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First of all.... *SWOOOOOOOON*

(credit: Jim Cox Photograhy; click on the photo to embiggen--it's worth it!)

Last month, Jim Cox (the photographer who took the infamous S6 Oz cast portraits) took pics of Chris and his daughter Sophia, and Cox recently posted them to Instagram. They're gorgeous (no surprise). Here's one of Chris and Sophia together:

In professional news, Chris did an informative interview with Gold Derby where he talked about his Syfy show "Happy" and the plans for its second season:

The most exciting piece of info was that Chris is part of the writing team for S2 and will also be directing at least one episode (in addition to starring in and producing the show). S2 will center around the Easter holiday (similar to how they used a Christmas setting in S1). Presumably, S2 will air next spring. Filming will begin in August, I'm guessing once again in NYC.

On the LeeEEEeee front, he is currently in New Orleans filming his new series "The Purge." Details are sketchy at this point, but I will be diligent in digging up and posting any information that I might find! A few days ago, Lee met up with his former "Red Widow" co-star Suleka Mathew (who is in NOLA filming a different show), and she posted the following to Instagram:

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Lee also has a small role in the upcoming film "The Yellow Birds" (playing Jennifer Aniston's husband, LOL), and he makes a brief appearance in the new trailer (at 0:56):

The Yellow Birds will be released on May 17 through Direct TV and on June 15 in select theaters and VOD.

In addition, I recently watched Lee's 2016 indie film "Desert Cathedral" (now available for free to US Amazon Prime members).

Lee was very, very good in this movie, but MAN was it depressing. I'm not even sure I can bring myself to screencap it or do a recap. But Lee's shirtless/nude scenes did bring a smile to my face! So I took several grabs of those (sorry for the poor quality--long story--but you'll get the general idea :D):

( slightly NSFW screencaps )

Also, a PSA! For the last couple of years, the Twitter account associated with LT.com (@LeeLoveNews) has sat dormant, but a few weeks ago

fanfromfla graciously agreed to hand over the reins to me. Therefore, if you use Twitter, you might want to consider following that account if you don't already, as I will probably be updating it with info/pics in a more timely manner than here at LJ.

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I couldn't just make a fun little post-OZ Beecher/Keller manip (or is it Beecher/Stabler?) — I also had to make a mini-commercial for it. 😍 👨‍❤️‍👨🐩

Current Location: chillin' on the couch with LeeLoni

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I've been behind on the Meloni updates, but the biggest news is the premiere tonight of his newest show, "Happy!" on SyFy at 10 PM (ET):

This show actually sounds pretty awesome (Meloni plays a character that seems like a mashup of Keller and Stabler), and it's been getting pretty good reviews. HERE is a thorough, informative one from AV Club.

Chris has been making the rounds doing publicity for the show. He was particularly delightful on "The Steve Harvey Show," where he juggled, danced, and did the splits:

In other news, the small indie film he made called "Almost Friends" (previously named "Holding Patterns") is now available for streaming via iTunes, Amazon, etc. It included a scene with this wonderful view, not seen since the days of Oz:

He also appeared in an episode of "At Home with Amy Sedaris" on truTV playing Russell the Forest Ranger. Here's a clip:

If your cable provider carries truTV, you can watch the episode on truTV's website.

And, in sadder news, he confirmed that "Underground" was unable to find a new network after being canceled by WGN America. Boo!

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Chris is scheduled to appear at NY Comic Con this Saturday to promote "Happy!", his new show on SyFy that premieres on December 6. He will be part of a panel that includes Grant Morrision (the author of the graphic novel on which the show is based) and executive producers Brian Taylor and Patrick MacManus. A world premiere screening of the "Happy!" pilot is also scheduled to take place.

In conjunction with that appearance, a new (longer) trailer for the series has been released:

Any show that references Meloni's penis sounds promising. :D

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Time for an update!

Season 2 of the sequel to "Wet Hot American Summer" (which has morphed into "WHAS: Ten Years Later") is now available on Netflix! Chris Meloni appears as Gene in 4 of the 8 episodes, and a refrigerator once again plays a role (as does a can of vegetables):

(Screencap credit to Twitter's @marchriska)

( Much more Meloni news here behind the cut! )

Whew! OK, enough about Meloni! On to LeeEEEeee!

