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Ever since he rampaged onto the scene as a rebellious young skinhead in Alan Clarke's MADE IN BRITAIN, Tim Roth has consistently proven himself to be one of the most gifted actors of his generation. He's dazzled as a mad-genius painter, a gut-shot undercover cop, a foppish swordsman, the doomed pal of a Danish prince, an amorous ex-con who likes to smell hair, a Jewish-Russian hitman, and a ruthlessly militaristic chimpanzee. This, my friends, is what you call "range".

If, like me, you believe that the only thing better than Tim Roth is more Tim Roth, you'll be pleased to know that his one-hour drama, LIE TO ME, is returning to Fox this Monday (9/28 at 9 PM) for its second season. The show stars Roth as human lie detector Dr. Cal Lightman, who's called in (with his associates at The Lightman Group) by cops and federal agents to assist in the sniffing out of suspects' myriad deceptions. As with many popular detective shows, the fun is in tagging along with protagonists who are invariably the smartest people in the room: yes, you may be fairly sure that Lightman is going to get his man, but you don't often know how he's going to use his considerable skills to extract the truth. It's a very entertaining procedural.

So if you're a fan of the show, you should absolutely swing by the Santa Monica Apple Store* tomorrow (Saturday 9/26) at 4 PM for a Q&A I'll be conducting with the talented Mr. Roth. We'll be showing exclusive clips from the season premiere and, of course, taking your brilliant questions. We're scheduled to go for about forty-five minutes, so there should be plenty of time to work Roth over for details on where the show is headed this year - and, perhaps, inquire about his other great performances. (Warning: if you're going to ask a RESERVOIR DOGS question, it better be the best fucking RESERVOIR DOGS question of all time. No pressure.)

Hope to see a bunch of you wacky Angelenos there!

*1248 3rd Street Promenade.