Interview: NATALIE MORALES from THE MIDDLEMAN
July 6, 2008
Recently, Daemon’s TV took part in a conference call with NATALIE MORALES who plays Wendy Watson on ABC Family’s original series, THE MIDDLEMAN.
Natalie Morales talked about what attracted her to the part of Wendy Watson, her fight with a fish, who she admires, and more.
Don’t forget to watch The Middleman Mondays at 10pm on ABC Family.
For now, enjoy the interview below.
In real life, how are you with weird things? Are you jaded or do you usually freak out?
Natalie Morales: You know what? No, I grew up as an only child and so I’ve always kind of been curious and interested in a lot of stuff. In that, I think Wendy and I have a lot in common.
What do you enjoy most about playing her?
NM: I think, I get to have fun with her. They kind of let me have free range on the comedic styling’s of Wendy Watson. I get to deliver lines in a crazy fashion if I feel like it. I love doing that. I love the fact that she’s sort of the comedic relief of the show in a way, even though Ida pretty much steals the show. She’s very funny.
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Interview: MATT KEESLAR from THE MIDDLEMAN
July 1, 2008
Recently, Daemon’s TV took part in a conference call with MATT KEESLAR who plays The Middleman on ABC Family’s original series, THE MIDDLEMAN.
Matt Keeslar shared his thoughts about the difficulty of learning his lines, the evolution of his character in the show, how he originally got into acting, and more.
Don’t forget to watch The Middleman Mondays at 10pm on ABC Family.
For now, enjoy the interview below.
As you know, Matt plays the role of The Middleman on ABC Family’s new series, “The Middleman,” which premiered last night.
What is your favorite part about working on the show so far?
Matt Keeslar: My favorite part about working on the show is the great group of people that Javier [Grillo-Marxuach], the creator, has assembled for us. It’s an amazing crew, a really terrific cast. Natalie Morales plays Wendy, the lead in the show, and she’s a very talented newcomer, along with Brit Morgan and Jake Smollett, who are also young and very talented actors. We have Mary Pat Gleason, who is playing my android assistant, Ida, and she is a really fun, terrific actress to work with, much more experienced than probably any of us on set. The writing team has been really terrific too. They’ve put together what I think are progressively better scripts. Even though I was much enamored with the original pilot script, I think that the script has gotten better as they’ve taken more chances and looked at new and interesting ways of spinning the iconic comic book hero.
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Giveaway: THE MIDDLEMAN - Signed Comic Book
June 18, 2008
In celebration of ABC Family’s new show, THE MIDDLEMAN, which airs Mondays at 8pm, we are offering you the chance to win a signed comic book (on which the show is based) by the creator and executive producer, Javier Grillo-Marxuach.
Want to win it? It’s an easy 2 step process:
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Review: THE MIDDLEMAN “The Pilot Episode Sanction” (S01E01)
June 15, 2008
It seems that ABC Family is unstoppable. After great shows like Kyle XY and Greek, they bring us a new original series, THE MIDDLEMAN, which premieres Monday, June 16, at 8pm.
Based on the comic book of the creator, Javier Grillo-Marxuach (you can read our interview with him here), The Middleman is a funny, witty, original show. It tells the story of The Middleman (Matt Keeslar), a man who “takes care of exotic problems.” In the first episode, The Middleman finds a new partner, Wendy Watson (Natalie Morales), an art school graduate in desperate need of a job. Together they fight comic book-like evil characters.
Having already read the comic book it was expected that I would compare the two. I will admit that my idea of Wendy Watson was totally different than the way she is portrayed in the show. Was it a problem at first? Yes, because I had to adjust. Will it bother me in the future? No. I think you just have to see both medium as separate at this point, since the show will most likely not follow the comic book in the future (especially since there are only three volumes of the comic book). And by the end of the pilot, I could already tell that I was going to warm up to “TV Wendy.”
As for the Middleman himself, well although I also had a different image and idea in my mind, Matt Keeslar has totally won me over. He is a great Middleman and he even made me laugh quite a few times. I don’t think I ever saw him in anything else, but I am sold. In fact I liked him so much that I cannot wait to see more of the show. And I really have to give it up to him because the Middleman is not an easy character to play.
Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed the pilot. I don’t think it’s like anything I’ve seen on TV before. It’s very stylized, the dialogue is very fast-paced and full of references (which I don’t get half of the time… shame on me, but it doesn’t prevent me from enjoying it none the less), as well as very original. I think that people are either going to love it or hate. I personally really liked it and I think there is great potential for it. Plus ABC Family is a great channel to launch a show like that.
