Cyn Loves TV

My Interview with Ianto!

2009-07-20T22:21:22Z

This time around I asked the SFUniverse readers to give me their questions for Gareth David-Lloyd and now his answers are live on the site!

Gareth mentions one fan in particular who gave him a My Little Pony dressed as Ianto. If any of you know who this fan might be, she'll love it when she sees what he had to say about it.

Click here for the interview.

Cainan Wiebe Talks Supernatural

2009-06-15T01:12:39Z

If you watch Supernatural, you've seen Cainan Wiebe a couple of times. Most notably, he's one of the bullies in Wishful Thinking. Cainan has a blog and he invited people to ask questions, so I asked about his time on the set and he talks about that episode.

Here's the blog post - go over and give Cainan some love.

Win a Leverage Screening in a Town Near You

2009-05-28T20:06:46Z

From now until June 14, LEVERAGE fans can go to http://www.tnt.tv/series/leverage/heist/?contentId=47936 to vote for a city to host a screening. In the five cities receiving the most votes, fans will have the opportunity to attend a special screening of the exciting season 2 premiere of LEVERAGE, followed by a Q&A session with series executive producers Dean Devlin, Chris Downey and creator John Rogers, facilitated through the Skype online communication service. TNT will announce the five winning cities June 17, with screenings to take place the week of July 6.

You have to choose from a list of major cities in the country, but it's a pretty good list, so go vote and good luck!

This and That

2009-05-21T22:25:03Z

Misha Collins has gone Twitter-mad! There's no stopping him.

Did an interview with a Chuck fan about their amazing Save Our Show campaign. If you're ever thinking of running one of these, she's got some great advice.

"What did you see?" Flash Forward.

The new V rocks and I can't wait.

Karen's Numb3s Finale Thoughts

2009-05-17T23:41:39Z

Karen wrote up her thoughts about the season finale of Numb3rs and I couldn't agree more.

It was really nice to see some genuinely emotional moments between the two brothers. I found the recent 'Don gets stabbed because Charlie screwed up' story odd, in that there was really no exploration of the emotional impact of those events. I understand if the show wanted to avoid soap, again, and I also understand the characters as they've been laid out for us -- but still, it was odd. And while there wasn't a lot of emotional emphasis in this finale episode, what was there was very effective.

Read the whole review here.

I Need Your Help for New Blogs

2009-05-15T23:35:29Z

I started two new blogs that I could use some fannish help on. First up:

TVEasterEggs.com - this is a fun one for me about all those winks and nods and faux websites. Ghostfacers (that's going up soon) Massive Dynamics website, Dean's real phone number in the show.

If you know of a hidden (on the web or on the show) Easter Egg for a TV show, let me know! I'm not looking for fan sites, but fake sites that appear to be real but tie in to a series (like Hellhounds.com)

Next, I just started a Save Our Shows Blog for Examiner
http://www.examiner.com/x-11217-Save-Our-Shows-Examiner

This is a new company for me but I think it's a cool idea. So I need to know about all the great save our show efforts, even past ones you'd like to talk about. This is a much more formal blog, so I'd love to interview people who run SOS campaigns, get linked to websites, anything having to do with Save Our Shows!

Julian Morris - I Could Listen to That Accent All Day

2009-04-16T06:41:09Z

I recently interviewed the star of Cry Wolf, Julian Morris, about his new movie Donkey Punch. Not for the faint of heart, the movie is a dark thriller loaded with sex and violence. Just my kinda film, LOL.

Julian talks to me about Bon Jovi, working with Tom Cruise on Valkyrie and how he came to want to touch a really scary snake. Read it here:

Julian Morris Goes Dark for Donkey Punch

Nathan Fillion Gets Absurd

2009-04-14T05:34:02Z

Last week I talked to Nathan Fillion - what a doll. We talked Castle and then he told me something he's done that there's no way he's ever doing that again. It starts at TV of the Absurd and continues at SheKnows.com

LA Con Report Part Two

2009-04-01T00:06:25Z

When we last left the LA Creation Con, Jared Padalecki was delivering coffee to his co-star Jensen Ackles – sweet huh? Except ten seconds later we all hear the voice of Dean Winchester shout, “What are you trying to do to me!” Jared shrugs and says, it’s very strong coffee. But me, I’m thinking of Alona Tal telling the story about Jared trying to get her to drink coffee with soy sauce in it. . . yeah. Talk about Greeks bearing gifts, or in this case, really tall Texans.

It’s Sunday afternoon at the Supernatural con and Jared Padalecki, aka Sam Winchester has taken the stage.

Click here for the report and more great photos by Albert L. Ortega.

Christian Kane on Leverage and Lingerie

2009-02-24T21:13:39Z

Christian Kane: This is what I love, let me tell you what it is; lingerie. Yeah, I know, I know, it’s always a perverted thing to say as a guy, especially if you’re talking to a guy, they’re like, 'oh, lingerie, I see where you’re going, man,' and I’m like, 'dude it’s not like that, that’s not what I’m doing.' And of course they’re thinking of the characters that I play, and they’re like, 'yeah, it’s all about the girls' and I’m like. 'no, man, its surely not.'

Chris Kane talks Leverage, Lingerie and he tells me something he did that there's NO WAY he's ever doing that again. It's all at SheKnows.com

If you like the interview, please link your friends with no more than a paragraph pulled from the interview. Thanks!

Christian Kane: Lingerie & Leverage

2009-02-20T20:52:34Z

I know there have been a half dozen interviews with Christian Kane this past week related to the season finale of Leverage. I've got one more coming up this Tuesday on SheKnows.com but this time he tells a story he swears no one has heard before and he talks extensively about his love of women's lingerie.

