Alex O’Loughlin at TCA Press Tour: “I’m so boring. I should have been a doctor.”

Will Harris at Premium Hollywood was also in attendance at the TCA Three Rivers set visit and press conference last Friday in Hollywood and wrote a lengthy and entertaining article that’s full of great quotes from the show’s cast (including lead actor Alex O’Loughlin) and Carol Barbee, writer/executive producer.

Although he groans at some of the corny blurb CBS uses for the show, the author adds, “but kudos must go to the series for taking their subject seriously enough to work directly with the organization Donate Life, a national movement to inspire Americans to register as an organ-and-tissue donor.”

Alex O’Loughlin, known to his fans for giving any project he signs on for his absolute all, confirmed that Three Rivers is not an exception. “You know, I don’t have any training in medicine, and there’s so much to learn, even just to get off the ground and be convincing when you say the words. And, you know, the whole time we’re in Pittsburgh, and before that as well, I was into medical journals and I was on the phone, and I was researching all night.”

He went on to confess, “I’ve chosen the wrong profession. I’m so boring. I should have been a doctor. I found out that my father wanted to be a cardiothoracic surgeon. That was a dream of his later; it was something that he was obsessed with as well.”

Carol Barbee told the attendees that the show will contain a good mix of character development as well as the procedural elements that CBS is known for. “You will see relationships develop, but what you are mainly going to see for the first little while is the medicine,” she said.

When the question arose whether viewers could expect any romantic entanglements involving Dr. Andy Yablonski, Alex O’Loughlin’s character, she responded with amusement, “Oh, there will be many romantic entanglements”.

With other series regulars?

“All of them,” Alex chipped in, going on to reassure the show’s newest cast member with a wink, “You too, Alfre.”

Read the full article:

*** TCA Tour, Day 4: ‘Three Rivers’ Set Visit ***

Will Harris also added the below comment to his post:

Alex is a great guy. I was able to chat with him last night at the CBS party (look for it on Bullz-Eye closer to the premiere of “Three Rivers”), and he couldn’t have been nicer.

It was funny, actually, because when I walked to up to talk to him, he was in mid-conversation with Ms. Tassler, and, y’know, there are times to interrupt someone, but you don’t do it when they’re talking to their boss. Then, Joe Mantegna walked up, and I guess they bonded on “Criminal Minds,” because he joined the conversation. They finally wrapped up, and Alex seemed surprised that I wanted to talk to him (he thought I was waiting for Joe), but he said, “Let me just get a drink and I’ll be right back, and we can talk.” Now, if a publicist had said that to me, I’d figure I’d never see the guy again, but Alex came back – along with a drink for his boy Joe, who had since wandered away – and thanked me for being so polite as to wait patiently. As a result, we had a nice (if too brief) conversation about “Three Rivers,” “Moonlight,” and “The Back-Up Plan.”

Good times…

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