. When you think about it from that standpoint, it kind of makes sense that the man would open up a haunted attraction.
From the Press Release
Groundbreaking musician and filmmaker Rob Zombie will unleash his “Great American Nightmare” on Los Angeles this Halloween season. This bone-chilling experience will combine the most advanced haunted house attractions with a not-to-be-missed music festival from top artists in hard rock, alternative, Edm, and more, every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from October 10 through November 2, 2013, at the Fairplex FEARplex in Pomona, CA, just outside Los Angeles.
A creative collaboration between master of the macabre Rob Zombie and preeminent haunted house producer Steve Kopelman, the fully immersive haunted house experience will feature three attractions based on Zombie’s own horror films: Lords of Salem in Total Black Out, The Haunted World of El Superbeasto...
From the Press Release
Groundbreaking musician and filmmaker Rob Zombie will unleash his “Great American Nightmare” on Los Angeles this Halloween season. This bone-chilling experience will combine the most advanced haunted house attractions with a not-to-be-missed music festival from top artists in hard rock, alternative, Edm, and more, every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from October 10 through November 2, 2013, at the Fairplex FEARplex in Pomona, CA, just outside Los Angeles.
A creative collaboration between master of the macabre Rob Zombie and preeminent haunted house producer Steve Kopelman, the fully immersive haunted house experience will feature three attractions based on Zombie’s own horror films: Lords of Salem in Total Black Out, The Haunted World of El Superbeasto...
- 6/17/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Rob Zombie has been a part of Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights for some time now and it’s just been announced that he expanding by launching his own haunted attraction in Los Angeles this Halloween:
“Groundbreaking musician and filmmaker Rob Zombie will unleash his Great American Nightmare on Los Angeles this Halloween season. This bone-chilling experience will combine the most advanced haunted house attractions with a not-to-be-missed music festival from top artists in hard rock, alternative, Edm, and more, every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from October 10 through November 2, 2013 at the Fairplex FEARplex in Pomona, CA, just outside Los Angeles.
A creative collaboration between masters of the macabre Rob Zombie and preeminent haunted house producer , the fully immersive haunted house experience will feature three attractions based on Zombie’s own horror films: Lords Of Salem Total Black Out, The Haunted World Of El Superbeasto 3D, and Haunt Of 1,000 Corpses.
“Groundbreaking musician and filmmaker Rob Zombie will unleash his Great American Nightmare on Los Angeles this Halloween season. This bone-chilling experience will combine the most advanced haunted house attractions with a not-to-be-missed music festival from top artists in hard rock, alternative, Edm, and more, every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from October 10 through November 2, 2013 at the Fairplex FEARplex in Pomona, CA, just outside Los Angeles.
A creative collaboration between masters of the macabre Rob Zombie and preeminent haunted house producer , the fully immersive haunted house experience will feature three attractions based on Zombie’s own horror films: Lords Of Salem Total Black Out, The Haunted World Of El Superbeasto 3D, and Haunt Of 1,000 Corpses.
- 6/17/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Actress Sarah Shahi plays the mysterious Samantha Shaw on the intriguing CBS drama, Person of Interest. She must be feeling the love right about now because the show is bumping up her involvement. Shahi has been promoted to series regular status. Get ready to see more, more, more.
For a character who was simply introduced to the series in the second season in a multi-episode arc, this is quite an accomplishment. She will join the other regulars, Jim Caviezel, Michael Emerson, and Taraji P. Henson. CBS president Nina Tassler announced confirmed the news to THR.
Shahi’s character, Shaw, is just as capable as Caviezel’s John Reese. She has a penchant for taking out terrorists before they have a chance to attack.
When he role first began turning heads the actress has no clue that this promotion might one day come, saying, “All I’ve been told is that it’s a multi-episode arc,...
For a character who was simply introduced to the series in the second season in a multi-episode arc, this is quite an accomplishment. She will join the other regulars, Jim Caviezel, Michael Emerson, and Taraji P. Henson. CBS president Nina Tassler announced confirmed the news to THR.
Shahi’s character, Shaw, is just as capable as Caviezel’s John Reese. She has a penchant for taking out terrorists before they have a chance to attack.
When he role first began turning heads the actress has no clue that this promotion might one day come, saying, “All I’ve been told is that it’s a multi-episode arc,...
- 5/17/2013
- by Sasha Nova
- Boomtron
In the first season finale last year, we found out that The Machine was more than just a computer spitting out numbers – it was a form of artificial intelligence. We also were introduced to the mysterious person known as Root (Amy Acker), who had the audacity to kidnap Harold Finch (Michael Emerson) right out from under John Reese’s (Jim Caviezel) nose. In addition, as this second season has demonstrated, Root is not someone to underestimate. She is ruthless, a super genius, and she will do anything to get her hands on The Machine. But she doesn’t want to possess or control The Machine, she wants to set it free. Free to do what? That is the scary question. In a recent exclusive interview, creators and executive producers Jonah Nolan and Greg Plageman candidly shared who now has control of The Machine and whose life may be sacrificed in protecting The Machine.
- 5/8/2013
- by Tiffany Vogt
- The TV Addict
Person of Interest ought to be good. It ought to be tight, compelling television that defies you not to tune in again. It is not.
The roster of talent involved is impressive with Batman alum Jonathan Nolan as writer/creator, Jj Abrams executive producing and Jim Caviezel taking the lead. The plot is a little preposterous but a small sprinkle of silly seems practically compulsory in the primetime TV we enjoy today. Yet Person of Interest fails entirely to captivate – its title is a misnomer – over two dozen episodes I don’t recall seeing anyone who interested me at all.
John Reese (Jim Caviezel) is a former CIA agent who vanished, presumed dead, after he buckled under the burden of professional and person trauma. The loss of ex-girlfriend Jessica is a burden he carries to this day and his reclusive life the self-imposed punishment. Harold Finch (Michael Emerson) is a...
The roster of talent involved is impressive with Batman alum Jonathan Nolan as writer/creator, Jj Abrams executive producing and Jim Caviezel taking the lead. The plot is a little preposterous but a small sprinkle of silly seems practically compulsory in the primetime TV we enjoy today. Yet Person of Interest fails entirely to captivate – its title is a misnomer – over two dozen episodes I don’t recall seeing anyone who interested me at all.
John Reese (Jim Caviezel) is a former CIA agent who vanished, presumed dead, after he buckled under the burden of professional and person trauma. The loss of ex-girlfriend Jessica is a burden he carries to this day and his reclusive life the self-imposed punishment. Harold Finch (Michael Emerson) is a...
