tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66315750266486695512024-03-13T08:38:24.231-07:00The Baltarstar Blog.A Blog for Aspiring Geniuses and Angels.Denisellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06795374433278780949noreply@blogger.comBlogger300125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631575026648669551.post-81551675118760741072013-12-17T14:34:00.005-08:002013-12-17T14:34:31.963-08:00Farewell For Now.I thought I'd make a little announcement, although I hate it when people announce things like this. They usually end up coming back, if it still means enough for them to make the announcement. But I feel like I should say that I'm taking an indefinite hiatus, and it might be final. I won't say goodbye. I'll say farewell for now, acknowledging that I might come back. (This way I won't feel like a total idiot if I make a new post in two months.)<div>
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Nothing specific happened to make me feel this way, fandoms just have a lifespan. I didn't wake up one morning disillusioned, there was no big disappointment. More like I woke up one morning as a fan of Welcome to Night Vale, and I fell for the main actor, and I can't keep two simultaneous fandoms going. It's a show and fandom that kind of eats you up. But it's also exactly my kind of thing, in a way that even BSG never was. </div>
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Another thing is that James is not very visible right now. If his roles continue to be bit parts in shows like CSI, and indie movies I don't get to see, my fandom might not have enough fuel to keep burning. I really loved BSG, and Going Wrong and Sex and Chips and FlashForward. But after that, my excitement has waned - not for his acting, but for the kind of shows and roles he's been in. My dream is still that James gets a main role in a really intelligent drama - think something on HBO perhaps, in the style of In Treatment of the Sopranos. If that happens, I'll most likely be back. He's a brilliant actor, and he has that charisma that I find hard to resist. I just wish he got jobs where he can use that potential. </div>
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This blog will stay up as an archive, as will the <a href="http://fuckyeahjamescallis.tumblr.com/">Fuck Yeah James Callis!</a> (why didn't I name it Frak Yeah?). I won't make new original posts for now, unless something really major happens. (There's a post at FY! on James as Shakespeare in Key & Peele, in case you haven't seen it yet.) Once the Night Vale fandom mellows out a bit, and/or James gets a more prominent role in something I really love, I might come back. Obviously I'm not really going anywhere. You can reach me at deniselle dot swan at gmail dot com. I'm on Tumblr as deniselle, too. If you're into Night Vale, I've got a blog for <a href="http://words-are-vibrations.tumblr.com/">the show</a> and <a href="http://cecilbaldwinfan.tumblr.com/">the actor</a>. </div>
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I've loved writing this blog and sharing James news and thoughts with you guys. This fandom has had less drama and more friends than any other I've been a part of (Night Vale included), </div>
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Obviously that goes for you too James, if you happen to see this. You're a great actor, and I wish you a great career and a long happy life. </div>
Denisellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06795374433278780949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631575026648669551.post-57718821127475327372013-09-14T11:26:00.002-07:002013-09-18T03:05:34.488-07:00James Callis at Montréal Comic Con: Watch This Space.<b>Wednesday, September 18 </b><br />
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Sorry for the long gap! Life and work got in the way.<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/ThatAliCat/status/379961887988781056/photo/1">A group photo </a>with fans. (The fan's dress reminds me of Starbuck's ball gown, which might not be a coincidence.) James looks casual, a bit tired, and tiny next to Tahmoh. Very cute.<br />
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<a href="http://wallflowermode.tumblr.com/tagged/james%20callis">Cute panel photos</a>, very James. Rubbing his leg, wearing the CALIS FINEST shirt, and just being his adorable self. He manages to look so boyish still. Maybe he's a child at heart.<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/Bob_Layton/status/380133145414090752/photo/1">Friday dinner</a>. And he's wearing a denim jacket with rolled-up sleeves. I know I've said many things about his outfits over the years, but I really like his new casual style. It's just down to earth and.. normal. It makes him look like a regular guy, and I like that.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46667761@N00/9789838416/in/photolist-fV6tTw-fThhEs-fzN9DX-fzN9An-fA3tqm-fzN9rK-frZnmj-frhvhJ-euYdms-euYdtd-epK5xk-entjbs-em6jT4-em6jXr-eeDNfc-dUkiN3-dU6LW2-dQUwXD-dQZAJf-fTbXUi-fTd4Yf-fQY6UG-ensCW9-dQUyz2-dR13y7-dQU1ZF-dQZAB1-dQZzPC-dQZzSA-dQZz1o-dQTZzn-dQU1WP-dQU1n6-dQZzgJ-dQU1AR-dQU16R-dQZyx5-dQU2ux-dQTZEB-dQZAid-dQZyVQ-dQU1La-dQU1Ht-dQU2x2-dQZAyC-dQZzp7-dQZynf-dQZyzJ-dQTZN8-dQU2aR-dQZzwu">Random shot of the autograph area</a>, where James is smiling at his water bottle, or something. Hee!<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151585261106286&l=f7215fdcee">Another random shot </a>from further away. Is James dialing a number on his phone? Hard to say.<br />
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Sound on Sight <a href="http://www.soundonsight.org/montreal-comiccon-2013-a-chat-with-james-callis/">did a little interview</a> with James.<br />
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<strong style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17.90625px;"><i>Callis</i>:</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17.90625px;"> I don’t know if they fall in love with him (…) I don’t know why, exactly. The writing was very brilliant. He’s in these very strange situations, he’s quite human; he doesn’t have all the answers.</span><br />
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Of course we fall in love with Baltar! He's a loveable guy. It's just the people who don't get the show that hate him. Well, maybe that's not entirely fair, he's kind of detestable too. But he's definitely not all bad.<br />
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<a class="twitter-atreply pretty-link" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/lisawest99" style="color: #0084b4; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #66b5d2;">@</span>lisawest99</a> I've seen T shirts - Gaius is my Homeboy -how about 1 that says...."I'm Gaius's lovechild!" sure the numbers run into the 1000's</div>
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:D :D :D :D :D That's sooooooo.... :D Someone needs to make this shirt!<br />
<br />There was a link with a lovely James and Tahmoh pic, but where is it now? I should always post the updates right away, or they get lost in the spam and general mentions of James on Google. Anyhoo, somewhere out there is a lovely picture of James and Tahmoh just talking, and they had misspelled "Penikett" on the note on the wall, and James had a glass of Coke I think?! Also a yellow cap. If someone finds that picture, link it to me plz. It was so cute.<br />
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<b>Sunday, September 15 </b><br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/natdum/status/379032120649216000/photo/1">Calis Finest</a>. Heee! Adorable. And I try not to comment on his weight, but it does seem that when he takes the flannel off, it's like washing a cat - there's basically nothing underneath. I'm probably the only one who's disappointed by that. But very cute anyway. I think I like the goatee, it suits his benevolent face. He can muse into his beard and all that.<br />
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<a href="http://battlestargate.tumblr.com/post/61243040275/what-a-great-day#notes">Gaius and the Sixes</a>. OMG, these are so good. He's really getting into it, posing like those season four posters.<br />
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<a href="http://battlestargate.tumblr.com/post/61166801295/michael-hogan-and-edward-james-olmos-surprised-us">The dapper outfit from Friday</a>. Oddly, I can't find any pictures of Saturday's panel.<br />
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A couple of flannel-clad photos, <a href="https://twitter.com/Dangurias/status/378994938203353088/photo/1">part 1</a> and <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/60771258@N00/9743132708/in/photolist-fQY6UG-fzN9DX-fzN9An-fA3tqm-fzN9rK-frZnmj-frhvhJ-euYdms-euYdtd-epK5xk-entjbs-ensCW9-em6jT4-em6jXr-ekCXhQ-eeDNfc-dUkiN3-dU6LW2-dQUyz2-dQUwXD-dR13y7-dQU1ZF-dQZAB1-dQZzPC-dQZzSA-dQZz1o-dQTZzn-dQU1WP-dQU1n6-dQZzgJ-dQU1AR-dQU16R-dQZyx5-dQU2ux-dQTZEB-dQZAid-dQZyVQ-dQU1La-dQU1Ht-dQZAJf-dQU2x2-dQZAyC-dQZzp7-dQZynf-dQZyzJ-dQTZN8-dQU2aR-dQZzwu-dQZz8u-dQU2rz-dQZySL">part 2</a>. See what I mean? That must be his favorite outfit, because he even has it on in the Twitter avatar.<br />
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Well, it's that time again! Con time. An exciting time when people get to meet James, and us at home get a little glimpse of that through the Internet. As usual, I will do the googling, so you can just sit back and read this post. This time the con is in Montréal, Canada. Which is apparently a bilingual city with both English- and French-speakers. If there are French-speaking reports, I'll do my best to translate them.<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/Field_Trish/status/378676264288415744/photo/1">First photo</a> - he has a goatee?! Wasn't he completely face-hairless just a few short weeks ago? I'm not sure if I'm ready for this jelly. It looks better than just a mustache for some reason, maybe because his mustache tends to be so very thick. But you know what a goatee might mean - this isn't James but his evil twin. Rames. The hair is short/shorn, and he's wearing a nice beige coat and jeans, looking very British Gentleman. Somehow this outfit reminds me of Starfury a few years back, when he was there with Jamie Bamber.<br />
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So far, so good: we have two clips from last night's Q&A! Thanks to Frederic Gingras. The panel was meant to be just James and Tahmoh Penikett, but Michael Hogan and Edward James Olmos showed up there as well. Which might mean James didn't get to talk all that much.<br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2LHUYD8mZ8">In this video</a>, he doesn't talk, but he reaches into his pocket and takes out his glasses, and then he smiles at EJO like "Look, I'm wearing glasses like you!" And Eddie smiles and rubs his shoulder all father-like. TOO CUTE! NerdJames!<br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMbNMNgBaMI">And in this one</a> (embedded below). he does talk a bit. They're asked about the original series, and James says he was upset as a child when the pilots couldn't save everyone. "I kept on then thinking maybe there were more seats in the Viper." The audience laughs, and James tells them he's serious. Awww! I know I did that with every unhappy ending as a kid: I had to imagine a happy ending for it, otherwise it was just too depressing. I find it kind of touching that James was that sensitive as a kid too.<br />
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There's been another panel today, with the same people. (Katee, Tricia and Jamie all had to cancel this con, so it's the four.. musketeers.. stooges.. little pigs? No, it doesn't sound good.) Not that many updates on that yet, but...<br />
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We relaunched the Kickstarter campaign because we were offered a deal and Kickstarter wouldn’t let us change the target amount after we launched. So we had to cancel and start again - and as a thank you to fans who pledged and supported us - we posted the entire short film starring James and Bertie and Craig Fairbrass on the Kickstarter page - people love the short and are watching and sharing and pledging. So please spread the word - and do a little pledge - to support us. Here’s the link.</div>
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So, go there and see the film, and give generously if you can! :) I saw it last night and must say I laughed out loud many times - and I'm a humorless feminist, and this sort of humor isn't my favorite, so it's a good sign if I laughed. The site has a Facebook link to Mr Webster, if you'd like to leave feedback on the movie!<br />
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The film is funny and very, very naughty. I have never seen James in something with that many references to his... hee hee.. ahem, penis. It's hilarious to see James do something like this, after seeing him talk coyly in an interview about signing a girls "[long beat].. eh, bosoms". I'm not sure where James falls on the super naughty-not naughty at all spectrum, but I think you can safely say, Mr Webster is firmly on the super naughty side.<br />
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The short is only 25 minutes, so it's more like vignettes of raunchy scenes put together, and thus gives a trailerish feel. The full feature would have more of a focused story, and thus more room for the great material we've seen in the form of outtakes. The film had good stuff, but I was disappointed that they cut out the grandmother story, which is on the site as an outtake video. That was the scene I laughed at the most. My other complaint is that it's slightly too in your face, much in the style of shows like <i>Californication </i>and <i>Weeds</i>. As in, "OMG aren't we outrageous?" Webster is a great writer who does verbal fireworks skilfully, so the outrageousness isn't always necessary in my view. Sometimes the over-the-top quality worked well, though, especially with the "buttprint on laptop". I scared my cats laughing out loud at that one. But it might be a matter of taste. My taste runs more in the "hilarious verbal brilliance delivered with a serious face" category, which was also well represented here. There's a voice-over from James, which was enjoyable and hopefully will be there in the longer film too.<br />
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The acting is great throughout. James is very charming, doing the "wide-eyed sweet loser" (reminiscent of his own movie, <i>Beginner's Luck</i>, which was also a small budget feature with ambition). And he gets to be flirtatious - there are even a few quick sex scenes! But he appears fully clothed throughout, I mean WHY?? Why no shirt-free scenes? I hope Mr Webster realizes what the audience wants and needs. The most popular search leading to my blog has always been "James Callis shirtless". I'm hoping for some of that, as well as more "James with a dog" adorability, in the feature film. (We do get James in hilarious 80's gear, James jamming to headphones, and James with a sleeping mask on, though, so I'm reasonably happy.) The dog was almost completely left out of the film for some reason.<br />
