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News Roundup: Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, 90210 and The O.C.
Vogue has a spoiler-filled behind-the-scenes video of the Gossip Girl episodes that will feature Fashion's Night Out.
Parade.com has a great interview with Kristen Bell (Gossip Girl, Gossip Girl).
TV Squad has an interview with Sophia Bush (Brooke, One Tree Hill) about her eco-minded charity efforts.
Antwon Tanner (Skills, One Tree Hill) tweeted that he started a Ustream account.
Gregory Harrison (Paul, One Tree Hill) will appear on CSI: New York.
Us Weekly has a brief interview with Joe Manganiello (Owen, One Tree Hill).
Sharon Lawrence (Paulette, Beverly Hills 90210) has been cast in a recurring role on One Tree Hill. Warning: spoilers involved!
TV Fanatic has an extremely spoiler-filled interview with Jessica Lowndes (Adrianna, 90210).
In addition to Trevor Donovan (Teddy, 90210), Michael Steger (Navid, 90210), Ryan Eggold (Ryan, 90210) and Matt Lanter (Liam, 90210) will be at the City of Beverly Hills' 9-02-10 Day event.
Us Weekly has a brief interview with Kellan Lutz (George, 90210).
Michael Cudlitz (Tony, Beverly Hills 90210) will star in the The Grief Tourist.
The Associated Press has an interesting but sad story about the testimony Brian Austin Green (David, Beverly Hills 90210) and Rachel Bilson (Summer, The O.C.) gave regarding the burglary ring that targeted them.
Chris Carmack (Luke, The O.C.) will star in Shark Night 3-D.
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Categories : 90210, Beverly Hills 90210, Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, The O.C.
News Roundup: Gossip Girl,90210, One Tree Hill and Dawson's Creek
New York Magazine and TVGuide.com's recaps of the Gossip Girl TCA panel have some details and quotes that I don't recall seeing in the live-blogs and recaps I previously posted.
Shannen Doherty (Brenda, Beverly Hills 90210) helped judge a competition to find the "most inspired bartender."
Doherty tweeted today that, contrary to rumors, she's not pregnant.
Hilarie Burton (Peyton, One Tree Hill) told Zap2it she would return to One Tree Hill if a) it's the final season, b) she's asked and c) it worked with her schedule.
The Associated Press has a few quotes from Burton on having a baby with Jeffrey Dean Morgan.
Burton appeared on the PIX Morning News this morning. She makes nice mentions of Antwon Tanner (Skills, One Tree Hill) and Chad Michael Murray (Lucas, One Tree Hill).
James Van Der Beek (Dawson, Dawson's Creek) tweeted that he got married yesterday. He and his now-wife, Kimberly Brook, are expecting a daughter.
Tags: Antwon Tanner, Associated Press, Beverly Hills 90210, Brenda, Chad Michael Murray, Dawson, Dawson's Creek, Gossip Girl, Hilarie Burton, James Van Der Beek, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Kimberly Brook, Lucas, New York magazine, One Tree Hill, Peyton, PIX Morning News, Shannen Doherty, Skills, TCA, TVGuide.com
Categories : Beverly Hills 90210, Dawson's Creek, Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill
Exclusive: Meet The MunnRoyds!
In my Real-Life Relationships series, I wrote how One Tree Hill held the honor of being the only teen drama to ever have married cast members. But they also held the dishonor of being the only show with divorced cast members when that same couple split. I'm happy to say honor has been restored this season with the introduction of Scott Holroyd as David. Holroyd's recurring role meant he was starring on the very same show his wife, Allison Munn, has been on as Lauren for more than a year now.
Munn and Holroyd haven't yet had the privilege of sharing scenes together but the excitement of just working on the same set has pleased them both. They were also more than enthusiastic about doing a joint interview and officially introducing everyone to the MunnRoyds.
TeenDramaWhore: Is this your first joint interview?
Munn: This is our first joint interview–except for the man who married us. We had an interview with the man who married us and that was equally as fun.
TDW: I am very honored, then, to be your first professional joint interview.
Munn: It's very exciting. We're having some wine and sitting down. This is fun.
Holroyd: You got the exclusive.
TDW: I'm very excited. Allison, we covered a lot of ground in our first interview, but something I forgot to ask you was how you got involved with One Tree Hill in the first place. Was it the typical casting call-audition route?
Munn: It was. The part came down the pipes and I went in. It was cool because I was sitting in the room waiting for everyone and I didn't know who was actually going to be in the audition but [creator] Mark Schwahn walks in and I had known Mark back when I was on What I Like About You. Mark used to come by our set a lot so I was excited to see him again because he was always so nice. And then my friend Joe Davola walked. He's one of the producers on One Tree Hill but he was also one of the producers on What I Like About You. So it was just a little mini-reunion and it took a minute to have the actual audition because we had to catch each other up on our lives. So that was fun. Then I auditioned and I think I found out that night that I got the part. It was kind of perfect because the day I flew in, I got into Wilmington at night and it was the show's Christmas party. I went in and I went straight to the Christmas party and got to meet everyone there, which was a lot of fun.
TDW: That's a great way to ease the stress of having to meet everyone when you first get on set.
Munn: Oh, yeah. It's stressful when you guest-star on a show because they're a tight-knit group and you're a stranger coming into their world. But these people could not have been more accommodating or nice. It's truly been a blessing to meet these people.
TDW: Your first episode was when Jamie [Jackson Brundage] asks you out on his little date [Episode 6.16, Screenwriter's Blues]. Did you sign on to do just that one episode or did you know there would be more?
Munn: I was only booked for that episode and when I read the scenes, the way they originally read, there was supposed to be a flirtation with Dan [Paul Johansson]. But they were very careful to not make it that way. I don't know if they had it in their minds that I would go on. I finished that episode and I came home over the holidays and Mark Schwahn called me and pitched me the [storyline] that I would start dating Skills [Antwon Tanner]. That was really exciting. That was a great call to get.
TDW: I'm sure. So, Scott, last year did you visit Allison on set at all?
Holroyd: Yes, actually. I knew Joe from the What I Like About Days. I met Schwahn during Allison's work on One Tree Hill and Mark was familiar some of the work I had done. I went and visited the Jerry Rice episode [7.01, 4:30 a.m. (Apparently They Were Traveling Abroad)]. I was in North Carolina during that time and Allison texted me and said, "Hey, do you know who Jerry Rice is?"
Munn: No, I think I texted you like, "Hey, have you ever heard of some guy named Jerry Rice?" Clearly I had no idea who he was.
Holroyd: And I was like, "Uh, yes! He's only the best wide receiver in the history of the NFL." And she was like "Well, I'm playing football with him right now." I turned the car around and went to set. That was the first time I was on set and hung out with everybody there.
Munn: The greatest thing also about these people is that we also got to know a lot of them back here [in Los Angeles]. When they're not in production in North Carolina, we tend to hang out and go to dinner here in Los Angeles. So he had met them socially as well here.
TDW: So then when the part of David came up, did you have a formal audition?
Holroyd: Yeah, I went in and read for Mark. It was a typical audition and then I got the call when I was in North Carolina to visit Allison and visit family. I got the offer when I was there so I ended up not leaving North Carolina and staying for the rest of the summer to shoot [my] first four episodes. It was actually perfect timing and a perfect situation because it's always nice to work with friends. Mark had become a pal through all of this when Allison was in season 6. We'd hang out, like she said, go out to dinner with he and his wife. It was just a fun situation for us both and it was also fun to be home because Allison and I are both from that area. My mom and dad live in Myrtle Beach, which is 45 minutes away from Wilmington so that whole summer Allison and I were there with both of our dogs and it was the best summer on record for us.
Munn: It really was. We always say there's very few times in your life when you're having a wonderful time and you're aware of how lucky you are and aware of the fact you're going to look back on this moment in your life and reflect on it and say, "Wow, remember when we got to do that?" We were very aware of how good we had it this past summer. It was wonderful.
Holroyd: Was this the first time you were working on the same project?
Munn: Well, technically no. We were both on That 70's Show. We were never on set at the same time. Scott did an episode and I think I did the episode after him. So technically we had but not like this.
TDW: On One Tree Hill, Lauren is a much a happier character than David has been. Scott, as someone who is happily married in real life, is it difficult to get into David's frame of mind or do you embrace the challenge of playing someone so different from you?
Holroyd: You always embrace it. It's fun. You can kind of empathize and understand. We've all had disappointments and adversity in our lives and you grasp onto that to figure out where the character's coming from. So the challenge was fun.
Munn: Believe it or not, this is one of the nicer characters he's played. He usually plays like rapists…
Holroyd: Murderers, wife-beaters.
Munn: Wife-beaters. So, yeah, this has been a departure from his normal roles.
Holroyd: Yeah, so when I got the offer from Mark, he was like, "Yeah, this is not like the things you normally play" because he had seen some of my work before. He was like, "Gosh! There is no vigilance in [David]. He's a nice guy."
Munn: I think Joe Davola was surprised, too, because Joe knew mostly his work when he on Dirty Sexy Money. I don't know if you saw his arc on that but he ran the gamut. He hit women–
Holroyd: Pistol-whipped a woman.
Munn: Pistol-whipped a woman, he shot a person, he killed a person. It was a lot for them to wrap their head around, to have Scott be the nice guy for a change. I loved seeing that. I mean, yeah, he was in pain but it was really neat for me to see Scott play that role.
TDW: At what point did you know you'd be coming back for the Taylor [Lindsey McKeon] storyline?
