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The new Fox drama "Lie to Me" involves a whole new level of acting. In addition to movement and action, there are the teeny subconscious facial tics and tells that are prt of the show's central premise: That a well trained professional can tell by looking when people are lying.

It's a lot of work for the staff too.


"I'd never directed a chin before or just a nose," "Lie to Me" director Samuel Baum said at press tour last week. "But the amazing thing about the science is that, when you're experiencing the emotion genuinely, these expressions will happen unconsciously. So there are two ways to approach it with the actors. One is from the technical side to say, okay, we need these muscles contracting to make this gesture. Or you can actually get the actor to genuinely feel the emotion, and the expression will follow."

The series is based on the work of Dr. Paul Ekman, who has written about it. And the knowledge can wreck other parts of life.

"It completely changes the way you watch the Oscars," says Buam. "Because one of the things Dr. Ekman has proven is that when we fake an emotion, the expression looks anatomically different from when we're genuinely feeling it. So a fake smile looks anatomically different from a real smile."

For Tim Roth, who plays the truth evaluator, it's a chance to use his British accent instead of trying to fake an American accent, as does his countryman Hugh Laurie on "House."

"I've done dialects a lot, and I know the work that goes into it and that you have to get pretty specific to convince some people that that's where you're from," Roth said. "I don't know how Hugh does it."

Besides, said producer David Nevins, "I think audiences are more comfortable with the British accent than we give them credit for, Simon Cowell and Gordon Ramsay, they speak with British accents."

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Paula, you might pick up a few tips, But you teachers have that 6th sence and know when kids tell lies,  

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EDIT: My seven year old nephew was fascinated by the ads for this. He asked me the other day "Do you watch Lie to me?" I said "No, it hasn't started yet" he said "He can tell that you're lying just by looking at you! He has the same power as my mummy!!"
Hahahaha! Kids are gorgeous.