Rob Buckley Makes the Internet Asplode!

Wow!!! Mention you want to play a superhero and the blogs go wild!!! I just spoke to ONE TREE HILL's Rob Buckley for Popeater, and we got into a big discussion about his great love for comics. Not quite Popeater's audience, so I ran that bit on one of my other sites, Geek Week. It seems Rob was voted "Most Likely to be a Superhero" in school and when I asked him who he'd like to play, he said, "Well, hands down I would be Captain America. Yeah, it's kind of a no contest right there." Well, apparently, it's big news!



The story got picked up by a bunch of sites. Here is the original article:

ONE TREE HILL's Rob Buckley, Geek, Talks Comics

And here is where it got the blogs buzzing. MTV Splashpage:

ONE TREE HILL Actor Rob Buckley Wants to Wield Captain America's First Avenger Shield

ComicBookMovie:

Rob Buckley Wants to Wield the Shield!

And one of my other sites, the awesome Newsarama:

This Just In: Minor Television Actor Wants to Play the Lead in a Blockbuster Superhero Movie

I've got to say, it would be really nice to see someone who is not a huge movie star take the role. I mean, I heart Robert Downey Jr. a lot, and I love him in the role, but Captain America is such a huge icon. It may be hard to squish a name in the suit. Just a thought. I'd love to hear yours!




And here is the link to the rest of the interview on Popeater:

One Tree Hill Star Rob Buckley: Secretly Nerd

Definitely check this out. The guy was on THE PRICE IS RIGHT and his story is hysterical!!!! Pretty cool guy, that Mr. Buckley.

Amanda Tapping, Misha Collins, 2012 Prophecy, and a Battle Cat

This morning, I interviewed the lovely Amanda Tapping. Seriously, this woman couldn't be nicer. Not only is she talented, (if you aren't watching Sanctuary, I'm coming right over there and berating you soundly) and a pleasure to talk to, but she's just started up a charity website called Sanctuary for Kids. It's a not for profit foundation that "serves to provide sanctuary for children who do not live with the right of safety in their lives." (I'm quoting from the site.) I'll have all the info when our interview goes up on Huff Po early next week, but in the meantime, please check out the website: sanctuaryforkids.org. Amanda told me that she and Sanctuary creator/producer Damian Kindler have donated all the start up costs, so every cent you donate goes straight to the kids. You can follow the site on Twitter @sanctuary4kids. They're auctioning off a Sanctuary set tour and lunch with Amanda and Damian.

Sanctuary airs Fridays at 10/9c on SYFY. I will be parked on my couch. Tonight's episode sounds amazing!

In other news, my interview with Supernatural's angelic Misha Collins is finally up on The Huffington Post! Did you guys catch last night's episode? Their CSI spoof cracked me the hell up! Check it out HERE. Misha was a blast to speak to, as usual. The guys is seriously funny! He's got a big face off with Lucifer coming up. He also mentioned a few angelic drinking games.


And last, but not least, the 2012 prophecy. As I mentioned a few posts ago, I covered the red carpet for the premiere of 2012. I asked a bunch of the cast and crew if they believed. Their answers are up on Popeater today. "2012 Stars on Doomsday Prophecy"

And the cat picture? It made me laugh so hard I had to redo my eyeliner. Couldn't resist putting it up. Happy Friday everyone!

Morena Baccarin, Cassidy Freeman, Kelly Osbourne, Misha Collins, and I Heart Freelance...Sometimes

It's true. I'm trying to take over the world...I mean, internet. Mwah ha ha! I'm happy to announce that my first piece went up on Newsarama.com this morning!

Sending a shout out to the very awesome Maurice LaMarche aka The Brain!