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But I digress. The other male lead, Robert Portal, is also deliciously evil and very funny, and the female lead, Anya Lahiri, is doing a great job as the sexy and strong woman Pursuit falls for. I thought she had great chemistry with James. I'm not sure if she will be in the feature film, though.<br />
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I tend to be uncomfortable with raunchy/outrageous humor like this, yet I also laugh at it. So if/when the feature film happens, you can expect an ambivalent review with some political reservations. I'll try my best not to write a full-on feminist analysis though.<br />
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All in all, a fun film, and I hope to see more of this in the future. Go see it, you've never seen James his raunchy!Denisellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06795374433278780949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631575026648669551.post-8410106807830008252013-07-17T11:19:00.003-07:002013-07-27T12:15:07.215-07:00Austenland: The Trailer!<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/UIxmVwP3ROI" width="560"></iframe><br />
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I'm not sure what my first feeling is - excitement that this looks so entertaining, or disappointment that James isn't credited? I thought he was more well-known than JJ Feild or Bret McKenzie. On the other hand, we have three female actors credited, which is rare in a trailer, so I feel like being feministly excited too. It's complicated.<br />
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And why is James wearing an undershirt while Ricky Whittle is topless by the pool? (I do like that he's reading a book, though. Nice Jamesy touch.) We need more shirtless James!<br />
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There are quite a few short snippets of James, and it looks like he's going to be both the perfect-for-the-part gentleman and hilarious! Even the musctache doesn't bug me that much. Shannon Hale praised him on Twitter:<br />
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Well I hope I will live to go and see the movie another time if it's that funny!<br />
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I promise that if this hits the cinemas in Finland, I will see it, possibly more than once. If it's really entertaining and Jamesy, I will leave my feminist glasses home and just enjoy it. (I can't pinky swear though, those glsases are hard to take off.)<br />
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My enjoyment of the movie will probably depend on how much romance there is as opposed to comedy. The trailer has a couple of funny scenes, but nothing laugh out loud, which might be a good sign. They saved a lot of fun for the film itself, while giving viewers the light entertaining feel of the film. I was very pessimistic and like "ugh a romantic comedy" when I first heard of this, but I take that back. Let's say I'm carefully optimistic and fairly sure I'll enjoy at least James' scenes. I do find the premise original, and I think it might promise quite a few laughs at old-timey garb and manners. We'll see!<br />
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Have I mentioned how adorable and charming Keri Russell is in my opinion? I think she's just really pretty and has great presence. She seems like the right pick for the main role in this.<br />
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The Austenland US premiere was set to be yesterday in LA, but I can't find any pictures of it, so I'm guessing James wasn't there? On the other hand, <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/austenland-how-sony-pictures-classics-586093?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thr%2Fnews+%28The+Hollywood+Reporter+-+Top+Stories%29">this article</a> mentions they had a "women only" screening.<br />
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Edit: I'm apparently living in the future - it's August 16th, not July! So look forward to that, maybe James will be there. :)<br />
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I must say I was kind of delighted at this, because men tend to rate romantic comedies - and anything for and by women - low, or not even go see them. This might, of course, be problematic if there are any androgynous or trans* people in the audience. If any photos of James pop up, I will post here ASAP.<br />
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The UK release date is September 7, according to IMDB. I'm hoping that means a Europe-wide release!Denisellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06795374433278780949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631575026648669551.post-44318178104873842832013-06-04T05:12:00.000-07:002013-06-04T05:24:30.227-07:00Happy Birthday James Callis!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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James as a detective works really well. That's one of the things about <i>17th Precinct </i>that actually worked; he was so good at questioning a seedy criminal, which we obviously don't see here. But it was nice to see him do some detective work. I might almost be on board with James joining a formulaic cop/law show like Jamie Bamber did. Almost. Also, James and Ted Danson complement each other well. Tall and short, white-haired and dark-haired, really angular face and.. a James face? Either way, not angular.<br />
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We begin with a Black Sabbath concert, where we're shown a full new song. Ted Danson and some other CSI guy are there, and I'm not entirely sure why, but whatever. Then James/John Merchiston interviews Ozzy Osbourne. It's the same scene we had in the previews, so I've <a href="http://baltarstar.blogspot.fi/2013/05/james-callis-on-csi-part-3-ozzy.html">commented on it here</a>. I love how Ozzy mumbles something incoherent and John is all "I think we got it, thank you so much", as if he said something life-altering. Ozzy was a nice touch, all in all. The music is not my scene, but it gives the episode a nice send-off. There's also some Black Sabbath playing throuhgout the episode, but we won't see Ozzy again. He's apparently not one of those singer/actors like Meat Loaf. It would have been a fun twist if he were involved somehow.<br />
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(What would we call this look of his? Semi-casual? Comfortable? Close to James' own style really. I like the shirt, but I'm not sold on the coats this guy wears. OK, but this is not a fashion blog.) I love this picture, where Merchiston is moving from Ozzy to the CSI guys, still equally fanboyish. Very cute.<br />
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John Merchiston turns his attention to the CSI guys and asks for a chance to do an in-depth coverage of them. He even has a title he's apparently very proud of: "Police is Paradox in Sin City". (LOL headlines. Also that might be a reference to the sin theme of the episode.)<br />
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He looks at them like "Pretty good, huh? Do I wow you?" like a little boy who wants to play with the big boys. This whole scene plays out very big brother-little brother, also because Ted Danson is a head taller than James. His character - D.B. Russell - is not very excited about the idea, but when he gets a call about a new crime scene, he invites Merchiston in for some reason. Oh, and this takes place in Seattle, in case that's important.<br />
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There's a mummified body, which is actually kind of cool in a morbid way. John doesn't seem too horrified, so maybe he really is a vet at crime scenes. Fun detail: James does the Gaius eye-roll/bulge as a reaction to the porn movie title! ("Lambskin Linings Playbook".) He looks totally like a guy who's crudely excited by porn, but has to pretend he totally isn't. Heee! Also, he recognizes the "new stripper smell" on the old body. The scent is called "Honeysuckle Summer", although he doesn't remember the full name (or pretends not to). Julie Finlay (played by Elisabeth Sue) asks, "Personal experience?" Merchiston: "I never reveal a source." This is pretty textbook crime show banter, so let's move along.<br />
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So there's his nauseated face, which looks very realistic (maybe that's a real pill bug in the chair, at least it's a real nasty critter moving in there. No screencap of that coming.) Eads' character doesn't have much to say to Merchiston, so maybe he's hiding something, or maybe he just doesn't like to talk to nosy journalists.<br />
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The plot goes on, more sex workers are murdered, including a girl who would eat cakes on webcam. So she's gluttony, you know. This disgusts the detectives, but as you may know by now, I have a certain interest in the fatter side of the internet. Mostly acceptance, I must add, but I've seen some fetish imagery too, so to me this looks pretty tame. I'm not sure how accurate the portrayal is, because the girl they picked for the role is just Hollywood fat, not fat fat. And she's sitting behind a table eating, not showing off her gut or anything so it's, well, a TV version of a stuffing fetish. I'm glad they did this for James' episode, and not the horrifying diaper fetish man they had once on CSI: Miami, which I cannot unsee. Let's move on before I start seeing it in my head again .*shudders*<br />
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And the best Eye-Roll Accompanied by Reluctant Rising from a Seat goes to... James Callis! Merchiston, all hurt pride (Gaius-style), says, "Sorry. You got any issues with the couch?" D.B. doesn't even look at him anymore, because he is so the alpha dog and Merchiston better keep that in mind or else.<br />
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Enter Eric Roberts, who plays a sort of cult leader (I'm glad they didn't give James that role, he's done enough cult leaders for a while). "Brother" Larson has a church specifically for sex workers, as he used to be someone who worked as a pimp. He heard a voice saying, "How's that working out for you?" He goes on, "You call it God, you call it conscience", but it made him change his ways. I think he's called Dr. Phil. I had to get that joke in this post. Heh heh, I kill me. (Maybe I'm no better than John Merchiston.) Eric Roberts does a pretty awesome performance in this episode.<br />
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Next, we see James with George Eads's character.. Nick Stoke again. Merchiston tries to get Stokes to admit that a man of action shouldn't be running computer diagnostics. "Are you just going to stand there watching me like that?" says Stokes.<br />
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Hmmm, maybe he touched a nerve there? It would probably help if I knew more about the CSI universe, but there's nice tension in this scene - until Morgan Brody (played by Elisabeth Harnois) walks in. They've found Brother Larson's criminal history, which was long and colorful, and includes a weapon just like the one that killed one of the victims.<br />
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"Sounds like you've got your man," says Merchiston. Morgan reminds him that the similarity won't be enough in the court of law, although she quips "that might work on your editor". (Why are they all so snippy with him? Is it because they actually have something to hide from a journalist? He might be a bit annoying, but he's just doing his job.)<br />
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Suddenly the food fetish webcam goes live - activated by someone at the Church of Fallen Angels. Looks like the good Brother is in trouble now. (This screenshot, among others, really reminds me of Rob Reiner on All in the Family. The hair isn't the same, but that mustache...)<br />
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After waiting like two minutes, he gets out of the car to do some detective work. Dude, get a grip. This is not some detective movie. This is police business, they're chasing a murderer, you're unarmed and unused to this stuff, you stay in the car. But he has to have his adventure.<br />
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This is like one of those horror movie scenes where someone's being really really stupid and you just know they're gonna get it. A mysterious man who might be the killer is smoking right there - oh I know, I'll go see what he's up to! I'll pick up this cigarette for evidence, they're sure to respect me now. I'll just squat here and stare at it, so if someone's behind me they have time to whack me in the head. Frankly, he's lucky to survive this scene.<br />
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GET UP AND LEAVE, STUPID. But no, he waits until he can be whacked in the head from behind.<br />
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And he's figured something out: what all the crime scenes have in common is ring shapes. (I.e. objects organized into ring shapes.) "They're not rings," D.B. says. "They're circles." Is there really such a big difference? Either way, D.B. is now closer to the solution, thanks to James. Um, John. I feel a bit of silly pride that Our Guy got to be in on solving the case. You know, I'd happily watch a show where James just solves cases each week.<br />
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So then - the guy is basing this off Dante's 9 circles of hell, and we have six to go, Anger being next. There's some chitchat that I find tired and typical of crime dramas, thus not worth repeating.<br />
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Basically, I think this scene is stupid. Everyone thinks Morgan Brody should go undercover as a sex worker, despite it being a HUGE fucking risk. She is also Conrad Ecklie's (Marc Vann) daughter, so Ecklie is against it. Great idea, put someone close to you into the murderer's hands. It's especially worrying, given that Jim Brass's black sheep daughter Ellie is already missing.<br />
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Merchiston butts in and says the murderer is a narcissist, "he can't help himself, he likes to brag, so maybe he's gonna brag to this young lady." Why does he say "young lady"? Is he her uncle? *checks* Elisabeth Harnois was born in 1979, so she's.. the same age as me. So that's only seven years younger than James. Of course, if Black Sabbath was his first story ever in 1986, Merchiston is actually older than James.<br />
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Anyway, why would his opinion sway anyone, since he's just the annoying journalist nobody really wants around? As always, James acts the hell out of it. I still say it's a really stupid idea to send a loved one undercover, and indeed she ends up missing by the end of the episode.<br />
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A nice sidewards glance there, as if one eye is empathetic and the other one not so much? Maybe he's just hoping Ecklie will go with it, because that would mean more drama, and a possibly quicker solution. He just wants his story. Or does he? It's hard to tell.<br />
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The way the office looks and the way James lurks about in the hallway - it's all very BSG somehow. In this scene, James says nothing, just stands there like he wants to know what's going on. He does the thinking face a lot in this episode, which I love.<br />
