Dienstag, 3. Dezember 2013

Deadline Exclusive: Sydney T. Poitier Gets ‘Chicago PD’/ ‘Chicago Fire’ Role



Sydney T. Poitier (Kendra) has been tapped for a five-episode arc on NBC’s upcoming Chicago Fire spinoff series Chicago PD with an option to become a regular. She will play a new detective, a role which will cross over on Chicago Fire. 

Poitier is with ICM Partners and Thruline Entertainment. 

Source: Deadline.com

Samstag, 12. Oktober 2013

Episode Guide Season 2

2x01 A Problem House

An arsonist targets Lt. Severide. Meanwhile, Station 51 is under scrutiny by Gail McLeod, a consultant with the State Marshal’s office who is deciding if any firehouses should be closed. Mouch receives a visit from his Japanese girlfriend, Lt. Casey reflects on the one-year anniversary of Andy's death, and Shay has suspicions about Severide's paternity.

2x02 Prove It

In the wake of Heather's incident, Lt. Casey is having a hard time handling his newfound responsibilities. Lt. Severide is on edge dreading the next attack from the firehouse's arsonist. Meanwhile, with Renee back from her mother's, Severide knows he has to confront her about his paternity suspicions. Elsewhere, Mouch begins his campaign for union president and Shay and Dawson feel that they need to get out more.

2x03 Defcon 1

Severide tries to prove his suspicions about the arsonist's identity, while Casey gets accustomed to his new lifestyle. Molly's bar is in difficulties, Dawson goes on a date with a regular from the bar, and Mouch is on the campaign trail.

2x04 A Nuisance Call

Lieutenant Severide is anxious to implicate the serial arsonist, while Dawson and Shay get a shock on a routine call. Meanwhile, suspicions continue to point to Clarke as the mole inside the firehouse and Molly’s falls deeper into the red. Elsewhere, Mouch campaigns for union president, with the aid of Isabella, and Boden butts heads with Gail McLeod.

2x05 A Power Move

Boden’s future with Firehouse 51 is on the line and McLeod keeps on him about his past wrongdoings, pushing him toward an early retirement. With Boden considering his options, McLeod calls on an unlikely candidate to potentially replace him as Chief. Meanwhile, it becomes clearer who the mole inside the firehouse is and everyone takes measures to make their disdain for him known. Meanwhile, Shay’s social life is in full bloom and Arthur continues to take money from the struggling Molly’s.

2x06 Joyriding

While out on a jog, Severide comes across a secluded and empty construction site and encounters a young boy who has been trapped in a backhoe loader and is in dire need of assistance. Boden and McLeod continue to butt heads about the future of the firehouse and Boden breaks news about his future to Casey. Meanwhile, it's election day for the union presidency and Mouch and Greg Sullivan have a debate on Otis' podcast. With rival bar Game Day's future in peril, the finger is being pointed at Molly's.

2x07 No Regrets

When a tanker collides into a commuter train that subsequently crashes into a warehouse, the firehouse is called to the horrific scene that tests everyone to the limits as life and death hangs in the balance. With the ultimatum in place for him or the firehouse, Boden is tasked with making life-changing decisions regarding his future. Severide learns more about Katie, the young woman he saw with his father. Meanwhile, Shay and Dawson are still at odds and Casey’s responsibility of being a surrogate father takes a sharp turn.

2x08 Rhymes With Shout 

When the shooting of a young girl happens in their neighborhood, Cruz and his brother, Leon are forced to think about the gang they have tried to escape. The battle between Chief Boden and McLeod continues to escalate and Isabella convinces Mills to dress up for a fancy gala. Meanwhile, Lt. Casey is sad Dawson won't be coming by as much now that his parental duties are over, Shay is fed up with the firehouse and digs in deeper with Devon and Zoya's visa is expiring, prompting her to come up with an idea.


2x09 You Will Hurt Him

Boden makes one last-ditch effort to save the firehouse from being closed; romance blooms between Dawson and Casey; Leon makes progress in the gang-murder investigation; Severide and Katie bond; and Otis feels out of sorts living with Severide and Shay.

2x10 Not Like This 

Chief Boden and the squad prepare to fight the decision to close Firehouse 51. Meanwhile, danger looms as the team responds to an emergency call at an apartment building; Dawson receives major news; and union president Greg Sullivan makes headlines.

2x11 Shoved In My Face

Lt. Casey returns to work; Shay meets her new partner; Dawson begins training at the Chicago Fire Academy; Lt. Severide prepares for his instructor assignment; Clarke refuses to talk to the police; and Molly's future looks bleak.

