Heads-up for Michael Riley fans

[Patty Winter]

Okay, he was only in one episode of "Due South" ("A Hawk and a
Handsaw"), but likely many folks here are more familiar with him
than that. We never did get "This is Wonderland" in the States,
but he starred in the Discovery Channel movie "Supervolcano"
(which I just rewatched recently). I believe he's also the guest
star in one of the episodes of "Flashpoint" that we haven't gotten
yet. (But CBS just confirmed again yesterday that it plans to air
them at some point.)

Anyway...SoapNet is going to run all 13 episode of Season 1 of
"Being Erica" next Sunday, Jan. 17th, starting at 11:00 a.m.
It's a prelude to the premiere of Season 2 on January 20th.
That's the episode I want to see, because I read that it's
mostly about Dr. Tom (Michael Riley's character).


Patty

[longshanks]

Post by Patty Winter
Okay, he was only in one episode of "Due South" ("A Hawk and a
Handsaw"), but likely many folks here are more familiar with him
than that. We never did get "This is Wonderland" in the States

He's one of the central characters in "This Is Wonderland" and is quite
entertaining. You probably know that Season 1 was released on DVD, but
I don't think the other two seasons were.

Post by Patty Winter
I believe he's also the guest
star in one of the episodes of "Flashpoint" that we haven't gotten
yet. (But CBS just confirmed again yesterday that it plans to air
them at some point.)

He plays a shock radio host.

Post by Patty Winter
Anyway...SoapNet is going to run all 13 episode of Season 1 of
"Being Erica" next Sunday, Jan. 17th, starting at 11:00 a.m.
It's a prelude to the premiere of Season 2 on January 20th.
That's the episode I want to see, because I read that it's
mostly about Dr. Tom (Michael Riley's character).

I've only seen the first episode of "Being Erica". I sort of like the
concept, but I just never seem to get around to watching the show. I do
know that any fan of Michael should be very pleased with his role.

Ed Wilson
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[Patty Winter]

Post by longshanks
I've only seen the first episode of "Being Erica". I sort of like the
concept, but I just never seem to get around to watching the show. I do
know that any fan of Michael should be very pleased with his role.

It's a good role in the sense that Dr. Tom is very important to
the storylines. But from the couple episodes I watched, he only
appears briefly at the beginning and end of the show and once
or twice in the middle. So there wasn't enough to sustain my
interest. Not like, say, "This is Wonderland," where he was in
many scenes every week.


Patty

[longshanks]

Post by Patty Winter
It's a good role in the sense that Dr. Tom is very important to
the storylines. But from the couple episodes I watched, he only
appears briefly at the beginning and end of the show and once
or twice in the middle.

Yeah, I suppose that that's the usual format. In the one episode I saw
in the middle of Season 2, Dr. Tom was in only a couple of short
scenes. After all, the show is about Erica.

Post by Patty Winter
So there wasn't enough to sustain my
interest. Not like, say, "This is Wonderland," where he was in
many scenes every week.

Also, there's "Power Play", but I don't think that's on DVD.

Ed Wilson
--
-- Reality is not enough; we need nonsense, too. Drifting into a world
of fantasy is not an escape from reality but a significant education
about the nature of life. And reality is not an escape from nonsense.
Our education goes on everywhere. - Edmund Miller
-- For the best in misanthropic rantings, visit Cottsweb:
http://briancotts.tripod.com/
-- Stories and essays in prose, scripts, video, comics and audio; it's
Fishclock: http://fishclock.ca/
-- Gayleen Froese, Writing and Music: http://www.gayleenfroese.com/