I’ve uploaded HDTV cap of Jeri from Psych 4.15 The Head, The Tail, The Whole Damn Episode.

Jeri Ryan has joined ABC’s crime drama “Body of Evidence”.

The project centers on a brilliant, tenacious medical examiner — a part Dana Delany is in talks for — whose background as a neurosurgeon gives her a unique and refreshing crime-solving perspective but puts her at odds with nearly everyone.

Ryan will play the city’s chief medical examiner. She has recently had a recurring role on TNT’s “Leverage.

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We’re gonna need some better storytelling.

by Jonah Krakow (Source)

March 4, 2010 – Longtime fans of PSYCH know that this show loves to pay homage to horror movies. They’ve had ghost stories, runaway mummies, a tribute to The Exorcist and even an episode that took place at a sleepaway camp complete with a homicidal maniac on the loose. With so many similarly themed episodes under their belt, it’s safe to say that they know what they’re doing, which is why I was so looking forward to their take on the granddaddy of all blockbusters: Jaws. Unfortunately, what we got was Flipper.

Even notable sci-fi all-stars Jeri Ryan (Star Trek: Voyager) and Michael Hogan (Battlestar Gallactica) couldn’t breathe any life into this boring episode. It pains me to say that because I love the show and can usually count on it for a few great laughs or some wacky undercover work by Shawn and Gus. But this episode had none of the playful humor we’re accustomed to and dragged on with a mystery that never seemed interesting. Hell, we didn’t even get much in the way of movie references apart from more nods to Jaws, including the funniest one when Shawn’s dad Henry (Corbin Bersen) described Jaws 4 as the worst sequel ever filmed. (Personally, I’d go with the follow-ups to The Matrix, but I see his point.) Even if the mystery isn’t that strong each week, there’s a certain amount of silliness and adventure we expect from PSYCH and this episode just didn’t deliver.

The episode started out promisingly enough, when Det. Lassiter summoned his inner Shawn Spencer and declared that the victim of a shark attack was in fact murdered, due to a suspicious wound that didn’t look like a bite mark. Even though the local papers disagreed with his conclusion and branded him “Detective Dipstick,” Shawn loved that Lassiter was open to looking for not-so-obvious clues, a major sticking point between the two characters. As the investigation continued however, Lassie wasn’t able to un-learn all he had learned from the academy, and reverted back to his old by-the-book ways, regardless of how much Shawn rooted for him to do the opposite. It seems like there was a missed opportunity for some fun scenes with Shawn “coaching” a grumpy Lassie or a comical meeting of the minds between the two characters who are normally at odds, but that story never developed. So of course, in the end when Shawn and Gus solved the murder and took the credit, Lassie wasn’t able to enjoy the spoils. Yes, the heroes won in the end, but at the expense of an interesting plot development.

As usual, PSYCH cast two guest stars who fit perfectly into their roles: Michael Hogan played a salty sailer (the “Quint” role), and Jeri Ryan played a shark expert (the “Hooper” role), who also became a love interest for Henry Spencer. However, as amusing as those choices were (especially to sci-fi fans), the characters didn’t add much to the story, and the show suffered from the same issue as last week: if you’re not going to take advantage of the actors (aside from their name value), what’s the point in casting them? I’m not as familiar with Ryan’s work on Star Trek, but I know Hogan has tremendous range from his years on BSG. But because he didn’t do anything but snarl and growl, the character came off as very one-dimensional. For the second episode in a row, I felt like the inspired cameos were wasted.

Next week is the 4th season finale and it looks like we’re going to be meeting up with Mr. Yang again (Ally Sheedy) which I am really excited about. Hopefully after two so-so episodes, PSYCH can finish the season on a high note.

Ryan: mom of 2 loving life!

by Kevin Downey

Jeri Ryan is probably best known as Seven of Nine, the sexy Borg she played on Star Trek: Voyager. But Ryan, an affable mother of a toddler and a teenager, has been racking up memorable roles for nearly 20 years.

Ryan initially guest-starred on shows like Who’s the Boss? in the ‘90s. Then Ryan enjoyed a long run on Boston Public earlier this decade and was recently on the too-short-lived Shark, with James Woods.

This past summer, Ryan began a seven-episode gig as Tara Cole on TNT’s fabulously clever crime drama Leverage, with Timothy Hutton. Leverage kicks off the final six episodes of its second season – with Ryan – on January 13.

Jamming with Jeri

SheKnows: How does it feel to be best known for Seven of Nine on Star Trek: Voyager all these years later?

Jeri Ryan: I’m really lucky to have been given a role that was so beautifully written, that was so rich to play as an actor and which became an iconic character. You don’t look a gift horse in the mouth. I’m very grateful for that — that’s very rare. It’s nice that it made an impression on people and that they enjoyed it that much. But it’s also scary to sign on to Star Trek because it’s notorious to for pigeonholing actors. I feel incredibly lucky that I’ve been working pretty steadily ever since.

SheKnows: Actually, you’ve been working steadily for almost 20 years.

Jeri Ryan: Good God! (Laughing). Wow, it is almost 20 years.

SheKnows: In 20 years, you’ve been on several shows that ended before viewers were ready to let go, such as Shark. How do you feel when a show is cancelled?

Jeri Ryan: With Shark, I was home on maternity leave, so my mind was in a very, very different place. I was really quite fine with it – that one did not hurt. At that point, I wasn’t entirely sure I wanted to go back to work. Boston Public was tough, though. I think it was a great show and I don’t think it was given a fair shake by Fox. They bounced it around different timeslots and didn’t necessarily tell the audience when to look for us. So, that was tough, compounded by the fact that it was a perfect work experience. I loved everything about that show: the character, the show, the people. The acting was great. The writing was great. We were proud of what we were doing. It was sad to see that one go down.