- 3/18/2013
- by Emily Breen
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Person Of Interest: The Complete First Season
Stars: Jim Cavaziel, Michael Emerson, Taraji P. Henson, Kevin Chapman | Created by Jonathan Nolan
John Reese (Cavaziel) a former elite CIA officer is homeless and presumed dead following the death of the woman he loves. When he is approached by a reclusive billionaire computer genius Harold Finch (Emerson) who lives under an assumed identity, they form a partnership to prevent and predict violent crimes using high-tech surveillance and their own brand of vigilante justice. Utilising “The Machine”, a computer system commissioned by the Us government, and built by Finch himself after the attacks of 9/11, Reese and Finch are able to receive details of imminent crimes, but never know what the crime will be, or whether the person that they have been notified of is a perpetrator or victim.
Created by Jonathan Nolan, brother of director Christopher Nolan and co-writer of The Dark Knight,...
Stars: Jim Cavaziel, Michael Emerson, Taraji P. Henson, Kevin Chapman | Created by Jonathan Nolan
John Reese (Cavaziel) a former elite CIA officer is homeless and presumed dead following the death of the woman he loves. When he is approached by a reclusive billionaire computer genius Harold Finch (Emerson) who lives under an assumed identity, they form a partnership to prevent and predict violent crimes using high-tech surveillance and their own brand of vigilante justice. Utilising “The Machine”, a computer system commissioned by the Us government, and built by Finch himself after the attacks of 9/11, Reese and Finch are able to receive details of imminent crimes, but never know what the crime will be, or whether the person that they have been notified of is a perpetrator or victim.
Created by Jonathan Nolan, brother of director Christopher Nolan and co-writer of The Dark Knight,...
- 3/13/2013
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
With last week’s extremely superb “Booked Solid,” an episode that adeptly balanced the case of the week with some of the season’s more major story lines, I was prepared for a return to normalcy. Back to episodes more like “One Percent” or “Triggerman.” I was expecting to go back to the Person of Interest of old, with more standalone episodes that capitalized on action, cheesy humor, and non lethal shots to the leg by our favorite mumbling super agent man John Reese. But then Jonathan Nolan had to go and say “Forget that” and deliver what is arguably one of the best and unique episodes of Person of Interest. Ever.
The appropriately titled “Relevance” delved into two things I never thought about the show doing, but it was obvious the show would go in this direction at one point or another. First, the episode...
With last week’s extremely superb “Booked Solid,” an episode that adeptly balanced the case of the week with some of the season’s more major story lines, I was prepared for a return to normalcy. Back to episodes more like “One Percent” or “Triggerman.” I was expecting to go back to the Person of Interest of old, with more standalone episodes that capitalized on action, cheesy humor, and non lethal shots to the leg by our favorite mumbling super agent man John Reese. But then Jonathan Nolan had to go and say “Forget that” and deliver what is arguably one of the best and unique episodes of Person of Interest. Ever.
The appropriately titled “Relevance” delved into two things I never thought about the show doing, but it was obvious the show would go in this direction at one point or another. First, the episode...
- 3/5/2013
- by Patrick G. Emralino
- Obsessed with Film
We may be on the verge of spring with a heatwave predicted for some of the country this week, but frankly, we're not buying it. We've been burned by Michael Fish and co before, and we know that the only thing you can count on in life is a good, entertaining TV box set.
This March, don't risk stepping out the house in shorts and flip flops only to get caught in a rainstorm - stay in and watch some of the month's best DVD and Blu-ray releases like...
Utopia - Series One (March 11)
Starring: Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Adeel Akhtar, Alexandra Roach, Neil Maskell
Rated: 18
Format: DVD, Blu-ray
Dennis Kelly's slick, visceral six-part thriller shocked and intrigued viewers in equal measure when it hit our screens earlier this year courtesy of Channel 4 - and from this month, the conspiracy thriller's complete first series will be available to buy in DVD and Blu-ray formats.
This March, don't risk stepping out the house in shorts and flip flops only to get caught in a rainstorm - stay in and watch some of the month's best DVD and Blu-ray releases like...
Utopia - Series One (March 11)
Starring: Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Adeel Akhtar, Alexandra Roach, Neil Maskell
Rated: 18
Format: DVD, Blu-ray
Dennis Kelly's slick, visceral six-part thriller shocked and intrigued viewers in equal measure when it hit our screens earlier this year courtesy of Channel 4 - and from this month, the conspiracy thriller's complete first series will be available to buy in DVD and Blu-ray formats.
- 3/4/2013
- Digital Spy
I think you're a better shot than you are a bellhop!
I guess it's pretty obvious that John Reese wasn't cut out for the hotel industry, but his time working the suite life made for a brilliantly entertaining episode.
"Booked Solid" is so far my favorite episode of Person of Interest Season 2, loading up on the action and witty dialogue, dropping in some great twists and closing it out with a great surprise.
The installment was penned by Nic Van Zeebroeck and Michael Sopczynski - who first introduced the sexy and smart character of Zoe Morgan back in "The Fix-" and they also happened to be the writers of the highly fun suburbia-focused episode that included Zoe again, in "The High Road."
So it was no surprise that not only did Zoe return for this outing, but it was an overall outstanding hour in general. These two have a great grasp of the tone,...
I guess it's pretty obvious that John Reese wasn't cut out for the hotel industry, but his time working the suite life made for a brilliantly entertaining episode.
"Booked Solid" is so far my favorite episode of Person of Interest Season 2, loading up on the action and witty dialogue, dropping in some great twists and closing it out with a great surprise.
The installment was penned by Nic Van Zeebroeck and Michael Sopczynski - who first introduced the sexy and smart character of Zoe Morgan back in "The Fix-" and they also happened to be the writers of the highly fun suburbia-focused episode that included Zoe again, in "The High Road."
So it was no surprise that not only did Zoe return for this outing, but it was an overall outstanding hour in general. These two have a great grasp of the tone,...
- 2/15/2013
- by smckenna412@gmail.com (Sean McKenna)
- TVfanatic
Prior to the 2012 Christmas holiday break, Person Of Interest left fans hanging with John Reese (Jim Caviezel) caught the FBI’s net after a failed bank robbery. With Harold Finch (Michael Emerson) and Detectives Fusco (Kevin Chapman) and Carter (Taraji Henson) hovering nearby, there could be a last minute rescue of Reese from the FBI’s clutches. But as learned in a recent press conference call with executive producers Jonah Nolan and Greg Plageman, Reese may have to spend a little time behind bars before he can come to anyone else’s rescue again.
When the show returns, how much time will have passed? Will things pick up right where they left off, or will some time have gone by?
Jonah: We’re back on the air on January 3rd, so we’re not gone too long. We’re right back into it and hopefully the story will pick with...
When the show returns, how much time will have passed? Will things pick up right where they left off, or will some time have gone by?
Jonah: We’re back on the air on January 3rd, so we’re not gone too long. We’re right back into it and hopefully the story will pick with...
