Yesterday Michael Emerson and his wife Carrie Preston attended HBO’s ‘True Blood’ season 4 premiere at The Dome at Arclight Hollywood. Click on the thumbnails below to enlarge the photos.

[Via LIFE]

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Here’s a first look at some of the new TV shows and movies starring LOST stars and/or produced by LOST writers:

Alcatraz

LOST link: Produced by LOST’s Elizabeth Sarnoff and JJ Abrams. Jorge Garcia (Hurley) co-stars.

Official synopsis: From executive producer J.J. Abrams and writer and executive producer Elizabeth Sarnoff comes ALCATRAZ, the chilling new thriller centered on America’s most infamous prison and one-time home to the nation’s most notorious murderers, rapists, kidnappers, thieves and arsonists.

When San Francisco Police Department DET. REBECCA MADSEN (Sarah Jones, “Sons of Anarchy”) is assigned to a grisly homicide case, a fingerprint leads her to a shocking suspect: JACK SYLVANE (guest star Jeffrey Pierce, “The Nine”), a former Alcatraz inmate who died decades ago. Given her family history – both her grandfather and surrogate uncle, RAY ARCHER (Robert Forster, “Jackie Brown”), were guards at the prison – Madsen’s interest is immediately piqued, and once the enigmatic, knows-everything-but-tells-nothing government agent EMERSON HAUSER (Sam Neill, “Jurassic Park”) tries to impede her investigation, she’s doggedly committed. Madsen turns to Alcatraz expert and comic book enthusiast, DR. DIEGO “DOC” SOTO (Jorge Garcia, “Lost”), to piece together the inexplicable sequence of events. The twosome discovers that Sylvane is not only alive, but he’s loose on the streets of San Francisco, leaving bodies in his wake. And strangely, he hasn’t aged a day since he was in Alcatraz, when the prison was ruled by the iron-fisted WARDEN EDWIN JAMES (Jonny Coyne, “Undercovers”) and the merciless ASSOCIATE WARDEN E.B. TILLER (Jason Butler Harner, “The Changeling”). Madsen and Soto reluctantly team with Agent Hauser and his technician, LUCY BANERJEE (Parminder Nagra, “ER”), to stop Sylvane’s vengeful killing spree.

By delving into Alcatraz history, government cover-ups and Rebecca’s own heritage, the team will ultimately discover that Sylvane is only a small part of a much larger, more sinister present-day threat. For while he may be the first, it quickly becomes clear that Sylvane won’t be the last prisoner to reappear from Alcatraz. Through the course of the investigation, Madsen and Soto will learn that Agent Hauser has known about the prison’s secret history and has been awaiting the prisoners’ return. Soto will witness his life’s work – the history of Alcatraz – come alive. Madsen will be forced to keep her supportive San Francisco cop fiancé, JIMMY DICKENS (Santiago Cabrera, “Heroes”), at arm’s length from the highly classified assignment as she sees everything she thought she knew about her family’s past shattered, all while fighting to keep the country safe from history’s most dangerous criminals

Premiere Date: January 2012. It will air on Mondays at 9pm EST on FOX.

Once Upon A Time

LOST link: LOST writers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz are the showrunners. LOST co-creator Damon Lindelof is also involved in this project.

Official Synopsis: From the inventive minds of “Lost” executive producers Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis comes a bold new imagining of the world, where fairy tales and the modern-day are about to collide.

And they all lived happily ever after – or so everyone was led to believe. Emma Swan knows how to take care of herself. She’s a 28-year-old bail bonds collector who’s been on her own ever since she was abandoned as a baby. But when the son she gave up years ago finds her, everything starts to change. Henry is now 10 years old and in desperate need of Emma’s help. He believes that Emma actually comes from an alternate world and is Snow White and Prince Charming’s missing daughter. According to his book of fairytales, they sent her away to protect her from the Evil Queen’s curse, which trapped the fairytale world forever, frozen in time, and brought them into our modern world. Of course Emma doesn’t believe a word, but when she brings Henry back to Storybrooke, she finds herself drawn to this unusual boy and his strange New England town. Concerned for Henry, she decides to stay for a while, but she soon suspects that Storybrooke is more than it seems. It’s a place where magic has been forgotten, but is still powerfully close… where fairytale characters are alive, even though they don’t remember who they once were. The epic battle for the future of all worlds is beginning, but for good to win, Emma will have to accept her destiny and fight like hell.