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So the killer's got Morgan and Ellie. He's got them both. I really don't care about any of these characters, because this is an average crime show, and it's hard to feel very much at all about a show like this. However, I loved James' performance and can't wait for more. So there's that. It would be better if he had something to do with the case, or perhaps had some friends or relatives or something that would give his character depth. But hopefully we'll get to that in the second part.<br />
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Executive producer: JERRY BRUCKHEIMER.<br />
Another post CSI post coming when we have more information on season 14!<br />
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<br />Denisellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06795374433278780949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631575026648669551.post-34210710106951672902013-05-14T02:29:00.001-07:002013-05-14T02:29:15.455-07:00James Callis on Dreck: Behind the Scenes Video! I've been meaning to write about Dreck, which is a British indie film project collecting donations on Kickstarter. Basically, they've filmed what they can in small bits when they gathered enough money, and now the filming is done. James plays a central role as the ominous-looking Todd Ambro.<br />
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<a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/221697723/dreck-breakout-british-sc-fi-thriller/posts/479442">Here's a video</a> where we see a bit of Ambro, and James is interviewed about the role. He says the script is "brilliant" and that this is a movie you'll want to see more than once. Sounds exciting!<br />
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And Ambro is hella scary. The difference between the warm, amicable James talking in the interview and the stone-faced man whose face barely moves when he talks - I'm getting chills down my spine. We also see clips of James talking to the director, you can't hear what he says but he obviously has a lot of enthusiasm and passion.<br />
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The film is about a dystopian future where drugs have become legal. Ambro's parents were addicts, and he wants to "change the face of addiction", but is the world truly safer with legal drugs? It sounds like an intriguing film. They will be introducing it in Cannes and hopefully it will garner some interest. I'm already pretty stoked to see this, so I hope there will be some way.<br />
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You can donate to the project in the link. I sure would if I had the money.Denisellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06795374433278780949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631575026648669551.post-40869534173508018472013-05-11T11:08:00.001-07:002013-05-11T11:08:24.231-07:00James Callis on CSI, Part 3: Ozzy Frakking Osbourne! OMG, there's a clip at CSI Files, down the page <a href="http://www.csifiles.com/content/2013/05/go-behind-the-scenes-of-the-csi-finale-with-black-sabbath/">in this link</a>. James is the interviewer talking to Ozzy, and he's a be a bit of a fanboy! Turns out Ozzy was his first interview ever, in 1986.<br />
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Ozzy: "Uh, I don't remember."<br />John Merchiston: "Me or the gig?"<br />
Ozzy: "I don't remember 1986."<br />
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That is so cute! Also, worlds colliding. I'm not really into Ozzy's music, but I did watch The Osbournes. Note that James is playing someone older than himself here; he was 15 in 1986. (Also, would they really let a fledgling beginner start on Black Sabbath? OK, I'm reading too much into it.) But he'd remember Black Sabbath's glory days. I'm not sure if he's into this sort of music (I know he likes Radiohead, which is a very different scene, but who says you can't like both?) I also recall that James talked very positively of Jack Osbourne in the Galactica Quorum interview (re: a show he did with "the recruits"):<br />
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I thought he showed a lot of grace looking after those children . And I was... I don't know how old he is, but he surprised me with his maturity and his leadership. So I was like glued to this thing. It was like, it was great drama. It was kind of like Lost, but I knew what's going on.</blockquote>
<a href="http://galacticaquorum.com/?p=71">The interview (audio)</a><br />
<a href="http://baltarstar.blogspot.fi/2008/08/galactica-quorum-transcript.html">A full transcript of the interview.</a><br />
<a href="http://baltarstar.blogspot.fi/2008/10/galactica-quorum-interview-now-with.html">My commentary on selected bits</a>.<br />
Just putting the links out there in case some of you tuned in recently.<br />
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PS. Oh, Ted Danson is the leading man of CSI nowadays? I thought he was just guest starring. I need to look things up better when I fangirl-blog. CSI isn't my scene, so I've only really looked for the info on James' episode.Denisellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06795374433278780949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631575026648669551.post-73273815026061744562013-05-11T10:41:00.004-07:002013-05-11T10:41:45.309-07:00James Callis on CSI, part 2: The Trailer<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Fyx2zQv3-M8" width="560"></iframe>
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I'm a lot less excited after seeing<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fyx2zQv3-M8"> this trailer</a>, because it does have James - for a split second. But his name isn't mentioned, while Eric Roberts' is. Black Sabbath is mentioned. Also, I see a lot of Ted Danson.<br />
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I guess this is the difference between sci fi shows where people actually know who James is. But I still hope he's in more than one fleeting scene. I like the way he's standing and looking pensive in that tiny scene. Also, I like Eric Roberts', "I <i>am</i> a sinner", but I still don't have huge expectations for this episode. Are none of the original cast on this show anymore? Whatever happened to Gil Grissom and Sara Sidle?<br />
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Airing on Wednesday. Big woop. I'll try not to get my hopes up, because <i>Arrow </i>was such a letdown.Denisellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06795374433278780949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631575026648669551.post-88177256393422678572013-05-06T09:53:00.000-07:002013-05-06T09:54:35.581-07:00James Callis on CSI, Part 1: The Mustache, Always with the Mustache. So we have <a href="http://www.csifiles.com/content/2013/04/csi-first-look-more-photos-from-skin-in-the-game/#more-43757">pictures of James' CSI episode</a>! And.. for frak's sake, is he ever going to play a non-mustachioed character again? He just <a href="https://twitter.com/jamescallis/status/329721945199357952/photo/1">tweeted a picture of himself</a> on the set of the new BBC thing, and - mustache again. (Otherwise though - mrrowr!) He had a mustache for Austenland too. It's like "Oh James Callis? Let's slap on a mustache!"<br />
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OK, I'm sorry. I will try to withhold any mustachioed comments from here on out. I think my problem is that my Dad has a mustache, and he's decidedly unsexy to me and I don't want to associate James with him. At least James isn't fat or bald, so there's some difference between them.<br />
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Other than the facial hair, we have very nice hair and an all-around dapper look in a suit. James will play reporter John Merchiston, who comes to dig up dirt at the CSI, but also has his own secret. Also, he apparently gets to talk to Ozzy Osbourne! Worlds colliding. The photos also feature Ted Danson, which is another worlds colliding. When James plays opposite someone I've seen in other things, I always feel like it's so surreal and exciting. I know they all exist in the same universe, but still.<br />
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The episode will air on Wednesday May 15, and it's called "Skin in the Game".<br />
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Merchiston. Merchant, Merchandise.. That is the most complicated name he's had since Pursuit Delange.<br />
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I'm not a fan of the CSI franchise, but anything with a lot of James is bound to be entertaining, and unlike Arrow, this looks like he will have a fairly large role. We'll see!<br />
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OK, I'm really behind on the updates for this post, but my aunt died so there's been some commotion. Overall there haven't been as many updates as I'd expected, but you never know with cons.<br />
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I talked with <a href="http://twitter.com/lisawest99">Lisa</a>, who tells me James is a "kind soul" and they had a great meeting. She tells me he was the one to talk about <i>The Walking Dead: </i><br />
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TOO CUTE OMG! He's sooo cute and klutzy! Yipyipyip fangush! WD is one of my guilty pleasures, not that it's a bad show, just that it makes me SO SCARED and I've promised myself many times I'll quit watching it, and then I have to watch again. I would love for him to be on it. Love. HEY WALKING DEAD EXECUTIVES! JAMES CALLIS WANTS TO BE ON YOUR SHOW! JAMES CALLIS FROM BATTLESTAR GALACTICA! HE HAS A REALLY GOOD SOUTHERN ACCENT HE COULD USE! Ahem. I doubt the execs are googling their show but you NEVER KNOW.<br />
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<a href="http://avengeful-bunny.tumblr.com/post/49366959041/me-and-my-mom-dressed-up-as-patty-and-selma-of">These two lucky ladies were cosplaying as Patty and Selma</a>. Hilarious!<br />
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<a href="http://pimpinbudgie.tumblr.com/post/49298569669/calgary-expo-2013-autographs-1-gareth">Signing an autograph</a> in the dapper white shirt. Downcast eyes and smile = very cute indeed! We have the usual coffee and water, but no Coke. Hmm. If he's given up Coke, I have to give it up, so I need to know this! (I'm just kidding, I will never give up Coke. Got some right here..) There's also a small mystery bottle of greenish liquid. Aftershave? (Well, it's not like he shaved..) Did someone bring him booze? Maybe the fans were being tiresome and he needed a swig here and there?<br />
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And.. is that really all? I may have missed something. If you know of more pictures and details, feel free to submit in the comments! Other than that, this post is probably done. I'll be moving onto news about CSI and Dreck (and maybe finally make the Arrow post).<br />
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<b>Sunday, April 28 </b><br />
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<b>Leather Jacket of... Handsome</b><br />
(I'll try not to use the world "virility" because, like I said, it seems inappropriate, but really...)<br />
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I didn't update before, because I went to see Iron Man 3, enjoyed it. I doubt people sat around refreshing this blog, but just mentioning that I actually went out today. Wow.<br />
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Some new photos have been posted, and I see he's lost the "lumberjack" look from yesterday! <a href="http://instagram.com/p/YoyCN2jc-K/">Wearing a fancier shirt here. </a><br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/ArnellTF/status/328349782978482176/photo/1">Fancy shirt, but with a red cap</a>.<br />
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And: <a href="https://twitter.com/paulbrit99/status/328585085173501953/photo/1">The leather jacket</a>!! But - is that a <i>new</i> leather jacket? I don't think it's the same one. *cheks old photos* No, it's a new one with more pockets! Either way, it's glorious. (And he looks adorably tiny inside it.) The family with James is very cute indeed.<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/blondegeek99/status/328604201892597760/photo/1">Wow, hot</a>. It... sexy.. why.. yes.. guh.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/melodramababs/8687127143/">A great closeup</a>. I've suddenly realized his eyebrows are gray. Have they been gray before? Is this a new thing? It's confusing that I've never noticed this before. The Hair is in full lusciousness, but I can't really get behind the mustache. However, the luscious hair and mustache is a much cuter combo than the short hair and mustache IMO.<br />
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And <a href="http://twitpic.com/cmnw5a">posing with Lisa,</a> who's talked to him on Twitter sometimes, so it's really cool to see them meet in person. And when I say "really cool", I mean "OMG I'm so jealous I'll never get to meet him and life is unfair". Ahem. Seriously, good for Lisa, and a very cute photo!<br />
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The con will end today, and we'll probably see the bulk of photo ops and reports a few days after. I'll keep you updated!<br />
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<b>Update 2: I'm a Lumberjack and I'm OK. </b><br />
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So apparently at the panel, James was asked if he's dressed Canadian on purpose, and he said it's just how he likes to dress. Heee! I'm very amused by this, because I've commented on his flannel layers before at this blog (as well as the trucker look with flannel and a cap!). This time we have the red flannel shirt he also wore for Sundance, with a white undershirt, jeans and a red-and-white cap. And I do love him in flannel, but I was rather hoping for the leather jacket! If he wishes to lose the "Canadian man in the woods" image, he might want to shave that beard.<br />
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There are lots of photos up already, most notably from Shelby Borys, who has a gallery up at their Facebook! They posted many links but I'll just link once, press "previous" and "next" to see more. Many closeups, looks like James had fun! And so did the fans.<br />
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Awesome blossom! (Twitter is making this so much easier, all I have to do is copy/paste people's tweets apparently. But I still don't feel like my work is in vain, because Twitter Search updates so often that you easily miss things. Also, I have no idea why some icons show and others don't. It's not intended.) There has only been one update on Tumblr, all the rest is Twitter. It makes sense, actually - Twitter is the fastest thing to update on your phone.<br />
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Hey <a class="twitter-atreply pretty-link" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/kajmere" style="color: #0084b4; text-decoration: none;"><s style="text-decoration: none;">@</s><b style="color: inherit; font-weight: normal;">kajmere</b></a> dont forget, we must make this happen.