- 1/3/2013
- by Tiffany Vogt
- The TV Addict
In the concrete jungle of New York City, John Reese is perfectly at home in his expensive suit and flashy car. But this week’s Person of Interest gives John a fish out of water experience as he goes undercover in the suburbs to try to figure out why the Machine chose family man and small [...]
Person of Interest 2.06 Recap: John and Zoe play house in the 'burbs...
Person of Interest 2.06 Recap: John and Zoe play house in the 'burbs...
- 11/9/2012
- by keysha
- TVovermind.com
“Okay Finch, how am I supposed to save a woman who wants to put me on the front page?”
That’s the problem facing Finch and Reese this week as the Machine points them to an investigative reporter caught up in a number of dangerous potential scandals including the mysterious Hr organization, and the just as mysterious man in the suit story. That’s right, Person of Interest is reminding us all that Finch and Reese are both supposed to be dead men so maybe they should be a smidge more careful when protecting their charges.
The first big event in "Bury the Lede" is the massive bust facing Hr when over 75 police officers are taken in by the FBI, lead by Agent Donnelly, on corruption charges among a long list of other offenses in many cases. Fusco gets his first big story that goes outside of being Reese's lackey...
That’s the problem facing Finch and Reese this week as the Machine points them to an investigative reporter caught up in a number of dangerous potential scandals including the mysterious Hr organization, and the just as mysterious man in the suit story. That’s right, Person of Interest is reminding us all that Finch and Reese are both supposed to be dead men so maybe they should be a smidge more careful when protecting their charges.
The first big event in "Bury the Lede" is the massive bust facing Hr when over 75 police officers are taken in by the FBI, lead by Agent Donnelly, on corruption charges among a long list of other offenses in many cases. Fusco gets his first big story that goes outside of being Reese's lackey...
- 11/2/2012
- by keysha
- TVovermind.com
We love crime movies. We may go on and on about Scorsese’s ability to incorporate Italian neo-realism techniques into Mean Streets (1973), the place of John Huston’s The Asphalt Jungle (1950) in the canon of postwar noir, The Godfather (1972) as a socio-cultural commentary on the distortion of the ideals of the American dream blah blah blah, yadda yadda yadda…but that ain’t it.
We love crime movies because we love watching a guy who doesn’t have to behave, who doesn’t have to – nor care to – put a choker on his id and can let his darkest, most visceral impulses run wild. Some smart-mouth gopher tells hood Tommy DeVito (Joe Pesci), “Go fuck yourself,” in Scorsese’s Goodfellas (1990), and does Tommy roll with it? Does he spit back, “Fuck me? Nah, fuck you!” Does he go home and tell his mother?
Nope.
He pulls a .45 cannon out from...
We love crime movies because we love watching a guy who doesn’t have to behave, who doesn’t have to – nor care to – put a choker on his id and can let his darkest, most visceral impulses run wild. Some smart-mouth gopher tells hood Tommy DeVito (Joe Pesci), “Go fuck yourself,” in Scorsese’s Goodfellas (1990), and does Tommy roll with it? Does he spit back, “Fuck me? Nah, fuck you!” Does he go home and tell his mother?
Nope.
He pulls a .45 cannon out from...
- 10/30/2012
- by Bill Mesce
- SoundOnSight
Harold Finch (Michael Emerson) and John Reese (Jim Caviezel) after they save another life thanks to the Machine.
This week, Person of Interest presented an interesting scenario. What happens when the man who the Machine declares the next number is a victim not a perpetrator, but he's also a dangerous mob enforcer traveling with a complete innocent? It put John and Harold at odds with one another as John argued that Riley Cavanaugh (Jonathan Tucker) may be a killer but so was he at one point. While Finch gets offended by the notion of letting Riley's lover, Annie, be put into harm's way at all even going so far as to quote his recent captor by stating that some people are just 'bad code'.
Frankly, the story itself wasn't the strongest this week as the young lovers tried to get out of town before Riley's former boss, George Massey, could get them both killed.
This week, Person of Interest presented an interesting scenario. What happens when the man who the Machine declares the next number is a victim not a perpetrator, but he's also a dangerous mob enforcer traveling with a complete innocent? It put John and Harold at odds with one another as John argued that Riley Cavanaugh (Jonathan Tucker) may be a killer but so was he at one point. While Finch gets offended by the notion of letting Riley's lover, Annie, be put into harm's way at all even going so far as to quote his recent captor by stating that some people are just 'bad code'.
Frankly, the story itself wasn't the strongest this week as the young lovers tried to get out of town before Riley's former boss, George Massey, could get them both killed.
- 10/26/2012
- by keysha
- TVovermind.com
One of the many things I love about this show is character continuity. Emotional or physical things that happen to a character in one episode follow through to episodes that follow. Reese (James Caviezel) didn’t magically heal one week after getting shot and Mr. Finch (Michael Emerson) isn’t going to recover from his little romp with Root any time soon either. The emotional trauma is there and we get to actually see him dealing with it, and it’s fabulous. The Number of the week isn’t too remarkable but it does lead itself to a few nice moments for Reese to talk about being “lost and found” (by Finch) and we always enjoy those. Sophia (Paloma Guzman) the spoiled brat of a Brazilian diplomat has a hit out on her after she conveniently finds herself the wrong kind of boyfriend. And maybe freakishly tall Sophia is just a misunderstood,...
- 10/19/2012
- by mbijeaux@corp.popstar.com (Melissa Bijeaux)
- PopStar
Who wouldn't want John Reese as his or her bodyguard?
For a guy who's not only a great pick pocket, a lethal fighter, a quiet charmer, snazzy dresser and loyal friend, it's hard to go wrong. He's pretty much the whole package.
And with Finch returned to his usual roost behind his computers, Reese was back to his quippy and cheery self, exuding that confident kick-ass swagger that illustrates what makes these two a fantastic pair of teammates and friends.
Essentially, "Masquerade" got Person of Interest right back into the swing of things with the standard number popping up and everyone doing what he does best.
The case itself was interesting by at first letting viewers believe that the Brazilian diplomat's daughter, Sophia, was the potential target of a assassination attempt. And with her bossy, bitchy attitude, it wasn't hard to see her having her fair share of enemies.
Except...
For a guy who's not only a great pick pocket, a lethal fighter, a quiet charmer, snazzy dresser and loyal friend, it's hard to go wrong. He's pretty much the whole package.
And with Finch returned to his usual roost behind his computers, Reese was back to his quippy and cheery self, exuding that confident kick-ass swagger that illustrates what makes these two a fantastic pair of teammates and friends.
Essentially, "Masquerade" got Person of Interest right back into the swing of things with the standard number popping up and everyone doing what he does best.
The case itself was interesting by at first letting viewers believe that the Brazilian diplomat's daughter, Sophia, was the potential target of a assassination attempt. And with her bossy, bitchy attitude, it wasn't hard to see her having her fair share of enemies.
