FOX feels very good about the new drama "Lie To Me" (Lie To Me). How good is it? In the latest spring show list, the show was actually arranged on the golden period that all episodes dream of-Wednesday night, after " American Idol ", starting on January 21. Imagine "American Idol"'s huge audience of 20-30 million, even if only half of them are left, it is extremely tempting.
"Very exciting." Director Samuel Baum told the media recently, "This is a series related to our daily life (liing and seeing through lies), and the audience is extremely wide. The survey shows that an ordinary person is When people talk, they tell three lies every ten minutes on average. Lying is a common phenomenon, but the consequences of lying and the science of emotion recognition to detect lies will be our main means to please the audience."
Dr. Ekman will serve as the special adviser for the show.
Samuel Baum said: "I spent almost a year with Dr. Ekman. Dr. Ekman's research focuses on four areas-namely, the study of human face, body, voice, and language. Take the face as an example. Whether you are a housewife in Orange County, California, or a chief in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , there are seven main expressions (emotions): anger, fear, surprise, disgust, and contempt. ). This kind of scientific research is a common phenomenon of mankind and can be highly recognized."
Samuel Baum also said: "Many crime dramas reflect on the physical level, and our drama should reflect on the psychological level. For example, we may ask why that person has to make that expression (or reaction, or emotion). )? Why do some people in crisis become more afraid after being told that they might be rescued before they are sure that they are safe? These are all psychological and emotional reflections. Our series is not about investigating a person who lied. Whether it’s because of robbing the bank, it’s not about looking for the origin of crime, but about the fact that human beings are ubiquitous. This is a very emotional and dramatic drama series that also contains a lot of comedy elements."
Samuel Baum explained the plot setting: "Our investigative team often helps the local police, but they are more willing to take over some headless cases without factual evidence. They are the only ones who don’t need DNA or human evidence to see the truth. People, this is different from other crime investigation dramas."
Of course, the ability of "polygraph" is superb, which is not necessarily a good thing. Samuel Baum said: "Imagine if you know at any time that anyone around you-whether it is a husband (or wife), a child or a colleague-is lying, what your life will be like. This is a godsend. The blessing is also a terrible curse. Our male protagonist, Dr. Lightman, is just like that. He is not welcome in many situations."
"The polygraph can tell you whether a person's mood fluctuates, whether he feels anxious, but it cannot tell you why this person is like this." Samuel Baum said, "This is because a person's external performance has a great psychological state. The factor is in it. Testing whether a person is lying is just the beginning of each episode of the show, and most of the episode will tell why this person lies. Did they lie because they actually committed the crime they were accused of? Is it because they want to protect others? It’s because of a reason not related to the case, but they are worried that telling the truth will bring bad consequences, so they have to lie? We are human, our investigation team and polygraph machine are the biggest The difference is that we will investigate these things from a human perspective."
The average person tells three lies every ten minutes of conversation, but Dr. Cal Lightman (Timothy Simon Smith, "The Incredible Hulk," "Reservoir Dogs") can analyze a person's face, body, voice, and words. Perceive the truth. He is the world's leading detective expert, a scientist who studies facial expressions and random body language to explore whether and why you lie. When someone shrugged, rubbed their hands, or raised their lower lip inadvertently, Lightman knew they were lying. Through the analysis of facial expressions, he can understand a person's feelings-from hatred hidden in the heart, to sexual impulses, to jealousy. But Lightman knew that his scientific ability was both a blessing and a curse for his private life. This is not difficult to understand-if you also have his ability, you will find that family members or friends cheat each other, making you feel like you are facing scammers and strangers.
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This setting is very similar to another FOX crime drama that "scientists dominate the investigation process"-"Bones".
The one who assisted Cal Lightman in the investigation was Gillian Foster (Kelli Williams, "The Practice"), the early founder and famous expert of Behavioral psychology . Gillian is a gifted psychologist and a professional partner of Lightman. The two match each other and complement each other in this field-Gillian pays attention to the big picture and Lightman pays attention to details. Together, they can well balance and cooperate.
Another assistant of Lightman is named Eli Loker (Brendan Hines, "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles"). He said anything on his mind at any time, and he often paid the price for it.
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Ria Torres (Monica Raymund, "Law and Order: SVU") is the newest member of this team. He is very talented in understanding body language. It seems that "born" is a perfect "living polygraph"-no need to go through train.
