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Fox Orders 13 Episodes Of LIE TO ME, The Tim Roth Series About A Human Lie Detector!!
Published 7/1/2008 by Hercules at Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news.
I am – Hercules Tim Roth (“Reservoir Dogs,” “Pulp Fiction,” “The Incredible Hulk”) is going to star on a Fox TV show. The netlet ordered 13 episodes. Tuesday morning’s Variety describes the project: Roth will play Dr. Cal Lightman, a scientist who pioneered the field of deception detection. The doc is a human lie detector, skilled at reading the human face, body and voice to uncover the truth in criminal and private investigations. The fact that the character can apply the same skills to his personal life complicates his relationships. The science in the show is genuine, based on the work of Dr. Paul Ekman. Read all of Variety’s story on he matter ...

Jim Caviezel: ‘I’m Not a Number, I’m a Free Man!’ Ian McKellen: ‘You’re a Number’
Published 7/1/2008 at Vulture
... Roth Is a Filthy Liar: Tim Roth will make his TV-series debut in Fox's Lie to Me, about a "human lie detector, skilled at reading the human face, body, and voice." You recall in Pulp Fiction, this ability is how Roth knew Samuel L. Jackson was telling the truth about his Bad Mother Fucker wallet. [Variety] ...

Tim Roth Heads to Fox
Published 7/1/2008 at TV Fodder
Tim Roth Heads to Fox troth.jpg Fresh off the success of "The Incredible Hulk," Tim Roth is shedding his Abomination skin and heading to the small screen. Variety says that Roth will make his TV debut in Fox's "Lie to Me." Roth will star as Dr. Cal Lightman, a scientist and "human lie detector," who uses science to help solve crimes. The show is based on the true-life work of Dr. Paul Ekman. Fox has given the show a 13-episode order. "Lie to Me" will be a joint effort from Brian Grazer/Ron Howard's Imagine Entertainment and 20th Century Fox TV. Expect it to premiere in early ...

Tim Roth to Fox: Lie To Me
Published 7/1/2008 by BuzzSugar at BuzzSugar -- Entertainment hourly.
It seems Fox is a little obsessed with lying and lie detection these days. The Moment of Truth is still a ratings success, and now, the network has recruited Tim Roth to star in a new drama series about "deception detection." In Lie to Me, Roth will play Dr. Cal Lightman, the scientist who pioneered the lie-detection field — and who's based on a real-life scientist, Dr. Paul Ekman, who was featured prominently in many stories about the psychology of reading people's faces. According to Variety, the fictional Lightman is "a human lie detector, skilled at reading the human face, body and ...

Hollywood 4% Filthy Richer [Trade Roundup]
Published 7/1/2008 by Seth at Defamer
... · The Incredible Hulk's shirtless psycho (where you been hiding those pecs, mister?) Tim Roth will make the leap to TV on Fox's Lie to Me, in which he'll play "a human lie detector." We're seeing Moment of Truth femmebot-V.O. crossover potential! [Variety] ...

TV Tidbits
Published 7/2/2008 at MSN TV Blog
AMC is holding a contest to guest-star on "Mad Men." How cool would that be?   The median TV viewer (at least, when it comes to live viewing) is now 50. Which I think means we're due to see "Touched by an Angel: The Next Generation" any day ...

Channel Surfing: July 4, 2008
Published 7/4/2008 by James Cook at TheMovingPicture.net
Tim Roth is set to make his television series starring debut in Lie to Me , a one-hour from Imagine and 20th Century Fox TV that is being eyed for a 2009 premiere. >> More Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Journeyman star Kevin McKidd is in serious talks to join the cast of Grey’s Anatomy . He’d play an M.D. who comes to the hospital after a stint in Iraq. >> More Shannen Doherty is in talks to reprise her role as Brenda Walsh in the CW’s upcoming spin-off series 90210 . >> More Oscar nominated actress Amy Ryan will get a chance to flex her comedic muscles a bit more next season as she joins The Office for multiple ...