Except...
- 10/19/2012
- by smckenna412@gmail.com (Sean McKenna)
- TVfanatic
After last week's episode which put in a pin in the Root storyline for now, and brought Harold Finch home it's back to business as (almost) usual for John Reese. This time his charge is the young entitled daughter of a Brazilian diplomat with big political ambitions. Meanwhile, Fusco hands over what he obtained regarding the Alicia Corwin case to Detective Carter and she has a surprising reunion with an adversary from season one. We also got a flashy new credits sequence which now includes all four of our leads in it so let's dive into 'Masquerade'.
The cover charge is your life
Sophia Campos is rich, entitled, and a bit of a brat but she's the machine's next number so it's up to Reese to keep her safe. This week, that means Reese goes undercover as her new bodyguard as he tries to figure out if she's the latest...
The cover charge is your life
Sophia Campos is rich, entitled, and a bit of a brat but she's the machine's next number so it's up to Reese to keep her safe. This week, that means Reese goes undercover as her new bodyguard as he tries to figure out if she's the latest...
- 10/19/2012
- by keysha
- TVovermind.com
A postcard-perfect day in lower Manhattan is shattered by mass hysteria as hordes of office workers run screaming from a building. Passersby watch with a mix of awe and trepidation when, suddenly, Jim Caviezel's John Reese emerges, receiving and relating instructions via his trusty earpiece seconds before the scene comes to an end.
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- 10/10/2012
- by Michael Flaherty
- TVGuide - Breaking News
Person of Interest goes on a road-trip to Texas as the hunt for Harold Finch continues. We also learn more about the origin story of the mysterious Root the hacker femme fatale who kidnapped Harold and wants to 'free' the Machine by any means necessary. Can Reese and Carter help figure out who Root was so they can see where she is now and save Harold Finch before it's too late?
Texas-bound
After a quick meet-up at a local diner to discuss their game plan, half of the Machine team heads off to Texas to track down a lead on Root's identity. Fusco gets left behind to keep an eye on the Alicia Corwin case as well as to dog-sit Bear (that is one charming dog I'm pleased they decided to keep him around). The minute Carter and Reese arrive in Bishop, Texas they face a fair amount of opposition...
Texas-bound
After a quick meet-up at a local diner to discuss their game plan, half of the Machine team heads off to Texas to track down a lead on Root's identity. Fusco gets left behind to keep an eye on the Alicia Corwin case as well as to dog-sit Bear (that is one charming dog I'm pleased they decided to keep him around). The minute Carter and Reese arrive in Bishop, Texas they face a fair amount of opposition...
- 10/5/2012
- by keysha
- TVovermind.com
John Reese (Jim Caviezel) trying to crack the Machine's code.
Harold Finch is momentarily out of the picture but that doesn't mean that Reese, Carter, and Fusco get a day off as we find out in 'The Contingency' that the Machine is still capable of performing its primary function even without the presence of its maker. Meanwhile, Finch is off on a non dragged around by deadly computer hacker Root (Amy Acker) as he pays a price yet again for creating the Machine in the first place. Can Reese and the two detectives track down Harold Finch and keep the latest Poi out of harm's way?
'Something to watch over all of us'
That quote came from Root's crazed mind about the Machine and it holds true with the one exception of being incapable of keeping its creator, Harold Finch, out of harm's way. More on that drawback to the...
Harold Finch is momentarily out of the picture but that doesn't mean that Reese, Carter, and Fusco get a day off as we find out in 'The Contingency' that the Machine is still capable of performing its primary function even without the presence of its maker. Meanwhile, Finch is off on a non dragged around by deadly computer hacker Root (Amy Acker) as he pays a price yet again for creating the Machine in the first place. Can Reese and the two detectives track down Harold Finch and keep the latest Poi out of harm's way?
'Something to watch over all of us'
That quote came from Root's crazed mind about the Machine and it holds true with the one exception of being incapable of keeping its creator, Harold Finch, out of harm's way. More on that drawback to the...
- 9/28/2012
- by keysha
- TVovermind.com
When the CBS series Person Of Interest debuted last year, it seemed like it was a pure procedural type of television series telling the stories of a hero rescuing people after a machine identified them a potential victim or perpetrator of a crime. But as the season unfolded, much to fans’ curiosity, something else began to become much more apparent – this was not just a show about helping the innocent and ensuring the guilty were punished. In fact, that was just the top layer of a very complex show about four lives intertwined by fate. It was the tale of Harold Finch (Michael Emerson) and John Reese (Jim Caviezel), and their reluctant allies Detectives Carter (Taraji Henson) and Fusco (Kevin Chapman) — and an extraordinary destiny placed before them.
Then as we saw in the first season finale, another player entered the increasingly complex playing field: The Machine. Somewhere along the way,...
Then as we saw in the first season finale, another player entered the increasingly complex playing field: The Machine. Somewhere along the way,...
- 9/27/2012
- by Tiffany Vogt
- The TV Addict
Chicago – J.J. Abrams and the team at Bad Robot are debuting their latest attempt at TV dominance tonight when “Revolution” debuts on NBC but their previous hit just came out on Blu-ray and DVD in “Person of Interest: The Complete First Season,” a modest Blu-ray/DVD/Digital combo set that lacks in bonus material but certainly offers fans a variety of ways to watch their favorite show.
Rating: 3.0/5.0
Perhaps it’s because of the show’s focus on technology that Warner Bros. has decided that fans of “Person of Interest” want to be able to watch it on every device in their house. For one purchase price, you get four Blu-ray discs of the season, six DVD discs, and a digital copy that can be streamed Ultraviolet through Vudu or downloaded to your hard drive. That’s Ten discs in one season set. It’s an unusual choice and...
Rating: 3.0/5.0
Perhaps it’s because of the show’s focus on technology that Warner Bros. has decided that fans of “Person of Interest” want to be able to watch it on every device in their house. For one purchase price, you get four Blu-ray discs of the season, six DVD discs, and a digital copy that can be streamed Ultraviolet through Vudu or downloaded to your hard drive. That’s Ten discs in one season set. It’s an unusual choice and...
- 9/17/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Jim Caviezel is known for playing some pretty intense roles, from Jesus in "The Passion of the Christ" to CIA officer John Reese in the hit CBS drama "Person of Interest."But the actor let his hair down over the weekend at New York's Jones Beach Theater.The 43-year-old fulfilled a long-time wish to sing on stage with his favorite band, Chicago. Check out his passionate performance of their classic hit "If You Leave Me Now," below!Sources in the audience tell toofab exclusively that Caviezel's wife and two of his kids were sitting in the audience to watch his pinch-me moment, as well as 100 members of the "Person of Interest" cast and crew.What do you think of Jim's performance? Tell toofab in the comments below! Read more...
