Eoin Macken | 'The Night Shift' - article + spoiler free review + various video interviews
TribeLive: New drama 'Night Shift' exposes character flaws
Created by Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah, NBC's new medical drama, “The Night Shift,” is in production for its May 27 premiere.
“The Night Shift” focuses on Dr. T.C. Callahan (Irish actor Eoin Macken), who has just finished three grueling tours of duty as a combat surgeon in Afghanistan. He lands in San Antonio, along with best pal Topher (Ken Leung), an ER specialist who helped soldiers injured in battle, and Army doctor protege Drew (Brendan Fehr).
[click to read more]T.C.'s new boss on the 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. shift is his ex-girlfriend, Dr. Jordan Alexander (Jill Flint), whose fiance, trauma surgeon Dr. Scott Collins (Scott Wolf), arrives from Dallas for a visit and sticks around for a while on the day shift.
Also on the team are new doctors Paul (Robert Bailey Jr.) and Krista (Jeananne Goossen), psychiatrist Dr. Landry de la Cruz (Daniella Alonso), and seasoned nurse Kenny (J.R. Lemon).
Presiding over the facility is Michael Ragosa (Freddy Rodriguez), who works the administrative side of medicine - and frequently works T.C.'s last nerve.
And, according to T.C.'s real-life alter ego, that's not especially hard to do.
“He's actually dark,” Macken says. “I like the darkness part of it. He's actually a deeply flawed character.
“He's quite emotive, but when he is, it's quite extreme. He's got this disruption. There's a very fragmented psyche, which is fun, but he's also quite charismatic, so I'm not walking around playing this morose guy. So he's actually quite fun.
“A lot of it comes from his past, to do with family and relationships. For T.C. ... every single person he saves becomes a very personal project, because he has to save everybody.
If T.C. didn't come with enough baggage, he has to watch his ex-love frolic around with her new beau.
“His personal life is actually quite destructive,” Macken says.
But he does say that, “The Night Shift” is “by far the best set I've ever been on ...
“Yeah, the people are awesome.”
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YourEntertainmentCorner: The Night Shift - “Second Chances” Spoiler-Free Advance Review. M.A.S.H. Meets Royal Pains
Created by Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah, NBC's new medical drama, “The Night Shift,” is in production for its May 27 premiere.
“The Night Shift” focuses on Dr. T.C. Callahan (Irish actor Eoin Macken), who has just finished three grueling tours of duty as a combat surgeon in Afghanistan. He lands in San Antonio, along with best pal Topher (Ken Leung), an ER specialist who helped soldiers injured in battle, and Army doctor protege Drew (Brendan Fehr).
[click to read more]T.C.'s new boss on the 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. shift is his ex-girlfriend, Dr. Jordan Alexander (Jill Flint), whose fiance, trauma surgeon Dr. Scott Collins (Scott Wolf), arrives from Dallas for a visit and sticks around for a while on the day shift.
Also on the team are new doctors Paul (Robert Bailey Jr.) and Krista (Jeananne Goossen), psychiatrist Dr. Landry de la Cruz (Daniella Alonso), and seasoned nurse Kenny (J.R. Lemon).
Presiding over the facility is Michael Ragosa (Freddy Rodriguez), who works the administrative side of medicine - and frequently works T.C.'s last nerve.
And, according to T.C.'s real-life alter ego, that's not especially hard to do.
“He's actually dark,” Macken says. “I like the darkness part of it. He's actually a deeply flawed character.
“He's quite emotive, but when he is, it's quite extreme. He's got this disruption. There's a very fragmented psyche, which is fun, but he's also quite charismatic, so I'm not walking around playing this morose guy. So he's actually quite fun.
“A lot of it comes from his past, to do with family and relationships. For T.C. ... every single person he saves becomes a very personal project, because he has to save everybody.
If T.C. didn't come with enough baggage, he has to watch his ex-love frolic around with her new beau.
“His personal life is actually quite destructive,” Macken says.
But he does say that, “The Night Shift” is “by far the best set I've ever been on ...
“Yeah, the people are awesome.”
Video interviews
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Review
YourEntertainmentCorner: The Night Shift - “Second Chances” Spoiler-Free Advance Review. M.A.S.H. Meets Royal Pains