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| angel |
Date: Thursday, 31-Oct-13, 3:38 AM | Message # 436 |
 Cobber
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So beautiful and agree with her totaly |
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| Fran |
Date: Sunday, 03-Nov-13, 0:01 AM | Message # 437 |
 Fair Dinkum
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Longer version of the 'Mentalist star Simon Baker ponders life after Red John' interview
http://www.bendbulletin.com/article/20131102/NEWS0107/311020310/
Excerpt (excludes preamble story so far):
Speaking between scenes — and just before his nap — in his trailer at Warner Bros. Studios, Baker says fans who see him want to know “‘Who’s Red John?’ That’s the standard question."
His standard reply is “‘Can’t tell ya.’ They’re always pretty nice. They smile. Occasionally I say, ‘I don’t know, but if you find out, let me know.’ That one always goes down well."
There are rumors that this is the season Red John finally is identified, but Baker, who’s also a producer on the show, responds to some skepticism about that, saying, “You don’t believe the talk, the chatter that’s out there that we are going to find him this season? Wouldn’t you want, just for the sake of it, to close that off? Because if the network decided to cancel you, you would never close that story up.
“It’s tricky. Is Red John the spine of the show? I don’t know. Is he? Is he the spine of the show or is ambition the spine of the show, in the main character? My question is this: Is Red John the spine of the show, or is Jane’s desire to seek revenge the spine of the show?"
This leads to the question: Since Jane’s desire to seek revenge is directed at Red John, aren’t the two the same thing?
“We’ve built Red John as Keyser Soze," says Baker, referring to Kevin Spacey’s mystery man in “The Usual Suspects." But if we don’t really know who Red John is, what if he’s little Jim out at the corner? It’s really about seeking revenge. As long as you keep the desire for the carrot, what happens when you get the carrot? What happens when you obtain a goal in life?"
Told that a person who experiences this might either feel lost without his or her driving force, or might just set another goal, Baker launches into a playful speculation.
He says, “OK. What if you’re singularly focused on one goal, and you’ve put everything into seeking your goal? What happens when you obtain that goal? What does Jane have to live for?
“If someone lives for a goal, if their sole purpose in life is to seek revenge, what does that leave Jane? That could be an interesting show. I’m just talking story. If you want to talk about, from an audience standpoint, is it no longer entertaining?
“Do we care, once he’s reached that goal? Do we care? Do we like Patrick Jane enough to care what happens to him after the dust settles? My wife has a little timber plaque. It’s not attached to anything. It just floats around the kitchen. In red print it says, ‘Protect me from what I want.’
“All I’m doing is giving you a question mark."
Whether it’s the romantic dance of private detectives Dave and Maddie on “Moonlighting," Mulder’s quest for the shadowy alien-government conspiracy and the secret of extraterrestrial beings in “The X-Files" or biker Jax’s attempt to recapture his dead father’s vision of his outlaw motorcycle club on “Sons of Anarchy," unresolved desires can keep a series alive. But as “Moonlighting" discovered when it brought its lovers together, resolution can be a death sentence.
Is there TV life for Patrick Jane and “The Mentalist" after Red John?
Stay tuned. |
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| Evy |
Date: Tuesday, 05-Nov-13, 1:09 AM | Message # 438 |
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We're getting closer than ever to the identity of Red John !!!.....
http://www.oninstagram.com/photo....4133417 |
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| June |
Date: Tuesday, 05-Nov-13, 2:44 PM | Message # 439 |
 Bee's Knees
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I love the idea of the Patrick Jane's picture covering in blood episode after episode to show up finally the Red John's signature. Scary! |
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| Mossibecca |
Date: Tuesday, 05-Nov-13, 3:21 PM | Message # 440 |
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I do too, and a lot of work has obviously gone into trying to tie this in with the airing of the episodes....a shame they blew it so badly on Sunday!! |
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| Juney |
Date: Wednesday, 06-Nov-13, 12:35 PM | Message # 441 |
 Bee's Knees
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Wow that picture was really well thought out. Great advertising. Shame about the missed episode in the US on Sunday. |
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| beautyfulbabyboy |
Date: Sunday, 10-Nov-13, 0:18 AM | Message # 442 |
 True Blue
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nice BTS photo I found on Instagram here |
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| DS_Pallas |
Date: Sunday, 17-Nov-13, 4:08 PM | Message # 443 |
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*Little reminder*
Dear Mentalistas, don't forget to (re)vote!
PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS 2014: The Mentalist "Favorite TV Crime Drama"
http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/vote/votenow.jsp |
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| Juney |
Date: Sunday, 17-Nov-13, 4:58 PM | Message # 444 |
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I've voted loads of times and am crossing my fingers that they win this year. |
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| Evy |
Date: Sunday, 17-Nov-13, 6:50 PM | Message # 445 |
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Juney Quote I've voted loads of times and am crossing my fingers that they win this year.
Me too !
I hope that every vote counts !
Moreover this allowed me to learn a new word "BROMANCE" (when I looked the other categories in competition!)  |
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| marta75 |
Date: Sunday, 17-Nov-13, 7:27 PM | Message # 446 |
 Rip Snorter
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Thank you DS Pallas for the reminder. I vote every time I see the link (i.e. several times a day). |
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| 258pce |
Date: Sunday, 17-Nov-13, 11:40 PM | Message # 447 |
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I've been voting and tweeting every day. Voting ends on Dec 5. I really want to see them win. It seems that the fandom has been spurred into action by the CBS treatment of the show and the cancellation of the episode two weeks ago. TM is currently winning the tweet wars with Castle and Bones, but there is no telling what is happening on the pca site.
Keep voting! |
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| beautyfulbabyboy |
Date: Monday, 18-Nov-13, 7:15 PM | Message # 448 |
True Blue
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I´m tweeting my votes, too. I´m happy about every retweet to help them win. |
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| marta75 |
Date: Monday, 18-Nov-13, 11:12 PM | Message # 449 |
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BBB I love your new avatar ! |
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| beautyfulbabyboy |
Date: Monday, 18-Nov-13, 11:17 PM | Message # 450 |
True Blue
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thanks, marta75
Message edited by beautyfulbabyboy - Monday, 18-Nov-13, 11:18 PM |
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