In all the excitement of the recent Oziversary Fest, I missed that HBO's website posted a new interview with Lee (and another with Dean Winters) discussing Oz's 20th anniversary. Both interviews are fascinating, Lee's particularly so. Check them out!

Lee Tergesen Sees Horror and Romance in Oz
Dean Winters on the Lessons That Still Ring True

Some of the most notable quotes from Lee's interview:

The funny thing is, when I was in my early 20s, I used to get drunk and get naked in bars all the time, and now all of a sudden I was going to be paid to get naked -- I was like, alright.

So many people have said to me that [the B/K] relationship, as twisted and weird as it was, gave them courage to be truthful about who they were. To have that kind of impact on somebody means a lot. Also, I got propositioned. I couldn’t tell you how many people wanted to have sex with me.

All of a sudden people would have religious beliefs that kept them from showing their penis. Chris Meloni and I were always trying to do the thing that hadn’t been done. There was excitement, like, “I’m the one who gets to bite the d**k off.”

The scene started and I realize I’m about to get on my knees and blow this guy on screen -- I gotta get out of here now. I start to make my way out and just as I’m getting to the door, I hear the scene play and the crowd goes apes**t.

(LOL at HBO's website feeling the need to censor the words "dick" and "shit")

Also, as a reminder, Lee and Dean are going to perform a stage reading of a new Tom Fontana play ("Screenplay by Stalin") on August 18 at the Williamstown (MA) Theatre Festival. (I previously posted details HERE.) Austin Pendleton (Oz's William Giles) was also recently added to the cast. Myself,

miltil, and

shabby86 are all planning to ~~SQUEEeeeEEE~~ be there. We have extra tickets, so if anyone wants to make some last-minute arrangements to join us, that would be OZSOME. The more, the merrier!

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The "Funny or Die" parody site has a "trailer" for a fake new movie called The Kellyanne Conway Story, and the role of Donald Trump is played by... wait for it... Chris Meloni!

It's pretty awesome! ETA: There are a total of 4 Trump videos. You can check them all out at their website HERE.

In addition, there's been some recent activity in the world of "Happy!", Meloni's new show on SyFy. EW.com has a short story about the show HERE, where a producer describes it as "A Christmas Carol meets Pulp Fiction," LOL. The show is scheduled to premiere in the fall. Here's a new promo still that was included in the article:

In addition, on Saturday, Meloni is going to appear at the San Diego Comic-Con as part of a panel promoting the show (details can be found in the EW story), so there should be even more info about the show coming out from that.

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A 2017 Leefest (with bonus Dean and Tom) is in the works! Maybe!

It all started when I found this bit o'news about the Williamstown (Massachusetts) Theatre Festival at Broadwayworld.com:

Lee Tergesen and Dean Winters have joined the SCREENPLAY BY STALIN reading (August 18).

Which, whaaaattt??? O_O

After some digging, I discovered that Tom Fontana has written a new play, Screenplay By Stalin, and Lee and Dean are doing a one-time stage-reading of it on Friday, August 18 as part of the legendary Williamstown Theatre Festival! (If you're not familiar with Fontana's background, working with this festival years ago is how he first met actress Blythe Danner, who introduced him to husband Bruce Paltrow, who then hired him for St. Elsewhere, and the rest is history.)

So, how cool would it be to see this? Answer: VERY COOL!

This is the play's summary: "Vasili and Fyodor have been hired for a very important project; they just need a little more time -- and vodka -- to complete it."

(Presumably, Lee and Dean would be reading the parts of Vasilij and Fyodor.)

Tickets are free (a $5 donation is suggested) and can be be purchased/reserved HERE. The auditorium where it's taking place seats 285, but I have no idea how popular these readings are and how fast tickets will go.

miltil, and myself have all reserved tickets, although I think everyone's plans are still up in the air. While the tickets are free, Williamstown is a tiny town in ~~the middle of nowhere~~ northwestern Massachusetts, and a trip there would involve a not-inconsequential monetary commitment for transportation, lodging, etc. But still! It's really, REALLY tempting, with the presence of Tom and Dean making it moreso.

