Harrington, who was successfully the co-lead alongside Moore, says he had no thought a by-product was even within the works when the sequence finale aired final month — and shares what he considered Moore calling himself ‘The Tom Brady of S.W.A.T.’
It wasn’t fairly when the remainder of us discovered about it, however fairly shut. That is what S.W.A.T. star Jay Harrington, who performed Deacon from the start, mentioned about information of the forthcoming S.W.A.T. Exiles spinoff starring Shemar Moore — which was introduced two days after the sequence finale of the CBS action-drama after eight seasons.
Speaking about filming that sequence finale with TVLine, Harrington mentioned he had at the back of his thoughts the chance that the sequence may perhaps keep away from cancellation — in any case it had occurred not as soon as, however twice earlier than. “I did not have a spin-off on my bingo card, for certain,” he mentioned.
When requested about rumors in some studies a few attainable S.W.A.T. Academy spinoff, Harrington reportedly chuckled as he replied, “I learn that. That was the ‘high quality management piece’ in Selection. I learn that and I assumed, “Effectively, jeez.” I imply, Deacon has run SWAT academy for I-don’t-how-many years. Can’t go that route!”
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So when did he get the Exiles information? “It was the day earlier than [the announcement],” Harrington mentioned. “Shemar [Moore] reached out to to all of us to say, “That is what’s occurring…,” and, you already know, there’s discuss that they’ll attain out to us about stuff. He wished to be the one to inform us, and say ‘your reps will discover out shortly.'”
Whereas there’s been no official phrase about any forged members from S.W.A.T. showing on the brand new sequence, neither has there been any affirmation they’d. Harrington mentioned when he advised his reps concerning the new sequence, “that they had no thought.”
When requested if Moore had contacted them collectively or individually, and if he had referred to as, Harrington mentioned he acquired a textual content message: “It was a textual content, after which he mentioned, ‘I’m round if you wish to give me a name.’ So I texted him later and mentioned, ‘I am certain you probably did your greatest.’ We have been brothers for years, in order that doesn’t change.”
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As for the announcement itself, Harrington’s ideas on that had been an echo of what fellow OG star David Lim mentioned final week. “If there was any disappointment, it’s that once they introduced it, we weren’t talked about in any respect. That was it,” Harrington mentioned. “And it was short-lived as a result of I assumed, “I’m not going to let that take away from what I do know in my coronary heart is eight years of placing in some nice work.”
“As a human being, after all you’re going to really feel stung, however once more, I didn’t need to go to that place as a result of I assumed, honestly, it’s present enterprise. It’s a enterprise.”
In a publish to his Instagram final week, Lim wrote, “I’d be mendacity if I mentioned the rollout of the brand new spinoff didn’t sting. It was robust to see it introduced simply two days after our finale — with no point out of the forged who helped construct S.W.A.T. from day one.”
“After 8 unbelievable seasons, it felt like we had been brushed apart when there may’ve been a second of reflection and recognition — for the individuals who constructed this present, and for the influence it had on so many.”
You’ll be able to learn the remainder of Lim’s prolonged publish right here.
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Moore stirred up some controversy simply two days after the announcement together with his video assertion evaluating himself to Tom Brady. Saying that he anticipated he would possibly “catch some flack from the trade,” he mentioned, “I’m not saying I’m Tom Brady, however I’m the Tom Brady of S.W.A.T. That’s not smug. That’s not ego. It’s a reality. I’m the quarterback. I’m Shemar Moore AKA Hondo.”
Significantly within the early seasons of S.W.A.T. the narrative was very a lot a Deacon v. Hondo, with their differing approaches and kinds driving a lot of the interior battle and emotional beats of the present.
“We solid that for a few years, after which when the writers pivoted and we had been capable of let Deacon let it go, that additionally was a whole lot of enjoyable to play. Even all the way down to the final episode the place I say what I mentioned and I give the crew some watches and Hondo says, ‘I couldn’t have finished it with out you’ — that was a nod from the writers to acknowledge that.”
Moore acknowledged that as effectively in his video, saying, “I had a squad. A robust squad. A household. A crew. And I might be remiss If I didn’t say out loud to the world and to them — as a result of I do know they’re watching this — I like you. I respect you. I admire you. That’s my household for all times, OK?”
“However similar to in sports activities, Tom Brady is likely to be the quarterback, however individuals get traded,” Moore continued. “Tight ends get traded, the working again will get traded, the receivers get traded. However the crew retains on pushing with their quarterback, and I’m that man.”
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When requested about Moore’s Brady comparability, Harrington mentioned he is aware of what his longtime costar was attempting to say, “and the good thing about the doubt will probably be given to him as a result of I’ve recognized him for therefore lengthy.” On the identical time, he mentioned the analogy would not fairly maintain up, “as a result of on this case, we weren’t ‘traded,’ we had been launched.”
“I attempted to not take that as a private something,” Harrington added. “I feel that whenever you make analogies, generally you could have it in your head of what you imply and perhaps it doesn’t come off as as you thought.”
Whereas saying he’ll all the time go away the door open to coming again if invited — and he would not shut down a Higher Off Ted revival both — Harrington mentioned that he is thought of his takeaway from this complete expertise when individuals ask him, “What did you are feeling? Had been you disillusioned? Had been you mad? Had been you damage?”
“I used to be interested by it and the best way I put it’s: Think about you could have a relationship for eight years and also you go your separate methods and also you break up, and it’s on respectable phrases,” he mentioned, “after which two days later you see your ex announce their engagement.”
“It’s like, “Oh, OK. You’re already with someone and you’re getting married,” he added. “And I’m not invited to the marriage.”
