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Interview With Ed Myers
Aired October 31, 2003 - 11:40 ET
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DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: If you have ever wondered what life is like for a private investigator, check out "P.I." on the FX Channel. Ed Myers joins us from L.A., the show's host. Ed, good morning.
ED MYERS, P.I.: Good morning.
KAGAN: You are the real deal?
MYERS: I am the real deal.
KAGAN: You are a private investigator?
MYERS: Yes.
KAGAN: And the idea is we get to go along with you and other investigators as you solve cases?
MYERS: That's correct. The show follows investigators around the country as they help clients who, for whatever reason, haven't been able to get their problem solved by the police or even the courts. So they are relying on these unsung heroes.
KAGAN: Now your profession has been glamorized over the years. But most days, it's not all glitz and glamour. It's a lot a grudge work isn't it?
MYERS: A lot is, it can be very, very tedious. At my firm the cases range from corporate fraud to due diligence, to litigation intelligence gathering for attorneys. Those case are going to involve database work, they might be forensic accounting.
But frankly in most cases, you are going to combine a lot of the fieldwork you see on the show, that you are going to see undercover. You will see the surveillance work, interviews, and interrogations.
KAGAN: And are you still doing the P.I. work or have you gone Hollywood on us?
MYERS: Definitely not gone Hollywood. Still doing the P.I. work.
KAGAN: What's the most fascinating case you have ever solved?
MYERS: The most fascinating case -- most of our cases we can't even discuss, they are that private. I can't get into it.
KAGAN: Isn't that going to hurt the television show? MYERS: That doesn't, because in the show the clients have given permission for their faces and cases to be talked about on the show.
The cases on the show deal with very serious issues. Our cases are dealing with missing persons, kidnappings, even murder.
KAGAN: Very good. We wish you well. Good luck. Maybe a lot of folks in California might like to hire you to find some arson suspects out there. It's 10:00 p.m. Fridays on the FX Network.
MYERS: Correct.
KAGAN: We will look for it. Good luck.
MYERS: Thanks very much.
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Aired October 31, 2003 - 11:40 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: If you have ever wondered what life is like for a private investigator, check out "P.I." on the FX Channel. Ed Myers joins us from L.A., the show's host. Ed, good morning.
ED MYERS, P.I.: Good morning.
KAGAN: You are the real deal?
MYERS: I am the real deal.
KAGAN: You are a private investigator?
MYERS: Yes.
KAGAN: And the idea is we get to go along with you and other investigators as you solve cases?
MYERS: That's correct. The show follows investigators around the country as they help clients who, for whatever reason, haven't been able to get their problem solved by the police or even the courts. So they are relying on these unsung heroes.
KAGAN: Now your profession has been glamorized over the years. But most days, it's not all glitz and glamour. It's a lot a grudge work isn't it?
MYERS: A lot is, it can be very, very tedious. At my firm the cases range from corporate fraud to due diligence, to litigation intelligence gathering for attorneys. Those case are going to involve database work, they might be forensic accounting.
But frankly in most cases, you are going to combine a lot of the fieldwork you see on the show, that you are going to see undercover. You will see the surveillance work, interviews, and interrogations.
KAGAN: And are you still doing the P.I. work or have you gone Hollywood on us?
MYERS: Definitely not gone Hollywood. Still doing the P.I. work.
KAGAN: What's the most fascinating case you have ever solved?
MYERS: The most fascinating case -- most of our cases we can't even discuss, they are that private. I can't get into it.
KAGAN: Isn't that going to hurt the television show? MYERS: That doesn't, because in the show the clients have given permission for their faces and cases to be talked about on the show.
The cases on the show deal with very serious issues. Our cases are dealing with missing persons, kidnappings, even murder.
KAGAN: Very good. We wish you well. Good luck. Maybe a lot of folks in California might like to hire you to find some arson suspects out there. It's 10:00 p.m. Fridays on the FX Network.
MYERS: Correct.
KAGAN: We will look for it. Good luck.
MYERS: Thanks very much.
TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
