Deception (ABC) -- From EP Greg Berlanti & Chris Fedak -- 3/11/18
03-11-18, 01:37 AM
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Deception (ABC) -- From EP Greg Berlanti & Chris Fedak -- 3/11/18
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THE ART OF ILLUSION TAKES CENTER STAGE WHEN ABC'S NEW DRAMA 'DECEPTION' PREMIERES SUNDAY, MARCH 11
"Pilot" - When his career is ruined by scandal, superstar magician Cameron Black has only one place to turn to practice his art of deception, influence and illusion - the FBI. Using every trick in the book and inventing new ones, he will help the government catch the world's most elusive criminals while staging the biggest illusions of his career, on "Deception," premiering SUNDAY, MARCH 11 (10:01-11:00 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network, streaming and on demand.
"Deception" stars Jack Cutmore-Scott as Cameron Black/Jonathan Black, Ilfenesh Hadera as Kay Daniels, Lenora Crichlow as Dina Clark, Amaury Nolasco as FBI Agent Mike Alvarez, Justin Chon as Jordan Kwon, Laila Robins as FBI Agent Deakins and Vinnie Jones as Gunter Gustafsen
"Pilot" was written by Chris Fedak and directed by Michael Lehmann.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Amaury Nolasco as Mike Alvarez
· Ilfenesh Hadera as Kay Daniels
· Jack Cutmore-Scott as Cameron Black/Jonathan Black
· Justin Chon as Jordan Kwon
· Laila Robins as Deakins
· Lenora Crichlow as Dina Clark
· Vinnie Jones as Gunter Gastafsen
CREW INFORMATION:
· Chris Fedak as CRTR/EP
· David Kwong as CO-PROD
· David Nutter as EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Greg Berlanti as EP
· Martin Gero as EP
· Sarah Schechter as EP
THE ART OF ILLUSION TAKES CENTER STAGE WHEN ABC'S NEW DRAMA 'DECEPTION' PREMIERES SUNDAY, MARCH 11
"Pilot" - When his career is ruined by scandal, superstar magician Cameron Black has only one place to turn to practice his art of deception, influence and illusion - the FBI. Using every trick in the book and inventing new ones, he will help the government catch the world's most elusive criminals while staging the biggest illusions of his career, on "Deception," premiering SUNDAY, MARCH 11 (10:01-11:00 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network, streaming and on demand.
"Deception" stars Jack Cutmore-Scott as Cameron Black/Jonathan Black, Ilfenesh Hadera as Kay Daniels, Lenora Crichlow as Dina Clark, Amaury Nolasco as FBI Agent Mike Alvarez, Justin Chon as Jordan Kwon, Laila Robins as FBI Agent Deakins and Vinnie Jones as Gunter Gustafsen
"Pilot" was written by Chris Fedak and directed by Michael Lehmann.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Amaury Nolasco as Mike Alvarez
· Ilfenesh Hadera as Kay Daniels
· Jack Cutmore-Scott as Cameron Black/Jonathan Black
· Justin Chon as Jordan Kwon
· Laila Robins as Deakins
· Lenora Crichlow as Dina Clark
· Vinnie Jones as Gunter Gastafsen
CREW INFORMATION:
· Chris Fedak as CRTR/EP
· David Kwong as CO-PROD
· David Nutter as EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Greg Berlanti as EP
· Martin Gero as EP
· Sarah Schechter as EP
This is from Greg Berlanti, the producer of all the CW super hero shows, and Chris Fedak, one of the writers/producers of Chuck.
Fedak created this series.
13 episodes ordered
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03-11-18, 10:49 AM
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I would love to be a fly on the wall during these show pitches to the network.
03-12-18, 07:34 PM
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03-12-18, 07:39 PM
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It sounds like something you would hear about on an episode of Episodes.
03-12-18, 09:18 PM
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For a show that is basically a “Throw Castle and The Mentalist in a blender” concept, we actually liked it a lot. There were some bits of chemistry, and the story held our attention.
I also liked the way they portrayed the magic. It was fun, something you don’t see in a lot of series these days.
I also liked the way they portrayed the magic. It was fun, something you don’t see in a lot of series these days.
03-13-18, 10:44 AM
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For a show that is basically a “Throw Castle and The Mentalist in a blender” concept, we actually liked it a lot. There were some bits of chemistry, and the story held our attention.
I also liked the way they portrayed the magic. It was fun, something you don’t see in a lot of series these days.
