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Guide: The Fugitive
Synopsis:
Updating the classic 1960's action series with the thrills and
high-tech style of the 1990's Oscar-nominated hit movie, The Fugitive
returns to television with the riveting tale of Dr. Richard Kimble
(Tim Daly), an innocent man accused of murdering his beloved wife.
Adrift in
a sea of strangers in strange locations, Kimble, on the hunt for
the one-armed man who actually committed the crime, desperately
tries to avoid being captured by Lt. Philip Gerard (Mykelti Williamson),
who always seems to be only two steps behind.
From week
to week, Kimble searches city after city for the elusive killer
whose capture would finally allow him to prove his innocence and
return to his former life. In constant flight in his quest for
justice, Kimble touches many lives, but the encounters are ended
as suddenly as they have begun when the fugitive is forced to
escape to yet another city.
And the actors
of The Fugitive will be hopping as much as their characters.
The show's production will travel the country, unanchored to any
one location -- a television feat, according to star Tim Daly,
not attempted since the early-'60s show Route '66. Said
Daly, in an exclusive CBS.com interview, "Our personal lives are
ruined."
For costar
Williamson, however, the opportunity to do the show is worth all
the frequent flying -- especially considering that he wouldn't
have won the role had the show's producers stuck by the color
code of the previous "Fugitives". In the show's previous incarnations,
the role of Gerard was played by white men. Williamson explains
that the producers of the show didn't cast an African American
in the role by accident.
"It was a
conscious decision," Williamson told CBS.com. "It’s a decision
that I’m very happy with. It’s a role I love. And I’m going to
enjoy chasing this man. There are certain cultural differences
between us, and when you see us trying to out-think one another
from a black man’s perspective and a white man’s perspective,
you’re going to see a lot of interesting things happening."
Daly added,
"I think you’re going to see differences, but also a great many
similarities. And I want to add that I know there’s been a lot
of talk in the media about shows representing minorities in greater
numbers. I do not believe that that had anything to do with this
decision. I think that this was a really smart, fresh interesting
choice and they have a hell of an actor to fit the bill in Mykelti.
So I think it will be one of the things that will make the whole
show seem new."
That's assuming
the actors survive the shoot. The duo will do some of their own
stunts. "Well, that's kind of boring to talk about," jokes Daly.
"You know, you pull a muscle here, you twist an ankle there."
So is Daly
actually saying that in shooting the pilot alone, he's already
been injured? "It's possible to hurt yourself," the actor replied.
"Let's put it that way."
The Cast:
Tim Daly as Dr. Richard Kimble
Mykelti Williamson as Lt. Philip Gerard
Production
Credits:
PRODUCED BY: Warner Bros. Television
EXECUTIVE
PRODUCERS: John McNamara, Arnold Kopelson, Anne Kopelson, Roy
Huggins, R. W. Goodwin
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