Warner Bros. Television Out Of The Box Exhibit

Today was definitely $8 well spent - and I wore a Michigan State shirt, so I got the student price. Today I checked out the new Warner Bros. exhibit at the Paley Center for Media as part of their "Television Out Of The Box" program.  This interactive multimedia museum exhibit celebrates almost 60 years of iconic programming with props, costumes, original animation art, patent filings, and more from over sixty series.

I was able to get some great pictures of the exhibits they have there, and below you will find a few of the ones from my favorite shows! Check out the photos below. And don't wait too long, because the exhibit only lasts until 2015, and they will be routinely rotating in new items from the Warner Bros.' collection. That means multiple trips for us TV geeks!

Autograph Wall of Fame:

Supernatural:

 

LtoR: Costume worn by Dean Winchester (Jensen Ackles) in SUPERNATURAL (2005- ), series created by Eric Kripke. Costume designed by Diane Widas. Costume worn by Bobby Singer (Jim Beaver). Costume worn by Sam Winchester (Jared Padalecki). Hanging Above: Posters from the fan convention for the Supernatural book series.

 Top: Set of Supernatural novels written by Carver Edlund (Rob Benedict), who mysteriously wrote detailed books about the brothers' lives and the entities they hunted, despite not knowing them in SUPERNATURAL (2005- ), series created by Eric Kripke. Left: Fake F.B.I IDs used by Dean Winchester (Jensen Ackles) and Sam Winchester (Jared Padalecki), using the names of classic rock musicians as their aliases. Right: Fused rings from the Four Horseman of the Apocalypse that Sam used to open the portal to hell, trapping both Lucifer (Mark Pelligrino) and himself in a cage, but stopping the destruction of mankind.

The Vampire Diaries:

 LtoR: Costume worn by Stefan Salvatore (Paul Wesley) in THE VAMPIRE DIARIES (2009- ), developed by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec. Costume designed by Jennifer Bryan. Costume worn by Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev). Costume worn by Damon Salvatore (Ian Somerhalder). On Wall: Timberwolves sign from Mystic Falls High School.

True Blood:

 In Cage: Costume worn by Vampire Queen Sophie-Ann Leclerq (Evan Rachel Wood) in TRUE BLOOD (2008- ), series created by Alan Ball. Costume designed by Audrey Fisher. Cage used by Eric Northman (Alexander Skarsgard), while interrogating the Vampire Queen about her interest in Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin).

LtoR: Bull head mask worn by Maenad MaryAnn Forrester (Michelle Forbes). Scroll used by Eric Northman (Alexander Skarsgard) to administer the True Death to Talbot (Theo Alexander). Pin worn by Steve Newlin (Michael McMillian), the reverend of the Fellowship of the sun church. Two Bottles of "Tru Blood"; a synthetic blood beverage, which are consumed by vampires in lieu of human blood. crystal urn containing Talbot's remains scooped up by his devastated lover Russell Edgington (Denis O'Hare), the powerful Vampire King of Mississippi. Vials of vampire blood sold on the black market, most especially by Lafayette Reynolds (Nelsan Ellis) who sold "V" out of his home to Jason Stackhouse (Ryan Kwanten). Doll given by Jessica (Deborah Ann Woll) to Arlene Fowler (Carrie Preston) for her baby. The doll is possessed by the spirit of Mavis (Nondumiso Tembe). Fangs worn by Vampire Queen Sophie-Ann Leclerq (Evan Rachel Wood).

Sofa from Bill Compton's (Stephen Moyer) house, stained with remains of the Vampire Queen of Louisiana, Sophie-Ann Leclerq (Evan Rachel Wood).

Gossip Girl:

LtoR: Costume worn by Blair Waldorf (Leighton Meester) in GOSSIP GIRL (2007- ), created by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage. Costume designed by Eric Daman. Costume worn by Serena van der Woodsen (Blake Lively).

