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| Fran |
Date: Friday, 30-Jan-15, 12:57 PM | Message # 571 |
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A new thread for 'The Olive Sisters' has been created in the Films Section: http://thebakerboy.ucoz.com/forum/12-222-1
Please can you post any more news you find in that thread. Thanks. |
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| DS_Pallas |
Date: Friday, 30-Jan-15, 1:06 PM | Message # 572 |
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Thanks fran! |
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| kim |
Date: Friday, 30-Jan-15, 11:54 PM | Message # 573 |
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New article and pictures today from French magazine, Public, issue 603
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| Tina |
Date: Saturday, 31-Jan-15, 8:47 AM | Message # 574 |
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Thank you kim. Ahhh, that hug. So cute. She is such a lucky lady, Rebecca ... |
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| bunnyt |
Date: Saturday, 31-Jan-15, 11:25 PM | Message # 575 |
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It's always beautiful seeing them together!:-) |
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| Ivana |
Date: Tuesday, 03-Feb-15, 11:18 AM | Message # 576 |
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New interview
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/enterta....2951229
Interview: The Mentalist star Simon Baker is set to close the casebook as series comes to end
IT'S seven years since Simon Baker debuted as TV's Patrick Jane, the fraudulent - and successful - psychic who uses his skills to help the California Bureau of Investigation solve murders.
But now the series is coming to a close, and the 45-year-old actor admits it's the right time.
The dynamic of the series changed, he notes, after his character's quest for revenge - against the serial killer who murdered his wife and daughter - was concluded last season.
"That's all he was living for," says the Australian star, who had roles in Aussie soaps Home And Away and Heartbreak High before moving to the US.
"Once he catches the bad guy and exercises revenge, what has he got?"
Instead, The Mentalist's seventh and final season will delve into Jane and FBI agent Teresa Lisbon's much-anticipated relationship.
"We're now going to shift the dynamic of the show, to the perspective of two adults who work together," explains Baker.
"Can they succeed in having a relationship at the same time, or are they too selfish, too self-destructive?"
After being colleagues for almost a decade, he admits the change in their fictional relationship took a bit of adjusting to.
"It's a little bit like kissing my sister," confesses Baker, who's been nominated for two Golden Globes during his career; in 2002 for US TV series The Guardian, based on a Pittsburgh law firm, and later for The Mentalist.
The ending of the show might already have been dictated, but the actor, who has three children with his wife, Australian actress Rebecca Rigg, confesses he was hoping for a "slightly different" finale.
"I think the most tragic endings are more romantic in a way. I also think about the character that I signed on to play," he adds. "He was a tragic character from the beginning, and to me, it only ever felt right that there was sort of a tragic ending to it."
In real life, Baker has been happily married to Rigg since 1998.
"It was pretty crazy, in that I was as young as I was," says the actor, who was 29 when the couple tied the knot. "It's not that young, but I was unemployed and didn't have a pot to p**s in! But you've got to take risks."
Despite spending most of his career on the small screen - though millions will also recognise him from 2006 movie The Devil Wears Prada - The Mentalist star admits he believes that TV series can sometimes patronise audiences.
"The audience should be treated with a certain level of intelligence, and I get very upset when we talk down to them. It annoys me," he reveals.
"The audience is savvy, they know the characters, they're going to get those leaps, and even if they don't, they'll enjoy the speculation about it. We don't need to force-feed them."
Baker, who was presented with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2013, doesn't deny that his starring role in The Mentalist has taken a toll on his private life.
"Everyone misses privacy, whether you're in the public eye or not. But there are a lot of positive things that are exchanged. I've had a fantastic experience," he adds.
He's excited about enjoying some downtime with his nearest and dearest, now that filming's over.
"I'm looking forward to enjoying the simple things socially, actually reconnecting with friends and family that I've been a little bit out of the loop with for the last seven years.
"I'd love to be the assistant coach of my kids' soccer team, and actually be able to go to practices, or just go camping," adds Baker, who, as Patrick Jane, reportedly became one of the highest paid actors in TV.
But he doesn't want to lose momentum either, and is keen to further the producing and directing skills he also honed on the series.
"I like the idea of developing and producing something from the beginning, maybe a mini-series. I'm interested in finding material to do that with, and also partnering up with the right people."
As for the keepsake he'll take from his memorable time on The Mentalist, that's easy...
