Week in Clack – Firsts, interviews and controversy
Week of January 4 to January 11
Clever, insolent, creative, irreverent; even a little twisted. I speak of the writers here at CliqueClack, and the unique posts they churn out day after day. How could we let seven days go by without highlighting some of the week’s gems?
TV’s back, baby, and so are we! Sure, we had some great content during the winter hiatus, but with actual new programming on this week, we were utter clack-a-holics.
It was a week of firsts, which I suppose is fitting with the new year and all.
- We broke the news first on the Internet, folks … the successful The Librarian mini-series franchise is coming to the big screen, hopefully to be shot later this year.
- Jason reviewed the first two back-to-back episodes of Scrubs on ABC, and had some good things to say about the transition. What did you think?
- Scott debuted his BBC Babble column, about all things British and on TV, of course. US shows have been greatly inspired by their British counterparts, to say the least….
- Annie debuted her Gossip Girl Virgin diary — OMG!
- Kona debuted Diary of a Weeds Virgin, shedding a whole new light on suburbia for her.
- Damages season premiere was splendidly reviewed by Jane; so glad this show is back and still intriguing!
- My Name is Earl came back, and Bill not only reviewed it, he illustrated his post. You don’t want to miss his take on Jason Lee (or The Odd Couple, for that matter).
- Psych’s first episode of the new year debuted to Brett’s favorable review.
Dean Devlin, creator of Leverage – CliqueClack Interview
Are you loving Leverage as much as I am? For me, Leverage burst onto the scene this season and stole my TV-viewing heart. I like to be entertained, and this show is pure fun: quirky humor, clever cons, creative flashbacks. Pure fun. Haven’t seen it? No more excuses, because Leverage is available in HD in iTunes. So catch up and read the CliqueClack reviews of Leverage already!
So when I had the chance to interview Dean Devlin, Leverage’s creator, I naturally jumped on it. Dean’s got a varied background in the industry, with acting roles in Real Genius, Misfits of Science and L.A. Law, writing and producing credits on the blockbuster film Independence Day, and executive producer of the three The Librarian TV movies, just to name a few. Ahem. Impressed? I was.
After the jump, I’ll share some juicy tidbits about how the amazing cast was chosen for Leverage, a taste of what we’ve got to look forward to by the end of the season, and what part Devlin played in the Wil Wheaton hockey scandal of the early ’90s. Oh, and Christian Kane’s hair.
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