The Raúl E. Esparza "Spread the Love" Thread, Part Four- Page 69

[humbugfoto]

Posted: 2/19/09 at 8:27pm

OK, a tiny bit more to the rumor about the Criminal Intent gig.

Its filming next week (not this week), and....they're also casting for an on-camera photo double who can portray him as a woman.

WTF??

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 2/19/09 at 10:11pm

I just loled.

[humbugfoto]

Posted: 2/20/09 at 7:45pm

I can now officially state the L&O: Criminal Intent gig is official, and not a rumor. Per Ausiello at TVGuide.com:

"Pushing Daisies' Raul Esparza has booked an ep of Law & Order: Criminal Intent that starts shooting next week. He'll play a shady district attorney in a Goren-centric episode."

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Uh, I don't watch Criminal Intent (although I've always watched the other two, and love SVU) - who is Goren? Anybody? Anybody? Bueller?

[Hest882]

Posted: 2/20/09 at 8:22pm

Whee! I never thought "shady district attorney" would be such music to my ears!

[obsessedjb]

Posted: 2/20/09 at 8:47pm

humbugfoto, Goren is the lead detective on that series. He's played by Vincent D'Onofrio (sp?)

[humbugfoto]

Posted: 2/20/09 at 9:16pm

Aw, crap, I knew it. I have this intense dislike of D'Onofrio, always have. I can't explain why, but he always creeps me out whenever I see him in anything. I just can't watch him, which it why I don't watch L&O:CI.

It figures Raúl would be in one of HIS episodes....

[wonkit]

Posted: 2/20/09 at 10:29pm

I haven't ever watched L&O so this will be a first. Any idea about air date? "Shady", huh. That's a shame. He was so adorable as Fredo that I was hoping he could play something un-shady again.

[Chrysanthemum62001]

Posted: 2/21/09 at 2:12am

This is awesome! I can't wait to see how it turns out.

[Hest882]

Posted: 2/21/09 at 12:01pm

Now, now, Humbug; if I can stomach even thinking about watching a Wes Craven I'm sure you can handle 50 minutes of D'Onofrio.

[humbugfoto]

Posted: 2/21/09 at 12:38pm

Well, hopfully there won't be 50 whole minutes of D'Onofrio (and they're down to 42 minutes these days for one-hour episodic dramas) and I can always just look at Raúl. Or I can just do what I'd do with a Wes Craven movie - close my eyes.

But I have no explanation for why I can't stand D'Onofrio. Its just this visceral, gut reaction that I get whenever I see him. I've had that reaction to a few people throughout my life, without any rhyme, reason or explanation. It's just bizarre.

[orangeskittles]

Posted: 2/21/09 at 2:28pm

wonkit, you've never seen Law & Order? Do you own a TV?

[wonkit]

Posted: 2/21/09 at 3:16pm

I do have a TV, although there are certainly major flaws in my cultural education. Never got into CSI, either. I may actually have watched part of a L&O episode back in the Jerry Orbach days.

[Hest882]

Posted: 2/21/09 at 8:14pm

I've actually never seen L&O either, though I do watch my share of TV. Other than The Wire (and I don't think the British version of Life on Mars counts either) I haven't followed a cop show in well over a decade.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 2/22/09 at 10:39am

Ahh, I can't believe closing is today.

[wonkit]

Posted: 2/22/09 at 11:14am

And it's raining. How appropriate. Hugs and kisses to the cast and crew on this one - even the early-blackout techie!

[humbugfoto]

Posted: 2/25/09 at 12:23am

Another snippet about the L&O:CI episode Raúl is filming. It is tentatively titled "Lady's Man" and is (again tentatively) scheduled to air June 28th on the USA network.

[wonkit]

Posted: 2/25/09 at 12:16pm

Thanks for the (tentative) heads up.

[humbugfoto]

Posted: 2/25/09 at 5:53pm

Eh, what can I say? I've always been a firm believer in CYA.

[Hest882]

Posted: 2/25/09 at 9:04pm

Thanks Humbug. Well, the title certainly points toward a, um, female subplot too!

[wonkit]

Posted: 3/2/09 at 5:06am

Apparently all quiet on the Esparza front at the moment. I just finished listening to his audio book of THE BOOK OF UNHOLY MISCHIEF. It is certainly not much of a book, and something I would not have gotten past page ten of, if I had read it. But he does so much with the characters that I enjoyed it, and developed some very vivid mental pictures of the characters and setting. At one point about half way through, his voice was so extraordinarily different that I forgot it was him. His reading of the final sentence of the book gave me chills.

I know this work can be so tiresome ("OK, stand in a small airless box and read for ten hours...") but he needs to do more of it!

[gustof777]

Posted: 3/2/09 at 9:44am

for anyone interested, I sat a few seats away from him last night at The Cherry Orchard at BAM. Made the evening all the more exciting

[bestinshow2]

Posted: 3/2/09 at 4:27pm

Oh, cool! Man, if only Raúl would do the next season of The Bridge Project. Now that I would love.

[Craww]

Posted: 3/3/09 at 11:33am

And this is what happens when you have Womanizer stuck in your head while incidentally discussing Raul Esparza with your mother.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 3/3/09 at 1:15pm

Oh my God, I must applaud you. Well done.

[wonkit]

Posted: 3/3/09 at 1:41pm

Craww - excellent! Thanks for putting that together.