Premiere Date: TBD. The show will air on Sundays at 8 PM on ABC this fall.

Person of Interest

LOST link: Produced by LOST’s JJ Abrams and Bryan Burke. Michael Emerson (Benjamin Linus) co-stars.

Official Synopsis: PERSON OF INTEREST stars Jim Caviezel, Emmy Award winner Michael Emerson and Academy Award nominee Taraji P. Henson in a crime thriller about a presumed dead former-CIA agent who teams up with a mysterious billionaire to prevent violent crimes by using their own brand of vigilante justice. Reese’s (Caviezel) special training in covert operations appeals to Finch (Emerson), a software genius who invented a program that uses pattern recognition to identify people about to be involved in violent crimes. Using state-of-the-art surveillance technology, the two work outside of the law using Reese’s adept skills and Finch’s unlimited wealth to unravel the mystery of the person of interest and stop the crime before it happens. Reese’s actions catch the attention of the NYPD, including homicide detective Carter (Henson), and Fusco (Kevin Chapman), a cop who Reese uses to his advantage. With infinite crimes to investigate, Reese and Finch find that the right person, with the right information, at the right time, can change everything. Emmy Award winners J.J. Abrams and Bryan Burk (“Lost”), Academy Award nominee Jonathan Nolan (“Memento”), David Semel (“Heroes”) and Greg Plageman (“Cold Case”) are the executive producers for Warner Bros. Television.

Premiere Date: TBD. The show will air on Thursdays at 9 PM on CBS this Fall.

Real Steel

LOST link: Evangeline Lilly (Kate) co-stars.

Official Synopsis: A gritty, white-knuckle, action ride set in the near future [the year 2020], where the sport of boxing has gone hi-tech, “Real Steel” stars Hugh Jackman as Charlie Kenton, a washed-up fighter who lost his chance at a title when 2000-pound, 8-foot-tall steel robots took over the ring.  Now nothing but a small-time promoter, Charlie earns just enough money piecing together low-end bots from scrap metal to get from one underground boxing venue to the next.  When Charlie hits rock bottom, he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son Max (Goyo) to build and train a championship contender.  As the stakes in the brutal, no-holds-barred arena are raised, Charlie and Max, against all odds, get one last shot at a comeback.

Premiere Date: Real Steel arrives in theaters in the US on November 18th.

Ringer

LOST link: Nestor Carbonell (Richard Alpert) co-stars as Agent Victor Machado.

Official Synopsis: Sarah Michelle Gellar stars as a woman who, after witnessing a murder, goes on the run, hiding out by assuming the life of her wealthy identical twin sister – only to learn that her sister’s seemingly idyllic life is just as complicated and dangerous as the one she’s trying to leave behind. Bridget is six months sober and starting to turn her life around when she is the sole witness to a professional hit. Despite the assurances of her FBI protector, Agent Victor Machado, Bridget knows her life is on the line. She flees to New York, telling no one, not even her Narcotics Anonymous sponsor, Malcolm. In New York, Bridget reunites with her estranged twin, Siobhan. Wealthy, pampered and married to the strikingly handsome Andrew Martin, Siobhan lives what appears to be a fairy tale life – a life where no one knows that Bridget exists. The sisters seem to be mending their frayed relationship, until Siobhan disappears overboard during a boat trip, and Bridget makes the split decision to take on her sister’s identity. She discovers shocking secrets, not only about her sister and her marriage, but also about Siobhan’s best friend, Gemma, and Gemma’s husband, Henry. And when someone tries to kill Bridget in her sister’s penthouse, she realizes she is no safer as Siobhan than she is as herself.

Premiere Date: Ringer will air on Tuesdays (9-10 p.m.) on The CW starting this Fall.

Scandal

LOST link: Henry Ian Cusick (Desmond) co-stars.