Having Leverage

SheKnows: Now you’re on the hit Leverage. But you’re joining an established show for only a limited run. Is that difficult?

Jeri Ryan: No, actually it was very appealing to me that it was only seven episodes, partly because it shoots in Portland and my family is [in Los Angeles]. But it’s also incredibly freeing. You don’t have to worry about a multiyear storyline. You don’t have to worry about how a scene affects the characters’ relationships in seasons three, four and five. It’s fun. It’s a quick in-and-out.

SheKnows: Your character on Leverage, Tara Cole, was introduced as a buttoned-up lawyer. But it soon became clear that she’s smart, clever and definitely not a lawyer. Was that fun?

Jeri Ryan: She’s a ball buster. She’s out there. She doesn’t care what other people think about her, if they like her or not. She’s there doing her job — she’s having a good time and enjoying herself. She loves what she does. It was a lot of fun.

SkeKnows: Is Tara significantly different from other characters you’ve played over the years?

Jeri Ryan: She’s incredibly different. She’s much more in-your-face, streetwise and funny. I’ve been lucky. I’ve played a lot of strong, intelligent women. But I’ve also played a lot of lawyers. There’s only so much humor you’re going to get on a legal show. (Laughs). That’s what I have in common with Tara – her sense of humor. Although, she’s a lot more out there than I am. She’s a lot more comfortable in her skin. She’s not apologetic about her sexuality and doing whatever she needs to do to get the job done. She doesn’t care what people think about her.

SheKnows: Last thing. Except for briefly becoming fodder for gossip magazines a few years ago (divorcing her first husband), you’ve been a working actress who keeps her personal life personal. Is that by design?

Jeri Ryan: Absolutely. There are some movie stars who are so massive that, no matter what they do, the paparazzi will follow them. But, for the most part, people who are followed by the tabloids have cultivated that. That’s not anything I have ever been interested in — certainly not for my family. I chose this career; my kids didn’t.

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According to this, Jeri will guest-star in the March 3 episode of Psych: 4.15 The Head, the Tail, the Whole Damn Episode”.

HDTV screencaps from Leverage episode The Bottle Job are up!

V Review: LEVERAGE – SEASON TWO – ‘The Three Strikes Job’

It didn’t seem possible to top last year’s two-part finale, but the first half of Season Two’s wrap-up is bigger and more ambitious than ever

Grade: A-
Stars: Timothy Hutton, Christian Kane, Aldis Hodge, Beth Riesgraf, Gina Bellman, Jeri Ryan
Writer(s): John Rogers
Director: Dean Devlin

Release Date: February 10, 2010By CARL CORTEZ, Contributing Editor
Published 2/11/2010 (Source)

There’s immense pleasure to be derived from a TV series that hits its stride and keeps hitting it out of the park week after week, and LEVERAGE has proven with Season Two that it’s been “on” all season.

Even with the addition of Jeri Ryan thrown into the mix as the mysterious Tara while Sophie (Gina Bellman) is off finding herself, it’s proven to be just the right ingredient to add more spice to the storytelling and new directions for the characters and their interactions. … read more »

Exclusive Interview: ‘LEVERAGE’ EXECUTIVE PRODUCER/DIRECTOR DEAN DEVLIN HITS A HOME RUN WITH THE TWO-PART SEASON FINALE – PART 1

iF has the scoop on Devlin’s favorite episodes, where the season is heading and Jeri Ryan as Tara

By CARL CORTEZ, Contributing Editor
Published 2/10/2010 (Source)

Season Two of LEVERAGE is coming to a close with the two-part season finale, so it was about time we caught up with executive producer Dean Devlin (who also directed these episodes) to get the scoop on what we’ve seen and where everything is going into the home stretch.

“The Three Strikes Job” which airs tonight at 10:00 on TNT, finds the team trying to take down a corrupt mayor while stealing a baseball game and while Devlin didn’t want to spoil the surprises in store for the next two weeks, in this exclusive interview, he discusses the growth of LEVERAGE in Season Two, the temporary addition of Jeri Ryan as Tara and what his favorite episodes have been.

iF MAGAZINE: Let’s talk about the two-part season finale.

DEAN DEVLIN: It was one of these where we wanted to go out with a bang. We wanted to end Season Two with something really memorable. We were very proud of the two-part season finale in the first season. There was a general feeling that we couldn’t beat it. And I kept saying, “we’ve got to beat it.” And John came up with this show that was really big, and it was bigger than we could afford. We called the network and said, “we need some extra money to pull it off, what do you think?” And they said, “we’ll give you a little extra to pull it off,” and getting that extra support gives us the chance to do a little more. … read more »

The team takes down a fake psychic and deliver another solid episode
Grade: B
By MARY BRYAN (Source)

The LEVERAGE team unravels a scam most of us have heard of – fake psychics – in this week’s episode “The Future Job.” Dalton Rand is a faux psychic with a local television show with his eye on the prize of a network deal, using his abilities as a con man to cheat his way to fame. When a concerned brother of one of Rand’s customers tells Nate (Timothy Hutton) about what’s been going on, the Leverage team devises a plan to bring this man down.

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TV Review: LEVERAGE – SEASON TWO – ‘The Zanzibar Marketplace Job’

By Mary Bryan (Source)

An old enemy is back seeking help from the team in yet another amazing episode Grade: A-