2x12 Out With A Bang

Casey tries to convince everyone—including himself—that he's fully recovered from his traumatic accident, despite evidence to the contrary. Meanwhile, Shay avoids a lawyer who wants to talk to her about Daryl's suicide; Otis and Katie bond; Boden helps a woman deal with her irresponsible landlord; and Dawson notices something interesting about recruit Rebecca Jones. 


2x13 Tonight's The Night 

The members of Firehouse 51 help out the community after a power outage leaves the neighborhood in darkness on a cold evening. Meanwhile, romances and tempers intensify among the firefighters left at the station during the blackout; Casey continues to hide his condition; and Molly's stakeholders argue about the bar's direction. 

2x14 Virgin Skin

Despite the mystery surrounding Katie, life moves forward at the firehouse - CHICAGO BLACKHAWK PLAYERS BRENT SEABROOK AND DUNCAN KEITH GUEST STAR–Severide feels sidelined as he leaves Detective Lindsay and the Intelligence Unit to do their job and locate his sister Katie. Shay gets an unusual tip from Chicago Blackhawk players Brent Seabrook and Duncan Keith, who makes friends with Clarke and stop by Molly’s. Meanwhile, Casey learns more about his head injuries after another close call and Dawson pushes hard to pass the physical test at the Academy.

2x15 Keep Your Mouth Shut

Severide becomes frustrated with the police; a girl is trapped in a donation bin; a fire breaks out in a 20-story building downtown. 

2x16 A Rocket Blasting Off 

Lt. Severide hits the top of the list as Det. Lindsay starts calling in suspects with the clearest motives to make the guy who kidnapped Katie disappear. Meanwhile, Jones is still having trouble fitting in as word of her disruptions reach the fire department’s headquarters. Elsewhere, Herrmann celebrates his twentieth anniversary with his wife, but no one supports his idea on the gift he intends to give.

2x17 When Things Get Rough


Lt. Severide is reminded of his own past by a man he saves from a car accident and feels compelled to help him. Elsewhere, Lt. Casey and Chief Boden grapple with how to dock Jones per her father’s orders. Meanwhile, Mouch and Dawson have troubles with the opposite sex and an emotional call to duty creates ripples throughout Firehouse 51.


2x18 Until Your Feet Leave The Ground

Lt. Severide sticks his neck out for Dave Bloom, a fellow firefighter from Denver who is troubled by addiction. Elsewhere, Dawson and Shay leave town for a "girl’s weekend" at a cabin in the woods. Meanwhile Jones struggles with the knowledge that her father is pressuring Chief Boden about her career path and Mouch’s internet dating profile gets an upgrade with the help of Mills and the guys. Jesse Spencer, David Eigenberg, Yuri Sardarov and Joe Minoso also star.

2x19 A Heavy Weight

A suicide note is delivered to a surprised Dawson and Lt. Severide digs deeper into Bloom’s dark past. Elsewhere, Chief Boden learns shocking news, and with the help of Shay, Lt. Casey goes on the search for a life-changing item. Charlie Barnett, David Eigenberg, Yuri Sardarov, Joe Minoso and Christian Stolte also star. Jeff Hephner, Melissa Ponzio, Gordon Clapp and Gene Weygandt guest star.

2x20 A Dark Day

Lt. Casey and Dawson volunteer to help at a charity run at Chicago Medical when a massive explosion sends Chicago into chaos. With one of their own missing in the blast, the firehouse is tested like never before. Taylor Kinney, Lauren German, Charlie Barnett, David Eigenberg, Yuri Sardarov, Joe Minoso, Christian Stolte and Eamonn Walker star. Jason Beghe, Jon Seda, Jesse Lee Soffer, Sophia Bush, LaRoyce Hawkins, Marina Squerciati, Dylan Baker, Amanda Righetti and Christine Evangelista guest star.

2x21 One More Shot

With everyone’s support, Dawson makes final preparations to retake the fireman’s exam, but a call to the field may throw a major wrench into her plans. Elsewhere, Lt. Casey has an important matter to discuss with Antonio. Meanwhile, Lt. Severide and the firehouse welcome Rick Newhouse, the latest addition to the squad, Shay gets an uninvited surprise guest and Chief Boden makes a bold move. Charlie Barnett, David Eigenberg, Yuri Sardarov, Joe Minoso and Christian Stolte also star. Randy Flagler, Melissa Ponzio and Kenny Johnson also guest star.

2x22 Real Never Waits

A fire at a boarding school leaves Lt. Severide shaken and wondering if he could have done more. Meanwhile, with the firehouse in full support of Dawson as she retakes the fireman’s exam, Lt. Casey attempts some political maneuverings on her behalf. Elsewhere, Mills looks for answers about his father’s mysterious past and Chief Boden’s grand plans take a detour.


