Join us for a screening of the CBS series Bull (Season 2 Finale) followed by a Q&A with Michael Weatherly, Freddy Rodriguez, and executive producer Glenn Gordon Caron.
Moderated by Bruce Fretts, Closer Weekly.
SYNOPSIS
Bull stars Michael Weatherly as Dr. Jason Bull in a drama inspired by the early career of Dr. Phil McGraw, the founder of one of the most prolific trial consulting firms of all time. Brilliant, brash and charming, Dr. Bull is the ultimate puppet master as he combines psychology, human intuition and high tech data to learn what makes jurors, attorneys, witnesses and the accused tick. Bull employs an enviable team of experts at Trial Analysis Corporation to shape successful narratives down to the very last detail. This includes his quick-witted former brother-in-law, Benny Colón, a lawyer who acts as defense attorney in the company’s mock trials; Marissa Morgan, a cutting-edge neurolinguistics expert from the department of homeland security; former NYPD detective Danny James, the firm’s tough but relatable investigator; haughty millennial hacker Cable McCrory, who is responsible for gathering cyber intelligence; and Chunk Palmer, a fashion-conscious stylist and former all-American lineman who fine tunes clients’ appearances for trial. In high-stakes trials, Bull’s combination of remarkable insight into human nature, three Ph.D.’s and a top-notch staff creates winning strategies that tip the scales of justice in his clients’ favor.
PANELIST BIOS
Michael Weatherly - Actor
Michael Weatherly is well-known to television audiences for his role as Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo on the drama series NCIS, for 13 seasons, on the Network. In addition to NCIS, Weatherly starred in the sci-fi series Dark Angel. His other television credits include the daytime drama Loving, Significant Others and Jesse. His feature film credits include Charlie Valentine, Trigger Happy, The Last Days of Disco, The Specials, Venus and Mars and Gun Shy. In 2014, Weatherly created Solar Drive Productions, his entertainment production company. Recently, Solar Drive optioned the rights to Thrilling Cities, the travelogue by Ian Fleming, James Bond creator and The Sunday Times journalist. In his free time, Weatherly is a classic film enthusiast and an avid singer, guitarist and piano player. Weatherly was born in New York City and raised in Fairfield, Conn. Currently, he splits his time between Los Angeles and New York with his wife and children. Follow him on Twitter @M_Weatherly and on Instagram @michaelmweatherly.
Glenn Gordon Caron - Executive Producer
Writer, producer and director Glenn Gordon Caron wrote and directed the pilot for Medium (for which Patricia Arquette won a Best Actress Emmy), and went on to executive produce the series for all of its seven seasons, five on NBC and two on the Network. While working at an advertising agency following college, a pilot script Caron wrote caught the attention of writer/producer/director James L. Brooks, who invited Caron to join the writing staff of his hit series Taxi. Caron segued from the Emmy Award-winning program to serve as the story editor on the highly acclaimed, short-lived series Good Time Harry, starring Ted Bessel.
Caron made his television producing debut after being asked by Academy Award-winning screenwriter Steve Tesich to assist in writing and producing the television adaptation of the award-winning film Breaking Away. Caron then wrote and produced the first 10 episodes of the hit series Remington Steele, starring Pierce Brosnan, before leaving the show to form his own company, Picturemaker Productions.
In 1985, Caron created the groundbreaking hit Moonlighting. The series, which is recognized as launching Bruce Willis’ career, broke many of the storytelling conventions associated with hour-long television shows. Moonlighting, which Caron also wrote for and produced, garnered 42 Emmy Award nominations, nine Golden Globe Award nominations, six Writers Guild of America nominations and four Directors Guild of America nominations. Caron received the WGA Award for his writing on the series. In 1999, Caron wrote and directed the pilot for Now and Again, which won a Saturn Award as the Best Science Fiction Television of that year. He went on to write and direct several episodes of the series. Also, he served as EP for Tyrant, and wrote the pilot The Middle Man, with fellow executive producer Ben Affleck.
Caron began his feature film career in 1988, directing Clean and Sober, starring Michael Keaton. He followed that with Wilder Napalm, the first produced script from a young writer named Vince Gilligan and starring Debra Winger, Dennis Quaid and Arliss Howard. He was hand-picked by Warren Beatty to direct Love Affair, starring Beatty, Annette Bening and Katherine Hepburn in her final motion picture appearance. He ended the decade by writing and directing Jennifer Aniston’s first starring motion picture vehicle Picture Perfect.
