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Person of Interest: Michael Emerson On Ending the CBS Series

by Cindy McLennan, June 21, 2016

Person of Interest TV show on CBS: canceled; season 5 finale; no season 6. Michael Emerson.

Giovanni Rufino/Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. ©2016 WBEI.

The Person of Interest TV show’s fifth season and TV series finale, “Return 0,” airs on CBS tonight, June 21, 2016, at 10:00pm ET/PT.  Find out what star Michael Emerson, late of ABC‘s Lost, had to say about the end of Person of Interest and what he would like to work on, next. 

The Person of Interest TV series cast also includes: Jim Caviezel, Kevin Chapman, and Sarah Shahi.

 

Person of Interest TV show on CBS: season 5 finale; TV series finale; no season 6. Michael Emerson.

©2016 WBEI.

 

From TV Line:

 

TVLINE | Without naming names, obviously not everyone makes it out of the finale alive. Do you agree with the loss the team sustained in the name of doing the right thing?

You have to have casualties to give it gravity. That’s the only way that writers can say that these things have consequences, that these decisions have cost. To tell you the truth, I’m not sure who’s left standing, unitl [sic] I see it [Tuesday] night. But I’m always the one that has a bunch of questions after I see a finished episode, like, “Is that what that means?” Sometimes I have to replay them just to make sure that I’m getting what they’re putting out there! I had read the [series finale] script of course and acted in the scenes, but things change a little bit when they get cut and music is added, and they highlight the things they want highlighted and bury the things they want buried. That’s one of the interesting aspects of the job and one of the reasons why I always watch the finished episodes.

TVLINE | What’s your biggest takeaway from the Person of Interest experience? I mean, this is your second series in a row to have banked 100-plus episodes.

That’s right, that’s unusual. I’m really a lucky actor to have had two good shows like that, both of which I was proud of. My takeaway is: It’s hard to do a big show like [POI or Lost]. Both were huge to shoot, technically, with action and explosions and effects and all of that. I don’t know how much longer the network formula can support work that difficult, on the model that they’re using now. To shoot a credible half-of-an-action feature every eight working days…? I think it’s just unsupportable.

 

If CBS were to reverse course and order another season of Person of Interest or a spin-off, Emerson said he would be glad to do it, but would want to do fewer episodes.

 

If they said to me, “We want Person of Interest to keep going but we’re only going to do 10 or 12 [episodes],” I’d say, “Sign me up.” But I can’t do 22 again. I think people always expect me to be broken up about things coming to an end, but we were so tired in December, I couldn’t even have imagined coming back after the new year and shooting more.

 

As to what he would like to work on next, Emerson will probably limit himself to projects in shooting in the continental U.S., adding, “I don’t like living out of a suitcase like I once did.”

 

Person of Interest TV show on CBS: canceled season five, no season 6.

©2016 WBEI.

 

What do you think? Will you watch the Person of Interest TV series finale tonight, on CBS? Do you think it is ending at the right time, or should CBS have renewed Person of Interest for a sixth season?

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I have watched and gotten involved In quite a few different types of shows over the years. Some were just plain dumb and deserved to be cancelled, and some I have to wonder why they didn’t renew them. POI was a great show in the beginning but it got too deep and confusing, way too many bad guys, it drifted away from them helping people to fighting gangs and another IA. It actually got quite ridiculous even for a sci-fi show basically. I got tired of watching it but watched season five just to see what happened. Too many shows… Read more »

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As a dutchman/dutchie I liked the series very much! In a way the fifth season was enormously exciting! If Reese and Root had not to die (because of the last episode), I would like to see season 6, with the machine and all the characters in play…Thank you for season 1 to 5 !

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July 3, 2016 6:43 am
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If Michael Emerson is burned out, then why don’t you cameo him in and keep the rest of the crew and BRING IT BACK!!!!!! Please.

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June 24, 2016 9:34 pm
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There definitely should be another season. A very well thought out series with great actors. Also, the final show left questions unanswered.

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June 24, 2016 4:46 pm
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Having read the various reasons why CBS terminated this excellent show, I’m still upset that it’s gone. It was definitely one of the more thoughtful shows aired on the network. Please find a way to bring it back!

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June 23, 2016 12:45 am
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I agree. This show deserved to run at least 7 seasons. What drew me to this show is, the quality of the scripts, and more importantly the quality of the actors. A rare combination. I would love to see it return in one form or another, or maybe some sort of spin-off. But getting most of the actors to sign up for it again might be difficult. All I know is, this show was worthy of more than 5 seasons. I think, personally, it would have been better on cable than a major network. But that’s just an opinion. FX… Read more »

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September 13, 2016 12:50 pm
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joy

I hated POI has gone off the air..I was in tears…but thankfully win i gt da itch for more i cn always watch the season over…but i dont I’ll b replaying 6-21-16 ever..but thanks for all the episodes..

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June 23, 2016 12:05 am
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We would like for you to know that we absolutely love this show . I’s the only show that my husband would stay up to watch, it’s so suspenseful and interesting. Please bring it back , Thanks !!

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