Jim Caveizel & Michael Emerson PERSON OF INTEREST Comic-Con Interviews

SandwichJohnFilms had the chance to attend the press junket for the hit TV show PERSON OF INTEREST at Comic-Con 2012. Being that this is MattInRC's favorite, it's only fitting that he sat down with the cast while I stood back and let him do his thing.

If you’re a fan of the show (and frankly who isn’t), you know the season finale featured several unexpected turns that left our heroes separated and Reese turning to an unlikely ally for help. Stars Michael Emerson (Finch), Jim Caveizel (Reese), Taraji Henson (Carter) and Kevin Chapman (Fusco) joined series creator Jonathan Nolan and producer Greg Plageman to discuss the show and its unique premise.

First up we sat down with John Reese (Jim Caviezel): A former U.S. Army Special Forces soldier and CIA field officer, who is presumed dead. Little is known about Reese's background, and his name is believed to be one of several aliases he uses. He lost his lover, Jessica, at some time prior to his having met Finch which appears to have marked him deeply. Reese demonstrates skill in the use of a range of weapons, hand-to-hand combat and surveillance tactics. He knows very little about Finch and is rebuffed when he attempts to learn more about him. And

Harold Finch (Michael Emerson): A reclusive, intensely private billionaire software genius. Finch developed a machine that can isolate the social security numbers of people with either premeditated homicidal intent or who will be homicide victims, based on its analysis of surveillance data. Following a traumatic event in his own life that led to the death of his business partner, he recruits Reese to help him deal with the people the machine identifies. Finch lives and works in an abandoned library, and shows the results of severe physical injuries, including the inability to turn his head, rigid posture, and a limp.



Michael Emerson
Says that a lot of what we’ll explore in this coming season will be fleshing out backstories of people on the show.
On the story of The Machine: “There’s a huge story to tell about the gradual construction of The Machine – how did it get to be the omnipotent apparatus that it is now. There is some fun in the telling of that.”
On the reaction the show has received: “I like that I’m on a show that attracts a more mature audience so I’m constantly amazed at the age range of people that want to talk to me about POI. I’m on a show that my parents genuinely want to watch.”

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