Haaz Slieman (Mohammed "MoMo" De La Cruz) and Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie)
Edie Falco-led drama part of Showtime's "biggest ever premiere night":
Woah! That was even faster than Dexter! Dexter, another Showtime original series got picked up for renewal after just two episodes. Yesterday, after just one airing of "Nurse Jackie," Showtime said that it was part of the "biggest ever premiere night." That was followed by the announcement that "Showtime has ordered a 12-episode second season of the Edie Falco series. Production on season two will begin at the end of the summer. About 1.35 million watched last night's series-premiere installment of Nurse Jackie, along with 1.7 million tuning in for Weeds..." Um. Wowzers! Good for Edie!
Hollywood 411 continues its conversation with NURSE JACKIE star Edie Falco. Edie talks about her first above the title televison role, the allure of playing a character you don't identify with and seeing herself on billboards.
I have an opinion about Falco's hair and it's not to criticize it. Ms. Falco has worn her hair short off-screen at various times in her career. The ' Jackie' character probably has little-to-no time to fuss with her hair ala "Carmela Soprano" and it's a matter of ease and practicality that she keeps it short. If all you can say when asked your opinion of the show is that you "hate her hairdo" you are not intelligent enough to watch the show. This is me being very annoyed by and swearing to never again read the comments in Kristen's E! column. "What do you think of the show?" "Duh, I hate her hair."
P.S .There was a time, long, long ago when only smart people had access to the Internet. <sigh> De-evolution.
EDIT/ Just read today that Edie Falco is a single mom to a one-year-old girl and a four-year-old boy. The star of Weeds, Mary Louise Parker is in a similar situation (single mom to 2 younger children) and has commented that working on a the 30-minute cable show makes it much easier for her to do her other full-time job of mothering. Hopefully, Ms. Falco will share the same experience of having life made a little easier to juggle with the knowledge that she's got steady work for the next 2 years. E! calls Nurse Jackie "a well-written and brilliantly acted new dramedy." (info Source E!) To get thumbnail descriptions of the main characters and an idea of what to expect from Nurse Jackie in it's inaugural season, read more after the jump.
Eve Best as Dr. Elenor O'Hara, Edie Falco as Nurse Jackie
Edie Falco as nurse Jackie Peyton Where You Know Her From: Ex- Carmela Soprano . What to Expect: The pilot might lead you to believe that this show is about the battle for Jackie's soul, but in short order you will see that Jackie's soul is exactly where it needs to be (the woman is all heart), it's just some of her behaviors could do with a little tweaking. Quote: Regarding the "hot" career of costar
Peter Facinelli: "I don't have my finger on the pulse of anything, so I wouldn't know that he was hot right now. Outside of this show, I am blissfully ignorant.
Merritt Weaver as trainee nurse Zoey Brakow Where You Know Her From: She was Matt Albie's assistant on Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. What to Expect: Zoey remains adorable and earnest and scared witless for most of the season, but there is one moment when she dares to face down a doctorly dragon (albeit in a very different way than Jackie would) and she wins the fight. Quote: "She wears scrubs all the time because she's a nurse. Pink scrubs, pink bunny scrubs, pink butterfly scrubs. She likes pink—it helps her battle the day."
Peter Facinelli as Dr. Fitch "Coop" Cooper What to Expect: His Tourette's-like sexual-harassment thing gets worse before it gets better. Where You Know Him From: Anybody else remember that show Fastlane? Otherwise you might be familiar with a blonder Facinelli as Dr. Carlisle Cullen in the Twilight movies. Quote: "People keep asking me, they say, 'You know you played a doctor in Twilight and now you're playing Dr. Cooper,' but they're completely 180-degree people. They have the same occupation, but they really are worlds apart. Dr. Cullen is a really calming force and Dr. Cooper is a bundle of nerves on the inside, even though on the outside he tries to appear calm and cool and confident."
Haaz Slieman as nurse Mohammed "MoMo" De La Cruz Where You Know Him From: He started opposite Richard Jenkins (the dad from Six Feet Under) in last year's Oscar-nominated indie standout The Visitor What to Expect: Momo brings the funny, partly via his workplace non-fling with fellow nurse Thor and through his always in-flux relationship with boyfriend Ricky
Eve Best as Dr. Elenor O'Hara Where You Know Her From: This is her first major American TV project; she's otherwise a big-deal British theater actress. What to Expect: Even though she'd never admit it, O'Hara would do anything for best friend Jackie, including risk her career. Also, she reaaaaaally doesn't like New York City street food.
Paul Schulze as hospital pharmacist Eddie Where You Know Him From: He was sacrificial lamb Ryan Chappelle in the early seasons of 24. What to Expect: It turns out that pharmacist Eddie is just like that sleazy drug dealer in high school, but now available in new and improved adult form with Kung Fu Grip and a license to dispense narcotics.
Anne Deveare Smith as hospital administrator Gloria Akalitus Where You Know Her From: She played National Security Advisor Nancy McNally on The West Wing. What to Expect: Expect to be surprised to see this great actress doing so much slapstick comedy work! Dominic Fumusa as Jackie's husband, Kevin Peyton Where You Know Him From: He's done a number of TV guest gigs, but he's best known for his theater acting. What to Expect:
(...I have no idea what they meant here...)
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