Post by Lucy on Apr 27, 2010 22:36:40 GMT
Man Of Mystery
Looking for clues with the lead actor of Murdoch Mysteries.
By Ruth Myles, Calgary Herald
April 16, 2010
Yannick Bisson is playing hooky on a rainy afternoon in the Big Smoke, not something his character on the entertaining TV series Murdoch Mysteries would ever be caught dead doing. Det. William Murdoch, after all, is not the type to shirk his duty as he sets about solving crimes in turn-of-the-last-century Toronto with the aid of his cohorts and cutting-edge techniques such as fingerprinting. So what motivates the man? "He is all about the holy right and the wrong being abolished," says Bisson, who gives us a few more clues on what makes Murdoch tick.
1. With such a strong sense of right and wrong, is everything black and white for Murdoch? "This is what creates the problem for him because he has managed to fashion a world for himself where everything is black and white, but everyone around him is starting to show him that it isn't. Dr. Ogden (Helene Joy) has shown him that women aren't black and white, that social constructs--in terms of the poor, of the oppressed--aren't black and white. He has to challenge his religious upbringing and his scientific mind and look at things in shades. In fact, one of our episodes is called "Shades of Gray."
2. What's the biggest challenge in making Murdoch? "It's a tough schedule. It's a very ambitious thing that we do given the money that we have to play with in Canada and given it's a period show. We can't just shoot on any old street. There are too many wires and signs, cars and noises. We have to travel to specific areas that grew in the Victorian era... so that means we drive an hour out of town for all our exteriors... Then, I end up wearing a big, three-piece wool suit all summer long. That's probably the biggest challenge. I actually have had heat stroke a couple of times now."
3. Does Murdoch change in Season 3? "If I tell you that, I might blow some of the surprises. Suffice it to say that romantically, Murdoch is going to be presented with some definite challenges. I think--also without saying too much-- there is a point in the third season where Murdoch will meet his match in terms of a nemesis. That sets up a whole point to go forward from where somewhere else wants him. There's some definite game changers coming up."
Murdoch Mysteries, Sunday, City, Ch. 8, 7 p.m.
www.calgaryherald.com/Mystery/2913529/story.html
Looking for clues with the lead actor of Murdoch Mysteries.
By Ruth Myles, Calgary Herald
April 16, 2010
Yannick Bisson is playing hooky on a rainy afternoon in the Big Smoke, not something his character on the entertaining TV series Murdoch Mysteries would ever be caught dead doing. Det. William Murdoch, after all, is not the type to shirk his duty as he sets about solving crimes in turn-of-the-last-century Toronto with the aid of his cohorts and cutting-edge techniques such as fingerprinting. So what motivates the man? "He is all about the holy right and the wrong being abolished," says Bisson, who gives us a few more clues on what makes Murdoch tick.
1. With such a strong sense of right and wrong, is everything black and white for Murdoch? "This is what creates the problem for him because he has managed to fashion a world for himself where everything is black and white, but everyone around him is starting to show him that it isn't. Dr. Ogden (Helene Joy) has shown him that women aren't black and white, that social constructs--in terms of the poor, of the oppressed--aren't black and white. He has to challenge his religious upbringing and his scientific mind and look at things in shades. In fact, one of our episodes is called "Shades of Gray."
2. What's the biggest challenge in making Murdoch? "It's a tough schedule. It's a very ambitious thing that we do given the money that we have to play with in Canada and given it's a period show. We can't just shoot on any old street. There are too many wires and signs, cars and noises. We have to travel to specific areas that grew in the Victorian era... so that means we drive an hour out of town for all our exteriors... Then, I end up wearing a big, three-piece wool suit all summer long. That's probably the biggest challenge. I actually have had heat stroke a couple of times now."
3. Does Murdoch change in Season 3? "If I tell you that, I might blow some of the surprises. Suffice it to say that romantically, Murdoch is going to be presented with some definite challenges. I think--also without saying too much-- there is a point in the third season where Murdoch will meet his match in terms of a nemesis. That sets up a whole point to go forward from where somewhere else wants him. There's some definite game changers coming up."
Murdoch Mysteries, Sunday, City, Ch. 8, 7 p.m.
www.calgaryherald.com/Mystery/2913529/story.html