I would recommend you give it a try this summer and see how you like it.
Don’t forget to tune in Monday, June 16, at 8pm on ABC Family.
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Interview: JAVIER GRILLO-MARXUACH from THE MIDDLEMAN
June 13, 2008
Recently, Daemon’s TV took part in a conference call with JAVIER GRILLO-MARXUACH, creator and executive producer of the new ABC Family original series THE MIDDLEMAN.
We actually talked to Javier Grillo-Marxuach back during the writers strike. Back then, he had only finished filming the pilot for The Middleman. You can read that interview here.
In this interview, Javier Grillo-Marxuach talked about how he came up with the idea for The Middleman, what the format of the show will be, and more.
Don’t forget to watch The Middleman Monday, June 16, at 8pm on ABC Family.
For now, enjoy the interview below. (Note: The interview has 2 pages)
Can you explain what the Javi-centric worldview is?
Javier Grillo-Marxuach: I believe it was something that was written by somebody who wrote on my Wikipedia entry.
No, you know what, honestly, it reads a little more arrogant than I probably originally intended it to sound. When I first wrote this pilot, I was trying to define my own voice as a writer. And I had worked on a number of shows at that point. I mean, I wrote this pilot in ’98, I was on Charmed, I had worked on SeaQuest and The Pretender and a few other series. I was really trying to define myself, and a lot of the dialogues and stability for this thing came out of that effort more than anything else.
There’s a combination of weirdness, but also kind of earnestness to the show. The show is very unabashed and it’s very much what it is and the characters don’t really apologize for being who they are, and they talk the way they talk because that’s the way that I would like reality to be. So it’s really about those two qualities, this sort of earnestness and weirdness, and if I were to throw a third one in it would be optimism, that I think make up what the show is about.
If you asked what the Javi-centric worldview is, it’s pretty much about that. I think, tonally, Middleman is different from a lot of science fiction shows that exist today because it is so lighthearted and it is so optimistic, rather than being as tragic as so many shows are right now.
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Watch THE MIDDLEMAN Pilot Free on iTunes
June 10, 2008
This might be too good to be true, but it’s not. The firs episode of THE MIDDLEMAN, “The Pilot Episode Sanction,” can be downloaded on iTunes for FREE.
Click here to go to the iTunes The Middleman page and get the episode.
Don’t forget that The Middleman premieres on ABC Family on June 16 at 8pm (Yes, that means you would not only get to see the episode commercial-free, but it would also be before it premieres on TV). I’m heading over there myself!
You can view pictures from the episode here and videos here.
Read all our coverage of The Middleman here.
(Source: The Middleblog)
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THE MIDDLEMAN - “The Pilot Episode Sanction” (S01E01) Pictures
June 6, 2008
ABC Family’s new original show, THE MIDDLEMAN is right around the corner. On June 16, the comic book based series by Javier Grillo-Marxuach, will make its premiere on TV, and we are excited. I read all three volumes of the comic book and I really loved it, it’s funny, original, and I think the perfect match for an ABC Family show.
You can watch two promo videos from The Middleman here.
Don’t forget to watch The Middleman “The Pilot Episode Sanction” on Monday, June 16, at 8pm on ABC Family.
For now check out a promo and more pictures for The Middleman “The Pilot Episode Sanction” below.
Read all our The Middleman coverage here.
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ABC Family’s THE MIDDLEMAN - Promo Videos
May 29, 2008
This summer, ABC Family will premiere a new show based on the comic book of the same name, THE MIDDLEMAN, on June 16 at 8pm.
There are the strange occurrences that can never be explained…incidents with creatures that couldn’t possibly be real…evil forces lurking in the dark, out of the sight of ordinary people…but there is one man out there who fights such evil every day so you don’t have to: The Middleman.
The Middleman stars Matt Keeslar (“Snowglobe”), Natalie Morales (“CSI: Miami”), Mary Pat Gleason (“I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry”), Brit Morgan (“Buried Alive”) and Jake Smollett (“Eve’s Bayou”).
I actually interviewed Javier Grillo-Marxuach, creator of the show and writer of the comic book, back in February during the strike. Since then I had time to read the comic book and really enjoyed it. The tone is sort of a mix between Doctor Who and secret agent-type story.
I am definitely looking forward to watching the show, but until it premieres, check out two promo videos below for The Middleman.
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