Gilmore Girls:

 Clockwise From Top Left: Engagement ring given to Lorelai Gilmore (Lauren Graham) by Luke Danes (Scott Patterson) after she surprised him with a proposal in GILMORE GIRLS (2000-2007), series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino. Yale Student ID issued to Rory Gilmore (Alexis Bledel). Handmade bracelet given to Rory Gilmore by Dean Forester (Jared Padalecki) for her birthday. Postcard and room key from the Dragon Fly Inn, owned and operated by Lorelai Gilmore and Sookie St. James (Melissa McCarthy).

LtoR: Costume worn by Rory Gilmore (Alexis Bledel) in GILMORE GIRLS (2000-2007), series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino. Costume designed by Brenda Maben. Costume worn by Lorelai Gilmore (Lauren Graham).

Chuck:

 Costume worn by Chuck Bartowski (Zachary Levi) in CHUCK (2007-2012), series created by Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak. Costume designed by Robin Lewis-West.

The Big Bang Theory:

 LtoR: Costumes worn by Leonard (Johnny Galecki), Penny (Kaley Cuoco), Raj (Kunal Kayyar), Howard (Simon Helberg) and Sheldon (Jim Parsons) in THE BIG BANG THEORY (2007- ), series created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady. Costumes designed by Mary Quigley.

Friends: 

'The Vampire Diaries' PaleyFest 2012 Panel

After attending the Once Upon a Time PaleyFest panel last Sunday, I was super excited to go to The Vampire Diaries panel last night. You can read my recap from the OUAT here. It was hilarious to see the crowd applause and cheer for the same television shows on the montage of shows featured at the panel this year. Still silence for Two and a Half Men. Hmm...I wonder how ticket sales are doing for that panel...

Our moderator for the evening was Debra Birnbaum, Editor in Chief for TV Guide Magazine. I have to say, I thought Matt Mitovich did a better job at the OUAT panel. Sure her questions were good, but there were too many pauses, or she would try to interrupt the panelists at times. To start the evening, Debra introduced Executive Producer of the show, Julie Plec, who is just the sweetest thing. She announced that they were going to show us the episode that isn't supposed to air until this coming Thursday, March 15th.  The episode, called "1912," has a huge huge HUGE spoiler in it, and as Julie put it, "It's a doozy," (AND IT WAS!). Because of this, she asked that we crazy social media-ites better not ruin it for anyone not there that evening. And she had a name for it: "The Circle of trust, called the Saban Theatre." So of course whatever Julie says, I obey because she is queen, and I hate everytime something is spoiled for me, so I will NOT tell you what happens in this post. You may breathe easy. Also, you may be annoyed with me because I know something you don't mwahaha. <3 you.

After we watched the AH-MAZING episode, the panel was then introduced: Candice Accola (Caroline Forbes), Paul Wesley (Stefan Salvatore), Julie Plec (Executive Producer), Ian Somerhalder (Damon Salvatore), Nina Dobrev (Elena Gilbert/Katherine Pierce), Matt Davis (Alaric Saltzman), and Kat Graham (Bonnie Bennett).

When the panelists took their seats, we talked about the episode we just watched. The live-stream that was set up for the show, however, was not able to view this portion of the show. When the live-stream came on, and our "Circle of Trust" started Paul jokingly told our live-stream viewing audience, "You have no idea what we just alked about. Live-streamers, suck it!" Of course he was kidding, and we all laughed because we felt the same :)

The banter between everyone on the panel was fantastic. Paul made fun of Ian. Ian made fun of Paul. Everyone made fun of Matt Davis and his fan-fiction. It was great. At one point, Paul made a joke about Ian, and Ian said, "You see what I have to deal with on a daily basis?" Dude, stop complaining. I would love to deal with Paul on a daily basis. Ian said, "It's like a football team. Good game. See you in the showers."

Slight spoilers in this panel (of course non-related to the BIG one from the next episode):
-  When Julie was asked if everyone was going to survive this season, she simply answered: "I don't know."
- Damon does something soon to piss Rebekah off and she takes to torturing him, similar to the way Alaric/Klaus tortured Katherine when he made her repeatedly stab herself in the leg.
- We will see more this season about Esther and her plan to kill her children.
- Julie is asked about the return of Katherine. You can watch her answer below, as Ian tries to get a picture of the audience.
- Bonnie and Caroline will be working together a lot more the rest of the season.
- We will possibly get to see Elena's adoptive parents soon (watch below).
- A question was asked about if the writers are ever going to start following the books more closely. Julie: "We'll see."

