My interview with the actor from Da Kink in My Hair and Soul:
Actor Eli Goree Conquers Canadian Television, Two Shows At A Time “Some people see acting as a frivolous job, but I think it’s so much more than that,” he told me. “I think it’s the responsibility and accountability of artists to guide society a little. We have the opportunity to show people where they’re at, where they’ve been, and where they could go. It’s not be to be taken lightly.” Read more.
“This is a story that could take place in Toronto, it could take place in New Orleans. All you have to do is shut the water off for a month and see what happens. This is in the heart of Europe. It’s supposed to be civilization. And it broke down into tribal religious violence, same way Belfast did. That’s why it’s important to tell the story now. We simplified it, too: it’s Christians and Muslims. Well, open the newspapers. That’s the debate all around the world right now.” Read more.
For TV, eh?/Blogcritics I interviewed the director of Defying Gravity‘s first episode. He’s also a regular director of House, so there’s some House and Hugh Laurie talk, plus comparisons of US versus Canadian productions and his take on Vancouver as the appropriate filming location for the future-set series:
Defying Gravity Director David Straiton Looks To The Future “Set 50 years in the future, Defying Gravity has been called Grey’s Anatomy in space. It may also be Lost in space. But it’s definitely not Lost In Space. ‘Fifty years ago we didn’t have iPods or cell phones or Internet or ATMs, but we still had cars, we still had houses with four walls, we still had television,” said director David Straiton in a recent interview. “Fifity years from now, it’s not The Jetsons.’” Read more.
The latest roundup of pop culture thoughts, previously posted to Twitter (some have been edited to get rid of the horrendous grammar/puzzling phrasing caused by 140 characters or less):
The Hollywood Foreign Press is a joke but I love me some Golden Globes. Open bar=entertaining awards show.
Favourite Golden Globe moments? Slumdog Millionaire win. Mickey Rourke thanking his dogs, but not the writer of The Wrestler. Tina Fey‘s Internet joke (“If you ever start to feel too good about yourself, they have this thing called the Internet”).Ricky Gervais’ Holocaust Extras shout out to Kate Winslet (“Well done, Winslet! I told you, Do a holocaust movie and it will come”).
Any time I interview some about a scifi show I’m told it’s not really scifi. Selling that genre to wider audience clearly not easy, but come on.
Forced to watch Tropic Thunder. So not my kind of movie, but yeah, some very funny moments. “Never go full retard.”
Writing interview w/director David Straiton of Defying Gravity. Not one of my finest and I hate listening to my voice at the best of times. Ugh. (Interviewee Straiton is great, though, the ugh was all for me. Frequent references to House as example of his points – he knew my weakness.)
Warming up before venturing out again by watching ZOS: Zone of Separation in prep for interviews. Terrific but disturbing – ffwding through torture/landmines.
Enrico Colantoni spends entire Zone of Separation series wandering around in a Speedo and ammo belt. Not a pretty sight but he’s hilarious.
Bad: updating the TV, eh? site is taking more time than usual lately. Good: Because more Canadian shows are airing than usual.
Final Pushing Daisies eps not airing anytime soon, but TV Guide says ABC contractually obligated to … sometime.
Cock’d Gunns Gets Second Chance, Hopes For Second Season “The mockumentary series Cock’d Gunns is about a fictional rock band looking for their break. It also happens to be a show looking for a break. The first season, reminiscent of both Spinal Tap and Trailer Park Boys, is being replayed Fridays on IFC beginning January 9, and it’s probably safe to say those reruns will be new to a lot of people.” Read more.
My interview with the actor from Da Kink in My Hair and Soul:
