By Lynn Tackitt

In Adrian Pasdar's career, he has played many roles with many different characteristics, but he seems to excel at the suave, sinister type, that although he might have a good side, the darker side is the more intriguing half. He often plays the man you love to distrust, but as you read the interview below, you will find out that he is a man that looks for the fun roles to do and tries to balance his career with his family life.

Pasdar is a man who at the end of this season finale on The Lying Games isn't jumping straight into another project, but jumping into quality time with his kids and family. He sheds a little light onto what goes on the set of The Lying Games, his feelings for his co-stars, and teases us with what we can expect on a most anticipated season two.

By Jamie Ruby

Tonight, NBC premieres the new series Awake, which follows the life of Detective Michael Britten (Jason Isaacs), who doesn't know when he is awake or asleep. In a car accident in one reality he lost his wife, while in the other reality he lost his son. Britten refuses to make a choice of which is real, or it would mean accepting that a loved one is dead.

Britten is forced to see a therapist in both realities: in the world where his wife survived, he talks to Dr. Lee, played by B.D. Wong, about the loss of his son. In the other, he talks about losing his wife with Dr. Evans, played by Cherry Jones. Both therapists go at Britten's problems with different angles, which makes for interesting sessions on the show.

Wong and Jones talked to the digital media earlier in the week about the new series.

It finally begins tonight with the premiere of Awake on NBC. To keep your appetite whetted, here are some great clips and interviews to watch before tonight, as well as the pilot if you'd rather not wait! But first be sure to check out Awake on Facebook and Awake on Twitter, #Awake.

By Jamie Ruby and Karen Moul

The Voice Week 5: Who Did Christina and Cee Lo Choose?

Last Monday brought the first round of The Voice - blind auditions - to a close, as the coaches completed their teams. Cee Lo filled out his squad with Honolulu native Cheesa, 18-year-old student Wade, and the rock duo the Shields Brothers.

Christina was extremely picky in this last this week, passing on eight straight contestants before selecting Lee Koch. She then filled the final slot of the competition with Sera Hill, delighting everyone by joining Sera on stage to sing a few lines of Mary J. Blige's "I'm Going Down."

Before heading into the battle rounds, the competitors spoke with digital journalists about their experiences to this point and what they expect in the upcoming head-to-head battles.

The Voice airs Mondays on NBC.

By Karen Moul

The Voice Week 5: With Final Auditions, Blake and Adam Complete Their Teams

This week’s edition of The Voice brought us the fifth and final round of blind auditions as the coaches filled the few remaining spots on their teams. The contestants who made it through were a diverse crowd that included jazz, blues, Motown, country singers, and even a rock duo.

Before it was over, Blake Shelton chose sultry jazz singer Lex Land and fellow Oklahoman Adley Stump, while Adam Levine went with bluesman Orlando Napier and seasoned musician Whitney Myer, who’s been performing with her dad’s band since she was just 14 years old.

The successful contestants made time to speak with journalists about their backgrounds, why they chose their coaches, and what lies ahead.

By Jamie Ruby

Awake, which premieres tomorrow on NBC, stars Jason Isaacs as Detective Britten as he struggles with living two lives, not knowing which is real. Britten has been involved in a car accident, and in one reality his son Rex (Dylan Minnette) is alive, but his wife Hannah (Laura Allen) has died. In the other, his wife survived, but they lost their son. Britten has no idea when he is awake and when he is dreaming, and doesn't want to know. He refuses to live in only one reality and accept that someone he loves is gone. Whether Britten's mind is fractured by the emotional distress, or whether perhaps something completely different is going on, is not told to the audience.

It's hard to categorize a series that is so many things. The series to me had a slight science fiction vibe, yet it's not really sci-fi – anything can happen in your dreams. The show is somewhat hard to classify because it's outside the box – it's procedural – you can watch only one episode and understand what is going on. Each episode has a case (or two) which at least for the most part will be resolved. Yet the show definitely has an overall story arc that gets more complex as the story moves beyond the pilot. As much as it is drama, I do think science fiction fans like myself will enjoy it as I have. It is definitely a unique story and there's nothing like it on television, or has been in the past.