May 20, 2008
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Fans of the CBS military drama, The Unit, got wind of some extremely gratifying news by the middle of last week. The series was among a host of shows CBS deemed fit for renewal. The official word came just as some of the stars of the series were returning from a weekend of spreading goodwill and cheer to United States troops stationed in Kuwait and Iraq.
The Unit got the nod for another run along with comedy favorites How I Met Your Mother and The New Adventures of Old Christine.
May 13, 2008
While CBS has announced its pickup and confirmation of a number of shows, many of which are new series, we continue to await the final word on the fate of The Unit. There are reports that the network is considering bringing it back on a Friday 9pm time slot but the definitive say is yet to come down shortly.
As the show wallows in limbo for now, several cast and crew have found good use of their time with a series of visits to United States forces stationed in Iraq and Kuwait.
April 29, 2008
The Unit is certainly not returning with new episodes this spring but there is a possibility that Jonas Blane and the rest of the team will return next season. While the CBS military drama's fate will not be decided for a few more weeks, executive producer Shawn Ryan remains positive about the show's chances for renewal.
The Unit has enjoyed three seasons of moderately successful ratings, averaging about 10 million viewers, but the program has become one of the CBS shows that seems to be on the bubble. Production of the show has been halted during the WGA strike with only 11 episodes produced and aired for the latest season. At present, it is unknown if any more episodes are to be produced since no official confirmation regarding the fourth season has been announced. As expensive as it is to produce, it needs to be doing consistently better.
March 11, 2008
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While CBS has already brought some of its beloved series back into production, The Unit is still among the shows whose fate remains to be seen. Production of the show has been halted during the WGA strike with only 11 episodes produced and aired for the third season. At present, it is unknown if any more episodes are to be produced since no official confirmation regarding the fourth season has been announced.
Created by David Mamet, The Unit is an action-drama series that centers on a top-secret military unit patterned after the real life Delta Force. The show features both the domestic lives of the team members and their perilous missions abroad that primarily aim to counter terrorism. The show stars Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Scott Foley, Audrey Marie Anderson, Abby Brammell, Max Martini, Robert Patrick, and Michael Irby, just to name a few.
January 15, 2008
Television actor Robert Patrick has been a very busy bee. Not only did he spend the previous year working on the third season of CBS' The Unit, he also split his time between portraying roles on various film productions.
Coming out in August is the animated movie Fly Me to the Moon, in which Robert Patrick voices the character Louie. The film revolves around three tween houseflies who become stow aways on the Apollo 11. Other cast members include Nicollette Sheridan (Desperate Housewives), Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., Christopher Lloyd, Tim Curry, Ed Begley, Jr, and Kelly Ripa (All My Children).
January 8, 2008
The Unit star Dennis Haysbert is gearing up to once again participate in the Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational Golf Tournament (MJCI), where he will compete against other personalities from the both the entertainment and sports industries.
The five-day event will kick off on Wednesday, January 16, at the Atlantis, Paradise Island in the Bahamas, with guest arrivals and registration, and practice rounds taking place during the day. At night, there will be a welcome reception hosted by Jordan Brand.
December 18, 2007
Aside from the top-secret military group that embarks on dangerous missions abroad, the appeal of The Unit also comes from wives of the team members and how they deal with their lives as part of the military.
Among the female cast members of The Unit, Abby Brammell has distinctly established herself as Tiffy Gerhardt, the wife of MacDonald Gerhardt (Max Martini) who is hiding her own dark secrets. Though she has played various roles on Six Feet Under, The Shield, Birds of Prey, and CSI, just to name a few, Brammell says that there's something special about playing Tiffy that has attracted her more with the role.
December 11, 2007
It's been a little over a month since Hector Williams was killed by a sniper as the team made its escape from Hezbollah during the rescue mission in Beirut in the episode “Five Brothers,” yet many fans are still saddened by this tragic incident that will fatefully change The Unit forever.
While many have expressed their frustrations on writers of The Unit for taking out one of the key players of the group, there are those who consider Williams' death a clever twist that confirms the authenticity of the show's depiction of the real military world. After learning about fans' sentiments, Demore Barnes shares his own views about the death of his character and the commotion it caused on the internet.