Post by Lucy on Apr 5, 2010 9:17:42 GMT
Super sleuth
By Greg David
Canada’s favourite detective returns
When we last left Det. William Murdoch (Yannick Bisson) on Murdoch Mysteries, the dapper, put-together policeman and Dr. Julia Ogden (Hélène Joy) were floating into an idyllic sunset in a hot-air balloon at the end of Season 2.
So it comes as a shock to see him dishevelled, bestubbled and running for his life through the streets of Bristol, England. But that’s what viewers will be treated to when they tune in to the Season 3 debut of Murdoch Mysteries this Sunday on Citytv.
This abrupt left-turn from the norm is the brainchild of new showrunners Larry Lalonde and Phil Bedard, who have worked on a smattering of Canadian series – The Listener, 1-800-Missing and Largo Winch, to name a few – and are injecting a little bit of darkness into the fan favourite.
“Our job was just to keep a good thing going because it is a good thing,” Bedard said on a lunch break during filming last July. Murdoch shoots outside scenes around Southern Ontario, but its home is a non-descript building in Toronto’s west end.
As you enter the shadowy structure, you are immediately warped back to the city’s 1800s past, complete with turn-of-the-century clothing, set decorations and pre-CSI techniques to catch criminals.
But despite Bedard’s claim that he, Lalonde and their writing team aren’t messing with the Murdoch recipe, there’s still the matter of that first episode, “The Murdoch Identity,” a nod to the Robert Ludlum books and Matt Damon movie franchise The Bourne Identity.
“We shot it in Bristol, and he’s got amnesia, so we’re seeing a different kind of Murdoch, an unbuttoned Murdoch,” the bearded Bedard said with an excited smile.
“When we first see him, he is wearing a torn T-shirt and a seven-day growth of beard. There is a comely wench working in a pub who takes him in. He’s being chased by security agents working for British Intelligence. (There is) a lot of action.”
Back in Toronto, everyone at Station No. 2 – including the gruff Insp. Brackenreid (Thomas Craig) and budding detective Const. George Crabtree (Jonny Harris) – is wondering where their pet detective vanished to without a trace.
Especially worried is Dr. Ogden, who is beside herself thinking her true love may be gone forever. Fans of the Murdoch-Ogden romance who are kneading their hands, concerned that the duo have broken up, need not be; Bedard promises that by the end of “The Murdoch Identity,” the old Murdoch is back.
The Murdoch-Ogden romance continues
“This is a long dance, and they will continue to dance this season,” Bedard assured. “They will be a lot more intimate during the first couple of episodes this season, and they will be a lot less embarrassed about their relationship.”
The scenes filmed the day of TVGuide.ca’s set visit had a sombre tone. The police force was toasting the memory of one of their own, a decorated officer, with guest star Gabriel Hogan (Rent-a-Goalie) portraying a fellow cop.
Hogan is just one of many returning and new characters popping in and out of Murdoch’s investigations. Peter Keleghan reprises his role as mysterious warmonger Terrence Meyers, Sara Gadon returns as Ogden’s sister and Dmitry Chepovetsky reappears as Nikola Tesla to help Murdoch solve a case.
New faces include Red Green star Patrick McKenna, who plays a bumbling detective, and a another actor whom Bedard referred to as a “Moriarty-type” who faces off with Toronto’s most successful sleuth.
Bedard dished on upcoming episodes, revealing that one involves a haunted house and another explores the life of Toronto’s first real-life hangman, John Radclive.
“The final episode is a bit of a cliffhanger,” he teased. “We have a death ray!”
Nope, nary a sunset in Season 3.
tvguide.ca/Interviews/Features/Articles/100312_murdoch_mysteries_GD.htm
By Greg David
Canada’s favourite detective returns
When we last left Det. William Murdoch (Yannick Bisson) on Murdoch Mysteries, the dapper, put-together policeman and Dr. Julia Ogden (Hélène Joy) were floating into an idyllic sunset in a hot-air balloon at the end of Season 2.
So it comes as a shock to see him dishevelled, bestubbled and running for his life through the streets of Bristol, England. But that’s what viewers will be treated to when they tune in to the Season 3 debut of Murdoch Mysteries this Sunday on Citytv.
This abrupt left-turn from the norm is the brainchild of new showrunners Larry Lalonde and Phil Bedard, who have worked on a smattering of Canadian series – The Listener, 1-800-Missing and Largo Winch, to name a few – and are injecting a little bit of darkness into the fan favourite.
“Our job was just to keep a good thing going because it is a good thing,” Bedard said on a lunch break during filming last July. Murdoch shoots outside scenes around Southern Ontario, but its home is a non-descript building in Toronto’s west end.
As you enter the shadowy structure, you are immediately warped back to the city’s 1800s past, complete with turn-of-the-century clothing, set decorations and pre-CSI techniques to catch criminals.
But despite Bedard’s claim that he, Lalonde and their writing team aren’t messing with the Murdoch recipe, there’s still the matter of that first episode, “The Murdoch Identity,” a nod to the Robert Ludlum books and Matt Damon movie franchise The Bourne Identity.
“We shot it in Bristol, and he’s got amnesia, so we’re seeing a different kind of Murdoch, an unbuttoned Murdoch,” the bearded Bedard said with an excited smile.
“When we first see him, he is wearing a torn T-shirt and a seven-day growth of beard. There is a comely wench working in a pub who takes him in. He’s being chased by security agents working for British Intelligence. (There is) a lot of action.”
Back in Toronto, everyone at Station No. 2 – including the gruff Insp. Brackenreid (Thomas Craig) and budding detective Const. George Crabtree (Jonny Harris) – is wondering where their pet detective vanished to without a trace.
Especially worried is Dr. Ogden, who is beside herself thinking her true love may be gone forever. Fans of the Murdoch-Ogden romance who are kneading their hands, concerned that the duo have broken up, need not be; Bedard promises that by the end of “The Murdoch Identity,” the old Murdoch is back.
The Murdoch-Ogden romance continues
“This is a long dance, and they will continue to dance this season,” Bedard assured. “They will be a lot more intimate during the first couple of episodes this season, and they will be a lot less embarrassed about their relationship.”
The scenes filmed the day of TVGuide.ca’s set visit had a sombre tone. The police force was toasting the memory of one of their own, a decorated officer, with guest star Gabriel Hogan (Rent-a-Goalie) portraying a fellow cop.
Hogan is just one of many returning and new characters popping in and out of Murdoch’s investigations. Peter Keleghan reprises his role as mysterious warmonger Terrence Meyers, Sara Gadon returns as Ogden’s sister and Dmitry Chepovetsky reappears as Nikola Tesla to help Murdoch solve a case.
New faces include Red Green star Patrick McKenna, who plays a bumbling detective, and a another actor whom Bedard referred to as a “Moriarty-type” who faces off with Toronto’s most successful sleuth.
Bedard dished on upcoming episodes, revealing that one involves a haunted house and another explores the life of Toronto’s first real-life hangman, John Radclive.
“The final episode is a bit of a cliffhanger,” he teased. “We have a death ray!”
Nope, nary a sunset in Season 3.
tvguide.ca/Interviews/Features/Articles/100312_murdoch_mysteries_GD.htm
