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I also posted this in the episode 1 thread, but I came across this article which has some quotes from the cast members:

http://chicago.suntimes.com/bill-zwecker/the-exorcist-joins-large-group-of-tv-shows-filming-in-chicago/

I don't remember the show mentioning that Kat was studying ballet and hurt her knee in the car accident. That explains why she's in such a funk.

I see that Entertainment Weekly has an article about supernatural activity on set.  The actors playing the sisters both claim the elevator (from the pilot) always stopped on floor 13.    And GD states she just learned that the set was being blessed by a priest. 

Cast members from the movie claimed much more malevolent things.  Besides the actor who played Burke dying, I believe there were other cast members who had loved ones die.  The story goes that there was pressure to have the set blessed, but there was disagreement  among the top brass.   Before anything was done, the set inexplicably started on fire. 

I am just now finishing the book The Story Behind The Exorcist, by Peter Travers and Stephanie Reiff (1974).  Weird things did happen during the filming, but could probably be explained by natural occurrences.  Jack MacGowran, who played Burke Dennings, the director of the film-within-the-film, died of a heart attack after having just recovered from the London flu, aged 55, two weeks after he finished his part in the movie.  The actress who played Father Karras' mother, Greek-born Vasiliki Maliaros, died nine days later of natural causes, age 89.  Linda Blair's grandfather died during the filming of the movie as well.

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Yay! This news was so under the radar. I hadn't seen any articles about it being canceled, but I'd assumed I'd just missed it until I saw Fox's new Fall line-up and saw this was coming back on Fridays. I was more excited than I thought I would be. I just assumed the show would be canceled. I'm so happy two of my favorite shows that start with an "E" - this and Elementary were surprisingly renewed.

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On 5/12/2017 at 8:53 PM, CelticBlackCat said:

I'm so thrilled!!!  With the same characters who survived S1!  YES!!!

I've read two articles on news of the second season (yay!) and neither one mentions anybody coming back.  The only quote from Fox is “a new chapter of the iconic franchise”.

Do you have different sources?

17 minutes ago, jewel21 said:

They better at least have the two priests and that full figured chick who wanted the demon in her or I'll be upset. And the look and feel of the show better be the same.

This. As good as the cast is, the Rances' story is pretty much settled and I don't see any need for more than a check-in at some point (plus not re-upping Geena Davis as a regular can only help the show's budget). Just send Marcus and Tomas after Maria, and if she happens to resurface in a city that's cheaper to shoot in than Chicago, hey.

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  I went to the panel and enjoyed it.

John Cho, Brianna, Alfonso, Ben,  Kurt and 2 producer types were on the panel.

 

Ben seemed really into it.  He seemed giddy.

Brianna is a big horror film fan.  She seemed happy to be on the show.  The only thing is she didn't get a lot of questions I felt bad for her.

When they filmed in Mexico City, Alfonso took his co stars to Lucha  Libre and got them ant egg pizza.

 

apparently the director of the film was not happy about the series, but the book writer was fine.

 

The producers met with some exorcists off the record.  They said that the priests were very soft spoken, but had very frightening stories.  So these priests were the best actors in the world or they truly believed what they were saying.

 

The Regan twist was not something they pitched to the network.  Most of the cast was not aware of it.  Although Ben felt that the mom had to been possessed because she so readily knew something was wrong.  He was very astute.  

 

Spoilers

 

Father Bennet (Kurt) will be at the Vatican trying to fight corruption in the church.  We will get his backstory and meet his mentor.  Apparently his backstory is tragic.    They did mention the Office of Exorcisms.

 

they will be shooting in Vancouver in part to keep costs down, but the producers felt it lets them do creepy stories.  

 

Father marcus may be dating.  The impact of the excommunication will be explored.  This is the first time in his life since he was a young child.  He is without structure in his life.  The excommunication also impacts his relationship with Tomas.

 

Tomas might be taking unnecessary risks that impacts the relationship.

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Thanks for the report, kitticup.  I'm in San Diego and wish I could have gone to Comic-Con, never been, and the tix are sold out well in advance!  I would have been honored to meet Ben Daniels.  So, do you mean William Peter Blatty, the author of The Exorcist novel, was fine with the series being made, but director William Friedkin, didn't approve?  Were they there too?

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21 hours ago, CelticBlackCat said:

Thanks for the report, kitticup.  I'm in San Diego and wish I could have gone to Comic-Con, never been, and the tix are sold out well in advance!  I would have been honored to meet Ben Daniels.  So, do you mean William Peter Blatty, the author of The Exorcist novel, was fine with the series being made, but director William Friedkin, didn't approve?  Were they there too?

 If you want get tickets, you have to first get a member id months before comic con.  Go to the comic com web page to see how to enroll.  Then in April or March, you will get an email telling you when tickets will be sold online and a link to the online sale.  On that day you go on line, login into the waiting room and hope you get selected to go into the purchase room.  My friend got the ticket but only one day.  The other days were sold out.

 

I hope you like San Diego.  I live there and like it a lot.

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