Montag, 23. September 2013

TV Goodness Q&A: Chicago Fire Cast and EPs Talk Season Two, Sperm, Love Triangles, and more

Interview by Mary Powers (TV Goodness) 

When we last saw Peter, he was at the Chicago PD getting an application. Is that kind of a hot-headed response to not getting the job — even though he knows very few people get it their first time and he knows he has all these people in his corner? Or is it also partly because of his breakup with Gabby?

Charlie Barnett:  I think it’s that and among other things as well. It was — for me, at least — a lot of my father’s situation kind of brought to light — I don’t know — it kind of affected the whole situation of leaving the firehouse — having this image of my father being the hero and then kind of figuring out that he had – he wasn’t as – he could’ve not been as heroic as I had always imagined. And the line had almost been altered in this kind of  three-prong of these hero firefighters.

So I think that fed into it as well — among the fact that I wanted to kind of escape being around Gabby and was being a little bit childish. I told Michael and Derek that I thought it was honestly, you know — sorry for my language — but a bitch move.

But I also think it’s an amazing character trait to bring up in a person. And I think he recognizes that. And you’ll see how it kind of affects him and how he moves forward from it.
But there’s a lot that fed into it. It wasn’t just a, you know what, F this, I’m leaving because I didn’t get it.

Are we going to see Monica and Charlie rekindle this season again?

Monica Raymund:  That’s a really good question.  A little bit of the love come back in terms of how they navigate their new relationship in season two. I don’t – we – I don’t – I think there’s a lot of opportunities to see how that happens.

But I think that in the beginning of season two, we’ll see how they start to navigate where they left off in season one – and whether or not they get together is sort of up to them to decide.

Charlie Barnett:  Yeah, they have this love that’s kind of never-ending, you know what I mean? They began as friends — initially in the beginning of the season. So, they have more built up than, you know, kind of cutting everything off at the end of this relationship.

If the flame rekindles, I think you’ll just have to watch and see. But it definitely – we brush up against each other couple times. You know, we’re working together.

Mills and Boden, is Peter going to forgive him or is that relationship going to stay chilly for a while?

Charlie Barnett: Honestly I don’t how much I could say about it. I kind of want to leave it open so that you guys stay interested and excited. But I know that Boden and Mills have a complicated issue because it happened so far in the past and happened kind of outside of Mills’ own experience.

You know he was a young boy when supposedly this relationship between my mother and him went on. And this disagreement with him and my father ending up in possibly my father’s death. Or if it was Benny’s  – I like kind of even being in the dark on all of that, not really knowing what the truth is.

We entered back into the house and you know bar none, it’s a house. And we’re risking our lives out there. And I think what’s great about that is that the all the emotional shit, the BS that kind of gets in the way starts to diminish. Because you find yourself in situations relying on those people, relying on the person that you didn’t trust maybe a second ago while you were standing around.

Or relying on the person or needing the person that possibly wasn’t your best friend you know while you were sitting on the couch in the house.

So that has I think a huge effect on Mills and Boden as well. It kind of furthers their relationship. Where it ends up, I don’t know. I’m excited to see as much as you are.

You know they still have a complicated situation. And a lot of things haven’t been drawn out. They need to have kind of a face to face, but it will come.

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Freitag, 13. September 2013

TV Vorschau Herbst 2013: NBC's Chicago Fire Premiere der 2. Staffel


Übersetzung von Lasia

Bürokratie ist ein Miststück. Niemand wird diese Lektion auf eine härtere Weise lernen als die Leute des Firehouse 51 in NBC’s Chicago Fire. Nachdem die erste Staffel interne Streitereien, Diebstahl, Belästigungsklagen und die Trauer um den Verlust eines Seinesgleichen beinhaltete, ist der Zusammenhalt des Teams am Anfang der 2.Staffel stärker denn je. Diesmal besteht die Gefahr sie auseinander zu reißen, seitens einer externen, höhergestellten Politik, nicht  innerhalb der Gruppe.