- 8/20/2012
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
We’ve reached Day 6 of our TV’s Ultimate Bad Boy Bracket Tournament, and our combatants are the types of fellas who don’t shy away from a freakishly fearsome fight.
Yes indeed, it’s time to show your allegiance to either The Walking Dead‘s Shane Walsh or Sherlock‘s Sherlock Holmes, then choose between Fringe‘s Peter Bishop and Person of Interest‘s John Reese
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Yes indeed, it’s time to show your allegiance to either The Walking Dead‘s Shane Walsh or Sherlock‘s Sherlock Holmes, then choose between Fringe‘s Peter Bishop and Person of Interest‘s John Reese
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- 6/30/2012
- by Michael Slezak
- TVLine.com
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: Sept. 4, 2012
Price: DVD $59.98, Blu-ray/DVD Combo $69.97
Studio: Warner Home Video
The winner of the 2012 People’s Choice award for Favorite New TV Drama, Person of Interest stars Jim Caviezel (The Count of Monte Cristo) as John Reese, an ex-hit man, who teams up with a scientist’s team to prevent crimes before they happen. Think of it as Minority Report as a television police procedural.
In the crime series, the team investigate social security numbers that are spat out by a computer program that sifts through information looking for patterns of behavior or activity that could predict an attack or someone in danger.
The show’s regular cast also includes Taraji P. Henson (Larry Crowne), Kevin Chapman (Unstoppable) and Michael Emerson, who we loved as the creepy Ben in TV’s Lost.
In the first season, the team investigates a teenage girl who was supposedly killed years earlier,...
Price: DVD $59.98, Blu-ray/DVD Combo $69.97
Studio: Warner Home Video
The winner of the 2012 People’s Choice award for Favorite New TV Drama, Person of Interest stars Jim Caviezel (The Count of Monte Cristo) as John Reese, an ex-hit man, who teams up with a scientist’s team to prevent crimes before they happen. Think of it as Minority Report as a television police procedural.
In the crime series, the team investigate social security numbers that are spat out by a computer program that sifts through information looking for patterns of behavior or activity that could predict an attack or someone in danger.
The show’s regular cast also includes Taraji P. Henson (Larry Crowne), Kevin Chapman (Unstoppable) and Michael Emerson, who we loved as the creepy Ben in TV’s Lost.
In the first season, the team investigates a teenage girl who was supposedly killed years earlier,...
- 6/7/2012
- by Sam
- Disc Dish
Person of Interest became one of the few bona fide hits of TV's 2011-12 freshman class.
With an intriguing premise and a pair of outstanding leads in Michael Emerson and Jim Caviezel, it delivered on all fronts. What were the high points? What do hope to see in 2012-2013? What would we change?
Read on as we grade Person of Interest's first season in TV Fanatic's Report Card series.
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Best Character: While I truly think the characters are entertaining in their own rights and even have Detective Fusco up on the list, I have to go with John Reese. It might seem predictable because he's the series lead, but the guy knows how to kick ass with such a cool swagger that it never gets old watching him do it every single episode.
Plus, there's plenty of backstory and humanity, so he's not just a walking Terminator.
Worst...
With an intriguing premise and a pair of outstanding leads in Michael Emerson and Jim Caviezel, it delivered on all fronts. What were the high points? What do hope to see in 2012-2013? What would we change?
Read on as we grade Person of Interest's first season in TV Fanatic's Report Card series.
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Best Character: While I truly think the characters are entertaining in their own rights and even have Detective Fusco up on the list, I have to go with John Reese. It might seem predictable because he's the series lead, but the guy knows how to kick ass with such a cool swagger that it never gets old watching him do it every single episode.
Plus, there's plenty of backstory and humanity, so he's not just a walking Terminator.
Worst...
- 6/1/2012
- by smckenna412@gmail.com (Sean McKenna)
- TVfanatic
Person of Interest 1.23 'Firewall' Review
There’s a reason why so much of the show’s story is filtered through the eyes of surveillance devices—through the Machine—and why it’s worth talking about week in and week out as one of the characters of the show. This first season of Person of Interest has been driven almost completely by the omnipotent presence of technology and its many uses to be both a blessing and a bane to man’s existence. For the purposes of the series, it brought Reese and Finch together to help people, and now it has separated them in the season’s final moments as the Machine has finally fallen into the wrong hands.
You knew it wasn’t quite going to be business as usual for our team when the show opened up on Reese already being hunted down with the current Poi in tow.
There’s a reason why so much of the show’s story is filtered through the eyes of surveillance devices—through the Machine—and why it’s worth talking about week in and week out as one of the characters of the show. This first season of Person of Interest has been driven almost completely by the omnipotent presence of technology and its many uses to be both a blessing and a bane to man’s existence. For the purposes of the series, it brought Reese and Finch together to help people, and now it has separated them in the season’s final moments as the Machine has finally fallen into the wrong hands.
You knew it wasn’t quite going to be business as usual for our team when the show opened up on Reese already being hunted down with the current Poi in tow.
- 5/18/2012
- by Keysh
- TVovermind.com
Person of Interest 1.21 'Many Happy Returns' Review
It’s John Reese’s birthday and this week’s episode had Finch trying to give him the greatest gift of all—keeping him from committing a very immoral act to a very immoral perpetrator. Along the way the rest of Reese’s personal back-story was fleshed out. Detective Carter even had a moment where she tried to be Reese’s conscious and learned that maybe he’s not what people think he is anymore.
By now we’ve seen that while Reese has no issue with resorting to violent tactics to get the job done there are definitely certain types of case scenarios where he may just go too far. Previously this season there was an end sequence that asked the viewer to come to their own conclusion about Reese’s capacity to kill a man during his Machine cases.
It’s John Reese’s birthday and this week’s episode had Finch trying to give him the greatest gift of all—keeping him from committing a very immoral act to a very immoral perpetrator. Along the way the rest of Reese’s personal back-story was fleshed out. Detective Carter even had a moment where she tried to be Reese’s conscious and learned that maybe he’s not what people think he is anymore.
By now we’ve seen that while Reese has no issue with resorting to violent tactics to get the job done there are definitely certain types of case scenarios where he may just go too far. Previously this season there was an end sequence that asked the viewer to come to their own conclusion about Reese’s capacity to kill a man during his Machine cases.
- 5/4/2012
- by Keysh
- TVovermind.com
When one loses their tether to this world, what do they become? It’s been the question we imagine Reese (James Caviezel) has been asking himself for years after his love, Jessica (Susan Misner), died. And since birthdays can sometime bring back ghosts from the past, you can bet that John Reese’s Day Off isn’t going to be restful. As this episode proves, this show knows how to handle the extremely emotionally powerful and character driven plots brilliantly, while also giving the viewer’s more crumbs of back story to feast, speculate and worry over until the finale. It’s Reese’s birthday, and the all-knowing Finch (Michael Emerson) has decreed that his partner take the day off. Go do, “whatever it is you do when you aren’t here…” which unfortunately in John’s case, isn’t much. This job is his life, pure and simple. But...