Some of my other favorite quotes, or Q and A's from the panel:
- Ian: "Good luck. I've been killed on television before." (love the LOST reference...poor Boone).
- In a question regarding the Originals, Ian said, "These originals have an appetite for destruction." However, Elijah was quickly defended, as was Klaus by Candice, who said, "he draws horses." You can see Candice talking about the "relationship" between Klaus and Caroline below. I ship them together SO MUCH. In the video, Candice says that its interesting that "their whole relationship is based on manipulation" to which Ian replies, "Aren't all relationships based on that?" The crowd Oooo'd at that since he was sitting next to his actual girlfriend, Nina.
- There was talk about Matt Davis taking a campaign for Alaric and Elena to get together - as he told in an interview with TV Guide. When the question was asked about Elijah and Elena (or E-squared as it was called at the panel) getting together, Julie stated, "Elijah has to get in line behind Alaric." / Matt: "Thank you." / Nina: "Inappropriate!"
- Julie: "Damon is no more good, than Stefan is evil."
- Regarding Team Salvatore, Paul responds with a lisp: "They're like soulmates." There was a cute high-five between Paul and Ian, and then they did a fist bump when Ian said, "Ring power!" Ian said that he tried to steal a ring to bring a show us, but Julie said, "When [the show's] done, they're goin' to me!" According to Ian, Matt Davis is brutal when he fist bumps with his ring.
- Nina: "Can we do a Europe episode? Gossip Girl did it! They went to France, we should go to Italy."
- Ian (about the show): "No one watches now...I'm kidding." / Paul: "Is this no one?!" / Candice: "Make it up to them, take your shirt off."
- Paul talking about his wife on the show, and not knowing what "Casting Couch" meant, until he saw Ian's reaction when he asked him to "show him later." Watch the video below.
- Everyone talking about their favorite parts this season - Kat: Tyler becoming a hybrid; Matt: What is about to happen with Alaric; Nina: Same as Matt, and when Elena stabbed Rebekah in the back; Ian: Couldn't decide; Julie: It being revealed that Klaus and Stefan were once friends; Paul: Same as Julie; Candice: The reveal of the Originals, When Klaus starts to sweat, Damon and Elena's kiss, Bill Forbes' death. Candice said: "It's been a heck of a season. So much more to come."
- Paul talks about having a Forrest Gump element into the show in which Damon and Stefan show up in every major event that happened over the years.
- Audience member: "Ian, Paul, you guys are gorgeous. Well done." / Paul: "I've worked years perfecting this."
- Ian: "Luck does not come without opportunity and preparation." He then went on to talk about how he almost didn't get the part when he first auditioned.
- Candice (words of wisdom from her Dad): " No doesn't mean never. It means not yet."

See more photos I took at the panel here: http://on.fb.me/wpBWLU 
I was lucky enough to get Ian and Nina's autographs in my program. So bummed I missed getting Candice's, but thankfully I already have Paul's on a poster. Phew!

Look who else wrote about the panel here:
PaleyFest: 10 Best Quotes From The Vampire Diaries Panel - Buzz Sugar 
The Vampire Diaries: Five Things to Expect From Thursday's Epic "1912"! - E!
'The Vampire Diaries' does '1912': Five things to expect (without ruining the fun!) - From Inside the Box - Zap2it
'The Vampire Diaries' at Paley Fest 2012: Love, Death and Spoilers - BuddyTV

 

'Once Upon a Time' PaleyFest 2012 Panel

This afternoon I had the chance to attend the Once Upon a Time PaleyFest panel and it was fantastic. The panel started out with a quick montage of the television series' that will be featured at PaleyFest this year and most of them got applause and 'whoots' from the crowd except for Two and a Half Men haha. Then we were shown a clip from the "Paley Archives" that would be relevant to our upcoming panel - ours happened to be a scene from Buffy: The Vampire Slayer in which Fairytale Monsters were attacking Sunnydale. You can see a quick clip of the scene that I found on YouTube here. It's not very good quality, but you'll get the gist - very funny.