In der Premiere der 2.Staffel „A Problem House“ bekommt Chief Boden (Eamonn Walker) zu hören, dass aufgrund von Budgetkürzungen, einige Restposten einer kürzlich geschlossenen Wache, an sein Haus übertragen werden. Was nicht bedeutet, die 51 sei aus dem Schneider. Berühmt-berüchtigt für Probleme innerhalb der eigenen 4 Wände, steht auch diese in der engeren Auswahl für eine Schließung, somit entscheidet sich Boden dafür, Präventivmaßnahmen zu ergreifen um zu beweisen, dass seine Wache ein unbezahlbarer Gewinn für die Gemeinde ist. Dies ist leichter gesagt, als getan, denn die Hälfte der Brände und Unfälle, die sein Truck beantwortet, passieren eigentlich nur aufgrund eines seiner Männer. Kelly Severide (Taylor Kinney) wird von einem Brandstifter verfolgt, in der ganzen Stadt löscht er Brände, die keinen anderen Sinn haben als Höhn und Spott. Dies ist keine „Einsatz der Woche“-Situation, in der der Typ am Ende der Premiere gefangen wird. Es verspricht eher ein fortlaufendes Problem zu werden. Nur noch ein weiterer Stein im Geröll für Severide, der bewirkt dass Kinney eine 180-Grad-Wendung vom freudigen, witzigen zukünftigen Papa in der Eröffnungsszene zu einem mehr in sich gekehrten, bescheidenen Kerl macht, der seinen Kopf einzieht, um am Ende der Folge nicht verbrannt zu werden. Severide ist kein Typ, dem man Angst machen kann, doch die jüngsten Ereignisse in seinen Leben und das etwas suspekte Benehmen einiger machten ihn etwas misstrauischer.

Chicago Fire schafft es in nur 44 Minuten, ein paar absolut herzzerreißende Erfahrungen für die Charaktere, die wir kennen und lieben gelernt haben, zu liefern. Angefangen bei Dawson (Monica Raymond) und Shay  (Lauren German), die sich um ein Schussopfer kümmern, das aus einen fahrenden Wagen geworfen wurde, während das Auto versuchte einer Polizei-Barrikade zu entfliehen, bis hin zu einem „Fire-Jumping“(frei: Feuersprung) von einem Gebäude zum anderen, das dazu führt, dass eine bewusstlose Frau drinnen gefangen wird, was letzten Endes einen doppelten Rettungseinsatz erfordert. Die Stunts legen die Latte wieder höher für das „nicht nur verfahrensorientierte“ Adrenalin-gefüllte Drama. Doch es sind die Wendung und Entwicklungen der Charaktere, die am meisten zählen, denn lange nachdem das Feuer gelöscht wurde, ist es das was in den Leuten vor sich geht, was die Story zur nächsten Woche bringt. Severide’s Zwangslage ist gewiss die Dringendste, denn sie beeinflusst jeden, der die Brände bekämpfen muss, die ihm eine besondere Nachricht senden sollen. Doch es gibt noch weitere Ereignisse in anderen Beziehungen, die in der Folge laut ertönen.

Beginnend bei Mouch (Christian Stolte) der hervortritt um mehr Verantwortung zu tragen, bis hin zu Hermann (David Eigenberg),Dawson und Otis‘ (Yuri Sardarov) Bar, die von der Konkurrenz begraben wird, zu romantischen Beziehungen, die immer noch im Spiel sind, gibt es genügend „außerhalb der Feuerwache“ Stories für all die Zuschauer, die auch an Klaustrophobie leiden.
Nachdem er einige Zeit weg war um seinen Kopf frei zu kriegen, versucht Matt Casey (Jesse Spencer) sehr stark so zu tun als sei alles wieder in Ordnung. „Nur ein weiterer Tag bei der Arbeit“ und dass er seine Leute immer noch effektiv leiten kann. Doch es ist klar, dass die Last zu groß ist. Am Ende der Folge wird noch mehr von der besagten Last auf seine Schultern gepackt, und zum ersten Mal werden wir ein Hauch von Angst in seinen Augen sehen, was uns seine Fähigkeiten in Frage stellen lassen wird.

Trotz dass die 2.Staffel von Chicago Fire den ersten Jahrestag eines Verlusts zeichnet, der eine Rivalität zwischen Severide und Casey entflammen lies, scheinen die Beziehungen untereinander besser denn je. Tatsächlich, ist die gesamte Feuerwache, außer einer Runde Zankerei, auf eine Art und Weise vereint, die perfekt darstellt welch Brüder und Schwestern sie sein müssen, um erfolgreich ihren Job machen zu können. Selbstverständlich kann dieser Friede nur von kurzer Dauer sein, sonst gäbe es kein Drama. Gewiss ist es eine schöne Kameradschaft, die wir genießen so lange wir noch können. Peter Mills (Charlie Barnett) ist verlorener als je zuvor, immer noch „Candidate“ genannt und sichtlich unzufrieden darüber, auf Chief Boden’s Befehle hören zu müssen, nachdem er von dessen privaten Beziehungen zu seiner Familie erfahren hat. Anstatt sich wieder auf seine Arbeit zu konzentrieren, scheint er in der Premiere distanzierter denn je, und er leistet beste Vorarbeit, um aus der Wache zu fliegen. Dies ist ein kurzer Moment während der Premiere doch er weist auf, wie viele Konflikte in der Zukunft folgen könnten, da jeder andere darum kämpft, seinen Job behalten zu dürfen und er hingegen kehrt dem Ganzen den Rücken zu.