Holroyd: Mark called and he was happy with how things had turned out and the arc of the story. He said there'd be some more stuff coming down the pipe. That's all I knew. I didn't know in what way I was going to be used or what way David was going to come back but he said there'd be more stuff for me to do. So when I got the call for the next little bit with Taylor and when I read the script, I was like, "Ohhhkay. Okay." That's when you see a little bit of David's…kind of vindictive side. Maybe vindictive isn't the right word.
Munn: No, he was kind of vindictive.
TDW: I was going to say vindictive, too.
Holroyd: Yeah, but it wasn't really honest vindictiveness. It was more…
TDW: It came from a place of hurt.
Holroyd: Yes. It came from hurt. And when he realized it was all a lie, that's when he kind of bailed on the whole thing because he was really just relying on Taylor. I think Taylor was honest in her approach to her sisters and I think David was just kind of going along with that, like "Okay." I think David was looking at it as "Quinn hurt me. How can I hurt her back?" Taylor was the way to do that. I think that's how that all came about. I think David kind of relished the moments, like at the dinner scene. I think David was just relishing watching Quinn [Shantel Van Santen], even though Quinn stayed above it all. But I think he relished it until he found out she didn't really sleep with Clay [Robert Buckley]. That's when his world really came crashing down again. David just got–
Munn: He got kicked. He got hammered.
Holroyd: He got kicked on all sides. Even when he tried to be forceful and be a little vindictive, he got hit again. I felt bad for David and I fought for David and I thought he was right in how he approached things. I agreed with him.
Munn: I really loved seeing those flashback scenes with him and Shantel [Episode 7.07, I And Love And You] because it was nice to see David happy and in a good place. That added, for me, a lot of depth to both their characters.
TDW: It did. It gave us the point of view of where David was coming from–what was the marriage he had with Quinn like? You would think anyone would be upset they're getting divorced but we didn't know what Quinn was leaving behind.
Munn: Right. And it's hard because they had such a great thing. I think a lot of people were like, "Why is Quinn leaving this great marriage?" but, being in a relationship that actually works, you do really change a lot as people. If you don't grow together, the growing apart feels so lonely and I think that's what Quinn was really haunted by, her loneliness. David wasn't the man she originally married.
Holroyd: Of course, I'm gonna side with David. I don't think he necessarily changed.
Munn: I think he grew up.
Holroyd: I think he was thinking ahead and he was growing up and evolving and thinking, "Hey, I have a passion"–which was Quinn's thing, "Stick to your passion"–"but if the passion doesn't pay the bills, let's be honest. You don't want to be motivated by money but money is to an extent a necessity, so let me get a job that affords us a life that we can live on and grow and have a family." So I saw where David was coming from. I don't think he necessarily changed who he was; he just wanted to better his family. That's my opinion on David but, of course, I'm going to stick up for my man.
TDW: I think the fans saw it from both sides. I think there were people were questioning, "What is Quinn doing?" and they wanted to see more of David. And there were people who accepted she wasn't happy and wanted a change and to move on. I would also venture to guess a lot of the fans are younger and not married, so it might've been hard to understand. Maybe because they're not married, they think that moving on is an easier thing to do.
Munn: Yeah, that's intuitive.
Holroyd: A lot of people were asking, "Why?" A lot people were getting frustrated with the Quinn storyline and asking "Why would she want to move on? She has no reason." And my explanation for the storyline was when you grow, you either grow together or you grow apart and sometimes you grow apart. It's as simple as that. I think that frustrated people. It's so simple that it frustrated people. It would've been a lot of easier had there been infidelity or something else. But it was just a matter of just growing apart. It's as simple and as complicated as that.
TDW: I've been wondering where Quinn and David lived. I think the implication was that you guys were out of town. But I think people liked David and I know I would've liked to see him stick around and I came up with a way to have him stick but I didn't know if he actually lived in Tree Hill or not.
Munn: I don't think he does live in Tree Hill.
Holroyd: I don't think he does either.
Munn: But what's your way to make him stick? I want to hear it! I like it!
TDW: Well, David was in his own way a filmmaker. I guess documentary was more his style but he liked filmmaking. And you have another filmmaker in Tree Hill–you have Julian [Austin Nichols] making his movie. And I can easily see David trying to get a job on the set to be near Quinn, even though she's moving on with Clay. You can just extend the length of that triangle, where Quinn has to deal with having her ex-husband living in town with them and working with her sister's friend's boyfriend, 'cause everybody in Tree Hill is connected.
Munn: And Julian needs a good guy friend to hang out with.
TDW: He does.
Munn: And David needs a nice girlfriend who, perhaps, is a schoolteacher.
Holroyd: Named Lauren.
Munn: Named Lauren.
Holroyd: That's a petition! Petition it! David and Lauren!
TDW: That would be great! Could you imagine if we got that going?
Holroyd: That would be insane.
TDW: I think working on Julian's film is a totally plausible way to have David stick around and evolve into more than just Quinn's ex.
Munn: I think you're right.
Holroyd: Put it out there, Shari! Put it out there!
Munn: It's up to you! I think you're right. I think the Julian connection makes a lot of sense.
TDW: With Lauren, in 7.12 [Some Roads Leave Nowhere], that was the last episode before a hiatus for us and we saw Skills go to L.A. and people thought that was it for Skills and that therefore that would be it for Lauren. Did you think that, too, or did you know about the plans to tie her in with Mouth [Lee Norris] later on?
Munn: I didn't know it was going to be with Mouth. I knew something was going to happen. They had the idea to have Skills come back and I would be dating someone else. I didn't know it was going to be Mouth. So during those first scenes when I hang out with Mouth [Episode 7.14, Family Affair], I come and clean up the apartment and all that–
Holroyd: CSI-style.
Munn: Yeah, the CSI kind of stuff. We didn't know we were going to be paired off. What I was told is that the writers watched those scenes and they could see a lot chemistry between the two of us and wrote to that.
TDW: Wow! I never would've guessed that it happened in that order!
Munn: I know! Me either. I remember actually talking to Paul Johansson, who directed that episode. I was like, "Look. I've been hanging out with this guy all day"–and typically on shows like One Tree Hill when that happens, usually romance springs from it–and I remember saying to him, "Do we need to be really careful to avoid any sort of romantic tension?" And he said, "Don't play to it and don't play against it. Just play the scene as it is. You don't need to think that far ahead." And I was like, "Okay, fine." But I still didn't expect us to end up having any sort of liaison, that's for sure.
TDW: That's such a treat to know because people watched those scenes and said, "Oh, I know what's coming! Mouth and Lauren are getting together!"
Munn: Right! They saw it before us. That's what some of the writers told me. It's kind of neat that they do pay attention to that stuff and they write to it. I love that.
TDW: So then you did find out and what was your reaction?
Munn: I felt bad! As Allison, I felt bad because of Millie [Lisa Goldstein]. I didn't feel bad because of Lauren's relationship with Skills because of what had come out in some of the scenes. Skills moved. He didn't ask me to move with him. When I pressured him, he was like "Fine, go with me" but that felt like it was half-hearted so I said no. And then we kept up a phone relationship for a while but then it just petered out, like he stopped calling me. I think it had been from the time Skills left and Lauren started having feelings for Mouth, I think it had been a while. It wasn't just like a month. I think it was 3-6 months in the way the linear storyline goes. So I think that's enough time for a relationship to peter out. Lauren kind of knew the relationship was done. We'll see what happens with Skills. Maybe it wasn't done on his end.
TDW: I do have a question about that but I want to go to back to something you just said. You as Allison felt bad for Millie?
Munn: Yeah, because I think their relationship has been so sweet. I love Mouth and Millie together. Of course, over the course of this season, she has treated Mouth very, very poorly and I do think Mouth deserves better. I'm pulled in both directions. When I was watching it–it's funny, because I don't watch it as the actress; I watch it as a fan. I love the show. So when I was watching the episode when he asked Lauren out, I was rooting for him. I wanted him to ask Lauren out because I cared for Mouth and I feel like right now Lauren is much more stable choice than Millie–however, that being said, I really do like him and Millie together.
TDW: I'm already seeing two fandoms brewing. People who not only think Mouth and Millie are the endgame for Mouth's character but just have been attached to this couple since season 5. And then there's other people that are just tired of the drama, tired of the back and forth and also really like Lauren and see potential in the coupling with Mouth.
Munn: Mouth is such a stand-up guy. He's so good. And so far what we've seen from Lauren is that she's grounded and good as well. I can see why the fans who are really protective of Mouth would be glad that he gravitates towards Lauren now because she seems safe. Millie's not safe right now.
TDW: In the last episode [Episode 7.18, The Last Day Of Our Acquaintance], we first saw Lauren say, "I'll be your partner-in-crime but I'm not going to be your rebound." And at the end of the episode, she kind of says, "Okay, I was kind of lying. I was worried that you were going to be my rebound." Where do you think she was coming from there?
Munn: Well, actually, in that–Joe Davola was directing that episode and he had a really great note at the beginning of that scene. And what you guys didn't see because I think it was cut out of the episode was that a lot of us were at the funeral. You didn't see us all at the funeral for Haley's [Bethany Joy Galleoti] mom.
TDW: Wow! Thank you for telling me that! Keep going, please!