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In other Lee news, he is making another appearance as Blake Morrow in the next episode of Cinemax's Outcast (the first one I pic-spammed HERE). The WEIRD thing is, the second season of Outcast is currently ONLY airing internationally on Fox. It's not yet being shown in the US, and there is no announced premiere date at the moment. So, I guess check your local listings for date/time if you're outside the US, and if you're in the US stay tuned!

Here is a sneak peak of Lee taken from the Twitter account of Outcast on Fox (@outcastfox). Check out his southern accent!

In this sneak peek at next week’s episode, someone pays Megan a surprise visit. Do you recognize him? #Outcast pic.twitter.com/LMm3BDLRy0
— Outcast on FOX (@outcastfox) May 25, 2017

I like his hat! It makes him look slightly less pychotic!
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Updated! with links to video of his WWHL and Jim & Sam Show appearances

LOOKIT THIS GORGEOUS MAN

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LOOKIT ALL HIS GORGEOUS BODY PARTS

So, for the last two days, Chris has been running the media gauntlet to promote his new film "Snatched," opening this Friday. Here is a handy-dandy reference guide to what he did!

( TONS of links behind the cut... )

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Chris Meloni has a supporting role in the new comedic film "Snatched," which opens in theaters this Friday, May 12 (although I know that my local theater has showings beginning Thursday evening). The film stars Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer as a mother and daughter who must "work through their differences to escape from a wildly outrageous and dangerous jungle adventure." Chris plays a local guide who assists them.

An official trailer:

There's also a sneak peek of a scene with Chris posted at the film's Facebook page HERE (posted April 26). A screencap:

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Chris is making several appearances in NYC this week to promote the film. This morning, he was on The Today Show:

Tonight, Chris will be on NBC's "The Late Show with Seth Myers" at 12:35 AM ET, and tomorrow night he will be on Bravo's "Watch What Happens Live" at 11:00 PM ET (which Twitter is also scheduled to live-stream). Patti Lupone (Oz's Stella Coffa) will be on WWHL with him, so I'm hoping there will be plenty of Oz talk! Chris is also doing multiple satellite radio interviews--I will update this post with links if they become available.

In addition, the Season 2 finale of Underground" airs this Wednesday night. WGN America has not yet announced whether or not the show will be returning for a third season.

Thanks to Twitter's @marchriska for the alerts to these appearances by Chris.

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There's a new trailer out for the second season of Meloni's "Underground"! The show (which is about the pre-Civil War underground railroad) is set to premiere Wednesday, March 8 at 10/9c on WGN America. Here are a few screencaps of Meloni from the trailer, as well as the trailer itself. It looks like Season 2 is going to be just as good as Season 1!

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( more screencaps & the trailer )

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A video has been posted of the Q&A portion of the Desert Cathedral screening Lee did last month with the film's writer/director. Thanks to

miltil and

shabby86 for the link!

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There have been a lot of little things happening in the World of Lee lately, so I figured this was a good time for an update!

(1) First and foremost is exciting news about the movie "Desert Cathedral"! It is finally going to be released on VOD on September 27! (Keep in mind that the bulk of this movie was filmed way back in 2011.) I've been anxious to see this movie ever since I heard about ~~Lee's nude scene~~ how good it is!

BUT THAT'S NOT ALL. As part of the build-up to the release (heh), Lee will be attending a special theatrical showing of the film in NYC on September 21! Afterwards, there will be a Q&A with Lee and the movie's writer/director, Travis Gutiérrez Senger. More information at this link, including a trailer with new footage of Lee that wasn't included in previous trailers:

If you're a peep living near NYC, go meet Lee!

( MUCH MORE LEE NEWS HERE )

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Last Friday, Lee appeared in an episode of Cinemax's new series "Outcast," and he was AMAZING. Even more AMAZINGER than usual! I have recapped his performance via a mega pic spam HERE at my LJ. Come join the squee!

Cinemax posted this short behind-the-scenes video from Lee's episode in which the show's producer and lead actors sing his praises. WARNING: the vid includes brief glimpses of gore (which I intentionally left out of my pic spam, BTW).