Natürlich gibt es einige neue Gesichter in der 51 und somit bleibt Chicago Fire der „expand to the world“ Tradition einer jeden 2.Staffel-Show treu. In diesen Fall, ist der namhafteste der junge, eingebildete Jeff Clark, (Jeff Hephner) Squad-Mitglied, der zu viele Information über einige Dinge zu haben scheint und diese auch ein wenig zu eifrig teilen möchte. In einer Szene, die Mills‘ polizeiliches Geschick zeigt, bemerkt dieser, dass an dem Typen irgendwas faul ist, doch wie weit er mit diesem Wissen gehen wird, bleibt abzuwarten. Es kann sein, dass ihm am Ende der Folge ein Angebot unterbreitet wird, den die meisten nicht wiederstehen können, was nicht bedeutet, dass er dieses nicht annehmen, es ausnutzen wird, und seinen durchtriebenen Weg weiterhin verfolgt. Vielleicht liegt unsere Abneigung gegenüber Außenseitern darin, dass wir mit den restlichen Mitgliedern der Wache schon so viel erlebt haben, aber wenn der Kerl lächelt, wirkt es höhnisch und er scheint, zumindest auf den ersten Blick, ein Opportunist zu sein. Dies ist niemand, der gut für das Haus ist oder für die Anspannung, die darum herrscht.

Mit einem langfristigen, geheimnisvollen Fall und ein paar Platzhaltern (gemeint Darsteller) und etwas neuem Anstrich, die wir schon liebend gern sehen, heizt die 2.Staffel von Chicago Fire richtig an!


Fall 2013 TV Preview: NBC's 'Chicago Fire' season 2 premiere



Bureaucracy's a bitch, and no one is about to learn that lesson harder than the good people at Fire Station 51 on NBC's Chicago Fire. After a season one that included in-house fighting, theft, harassment claims, and mourning the loss of their own, the second season starts with the team stronger than ever. But this time, the threats of pulling them apart come from external, higher up politics, not within.

On the second season premiere, "A Problem House", Chief Boden (Eamonn Walker) gets word that budget cuts have his house absorbing the remnants of another, recently closed house. But that doesn't mean 51 is out of the woods, either. Notorious for issues within its walls, it's on a short list for closure, too, and Boden decides to take preemptive measures to prove itself as an invaluable asset to the community. But that's easier said than done when more than half of the fires and accidents his trucks respond to in the season opener are actually because of one of his own. Kelly Severide (Taylor Kinney) is being targeted by an arsonist, led around the city putting out fires that seem to have no other meaning than to taunt. This isn't a "case of the week" situation in which the guy is caught at the end of the premiere, either, but rather it promises to be an on-going problem, just another in a string for Severide, causing Kinney to do a 180 from the joy-filled, joking dad-to-be in the opening scene to the more internalizing, humbled guy keeping his head down to avoid getting burnt by the end of the episode. Severide is not the type to be scared, but he is certainly made a bit more wary about recent events in his life and the slightly suspicious behavior around him.

Chicago Fire manages to deliver a couple of absolutely gut-wrenching experiences for characters we've come to know and love in the 44 minutes back for season two. From Dawson (Monica Raymund) and Shay (Lauren German) tending to a gunshot victim who was thrown out of a moving car while that car tries to evade police barricades in the parking lot, to a fire jumping from one building to an adjacent one, trapping an unconscious woman inside and requiring a double rescue, the stunts raise the bar once again for this "not just a procedural" adrenaline-filled drama. But it is the character turns and developments that matter the most because long after the fires are snuffed out, it is what lingers for the people that drive the story to the next week.


Severide's predicament is certainly the most pressing, as it is affecting everyone who has to fight those fires that seem to be set with a specific message for him. But there are still ramifications from other relationships ringing loudly in this episode, too. From Mouch (Christian Stolte) stepping up for more responsibility, to Herrmann (David Eigenberg), Dawson, and Otis' (Yuri Sardarov)'s bar being buried by competition, to complicated romantic relationships still being in play, there are enough "outside the firehouse" stories to satiate those who get claustrophobic, too.

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Source: Examiner.com