Munn: There was a moment in the script that was cut out of what you guys saw. Mouth looks over at Millie and Millie smiles at him and I look at that. No, wait, I don't think Millie's smiles at him. It was just a moment where they pan across and they see Millie, they see Mouth and then Mouth sees me. And pretty soon, like I don't think it's the next scene but it's pretty close to that, I come and knock on the door and I say my piece to Mouth. So Joe had a really good note for me. He was like, "Look. You've just been to a funeral. You've seen that life is short. You're feeling lonely. Carpe diem."
TDW: Nothing against the way they do the show or anything but that's so helpful to know. That would've enhanced things, because you two only had two scenes in that episode that aired.
Munn: That's true.
TDW: You had the first scene where you're walking in town and the scene when you come to his apartment. It was very little of you two and some people said it felt weird having that second scene mixed in with the trauma of Lydia's [Bess Armstrong] death and the funeral and what Haley was going through afterward. But there's such another layer to it when you tell me now that you guys were at the funeral and that kind of motivated Lauren.
Munn: Yeah, that makes a lot of sense. I see what you're saying. I guess it did help them [in how it aired] because they wanted the audience to be surprised by her actions but you're right, character-wise, it did seem to come a little bit more out of nowhere.
TDW: Let me just ask you another question about the funeral. Was there any planned dialogue for that or was it always just supposed to be montage-style with a song playing?
Munn: Actually, now that you say that, I remember when we were shooting it the only dialogue was this woman who did the service. It was the typical "ashes to ashes, death to death" speech. It was sort of chilling. I was surprised to see how short that sequence was. But I think the sisters did such a great, great job–Joy and Shantel and Lindsey. They did such a great job. They made me want to cry when I saw that. But I did notice that the "ashes to ashes, death to the death," that whole speech was taken out. So there was definitely that dialogue and there were other moments. I know you got to see Brooke [Sophia Bush] and Julian. I forget who else they showed at the funeral but they did film me and Millie and Mouth also.
TDW: That's good to know.
Munn: It made a lot of sense for me when I read it. I hadn't even thought about that [since] because sometimes when you're watching the episodes, you forget what you originally said or the original flow. I didn't even think that that might be a little jarring. That makes a lot of sense now.
TDW: In the promo for the next batch episodes, there's a really quick scene of Skills punching Mouth. Can you tease a little bit about what gets them to that point?
Munn: Well, I think you can probably guess what might lead to that, as per what we just talked about.
TDW: Well, you mentioned before how to you it seemed the relationship with Skills petered out because he stopped calling. But when he walks in the door in that last episode, he's back to calling you "baby" and I got the sense that maybe things weren't so over.
Munn: Yeah, you might be right with that. It's funny how things can be miscommunicated but from what I knew and what Lauren knew, he had stopped calling. Lauren had called him more and he had quit returning her phone calls. And she had relayed that information to Mouth, not to lead him on but because they were friends. She was confiding in him, like, "We don't really talk anymore. He doesn't call me back. I don't even know how he's doing." She was actually finding out more of how he was doing through Mouth than through actually talking to Skills. So when he walks back in the door and he's like "Hey, baby!" completely casual, I think Lauren was really taken aback by that.
TDW: I think we were, too. So now I guess you're going to have these two friends pitted against each other.
Munn: Yeah, and it's a shame because they have a really solid friendship. I hate that for them.
TDW: And their friendship goes back to the very first episode of the show.
Munn: Yep, the pilot. That's a shame. Never let a lady come between you, boys!
TDW: Well, if the show lived by that, we would've missed out on countless storylines!
Munn: Scott just whispered "bros before hos." That's a twist on the "Clothes Over Bros."
TDW: Well, that's something Brooke and Peyton [Hilarie Burton] used to say to each other. They used to say, "Hos over bros" and once it became "Hos over psychos" [Episode 4.16, You Call It Madness, But I Call It Love]. Anyway, I know Antwon tweeted that he's in like three of the last four episodes.
Munn: Yes, I think so. I'm forgetting how many we shot. I know he's around, definitely. I don't know that he's in all of the last ones. I don't know how much I can say without giving away too much. He's in–sorry, I'm counting–yep, you're right. It's three of the last four, correct.
TDW: Can you say how many more you are in?
Munn: I just wrapped for the season and they have another one to shoot. I don't think they'll get mad at me for saying this but I'm not in the last two.
TDW: Oh, you're not in the last two?
Munn: No, but I don't think that has anything to do with the story. They're just wrapping their season and I'm not one of the main characters, you know?
TDW: Okay, so you're not in 7.21 or 22.
Munn: Right. But that's not a big spoiler anything. It's not like I get shot or I drown or anything.
TDW: What are you hearing about a season eight?
Munn: You know, nobody really knows what quite to think yet. I look at the ratings versus the ratings of other shows on the network and I think we stand a pretty good chance.
Holroyd: If you're asking me as a fan, I think it's definitely going to get picked up for an eighth season.
Munn: I like that. I like where his head is at! I really hope so.
Holroyd: But that's me as a fan.
Munn: That's Scott as fan. Honestly, I talked to the major players this week and nobody really knows for sure. But everyone is very optimistic, if that helps.
TDW: Do you know if you have a future on the show if there's an eighth season?
Munn: You know, I never know. I would hope so but I never know.
Holroyd: David and Lauren!
Munn: David and Lauren all the way!
TDW: I would totally buy it. You guys already have the chemistry.
Munn: I know. Lauren and David and David and Skills. Oops, sorry, not David and Skills–that would be a whole different show! Who else can David date? Hmm…
Holroyd: David and Haley, what?!
Munn: Aw, no! That would be a disaster!
Holroyd: All the Scott sisters, yes!
Munn: No way!
TDW: Scott, We'll see you next on Chuck, right?
Holroyd: Yes.
Munn: It's very exciting. He has a really good arc on Chuck.
Holroyd: Here's the only problem: it airs Monday nights at 8!
TDW: I know!
Holroyd: So people have to be able to record two shows at once or have two televisions. They have to watch One Tree Hill.
Munn: They have to watch One Tree Hill! If you have to choose, choose One Tree Hill but if you have another option, choose One Tree Hill and Chuck.
Holroyd: Right, there you go. I think my stuff starts in a couple of months, probably mid-April, late April. I don't know when the season ends for One Tree Hill.
Munn: I don't know. Shari, you probably have a better idea than I do.
TDW: The show comes back from hiatus April 26 and if it airs the last four episodes in a row, that takes through May 17.
Holroyd: Uht-oh, there's gonna be an overlap. You need to be able to record two shows at once.
TDW: So right now the next step for you both, besides Chuck, is pilot season.
Munn: Oh, good lord, it's a nightmare!
TDW: Can you tell me a little bit about that nightmare?
Munn: It's a nightmare in the best way. The networks are buying a lot of pilots this season. So we have been completely inundated with auditions. Sometimes it's up to three a day and it's exhausting. It's one of those where you have a change of clothes in your car and you go to one and you either change in the bathroom of that one or in the car on the way to the next one. It's been pretty crazy.
TDW: Are any of these for leading roles?
Munn: Oh, yeah. They're all for leading roles.
TDW: That's awesome!
Munn: Yeah, it's great. We're reading some really good scripts. There's good stuff out there right now. It's an exciting time for actors in L.A.
TDW: By chance, any of the same projects?
Munn: No! I wish!
Holroyd: That's why One Tree Hill was such a blessing. That doesn't often, if ever.
Munn: The planets really have to be aligned for you to even get a job. So for you to get a job co-starring your husband, it's pretty close to impossible.
TDW: I sincerely hope it happens. It's great having you both on One Tree Hill but it would be even better to see you in a scene together.
Munn: It would be really fun to act with Scott. I'm a huge fan of his. It would be a lot of fun. And it would be really fun to continue to get to do interviews this way because we are having a blast!
TDW: I am, too! Are you guys still drinking your wine?
Munn: Yes, we actually just poured more!
Holroyd: Cheers! (glasses clink)
TDW: I heard that! That's great. I really appreciate your time.
Munn: Absolutely, Shari. I have to say I really respect what you do. I've been to your site and I think you have really great interviews. You ask such great questions. You get some really cool interviews and I just have to say I'm super-impressed with you.
TDW: Wow, thank you very much! That means a lot to me. Can I print that?!
Munn: Print it and reproduce it anywhere you want! I'm very much impressed with your journalistic skills.
Holroyd: And we're excited that this is our first dual interview. You got the exclusive.
Munn: Yeah, you've got the MunnRoyds.
TDW: The MunnRoyds! Do people actually call you that?
Munn: Yes!
Holroyd: We do!
Munn: We call ourselves that and we forced our friends to call us that. It could be the title of a sitcom, "Hangin' With The MunnRoyds."
Holroyd: There's Brangelina; we're the MunnRoyds!
TDW: That works!
Munn: It sounds like a terrible infection you'd get on your foot.
Holroyd: "Oh man, I've got a terrible case of the MunnRoyds!"
Munn: But it works for us.
TDW: Allison, have you thought about changing your name professionally?
Munn: I haven't.
Holroyd: No.
Munn: Holroyd is a pretty difficult name. I'm taking it personally and it'll be on my driver's license and all that eventually but professionally, as Scott can tell you–he's begged me, "Honey, I promise you, you don't have to take this name!"–it's a burden sometimes.
Holroyd: She's worked very hard to make a name for herself as Allison Munn. She's made a great name for herself. It's hard enough to have a career in this business but it's even harder with a name like Holroyd. I'm proud of my name–
Munn: I love your name!
Holroyd: But it doesn't make things easier.
Munn: You have to spell it about five times with each person.
Holroyd: My name is not Scott Holroyd, it's "Scott Holroyd, H-O-L-R-O-Y-D."