On the next AMC's <a class="twitter-hashtag pretty-link js-nav" data-query-source="hashtag_click" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23TheWalkingDead&src=hash" style="color: #0084b4; text-decoration: none;"><s style="text-decoration: none;">#</s><b style="color: inherit; font-weight: normal;">TheWalkingDead</b></a>... <a class="twitter-atreply pretty-link" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/jamescallis" style="color: #0084b4; text-decoration: none;"><s style="text-decoration: none;">@</s><b style="color: inherit; font-weight: normal;"><strong>jamescallis</strong></b></a> dies by tripping over a chair ;-)</div>
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Just met <a class="twitter-atreply pretty-link" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/jamescallis" style="color: #0084b4; text-decoration: none;"><s style="text-decoration: none;">@</s><b style="color: inherit; font-weight: normal;"><strong>jamescallis</strong></b></a> at <a class="twitter-atreply pretty-link" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/Calgaryexpo" style="color: #0084b4; text-decoration: none;"><s style="text-decoration: none;">@</s><b style="color: inherit; font-weight: normal;">Calgaryexpo</b></a>! Such a lovely man - made my day! Thank you!</div>
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Another con, another con post! Yays all around! Frankly I'm not in the best mood, because my schedule was screwed up (well, why the passive voice, I screwed it up) and I have to work on a weekend. But what better way to spice up a work weekend than with happy James pictures and reports? Let's get cracking!<br />
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Disclaimer: There will be a panel today, with James ALONE, which is so rare and awesome that I really hope someone will take video. He's also doing photo ops and autographs though, so either way we're in for a treat. Before I forget, MASSIVE THANK YOUS to all con goers who take the time to put up pictures and mention details of how James was. It's not anyone's obligation to put up their pictures online, so I really appreciate that you did it. Also, if someone sees a link to their picture here and wishes for me to remove it, I will. Just let me know.<br />
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The first picture <a href="http://instagram.com/p/YlDnIHnxGo/">showed us James from the back</a>. This photo is so James, I can't even. Look at him entertain those people! (Probably con organizers, because they're all wearing those key chains.) And the older lady who looks like "OMG I LOVE YOU JAMES". We're feeling you, lady. Also, is that his utterly sexy leather jacket on the chair?! I've missed that jacket. Instead of the red cap, we have a blue one this time. And a blue shirt to go with it. That shade looks great on James.<br />
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Many photos here at <a href="http://twitter.com/kajmere">Kristy's Twitter</a>. First I'd like to express some jealousy, because these look like photos they just took on their own, without a photo op situation. And also because they got to hug James. And.. *grumps* Okay, jealousy aside, great photos. Chest hair! But what's going on with his facial hair? And why does he look so hung over? Too much partying the night before perchance? ;) The little blue shirt is adorable. And James himself is pretty adorable. It's.. OK, I have to dial back on words like "cute" and "adorable" in this post, because I use them way too much.<br />
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How cute is this, <a href="https://twitter.com/dareen_thab/status/328002239983648768">"Nicest guy ever"</a>. (Beaming with pride that my guy is so nice, even if he is not mine and it's not my achievement.. Oh whatever, good feelings are good.) AND we have chest hair and - cleavage of sorts? :D Too cute! And the HAIR of it all. Oh my.<br />
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James also <a href="https://twitter.com/Allan_Hall/status/327952942969782272/photo/1">signed a BSG toaster</a>!<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/tmalaher/status/327903035152035840/photo/1">This photo</a> came out rather pixely indeed, but it does show us how luscious his hair is. I like him with short hair, but I LOVE the slightly longer, wavy look. It shows us the hair in its full bloom, a real mane of a virile lion. ...I have no idea why the word "virile" keeps coming up when I try to talk about his looks. It seems vaguely inappropriate.<br />
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And then there's this picture. <a href="http://h-e-r-o-i-n-e-addict.tumblr.com/post/48968647249/i-met-james-callis-this-morning-and-he-was">Dr James House</a>? He looks so much like Hugh Laurie here, and I'm loving it! Also look he's wearing the leather jacket eeee leather jacket. (I had no idea how much I liked it until he stopped wearing it for a while).<br />
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<br />Denisellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06795374433278780949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631575026648669551.post-49388565584133426382013-04-23T17:43:00.002-07:002013-04-23T17:43:25.710-07:00James Shakespeare?After all these years of quoting Shakespeare, James is going to play the Bard himself! But not in an Elizabethan drama, but in a sketch show called Key&Peele. This looks like it's going to be hilarious. Look at these photos. OMG!<br />
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(OK that's an icon pic fail right there, but ignore it.) The.. chest hair of it all!!! The beard is a bit disturbing, but guh, hot. Also, the shirt and whatever wire thing that is? And those shoes And I just.. heeeeeeee. Awesome!<br />
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Here's a sample of Key&Peele's show, this sketch is about gay marriage being legalized. But not all gay couples want to marry.. More Key&Peele at <a href="http://youtube.com/comedycentral">ComedyCentral's channel</a>.<br />
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Looking forward to this!Denisellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06795374433278780949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631575026648669551.post-25241983006102182022013-03-24T10:09:00.000-07:002013-03-24T10:09:10.182-07:00James Callis News! (Lots of)My <i>Arrow</i> post isn't advancing too well (I'm switching SSRI's and a full post with pictures is apparently too much right now. Long story short: he was great as usual, but barely in the episode, so it was pretty blah). But I just wanted to make a post about all the news we've been seeing!<br />
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Firstly, <a href="http://tvline.com/2013/03/18/csi-season-13-spoilers-cast-james-callis-finale/">James will appear on CSI</a>! I'm not a huge fan of formulaic crime shows, but instead of playing a murderer or a crazy cult leader, he's going to be a reporter who wants to reveal the corrupt truth about the CSI team! This sounds like a pretty different role for James, and one that might bring some life into the old show. His episode is the final one of the season, and the air date has not been announced yet.<br />
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Then, several con reports! It will be a busy spring for James. Full con reports will follow at a pace depending on how I'm doing.<br />
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Firstly, <a href="http://www.calgaryexpo.com/">Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo </a>in Calgary, Canada, April 26-28! Mark Sheppard is also attending, out of his BSG co-stars. There's a wide range of stars from other shows, e.g. Wil Wheaton from <i>Star Trek </i>(and perhaps more importantly <i>The Big Bang Theory</i>), Peter Dinklage and Lena Headey from <i>Game of Thrones</i>, Richard Dean Anderson from <i>McGyver</i> and <i>Stargate, </i>Eliza Dushku and Nathan Fillion from, I'm too lazy to check but <i>Buffy, Firefly </i>and <i>Dollhouse</i>? Also interestingly, "Weird Al" Yankovic who I was briefly a fan of before James. Funny coincidence. (Or maybe a cosmic crash of planets and deeply meaningful? Moving on.)<br />
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<a href="http://www.denvercomiccon.com/">Denver Comic Con</a> in Denver, Colorado, May 31-June 2! Wil Wheaton will also be in attendance there, as well as Felicia Day from <i>Eureka </i>and George Takei himself. I don't really recognize any of the other stars, but many seem to be better known from comics. I should know more about comics. Hey, Stan Lee sounds familiar! I'm not a total ignoramus.<br />
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Last but definitely not least, <a href="http://www.galacticon3.com/index.php">Galacticon III</a> in Houston, Texas, May 23-26! The guest list is almost the same as the full BSG cast: James Callis, Tricia Helfer, Edward James Olmos, Jamie Bamber, Michael Hogan, Rekha Sharma, Kate Vernon, Aaron Douglas, Nicki Clyne, Michael Trucco Kandyse McClure, Leah Cairns, Luciana Carro, Richard Hatch. People keep saying "mini BSG reunion" about every project two BSG actors do together, but this is a true BSG reunion. Only Mary Mc, Grace, Tahmoh and AJ missing, really. I'm stunned. In addition, they will have stars from the original BSG and Caprica.<br />
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It's nice to see the Denver Comic Con site use <a href="http://www.denvercomiccon.com/2013/dt_portfolio/james-callis/">a picture of James from <i>Arrow</i></a>, which is the most up-to-date public photo of him. It might be slightly misleading, given he was barely even on one episode. But it's how he looks today, as opposed to the ca. 2005-2006 BSG promo shots picked by the other sites. On the other hand, the original BSG's stars all have head shots taken in the 70's, so maybe that's apt. I wish they used Dennys Ilic pictures sometime. Like say, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2947329536/nm0130536">this one</a>. "He'll be there all wet and dripping!" It would be a nice incentive. A lot of people don't actually realize how handsome James is, maybe because Baltar was always so weaselly and greasy-haired. It was nice to hear people say how hot he was in <i>Arrow</i>.Denisellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06795374433278780949noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631575026648669551.post-49616582581830723172013-02-18T09:29:00.001-08:002013-02-18T10:05:08.157-08:00James Callis on Arrow: Trailer! <br />
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Wow. This might in fact be his creepiest character since "You're my binary messengeer.." On the one hand, he seems like a real evil villain, but on the other hand: do NOT touch one hair in his head!The fangirls are very fond of those hairs. They're not worth killing for, but... (Hmm, or are they?) </div>
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I'm a bit confused, because I thought Dodger was supposed to be some kind of morally ambiguous character, who ends up teaming up with the Green Arrow in the comics. But what will happen here? (Also, I thought he was called "the Dodger" because he's so good at escaping, not because he "doesn't like to get his hands dirty", but OK.) </div>
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OH! And in case I haven't remembered to gush about it here, Rekha Sharma, who played Tori on BSG, is also going to be in this episode! I hope they have scenes together, because it would be so much fun to see James and Rekha together again! </div>
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Denisellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06795374433278780949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631575026648669551.post-25305624603898835892013-02-09T14:03:00.002-08:002013-02-18T10:03:25.670-08:00James Callis at Sci Fi Expo: Watch This Space<b>Monday, February 18 2013: Nerd Online Interview! </b><br />
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Sorry for my tardiness with updating this post - last week was crazy.<br />
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<a href="http://thenerdshowonline.com/?p=620">The Nerd Show interview is there</a>! It's in audio but it's also <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlTDCGo1IzU&feature=plcp&list=FLdTwZLNGWmXEG8x10FRWbBw">available on Youtube here</a>. James is interviewed at about 2:30- ca. 8:20. Excellent, a 6-minute interview! It starts a bit comically with James just saying "yes" - is this your first time in Texas, etc. James says he had barbecue and it was delicious. Hmmmm. That's fascinating for me, probably not so much to others. What really amuses me is the bit where he talks about a woman getting an autograph on "her.. bosoms", and how "her boyfriend looked like he wanted to deck me". He wrote, "This is gonna be hard to get off your chest". Heee! He sounds so uncomfortable talking about someone's breasts, he can't even say the word "breasts". Maybe he's not as dirty-minded as you'd think, or is at least so gentlemanly that he wants to be subtle and polite. Awww.<br />
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He also says that sci fi fans are very smart, and that if something doesn't measure up to our intellectual expectations, "you hear about it, and you hear about it fast." That's true. I hear a real respect in that statement.<br />
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All in all, great interview! Tricia and Eddie are interviewed later on, Eddie's is at the very end and Tricia's at around 30 minutes. (I'm too lazy to hunt the exact spots now.)<br />
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Nicole has updated her Livejournal with her con story, <a href="http://nicole-anell.livejournal.com/220335.html">parts 1 </a><a href="http://nicole-anell.livejournal.com/220615.html#comments">and 2,</a> which is a fun read as always. The photo of her with James and Tricia (in part 1) is SO CUTE. (Three layers under the coat? Damn, I was hoping he was just getting pudgy.) Also, lots of awesome con photos! James being embarrassed (see below). And just AWWWWW. Awesome.<br />
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asked him about his upcoming movie Austenland, which he said was a departure for him, very "silly." He added he's also about to be on "Arrow" in a couple of weeks but sounded... kind of unenthused about that, making jokes about how he didn't really do much in it, "I flew through that show quite LIKE an arrow." He didn't actually sound all that confident he'd be on it again.</blockquote>
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..DAMN. This is why I haven't been gushing all week about Arrow. I really think that if he has so little to do in that episode, it's false advertising. It's like "we're gonna have a big sci fi star!!!" and then he's on two seconds. It looked longer than that in the promo, but we'll see.<br />
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It had hit me mid-convention that the thing I really wanted to say to Tricia's face more than anything, that somehow I'd never gotten to before, was... basically that whole story about how Gina was gonna be written more sexual and immediately hook up with Baltar* and she was the one who pushed against that and made her more brittle etc.</blockquote>
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I won't quote her entire post, so go read in part 2 yourself what Tricia said. This was really beautiful, actually. Too bad Nicole didn't get to ask at the panel.<br />
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That's about it, I think. In other news, I switched to my brother's old Macbook Air over the weekend, and if I manage to not break this thing, I think it will improve my blogging greatly. At least it's a lot faster than my old PC was! Also, James uses Mac (or at least he has an iPad), so this is very Jamesworthy indeed.<br />
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<b>Tuesday, Februry 12 2013: FULL PANEL ONLINE!!!!!</b><br />
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OMGA!!!! <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJFc_kQzvhk" style="font-weight: bold;">Yodasama</a> posted the entire panel on Youtube! Thank you thank you thank you!<br />
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And then James mentions the donuts. Oh my giddy aunt. It's so adorable, he even makes "donut holding" hands and everything. It's been four years since I found the donut story, and I really didn't think I'd hear with my own ears when he talks about it. I'm beyond joyful.<br />
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Meanwhile, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiNPaIi_LJg">mel1lifesashow </a>has posted briefer video, sadly without the aforementioned bits. But it's from closer up, so here you can see James being sheepishly uncomfortable and shy when Tricia talks about the infamous "Baltar takes Six from behind while opera plays" scene. Too cute!!! James talks very highly of Eddie here.<br />
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I'm very behind with work so I can't stay and gush for too long, but here are some photos:<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/adamrichards/8468505994/">Sheepishly friendly gentleman</a>. from RevG14.<br />
<a href="https://twitter.com/bethajo/status/301058986948571137/photo/1">OMG James-fan-Tricia kiss sandwich. </a> from the very lucky Bethajo.<br />
Nicole's panel pix! Many cute James/Tricia moments. <a href="http://nicoleanell.tumblr.com/post/42889866307">Part one</a>, <a href="http://nicoleanell.tumblr.com/post/42889493465/james-and-tricia-part-2">part two</a> (kisses!), <a href="http://nicoleanell.tumblr.com/post/42891380112/james-and-tricia-part-3-last-ones">part three</a>.<br />
<a href="http://maceedisgracee.tumblr.com/post/42929036057/so-say-we-all-edwardjamesolmos-tricahelfer">So say we all</a>. from Maceedisgracee.<br />
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Coming attractions: <a href="http://thenerdshowonline.com/">The Nerd Show</a> are promising a James interview, and I'll link as soon as it's up. Not sure if it's video or audio, but either way, awesome.<br />
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I'm just... wow. I feel like every time there's a con, technology has advanced another notch, and we get full panel videos and photos within days of the con. It's a little hard to grasp. But I'm definitely not complaining. Oh, the donuts of it all. </span><b style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></b>
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Nicole has shared the best parts of last night's panel!<br />
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<b><b>It opened with the mod asking them about their charity work, so EJO talked about Waterkeeper, Tricia about Acting Outlaws, James didn't really have any project like that but did say he gives money from his con stuff to children's charities. There was a bit of joking from James (yeah, surprisingly not Eddie!) who had misheard something backstage as "charities you'd like to pump for" which he thought was... an interesting use of the word pump. The guy told him he'd actually said PIMP, which is even worse.</b></b></blockquote>
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LOL! And we thought Eddie was the dirty-minded one!<br />
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<b><b>Oh there was also a little funny line toward the beginning where the moderator said something about Baltar's morality changing with the breeze, and James was all jokingly like "There was no acting required." </b></b></blockquote>
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<b><b>James tried his American accent which is still awful. :p He joked about trying to do an American accent in his first scene in Battlestar when they were filming, just sneak it in there with his first line to the reporter, but they wanted him British. He had the best line of the panel when he said it's the dream of British actors to work in America, or rather "for Americans, in Vancouver."</b></b></blockquote>
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I don't have much to add to that; apparently there weren't too many new aspects (this is where I'm sad Nicole wasn't able to ask, because we had thought of it in beforehand - 17th Precinct since both James and Tricia were there. But oh well.)<br />
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<b><b>Best part of James and Tricia on a panel together, as I said on twitter, was not one but two awkward sex-scene stories, even if I've heard them before. :) They talked about how the mini "glowing spine" scene was the first thing they shot together, and that she was practicing getting the clasp on her overly complicated outfit off. James was eating his anxiety with donuts from catering, and felt awkward about his flesh-colored undies and everything, and he told a crew member he didn't want them to laugh at him and the guy was like "Trust me, no one's looking at you." And he was like "great", and had another donut.</b></b></blockquote>
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DONUTS.. He.. many donuts, they.. are round for the most part and .. holes i the middle in.. maybe frosting too? They.. I..<br />
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<b><b>EJO talked about the improvised "so say we all!" scene in the mini, but James jumped in and added his perspective which was nice -- he said the rest of them really needed that push, and that something "crystallized" in that moment for the show. He noted that it also felt scary in a way, like a group-consciousness rallying thing.</b></b></blockquote>
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<b><b>The moderator went into this whole thing about the late Larry Hagman from "Dallas" (which I guess has a lot of weight given where the con is) enthusing to him about the new Battlestar Galactica and that it had an ensemble of great actors who always had something going on behind their eyes, and the mod was really excited to tell James Callis especially that he had mentioned him and compared Baltar to JR, lol. (I wasn't sure how to take that, since all I've ever heard about JR is that he's eeevil and I had this kneejerk BALTAR IS NOTHING LIKE THIS HATED CHARACTER I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT FROM A SHOW I NEVER WATCHED. But James laughed and seemed pretty tickled about it.)</b></b></blockquote>
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OH FOR FRAK'S SAKE Baltar is nothing like JR!!! JR was evil. But maybe the positive aspect is that an acting veteran praises your work, so I'm not surprised James was happy. I question Hagman's understanding of Baltar, but may he rest in peace and all that.<br />
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Tricia told the other awkward sex scene story about Olmos deciding on the day to do the "taking her from behind" scene in Tigh Me Up (he did ask her in her trailer first, I'm kinda glad to know that), the one time her husband was visiting the set. The cute part is that from the *minute* she started telling this story, when only he (and me 'cause I've heard it before) knew where it was going, James was like burying himself in his chair and under his hat and looking all sheepish and embarrassed. And then afterwards he was like, "I'm SO glad you told that story, Tricia. Phenomenally glad."</blockquote>
:D :D :D :D :D Shy boy!!!!! That's soo cute. I hope someone puts up a video of that (and donuts).<br />
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Oh also there was a bit where she was like "Are there children here?" and he put his fingers in his ears like "Cover your ears."</blockquote>
Ha! :D He should know if you tell kids that, they want to hear it more than ever.<br />
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James praised EJO a lot, said that he would drop everything to work with him again, etc. He did say this one interesting thing about how anyone can act, even in regular life people play different personas all the time, if you're in a snobby store you act like you belong there, etc. But it takes being comfortable, and he felt he could do anything and was "bulletproof" with EJO directing him.</blockquote>
It's always nice to see how much respect they have for EJO. This atmosphere on set is probably also a big reason why the acting is so beautiful. Something of the chemistry comes out on the show.<br />
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So that's the main Jamesy bits! Many thanks to Nicole for being my eyes and ears at the con. Maybe one day we'll go together. Not sure if James could withstand such a fangirl attack though.<br />
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Other than that, we have two photos: the first photo op picture with all BSG actors and two fans, from yousilvertongueddevil - James <a href="http://yousilvertongueddevil.tumblr.com/post/42704378041/i-held-tricia-helfer-in-my-hands-this-is-a">looks like a dapper, mild-mannered gentleman</a>! - a cute candid shot from the autograph line from <a href="https://twitter.com/innerfrenchgirl/status/300384503153709057/photo/1">innerfrenchgirl</a>. He looks every bit as lovely and charming as everyone's saying. Awwww. There's also <a href="http://yousilvertongueddevil.tumblr.com/post/42704473874/ohhhh-james-he-signed-it-i-cant-get-audree-out">an autograph </a>- "Can't get you out of my head", hee! Nicole got "How taxing", because she works with taxes. Silly cheesy James.<br />
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<b>Saturday, February 9 2013: D-d-d-donuts...</b><br />
<b>(Coherent background info: the con's in Dallas, there was one panel with James, Tricia and EJO + photo ops and autographs today and tomorrow. Nicole is currently at the con and will tell us more details later. The donut story has been mentioned before causing immense feels, <a href="http://baltarstar.blogspot.fi/2009/04/random-googlebits-part-trois.html">more details here</a>.) </b><br />
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I don't have a lot of actual updates yet, but Nicole who's lucky enough to be there said James talked about the donuts asjflkjafdkjbkljlafjaljfdljfkaljdflajlaxxxxxxxxxxxx<br />
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OMG. Oh god. I am floating. I don't even know.. how.. how do you even expect me to write a coherent post? It doesn't help that I have terrible sugar high from attending my aunt's 60th birthday party. So many pastries (though not donuts).<br />
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Besides the donuts which obviously are the main thing about this con and any con they'd ever be mentioned at... Here are the things I've found:<br />
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In a particularly adorable move, <a href="https://twitter.com/trutriciahelfer/status/300275480634998785/photo/1">James and Tricia both tweeted this picture</a>, with the captions "ooh back with my gal xx" and "Ooh, back with my man" respectively. OMG GUYS. They should do ALL cons together, because apparently the world just explodes with cute when they do.<br />
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Unlike that picture would lead you to think, he was wearing a BEIGE coat and scarf, not green. As we can see in these panel pictures: <a href="http://instagram.com/p/Vhe6oDwOsW/">flashy smile</a> and <a href="http://via.me/-9k6fhoa">a general shot,</a> where we can see the full panel, consisting of James, Tricia and Eddie. I must say the armchairs look comfier than the usual table and chairs. It's almost like they're having afternoon tea at each other's place, chatting comfortably.<br />
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A third, <a href="http://twitpic.com/c29zzr">clearer picture</a> also shows the moderator. That does take away from the tea party feel. I'd like to see a closeup of James' attire to fully appreciate its qualities. I thought he had huge black pants on both sides of the chair, but they turned out to be heads. (Mind you, I'm not complaining about photo quality or distance; I'm glad we get photos of panels at all.)<br />
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Nicole reports that James was wearing a white flannel shirt over a green shirt, with the red cap and sunglasses we can see here. Layers! It's not four, but still three layers with the coat. The coat and scarf look very stylish, so thumbs up, but I realize I miss the black leather jacket. Maybe he retired it after so many cons. I'm not sure about the cap; it's cute and boyish but it hides his luscious hair, so it's both good and bad. And donuts.<br />
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James remembered Nicole's name, which came in handy:<br />
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Being the flustered uber-klutz I am, I left my program leaflet thing on the floor near <strong>James Callis</strong> & he yelled my name across the room...</div>
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Everything is beautiful. James, Tricia, donuts, everything.</div>
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<br /><!--3--><!--3--><!--3--></b></b>Denisellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06795374433278780949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631575026648669551.post-47377462598279114122013-01-22T12:30:00.002-08:002013-01-22T12:30:44.907-08:00Austenland Coming to Theatres!Good news, everyone! <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/risky-business/sundance-2013-sony-pictures-worldwide-414186">Sony has bought worldwide rights to Austenland. </a><br />
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You can see. James Callis. In the theatre.<br />
I might even see him in cinemas in Finland!<br />
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The reviews have been overall good and it sounds like a funny movie with a great cast.<br />
My cup runneth over. There are a few videos, but I'm just too excited to post anything else today.Denisellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06795374433278780949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631575026648669551.post-61000233356709175922013-01-20T11:53:00.001-08:002013-01-20T11:53:34.393-08:00James Callis on Austenland: Sundance!So the big Austenland premiere took place on Friday, and there are so many pictures and links I can't even keep up. Apparently when it's a con, it takes a while for people to upload their photos, but when it's a big movie festival, there are reporters with cameras all around, and the pictures are online the same day. <div>
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In some pictures, he's wearing a green hoodie, but here some of the other things are taken off. I like that hoodie. He looks good in green. The flannel shirts look good too, it's just... so many layers! <a href="https://twitter.com/AustenlandMovie/status/293015390500552704/photo/1">And I'm mystified by this eye patch</a>. Nice <a href="http://instagram.com/p/Uo_KuVBwnq/">winter boots</a>, though. </div>