Next, our moderator, Matt Mitovich of TVLine was introduced. Matt did a phenomenal job as moderator. He asked just the right questions. Matt then introduced show creators (also Writers and Producers of LOST) Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. The guys introduced our video viewing pleasure for the evening, which consisted of tonight's full episode, "Dreamy" and a ten minute clip for next week's episode called,  "Red-Handed" (which looks good from those first ten minutes). In "Red-Handed" we are going to find our the identity of the Big Bad Wolf..."but not in these ten minutes" we were told. And we didn't.

The panel was then introduced: Raphael Sbarge (Archie Hopper/Jiminy Cricket), Robert Carlyle (Mr. Gold/Rumplestiltskin), Lana Parrilla (Regina Mills/Evil Queen), Steve Pearlman (Executive Producer), Horowitz, Kitsis, Ginnifer Goodwin (Mary Margaret Blanchard/Snow White), Josh Dallas (David Nolan/Prince Charming), and Jennifer Morrison (Emma Swan).

To start off the panel, our moderator discussed some of the "numbers" Once Upon a Time is bringing in. You can see a video of that below. Matt then talked about the LOST references in the episodes so far, and there happened to be one in tonight's episode. *Hint: It has to do with the candles.  Horowitz and Kitsis then went on mention that all the cast was actually their first choices, which never happens. They said they were thrilled that who they wrote the characters for is playing them. Segway-ing into that, Robert Carlyle was asked how he got into character, and he stated that he partly used his six year old son for inspiration, especially in the way he talks as Rumplestiltskin. He also said that it takes two hours to get his makeup on, and one hour to get it off. For Ginnifer, while reading the script, "I was on page ten, and I was like she's wielding a sword? I'll take it!" 

Kitsis was very funny throughout the panel, joking about hints being dropped throughout episodes on how to break the curse. "Perhaps we already have...take that." Ginnifer adds that "what breaks the curse makes perfect sense." You can watch a quick clip of that below. Then of course I had to get a video of Josh when he was being interview about what's in store for David! And he winks in it! Money shot - watch below.

Slight spoilers in this panel included:

- Archie's next patients, namely David and Mr. Gold, and in Fairytale land, "Jiminy will be leading an intervention." As Josh stated, "David has a lot of problems."
- The panel also talked about the big scene between Regina and Mr. Gold not to long ago when they had a showdown about their names. There will be more frank talk between the two, and they will be speaking out in the open from now on. 
- Before the finale we will find out who August is, what he is doing in Storybrooke, etc. I luckily caught this on video (view below) as Matt asks if they can rule out if he is Henry grown up, to which Kitsis reponds, "Who said that?...Can we re-shoot anything?" I personally never thought of that theory, but it is fantastic! Mine is that he is one of the Grimm brothers or a descendant of. Just putting it out into the world. Kitsis and Horowitz's final response was, "Lot of theories out there, someone's got it right."
- What Snow White did to make the Evil Queen so mad is addressed this season, and according to Ginnifer is "coming soon-ish."
- The show will also be picking up again after Snow White drank the forgetting potion. (YAY!).
- As we already knew, Barbara Hershey is coming on to play the Evil Queen's mother, and Lana said that there is a bit of a Beaches vibe to it.
- Regarding The Little Mermaid reference from a few episodes ago: "We would love to tell the story of Ariel and The Little Mermaid, but that will be Season 2." To which Lana replied: "Can I turn into Ursela at some point?" I for one would love to the The Little Mermaid worked into this show. It is my favorite Disney Princess story.
- Jamie Dornan (aka Sheriff Graham/Huntsman) will likely be coming back as "he is still very much alive in Fairytale land." YAY!
- Maleficent will of course be back at some point.

Some favorite questions and answers of the panel include:
Matt: "Is Pinocchio coming to Storybrooke? Is he a mailbox or something?"
Matt: "How is Vancouver treating you weather-wise?" / Jennifer: "It's cold and wet."
Audience Member: "If you could play another character on the show, who would it be?" / Jennifer: "Prince Charming." / Josh: "Rumple" / Ginnifer: "Henry" / Raphael: "Evil Queen".
An audience member asked about there being a musical episode. / Ginnifer: "Josh can sing 'Rumor Has It'. / Josh: "Not right now."
An audience member thanked Josh for moving her 12 year old granddaughter on from that Justin Bieber. Haha. It was hilarious, and he was laughing so hard at that, I wish I got it on video.

