The Last Ship
Another new show, just a pilot for now, that looks interesting coming up in the new year and it has some big names behind it.
It is based off of the novel of the same name by William Brinkley. I've read the book and it is a pretty good read. Short synopsis of the novel's plot is that Russia and the US nuke each other making most all of the planet uninhabitable due to fallout (I know, a little farfetched...). The USS Nathan James survives and starts a quest to find a place not poisoned by fallout. The Nathan James eventually comes across a Russian sub and they then work together to survive.
Apparently in this show, it isn't going to be nuclear war but rather a global pandemic that does in everyone.
Also, Adam Baldwin is going to be in it!
Adam Baldwin Replaces Lost's Titus Welliver In TNT's The Last Ship
October 23, 2012
He's the man Firefly fans call Jayne (the hero of Canton!), and Chuck fans call John Casey. Since Chuck wrapped up, Adam Baldwin has offered his acting talent to a number of TV projects, including a voice role in Transformers Prime, and guest spots on Leverage and Law & Order: SVU, not to mention an episode of Castle, which reunited him with Firefly's Nathan Fillion. Baldwin may have found a more permanent place to hang his hat on the small screen, should things go well with Michael Bay's TNT pilot The Last Ship.
Executive produced by Michael Bay, The Last Ship is a pilot directed by Jonathan Mostow and written by Hank Steinberg and Steven Kane, based on a novel by William Brinkley. It follows the crew of a naval destroyer that ends up being among the remaining survivors following a global catastrophe that wipes out most of the planet's population. Deadline reported the news this week that Lost's Titus Welliver had to leave the role he was originally cast to play, departing the TNT project due to a family health emergency, which may or may not be related to his wife. It's bad news for fans of the Man in Black, and our thoughts go out to Welliver and his family.
Adam Baldwin has been cast to take over the role vacated by Welliver. He'll play Mike Slattery, "second in command to Captain Tom Chandler (Eric Dane) onboard the USS Nathan James." He's described as a fair main who cares about his family. The thought of Baldwin as a military man conjures the image of his character in Independence Day, the glass-shooting Major Mitchell. Baldwin's good at playing the serious guy, though Firefly and Chuck fans are likely familiar with his quiet sense of humor. Whether or not that comes in handy for this new role remains to be seen. We'll have to wait and see how The Last Ship does and whether or not it goes to series.
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Looks like it will be pretty good though!
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