Munn: "No, it's H-O-L-R-O-Y-D. No, not I-D, Y-D. H-O-L-No, yes, H-O-L-R-O-Y-D, yes, that's the name!"
Holroyd: That's my goal. I just want people to know my name.
H & M: (singing) "Say my name, say my name"
TDW: Can I make a little request, Scott? Actually to both of you. You both need to tweet a bit more.
Munn: I know! It's hard. I get nervous. And I know Scott gets even more nervous than I do.
TDW: Why are you nervous?
Munn: Because it goes out there to a lot of people! I get shy, Shari, I get shy!
TDW: I think fans just love it because it's really unprecedented access. Before this, we were lucky if people had official sites and actually updated them. So this is a great connection. If we don't interact with you, we're still hearing from you and the fans just feel closer to you.
Munn: You're right. It's true. And I like having that kind of access, where I can write fans back. I usually direct message fans. You feel like you have access but you don't feel completely accessible, which is nice. I think Twitter's really great for that.
TDW: There's actually a fan account on there for you, linked to a fansite, I think.
Munn: Really? I'll google myself later and find it. Awesome! I'll do that tonight.
TDW: You guys should start a joint Web site, how about that?
Munn: Babe, we should start a joint Web site and then we could do Flip videos of us hanging out.
Holroyd: That wouldn't be boring.
Munn: That wouldn't be boring at all. I think it's the need to feel creative that's a little bit stressful.
Holroyd: The need to be witty.
Munn: Yeah, I have to think of something smart and funny to say. That's where I get stymied a little bit.
TDW: Two suggestions.
Munn: Okay, perfect.
TDW: Mike Grubbs [Grubbs], he has a blog. And he does little blog posts but he also does short little videos from the set or other places in his life. They're maybe, like, a minute long but they're funny. And Jana Kramer [Alex] and her fiancé, I guess it's his Web site but there's like episodes of their life on there and we actually got to see footage of his marriage proposal.
Munn: I saw some of that and that was incredible! That was so cool to be able to see. I love Jana Kramer. But I haven't seen all of their videos. I have to check those out.
TDW: I have to admit I haven't seen all of them either and it's kind of weird that I don't actually know them but I saw them get engaged.
Munn: I know, right?
TDW: But, anyway, I think people love to think the characters on their show are together in real life and that can be a blessing and curse but here we have two people who are together and I think people would be interested in seeing more of it if you guys were willing to put it out there.
Munn: That's a cool idea. Maybe we will. Babe, what do you think?
Holroyd: Shari, you may have a point.
Munn: I forced him to get the Twitter account. He's been very hesitant to do any of the social media stuff.
TDW: I know it's hard for some people who worry about it being a big invasion of privacy and the stalking that happens in real life is transferred to online.
Munn: Yes. And I think for people who are in a position to be stalked, like pretty famous people, I can understand why they'd be scared of that stuff. It would stink I think to be a celebrity and say I'm at a certain place for lunch and have people show up. I think that's where some people should draw the line.
TDW: The whole service is what you make of it. People say, "I don't want to know when so-and-so is going to the bathroom." Well, then don't follow the person who tells you when they're going to the bathroom.
Munn: Exactly. You're right. It's like when people are upset about something that's on television. Well, then change the channel. You have a choice.
TDW: Right. People forget what is actually in their control.
Munn: Scott is so excited he can follow Conan [O'Brien] now. That was a big day.
Holroyd: He just joined. He tweets once a day. He doesn't follow anyone. He's got like 500,000 followers. His first tweet was…
TDW: With his squirrel!
Holroyd: "Today I interviewed a squirrel in my backyard and then threw to commercial. Somebody help me."
Munn: I love the fact that in his picture he's got a full beard.
Holroyd: He's embracing his unemployment.
TDW: If Conan can tweet once a day, Scott, so can you!
H & M: Oh!!!!
Munn: Way to bring it back, Shari. Shari for the win!
Holroyd: Alright, I got you. I accept your challenge.
TDW: I'm going to hold you to that! I'll give you tomorrow off because I'm going to publish this Monday night. Monday can start your Twitter Challenge!
Munn: Can it be a week? The Twitter Challenge Week? I'll force him to do it.
Holroyd: Okay.
TDW: Okay, starting Monday, I'll see if you do it.
Munn: It's on, Shari. He just said he accepted.
Holroyd: Yeah, I accept. You throw it down and I will accept it!
Munn: I'll make sure he follows through.
TDW: Well, thank you guys so much. If nothing else, I'm just honored to be in your history book as your first joint interview.
Holroyd: There you go!
Munn: We're the ones who are honored. We had a good time. We really did. This was fun.
TDW: Well, thank you so much. Keep drinking your wine, relax, have a good night.
Munn: Thank you so much, Shari. You, too!
TDW: Goodnight guys!
Come back Sunday for another exclusive interview!
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Categories : One Tree Hill
Exclusive: One Tree Hill's Cullen Moss on the Evolution of Junk, Making of Dear John and Blood Done Sign My Name
Think One Tree Hill is the only place to catch Cullen Moss? Not true, my friends, not true. In the month of February alone, Moss had two movies come out in theaters, the based-on-a-novel Dear John and the based-on-a-true-story Blood Done Sign My Name.
But there's no denying Moss is most familiar to us TDWs for his role as Junk Moretti, a character we first met way back in 2003 in the One Tree Hill pilot. In our exclusive interview, Moss talks about his longevity on the show, improvising in Dear John and the connection he has to Bethany Joy Galeotti's The Notebook musical.
TeenDramaWhore: Do you remember what your audition for One Tree Hill was like?
Cullen Moss: Yes, I do. It was a surprise. It started with a call from my agent that the [casting agency] Fincannons wanted to see me. I just this past year found the piece a paper where I wrote the details down. I wrote "Jump McCready, 17-year-old baller." This was when I was 27! My agent, she even told me, "Now, I asked them if they knew how old are you" and she asked if they were sure they wanted to see me and they did. I went in and I found out it was not Jump McCready. But for some reason, that name, Jump McCready, made me go in and do this character-y New York dialect. I guess they liked it. The line was about somebody stinkin' and needed deodorant. It sounded like something from The Bowery Boys in a 1940s movie. Or somebody out of The Sandlot. It was weird. But when I went back for the call-back, I said, "You know, I can lose that accent. I don't have to do that" because I realized that it was supposed to be set in North Carolina, and they were like "No, no, no. Are you from New York?" and I said I wasn't. I forget who was there. [Creator] Mark Schwahn and…
TDW: [Executive producers] Mike Tollin? Brian Robbins?
Moss: Yeah, I think they were both there. I'm pretty sure Brian Robbins was. Anyway, they were like, "No. Keep it. We like it." So I did. At the time, I was supposed to go over to Japan to visit my brother who was living there but my agent kept saying, "You're still in the running. You're still in the running." It was this long process. So I had to postpone the trip to Japan and then the final audition was a shoot-out. They set up a basketball hoop outside the casting office. I was by no means 17 and by lesser means a baller. I would play little pick-up games with my friends but I was terrible. I had poor form. I would describe my court-style as frantic. I practiced the night before the shoot-out and I tried to pass to one of my friends and my back went out! I was just feeling decrepit and old and useless. But the morning of, I stretched it out and kind of played through the pain. It was down between me and a black guy for the role. He had played high school basketball and stuff but, for some reason, he wasn't hitting his shots. I was talking trash, needlessly because I was horrible, but all my garbage I was shooting was going in! I remember Mark Schwahn saying, "Your form is horrible! How are you making these shots?" but I couldn't miss that day. Then I got the part.
TDW: Did you ever expect all these years later that your character would still be around?
Moss: No, I didn't. Vaughn Wilson, who is such an awesome and cool dude, plays Fergie. Usually when we would shoot, it was like smoke and fire. One of us wasn't working unless the other was. They would call us in together, Junk and Fergie, Junk and Fergie. I was working at the studios, actually, during the second or third seasons, in the lighting and grip department. I was in the shop, inventorying equipment and fixing equipment. I would deliver stuff to the set of One Tree Hill and try to get the scoop–was I in the next script? I remember somebody at the beginning of the third season saying, "Oh, yeah. You're coming up soon" and then they looked at the script later and were like, "No, I think it was just Fergie in the script." It happened another time, too, where he was working and I wasn't so I thought maybe they were just done with me and I wanted to find out. So I e-mailed Mark Schwahn and said, "Hey, if you're done with me, I understand. I don't want to be on edge here. Just let me know if that's it. If that's it, that's fine and thank you for keeping me around as long as you did." He answered back–and he's such a sweet dude–he said "You know, honestly, we really don't know. We don't have a point of view for your character. We don't know where we're going to go so I don't have an answer for you but that might be it for you. Oh, and you're not looking so high school." And I understood that.
So I wrote him back and pitched an angle. I don't know if it had anything to with his ultimate decision but I pitched it that maybe Junk was this older loser guy. They had never shot me at the high school. I said maybe he's the older loser guy who hangs out with the kids on the River Court. He never really grew out of his high school years. He doesn't have anyone his own age so he's clinging to this group and maybe he's the guy who buys the beer. I didn't know. But I pitched it to him and he brought me back in and I thought it was in that capacity, as the older loser guy who found his niche with these guys. I thought it was that until they had me going to prom [Episode 4.15, Prom Night At Hater High] and graduation [Episode 4.20, The Birth And Death Of The Day]. I was like, "Okay. So I actually graduated. I actually went to prom." They actually had Fergie and I go together. We didn't have dates. So we walked in together.
