NBC's much talked-about show Awake marks the TV return of the very talented Jason Isaacs (whom you should remember from his compelling turn as Providence mobster Michael Caffee on Showtime's best kept secret, Brotherhood ). What drew Isaacs to the role of Detective Michael Britten, who finds himself in two separate realities at the same time? How does he tackle dual storylines within one show? He recently talked with me about that and more. You were so fantastic in Brotherhood for three seasons. What was it about this project that drew you back to television? We just couldn't stop ourselves. I was in Los Angeles because I had sold an idea for a TV show that I was desperate to make, that I thought would be something that I'd really like to be in and help make. I was being asked if I would like to do various pilots and I said no because I really didn't want to; I wanted to do my own show. Bob Greenblatt, who I know from Showtime, wrote me an email and said "I'd really like you to take a look at this thing," and again I said "That's very kind of you but I have my own show that I am developing." And I sat down with Howard [Gordon] and he said "Look, Jason, I just read this thing. I did 24 , I've got Homeland starting, I really don't want to get involved but I read it, it's just too good. I'm