Look, I want to know what each paycheck is going to look like, just like everyone else, but I have to say, writing for so many sites has been an unbelievably helpful experience. It's given me the opportunity to learn so many different things, work with people I might never have met and write in different styles. I'm sure both my landlord and my dad would be happy to hear that I was working in one place, and I'm quite certain many of you have heard me complain about the life of a freelancer, but I just wanted to take a moment to talk about the positive side of it all. I'm lucky to be doing something I love and believe me, I don't take it for granted.

Whew! So here are today's interviews:

Up on Newsarama today is my interview with Smallville's Cassidy Freeman. She gives us some info on her role in the infamous JSA episodes and whether or not we'll see her throw down with Lois anytime soon.




On Popeater, we have my interview with Kelly Osbourne and her Dancing With the Stars partner, Louis Van Amstel. Boy, this was a rough one to schedule. But after years of musical theater, I totally get how important rehearsal is. I finally caught up to them late last night. Not sure what I was expecting, but they were wonderful to talk to. Kelly was completely open about how much this experience has changed her as a person.



Also on Popeater, my V interview with...wait for it Firefly fans...Morena Baccarin! As I said on Twitter, she couldn't have been nicer if she was coated in sugar. Seriously, she answered all of my questions, including the ones about production changes and her haircut. By the way, oh Dr. Horrible minions...she would LOVE to be in the sequel! She loves Joss and told me she would "do anything that man says."



Hoping to have my Misha Collins-Supernatural interview up on Huffington Post later today. I'll post when it goes live.



Well, I have officially geeked out in every way possible today...maybe no video game posts, but I'm going to give the typing fingers a rest tonight and play a little World of Warcraft...at least until I have to prep for tomorrow's interview with Amanda Tapping. ;)

John Cusack actually answers questions and The Dark Knight's Chin Han wants to sing!

I'm seriously going to need finger bandages after today! I have two more pieces for you...this time from my new outlet, Popeater!

I got a couple of good interviews on the 2012 red carpet last night. Popeater just ran two of them. First, Mr. Excitement, John Cusack. Um, I've said it before, but he's kind of notorious for being a difficult interview. I interviewed him for Igor, and I certainly found that to be the case. (Check out the video interviews HERE. Eddie Izzard is a freaking riot!) Last night, he actually smiled! SMILED! Huh. Anyway, here is the link to last night's interview:

John Cusack: Hollywood is Obsessed with Everything

The surprise of the night was Chin Han. He's been in two American films, and the lucky guy gets The Dark Knight and 2012. When I asked him how he's going to top that, he said he wants to do a musical! The guy is funny!

2012 Star Hopes the World Doesn't End

OK..back to typing...

Flash Forward's Sonya Walger, Slutty Game Pirates and Breast Physics

I'm happy to announce that I'm going to be doing some writing for AOL's Popeater.com! (My landlady, the cable company and AT&T are also rather pleased. It seems that bartering cows and tomatoes is no longer an acceptable payment practice.)



So, for my first post, I managed to score an interview with Sonya Walger, who plays Dr. Olivia Benford on Flash Forward. Are you guys watching this? I really, really hesitated. The last thing I wanted was to watch another show that requires cliff notes and someone geekier than me to explain it all...but I finally caved. Walger tells me whether or not she hesitated when asked to take on a "mystery show" after Lost, a sneak peek at Thursday's episode and whether or not she's like a glimpse into her future.


Click on the link to check out our interview.

Finally, I went trick or treating in Azeroth last night. Oh stop laughing. You can actually do that in World of Warcraft this week! The innkeepers can either give you a treat or turn you into something. The other day I was turned into a bat and a frog. Last night I got a candy bar. My buddy Chad got a pirate wand...he turned me into a slutty pirate with some serious cleavage. She looks something like this:



Seems like it might be a bit difficult to fight with those things. ;) I swear, there will be a post about video game breast physics in the near future. (Please note, I am NOT offended by boobs in video games anymore than I'm offended by guys with comically huge muscles. I just think it might be a little difficult to keep these things from falling out while fighting.)




I want to know what tape she's using to hold those things in!