Mark Schwahn, he's a loyal guy. Our characters certainly have not been so integral that they couldn't have just been dropped at this point. There wouldn't have been some huge outcry from the general public that watches One Tree Hill, I don't think, if Junk and Fergie disappeared. But they did keep us around. I was surprised when I found out that there were people who actually knew who Junk was, that people did watch the show that intently. "They're the old crew. They're the River Court kids." I think Schwahn saw that, too, and felt the need to bring back those roots, every now and then, to the River Court and to where the pilot began, the story began. Throughout whatever changes have gone on, he's brought us back to represent those roots and certainly occasionally for comic relief. It is kind of a surprise that seven years later I'm still playing Junk and that, in the small capacity I'm in, people know who Junk and Fergie are and appreciate us. It makes me feel like maybe if I was gone, I would be missed. I don't know.
TDW: I think it's remarkable because the show has had tons and tons of supporting characters over the years and you two have outlasted nearly all of them.
Moss: Yeah. I think part of it might be due to the fact that we're local actors. They don't have to fly us in. So part of it may be a budgetary issue. But Mark's been loyal and kept us in mind when there's gatherings and weddings and stuff. He's like, "Even if you don't have lines in the episodes, you guys need to be there. You're part of the crew." He hasn't forgotten the roots of the show and that's cool. While we've never come in and had very specific storylines or characters arcs, he's felt us somewhat integral and necessary, I guess.
TDW: Your most recent episode was the John Hughes tribute [Episode 7.15, Don't You Forget About Me]. Were you a fan of Weird Science and Home Alone before then?
Moss: I was with Weird Science. I hadn't watched Home Alone in its entirety until this last year. I showed it to my six-year-old son and we got to enjoy that together. But I was a big fan of Weird Science.
TDW: What was it like filming those scenes with Jackson [Brundage, Jamie]?
Moss: It was a lot of fun. He's always fun to work with. He was such a cool addition to the show when he came in. It's cool whenever the cameras stop rolling and we get to horse around with him. Actually in the paintball scene [in 7.15], there was a point in the shooting where they used stunt guys. Vaughn and I took the first few hits with special effects guys firing the paintball guns because they were not entirely trusting of Jackson's aim, not to hit us in the face or the cracks of our padding. But once they got the stunt guys in our places, they let him have a turn with the gun and he did not miss. He was nailing them repeatedly. He was a good shot.
TDW: On some level, that doesn't surprise me. He's proven he's good at like every single thing the show has handed him.
Moss: He is. He's such a little fella. I'm sure his percentage on the basketball court is better than mine. He puts up these wild shots and they go in. He's good. He's a sporty little fella. He's just a lot of fun. I've been doing this show longer than my son's been around. He was born [in season 1] so it's an interesting timeline, just to think I've been doing this show as long as its taken to this little human being to become who he is. The point of that being is that I've got a six-year-old kid and he's a little younger than Jackson, but I love kids and interacting with them. So Jackson is also a joy to be around.
TDW: Have you heard anything about the chances of there being an eighth season?
Moss: Probably as much as you have. I've got two theories. One, we will get an eighth season and my second theory is that we won't.
TDW: Very scientific.
Moss: That's as far as it goes. I really have no idea. I know the show was doing well with ratings towards the beginning of this season. I don't know quite where it is right now. I don't know who wants it, who wants to continue. I don't know who doesn't. So I don't know what will factor into it but I'd love for there to be another season, of course for myself and for the Wilmington crew, too. From the PAs to the DPs, the grips, the electrics–that's kind of the only gig in town right now outside of independents. I'm hoping all the talented guys on the crew can stay employed another season. And hopefully by the time the show has seen its last episode, there will be enough other work in town due to the film incentives that were recently passed so they can stay employed and stay in their own town.
TDW: I have to congratulate you on the success of Dear John. You guys took down Avatar in your first week!
Moss: We did. Our special unit dudes tackled those blue aliens. That was a shock. It was pretty cool to be a part of that.
TDW: For that audition, did you go in for a specific one of John's army pals or a generic one? Because I thought they all had unique personalities but I wasn't sure if that was determined by the script or if you brought that to the role.
Moss: Well, it was a little bit of both. To answer the first question, I originally auditioned for one of Savannah's friends. And then they brought me in for Rooster, who was who I got cast as. As far as what I brought to it, that was something again with the name. When I hear names, I put voices to them and with Rooster I decided maybe he was a Southern guy and brought that to the audition. I got called back and the director Lasse Hallstrom was there and I said, "Now I don't know if you want him to be Southern" but he liked what I had done. He asked where I was from and I said North Carolina and he said, "Oh, but you don't have an accent?" and I said, "I do but I don't have the accent I auditioned with." I made him a little more Southern.
Hallstrom did let us bring a lot to it. Very little of what you heard my character saying was scripted. I'm trying to think of any of it was. There was "requesting to extend my stay as well, sir"–that was scripted. But he would let us improvise a lot. There's that scene where John drops his letters in the mud before he burns them off. Hallstrom decided at the last minute, "Let's pop this shot off" and he asked if I would walk by and say something. I asked, "Anything in particular?" and he said, "No, maybe you can just say something smart-ass to him, make a little joke about it. Or ask him what's wrong. It's up to you." So we went over a few variations of it and did it. And the scene in the humvee just before John gets in a firefight, there was this whole little written monologue about being a little upset about being a soldier sent overseas and there not being any combat where we were. We tried that and he said, "No, it sounds too soldier-y, too military. Can you just tell a story?" And I said, "What kind of story?" "I don't know. Any kind of story. Something personal." So I told part of a story from a buddy of mine, a fishing story about a catfish eating a squirrel and the squirrel getting away and swimming to the shore. So I did that in one take and I was just ad-libbing in the surroundings for other stuff. So we all did get to bring a lot of our stuff to it. Hallstrom would just try to breathe life into it by saying, "Forget the script. Here's the situation. Act as you would naturally."
TDW: You also have a new movie out now, Blood Done Sign My Name. What can you tell me about that?
Moss: That was a great experience because it was the only time I've played an actual real-life person. It's a true story. It's based on the memoirs of Tim Tyson. He observed the racial tensions in Oxford, North Carolina in the 1970s, where riots and protests came about when three local white men–a business owner and his two sons–weren't convicted of brutally beating and shooting to death a young black Vietnam veteran who had just gotten back. I was cast as one of those sons, Larry Teel. It's an important story. As a North Carolinian and as well as an American, you don't hear all these stories. You hear about the civil rights movement and it's kind of confined to this time in the '60s but you find out shit was not fixed in the '70s and it's still not. That should be common knowledge but you don't hear these little stories. It's not a part of North Carolina history. They teach North Carolina history in their schools and you don't hear about this. It was cool to be a part of a true story. There were people on set that were there during the riots, during that time, and saw the tension after these three men went on trial and got off scot-free when there were witnesses. It was really interesting. It was a great experience.
TDW: You also worked with fellow One Tree Hill stars on it.
Moss: Yeah, I worked with Lee Norris [Mouth] and Michael May [Chuck]. It was cool to have Lee there. It was comforting.
TDW: Speaking of One Tree Hill stars, you also narrated The True-Love Tale of Boyfriend and Girlfriend, which starred Hilarie Burton [Peyton] and Austin Nichols [Julian].
Moss: Yes, I did. That was really cool. [Writer-director] Nick [Gray] and Hilarie asked me to come in and do that. I think they both had seen me do really broad kind of character-y voices from different things that I have done so they wanted me to come in and provide them with this crusty narrator guy. It was a lot of fun to kind of disappear into that voice.
TDW: If I didn't know that you were the narrator, I never would've guessed.
Moss: Well, thank you. We toyed around with a couple of voices but that was pretty much the first idea and they liked it. It was like a Southern-fried William S. Burroughs.
TDW: I think I read that your girlfriend was on One Tree Hill recently.
Moss: Yes! She's awesome. Madison Weidberg. She is an incredible actress and quite a talented actor. We actually met doing a play in Wilmington. We met [in 2008] during Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical–real high-brow stuff. But it was a blast. Anyway, she was involved with The Notebook musical, the workshop that Bethany Joy [Galeotti, Haley] did. She played a couple of characters in that and she did a great job. She and Bethany Joy got along really well and so when the opportunity came for back-up singers for the episode where Haley has her big concert [Episode 7.13, Weeks Go By Like Days], she called upon some of the girls that had been in The Notebook.
TDW: That's very cool. What's next for you?
Moss: Since Dear John, I got to do a part in The Conspirator, which is a Robert Redford-directed film about the trial of Mary Surratt after the assassination of Lincoln. I play a senior officer in the war department and I get to have a nice scene with Kevin Kline–and under the director of Robert Redford, so that was amazing! To be there and looking at Robert Redford's face telling me what to do–that was a real thrill. Then I went down not long ago and had a day on The Hungry Rabbit Jumps, which is a Nicholas Cage thriller. It'll be out in a year or so. And I just got cast in Army Wives; that's a Lifetime show that shoots in Charleston. There's a possibility that that'll be a recurring role.
TDW: That's exciting.
Moss: Yeah, I just shot that this past week. I guess that's the next thing that will be seen. Vaughn and I worked on another One Tree episode about Skills [Antwon Tanner] coming back and some drama there with Mouth.
TDW: Is Antwon in that episode?
Moss: Oh, yeah. He is.
TDW: That's great. We'll keep our eyes peeled for that and everything else you have going on.
