LEGENDS: Tina Majorino on Her In-Depth Prep for the Show, Creating Backstory, and More

Tina Majorino has been a steady presence on television for a decade (among her credits: VERONICA MARS, BIG LOVE, TRUE BLOOD, GREY’S ANATOMY, and BONES) and now she’s back in a new show, TNT’s LEGENDS.

LEGENDS follows the FBI agents of DCO (Deep Cover Operations) as they navigate their work — and adjust back to life with Martin (played by Sean Bean), who had been deep undercover. (The series also stars Ali Larter, Morris Chestnut, and Steve Harris as fellow members of DCO.)

Majorino’s Maggie is the team’s newest member, and as she pointed out during our chat, her character’s career decision says a fair amount about her, because “you have to be committed and a special kind of person to want to do this with your life.”

Read on for more from my chat with Majorino, including the impressive amount of prep she did for the series, creating her own backstory, and much more…

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VERONICA MARS: The Cast’s Message to the Fans

Last Friday, the VERONICA MARS movie was released and fans finally had the chance to see what their waiting — and Kickstarting the project — had led to.

Before last week’s PaleyFest panel, I talked with VERONICA MARS stars Enrico Colantoni (Keith), Jason Dohring (Logan), Francis Capra (Weevil), Percy Daggs III (Wallace), Chris Lowell (Piz), Tina Majorino (Mac), and Ryan Hansen (Dick) about what they wanted to say to fans — who made the film possible — after they saw it…

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VERONICA MARS at PaleyFest 2014: The Cast Tease Where Their Characters Are and the Journey to Make the Movie

VERONICA MARS has been off television screens for nearly seven years, but starting today, the Kickstarter-funded movie is available for fans to download and stream online, or see in select theaters. (Or if you contributed to the Kickstarter campaign, many of the reward tiers included a free online download of the film.)

To celebrate the occasion, the series/franchise was honored on Thursday night in Hollywood by the Paley Center as it kicked off the 2014 PaleyFest. Before the panel, I talked with VERONICA MARS stars Enrico Colantoni (Keith), Jason Dohring (Logan), Francis Capra (Weevil), Percy Daggs III (Wallace), Chris Lowell (Piz), Tina Majorino (Mac), and Ryan Hansen (Dick) about where there characters are in the movie, playing the characters again after so many years, the experience of making a fan-funded film, and more…

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PaleyFest 2014: VERONICA MARS Panel Photos

A VERONICA MARS reunion — timed with the release of the new Kickstarter-backed movie — officially kicked off the 2014 PaleyFest activities in Hollywood.

Check out some photos from the panel, including shots of VERONICA MARS creator Rob Thomas, and stars Kristen Bell (Veronica), Enrico Colantoni (Keith), Jason Dohring (Logan), Francis Capra (Weevil), Percy Daggs III (Wallace), Chris Lowell (Piz), Tina Majorino (Mac), and Ryan Hansen (Dick)…

Which photo was your favorite? And be sure to check back with Give Me My Remote for interviews with the cast!