From: owner-chakram-refugees-digest@smoe.org (chakram-refugees-digest) To: chakram-refugees-digest@smoe.org Subject: chakram-refugees-digest V6 #129 Reply-To: chakram-refugees@smoe.org Sender: owner-chakram-refugees-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-chakram-refugees-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk chakram-refugees-digest Friday, July 28 2006 Volume 06 : Number 129 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [chakram-refugees] Gina Torres in Standoff ["Jackie M. Young" Subject: [chakram-refugees] Gina Torres in Standoff I was watching Fox a few days ago and saw a promo for Standoff, a new Fall series with Gina Torres (Nebula). I wasn't sure which station it was on/title it had, so I surfed around for it and came up with this on the Fox.com site: - ---------- Standoff Series Premiere Tuesday, September 5, 9/8c There's no crisis situation they can't handle ... unless it involves each other. MATT FLANNERY (Ron Livingston, Sex and the City, House) and EMILY LEHMAN (Rosemarie DeWitt, Cinderella Man) are the top-ranked negotiators in the FBIs Crisis Negotiation Unit (CNU). They're trained to talk their way through volatile situations. They're experts at knowing what makes other people tick. They're also sleeping together a secret that they agreed to keep to themselves, until Matt reveals it to the entire world during a tense hostage standoff. The public revelation causes friction between Matt, who relies on gut instinct, and Emily, an academic who analyzes every move. Their relationship also gets them into major trouble with their boss CHERYL CARRERA (Gina Torres, Alias, Firefly, 24), head of the Los Angeles CNU, and raises eyebrows among their CNU colleagues, including intelligence officer LIA MATHERS (Raquel Alessi, Ghost Rider). While Matt and Emily really should be split up for being romantically involved, theyre too valuable as a team. Together, they're among the best in their field; Cheryl knows it, and they know it. Ultimately, they all agree that if the personal relationship ends, the pair can still work together. It's great in theory but it proves to be a little tougher in practice. Week to week, Matt and Emily tackle much more than hostage crises. The CNU is called in to resolve kidnappings, high-risk suicides, bomb threats, stalking cases and gang violence. The duo also must work in concert with their rivals on the Hostage Rescue Team (HRT), led by irreverent but deadly FRANK PERRY (Michael Cudlitz, Prison Break, 24). When Matt and Emily's nonviolent approach doesn't seem to work or takes too long, Frank is ready to use full force. Created by Craig Silverstein (The Dead Zone) and directed by Tim Story (Fantastic Four, Barbershop), STANDOFF combines the relationship banter of audience favorites like Moonlighting with the adrenaline-paced suspense of hits like 24. The series advances a fundamental idea: that in life and in love, everything is a negotiation. - ---------- Just FYI, - --Jackie ****************************************************** * Proud to have the same birthday as Lucy Lawless! * * * * "I think New Zealand geographically comes from * * ... Hawai'i." --Lucy Lawless, Late Show, 4/9/96 * * * * JACKIE YOUNG, JYOUNG@LAVA.NET * * * * * ****************************************************** ========================================================= This has been a message to the chakram-refugees list. To unsubscribe, send a message to majordomo@smoe.org with "unsubscribe chakram-refugees" in the message body. Contact meth@smoe.org with any questions or problems. ========================================================= ------------------------------ End of chakram-refugees-digest V6 #129 **************************************