Moss: I've got a couple pilots out there that are kind of little independent ventures that I'm hoping will come to fruition. I shot a pilot called Hardwell with some good friends. It's a comedy we shot and pitched to FX. Nothing's happened with it yet but we're crossing our fingers but not holding our breath. And there's a golf pilot I shot with some guys in town here about a golf pro. Wilmington is really cool. There's so many creative, talented people in this town that just drum up [projects] when there's not any big things in town. The independent film scene in town is thriving and alive and will hopefully get realized and make some dough. When there's nothing big happening, you can usually find something to do, something to act in, some way to work whether it's for free and the thrill of the project or what.
TDW: I wish you the best of luck of everything.
Moss: Well, thank you so much. Thanks a lot, Shari.
Come back next Sunday for another exclusive interview!
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News Roundup: One Tree Hill, 90210, Gossip Girl and More
I have confirmed that Antwon Tanner (Skills, One Tree Hill) will appear in at least one episode of OTH later this season, despite being sentenced last month to three months in prison. As I reported then, Tanner hadn't been fired from the show and he has until the end of April to begin serving his sentence, so this news makes perfect sense. I will have a spoiler on Tanner's appearance on Sunday.
Change of plans again: Robert Buckley (Clay, One Tree Hill) will indeed be at the Wilmington police fundraiser tomorrow.
Michael Grubbs (Grubbs, One Tree Hill) chose Tobias' poem as the winner of our contest.
TVGuide.com and ScreenStar.com have interviews with Bryan Greenberg (Jake, One Tree Hill) about his new movie The Good Guy.
Variety has an article on Glee, which mentions One Tree Hill, Beverly Hills 90210 and Gossip Girl.
Monday is the start of the showbizzle Hollywood Challenge, where college improv teams and sketch comedy groups can compete fo the chance to work with Charles Rosin (executive producer, Beverly Hills 90210), among other prizes.
Caroline McWilliams (LuAnn Pruit, Beverly Hills 90210) died last week. She was 64.
MTV.com has an article on the AnnaLynne McCord (Naomi, 90210) Shape cover story.
Tristan Wilds (Dixon, 90210) and Matt Lanter (Liam, 90210) are participating in GameStop's Bad Company 2 Celebrity Tournament.
Lanter spoke with E! Online about working with Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl) on The Roommate and gave some 90210 spoilers.
Brian Austin Green (David, Beverly Hills 90210), Meester and Ed Westwick (Chuck, Gossip Girl) are included in a PopEater list of Actors Who (Sort of) Secretly Rock.
Hilary Duff (Olivia, Gossip Girl) is engaged to hockey player Mike Comrie.
Aaron Tveit (Tripp, Gossip Girl) will appear on an episode of Ugly Betty in March.
PEOPLE.com has Gossip Girl spoilers.
PopMatters has an interesting article they say is about Chuck vs. Gossip Girl but there's a whole lotta O.C. in there.
Olivia Wilde (Alex, The O.C.) will be among the presenters at the Film Independent Spirit Awards next month.
This is an interesting article on the connection the band Mumford & Sogs has to Orange County and The O.C.
The Boston Herald has an article on James Van Der Beek (Dawson, Dawson's Creek) and his new movie Formosa Betrayed.
Tags: 90210, Aaron Tveit, Alex, AnnaLynne McCord, Antwon Tanner, Bad Company 2 Celebrity Tournament, Beverly Hills 90210, Blair, Boston Herald, Brian Austin Green, Bryan Greenberg, Caroline McWilliams, Charles Rosin, Chuck, Clay, David, Dawson, Dawson's Creek, Dixon, E! Online, Ed Westwick, Film Independent Spirit Awards, GameStop, Glee, Gossip Girl, Grubbs, Hilary Duff, Jake, James Van Der Beek, Leighton Meester, Liam, LuAnn, LuAnn Pruit, Matt Lanter, Michael Grubbs, Mike Comrie, MTV.com, Mumford & Songs, Naomi, Olivia, Olivia Wilde, One Tree Hill, Orange County, PEOPLE.com, PopEater, PopMatters, Robert Buckley, ScreenStar.com, Shape, Showbizzle, showbizzle Hollywood Challenge, Skills, The Good Guy, The O.C, The Roommate, Tripp, Tristan Wilds, TVGuide.com, Ugly Betty, Variety, Wilmington
Breaking News: One Tree Hill's Antwon Tanner Sentenced to 3 Months in Jail, Not Fired
Antwon Tanner (Skills, One Tree Hill) has been sentenced to three months in jail prison but has not been fired from the show, according to Newsday.com. After he completes his prison term, however, he will have to serve 5 months of home detention. (Full disclosure: I have freelanced for Newsday.)
In August, Tanner plead guilty to fraud charges. He had been arrested in April and accused of distributing fake social security numbers. Reports at the time said he faced up to 10 years in prison. The CW said nothing had been decided in regards to his future with One Tree Hill.
According to today's report, the judge said Tanner's actions were based on "greed." Tanner, addressing the judge, said he has "worked so hard" and this is "an embarrassment to my family, my kids, my wife, my fans."
Tanner's lawyer told Newsday that this was a case of "stupidity," not greed. He pointed out that Tanner had a six-figure income but has since suffered financially.
In a poll I conducted in August, 44 percent of voters said this should be irrelevant to Tanner's career on the show. Thirty-seven percent, however, said he should be fired since he was found guilty of a crime. Another 19 percent expressed shock and uncertainty.
Prior to the hiatus, One Tree Hill (episode 7.12) showed Tanner's character moving to Los Angeles to pursue a new career.
Tanner tweeted last week that life is "hectic" but also said he is working on his own show.
Tanner must surrender to authorities by April 30. I will update if and when the network/show releases a comment.
Tags: Antwon Tanner, Los Angeles, Newsday.com, One Tree Hill, Skills, Twitter
Exclusive: One Tree Hill's Lee Norris Answers YOUR Questions!
This was the third time I've interviewed Lee Norris (Mouth, One Tree Hill) but I can't say "third time's a charm" because he's been charming every time. And this time around, as we caught up on the phone, he was gracious enough to answer questions submitted by YOU!
TeenDramaWhore: Since we just spoke a few months ago, today I thought I would do things a little bit differently. I asked my readers, your fans, to send in questions. So this is coming directly from them.
Lee Norris: Alright, very cool.
TDW: So Em wants to know: Do you hang out with any of your One Tree Hill costars in your free time?
Norris: Yeah, absolutely. We're a tight-knit family and we've worked together for going on seven years here so we definitely hang out. Sophia [Bush, Brooke] is a great friend of mine and we have new faces now like Austin [Nichols, Julian], who's a good kid. You know, pretty much everyone. We all hang out when we can. We work different schedules.
TDW: Okay, and Zella wants to know: In last week's episode, Mouth got the idea of doing his own sports webshow/website as his new career path, and she's wondering what web-series, podcasts, and websites do you pay attention to in real-life. And if you are into web 2.0 & social media like we are.
Norris: That's a good question. I'm not a huge blog-follower. Other than, of course, TeenDramaWhore, a big shout-out there.
TDW: Thank you!
Norris: But I don't go to too many blog sites. My girlfriend reads some of that stuff and will send interesting things to me so I pretty much rely on her. But otherwise, I'm pretty typical, you know, ESPN.com viewer and I try to keep up with a couple of my favorite bands' blogs in terms of their upcoming concerts and things like diaries that they're doing and stuff. So that kind of thing. I'm not a huge–like I don't do Twitter. I think it's a really cool thing and I just don't think I'm exciting enough to have a Twitter personally.
TDW: Awww.
Norris: I don't. I just feel like, I don't know. Maybe people would be interested. I guess they probably would considering I have a really cool job and work with some pretty cool people but otherwise I don't think they really care about me eating my chicken sandwich from Chik-fil-A.
TDW: You never know. Lauren wants to know if the cast is planning on doing anymore tours or charity events?
Norris: You know, those kinds of things have always been driven by our producers. They're really the force behind that, and the network. So it's not typically up to the cast, but, that being said, I would love to go out and do any of those kind of things because anytime we get to go out and see the fans face-to-face, it's obviously the best part of the job for me, to get to meet all of our fans because they're the reason we've been around for so long and it's nice when you can step outside of this little world we have in Wilmington and see that what we're doing on this little soundstage is affecting people that live in other countries. It's just amazing to see that it affects people in a real-life way. So I'd be all for that. And I really want–I'd really like to some, you know, we've been over the states quite a bit but it'd be nice to sort of go out and do some international stuff.
TDW: And Lauren also wants to know if you are interested in directing an episode.
Norris: Yeah. I would eventually like to move into directing. It's been really fun to work with James [Lafferty, Nathan] and Soph and [Bethany Joy Galeotti, Haley] and Paul [Johansson, Dan] and watch them do it. I'm the kind of person–I'm like a major organizer and preparer. I don't typically like to take something on until I feel like I've learned every possible thing about it, and directing is such a huge task that I feel like I'm still sort of figuring that whole world out. I'm observing a lot and trying to learn as much as I can, so that if the opportunity comes along, that, you know, obviously I can do–I can hopefully do–a great job. But, yeah, I'd be interested in that eventually.
TDW: A reader by the username of g90210th wants to know: Besides Mouth, who is your favorite character currently on the show, and why?
Norris: Ooh, that's a good question! Wow. I don't know. Is it really bad to say that Dan is my favorite character?
TDW: Not at all! That's totally fine.
