The Outpost
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W W W. S C I FI N OW.CO.U KTalon (Jessica Green)
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in New Zealand, Malcolm represent yet
another nationality in The Outpost’s highly
multicultural cast and crew, which also
includes Welsh actor Andrew Howard.
Howard plays the local law enforcement,
Gate Marshal Cedric Wythers. Wythers can
often be found in The Mistress’ bed, which
could explain why he turns a blind eye to her
business practices.
“She encourages lewd and rude behaviour,”
Malcolm explains. “Her pub is not a brothel
but it might as well be, and there’s a drug
trade within it as well. She’s perfectly aware
that the way she can get ahead in life and
make money is by exploiting the vices that
people are all very attracted to.”
Wythers, meanwhile, is no angel himself,
as evidenced by the guillotine in the middle
of his offi ce...
“He is a very ambiguously tortured,
possibly heroic, but, from the fi rst three
quarters of the season, Machiavellian Sheriff
of the outpost,” says Howard. “He rules with
an iron fi st, he’s tough and he thinks he’s
fair, but he’s not very fair. He’s quite arch,
he’s dark, and he has a tortured past, which
is to do with Garret.”
Judging from the descriptions Malcolm
and Howard give of their characters, it
would be easy to imagine that The Outpost
will have the same mature tone as Game
Of Thrones. The opposite is true, though,
says producer and genre veteran Dean
Devlin (Stargate, Independence Day, The
Librarians): “I think that a lot of fantasy
has become narrowly focused on who it
appeals to,” Devlin suggests. “This is more
traditional given that it appeals to a broader
audience, which is kind of against the trend
today. Someone was asking me the other day:
‘Is the show edgy enough?’ and I said: ‘Well,
edgy was when nobody else was doing it.’ If
every show is being edgy, then the edgiest
show you can have is one that appeals to
everyone. I think this is the new edgy”
Devlin’s view is backed up by Howard.
He has been in his fair share of shows that
aren’t child friendly, such as Bates Motel,
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Hell On
Wheels and Copper. The Outpost, however,
is something he’s excited to watch with his
eight-year-old daughter.
The Outpost
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Talon (Jessica Green)
is out for vengeance.050 |
in New Zealand, Malcolm represent yet
another nationality in The Outpost’sThe Outpost’sThe Outpost’s highly highly
multicultural cast and crew, which also
includes Welsh actor Andrew Howard.
Howard plays the local law enforcement,
Gate Marshal Cedric Wythers. Wythers can
often be found in The Mistress’ bed, which
could explain why he turns a blind eye to her
business practices.
“She encourages lewd and rude behaviour,”
Malcolm explains. “Her pub is not a brothel
but it might as well be, and there’s a drug
trade within it as well. She’s perfectly aware
that the way she can get ahead in life and
make money is by exploiting the vices that
people are all very attracted to.”
Wythers, meanwhile, is no angel himself,
as evidenced by the guillotine in the middle
of his offi ce...
“He is a very ambiguously tortured,
possibly heroic, but, from the fi rst three
quarters of the season, Machiavellian Sheriff
of the outpost,” says Howard. “He rules with
an iron fi st, he’s tough and he thinks he’s
fair, but he’s not very fair. He’s quite arch,
he’s dark, and he has a tortured past, which
is to do with Garret.”
Judging from the descriptions Malcolm
and Howard give of their characters, it
would be easy to imagine that The Outpost
will have the same mature tone as Game
Of Thrones.Of Thrones.Of Thrones. The opposite is true, though, The opposite is true, though,
says producer and genre veteran Dean
Devlin (Stargate, Independence Day, The
LibrariansLibrariansLibrarians): “I think that a lot of fantasy ): “I think that a lot of fantasy
has become narrowly focused on who it
appeals to,” Devlin suggests. “This is more
traditional given that it appeals to a broader
audience, which is kind of against the trend
today. Someone was asking me the other day:
‘Is the show edgy enough?’ and I said: ‘Well,
edgy was when nobody else was doing it.’ If
every show is being edgy, then the edgiest
show you can have is one that appeals to
everyone. I think this is the new edgy”
Devlin’s view is backed up by Howard.
He has been in his fair share of shows that
aren’t child friendly, such as Bates Motel,
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Hell On
WheelsWheelsWheels and and Copper. The Outpost,Copper. The Outpost,Copper. The Outpost, however, however,
is something he’s excited to watch with his
eight-year-old daughter.