"I might take a suit or two. They're made for me and have my name on them," says Baker. "I'll keep them for my sons."
l The final series of The Mentalist begins on Channel 5 on Thursday, February 12 |
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| DS_Pallas |
Date: Tuesday, 03-Feb-15, 12:55 PM | Message # 577 |
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interesting little interview.
The most interestingparts for me:
The Mentalist star admits he believes that TV series can sometimes patronise audiences.
"The audience should be treated with a certain level of intelligence, and I get very upset when we talk down to them. It annoys me," he reveals.
"The audience is savvy, they know the characters, they're going to get those leaps, and even if they don't, they'll enjoy the speculation about it. We don't need to force-feed them."
It confirms Simon was not OK with the turn of events in S06, since Jane came back to the US. He's definitely a non-shipper 
And this is great news:
But he doesn't want to lose momentum either, and is keen to further the producing and directing skills he also honed on the series.
"I like the idea of developing and producing something from the beginning, maybe a mini-series. I'm interested in finding material to do that with, and also partnering up with the right people."
Hope we'll see this project become a reality! |
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| Fran |
Date: Tuesday, 03-Feb-15, 6:04 PM | Message # 578 |
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TF1: Posez vos questions à Simon Baker, alias Patrick Jane le Mentalist ! (Ask Simon questions)
https://twitter.com/TF1/status/562221243844554752
http://www.tf1.fr/mentali....66.html
French fans saying on twitter that Simon has cancelled Friday's Le Grand Journal appearance |
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| Fran |
Date: Wednesday, 04-Feb-15, 10:18 AM | Message # 579 |
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As posted on Home Page
The Mentalist’s Simon Baker buys into exclusive Bondi peninsula
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newsloc....7331378
LA-BASED Australian actor Simon Baker is the latest name to snap up property in Bondi Beach.
It is understood that The Mentalist star, who has been spotted taking in the surf at Bondi Beach in recent days, bought in the select Ben Buckler area last year.
The 45-year-old actor is currently in Australia with wife Rebecca Rigg and children Stella, 21, Claude, 16, and Harry, 13, and have been regularly spotted enjoying the beach lifestyle at Australia’s most famous beach.
Sources report that the actor and his wife paid more than $2.5 million for an apartment with beach and coastal views.
Ben Buckler, a peninsula containing just a few streets at the northern end of Bondi Beach, has become a prestige property hotspot in recent years.
McGrath agent Bethwyn Richards, who has sold a number of properties at Ben Buckler, said its stunning location and limited stock made it property gold.
“When people come to Bondi they look down Campbell Parade and see the beach and that headland. It is magical place that is unique in Australia,” Ms Richards said.
“There are only three streets in Ben Buckler so there is also a limited amount of property.”
Properties are listed as being in either Bondi Beach or North Bondi. |
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| Tanja |
Date: Wednesday, 04-Feb-15, 11:41 AM | Message # 580 |
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Oh my!! That crazy press! They gave basically his home address. Poor Simon. His home should stay private. |
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| bee |
Date: Wednesday, 04-Feb-15, 2:02 PM | Message # 581 |
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I feel the same Tanja, poor Simon. I thought he would have more privacy in Australia but that doesn't seem to be the case! I especially feel for his children who will probably also be followed and photographed!  Isn't there a law against that? |
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| Tanja |
Date: Wednesday, 04-Feb-15, 2:50 PM | Message # 582 |
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bee, I talked with Aussie woman on twitter. She means that Australian paparazzis not so rude like in Hollywood and it must be very secure area and not everybody can go in. I hope it for him and his family. |
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| bee |
Date: Wednesday, 04-Feb-15, 2:56 PM | Message # 583 |
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Totally agree Tanja. Everyone deserves their privacy especially Simon who is always so gracious with his time for his many fans.
Message edited by bee - Wednesday, 04-Feb-15, 2:59 PM |
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| Tina |
Date: Thursday, 05-Feb-15, 5:08 PM | Message # 584 |
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Does anybody know if Simon will be on tf1 tomorrow? And if so, when?
I've searched for any info but couldn't find anything. Maybe in the news at 8 o'clock pm?
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| Tanja |
Date: Thursday, 05-Feb-15, 5:35 PM | Message # 585 |
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tinamarianne, He'll be on TF1 tomorrow in hte News show  |
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