Norris: I don't know, it's kind of weird. I don't know. I'm always, you know, intrigued as to what's going on in that man's mind because he's just so…Obviously I don't like him at all but I'm always sort of waiting to see what he's got up his sleeve and currently kind of interesting to me is, is he really the bad guy in his relationship right now or is Rachel [Dannel Harris] the bad guy? They're both pretty bad. That's kind of interesting to me at the moment so I guess I'll go with Dan. I bet most people wouldn't pick Mouth to say that.
TDW: Keren wants to know: If you could be in any TV series beside OTH, which series would it be? Which character?
Norris: Okay, I'd definitely would love to be on True Blood, which is a show about vampires. I would definitely want to be–well, first of all it's set in the South and I'm from the South so I definitely just want to be a cool, majorly-centuries-old vampire that's really really bad-ass, I guess. I don't know. I didn't get swept away in the whole Twilight thing but the True Blood craze is pretty cool. It's a neat show.
TDW: Keren also wants to know: If you could visit any country in the world right now, which country would it be?
Norris: That's a good question, too. Gosh, you know I've always wanted to go to Australia but I've never been. I almost studied abroad there in college and it fell through at the last minute. I've heard wonderful things about the people and the beaches and the weather. I'd like to do that. It's just a long flight from here. There's a number of places I'd like to go but I've been lucky to travel to some great countries already and Australia's one of the ones, unfortunately, I haven't been to yet.
TDW: Becky wants to know: How has the cast changed this season with the departure of Chad [Michael Murray, Lucas] and Hilarie [Burton, Peyton] and the addition of some of the new actors?
Norris: Obviously we miss Chad and Hil because we worked for them for six years and, you know, it's tough to say goodbye to people after that long but, you know, I think One Tree Hill is really an ensemble show at its core. I think there's enough of "old people" around that the show still has interesting stories left to tell about the characters. And I think you still feel the presence of Lucas and Peyton from time to time, which is important. In terms of the new characters, you know, I feel like they've tried to balance so you're not completely immersed in new storylines only without the old stuff. Obviously, you know, Rob Buckley's character Clay just had a huge revelation in terms of you finding out he's been married and his wife passed away tragically, and I think that was a really smart way to introduce that character because certainly it's hard enough to deal with that and obviously he's kind of good to Nathan and Haley who are a big core part of the show. So I think that's interesting ,and Jana Kramer [Alex] is really funny and has a lot of energy as Alex so I think they're doing a good job of balancing the new characters so far.
TDW: Okay. A different Lauren wants to know: When the show eventually ends, what are your plans?
Norris: Well, my plans are hopefully to continue acting because I love it. It's a passion of mine and I'd like to continue doing it for as along as I can. And I certainly wouldn't mind moving behind the camera, as I said, to directing. I'd look for those opportunities.
TDW: Okay, this one's a little bit longer. Lauren also wants to know: If you could describe each of your castmates with one word, what would it be?
Norris: Oh, wow. Okay, I'll try. This is going to be like word association. It's going to be like right off the bad. So, each cast member?
TDW: Yes.
Norris: Okay. For Sophia I would say intelligent. For Austin I would say wily–in a good way. I guess that's more than one word but anyway. For James I would say focused. Let's see. Gosh, I'm trying to think. We have so many cast members! For Rob I would say polite. For Lisa [Goldstein, Millicent] I would say genuine. For Paul I would say mischievous. For Antwon [Tanner, Skills] I would say talkative. (laughs) Who am I missing? Oh, I haven't done Joy. Oh gosh. That's a tough one. Let's see. What would I say about Joy? I would say she is…gosh, I would say, I don't know. She's like such a unique person and complex. Let's go with multi-talented.
TDW: Yeah, she definitely has that going for.
Norris: She does. The girl is like–I don't know if people know this but she just put together like a Broadway musical pretty much.
TDW: I know! I'm looking forward to seeing it. I hope it goes far.
Norris: She's insanely talented. Is that everybody?
TDW: Yeah, I think you got the core cast down really well.
Norris: Oh, Shantel [VanSanten, Quinn]. I didn't do Shantel. She's glamorous.
TDW: Okay. And what can you tell us about your storyline for the rest of this season?
Norris: Well I can tell you that Mouth's in a bit of a predicament right now because he just lost his job after sticking up for Nathan. So he's gotta figure out his career path and obviously in the last episode Julian sort of planted a seed in him, thinking about the internet so it's going to be interesting to see if he can pick that up and run with it. And certainly I think also really important to him is obviously his relationship with Millicent and she's starting to go down a little bit of a questionable path here after being introduced to this modeling world. How is he going to maintain this relationship with the girl that he loves but who's changing right before his eyes? He's got a lot to deal with. There's no shortage of drama in Tree Hill, you know that.
TDW: And lastly, do you have any message for the fans?
Norris: Well, obviously anytime I get a chance to say anything to the fans, after seven years, we have to say thank you. They are absolutely without a doubt the reason we're still on the air and I just thank them for their passion and their support because obviously, you know, this is a lot of fun for this. This is a job and we appreciate the fact that you guys let us into your homes every week. So I would say thank you because I don't think I'll ever be able say to say thank you enough.
TDW: Well, thank you so much, Lee. I really appreciate you taking the time to do this.
Norris: Of course, Shari. It's always fun to talk to you so keep up the good work.
TDW: Thank you. I hope you'll continue to check out the site.
Norris: I will. I love it when you interview my friends.
TDW: They have such great things to say about you!
Norris: It's pretty nice. Alright, Shari, take care!
TDW: Thank you, you too!
Come back Tuesday for another exclusive interview!
Tags: Alex, Antwon Tanner, Austin Nichols, Australia, Bethany Joy Galeotti, Brooke, Chad Michael Murray, Chik-fil-A, Clay, Dan, Danneel Harris, ESPN.com, Haley, Hilarie Burton, James Lafferty, Jana Kramer, Julian, Lee Norris, Lisa Goldstein, Lucas, Millicent, Mouth, Nathan, One Tree Hill, OTH, Paul Johansson, Peyton, Quinn, Rachel, Rob Buckley, Shantel VanSanten, Skills, Sophia Bush, TeenDramaWhore, Tree Hill, True Blood, Twilight, Twitter, Wilmington
News Roundup: 90210, One Tree Hill, Gossip Girl and More
Jennie Garth (Kelly, Beverly Hills 90210) is back on Twitter with a slightly different username.
According to Michael Cudlitz (Tony, Beverly Hills 90210), James Eckhouse (Jim, Beverly Hills 90210) will be on an upcoming episode of Southland.
At the premiere for Extract, a film in which Dustin Milligan (Ethan, 90210) appears, he discussed how he won't be back on the show. Jessica Stroup (Silver, 90210), his girlfriend, was also there.
AnnaLynne McCord (Naomi) is on the cover of the first issue of Beauty Entertainment Magazine.
TVGuideMagazine.com has a spoilish interview with McCord and Matt Lanter (Liam, 90210).
Star News posted a "first look" photo gallery for One Tree Hill's seventh season.
According to the Associated Press, it hasn't been decided what will happen to Antwon Tanner (Skills, One Tree Hill) in regards to his role on OTH. Tanner plead guilty last week to fraud charges.
Ausiello has interesting spoilers on a Chuck (Ed Westwick, Gossip Girl) storyline for this season.
MTV is developing a U.S. version of Skins to be the "absolute opposite of Gossip Girl."
Michelle Trachtenberg (Georgina, Gossip Girl) will star in Young Americans alongside Chris Pratt (Che, The O.C.). Coincidentally, Young Americans used to be the name of a show on The WB, a spin-0ff of Dawson's Creek which starred Rodney Scott (Will, Dawson's Creek).
MTV has an interview with Adam Brody (Seth, The O.C.) on his role in Jennifer's Body.
Tags: 90210, Adam Brody, AnnaLynne McCord, Antwon Tanner, Associated Press, Ausiello, Beauty Entertainment Magazine, Beverly Hills 90210, Che, Chris Pratt, Chuck, Dawson's Creek, Dustin Milligan, Ed Westwick, Ethan, Extract, Georgina, Gossip Girl, James Eckhouse, Jennie Garth, Jennifer's Body, Jessica Stroup, Jim, Kelly, Liam, Matt Lanter, Michael Cudlitz, Michelle Trachtenberg, MTV, Naomi, One Tree Hill, OTH, Rodney Scott, Seth, Silver, Skills, Skins, Southland, Star News, The O.C, The WB, Tony, TVGuideMagazine.com, Will, Young Americans
BREAKING NEWS: Antwon Tanner Pleads Guilty to Fraud
According to Newsday.com (a reptuable, nationally-known newspaper from where I grew up), Antwon Tanner (Skills, One Tree Hill) plead guilty "in Brooklyn federal court today to illegally selling Social Security numbers for $10,000."
Tanner, when sentenced in late November, faces up to 10 years in prison but will likely get "between 6 and 12 months, according to prosecutors, [since] there was no evidence that the numbers were actually used to defraud anyone."
Tanner has said via Twitter that he will be appearing in One Tree Hill's seventh season, which premieres Sept. 14.
I will update as more info comes in, but Tanner isn't expected to comment until his sentencing.
He was first arrested in April. I am doing a revised version of the poll I had posted then.
Please vote.
Tags: Antwon Tanner, Newsday.com, One Tree Hill, Skills
Before They Were Teen Drama Stars, Part 4
MONDAY: Beverly Hills 90210
TUESDAY: Dawson's Creek
WEDNESDAY: The O.C.