I also liked the way they portrayed the magic. It was fun, something you don’t see in a lot of series these days.
03-13-18, 10:49 AM
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Yeah it was a fun and breezy 1 hour.
Definitely has a Castle and The Mentalist vibe.
I remembered the female lead FBI agent from the Baywatch movie last summer.
Seems like it did decently following American Idol on Sunday.
Definitely has a Castle and The Mentalist vibe.
I remembered the female lead FBI agent from the Baywatch movie last summer.
Seems like it did decently following American Idol on Sunday.
03-13-18, 10:49 AM
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Re: Deception (ABC) -- From EP Greg Berlanti & Chris Fedak -- 3/11/18
So I don't have to bother, can someone please spoiler for me what the "scandal" is here?
03-13-18, 11:10 AM
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Possible spoiler:
Spoiler:
03-13-18, 11:39 AM
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When his career is ruined by scandal, superstar magician Cameron Black has only one place to turn to practice his art of deception, influence and illusion
03-13-18, 11:53 AM
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Proof I do not always read everything in the first post...but yeah, what I put in a spoiler tag does seem to clarify what the scandal is.
03-13-18, 12:21 PM
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Sounds decent. The producing pedigree definitely has me piqued.
Actually it sounds like a direct ripoff of White Collar. .
For a show that is basically a “Throw Castle and The Mentalist in a blender” concept, we actually liked it a lot. There were some bits of chemistry, and the story held our attention.
I also liked the way they portrayed the magic. It was fun, something you don’t see in a lot of series these days.
I also liked the way they portrayed the magic. It was fun, something you don’t see in a lot of series these days.
03-13-18, 12:26 PM
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Re: Deception (ABC) -- From EP Greg Berlanti & Chris Fedak -- 3/11/18
How so? The premise is that Cameron Black is trying to prove his brother's innocence by working with the FBI. He isn't a convicted criminal under house arrest, forced to work on cases to avoid going back to prison.
03-13-18, 08:03 PM
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When his career is ruined by scandal, superstar magician Cameron Black has only one place to turn to practice his art of deception, influence and illusion - the FBI. Using every trick in the book and inventing new ones, he will help the government catch the world's most elusive criminals while staging the biggest illusions of his career, on "Deception."
Convicted criminal and legendary con artist Neal Caffrey has only one place to turn to practice his art of deception, forgery and thieving - the FBI. Using every trick in the book and inventing new ones, he will help the government catch the world's most elusive criminals while staging the biggest cons of his career, on "White Collar".
03-13-18, 11:34 PM
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Re: Deception (ABC) -- From EP Greg Berlanti & Chris Fedak -- 3/11/18
Um, no, not really. As I alluded to earlier, the parallels between the premise of this show and that of The Mentalist are much more accurate, but the characters and writing style are much more similar to Castle.
03-14-18, 11:20 AM
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That's fine and dandy. Going off the description of the show, which I was(haven't watched yet) it sounds like WC.
03-14-18, 11:36 AM
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The first episode wasn't terrible. The magicians "twist" was right out of The Prestige (excellent movie) but set up his work with the FBI. I'll stick around for now.
03-19-18, 02:18 PM
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I actually enjoyed the pilot a lot and the characters mesh. This is a light network procedural with the magic tricks sprucing up the standard formula. My real worry is that the magic tricks get lamer and lamer as writers struggle to come up with new ones each week for a full season.
I did get a "Now You See Me" vibe, if you have seen those magician movies.
I did get a "Now You See Me" vibe, if you have seen those magician movies.
03-19-18, 02:27 PM
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Vinnie Jones looks thrilled to be involved.
03-22-18, 09:40 PM
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Re: Deception (ABC) -- From EP Greg Berlanti & Chris Fedak -- 3/11/18
Forgot to record this but we checked out the pilot on demand. Interesting concept and twist at the beginning. Characters are likable enough too. Would have liked more backstory from the female lead.
As others said, it definitely has a Castle vibe, although not based on the two main characters. I’m not getting a will they won’t they vibe, nor am I rooting for it. Main guy seems to have more chemistry with the person on the phone.
Anyway, we’ll probably keep checking it out as other shows seem to be slowing down.
As others said, it definitely has a Castle vibe, although not based on the two main characters. I’m not getting a will they won’t they vibe, nor am I rooting for it. Main guy seems to have more chemistry with the person on the phone.
Anyway, we’ll probably keep checking it out as other shows seem to be slowing down.
