BY FRED TOPEL
WARNING: SEASON ONE SPOILERS FOLLOW
The cast and creators of USA’s new hit drama White Collar greeted their fans at the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, CA Tuesday night. The local television organization hosted a panel discussion among the show’s talent. Speaking to press before the evening began, their message was clear: we’ll be the same show you love next year.
“My hopes and goals for season two are to continue to have a lot of fun which we get to do, especially in relating to Tim’s character, Peter,” said Matthew Bomer, who plays con artist Neal Caffrey. “I hope they keep that banter crisp and witty and fun and fresh and also get to see their relationship grow and develop and change. I think what we found that I’ve enjoyed in season one is having this private life with Mozzie where he was doing the subterfuge sort of, and the public life with Peter where he was cooperating with the FBI and doing all that.”
Many shows get so ambitious after a successful debut that they go too far away from what the fans liked in the first place. White Collar producer Jeff Eastin is reigning himself in.
“Really what I want to do in season two is just do over and over again the things we did right in season one,” Eastin said. “That’ really what we want to do. The temptation to sort of change and really mix it up, I’ve tried to overcome that and really just try to get back to what I think worked in season one and just keep going. Really make it about Peter and Neal’s relationship, try to expand a little bit on the characters we already know, find out a little more about Mozzie’s past, things like that.”
As FBI agent Peter Burke, actor Tim DeKay just wants to continue the one on one dynamic with Neal. “I want more stakeout scenes,” DeKay said. “I want to put the two of us in a car more often.”
If you’re not watching White Collar yet, the premise is that Agent Burke uses Neal’s criminal talents to help solve crimes. Each week is a new case, but they still have some continuing plot to tie up. Neal’s old flame met an explosive end in the season finale.
“Hopefully, on the side I’ll be looking for whoever killed Kate and trying to avenge her death,” Bomer [...]
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