- 5/4/2012
- by mbijeaux@corp.popstar.com (Melissa Bijeaux)
- PopStar
What makes us who we are? Is it the people around us? The situations into which we are thrust? The difficult choices we choose to make?
It's certainly a variety of influences that carve out the potential good versus evil fork in the road and, for John Reese, the foreboding and haunting effects of the past seemed eager to push him back down his dark and detached path of old.
Reese has managed to slowly peel away from the glossy eyed days of the pilot, proving his worth and purpose in the world by saving lives. He's become something more and his connection with Finch has turned him into a force for good.
Except "Many Happy Returns" gave us the perfect insight into Reese's downfall, the scary potential of an uncontrollable Reese on rampage, and the realization that the past doesn't have to repeat itself.
There was something oddly cool...
It's certainly a variety of influences that carve out the potential good versus evil fork in the road and, for John Reese, the foreboding and haunting effects of the past seemed eager to push him back down his dark and detached path of old.
Reese has managed to slowly peel away from the glossy eyed days of the pilot, proving his worth and purpose in the world by saving lives. He's become something more and his connection with Finch has turned him into a force for good.
Except "Many Happy Returns" gave us the perfect insight into Reese's downfall, the scary potential of an uncontrollable Reese on rampage, and the realization that the past doesn't have to repeat itself.
There was something oddly cool...
- 5/4/2012
- by smckenna412@gmail.com (Sean McKenna)
- TVfanatic
In this week’s episode of CBS’s drama series Person Of Interest entitled “Many Happy Returns,” the show delves deeper into the mystery of who John Reese is and how “the machine” actually came to be a part of his life. Person Of Interest may look and feel like a weekly procedural in that each week as “the machine” generates numbers warning of an imminent threat against a person or persons which propels John Reese and Harold Finch to spring into action to save those unsuspecting individuals lives. But episode-by-episode, we have also begun to wonder exactly how John Reese was chosen to be Harold Finch’s crusading warrior to save these people. Was it simply because John had the requisite skills and a need for purpose in his life, or was there another reason that John was chosen? And did Harold choose John or did “the machine”?
The...
The...
- 5/3/2012
- by Tiffany Vogt
- The TV Addict
Person of Interest 1.20 'Matsya Nyaya' Review
By now it’s become clear that there are basically two ways to watch Person of Interest. Either you’re just there for the fun of the procedural Poi of the week format or you’re into it for the bigger picture. Last night’s episode proved that those of us that have been paying close attention to the flashbacks of the characters have some nice payoff story-wise in the coming final episodes of the first season. Which is a bit of a relief as initially John Reese’s flashback sequences didn’t seem to provide much for the show other than background Intel on how Reese was like before he met up with Finch.
From the 2010 flashback sequence, it’s apparent that Reese has reason for his trust issues as we witness his final mission with former partner, Stanton. The parallel is clear...
By now it’s become clear that there are basically two ways to watch Person of Interest. Either you’re just there for the fun of the procedural Poi of the week format or you’re into it for the bigger picture. Last night’s episode proved that those of us that have been paying close attention to the flashbacks of the characters have some nice payoff story-wise in the coming final episodes of the first season. Which is a bit of a relief as initially John Reese’s flashback sequences didn’t seem to provide much for the show other than background Intel on how Reese was like before he met up with Finch.
From the 2010 flashback sequence, it’s apparent that Reese has reason for his trust issues as we witness his final mission with former partner, Stanton. The parallel is clear...
- 4/27/2012
- by Keysh
- TVovermind.com
Person of Interest 1.18 'Identity Crisis' Review
How can someone’s identity truly be defined? Is it merely how they are perceived by others or is it the measure of what a man (or woman) has done that dictates who they are? In the latest episode of Person of Interest both of these concepts were examined as a Poi popped up with two names and one social security number. While Finch and Reese split the tailing duties to figure out who the real Jordan Hester is, there’s a side storyline with Detective Carter meeting with yet another mysterious agent who claims that Reese needs to be taken down.
This story presents an interesting situation regarding John Reese. From all that we’ve seen at home we know that the past operations Reese has been involved with have actually happened. There have been flashbacks that attest to his domestic...
How can someone’s identity truly be defined? Is it merely how they are perceived by others or is it the measure of what a man (or woman) has done that dictates who they are? In the latest episode of Person of Interest both of these concepts were examined as a Poi popped up with two names and one social security number. While Finch and Reese split the tailing duties to figure out who the real Jordan Hester is, there’s a side storyline with Detective Carter meeting with yet another mysterious agent who claims that Reese needs to be taken down.
This story presents an interesting situation regarding John Reese. From all that we’ve seen at home we know that the past operations Reese has been involved with have actually happened. There have been flashbacks that attest to his domestic...
- 3/31/2012
- by Keysh
- TVovermind.com
Person of Interest loves its twists and turns.
A lot of times those sharp changes in direction or dramatic reveals can prove to be predictable, and yes, its happened in a few episodes. For the most part, however, the show has managed to escape any sense of cheesiness or rolling-of-the-eye moments when those twists do happen, allowing for the intriguing plot lines to pull you forward, even if at the back of your mind you were getting ready to suspect one character was really the so called bad guy.
In the case of "Identity Crisis," the discovery that Jordan Hester wasn't one person living a double life but rather two people living one life was played out early on. There was no dragging on of the situation and instead it was more enjoyable watching Reese and Finch figure out who was the real Jordan.
It was easy to assume that...
A lot of times those sharp changes in direction or dramatic reveals can prove to be predictable, and yes, its happened in a few episodes. For the most part, however, the show has managed to escape any sense of cheesiness or rolling-of-the-eye moments when those twists do happen, allowing for the intriguing plot lines to pull you forward, even if at the back of your mind you were getting ready to suspect one character was really the so called bad guy.
In the case of "Identity Crisis," the discovery that Jordan Hester wasn't one person living a double life but rather two people living one life was played out early on. There was no dragging on of the situation and instead it was more enjoyable watching Reese and Finch figure out who was the real Jordan.
It was easy to assume that...
- 3/30/2012
- by smckenna412@gmail.com (Sean McKenna)
- TVfanatic
Person of Interest 1.15 'Blue Code' Review
An undercover cop is in danger as he tries to bring down the crew of smugglers he’s been on the inside of on last night’s Person of Interest. The show used this and Det. Fusco’s current situation to examine how truly capable of living on both sides of the law someone can be once they’ve walked in the dark. As Reese immersed himself into the same crew to keep Michael Cahill aka Officer Daniel Tully safe from harm, we were also given a few more glimpses into Reese’s own past during his time with the CIA. This meant the return of both Agent Stanton, Reese’s former partner, and of Agent Snow the man who tried to gun down Reese earlier in the season.
