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Tom Everett Scott surprised to be back on patrol
After 15 years in the business, Tom Everett Scott thought nothing in Hollywood could shock him anymore.
Then NBC canceled his series “Southland” before airing any of the six completed episodes of the second season. Then something even more unexpected happened - TNT picked up the show.
“Every time a show gets canceled, someone says, ‘Oh, it will be bought. It’s such a good show.’ And it never happens,” the East Bridgewater native said in a recent interview at the Four Seasons Hotel in Boston.
“But it did, and I think that was just as shocking as getting canceled.”
Scott’s character, Detective Russell Clarke, was shot by his volatile neighbor in the final minutes of the first season finale. As the second season opens tonight at 10, Russell is slowly recovering from his injuries.
“I wanted to make sure that it was coming through that this guy felt like his world is changing,” Scott said. “The way he’s going to be able to function from here on out is going to be totally different and isolating and scary. This guy is going to be struggling to get healthy.”
The cast waits to learn if TNT will pick up the series for additional episodes.
“It’s hard, but I’ve learned to live with this kind of thing,” Scott said. “I’m going to treat the show like it’s a film that is in the can and coming out. I’m going to promote it because I’m in it and proud of it and see what happens. I’m just hoping that it all works out and that the TV gods smile down on us.”
The father of two said “Southland” is the series he has always wanted to do.
“It’s an ensemble. I think that’s great because I have a family, and I like to see them,” he said. “It shoots in Los Angeles. It’s about something interesting and exciting, and the bonus is the pedigree of the people involved. It’s the cream of the crop.”
Scott began acting after he saw his two older sisters in school plays.
“But I never thought it would be a career. I never thought anyone became an actor that was from my town or any small town,” he said.
His parents encouraged him to pursue the career.
“I’m going to do the same with my kids,” he said. “People say, ‘Oh, you don’t want your kids to be actors, do you?’ If it’s going to make them happy, hell yeah.”
The 39-year-old first gained fame in the 1996 movie “That Thing You Do!” and can now be seen in the independent movie “Tanner Hall.” He plays a recurring role on the FX drama “Sons of Anarchy,” and he supplies the voice of Booster Gold in the Cartoon Network animated series “Batman: The Brave and the Bold.”
“When I look at my career these days, I think, ‘I don’t know what the hell I’m doing and that seems to be working out just great,’ ” he said. “So I’m just going to try not to think about it too much.” [ source ] |
Mar 06 2010 by Melissa
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