Official Synopsis: From the creator and executive producers of “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Private Practice” comes a drama revolving around the life and work of a professional crisis manager and her dysfunctional staff. A former media relations consultant to the President, Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington) dedicates her life to protecting and defending the public images of our nation’s elite. After leaving the White House, the power consultant opened her own firm, hoping to start a new chapter—both professionally and personally—but she can’t seem to completely cut ties with her past. Slowly it becomes apparent that her staff, who specialize in fixing the lives of other people, can’t quite fix the ones closest at hand—their own.

Premiere Date: TBD (ABC, Midseason).

Bonus: ‘Awake’

LOST link: Dylan Minnette (Jack’s imaginary son on LOST) plays the alive-in-one-reality-but-dead-in-the-other son of the protagonist.

Official Synopsis: Lots of people find themselves leading some kind of double life… but none quite like this.

After Detective Michael Britten wakes up from a car accident with his wife and teenage son, he learns the devastating news that his wife died in the crash. Trying to put the pieces of his life back together, he wakes up a few days later to realize that his wife is very much alive and his son died in the accident! Did he lose his wife or his son? Or neither of them??

What if your life split in two in the face of a situation like this, and you could actually have everything you wanted, just not all at the same time? Michael goes back to work solving crimes while trying to put things back on a “normal” track, but alternating between realities provides some challenges – one moment he and his wife are grappling with having another child to replace their loss, and the next moment he’s finding himself attracted to his son’s tennis coach to fill the void from the loss of his wife. At the same time, he is solving crimes in each world which sometimes overlap in fascinating and inexplicable ways. Is he dreaming or going mad? Michael begins seeing two different therapists to help him sort things out, but then again why would he want either “reality” to go away when the totality of both means having his family complete?

From groundbreaking writer Kyle Killen (Lone Star) and starring Jason Isaacs (Brotherhood, Harry Potter) comes a drama about the power of the mind, where the inception of life is a mystery and reality might just be overrated.

Premiere Date: Early 2012 on NBC.

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Best Network Series

Fringe (Fox)
Lost (ABC)
Smallville (CW)
Supernatural (CW)
V (ABC)
The Vampire Diaries (CW)

Best Actor in Television

Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) (AMC)
Matthew Fox (Lost) (ABC)
Michael C. Hall (Dexter) (Showtime)
Timothy Hutton (Leverage) (TNT)
Andrew Lincoln (The Walking Dead) (AMC)
Stephen Moyer (True Blood) (HBO)

Best Supporting Actor in Television

Michael Emerson (Lost) (ABC)
John Noble (Fringe) (Fox)
Dean Norris (Breaking Bad) (AMC)
Terry O’Quinn (Lost) (ABC)
Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad) (AMC)
Lance Reddick (Fringe) (Fox)
Steven Yeun (The Walking Dead) (AMC)

Best Guest Starring Role in Television

Richard Dreyfuss (Weeds) (Showtime)
Noah Emmerich (The Walking Dead) (AMC)
Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad) (AMC)
Joe Manganiello (True Blood) (HBO)
John Terry (Lost) (ABC)
Seth Gabel (Fringe) (Fox)

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Via TVLine.com:

Lost alum Michael Emerson is set as a lead in Jonah Nolan’s CBS pilot Person Of Interest, which is being executive-produced by Lost co-creator J.J. Abrams.

The project, directed by Heroes‘ David Semel, is a crime drama centered on an ex-CIA agent, presumed dead, who teams up with a mysterious billionaire (Emerson) to prevent violent crimes in New York City.

An Emmy winner during his run on Lost, Emerson originally reunited with Abrams for a different project this development season: the action drama Odd Jobs, which was to star Emerson and fellow Lost alum Terry O’Quinn, with Abrams producing and Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec writing. That project landed at NBC in September, but was recently pushed to a later development timetable.

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A gallery of donated artwork by “Lost” actors, representing their time here over six seasons filming the hit ABC series, will be exhibited for the first time at a Honolulu Theatre for Youth fundraising kickoff party from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Tenney Theatre.

The works, commissioned by HTY trustee Annie Cusick Wood (spouse of “Lost” actor Ian Cusick, who played Desmond), eventually will be auctioned but will highlight the HTY’s Actors & Artists Fund-Launching event.

