'Baltimore' the series is inspired by all kinds of things, from 'Moby Dick' to 'Dracula.'

There was a gap of seven years between the first and second Dracula movies. In the second one as everybody knows, I didn't speak, because I said I couldn't say the lines.

The title of the 'pilot episode' is 'The Nature of Balance.' So, there is sort of a metaphysical story going on at the same time. There's also politics and intrigue involving one of the passengers on the plane and there are people who when they discover what has happened to Nicholas Dane, they don't want him to have the memories, talents and unfinished business of the passengers.

What amazes me is how far some people will go to justify their behavior to themselves, just to preserve that self-perception.

Paul is really, really talented. I'm sure that as soon as the first issue comes out it will be Tom and I rushing to make sure that he finishes the whole mini-series before he gets stolen away by Marvel or DC. He's really, really good.

Xander Harris: Hair. Red. Red is good. Fire engines are red. Porsche's are red.