Charmed
Gone With The Witches
Sunday 7 May 2006 on WB

In an attempt to destroy the reputation of the Charmed Ones, Billie & Christy resort to trying to make the magical community see that the Halliwells only care about themselves. Meanwhile, Phoebe begins to lust after Coop; Paige cannot hear her charges' call for help; Piper becomes the perfect...

Michael's breakout role is in the HBO series Carnivale in which he played Samson. (edit) Fans often refer to him as that dwarf from Twin Peaks. (edit) Anderson played a leprechaun in both The Great Land of the Small and Charmed. (edit) In 1987 he started his movie career with the family film The Great Land of Small. (edit) In both Carnivalé and The X-Files he played the caretaker of a traveling carnival. (edit)

Michael J. Anderson: (On his character in Carnivale's backstory) Samson originally joined a circus, as the strong man--hence the name Samson But now, he's a little older, he's not the circus performer type anymore. The mystical background of Samson is still rather in question; there is evidence to support connections to both sides. (edit) Michael J. Anderson: (The most difficult challenge he faced in Carnivale) I think when Samson rose to the position he is in, it was greater than a dream come true for him It was more than he had been led to expect he would ever get out of his life. And so he's determined to stay in that position. So don't you get in his way, there's just very little he would not do, because he sees the alternative as unthinkable. (edit) Michael J. Anderson: (On how the carnival is a home for character Ben in Carnivale) I'd say it's a very tenuous relationship. We always have the feeling that he's ready to light out and disappear, or just stay in the, in the town where we're set up. He seems always ready to leave. But, then, he never quite does. (edit) Michael J. Anderson: (On who his character in Carnivale takes orders from) Well, I take orders from the secret Management. There's a character in the management trailer who only speaks to Samson. And, a lot of people aren't even sure that he exists; they think it might just be a trick Samson uses to stay in control of the carnival. And when we encounter Ben, we know that he has something to do with good and evil avatars. (edit) Michael J. Anderson: (On how his character in Carnivale deals with other characters) The rest of the carnival is a diverse group with many, many differing value perspectives Samson, a lot of the time, is just juggling things, trying to keep one component from smashing into another Keeping it balanced, in the midst of extreme adversity. But, of course, that's, a strong point for Samson, dealing with adversity. That's probably what puts him in the position that he's in---hat he's one of the few people that can move between all these different paradigms without disturbing his own.
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Star
Black Scorpion Hour Hand	Carnivale Samson
Port Charles Peter Zorin (1999)

Guest Star
Charmed Repo Manor O'Brien	Charmed Gone With The Witches O'Brien
Maggie Ka-Boom Chanter	Picket Fences Mr. Dreeb Comes to Town Peter Dreeb
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine If Wishes Were Horses Rumpelstiltskin	The X-Files Humbug Mr. Nutt