See more photos I took at the panel here: http://on.fb.me/wpBWLU 
I was lucky enough to get Josh and Ginnifer's autographs in my program

And a great ending to the panel was a quote from Kitsis where he said, "If you don't have dreams, than what's the point. Go get them!"

Look who else wrote about the panel here:
TVLine: Scoop: Once Upon a Time Sends Prince Charming and Rumpelstiltskin to [Spoiler]
The Futon Critic: Live at the Paley Festival: ABC's "Once Upon a Time"
Zap2it: 'Once Upon a Time': Mr. Gold's therapy, Evil Queen's mommy issues and Ariel in Season 2?
Paley Center: Photos from the panel 

Can't wait until Saturday when I attend The Vampire Diaries panel! Look for my recap of that as well ;)

Sundancing

I haven't been able to do any of my blog posts for the past two weeks due to the craziness of my work schedule. This craziness was due to...Sundance Film Festival 2012. Yep, I went to Park City Utah for a week to attend one of the biggest film festivals - complete with celeb sightings and gifting suites, and of course movies!

The company I work for, CW3PR in West Hollywood, participated in Sundance for the second time with a VIP gifting lounge that took over almost the whole Sky Lodge Hotel on Park City's Main Street.  Our suite featured brands like Patron, tarte cosmetics, Vanity Girl Hollywood, Remix Watches, Paul Mitchell, and a great photo op by celebrity photographer John Ganun. During the day celebrities came into our lounge to visit with the vendors and get fabulous gifts, and at night parties took place in our space and brought many more of the rich and famous.

Though it was a crazy busy weekend, we were able to hit up other parties on Sunday night, and made our way to the HBO party followed by TAO, which was a huge party that took place in a parking garage, though you wouldn't know it because of the massive redecorating that took place.

I saw a ton of celebrities, big and small, but here is a list of a few of them: Ryan Kwanten (yes, he is that beautiful in person), Emily Blunt, James Marsden, Isla Fisher, Justin Long, Liv Tyler, Seth Rogen, Aziz Ansari, Elizabeth Olsen (probably the most sweetest girl alive), Paris Hilton, Andrew Keegan, Catherine Hardwicke, Ty Burrell, Kate Bosworth, Lake Bell, Britt Robertson, and so many more!!

“NEW GIRL” Available For Free Download on iTunes

DEBUT EPISODE OF FOX’S NEW COMEDY “NEW GIRL” AVAILABLE NOW FOR FREE DOWNLOAD EXCLUSIVELY ON ITUNES


New Comedy is First Broadcast Network Series to be Made Available on iTunes In Advance of Primetime Premiere
NEW GIRL Premieres Tuesday, September 20, 9pm EST on FOX

In the debut episode, JESS DAY (Deschanel) discovers her long-term boyfriend is cheating on her and decides to move into a loft apartment with three male roommates – prickly bartender NICK (Jake Johnson), womanizer SCHMIDT (Max Greenfield) and intense personal trainer COACH (guest-star Damon Wayans, Jr.). The guys, alongside Jess’ childhood best friend CECE (Hannah Simone), try to help Jess get back on her feet and into the dating world.

My Two Cents — Absolutely hilarious! Zooey Deschanel is perfect in this role and its as if this show was made just for her. I cannot wait for the rest of the season, and will be tuning in to watch the pilot again when it premiers on September 20th.

GetGlue'd

I am a huge fan of social media, especially when it has to do with entertainment (i.e. my favorites being of course movies and television).  That being said, I am currently absolutely in love with GetGlue. I had the app added to my iPod Touch a long time ago, but because I could only use the app with wireless internet, I had kind of forgot about it. Then I found the app for my Blackberry, and dun dun dun dun, I have become addicted.