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Look how happy he is! About the pants, he's leaning a bit or something, and his torso is.. Ugh, I drew the pants before the coat. Oh whatever, it's not the Mona Lisa, you get the picture. (Note that I'm not saying his torso is that big, just that down coats can be HUGE.) </div>
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Shots from the <a href="http://www.sipa.com/en/feature/2517354/2013-sundance-film-festival-austenland-party/page/1/SN/NEWS">Austenland party</a> later on. I think the tall bearded guy is Jared Hess, whose wife Jerusha directed the film. She looks like a cute pixie, by the way. And James getting cuddly with Jane Seymour! Ah how worlds collide, I used to watch <i>Dr Quinn - Medicine Woman </i>before I even heard of James etc. etc. (I've gotta stop doing this every time James meets an actor I have seen in something else. He exists in the same universe so it's only natural.) </div>
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Lovely shot <a href="http://www.celebs.com/archives/how-does-jane-austen-inspire-dr-quinn-battlestar-galactica-napolean-dynamite-and-twilight-photo-gallery.html">here</a>. Looks like an official photo shoot they had. EYES. Oh my giddy aunt. </div>
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Also, there was a Q&A! <a href="http://www.sundance.org/video/sff13-qa-with-austenland-cast/">Here's a more official video</a> from Sundance Institute, and there's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj-OKdmv3iQ">another one on YouTube</a> taken from another spot, apparently by an audience member. You can see a bit more of James in the latter, but sadly he was standing on the very far left and there were many people on stage. So he's sort of lost from the frame for a lot of it. A lot of Bret McKenzie, who's very funny too. James and JJ Feild seem to talk the least. </div>
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James is cute as usual, though. He starts by saying, "I wasn't aware that Steve Austin actually wrote any books, but I was always a huge fan of Steve Austin." Huge laugh from the crowd. "And I actually modeled my performance.. bits of it, seem to have been cut out, those bits." *Indignant look and headshake * "But yeah I read the script and obviously just, yeah I wanted to be involved, (in pretty much any character). Yes I'm just echoing everything that everybody's said already, it really was a lot of fun to make. And it looks like you enjoyed it too." The last part is for the audience, so that sounds good. I didn't know who Steve Austin was, but he's someone from Wrestlemania. I wonder if James is really a fan (probably not). </div>
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Someone - it might be Shannon Hale, the author of the book, but I'm not sure, and I'm sorry - says, "I remember one night we were sitting around and just chatting, and a PA came up to James and said, 'You're wrapped for tonight.' James said, 'Oh really? Usually that's good news, but here one wants to linger.'" That made her so happy. "I wasn't acting," James says, and everyone laughs. Then they hug. Awww! It's clear James has a great chemistry with these people, and that making this movie was a fun experience. So I feel all happy and gooey inside. </div>
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The reviews are mostly positive - <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/movies/sundance_review_austenland_OyJ46wRNYSLpmmEoKIquOJ?utm_medium=rss&utm_content=%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Movies%20Blog#axzz2IPwNgFxZ">breezy and modestly funny</a>; "<a href="http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/article/1317355--sundance-2013-there-s-still-life-in-jane-austenland">plenty of life in old Austen yet</a>"; "<a href="http://screencrave.com/2013-01-19/sundance-2013-movie-review-austenland/">a delightful mix of charm, satire, romance, and irreverence</a>"; "<a href="http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/sundance-review-austenland-keri-russell-bret-mckenzie-jj-feild-jennifer-coolidge-stephenie-meyer-shannon-hale-jerusha-hess-emmy-the-great-20130119">pleasant comic romp</a>". However, at least one reviewer found it lifeless and typical rom-com fare - "<a href="http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/review-austenland">a Katherine Heigl movie minus Heigl</a>." Ouch! </div>
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James is described as "campy comic relief character" and "clownish". Well, that's something he does well. I'd love to see him in more serious roles, because he does the soul-crushing guilt stuff even better. But I really love watching him be funny, and some of these reviews list him as one of the best. And then there's <a href="http://screencrave.com/2013-01-19/sundance-2013-movie-review-austenland/"> this</a>: </div>
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In short, it sounds like a real triumph for James, and I think I'm going to enjoy this film. He has a lot of scenes with Jennifer Coolidge, who some reviewers scolded for being too over-the-top, but we'll see. I'm not too keen on the idea of her trying to hit on James' character and failing; such narratives are often based on the idea of the female character not being as attractive (whether it's done by making her look bad or act bad). Also, in reality, there are way more often men who throw themselves at women. But this also means James will be a sex object in the film, and that's something I can definitely get behind. Coolidge's character can be like the biggest fangirl ever.</div>
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It seems like the film might even get into cinemas, unless I'm being way too optimistic. It would be awesome to see James on the big screen again. I'll be watching closely for <i>Austenland</i> news. I have got to see this movie! </div>
Denisellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06795374433278780949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631575026648669551.post-41150071022793232812013-01-10T03:16:00.000-08:002013-01-10T03:16:08.092-08:00James Callis on Arrow: Pictures!OK, YVR Shoots has been alert and we've got our first James in Arrow photos! Unfortunately, it seems to be a no on the long hair. But look at him!<a href="http://yvrshoots.com/2013/01/james-callis-filming-arrow-on-the-vancouver-art-gallery-roof.html#.UO5WgxZecnI.twitter"> So cute</a>!<br />
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As per usual, he looks to be a little cold. He's donning business attire for the role, by the looks of it. Some business-clad men are accompanying him. I really know nothing about the show, so this will all be very new to me.<br />
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The episode James appears in, titled "Dodger" like his character, will air on February 20, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2605292/">according to imdb</a>. Of course, it's possible there will be more than one episode. We'll see!Denisellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06795374433278780949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631575026648669551.post-59029285694115523402012-12-24T00:41:00.000-08:002012-12-24T00:41:49.577-08:00James Callis Christmas Movie Ideas! ;)<div>
With this, a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukka, Tip Tot Tet, Kwazy Kwanzaa, and a solemn dignified Ramadan. And a Happy New Year. :) Also to James, in case he's reading. I would wish him Merry Christmas on Twitter, but sometimes I just get shy because he's really going to read it. I feel more comfortable writing silly things on the blog.<br />
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Once again, these are NOT real movies. I'm just being silly in the style of<a href="http://www.somethingawful.com/d/awful-movie-database/"> Awful Movie Database.</a> Which, by the way, is hilarious and should update more often. </div>
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Bobby (some no-name actor) and Stacey (Katherine Heigl) are about to be married! They are soo happy, and everything is full of joy and love, especially since it's December 21st. But right before the wedding can take place, Bobby is hit by a car and goes into a coma. Despite the tragedy, Stacey pulls herself together and tries to rejoice Christmas with the help of empathetic and sexy doctor Seth (James Callis). As it happens, Seth's family is far away in London, and Stacey invites him to their house for Christmas. Will Seth put up with her wacky family? Will Stacey and Seth fall for each other (duh)? What happens when Bobby wakes up from a coma right as Stacey and Seth are kissing?!!! Warning: this movie is not recommended for intelligent people. </div>
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Denisellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06795374433278780949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631575026648669551.post-59247258523102555332012-12-19T10:46:00.000-08:002012-12-19T10:46:42.731-08:00Holy Frakking Casting News, Batman. (About James Callis.)(Sometimes the weaknesses of Google search cramp my titling style. The thing is, Google will not find this post unless I say James Callis in the title so...)<br />
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It's been quiet for a while, but yesterday we suddenly got TWO casting news in one day. Awesome!<br />
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Firstly the officially announced one: James will play jewel thief Dodger in <i>Arrow</i>. Here's the link from <a href="http://www.tvguide.com/News/Arrow-James-Callis-Dodger-Spoilers-1057940.aspx">TV Guide</a>, and<a href="http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Dodger_(New_Earth)"> here </a>you can see the character. It's interesting when you have a visual idea, instead of just a description of what the character is like. I'm slightly dismayed to find that it's a long-haired British character. (Not that I object to long hair!!) Many people consider Baltar a villain, so a long-haired (dodgy!) villain in a sci fi/comics thing, well, slightly smells of typecasting. However, seeing the quote - "Big fan of your wars, and the telly" - gave me a joyful feeling. I can hear James say it, and I'm loving it. This might be just the role for him, with his comedic timing. Sadly it's one episode only, but hopefully an unforgettable performance! This show will air in January.<br />
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Secondly, this is not on <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1957938/">the imdb page of the movie </a>or any other official source, but so far two actors on Twitter have expressed their joy of working with James. So it's out there: James will be in British movie <i>Dreck</i>, a thriller about a near future dystopia where all recreational drugs are legal. <a href="http://vimeo.com/37941496">The trailer </a>certainly looks interesting. James posted a picture of himself on set with a rather.. <a href="http://twitter.com/jamescallis/status/281035548615917568/photo/1">different look</a>. O.o Umm.. Eh.. It's n-not that I have anything against James aging, but I'm rather stunned by this. I think it's because when I imagine James older, I imagine this smiling, warm-eyed, perhaps round-cheeked man with lots of flowy white hair. This is some business tycoon hardass with a piercing look in his eyes and oddly silvery hair. He looks downright dangerous! This may give us some idea as to the character in the film.<br />
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I've lost the majority of yesterday's tweets in a sea of today's news about Arrow; Twitter is a great source for quick news, but terrible for repetition. So I can't say who it was who lauded James as an actor. Some guy affiliated with <i>Dreck</i>. Good stuff either way.<br />
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So, lots to look forward to in the coming year! :)Denisellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06795374433278780949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631575026648669551.post-27878314458212584392012-12-10T12:13:00.005-08:002013-08-15T05:12:36.460-07:00James Callis on Austenland: Tightpants!!Entertainment Weekly offers us a first look at Austenland in the form of a very dapper promo picture. (Edit: the link has expired but the picture is <a href="http://www.flickfilosopher.com/wptest/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/austenland.jpg">here</a>.) And honestly, those pants. Those pants! They are so tight! They.. so tight. This, that is.. unprecedented tight.<br />
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PS. That hat!Denisellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06795374433278780949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631575026648669551.post-73317432689188005352012-12-10T11:57:00.000-08:002012-12-10T11:57:04.448-08:00James Callis Will Be at Sci-Fi Expo (Dallas) 2013! Yeehaw! (Is that right for Texas? I feel like such a phoney.)<br />
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The con's page is <a href="http://www.scifiexpo.com/DCC/sfx-guests.html">here</a>. More news/photos/gushery as it draws closer.<br />
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Linkage: There's <a href="http://oystercardjunkie.co.uk/typecast/">an interesting article here</a> about typecasting and James' role here. As usual, I feel the need to mention that Gaius Baltar was more than just a villain, more than just a traitor, more than just... Well, he was more than any other character I've seen, and James has said before that he did so many things in that role, he may never get a similar chance again. So whatever he does from now on, it could be said to be typecasting in some way. It's inevitable. As such, I don't see this role as typecasting, even if he does some Gaius-like facial expressions. But it's an interesting read, and gives a better recap of the episode than I feel I have.<br />
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If I'd done my research last week, I would have known that Innocent Graves, part 2 aired the day after the first part. But I was too shocked by part 1 and probably wouldn't have watched it last week anyway.<br />
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The second part is a great relief for me, as it turns out Owen Pierce is... innocent. He's being set up, he's not a molester or a rapist either. There are some shocking, rough scenes, and for a moment there I was worried I'd have to watch James kill himself in character. That would have been horrible. But his character turns out OK and in psychiatric care. I'm so glad of how this ended. The murderer, as it happens, is neither Pierce nor the creepy boy who was the other suspect. Well played.<br />
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We begin on a sad note, as Pierce reports the vandalism on his house and gets the cops in - seven hours late. There's lots of tension between him and Banks, who says he will knock Owen's door first, no matter what crime is committed in Yorkshire. Great acting moment here. James' eyes look almost yellow in this light, transparent. His sadness and lonely desperation burn me.<br />
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Speaking of burning - Owen shows them what happened to him in prison: scalded with sugar water ."Sugar intensifies the burn. You did this to me."<br />
