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Post by icy on May 31, 2006 18:11:14 GMT -5
Source: Entertainment.News.auShield's up for Alex From Sydney Confidential May 30, 2006 YOU can almost hear the Jacobs Creek popping over in La La Land as yet another Aussie has cracked it in Hollywood. You know him best as the 'Oyster Farmer' on the banks of the Hawkesbury river but Sydney actor Alex O'Loughlin has just scored a major break after being cast in a lead role on gritty US cop show The Shield. O'Loughlin joins Vic Mackey's strike team as detective Kevin Hiatt after one of the team dies in the series' fifth-season finale. "This will probably be the thing that gets me recognised," O'Loughlin, who narrowly missed out on the role of James Bond, said yesterday. "It's a big deal. The role was highly coveted over here and I'm really happy." After a year and a half trying to crack the big time in the US, the actor said the audition process was a whirlwind. "I auditioned two weeks ago, they called me back the next day and I just finished the first of seven episodes." Known in Australia for his roles as Will Bryant in the TV mini series Mary Bryant and as Jack Flange in the Oyster Farmer, word of the Sydneysider is already spreading in are fast in LA. "G'day mate, you're busted!' one headline reads. But it seems we can count on O'Loughlin, 29, staying down to earth. "I'm an actor - there's nothing glamorous about acting until you get to the f... you money and then it all turns to shit anyway," he joked about his impending fame. edited to fix link - E
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Post by vegaslily on May 31, 2006 20:53:16 GMT -5
Wow! I don't get it, why would the stricke team bring in a new member if everything around them is falling apart? And why would the writers bring in a new actor if they're wrapping up the series??? I'm confused...i need a drink...
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Post by Strike Team 4 Life on Jun 28, 2006 14:20:04 GMT -5
This is a strange twist, it could end up being good or it could be a major bust for the show. I hate to say the phrase "Jump the Shark" in the same breath as The Shield but a new member of the Strike Team might cause it to. However.... every time I thought a story line wouldn't work I was proven wrong within 5 minutes.
I hope Shane doesn't have a thing against Aussies like he does with black people. If he does, Crocodile Hunter should kick Shane's ass!
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Post by ShootFirst on Jun 28, 2006 14:31:55 GMT -5
This is a strange twist, it could end up being good or it could be a major bust for the show. I hate to say the phrase "Jump the Shark" in the same breath as The Shield but a new member of the Strike Team might cause it to. However.... every time I thought a story line wouldn't work I was proven wrong within 5 minutes. I hope Shane doesn't have a thing against Aussies like he does with black people. If he does, Crocodile Hunter should kick Shane's ass! I think everything will be ok, speaking in terms of continuity. What the writers have planned for his character remains to be seen but I have faith they will come through in true Shield fashion.
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