GetGlue is a service that helps you find your next favorite movie, book, music album or other every day things, and like Foursquare, "check-in" to those things, like Facebook, "like" or "dislike" those things, and like Twitter, follow people, have followers, and find out what they are interested in.

The unique aspect of GetGlue is their stickers. As you do certain things on GetGlue you will be rewarded with a variety of stickers for your efforts or achievements. They're a cool way for you to display to other Glue-ers what kinds of entertainment you like. Some stickers are unlocked once and stay on your profile forever, others are unlocked for a specific period of time. While it is clear how you can unlock some stickers, others are a bit mysterious and require you to figure out how to unlock them on your own. Some stickers can only be unlocked by checking-in on a specific day during a specific time - these stickers are limited and exclusive and will not be available outside of this window.¹

What is so awesome about these stickers is that they can be redeemed on your stickers page for actual stickers!

What's also cool about GetGlue, and is a bit similar to Foursquare's "Mayorships", is a the title of Guru. GetGlue identifies users that are especially passionate about specific books, movies, music and more by awarding them the title of Guru. The Guru title is awarded to the individual who has the richest level of interaction for the given item, based on a point system that is described below. Each item can only have one Guru, so you’ll need to work for the honor, and be vigilant: other eager users can steal the title from you at any time!²

As I stated, I use both the iPod Touch app, the Blackberry app, and the web page for GetGlue, but there are many other apps available depending on your mobile phone.

I cannot wait to get my stickers mailed to me! This new service is in a tie right now with Twitter for me...and that is saying something!

1&2: From GetGlue website

Working at the Video Store

So for a few months this summer I will be earning a little extra money working at a local privately owned video store.  The perks of this job are that I am around what I love most...movies and television shows.  So of course I always take home a few here and there to keep me busy while I live in my apartment alone these last few month (Side note: my roommate is living in Washington D.C. for 6 weeks for an internship).

Anyway, my past few rentals have included: The Eagle, Gnomeo and Juliet, and [an oldy] Freaks and Geeks.

The Eagle: In Roman-ruled Britain, a young Roman soldier (Channing Tatum) endeavors to honor his father's memory by finding his lost legion's golden emblem.

Sadly, I didn't enjoy this movie as much as I thought I would. I love period/past movies, but there was absolutely no romance in the movie.

Gnomeo and Juliet: A retelling of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, in a never-before done twist.

Freaks and Geeks 1999

I loved this movie! So adorable. And I love the fact that despite it's G-rating, animated movies always add in that bit of adult-humor that only adults would get.

Freaks and Geeks: A television show about two unique groups of teenagers dealing with life in a Michigan high school during the 80's.

Have not started this yet, so I have no thoughts on it, but I am really "geeked" about watching it, as it takes place in my home state and has my current crush, James Franco, in it.

Oh San Diego, why do you have to be so far away?

This post will just be a quick oh-em-gee mixed with a little woe-is-me moment -

So my twitter feed blew up this afternoon with tweets from my various television peeps I follow - these include online entertainment writers and publicists - with the....dun dun dun duh...Warner Bros. TV Comic-Con 2011 Announcement.  Now me being a huge fan of Warner Bros. TV, especially The CW Network, I was both excited and saddened. This announcement included the subhead: 29 DAYS, 23 HOURS, 15 MINUTES AND COUNTING…WARNER BROS. TELEVISION GROUP ANNOUNCES SCHEDULE FOR COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL: SAN DIEGO.

Oh San Diego, why do you have to be so far away?

["Photo Courtesy of: @AshPatt14 Twitter"]

In 29 Days, 23 Hours, 15 Minutes and Counting, my two favorite tv shows will be featured at Comic-Con 2011 - SUPERNATURAL and THE VAMPIRE DIARIES.  And to top it all off....

• “Supernatural”: Series stars Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles will topline the panel, held this year for the first time ever in Hall H. Additional cast members and executive producers to be announced.

• “The Vampire Diaries”: Stars Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder, Candice Accola and Joseph Morgan join executive producers/writers Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec

My two favorite shows and my favorite casts at the same place, at the same time, talking about my favorite things.  And. I. Won't. Be. There.

Okay, I got my venting out for the day. I mean, who knows right. I still have 29 days to turn this around.

Wish me luck!