Fall TV: Person of Interest

I've been meaning to do a post on what I'll be watching this fall, but since that has yet to happen I'll just break them out individually. Wild horses won't be able to keep me away from JJ Abrams' new "Person of Interest," starring Ben Linus Michael Emerson. At a recent fan con, when asked who their favourite Lost character was, many of the people in the room of the Lost panel (moderated by our very own Rebecca Thompson!) said Ben Linus.

Here's an interesting interview I found with Michael Emerson and the LA Times, where he talks about the spectre of Ben Linus that always hangs over him. I was interested in his reaction to people who are demanding answers:

"Sometimes I wanted to pat people on the head and say, 'You know the thing you want me to give you is actually the thing you don't want me to give you, right? If I could explicate the entire mystery of the show, what would be the use of that?' " he said. "I was surprised so many people were willing to trade the joy of the present for some intangible answer."

You tell em, Benry.

When Person of Interest begins in the fall, I'm pleased to say I'll be blogging on it with Chris Doran, aka "humanebean," one of my favourite commentators during our long Lost years together on here. He's always had great insight, and I'm looking forward to sharing this little blogging stage with him. The show is slated to begin September 22, so watch this space for our reactions to it! In the meantime, here's a teaser trailer that CBS has put out on the show. Try to pick out all of the Lost moments from it. ;)