During the flashback to 2008, it plays out like your typical CIA drama. People in a...
An undercover cop is in danger as he tries to bring down the crew of smugglers he’s been on the inside of on last night’s Person of Interest. The show used this and Det. Fusco’s current situation to examine how truly capable of living on both sides of the law someone can be once they’ve walked in the dark. As Reese immersed himself into the same crew to keep Michael Cahill aka Officer Daniel Tully safe from harm, we were also given a few more glimpses into Reese’s own past during his time with the CIA. This meant the return of both Agent Stanton, Reese’s former partner, and of Agent Snow the man who tried to gun down Reese earlier in the season.
During the flashback to 2008, it plays out like your typical CIA drama. People in a...
- 2/18/2012
- by Keysh
- TVovermind.com
Person of Interest 1.14 'Wolf and Cub' Review
“Only the paranoid survive.”
That’s a line spoken by Harold Finch to John Reese at the start of the episode as the duo reconvene at their former HQ following last week’s vicious system infiltration from female hacker extraordinaire, Root. It would be easy to just write that off as one of many similar lines that Finch has spoken in the past except for the fact that by the end of this episode everything that we think we know about Harold Finch starts to crumble when Reese is exposed to some shocking truths about his past. Before we can get to all of that, the first order of business is this week’s Poi case.
Sometimes the Machine can’t get Reese and Finch on a case in time to prevent one crime, but it certainly can put them in the right...
“Only the paranoid survive.”
That’s a line spoken by Harold Finch to John Reese at the start of the episode as the duo reconvene at their former HQ following last week’s vicious system infiltration from female hacker extraordinaire, Root. It would be easy to just write that off as one of many similar lines that Finch has spoken in the past except for the fact that by the end of this episode everything that we think we know about Harold Finch starts to crumble when Reese is exposed to some shocking truths about his past. Before we can get to all of that, the first order of business is this week’s Poi case.
Sometimes the Machine can’t get Reese and Finch on a case in time to prevent one crime, but it certainly can put them in the right...
- 2/11/2012
- by Keysh
- TVovermind.com
It’s safe to say that most musicians on reality show competitions don’t hope to get eliminated during their season. But after seeing how things are going for nixed 15-year-old X Factor contestant Astro, some may just change their outlook. In addition to his recent deal with Epic Records, Astro (real name Brian Bradley) is also making his way into the acting world: The rising star is appearing on tonight’s brand-new episode of Person of Interest. Check out EW’s exclusive clip, in which Astro plays a young man seeking justice for his murdered brother, who asks John Reese...
- 2/9/2012
- by Aly Semigran
- EW - Inside TV
A television series' first season often constitutes a jumble of different styles or directions, as it attempts to find its best footing for what really makes the show work. And sometimes it stumbles out of the ring completely leaving it for cancellation fodder and a lot of "what ifs."
Such is surely not the case with Person of Interest, which continues to come out swinging, upping the ante on its gritty take on technology, corruption and redemption, allowing its singular episodes to feel complete while teasing enough to tie the season together.
And sure, sometimes I wish there were a bit more answers about Finch's limp, Reese's past or the Machine in general - but with an episode like "Root Cause," I don't mind waiting.
In fact, this particular episode spun a web of intrigue and suspense with a solid story and plenty of high stakes for its main characters,...
Such is surely not the case with Person of Interest, which continues to come out swinging, upping the ante on its gritty take on technology, corruption and redemption, allowing its singular episodes to feel complete while teasing enough to tie the season together.
And sure, sometimes I wish there were a bit more answers about Finch's limp, Reese's past or the Machine in general - but with an episode like "Root Cause," I don't mind waiting.
In fact, this particular episode spun a web of intrigue and suspense with a solid story and plenty of high stakes for its main characters,...
- 2/3/2012
- by smckenna412@gmail.com (Sean McKenna)
- TVfanatic
With Person of Interest returning this Thursday, I had the chance to speak with Kevin Chapman about his character of Detective Fusco late last week.
How did he get involved with the successful freshman drama?
"When I read [the script], it felt like something I hadn’t seen on television, and knowing that J.J. Abrams was behind it, and I’ve always been a big fan of [Jonah Nolan's films," the veteran actor said. "It had the right kind of pedigree and the right people behind it and I was very excited to come on board."
Person of Interest Promo: "Root Cause"
A variety of different characters from multiple shows have filled up this Chapman's resume - including Brotherhood and Rescue Me - but when it came to Lionel Fusco, Chapman was drawn in by his "duality."
"He’s a very conflicted individual, kind of a dope. He’s kind of that guy who falls in with the wrong crowd and Lionel is very much a follower, not a leader... I look for truth in characters and I felt that this...
How did he get involved with the successful freshman drama?
"When I read [the script], it felt like something I hadn’t seen on television, and knowing that J.J. Abrams was behind it, and I’ve always been a big fan of [Jonah Nolan's films," the veteran actor said. "It had the right kind of pedigree and the right people behind it and I was very excited to come on board."
Person of Interest Promo: "Root Cause"
A variety of different characters from multiple shows have filled up this Chapman's resume - including Brotherhood and Rescue Me - but when it came to Lionel Fusco, Chapman was drawn in by his "duality."
"He’s a very conflicted individual, kind of a dope. He’s kind of that guy who falls in with the wrong crowd and Lionel is very much a follower, not a leader... I look for truth in characters and I felt that this...
- 1/29/2012
- by smckenna412@gmail.com (Sean McKenna)
- TVfanatic
Does Matt Lauria interest you? Because he soon is about to become a Person of Interest for John Reese and Mr. Finch.
TVLine has learned exclusively that the Friday Night Lights alum is set to guest-star on CBS’ freshman drama as a sharp, young trader at a major investment bank — and Reese and Finch’s latest Poi.
Lauria will appear in Episode 16, which is tentatively set to air during February sweeps.
Ever since Lights went dark, Lauria has kept consistently busy with roles on shows such as Burn Notice, The Chicago Code and, very recently, a multi-episode arc on CSI.
TVLine has learned exclusively that the Friday Night Lights alum is set to guest-star on CBS’ freshman drama as a sharp, young trader at a major investment bank — and Reese and Finch’s latest Poi.
Lauria will appear in Episode 16, which is tentatively set to air during February sweeps.
Ever since Lights went dark, Lauria has kept consistently busy with roles on shows such as Burn Notice, The Chicago Code and, very recently, a multi-episode arc on CSI.