Chris Kane talks about bringing romance back to the bedroom and he answers the question, "what's something you've done that there's no way you're ever going to do that again?" It's all happening on Tuesday on Sheknows.com.

Julie Siege & the Supernatural / Star Wars Connection

2009-02-06T22:38:12Z

Last week I did an interview with Supernatural story editor Julie Siege, who also writes for Star Wars: The Clone Wars. We had a long talk about the connection between the two shows and I think she hit on some interesting meta points that fans have been discussing for several seasons now. Spoilery for all aired episodes and we do talk about the future but only in a predictive, meta kind of way.

Read: Supernatural as Star Wars in Truck Stop America

Please, I'd love it if you shared the link with other fans, but don't post more than the first paragraph, or a selected line or two on your LJ's.

Sandy McCoy's Nite Tales

2009-01-25T23:58:23Z

Does that cover shot of Sandy McCoy look familiar?

The DVD comes out Feb 2 - it's a collection of horror shorts.

Moonlight: The Complete Series

2009-01-20T07:25:54Z

Vampire detectives aren't exactly new. They're so not new that The Middleman made a pop culture joke out of it when Wendy Watson stated, "I've laid eyes on at least three of the major Canadian syndicated vampire detective shows," in "The Vampiric Puppet Lamentation." We know she meant Forever Knight and Blood Ties and I'm thinking Kindred: The Embraced makes number three. Add in a good does of Angel and there's really nothing new to say about vampire do-gooders on TV is there?

Actually, there are two more words that must be said: Alex O'Loughlin. This is Moonlight: The Complete Series.

My official return to DVD Verdict begins with my review of Moonlight on DVD.

A Novel Netiquette Solution to Spoilers

2008-12-09T22:02:56Z

Daisy Whitney has a great column up at TVWeek all about when it's okay to spoil. Here's a bit. But you have to go and read the whole piece, it's so appropriate for not only TV reporters, but for TV fans in general.

Am I allowed to mention that Izzie is having sex with Denny on “Grey’s Anatomy?”

It’s not the sex part I’m worried about. What I’m wondering is—is it OK to “spoil” that she did it with a dead guy more than two weeks ago?

I’m guessing that “more than two weeks” probably falls outside the spoilers statute of limitations, even in our digital video recorder and time-shifted world.

But what is the acceptable grace period? How long must we sit mute before we blog, Twitter or post Facebook updates on the cliffhanger or resolution in a new episode of a television series? In this hyper-connected social media world where our friends and our followers see our status updates about watching Meredith die—oops, she’s alive again—what is the netiquette for revealing the ending?

(Disclaimer: The Meredith dying episode ran two years ago on “Grey’s Anatomy.”)

Read the full article here:

My New Playground - TV Blips

2008-11-24T00:13:16Z

I found a new playground and I'd like to invite you all over for a spin. It's called TVBlips and it's like DIGG for TV news. You can read news, vote, comment and if you have a TV blog, you can submit it to the system and it will track your blog, too!

Brand spanking new and waiting for you. TV Blips

Bowling with Christian Kane

2008-11-17T23:23:48Z

Sounds like the title for some crazy indie movie, but actually it was a party for Chris' new series Leverage.

I've got a great sound bite over on SFUniverse where Chris talks about stunts, Angel and the topic of fan fiction pops in for just a second.

And I'm being brave here posting my pic with Chris! I wanted to take his picture alone but next thing I know he was pulling me in close and handing my camera off to another partier and here we are!

My Christmas Cottage Review

2008-11-13T20:37:00Z

My Christmas Cottage Review at SheKnows.com Complete with two photos of Jared!

New Supernatural Promo Pics

2008-10-30T02:55:13Z

New promo pics from the "I Know What You Did Last Summer" episode of Supernatural Click here and. .

Second batch The first pic looks like a behind the scenes since Jared is only in a t-shirt and the other person appears to be holding their script sides.

Also, there's a clip from tomorrow night's episode.

And to top it all off, Jared's new Christmas movie appeared in my mailbox today. I'll be reviewing that for SheKnows.com

Charlie Don't Surf

2008-10-27T20:35:05Z

Love this photo for an upcoming episode of Numb3rs. Think we'll ever get something similar with the Winchester brothers? A haunted surfboard, perhaps?

"Charlie Don't Surf" -- When the death of a family friend is ruled an accident, Don (Rob Morrow) and Charlie (David Krumholtz) investigate, only to make a startling discovery, on NUMB3RS, Friday, Nov.11 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Photo: Cliff Lipson/CBS ©2008 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Leverage Promo Postcards

2008-10-25T19:17:35Z

See anybody you recognize?

SPN: Interview with a Director

2008-10-15T16:49:36Z

Yesterday I chatted with Supernatural executive producer and director of this week's episode, Robert Singer. We talked about the making of this cool, quirky episode, Jared and Jensen's comedic abilities and he answered the question, was that really Ruby in the motel room with Sam?

Find the article here. And I love the links, but please don't reproduce the whole article anywhere else.

Spoilers: only as it deals with the production aspects of this week's episode, the synopsis of same episode and reference to season opener.

Was it Ruby or Kristy?

2008-10-14T22:13:51Z

Was it Ruby or Kristy in the motel room with Sam when Dean and Bobby came a knockin' - I got the answer to the question when I talked with someone pretty high up the Supernatural food chain.

We talked about this week's monster movie homage and about the comic talents of Jensen and Jared. You can read it all -- TOMORROW -- on SFUniverse.

Supernatural Surprise

2008-10-10T23:40:19Z

Start watching SFUniverse for a Supernatural Surprise!

Not Everyone Loved It. . .

2008-10-06T01:21:47Z

I loved last week's episode of Supernatural, but some others were as equally passionate in their hatred! LOL.

I asked one to write a rebuttal and it's now posted on SFUniverse.