The actors/artists include Terry O’Quinn (John Locke), who fashioned a bracelet from shells he collected on the North Shore; Ken Leung (Miles), who did a sketch of actress Evangeline Lilly (Kate); Jorge Garcia (Hurley), who rendered a painting of himself dive-bombing into the water (with butt crack showing!); and Josh Holloway (Sawyer), who did a watercolor painting of himself fishing on a boat.

Additionally, Michael Emerson (Ben), a former graphic artist, donated a work he did a while back. …

Community notables, such as Daniel Dae Kim, who played Jin on “Lost” and stars as Chin Ho Kelly on CBS’s “Hawaii Five-0″, Kirk Matthews and Trini Kaopuiki of KHON2 and ex-anchor Linda Coble (aka Mrs. Matthews) will read snippets from three future HTY shows (“Lion Dancer,” “Tasi’s Gift” and “Poetry Fever”) at 6 p.m. Hosted pupu and drinks will begin at 5:30 p.m. To secure space, call Carolyn at 839-9885, ext. 711. …

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Via IGN:

The J.J. Abrams produced Odd Jobs is being put on the backburner and will be looked at as a potential project for the next pilot season. Odd Jobs would re-team Lost stars Terry O’Quinn and Michael Emerson, in the story of two retired black-ops agents. Deadline notes that the script to that project, by Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec (whose collaborations with Abrams include Alias and the upcoming Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol) came in very late this pilot season.

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Via EW:

Michael Emerson, who made a name for himself as the manipulative, creepy Benjamin Linus on Lost, has lined up his next quirky TV role: EW has learned exclusively that he’ll guest star as a bug specialist on the NBC drama Parenthood. In the episode, which airs in March, Emerson plays Amazing Andy (of Amazing Andy’s Wonderful World of Bugs), a smart-yet-socially-awkward man who’s hired to entertain the children at a birthday party for Max (Max Burkholder). Like Max, the son of Kristina (Monica Potter) and Adam (Peter Krause), Andy has Asperger’s syndrome. Emerson also will star with former Lost castmate Terry O’Quinn in J.J. Abrams’ NBC drama pilot Odd Jobs.

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Film and Philosophy II present a free event that is open to the public. Michael Emerson, a.k.a Ben Linus, will discuss the ‘Philosophy of LOST’. Emerson, star of the hit ABC show, will shed light on the mysteries and unanswered questions that gripped millions of viewers.

When:

Saturday, January 15, 2011. 6:00 PM.
Approximate duration of 1.5 hour(s).

Where:

Cubberley Auditorium, Stanford University, CA (Map)

Audience:

Faculty/Staff
Alumni/Friends
General Public
Students
Members

Tags:

Film
Humanities
Conference / Symposium
Arts

Sponsor:

The Focal Group in Philosophy and Literature in the Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages; the Film and Media Studies Program; the Europe Center; the Humanities Center

Contact:

650.725.8620
dlcl@stanford.edu

Admission:

Free and open to the public

[Via Stanford.edu]

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UPDATE: EW’s Jeff Jensen caught up with Michael Emerson via email and asked him for his reaction to the NBC pick-up:

I really am AMAZED that what started out as some kidding-around on the set of LOST has turned into a network TV reality! I’m still reeling from this sudden turn of events. I’m an actor who has never even succeeded in testing for a pilot and here I find myself involved in a project custom-built for Terry and me! Can’t tell you how thrilling it is to be part of the Bad Robot family and enter into this exciting collaboration with Warner Brothers and NBC! Have we ARRIVED or what?! But best of all will be that day when Terry and I show up on the set of a brand new show, look around, shrug our shoulders and say “Let’s get started!” My fingers are crossed! (Did I use enough exclamation points? ha!)”

Great news via Vulture:

J.J. Abrams’ new NBC drama Undercovers premieres in just an hour on the east coast, but the Peacock has already decided: It wants more J.J.! The network has landed the rights to the new Michael Emerson-Terry O’Quinn show from Abrams’ Bad Robot that Vulture told you about Monday. NBC got the project despite strong interest from ABC and Fox, both of which were intrigued by the idea of Ben Linus and John Locke’s alter-egos teaming up again. NBC has made a pilot commitment to the show, which had been known as Odd Jobs but is now technically untitled. The fine print: Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec (Alias) are writers/exec producers, while Abrams and Bryan Burk are also exec producers. With Fox and CBS already developing new Abrams shows, we’re hoping the Bad Robot has one more series up its sleeve so that the folks at ABC aren’t left feeling lonely.

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Exciting news via Vulture:

Forget Rizzoli & Isles: Are you ready for Linus & Locke? In news that could cause the Lost fan base to have a synchronized aneurysm, Vulture hears that last week, J.J. Abrams and frequent collaborators Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec (Alias, Mission: Impossible 4) began pitching a comedic drama to the networks that would have Michael Emerson and Terry O’Quinn — a.k.a. Benjamin Linus and John Locke/Smokey — playing former black-ops agents.

The idea of Emerson and O’Quinn reuniting isn’t completely new: In February, the duo told TV Guide that they were looking to put together a post-Lost TV project for themselves; the rumors were revived again last month when Emerson repeated his hopes for a new show while doing publicity for the Lost full-series DVD collection. Still, all the talk seemed to be in the realm of “maybe one day.” Turns out plans for a show are very real and very active — and the involvement of Abrams and other Bad Robot types means there’s a really good chance the project will soon find a home.

As always with all things Abrams, details are sketchy, but insiders said the potential show — which we’ve heard carries the working title Odd Jobs — would have a dose of humor. It’s not clear whether Appelbaum and Nemec will include any elements of an idea floated by O’Quinn last winter that had the two former Lost-mates serving as suburban hit men.

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Via WhatAboutMichaelEmerson:

Looks like Michael will appear in the first episode of the PBS miniseries. Michael plays John Winthrop:

Episode One, “A New Adam” ( October 11, 9-10pm ET on PBS ): The first hour of God in America explores the origins of America’s unique religious landscape—how the New World challenged and changed the faiths the first European settlers brought with them. In New Mexico, the spiritual rituals of the Pueblo Indians collided with the Catholic faith of Franciscan missionaries, ending in a bloody revolt. In New England, Puritan leader John Winthrop faced off against religious dissenters from within his own ranks. And a new message of spiritual rebirth from evangelical preachers like George  Whitefield swept through the American colonies, upending traditional religious authority and kindling a rebellious spirit that converged with the political upheaval of the American Revolution.

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Hit the jump button to check out lots of photos and videos of the LOST cast and Damon & Carlton at the red carpet of the Emmys and post-Emmy parties.

Click on the thumbnails to enlarge the photos.

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Best Supporting Actor nominee Michael Emerson gave PopcornBiz his predictions for the 2010 Primetime Emmy Awards:

Outstanding Drama Series
Breaking Bad, Dexter, The Good Wife, Lost, Mad Men, True Blood

Emerson’s Pick: “This is impossible to call. I have a sentimental favorite among them. But let me say, I’m really pleased that ‘Lost’ has been recognized in so many categories. That hasn’t happened since our first season. I’m proud we have this buoyant exit and so many of us will be there that night.”

“It’s a tough one. But the more we talk about it, the better I like ‘Lost’s’ chances. If that principle is true, I think ‘Lost’ has good a chance as any.”

Outstanding Comedy Series
Curb Your Enthusiasm, Modern Family, Glee, Nurse Jackie, The Office,
30 Rock

Emerson’s Pick: “I have a soft spot in my heart for ‘Nurse Jackie.’ Something about the off-beat chemistry of that show. I really like it. I am sure the people that handicap these things think I’m crazy. But there you have it.”

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series
Jon Hamm (Mad Men)
, Kyle Chandler (Friday Night Lights), 
Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), 
Hugh Laurie (House), 
Michael C. Hall (Dexter), 
Matthew Fox (Lost)

Emerson’s Pick: “Matthew’s had an extraordinary run on the show, but I thought his game was of a very high order this last season.” Though he calls Chandler “a stellar talent,” Emerson is still blown away by Fox’s farewell: ”Talk about a framing device. Years ago his eye opened and years later it closes. And in that blink is an entire universe. That’s so great.”

