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The world out there is a brutal place. If you have a hankering for some of the rough justice you remember from old-school lawman Raylan Givens – you’re in luck. Justified: City Primeval is about to drop on FX starring the same Raylan (Timothy Olyphant), we all came to know and love in the six seasons of the hit-show Justified. His hair has more sliver streaks, partly due to age but also due to worrying about his precocious 15-year-old daughter Willa (played by Olyphant’s real-life daughter Vivian), in this thrilling 8-episode limited series. I talked with showrunner Michael Dinner about evolving Elmore Leonard’s beloved lead character in this spinoff that’s set in the mean streets of Detroit, while staying true to the risk-taking Raylan who’s not afraid to get his hands dirty in the hollers of Kentucky. Now the father of a teenaged girl, Raylan’s priorities have shifted – so will he still reach for his gun with the same ease as before? “In a way, this is the second chapter of his life,” says Dinner. “His first chapter is, ‘You can’t go home again.’ We pick him up 8 or 10 years later, he’s divorced, he has a daughter. I look at the work in these 8 episodes and it’s more adult and I feel he’s made another step – not the actor, but the character. So, I think it’s interesting to look at it with that kind of perspective, that it is a character who is further down the road.” Dinner also shares his advice for creating characters who ignite conflict and push each other’s buttons in ways that help sustain a show over time and engage the audience in deeper ways. Also, I ask the question, who is Raylan Givens without Boyd Crowder (Walton Goggins), and if we might see Boyd Crowder anytime soon. Dinner’s answer may surprise you! Click to hear more from our podcast with Dinner about the new limited series Justified: City Primeval. Hear more in Final Draft's Write On podcast.  Justified: City Primeval comes to FX on July 18.

The world out there is a brutal place. If you have a hankering for some of the rough justice you remember from old-school lawman Raylan Givens – you’re in luck. Justified: City Primeval is about to drop on FX starring the same Raylan (Timothy Olyphant), we all came to know and love in the six seasons of the hit-show Justified. His hair has more sliver streaks, partly due to age but also due to worrying about his precocious 15-year-old daughter Willa (played by Olyphant’s real-life daughter Vivian), in this thrilling 8-episode limited series. I talked with showrunner <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0227781/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Michael Dinner</a> about evolving Elmore Leonard’s beloved lead character in this spinoff that’s set in the mean streets of Detroit, while staying true to the risk-taking Raylan who’s not afraid to get his hands dirty in the hollers of Kentucky. Now the father of a teenaged girl, Raylan’s priorities have shifted – so will he still reach for his gun with the same ease as before? “In a way, this is the second chapter of his life,” says Dinner. “His first chapter is, ‘You can’t go home again.’ We pick him up 8 or 10 years later, he’s divorced, he has a daughter. I look at the work in these 8 episodes and it’s more adult and I feel he’s made another step – not the actor, but the character. So, I think it’s interesting to look at it with that kind of perspective, that it is a character who is further down the road.” Dinner also shares his advice for creating characters who ignite conflict and push each other’s buttons in ways that help sustain a show over time and engage the audience in deeper ways. Also, I ask the question, who is Raylan Givens without Boyd Crowder (Walton Goggins), and if we might see Boyd Crowder anytime soon. Dinner’s answer may surprise you! Click to hear more from our podcast with Dinner about the new limited series Justified: City Primeval. Hear more in Final Draft's Write On podcast.  Justified: City Primeval comes to FX on July 18.

Write On: 'Justified: City Primeval' Showrunner Michael Dinner

Ronald D. Moore

Philip K Dick

On this week's Geektown Radio, we have all the latest TV news and UK air date info, plus we're all about Channel 4's amazing new show 'Philip K Dick’s Electric Dreams', which airs on Sunday, 17th September 2017. Co-host Bex and I got to see two episodes of the series, so you can hear us discuss with *no spoilers* what we thought, plus we got to interview two of the men behind this epic project - Michael Dinner &amp; Ronald D. Moore!Michael Dinner is an Emmy winning writer/director/producer whose work includes 'The Wonder Years', 'Chicago Hope', 'Justified', and 'Sneaky Pete'. Geek legend Ronald D. Moore has written on various ‘Star Trek’ series, was responsible for the ‘Battlestar Galactica’ reboot, and bringing ‘Outlander’ to screen. The pair have now teamed up on the brilliant anthology series ‘Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams’, and we got to talk to them about tackling such a massive project, interpreting Dick’s work, and where the show may go from here.Also On This Week's Show:Bex and I catch up with the tv shows and films we've been watching, including 'Tin Star', 'Rellik', 'Death Note', and 'Philip K Dick’s Electric Dreams'.We take a look at all the latest tv &amp; film news, including Netflix's ‘Ratched’, the ‘L.A. Confidential’ TV series, and more casting news for DC’s ‘Titans’.We give you our recommendations for upcoming TV in the next 7 days.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/geektown. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's Geektown Radio, we have all the latest TV news and UK air date info, plus we're all about Channel 4's amazing new show 'Philip K Dick’s Electric Dreams', which airs on Sunday, 17th September 2017. Co-host Bex and I got to see two episodes of the series, so you can hear us discuss with *no spoilers* what we thought, plus we got to interview two of the men behind this epic project - Michael Dinner &amp; Ronald D. Moore!Michael Dinner is an Emmy winning writer/director/producer whose work includes 'The Wonder Years', 'Chicago Hope', 'Justified', and 'Sneaky Pete'. Geek legend Ronald D. Moore has written on various ‘Star Trek’ series, was responsible for the ‘Battlestar Galactica’ reboot, and bringing ‘Outlander’ to screen. The pair have now teamed up on the brilliant anthology series ‘Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams’, and we got to talk to them about tackling such a massive project, interpreting Dick’s work, and where the show may go from here.Also On This Week's Show:Bex and I catch up with the tv shows and films we've been watching, including 'Tin Star', 'Rellik', 'Death Note', and 'Philip K Dick’s Electric Dreams'.We take a look at all the latest tv &amp; film news, including Netflix's ‘Ratched’, the ‘L.A. Confidential’ TV series, and more casting news for DC’s ‘Titans’.We give you our recommendations for upcoming TV in the next 7 days.Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/geektown" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">http://supporter.acast.com/geektown</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Geektown Radio 129: 'Philip K Dick’s Electric Dreams' Michael Dinner & Ronald D. Moore, UK TV News & UK TV Air Date Info!

George Michael

A Tribute to the great George Michael with some of his more mellow tunes

George Michael Dinner Podcast