Michael Emerson

Forget Satan, Have You Met Evil‘s Most Evil Character?

CBS’s Evil has become one of this fall’s most pleasant surprises—if you can apply “pleasant” to a show that examines the very worst of humanity: serial killers, child murderers, racist doctors, people who produce fake “ghost hunter” TV shows, etc. But the worst of the worst prize goes to one character: Leland Townsend. Tweedy and…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Dec 6

Catching Up With CBS Psychological Horror Series Evil, aka ‘Satan Trolled Me’

CBS already had a show called God Friended Me, about people who do good deeds at the direction of what appears to be a celestial Facebook account. Now it has a counterweight to all that uplift: Evil, a series that imagines dark forces have also adapted with the times and taken their outreach online. We…

Television Cheryl Eddy Oct 24

Luke Cage Star Mike Colter Will Battle Evil on a New CBS Show

These days, good genre shows are usually relegated to cable networks or streaming services. Netflix, FX, Syfy, Cartoon Network, HBO, and so on. There are exceptions, of course. The Good Place and the DC shows, for example. But if history has taught us anything it’s that most of the time genre shows on network TV…

io9 Germain Lussier May 13

Michael Emerson Doesn’t Expect Person of Interest To Have a Happy Ending

Person of Interest has been getting darker and darker as the show delves deeper into its premise about artificial intelligence. And even though we want these tortured heroes to find happiness in the end, star Michael Emerson tells io9 it’s probably not going to happen. He also told us what to expect in season five.…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Aug 26

Person Of Interest‘s Creators Explain Why A.I. Could Be The New A-Bomb

Person of Interest returns tonight with an even scarier look at ubiquitous surveillance than before. The Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Dave Maass is fascinated by the show’s themes — so he seized the chance to interview the creators and stars. And they told him why we should be very afraid. https://gizmodo.com/dystopia-usa-a-chilling-clip-from-person-of-interests-1637546444 As a researcher at Electronic…

io9 Dave Maass - Electronic Frontier Foundation Sep 23

New Person of Interest trailer shows off hobo Jesus’ mad karate skills

Ben Linus and Jesus are kicking ass — and already knowing the names — as a couple of crime-fighting precogs in this amazing new trailer for Person of Interest. Which is introduced by the cast of Big Bang Theory, because nerds love this Batman shit. And here’s another sneak preview of Person of Interest, which…

io9 Meredith Woerner Sep 12

Vigilante justice with a billion-dollar supercomputer: the cast of “Person of Interest” tease their new fall thriller

“A good Ben Linus battles evil with kung-fu Jesus and PreCrime.” Such is the high concept distillation of CBS’ new fall drama Person of Interest, but the show’s stars were happy to explain this high-tech show’s nuances at Comic-Con. We’ve seen the trailer, now check out what the cast had to say. https://gizmodo.com/person-of-interest-brings-us-the-first-post-9-11-survei-5823518 Person of…

io9 Keith Veronese and Cyriaque Lamar Jul 24

New DVD extras reveal why Lost’s showrunner thought it might be too “cheesy”

The Lost season six DVD box set doesn’t come out for another week, but the blooper-reel and snippets from the special features are out now. Watch actors try to keep track of their intrigues, plus the pilot’s worryingly “cheesy” moment. All of these new special features are online courtesy of E! Online. Here’s the blooper…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Aug 16

The last Lost spoilers you’ll ever read (or not, if you want to stay pure)

The Lost season six DVD includes a new 12-minute segment that promises to answer some more questions and tie up some loose ends. Does it deliver the goods? A detailed synopsis of it has popped up online. Spoilers definitely ahead… So the SpoilersLost blog, which got so many inside scoops on the show during its…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jul 27

There’s still 12 minutes of new Lost left to see, starring Ben Linus and Hurley!

You thought you were at last finished with Lost…but Lost isn’t yet done with you. The upcoming sixth season and complete series DVDs will feature an all-new, 12 minute vignette featuring Ben and Hurley. And yes, it will answer questions! Michael Emerson and Jorge Garcia are both reprising their roles for the DVD extra, which…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Jul 18

How to find a Lost party in your hometown – and what to do when you find it

You’ve baked your famed asiago-jalapeno fish biscuits, filled your iTunes with Drive Shaft’s greatest hits, and hidden your heroin in your grandma’s Virgin Mary statue. It’s Lost finale party time! Post meet-ups for io9ers here! Also, the finale drinking game! We have no idea what the final episode of Lost (which airs Sunday 5/23 from…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar May 19

Please Don’t Redeem Ben! We’re Begging You.

Lost’s Benjamin Linus has hit rock bottom, both morally and psychologically. So now is he going to have a miraculous transformation into the Island’s noblest character? Please, no. Just no. Spoilers for last night’s Lost ahead. Ben might well be our favorite Lost character these days — and last night’s episode helped remind us why.…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Mar 10

Emerson Explains Why Ben Is Such A Punching Bag

With Lost’s season finale airing next Wednesday, Ben in a position he’s never been in before: the underdog. Surely Ben has some tricks up his sleeve? We asked Michael Emerson what to expect. With spoilers! We’ve never seen Ben so lost and confused as in the most recent episode. Are we seeing the end of…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders May 8

Forget Satan, Have You Met Evil‘s Most Evil Character?

Catching Up With CBS Psychological Horror Series Evil, aka ‘Satan Trolled Me’

Luke Cage Star Mike Colter Will Battle Evil on a New CBS Show

Michael Emerson Doesn’t Expect Person of Interest To Have a Happy Ending

Person Of Interest‘s Creators Explain Why A.I. Could Be The New A-Bomb

New Person of Interest trailer shows off hobo Jesus’ mad karate skills

Vigilante justice with a billion-dollar supercomputer: the cast of “Person of Interest” tease their new fall thriller

New DVD extras reveal why Lost’s showrunner thought it might be too “cheesy”

The last Lost spoilers you’ll ever read (or not, if you want to stay pure)

There’s still 12 minutes of new Lost left to see, starring Ben Linus and Hurley!

How to find a Lost party in your hometown – and what to do when you find it

Please Don’t Redeem Ben! We’re Begging You.

Emerson Explains Why Ben Is Such A Punching Bag

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