I particuarly liked this quote from Patrick Fugit, who plays the main character: "Lee is awesome. He's very real and raw. Like a lot of actors that are very, very good, they have, like, a natural sort of mania and intensity. He's got it."

Hey, that's my favorite Lee! Real, raw, manic, and instense. *G*

Speaking of Patrick, he took a couple of beautiful photos of Lee taking a break between scenes and posted them to his Instagram:

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I also found this amazing production still posted to Twitter:

Poor crazy!Toby. *pets him*

Whooops, wrong show!

Aaaand, if you're looking for a change of pace after this, I noticed that Lee's movie spoof "Tooken" was recently added to Netflix and is now available for streaming. Go watch Lee being goofy!

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Two thumbs-up is not enough!

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A couple of weeks ago, Chris sat down with an audience of SAG-AFTRA union members to discuss his career. SAG has just posted the entire interview to YouTube, which is an hour and 14 minutes in length. It is seriously the BEST interview I've ever seen/heard him do, BY FAR. He tells one story after another and is SO at ease, and animated, and happy, and funny, it's almost as if he was... well, no I'm sure he wasn't, but... let's just say that he's VERY relaxed. He even sings. Twice!

The interview concentrates more on how he became an actor and how he approaches acting, rather than a standard career retrospective per se, so many of the stories he told were new (to me, anyway). There was some talk of Oz, but not a lot, and no leeloni. But when you get a chance, WATCH THIS, because he's simply delightful.

News-wise, he said he's filming his new, untitled movie with Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn in July in Hawaii, and then will start filming Season 2 of "Underground." He also confirmed that he will be taking part in Season 2 of Netflix's "Wet Hot American Summer" sequel.

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Lee's episode of "Outcast" is still happening after all! It will air this Friday (June 17) at 10:00 pm ET on Cinemax. Here is the new promo for the episode, with Lee acting eerily similar to The Joker (whether it's the Jack Nicholson or Heath Ledger version is up for discussion):

ALSO, CBS aired a commerical for "Equity" last night during the Tony Awards! It was a shortened version of the offical trailer that I posted HERE, so no new footage. BUT, it indicated at the end that not only would it open July 29 in NYC and LA, but also "everywhere" on August 26. This (and the fact that Sony Pictures Classics was willing to shell out the money to promote it during the Tonys) implies that the movie will be getting more than just the limited-release/direct-to-video/on-demand routine. Which is encouraging to those who actually might want to watch a movie with Lee, unlike, say, Desert Cathedral, which just basically disappeared.

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Maybe this movie used to be called something else??! YOU GUYS LOOK a movie starring both MELONI and BRUCE WILLIS!!!!

WILLIS - ELITE BANK ROBBER WITH ~DEEPER PURPOSE ~~murder~~ - ~~Robin Hood wannabe~~ - NO1CURR
MELONI - SUICIDAL FBI AGENT ~~uncovers the truth~~ - ~~shines a light in a dark place~~ - UNDERCOVERS (same thing)

WOW GUYS YOU GUYSSSSSS

COMING SOON -- JULY 1st!

also lmao who did the photoshop outlines on this poster

ETA: trailer here!

Okay after watching the clip I'm still standing by my inital impression of Willis being a bank robber. This looks like a total action sausage fest, PERFECT for the Fourth of July weekend! *snort* And Meloni got top billing, which. Fuck yeah, Meloni.

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First, the GOOD NEWS. :)

The trailer for the indie film "Equity" came out a few days ago, and Lee is in it, acting snide but looking great. The film is scheduled to open on July 29 in New York and Los Angeles.

The trailer:

Some LeeCaps:

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( 5 more screencaps behind the cut )

Random thoughts & observations:
(1) Pinstripes really suit him. (HA--no pun intended!)
(2) I wonder if he built that Jenga tower himself?
(3) He's really got that whole pout thing going on here.
(4) People who prefer crew-cut Toby from Season 6 are insane. (Oh c'mon, you knew I was going to say something about it!)

