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'Lie To Me' Producers Start Untruth-Discerning Rivalry With 'The Mentalist' [Feuds]
Gawker: defamer —
[image] Fox's new midseason entry Lie to Me may have Tim Roth toplining, but its thunder has been stolen by the similar premise of breakout hit The Mentalist . Now, Lie actors are dubbing Mentalist "a scam." Similar crime procedurals, who ever would have thought? THR's James Hibberd says sparks flew at TCA after the inevitable attempt by the press to compare the two shows: "Go at it boys," says Tim Roth. "The difference between the two shows is that our show is based on actual science, while 'Mentalist' is, I think, more of a scam," says actor Brendan Hines. "Our show ...
In this corner: The Mentalist vs. Lie to Me
TV Squad —
... Reporters asked the panel from the new FOX drama about the possible similarities between the two shows (which a lot of people have been talking about), and Brendan Hines said "the difference between the two shows is that our show is based on actual science, while Mentalist is, I think, more of a scam." I'm not sure what the hell that is supposed to mean. Is her referring to how Simon Baker's character was a phony psychic, or does he think that the creators of The Mentalist and CBS are pulling the wool over the eyes of viewers? ...