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series
Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife), Mariska Hargitay (Law & Order: SVU), Glenn Close (Damages), Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer), January Jones (Mad Men), Connie Britton (Friday Night Lights)

Emerson’s Pick: “I admire Julianna Margulies and she is one of Carrie’s (Preston, Emerson’s wife) best friends. We never miss her. This is a very deep pool of talented players but I think she has momentum and the show is great.”

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
Larry David (Curb Your Enthusiasm), 
Alec Baldwin (30 Rock), 
Matthew Morrison (Glee), 
Steve Carell (The Office), 
Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory), 
Tony Shalhoub (Monk)

Emerson’s Pick: “I think a person’s reaction to comedy is chemical and defies analysis. Jim Parsons, for whatever reason, just tickles me. He also fulfills the haven’t-won-one requirement. I just saw Tony Shalhoub on Broadway and he was hilarious. But he’s won before. I’m in an expansive mood. I want this to go around.”

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
Toni Collette (United States of Tara), Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie)
, Tina Fey (30 Rock)
, Julia Louis-Dreyfus (The New Adventures of Old Christine)
, Lea Michele (Glee)
, Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation)

Emerson’s Pick: “This is a vote for my sentimental favorite and an actress I admire. Edie Falco is something else to watch on that show. And it’s beautiful that I don’t know if I want to laugh or cry when I watch it.”

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
Sharon Gless (Burn Notice)
, Christine Baranski (The Good Wife), 
Christina Hendricks (Mad Men)
, Rose Byrne (Damages)
, Archie Panjabi (The Good Wife), 
Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men)

Emerson’s Pick: ”I would call it a toss-up for the women from ‘A Good Wife.’ They’re both so intriguing. I’m happy to have them nominated.”

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
John Slattery (Mad Men),
 Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad)
, Martin Short (Damages),
 Terry O’Quinn (Lost)
, Michael Emerson (Lost)
, Andre Braugher (Men of a Certain Age)

Emerson’s Pick: This one gets tricky! ”Let say that actors who appear on ‘Lost’ cancel each other out. Then let’s say Aaron Paul is an astonishing actor. Maybe it’s his year. And besides, I have to recuse myself and pick the non-Lost player.

“This conversation makes me very nervous.”

Emerson’s too good an actor to let that nervousness show on Sunday. But win or lose, we’ll know what’s going on in his mind. And if he takes home the hardware, Emerson said he will be especially proud for winning in such a critically acclaimed season.

“We are living through the second Golden Age of Television,” Emerson said. “There’s a lot of great stuff out there.”

[Via NBCSanDiego.com]

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If you are a fan of NBC’s “The Office” then you are likely aware of Steve Carell’s departure next year. Michael Emerson’s name has been mentioned on quite a few lists of possible replacements for Steve Carell. Here’s Emerson’s response, extracted from a recent interview with USA TODAY:

I’ve seen it mentioned online, but I don’t take it very seriously. No industry person has talked to me. And plus, who wants to follow Steve Carell in that part? The opportunity for failure or embarrassment is so high that even if we lived in an insane universe where I actually got offered such a thing, I don’t know if you’d say yes to that.

Michael also talked about his new project with Terry O’Quinn:

There’s ongoing buzz that you and Terry O’Quinn would like to do a project together. Is there any update on that? Is Terry the cast member you’ve kept in touch with the most?

I sure do stay in touch with Terry. There are some ideas being batted around in Hollywood where things move slowly and eccentrically, so I don’t know if anything will come from it, but I do know that some serious writers are playing around with ideas.

Whether it will ever see the light of day or not, I’m not sure. It would be a ways off in the future, but I would jump at the chance to do another show with Terry. We get along famously, and he’s about as good a scene partner as an actor will ever have.

What’s your next project?

The next time the public sees me is probably in a PBS series in October called God in America. I play a Puritan. It’s a three-or four-night series. It’s a documentary, but it also has period dramatizations.

Click here to read the full interview.

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[Via AP LIVE]

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[Via MichaelEmerson.net]

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[Via Spicedogs]

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