Tricia is pleased to announce that she will be joining the new TNT pilot Scent of the Missing and will be playing Susannah, a determined K-9 Search and Rescue volunteer, who works with her golden retriever, Puzzle. Gerald McRaney will co-star as Susannah’s father, Jerry.
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Heating up TNT’s new dramedy, Franklin & Bash, which has just been picked up for a second season, Tricia guest stars as a tough lawyer from New York starring alongside Breckin Meyer and Mark-Paul Gosselaar in the season finale which airs Wednesday, August 3rd at 9|8c on TNT, so be sure to tune in!
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Tricia is currently filming a guest role on the new buddy lawyer series, Franklin & Bash, staring Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Breckin Meyer, which begins airing on TNT in June.
Don’t miss the special 2-hour season finale of Dark Blue this Wednesday, Sept. 15 at 9/8c on TNT.
In this latest video blog Tricia talks about her role as Special Agent Alex Rice on the TNT series, ‘DARK BLUE’.
Watch the show tonight, and every Wednesday night, at 9pm / 8pm Central.
Check out these HD screen captures from Episode 5 of ‘DARK BLUE’, “Brother’s Keeper”.
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Tricia and Dark Blue co-star Dylan McDermott team up to answer questions about the second season in their new web chat.
TV Review: Tricia Helfer Brings Color to TNT Cop Drama ‘Dark Blue’
TNT’s hit-and-miss cop drama “Dark Blue” returns tomorrow night, August 4th, 2010 with a great pair of episodes featuring the addition of the always-excellent Tricia Helfer of “Battlestar Galactica,” but the improvements aren’t merely in the supporting cast, as the first two hours of season two hint at the opposite of a sophomore slump. “Dark Blue” is still a deeply flawed program but the technical elements of the show have improved, the cast seems much more comfortable, and the writing is more tightly-paced. It may never be a great show, but it’s developing into a pretty damn good one.
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In the first episode, Dean is working on a sting when he crosses paths with FBI Special Agent Alex Rice (Tricia Helfer), who happens to be running her own undercover operation on the same group of scumbags (and also happens to be the hottest FBI agent your television has seen in years) led by the always-slimy Rhys Coiro (he played the loony director Billy Walsh on “Entourage”).
Alex and Carter play a few alpha dog games as to who’s really in charge while they flirt their way to the action climax and set up future appearances for Helfer. Their dynamic is not just the best thing about the premiere but her scenes are stronger than the entirety of season one. More on that later.
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As for performances, Marshall-Green is easily the most interesting regular actor but that’s partially due to the meatier role he plays on the show as the “lead man” in most undercover operations. Aycox and Hardwick still too often feel like actors that could be easily replaced and they’re not quite convincing when they do take the spotlight. As for McDermott, he’s the most inconsistent element of the show. Being a fan of “The Practice,” I’ve always liked McDermott, but I don’t quite believe him in the role of a man so deep undercover that he’s basically lost his humanity. I wish they’d allow McDermott to really explore the dark side of this character and stop thinking that five-o-clock shadow means dark. It should be noted however that he excels most in the scenes with his gorgeous new co-star and it feels like the inclusion of Helfer has inspired McDermott to give more than he did in season one. Sometimes it takes a great leading lady to make a real leading man and McDermott is simply more believable in the romantic moments than the criminal ones.
The real key to the premiere is the addition of Tricia Helfer, who feels like she holds all of the ingredients that were missing from season one. Her addition to the cast sparks the entire show, including even the scenes in which she doesn’t appear. I still think that “Dark Blue” is too often a game of smoke and mirrors where the action takes precedence over the characters, but the strength of Helfer’s performance balances that out much more effectively than in season one. McDermott and his team of cops were buried under the Bruckheimer flash in season one. It was hard to tell exactly what was missing even though most viewers knew something was not quite right. Who would have guessed it would take a sci-fi icon to turn “Dark Blue” into the cop show it promised to be all along?
Dylan McDermott talks to Entertainment Weekly (Aug. 6) about Dark Blue and the introduction of Tricia’s character in the second season.
Dark Blue: What a Difference a Year Makes!
… What a difference a year makes…. McDermott has found his mojo. He now exudes sex appeal and all it took was a little helper named Helfer. Yes Tricia Helfer has joined the cast and she is the missing ingredient. Around her, McDermott’s character, Carter Shaw, has blossomed.
Helfer plays FBI Agent Alex Rice and she is the kick the series has needed. She arrives on the scene as a take hold kind of girl and Shaw’s heart raises the white flag. There is steam surrounding these two whenever they are in the same scene….
Dark Blue is executive produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. It has all the traits of one of his productions – car chases, action sequences, dangerous situations. If we find out it was him who decided to hire Helfer then we will know he is a true genius. Whoever made that decision in my mind saved the show. Dark Blue has gone from an “I don’t want to watch it” show to an “I must see it” show. That’s real progress!
Dark Blue premieres back to back episodes on TNT, Wednesday, August 4 at 9PM.
