On Kellerman
All comments attributed to Reed Diamond are from the NBC website.
"But underneath all that is a great deal of insecurity and self-doubt, which he covers up by being very tough and funny and all that stuff." ~ Reed Diamond
"They're really good cops, but they make mistakes." ~ Reed Diamond, on Mikey and Meldrick
"Ironically enough, in English we just finished covering Aristotle's
definition of a Tragic Protagonist, which I believe Kellerman fits.
Paraphrasing, it's a character of stature, that's not wholely virtuous
or just, who falls not because of vice or depravity, but because of
hamartia (tragic flaw). Plus, in addition to the fall, a tragic
protagonist usually experiences self-knowledge, and an upward motion,
which I believe is what happened in last week's H:LOTS. He had come to terms with what he did, and became a PI, which he seemed to enjoy." ~ Bren, SPMK member
Also check out Reed Diamond's comments on Mike at the NBC webpage.
I recently read an online news article through "Homicide:Links on the Sites" that sparked an interesting thought. If the powers that be for H:LOTS want to make Mikey out to be a bad guy, *why* do they keep pitting him against Falsone? Falsone is so irritating and shallow and uncharismatic that every scene between them has you rooting for Mikey - even if you aren't on Mikey's side! I have a lot of fun cheering for Mikey and shooting down Falsone - and I know a lot of other people do too.
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