TODAY: One Tree Hill
CHAD MICHAEL MURRAY (Lucas)
Recurring roles on Gilmore Girls and Dawson's Creek
HILARIE BURTON (Peyton)
MTV veejay; Dawson's Creek guest-star as herself
BETHANY JOY GALEOTTI (Haley)
Recurring role on one of my favorite non-teen drama shows, Guiding Light
JAMES LAFFERTY (Nathan)
Recurring role on Once and Again
SOPHIA BUSH (Brooke)
Was in the movie Van Wilder and had a recurring role on Nip/Tuck
LEE NORRIS (Mouth)
Recurring roles on The Torkelsons and Boy Meets World
ANTWON TANNER (Skills)
Recurring role on Boston Public
PAUL JOHANSSON (Dan)
Recurring roles on Beverly Hills 90210, Parker Lewis Can't Lose, Lonesome Dove and Highlander
Come back tomorrow for part 5!
Tags: Antwon Tanner, Bethany Joy Galeotti, Beverly Hills 90210, Boston Public, Boy Meets World, Brooke, Chad Michael Murray, Dan, Dawson's Creek, Gilmore Girls, Guiding Light, Haley, Highlander, Hilarie Burton, James Lafferty, Lee Norris, Lonesome Dove, Lucas, Mouth, MTV, Nathan, Nip/Tuck, Once and Again, One Tree Hill, Parker Lewis Can't Lose, Paul Johansson, Peyton, Sophia Bush, The Torkelsons, Van Wilder


Disability income: time for a rethink?
Have we got the cost/claims/benefits ratio working in a sustainable position that will continue to deliver for insured customers?
RGA Australia recently conducted a wide-ranging review of disability income claims files. We looked at claims management, underwriting and policy wording to ascertain what issues, if any, are evident in the system.
Our top-level assessment of claims is that, yes, disability income (DI) policies are working, at least for the way they are written, but there are still issues that need addressing.
A much richer and complex set of underlying sector issues go to the heart of affordability for consumers and the long-term viability of the sector.
Almost certainly on current forecasts, the future is not looking too good. According to leading actuarial consultancy Rice Warner, DI premiums will further increase. Products are also likely to undergo fundamental redesign. All of this in order to maintain some semblance of long-term affordability.
Nobody can argue that disability income insurance does not serve a vital community need. According to Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) data, some $8 Billion* is paid annually to claimants in this country alone.
- Are insureds paying too much for too many product features they don't actually need?
- Has the long-term trend to design ever more 'bells and whistles' come at the cost of the industry's capacity to provide even basic 'belts and braces' needed by insured customers at claim time?
- Is it time to take a step back to re-engage with the original intent of disability income insurance and to see if those purposeful goals are actually being met, especially for the insured?
The sustainability of insurance products in this vital segment is under scrutiny for good reason. Customers are paying for 'extra' benefits that may very well reward them financially at claim time. But does this meet a genuine financial need?
A general view is that insureds 'buy and get what they pay for' and customers are willing to pay for additional financial benefits afforded by today's comprehensive policies. The irony, however, is that continued pressure on premiums – in turn increasing lapse rates and reducing market penetration – means more people who need cover are less likely to receive it.
It's also worth noting that while all customers pay the extra premiums for these additional benefits, the majority will never go on to claim them.
The average retail disability income premium increased by 9 per cent between 2013 and 2014 (above and beyond age increases) and the average group premium increased by 19 per cent during the same period, according to data from Rice Warner.
The truth is, these increases have likely been insufficient, which means there are more hikes to come.
As a re-insurer, RGA has seen incidence rates from 2013 to 2015 increase by 21 per cent over what they were from 2004 to 2008. During the same period, terminations decreased by 8 per cent – and the trend-line is not good. While individual company results certainly vary, it's an industry-wide issue as publicly available APRA statistics and the KMPG Disability Study both show.
Given these scenarios, the industry should perhaps also ask itself whether customers would be better off taking a good-quality 'basic' DI product, and redeploying premium savings towards improving their overall personal financial position.
Changes can be a fundamental positive and need not be seen as draconian. While starting again with new products makes sense in the long term, after reviewing claims files, RGA believes there are modest, common sense changes that would provide improvements as the industry makes a transition to alternative product solutions.
Though it will take some time for such changes to influence claims results, there are a number of adjustments that can be made with minimal or no market impact, as well as some new benefits that would materially improve the ability to manage claims as they begin to flow through.
For example, changes that focus on compliance, rehabilitation and retraining would have no or very limited impact on systems, and could be managed within product disclosure statements and policy documentation only, making them easily implementable.
They would also open the dialogue and thought process about what better products for all parties might look like in the future.
The focus must shift from one of proving or disproving disability to one where the insured, his or her medical advisers and the insurance company are working together to get the insured back to health and back to work. Products must support, encourage and facilitate this approach both in their language and in their features and benefits.
Products would ideally satisfy a real financial need, and the insured must have a reasonable degree of responsibility for his or her progress and recovery. The focus should not be on what insureds cannot do, but what they can do and what support they need to recover and get back to normal working life.
This new way of thinking about products and how to help insureds should involve not just insurance professionals, but also financial advisers, medical professionals and the general public.
While the paradigm won't change overnight, the discussion can begin now. It is not just about improving the financial outcomes for insurers but seeking to benefit the average policyholder, both in their hip pocket and in the event they have the misfortune to file a claim.
*Source: APRA Quarterly Life Insurance Statistics, March 2016. Includes lump sum as well as Disability payments.
Meredith Barnes is head of underwriting and technical Services at RGA Australia.


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Q: error: expected constructor, destructor, or type conversion before 'main' I am trying to figure out how to jump to one function then come back and preform another. When I compile it the only error I get is
error: expected constructor, destructor, or type conversion before 'main'

Here is my code:
#include <iostream>
#include "32PM.cpp"

pm()

int main()
{
  std::cout << "Hello World!";
}

A: A function call followed by a semicolon, is a statement. Statements can only be used in a function body. E.g. in the body of main.

Note that declarations in C++ come in two flavors: block declarations, which can be used as statements in blocks, and non-block declarations, that can only be (directly) used outside functions.
E.g. a variable declaration is a block declaration, and a namespace definition (or for that matter a full function definition) is a non-block declaration.
It's somewhat arbitary, but the essence is that there is divide between constructs that can be used as statements, and those that cannot, and this is part of the C++ grammar.

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Author: Sarah Kortemeier
Sarah Kortemeier won the Felix Pollak Prize in Poetry from the University of Wisconsin Press for her debut collection, Ganbatte. Her work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Ploughshares, Alaska Quarterly Review, Fairy Tale Review, and The Feminist Wire, among others. She serves as Library Director at The University of Arizona Poetry Center.

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Oil and gas digital infrastructure
Roadware - Road surveys
Fugro recognised by Marine Technology Society for industry-leading efforts to close seabed mapping data gap
Fugro has received the Marine Technology Society (MTS) 2018 Compass Industrial Award for outstanding private sector contributions to marine science and technology.
In selecting Fugro for the honour, MTS cited the company's legacy of marine survey innovation and its industry-leading support of The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project (Seabed 2030). David Millar, Fugro's government accounts director for the Americas region, accepted the award. "We are grateful to MTS for recognising our efforts with Seabed 2030. Given that a significant proportion of Fugro's work is ocean related, supporting this project is a way for us to positively impact global society and practice good ocean stewardship," Millar said.
Seabed 2030 is a collaborative project between Japan's Nippon Foundation and the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO). It aims to produce a definitive, high-resolution bathymetric map of the entire world's ocean floor by the year 2030. The resulting data will be used to inform global policy, improve sustainable use of the ocean and advance scientific research. Meeting the project goal demands strong industry support, as less than 20 percent of the oceans currently is mapped to modern survey standards.
One of the primary ways Fugro is supporting Seabed 2030 is with crowdsourced bathymetry data contributions. In 2017, the company devised a method of operating its vessel-based multibeam echosounder systems autonomously while transiting between marine survey projects. To date, the company has contributed more than 100,000 square kilometres of high resolution crowdsourced bathymetry to Seabed 2030. Many of these data (specifically those collected along the Western and Northern Atlantic) have also benefited a regional initiative known as the Galway Statement on Atlantic Ocean Cooperation, signed in 2013 between the United States, Canada and the European Union.
"I am proud to see Fugro receive this prestigious award and hope their crowdsourcing approach of using vessels in transit to collect and contribute bathymetry data to Seabed 2030 sets a trend for all other vessels at sea," said MTS President Donna Kocak.
MTS presented the award, sponsored by Compass Publications, to Fugro during the 2018 OCEANS Conference and Exposition in Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
Martine Langerak
media@fugro.com
+31 (0) 70 31 11147
Catrien van Buttingha Wichers
c.vanbuttingha@fugro.com


Yes, that is Billy Joel, wearing fur pelts and posing with Small in a meat locker. And while such packaging might seem at best laughable, you ain't experienced nuthin' 'til you've heard the thing.
It gets a lot worse from there. The prefrontal cortex, by the way, is "implicated in planning complex cognitive behaviors, personality expression, decision making and moderating correct social behavior. The basic activity of this brain region is considered to be orchestration of thoughts and actions in accordance with internal goals." Goals such as creating a hit record and correct social behavior such as … none of what's described in that album. The prosecution rests.
I also didn't know that Billy Joel's first wife was poached from his bandmate. Apparently he never really was any more normal than other Hollyweirds. Sigh.