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Maybe I'm a horrible person or maybe it's a coping mechanism, because I can't stand to think of James scalded, I just can't. But look! He gets to show his belly a bit! I get so many "James Callis shirtless" searches, and here it is - James Callis at least partially shirtless. It's.. drool... gush... OMG... He's so beautiful. I just... Wow.<br />
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I mean, after all, the burn is not real. It looks bad but it's just makeup. We can just look past it and focus on all the sexiness going on. I do wish he got to be shirtless in a more positive (and longer) shot, but this still made me very happy.<br />
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Maddy, one of his students who was just telling the cops he likes rough sex, has been writing love letters to prison. She acts like they're going to be together after this. But I think us viewers know what she really wants: a scandal. My heart breaks again here, because all he wants is for someone to trust him, to love him. He's so desperate and she betrays her.<br />
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In the meantime, someone kills Ellie's best friend Becca, and the police find a destitute Owen in his home. Oh James, don't cry! We love you, we do. All is well. (Edit: Blogger went nuts because of my heart icons, so I'll just rewrite this bit. HEART HEART HEART.)<br />
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I can apparently tell James and the character apart, but only when it comes to overwhelming fetishes like his body, or how tiny he looks in a hoodie. But when he's crying like this, and all alone in the world, I just feel it's James there and my heart breaks for him. (Of course, they didn't show him being scalded - gah, now I thought of him being scalded in prison. This show is a mindfield. Um, minefield. A minefield for the mind? Nevermind.)<br />
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Luckily someone saw Owen with Maddy around the time Becca died. But then he sees the paper. Maddy has sold his love letters as "sick letters to Ellie".<br />
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And his world comes tumbling down. I can't even really think about how he must be feeling.<br />
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This scene was perhaps the hardest yet. Owen goes off the deep end and kidnaps Maddy, but the police find him in time.<br />
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He asks what it matters now, everyone thinks he did it, he might as well do this to Maddy. Banks tells him he'll have to live with a murder on his conscience. Also, Banks is so sorry for his doubts, and they caught the real killer now. In the end, Owen is able to drop the knife. James does some stellar work here. He does desperate, and pained, and even murderous.He blows me away here.<br />
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I thought he would do it. The suicide would have been even worse, but him spending life in prison, and me having to watch James kill someone in character - I'm so glad it didn't come to that.<br />
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In the end, Owen Pierce gets psychiatric help. We no longer see him, but he know he'll be OK, or at least better than he was. Not alone.<br />
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It strikes me that James may have spoken with his Yorkshire/Aerilon accent all through this. It's a show set in Yorkshire, after all. I didn't really notice, so maybe that means it was a really good, natural Yorkshire accent? I'm not a good judge of that.<br />
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Either way, amazing performance. This was a hard watch, but for the ending, and the shirtless bit, I feel like it was worth watching. Caution is still adviced to those of sensitive persuasion. <!--3-->Denisellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06795374433278780949noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631575026648669551.post-54534947789910960202012-11-10T03:32:00.001-08:002012-11-10T03:32:21.968-08:00James Callis on DCI Banks, Part I: Oh All the Feels.<div>
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Wow, this really traumatized me. I've seen James in most of his roles, and I've usually been able to enjoy them in some way. But this... I just felt incredibly uncomfortable watching this. I can't hate this character because it's James, but I also can't like him very much because we aren't given much to go on. This is a two-parter, so he might turn out be the murderer. He might like rough sex with really young girls, or the girls may have set him up. He's weaselly and he's lying and there's something really off about him - but he may be innocent, and now his life is ruined. I give the show credit for not showing us the murder, like some shows do; we don't know who did it and why. There are two creepy main suspects, but it's not obvious who did it. </div>
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When I say it's James, just to clarify, I know it's just a character, and he said on Twitter that it was an "unwelcome" role. He's not this guy. But this guy looks like him. It's the same hairdo, and the same stubble, and even his clothes look like what James might wear. There are many Gaius Baltar mannerisms when he's obviously lying, and these are mannerisms I've come to know and love. He's done them in many Q&As to show what a weasel Gaius is. But now he's doing them here and he may have murdered a young girl, and I can't help but feel for him because it's James, but really I should probably hate him. My feelings are confused. </div>
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I did feel disgusted at Mason Duryea on Numb3rs, but Mason looked and acted nothing like James. He had a Southern accent, his hair was wild, his look was haggard and disturbed. He talked and looked like a madman. I applaud James for making that happen, but I don't really see James in that role, so it's not so disturbing. I was able to distance my fan feelings from him completely. Mason isn't really that attractive; he's too haggard and violent and awful to be admired or gushed over. </div>
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I find Owen Pierce attractive though, because I find James attractive. He has James' face, hair, and body. He has the sad puppy eyes at some bits, and the Gaius mannerisms. It's only when he yells at the female detective that she obviously hates men when his eyes obviously aren't James's. I see him as someone else there. But then we go back to troubled Owen, and hated Owen, and broken Owen, and that looks similar to the troubled hated broken Gaius Baltar. And I do hate when people see him only as Gaius Baltar, but there are similarities here that I can't overlook. </div>
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We open on lights going round and James telling someone, in his gravelly voice, to "show me your fear." But wait, he's only being a good drama teacher! He's not killing a young girl! Psych! A pretty powerful beginning. Also, chest hair, but I'm having trouble even drooling over him here. </div>
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Ellie - our murder victim - is given friendly advice. Just the teacher's hand on the shoulder, it's not sexual. OR IS IT?? </div>
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Also, even more creepily, he reminds me of a professor I had, who shall remain nameless. He was a sexy older* man, and he flirted with everyone, he even flirted with me. (Maybe I'm more attractive than I think, or maybe it's just some universal "I love women", I don't know.) It was flattering and I think many of us had a crush on him, although I don't know if he had any affairs with students. It strikes me that I see him as a good guy, but if someone accused him of rape or sexual harrassment - I'd probably buy it. That sort of attention with women can usually go both ways, and some girls weren't comfortable with it. If you don't know the person that well, and you felt sexual tension between him and you, there might be a feeling of fear that leads you to believe he did it. Someone could definitely abuse this underlying fear and lie about him. This thought makes this episode even more disturbing. (* = considerably older than James, but we were 20-25, not 15 like the girls here.) </div>
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Notably, he lies some more, nothing he says can be trusted, he's really arrogant and desperate, and "Let's just say I appreciate the female form". So dirty old man (although he's not that old), possible murderer, all kinds of icky. But also all kinds of desperate and sad and miserable. Then, when he's already lost his reputation and been beat up in prison, he's let go on a technicality - and finds his house wrecked. And then goes stalking another young girl, so did he do it? DID HE?! More next week. </div>
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Some pictures below. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go watch <i>My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic</i>, because I feel really awful. But it's a great performance from James. There are Gaius mannerisms, but that doesn't mean he's stuck in a rut and does them in every role. In fact, I haven't seen them since Gaius. The sad eyes, the misery - he does a lot with this character, and it couldn't have been easy. </div>
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Denisellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06795374433278780949noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631575026648669551.post-86025601260865580122012-10-20T03:53:00.001-07:002012-10-31T08:58:41.098-07:00James Callis at F.A.C.T.S. Belgium - Watch this Space<b>Wednesday, October 31: Eeee Full Q&A!!! </b><br />
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I wasn't hoping for this anymore, but: someone's uploaded James' whole Sunday Q&A on Youtube!! Link <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iVNf-y09hg">here</a>. Thank you so much! (Embedding is disabled for this video.) <br />
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I'm super busy today, it being the last day of the month and thus a day when you can still plump up your paycheck a little bit. I get very skinny paychecks, so I can't make a lot of commentary, but I will later. As a whole, the Q&A covers a lot of familiar ground. There are quite a few "on some level"s. ;) James appears very cutely bundled up, in the blue plaid shirt, cap, scarf, and leather jacket of con glee. (There are so many zippers on that jacket, including in the sleeves. I find it quite fascinating.) The audience seems a bit stiff and doesn't laugh at many of his jokes. WTF? Are Belgian people different when it comes to humor? This must be a cultural thing. He should come to Finland, we're all crazy.<br />
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-He apologizes for the French things he wrote in the autographs, some of which apparently weren't correct. Heee! But he used Google Translate to check, so maybe it was actually Google Translate that was wrong. He promises a new autograph to those who got something nonsensical. I'd hang onto a nonsensical French autograph, it's more unique.<br />
-In one of my favorite con moments, he tells people it's Sunday so he will now conduct a religious service, please kneel. Nobody laughs. *facepalm* It was really cute though.<br />
-Edward James Olmos and his warmth comes up again. His children call EJO "Uncle Eddie". Awww! He doesn't do his EJO voice, maybe because this audience doesn't seem to get his humor too well. Too bad.<br />
-He talks a bit about Eureka and the science of the shows, how so much of it is based on real science. He seems fascinated by this aspect, as am I.<br />
-He mentions Baltar being very recognizable, and he's happy about "stepping into a new avatar" soon. Hmm????!!! Does he mean a main role or something else that will be really recognizable? Commence the Dr Who etc. rumors. He can't actually give any news about future projects, but he is working on something.<br />
-There's talk about the finale of BSG and how he doesn't even know what Baltar and Six were, and how it was more about the dangers of technology (he mentions being quick on your thumbs on Twitter - hee! But some of use an actual keyboard for tweeting, James.) He's worried about people reading books less, which might lead to losing some of our cultural inheritance.<br />
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I think that's the most important stuff that came up. More later, possibly tomorrow when it's the first of the month and my work motivation takes a sudden slump.<br />
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<b>Sunday, October 28</b><br />
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Hmm, I thought I made an update on Thursday but apparently I never published it. It's been a crazy week, but then there weren't that many updates anyway.<br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A5x65Wa7AY">We have video</a>! It's a bit of an answer about the old Battlestar Galactica. James watched it as a child and was shocked that they had to leave some people on the planet when it was destroyed.<br />
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"..with the idea that there's been a genocide on a planet. The one memory I have frmo being a kid is watching, Captain Apollo come down in his viper, and there's a sea of people who are refugees, but like he's only got two seats. And I remember thinking: Well they gotta save them, cos like it's a TV show, and it can't end badly, and whatever. I'm a lot older now and I still remember that one scene, because it really hurt! And we carried on that kind of legacy. The world has matured, not necessarily in a great way since the 70's. The thing that is interesting is in the 70's, after the world had been destroyed, they went to the disco planet, which we didn't do." </blockquote>
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:D :D The disco planet! I wonder what he means about the world maturing, but not in a great way. Does he mean the world is less innocent? Or that it hasn't matured greatly or anything?<br />
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I don't think I've heard him say this stuff before. That's interesting. Shallow side note: his shirt is kind of insufficiently tucked in, so maybe his shirt, as well as his hair, has a life of its own.<br />
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And <a href="http://www.markdermul.be/toshanman/20121024.html">here's an article about him loving single malt</a>! With two very.. <i>awww-inspiring</i> pictures, where he is qutite bundled up again! Apparently this guy sells the whiskey? And he ended up giving James some samples. That's - really kind of cool.<br />
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Edit: I need to brush up on my reading stuff properly before linking to it. This guy was responsible for driving him to the hotel from the airport, and whiskey just came up during the drive. And likes - the "peated malts from Islay". I have no idea what that even means, but cheers!<br />
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I don't know anything about such drinks, but apparently James is a TOSHAN MAN and that sounds so adorable I might start using this as his new nickname. (Why do I always love when he smokes, drinks, or eats anything? Ingesting things through the mouth = adorable?)<br />
