Post by bobdoc on Jan 15, 2008 10:38:35 GMT -4
The National Ledger website has had brief little talks with Michael a few times before, mixed with some other entertainment bits. I found this one at www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/article_272618248.shtml
THE VIDEOLAND VIEW: Emmy-winning actor Michael Emerson still maintains a hero lies within the ruthless, antagonistic Ben Linus (leader of "the Others") he plays on "Lost," which is returning for its fourth season Jan. 31. The troupe was only able to shoot eight episodes before the writers' strike, but Emerson says after shooting those segments, he's more convinced than ever that the end Ben is working toward justifies his ruthless means.
"I feel it even more strongly that Ben is in a position to save life on this planet," says Emerson. "It's a show about parables. People say to me they were disappointed when they realized the island wasn't purgatory, and I'm here to say it is a place where people can process pasts and are tested, so in a very real way, it's still a purgatory story as a parable or metaphor."
Emerson says the writers' strike has left him feeling "we're in our own show biz purgatory -- reflecting on the sins of our past, wondering if we'll ever come up into the light. I'm just hanging out in New York wondering what the next move will be. It would be so nice to finish this season. The promise of the first half is really strong. It's like a derailed train. Everybody's in high gear to do the work and unable to do anything else." Even if the strike were over in time to salvage the second half of the season, he notes the troupe would have to "come back from scratch. The crew's all gone. The only people still connected to the show are the cast, and even that will wear away if the strike goes on too long. They either pay you or cut you loose."
"I feel it even more strongly that Ben is in a position to save life on this planet," says Emerson. "It's a show about parables. People say to me they were disappointed when they realized the island wasn't purgatory, and I'm here to say it is a place where people can process pasts and are tested, so in a very real way, it's still a purgatory story as a parable or metaphor."
Emerson says the writers' strike has left him feeling "we're in our own show biz purgatory -- reflecting on the sins of our past, wondering if we'll ever come up into the light. I'm just hanging out in New York wondering what the next move will be. It would be so nice to finish this season. The promise of the first half is really strong. It's like a derailed train. Everybody's in high gear to do the work and unable to do anything else." Even if the strike were over in time to salvage the second half of the season, he notes the troupe would have to "come back from scratch. The crew's all gone. The only people still connected to the show are the cast, and even that will wear away if the strike goes on too long. They either pay you or cut you loose."
