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"Outlaw star Jimmy Smits has insisted that the upcoming NBC legal drama is not a typical procedural. The actor told TV Guide that viewers will relate to the show&amp;#039;s characters as the first season continues. He said: &amp;quot;When audiences know who those characters are, they want to see how those characters are going to react in a particular situation, and we want to go along with the ride in terms of what they do.&amp;quot; He added that the series will deal with the personal issues that affect his character Cyrus Garza. &amp;quot;In the pilot, [his father] passes away and there&amp;#039;s a guilt factor there,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;They were both on a politically different end of the spectrum, and he starts to question where he&amp;#039;s coming from.&amp;quot; Smits explained that he had enjoyed playing the conservative Supreme Court justice. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s fun to get into the head and mindset of somebody who&amp;#039;s not as liberal-minded as I am,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;A year and a half ago, I was working on Dexter and there&amp;#039;s no way I agree with that character&amp;#039;s methodology of how he deals with life on a daily basis. But you find a way [to play it] and make it fun.&amp;quot; Outlaw premieres tonight at 10/9c on NBC. The series will move to Fridays from September 17. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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