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And - <a href="http://celebrityhunting.blogspot.fi/2012/10/facts-2013.html">holy fucking cheekbones, Batman</a>. The cheekbones seem to be making the form of a question mark, but the wrong way around. So he asks questions, but the other way around? He... thinks of stuff from a different angle? He.. Oh whatever, I'm trying to be deep and failing miserably. Time to call it a day and publish.<br />
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<b>Tuesday, October 22: Les Con Temps Sont les Bon Temps. </b><br />
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OMG - <a href="http://boredman.deviantart.com/art/James-Callis-333920076">this is a really cool photo/drawing</a> by *Boredman. The calm exterior hides a fanboyish interior, apparently. Awesome! I don't think anyone else has done this before. I hope James sees this, I think he'd appreciate the artistry.<br />
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Also, chest hair. But I'm trying to be slightly less gushy, because I just re-read the post and it seems a bit... dribbly. Bear with me, I have the flu. And stress. And he's just too cute. I've decided that I said "cute" too many times, by the way, so I will no longer use such a word in this post. (I'm not saying anything about the blog as a whole..)<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/frf_kmeron/8115687492/">Another <i>adorable</i> photo</a> by kmeron. I like the faded tones, and this is a particularly nice shot of James's KindEyes. He does the delighted face, and it's one of those looks that just melt my heart. It's not a purely sexual thing, it's just that he looks so kind. His hair looks amusingly like it has its own life back there, which James may or may not be aware of.<br />
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On a more sobering note<a href="http://nicollelamerichs.wordpress.com/2012/10/23/facts-2013/">, a blogger says</a> they felt very uncomfortable meeting James. This is always sad to read, especially since I worry about it happening to me - paying lots of money to meet him, looking forward to it, and then either making a fool of myself, or catching him on a tired day, or just feeling our chemistries don't match at all. And feeling sad, when everyone else is happy after meeting him. I don't know this blogger, but I got a feeling they might be like me, more comfortable observing than interacting. Half the time I don't talk to James on Twitter because I'm just so damn shy. And I've talked to him several times before, and he's talked to me. It's odd.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.78333282470703px;">His Q&A later that day was inspiring. We got good background information, thoughts on acting and the techniques of the show, and some reflections on his identity as a Brit, and what that implied for the story arc in which Gaius was president.</span><br />
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Oo, that sounds fascinating. I hope there will be quotes and/or video. Am I too greedy? It's awesome that people are reporting anything at all.<br />
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Not to make this all about me, but I'm about 100 % sure I'd enjoy being in one of his Q&A's, even if - especially if - I wouldn't be asking a question. Maybe I identify too much with the meeting stories, like when someone has a good meeting I feel I had a good meeting, and vice versa. But maybe that's part of the fun - maybe part of the function? - of con posts. Hmmm.<br />
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(The con times are the good times - not sure if I got that right.)<br />
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Sorry for the day with no updates. I've been working hard while having the flu and it's.. my brain is totally hazy, so I apologize in advance for any weirdness. I mean, more weirdness than usual. Um.. nevermind, you probably can't tell the difference anyway.<br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/jamescallis">James himself</a> sounds like he had a blast! He praises Belgian beer and speaks French. I would have gone for Belgian chocolates myself, not a fan of beer. But then they say that Finnish beer is terribly sour, because when it first came here on ships, it got ruined on the way. So Finns began to make bitter, sour beer that Brits think is horrible. I wonder if I'd like the Belgian types.<br />
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And I love con times, because James always sounds so happy and benevolent to the whole world. He mostly does, but especially during and after cons. It's good to see how much he enjoys meeting the fans.<br />
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Merci Belgium - the beers here r beyond belief, name & number & the people whether they speak Flemish or French Sont super branchez! Merci x</div>
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"Branchez - connect". Hmm. OK. "sont super" = are super, so.. the people are super connect? I'm missing something here. I need to brush up on my French. There's a super cute picture of him with a beer, too, so check that out.<br />
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<a href="http://www.anakinweb.com/site/-retour-sur-facts-n11964.html">A cute pic here </a>- he seems to be posing, so it's not a totally candid shot, but it looks self-deprecating. Heee. Also, it must be his Coke! How awesome is that! He drank Coke! I... I can be calm about this, really.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/frf_kmeron/8115638830/">A better version </a>of kmeron's Twitter pic, in black and white. Here you can also see his shadow. James has a lovely profile, really. I love his nose! The black and white gives a strangely old feel, like he's a professor in the 50's, telling the students about life, philosophy, and the joys of smoking. Actually, you can see TWO of this shadows, can't you? One is just wider. That's really deep and philosophical. Maybe that's the alternate reality James, who's much fatter. Either way, really cute hair tuft at the back.<br />
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And a cute - I should think of other adjectives but I'm too tired - <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/frf_kmeron/8115635220/">one here</a> of the signing situation. I'm getting curiouser and curiouser about that thing on his right wrist. Is it a con thing? Is it a watch? It kinda looks like leather. This is a mystery that needs to be solved. Also, COKE!!! This one's also from kmeron.<br />
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<a href="http://www.coupleofpixels.be/archive/2012/week43/index.html">Here we learn</a> that James was "chaleureux et accessible", chaleureux meaning warm or hearty. Awww. Also, one of his funniest autographs ever! (Note that Lee is also in the picture. Fanficcers alert!)<br />
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James Callis, at the photoshoot : "Hi Valerie, how are you". He basically just remembered my name from the autograph session the day be4 ♥</div>
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Awww, sweetie pie. He remembers people's names! Maybe he has some super strong memory, or maybe, if I go really fangirl here, the fans mean so much to him that he just revels in meeting each and every one of them and remembers it forever? The latter seems unlikely, but would be intensely flattering to all fans, so maybe I'll go with that one.<br />
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Also, someone tweeted that James was the best part of the con, but I can't find that one now. Either way, sounds like an awesome con.<br />
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And. I realized I could have gone. I mean, it's Belgium, it's really close to Finland compared to the US, the flights can be quite cheap. I could have been there and met James but I didn't even consider it. It came to my mind on Saturday, and I beat myself up a bit. There aren't that many cons in Europe, after all, and I may never meet James in person at this rate. But as it happens, a friend had her mother's funeral on Saturday, and my boyfriend's father had bypass surgery yesterday. I might have felt really bad to be far away from them at this time. So all is good.<br />
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<b>Sunday, 7:12 PM Belgian time. SNUGGLY PIC!!!</b><br />
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OK, I guess I can stop with the Belgian times because the con is almost over.<br />
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I just saw <a href="http://twistedtale.tumblr.com/post/34031281993">this</a> picture, from Marie who is very lucky indeed. While my fan envy meter reached a new high, it's a lovely picture, and look how snuggly he is with her and how his hair is. And I do like the plaid, which is obviously much brighter than it looked in the earlier pictures. Also, this is the first picture that wasn't from Twitter, so I can start advertising my post on Twitter. I'm needed again! Ye!<br />
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Another lovely one from <a href="https://twitter.com/GregNoirfalise/status/259997190653612032/photo/1">GregNoirfalise</a>. James' face looks slightly burned. Maybe he burned it in the California sun, or maybe it's just hot in those photo op studios. (Or maybe he hugged too many girls?)<br />
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And from crossbowwarrior <a href="http://instagram.com/p/RCwP1qQGNZ/">here</a>. It's a bit blurry but I love that you can see an expression, as well as a hair-pression(?). (Why do I feel like all of my comments amount to "gush, his hair/outfit/etc."? Well, as long as we don't have any quotes, that's all I have.<br />
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<b>Sunday, October 21, 13:25 PM Belgian time. OMG Cute! :D:D</b><br />
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This just in: <a href="http://twitter.com/Radeon_sk/status/259973771417509889/photo/1">cutest outfit ever</a>? It's cute because it's just so - James! Was he cold again? (Well, he did spend some weeks in LA according to his tweets. But I like the idea that he's just perpetually cold, it's very cute for some reason.) THE leather jacket! The cap! The scarf! He looks tiny and bundled up inside the protective clothing layer. Awwwww unbearably cute! Also, today it's blue plaid. I do like the plaid. Thanks to <a href="http://twitter.com/Radeon_sk">Radeon_sk</a> for the photo!<br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/GregNoirfalise/status/259733574968823809/photo/1">Also: the cap again</a> (C for Cylon?) and a bit of chest hair! Cheekbones ftw, btw. What strikes me about this picture is the red eyes - we seem to have two cylons here, one of them being James. Har har. Okay, old joke but still. Thanks to <a href="http://twitter.com/GregNoirfalise">Greg Noirfalise</a>!<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/RobeLeach/status/259726338963951616/photo/1">And a signing picture </a>- are those patched elbows? Ah, is that the coat he had on at "An Evening with James Callis", rocking the whole English professor look? I love his expression, it looks.. genuine. It's not a posing picture at all, which is why I love candid shots. And is that his Coke is that his Coke is that.. *calms down* OK, it's no big deal whether he drinks Coke or not, just because it happens to be my favorite drink. Ahem. I'm normal. Thanks to<a href="http://twitter.com/RobeLeach"> Robert (Rossert?) Leach</a>.<br />
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It's a bit problematic that all updates seem to be on Twitter. I don't even feel like advertising this post on Twitter, because all people have to do is read the Twitter search for "James Callis" or "Gaius Baltar". I feel unnecessary. But then, Twitter search only pans for a couple of days, and then the updates are lost. So if I don't blog them now, they will be forever lost to those who don't follow the tweeters - right? I'm still doing the world a favor. I think. I will advertise when they no longer show in the search.<br />
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<b>Saturday, 20:24 PM Belgian time. First Photos!!!</b><br />
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Oo, we have our first photos!!!! We have our first photos. I'm calm. I'm still calm.<br />
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Look, he's wearing <a href="http://instagram.com/p/RAKGHNP31f/">red plaid</a>! I love that shirt. He's looking quite fabulous indeed and look at that hair, swoon.<br />
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<a href="http://twitter.yfrog.com/h6b2lchj">A blurrier photo,</a> but you can see - more hair. That's a lot of hair. Wow. Also, James seems to have one of his touched, friendly looks on. I wonder what he talked about.<br />
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<a href="http://instagram.com/p/RArEomMCBp/">A close up</a> reveals that his hair is very long indeed! That is some thick, long hair. Luscious, thick, long hair. Dark, luscious, thick, long, oh you get the picture. GUSH!!!<br />
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So these pictures are from his Q&A earlier. Thanks to <a href="http://twitter.com/ttinycourageous">ttinycourageous</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/Wilidrine">Wilidrine</a>, and <a href="http://twitter.com/kmeron">kmeron</a>!<br />
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Also, someone posted something in Dutch, but I think my dictionary-usage was of no help. I, uh, don't think James looked anything like a "matrimony battleship", so I must be misinterpreting.<br />
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<b>Saturday, October 20, 12:48 PM Belgian time. </b><br />
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Eee! So another con and another con watch post. This time, it's in Belgium, which is not a hundred hours behind Finland, so I might actually get some updates while still awake. But who knows? It's a smaller con, so there will be fewer updates, and some will not be in English. I'm trying to brace myself here. Also, while <a href="http://twitter.com/jamescallis">James seems delighted</a> at puns like "F.A.C.T.S. are Gaius Baltar is coming to Belgium", I'm not so happy because when you search for "James Callis F.A.C.T.S.", it (Google) just gives you - James Callis facts. It's a little more frustrating than usual, but I think I will be bitten by the con bug all the same.<br />
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The schedule is <a href="http://www.facts.be/schedule/">here</a> at the F.A.C.T.S. homesite. There will be two Q&As, as well as two photoshoots, and in addition James will be signing autographs. Or <i>is </i>signing, or <i>has</i> been signing, more aptly, since it started at 10 AM Belgian time.<br />
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Wow, Belgium is only ONE hour behind Finland! You see, we're at the top of the world and thus ahead of most other countries. A great place to be, except for the climate and distances. So James will be having his Q&A in approximately one hour. Eeee exciting!!!<br />
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So, updates later! In the meantime, I want to link to this: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2wxtNexXA0&feature=youtu.be">James appeals for Mexican playwright Legom.</a> Donate if you can - you can help save someone's life. More videos for Legom <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/Alexiabeech">here</a>. The website with more details <a href="http://www.indiegogo.com/legomproject">here</a>.<br />
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