- 1/27/2012
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Person of Interest 1.11 'Super' Review
This week, Person of Interest wasted absolutely no time getting back to business in their first episode since their brief winter break. If you missed any of the significant moments from the winter finale then all you need to know is that Carter finally had her face-to-face with our duo, Reese’s former employers want him dead, and Reese got shot in the midst of it all. That’s where we start off as Finch races to get Reese proper, if somewhat unorthodox, medical care from his wounds. Not much time is spent dealing with any of that though as we skip right ahead to his recovery and their next Poi case. Meanwhile, Carter starts to make her way out of being referred to constantly as a ‘meanwhile’ in these reviews as she gets a much better understanding by episode’s end of what it...
This week, Person of Interest wasted absolutely no time getting back to business in their first episode since their brief winter break. If you missed any of the significant moments from the winter finale then all you need to know is that Carter finally had her face-to-face with our duo, Reese’s former employers want him dead, and Reese got shot in the midst of it all. That’s where we start off as Finch races to get Reese proper, if somewhat unorthodox, medical care from his wounds. Not much time is spent dealing with any of that though as we skip right ahead to his recovery and their next Poi case. Meanwhile, Carter starts to make her way out of being referred to constantly as a ‘meanwhile’ in these reviews as she gets a much better understanding by episode’s end of what it...
- 1/13/2012
- by Keysh
- TVovermind.com
While they may not have been the year’s most critically acclaimed or the country’s most popular, each the following shows made this TV Addict’s Top 10 of ’11 for the simple reason that each week, they left us jonesing another fix. You know those people who say “less is more?” Yeah, they’re totally wrong. As the following programs prove, too much is never enough.
The Good Wife (CBS)
Since previous “Best Ofs” have already seen us shine the spotlight on the crackling chemistry that comes hand-in-hand with The Good Wife’s all-star ensemble and roster of guest stars that reads like a “Who’s Who” of Broadway, we thought we’d take this opportunity to highlight something slightly less sexy about the show that good doesn’t even begin to describe. Once thought of as the show’s achilles heel, this year saw the legal drama raise the...
The Good Wife (CBS)
Since previous “Best Ofs” have already seen us shine the spotlight on the crackling chemistry that comes hand-in-hand with The Good Wife’s all-star ensemble and roster of guest stars that reads like a “Who’s Who” of Broadway, we thought we’d take this opportunity to highlight something slightly less sexy about the show that good doesn’t even begin to describe. Once thought of as the show’s achilles heel, this year saw the legal drama raise the...
- 12/30/2011
- by theTVaddict
- The TV Addict
Ten days after the 10th anniversary of 9/11, a show premiered on CBS. Scripted by Jonathan Nolan and produced by J.J. Abrams, Person of Interest is a show that attempts to chronicle the paranoia of a post-9/11 world. A mysterious billionaire named Mr. Finch (Michael Emerson) develops a surveillance system that is programmed to detect terrorist threats in New York City. However, the machine was programmed to eliminate ostensibly "irrelevant" criminal activity affecting ordinary people. Realizing the potential to prevent several domestic crimes, Finch builds a backdoor into the system that acquires all the irrelevant data. He hires an ex-cia field operative John Reese (Jim Cavieziel) to assist him in his endeavour to prevent crime. According to CBS, the show received the highest test ratings of any drama pilot in the last 15 years. However it has received tepid responses from critics.
At the outset, there are a multitude of reasons why you should watch the show.
At the outset, there are a multitude of reasons why you should watch the show.
- 12/30/2011
- by Rajiv Naresh
- Aol TV.
Are you one of the millions of people who have an Apple iPad at or near the top of their wish list this Holiday season? Allow us to offer up a little unsolicited advice from personal experience: The iPad is the worst thing to happen to our television viewing habits since the proliferation of reality TV.
This undeniable fact is something that occurred to us thanks to a recent trip to New York Comic Con that found us absolutely transfixed during a screening of an episode of Person Of Interest. And while the show’s set-up — which more and more continues to play out like a televised version of The Dark Night courtesy of the monotone heroics of one John Reese (Jim Caviezel), his trusty sidekick Finch (Michael Emerson) and an increasingly colorful collection of cops and robbers probably had a little something to do with capturing our imagination — what...
This undeniable fact is something that occurred to us thanks to a recent trip to New York Comic Con that found us absolutely transfixed during a screening of an episode of Person Of Interest. And while the show’s set-up — which more and more continues to play out like a televised version of The Dark Night courtesy of the monotone heroics of one John Reese (Jim Caviezel), his trusty sidekick Finch (Michael Emerson) and an increasingly colorful collection of cops and robbers probably had a little something to do with capturing our imagination — what...
- 11/8/2011
- by theTVaddict
- The TV Addict
We’ve all been in the middle of something important and lo and behold, we’re without our cell phone. Maybe it got lost, or maybe something happened to it but to be without this basic convenience is never a good situation to find oneself in. Few of us have likely found the situation to be so life or death as our anti-hero John Reese as he deals with being cut off from Finch’s communication guidance while trying to get a witness safely away from a group of Russian mobsters. Soon they find themselves holed up in a grimy slum-tastic housing project as Reese tries to get this week’s Poi out of the line of fire and into (eventually) a courtroom to testify as the sole witness of the execution of a former Cosa Nostra lieutenant.
As usual, Detective Carter and Detective Fusco are hot on Reese and...
As usual, Detective Carter and Detective Fusco are hot on Reese and...
- 11/4/2011
- by Keysh
- TVovermind.com
Finch and Reese may have a highly sophisticated network of top-notch surveillance on their side, but some people don't need Finch's machine to become a highly skilled fixer. Enter this week's Poi, Zoe Morgan (Paige Turco) or, as I likely will refer to her in this review, lady!Reese. There were the usual red herrings in the first twenty minutes both in the reason for the machine picking this number and in the nature of the trouble the Poi is in (She's the victim! No, wait she's the shooter! Nope she is a target!). But the facts are these: Zoe was hired on by a man who stands to inherit the pharmaceutical company his father started unless his big secret is exposed thanks to a recording of a phone conversation that's being used as blackmail material. What starts out as a simple case of a powerful man possibly not keeping it in his pants,...
- 10/28/2011
- by Keysh
- TVovermind.com
There’s something to be said for the attention to detail present in Person of Interest when even the title of an episode contains some thought-provoking double meaning. If you know Latin or if you had to Google it, cura te ipsum can be translated as ‘cure yourself first’; it’s something that refers to a physician healing themselves first before they should attend to their patients. Now on the surface we have this week’s Poi via Finch's machine a physician named Megan Tillman who is living a double life as she prepares to honor her dead sister’s memory by bringing a wealthy sexual predator to justice, vigilante-style. But by the unconventional ending scene of the episode there’s no denying that cura te ipsum can be seen in a very different way about our dynamic duo of Finch and Reese.
Back in college, Andrew Benton date-raped Tillman...
Back in college, Andrew Benton date-raped Tillman...
- 10/14/2011
- by Keysh
- TVovermind.com
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