Now, the BAD NEWS. :(

As I've posted before, Lee's supposed to be in the first episode of Cinemax's new show "Outcast." A couple of weeks ago, they released a trailer with him in it. However, a few days ago, Cinemax uploaded the entire first episode to YouTube (presumably to drum up interest), and Lee is nowhere to be seen, nor is he listed in the credits. So I thought, maybe his scenes had just been pushed to a subsequent episode? But then I checked Lee's IMDB page and discovered that the show is no longer listed there. The credits for all ten Outcast episodes have been posted, and he's not in any of them. Soooo, it's beginning to look like his scenes might've been cut. Which sucks, obviously.

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Some interesting stuff has been going on lately concerning the guys! So here are some updates on Several Various Things! Consider us your one-stop shopping destination for all your Leeloni fandom needs!

A new trailer for the new TV show "Outcast" was just released, and it includes an appearance from Lee. (Thanks to

miltil for the heads-up!) The series debuts on Cinemax on June 3. (Although, unfortunately, IMDB indicates that Lee is only in the first episode.) Here are a couple of screencaps of Lee AND his Glorious Hair, as well as the trailer itself:

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( More LEE stuff! AND some LEELONI stuff! )

In Meloni news, "Underground" aired its season finale Wednesday night. Chris gave a couple of good interviews to The Wrap and Time this week to promote the episode. I know it's been difficult for some people to find access to this show, but the entire first season will be available on DVD on June 14. In case you still need Reasons to watch, I suggest you take a good look at this new behind-the-scenes photo that was released this week:

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Can you believe he's 55 years old?! O_O

( More CHRIS stuff! )

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Scheduled to air tomorrow (Thursday) night from 8:00-9:00 ET on Bravo is the interview that Chris taped earlier this month for the prestigious "Inside the Actor's Studio."

There are six short clips from the interview available for viewing on Bravo's website, including this delightful one HERE where he's asked about choosing between Mariska vs. Lee. (I think everyone already knows the answer to that one!) Apparently, the clips do not work for some international viewers, so someone was nice enough to compile all six clips together and post them on YouTube (the Marsika vs. Lee clip comes at the 4:05 mark):

The actual interview lasted over 2 hours, with an additional 30 minutes or so where Chris took questions from students in the audience, so it's been edited significantly to fit the hour-long (plus commercials!) timeslot on Bravo. HERE on tumblr is a detailed write-up describing what was discussed in the interview from someone who attended the taping. At some point, Chris also talked about filming the New Year's Eve kiss with Lee.

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Meanwhile, Meloni's new show "Underground" continues to air on Wednesday nights on WGN America, and I must say that I've been really impressed with the show and highly recommend checking it out if haven't already. It's very much an ensemble cast, so Chris doesn't have a lot of screen time (not yet, anyway), but he's done some wonderful acting in what scenes he's had, and the show in general is very well done. WGN America is a pretty small cable channel that isn't available in many areas, so if you can't watch it on your TV, you might want to try watching it online:

Underground on WGN America's website

Underground on crackle.com (Sony's streaming service)

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There will be new Lee on TV! Tonight! On "NCIS: New Orleans"! At 9:00 pm ET! On CBS!

The official CBS episode description:
Special Agent Pride opens his bar to the public with a Fat Tuesday party, but the celebration is cut short when he and Mayor Douglas Hamilton are both kidnapped from their respective Mardi Gras events and held hostage by an unknown assailant.

I'd say the odds are pretty good that Lee plays the "unknown assiailant." Maybe he gets to tie someone else up for a change! *g*

Be sure to watch! I know I'm excited!

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IN ADDITION, last week WGN America released an extended trailer for Meloni's new series "Underground," and it included several brief glimpses of Chris. (We are now exactly one month away from the show's premiere.)

Chesty!Meloni:
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ALSO last week, Law & Order: SVU was renewed for an 18th season, and Warren Leight (the current showrunner who came on board after Chris left) gave an interview to the Hollywood Reporter that resulted in much fandom *drama*. Apparently, if SVU had NOT been renewed, Leight was going to try to bring Stabler back for a final (i.e., proper) good-bye, despite the fact that he's spent the last few years publicly disrepecting Chris and his fans (it's a long story). Here's the original article, which was subsequently picked up by just about every entertainment media outlet in existence:

Law & Order: SVU Boss Reveals Scrapped Plans for Possible Christopher Meloni Return

(I often wonder how the Stabler-era SVU fans would feel if the show had just gone the Fontana route and killed his character off.)

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