Tulsa World: Tulsa picked as screening city for 'Leverage'

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Tulsa picked as screening city for "Leverage"

Christian Kane of the show "Leverage." Kane was born in Dallas but raised in Norman. COURTESY

By RITA SHERROW World Scene Writer
Published: 6/17/2009 4:26 PM
Last Modified: 6/17/2009 4:49 PM

Tulsa is one of five cities chosen to host a special screening of the second season premiere of TNT’s fast-paced drama “Leverage” and participate in a Q&A with executive producers Dean Devlin, Chris Downey and creator John Rogers via Skype online communication service.

Of 40 cities in the running, Tulsa, Chicago, Los Angeles, Tampa/St. Petersburg, Fla., and Portland, Ore, received the most online votes. The Tulsa event will be held during the week of July 6 with time and place to be announced.

“Leverage,” an action series with comic elements, stars Oscar winner Timothy Hutton as the head of a team of thieves, con artists and grifters who use their special skills to settle scores against those of wealth and power who victimize others. The series co-stars Gina Bellman, Christian Kane, Aldis Hodge and Beth Riesgraf.

Born in Dallas but raised in Norman, Kane told the Tulsa World in December that he considers himself an Oklahoman and spends every Christmas with his parents in Tulsa. He plays Eliot Spencer, the group’s retrieval specialist with a soft manner and deadly moves.

The series returns to TNT, cable 29, at 8 p.m. July 15. To learn more about the show, go online to tulsaworld.com/leverage

By RITA SHERROW World Scene Writer

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	Report Comment Nim, Tulsa (6/17/2009 4:49:48 PM) screeing city?
	Report Comment Sarah Hart, Scene assistant ed, Tulsa (6/17/2009 4:53:15 PM) Thanks Nim. Got it fixed.
	Report Comment okie ridgerunner, Small Country Town State Line (6/17/2009 4:56:07 PM) Interesting.
	Report Comment Carrie, Tulsa (6/17/2009 5:03:31 PM) Hey Sarah!
	Report Comment Travis, Tahlequah (6/17/2009 6:56:07 PM) Leverage is a fun show because they do not take themselves to seriously. How do we get tickets to the screening?
	Report Comment Tulsa World Television Editor Rita Sherrow, Tulsa and Sorrento, Florence, and Assissi, Italy and Hamilton, B (6/18/2009 7:59:16 AM) Travis The details haven't been finalized yet but we'll let you as soon as we know.
	Report Comment Grammy Mary, Tulsa, OK. 74135 (6/25/2009 7:30:39 PM) Rita I just love this fun show so please do keep us informed on when and where and how... It will look great on a big screen. Be sure it runs late in the week in the paper for us weekender subscribers. Thanks so much. Mary
	Report Comment Kait, (6/27/2009 1:03:48 PM) Any news yet on the specifics of when and where? I'm dying to get to go to this, and I'll just be crushed if I miss it because I couldn't find the details anywhere :( I've been checking on the TNT forums each day, and checking here hoping... but maybe I just missed it somewhere? anyone know the details yet?

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