Post by Admin on Aug 7, 2003 15:17:52 GMT
By DAVE MASON
Scripps Howard News Service
August 06, 2003
Rob Lowe has left the White House for the cold world of corporate law.
His character in "Lyon's Den," idealistic lawyer John "Jack" Turner, is "a rare
mix of a true believer and someone who has seen how it works in the back
rooms," Lowe says.
The drama will premiere at 10 p.m. EDT/PDT Sept. 28 on NBC.
Lowe's Turner is perfectly happy helping others through a pro bono law clinic
in Washington, D.C. But in the pilot episode, he is blackmailed into accepting
the job of managing partner of the clinic's sponsoring firm, Lyon, LaCrosse and
Levine. He either takes the job and works in corporate law, or sees the clinic
shut down.
The drama effectively poses the question of how well Jack can keep his idealism
in a corrupt world.
"He believes the legal system isn't bad; there are bad people manipulating it,"
Lowe says.
Dressed in a suit, Lowe, 39, talked about "Lyon's Den" at an NBC press party
last month. Just a few feet away, other stars, including Judy Reyes of
"Scrubs," and Television Critics Association members played for phony money at
blackjack tables in the complex's Grand Ballroom.
Every so often, someone in the spacious room yelled joyfully over their
winnings, and people posed for pictures with two women dressed in Las Vegas
showgirl attire, complete with the fluffy headdresses.
Lowe says he likes going to Las Vegas, but more for the amusement attractions
than the gambling. "I do the roller coasters, see the white tigers (at the
Mirage)."
In addition to his starring role in "Lyon's Den," Lowe is one of the series'
executive producers; executive producer Remi Aubuchon created the drama.
"Lyon's Den" also stars Matt Craven ("The Life of David Gale") as George Riley,
the pro bono lawyer determined to keep the clinic open; Kyle Chandler ("Early
Edition") as not-to-be-trusted lawyer Grant Rashton; Elizabeth Mitchell ("ER")
as lawyer and recovering alcoholic Ariel Saxon; Frances Fisher ("Titanic") as
scheming secretary Brit Hanley; James Pickens Jr. ("Traffic") as law firm chief
Terrence Christianson; and David Krumholtz ("Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus
Bookie") as naive paralegal Jeff Fineman.
Lowe says his "Lyon's Den" character sees the grit and nastiness in the world
better than fictional White House speechwriter Sam Seaborn did on "The West
Wing."
Lowe's last "West Wing" episode aired Nov. 27, when Seaborn quit his job as
assistant communications director at the White House to run for Congress as a
Democrat in Republican-dominated Orange County. Last fall, Lowe said he felt
the character had become less crucial to the show and it was time for him to
move on.
"I would have liked to have had a bigger sendoff for him (Seaborn)," Lowe says.
Lowe had only a brief break between the shows.
"My old bosses at Warner Bros. had me working in 'Salem's Lot' with Andre
Braugher, then I had two days off before my bosses at NBC had me working in
(the pilot episode of) 'Lyon's Den,' " he says.
Set to air in 2004, "Salem Lot" is a TV remake of the 1979 film based on the
Stephen King novel.
Lowe stars as Ben Mears, a journalist who returns to his childhood home in
Jerusalem's Lot, also known as Salem's Lot, to write a book. He finds the city
being terrorized by vampires.
Scripps Howard News Service
August 06, 2003
Rob Lowe has left the White House for the cold world of corporate law.
His character in "Lyon's Den," idealistic lawyer John "Jack" Turner, is "a rare
mix of a true believer and someone who has seen how it works in the back
rooms," Lowe says.
The drama will premiere at 10 p.m. EDT/PDT Sept. 28 on NBC.
Lowe's Turner is perfectly happy helping others through a pro bono law clinic
in Washington, D.C. But in the pilot episode, he is blackmailed into accepting
the job of managing partner of the clinic's sponsoring firm, Lyon, LaCrosse and
Levine. He either takes the job and works in corporate law, or sees the clinic
shut down.
The drama effectively poses the question of how well Jack can keep his idealism
in a corrupt world.
"He believes the legal system isn't bad; there are bad people manipulating it,"
Lowe says.
Dressed in a suit, Lowe, 39, talked about "Lyon's Den" at an NBC press party
last month. Just a few feet away, other stars, including Judy Reyes of
"Scrubs," and Television Critics Association members played for phony money at
blackjack tables in the complex's Grand Ballroom.
Every so often, someone in the spacious room yelled joyfully over their
winnings, and people posed for pictures with two women dressed in Las Vegas
showgirl attire, complete with the fluffy headdresses.
Lowe says he likes going to Las Vegas, but more for the amusement attractions
than the gambling. "I do the roller coasters, see the white tigers (at the
Mirage)."
In addition to his starring role in "Lyon's Den," Lowe is one of the series'
executive producers; executive producer Remi Aubuchon created the drama.
"Lyon's Den" also stars Matt Craven ("The Life of David Gale") as George Riley,
the pro bono lawyer determined to keep the clinic open; Kyle Chandler ("Early
Edition") as not-to-be-trusted lawyer Grant Rashton; Elizabeth Mitchell ("ER")
as lawyer and recovering alcoholic Ariel Saxon; Frances Fisher ("Titanic") as
scheming secretary Brit Hanley; James Pickens Jr. ("Traffic") as law firm chief
Terrence Christianson; and David Krumholtz ("Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus
Bookie") as naive paralegal Jeff Fineman.
Lowe says his "Lyon's Den" character sees the grit and nastiness in the world
better than fictional White House speechwriter Sam Seaborn did on "The West
Wing."
Lowe's last "West Wing" episode aired Nov. 27, when Seaborn quit his job as
assistant communications director at the White House to run for Congress as a
Democrat in Republican-dominated Orange County. Last fall, Lowe said he felt
the character had become less crucial to the show and it was time for him to
move on.
"I would have liked to have had a bigger sendoff for him (Seaborn)," Lowe says.
Lowe had only a brief break between the shows.
"My old bosses at Warner Bros. had me working in 'Salem's Lot' with Andre
Braugher, then I had two days off before my bosses at NBC had me working in
(the pilot episode of) 'Lyon's Den,' " he says.
Set to air in 2004, "Salem Lot" is a TV remake of the 1979 film based on the
Stephen King novel.
Lowe stars as Ben Mears, a journalist who returns to his childhood home in
Jerusalem's Lot, also known as Salem's Lot, to write a book. He finds the city
being terrorized by vampires.