Two New James Callis Pictures! Eeee!

I woke up to two pictures of James on Twitter, so it's a good day already. Eeee!

James with scoobykoo on set.
James alone, on set. Looking a bit like "Oh dear, are you taking another picture? Oh well ok then."

Observations:
-eeeeeee!
-Wait, what? Wasn't Jeff supposed to have long hair? O.o He has really short hair. Is he actually not playing Jeff? I saw from some sources that it was not confirmed he is Jeff, so... maybe we were wrong? Or maybe he wears a wig while filming? Mysterious.
-He seems to be wearing three coats on top of each other. Is it really that cold in Vancouver? Although James always wears layers, so it's hard to say. Poor cold-blooded boy. <3
-He doesn't look all skinny, and this makes me happy. (So I prefer the chub to the long hair, now? You learn new things about yourself every day.)

OK, now off to make lunch and wipe this stupid grin off my face. And get to work.
*grins stupidly all day*

Eine Kleine James Callis Character Name Rant.

I know this may interest no one but me, but it's my blog and I have the flu again and please pity me and I have to wait six months to see James on the new show so I'm just frakking posting this.

So in 17th Precinct, he's going to play a Jeff. My initial reaction was "Ugh, Jeff?" and I still don't feel like the name suits him. I'm not sure what it is about Jeff that bugs. Too macho? Too American? Too old for him? It just feels off. It feels downright offensively dull for him. I mean, James isn't the most exotic name in the world, but it's handsome and... Hmm. Maybe James is so common that there's no specific image, but Jeff gives me a very macho American image that totally doesn't fit James.

This got me thinking about names I could see him having. I also discussed this with M on Twitter, so the list is partially mine and partially made in cooperation with her. This is very important for his future projects, so I hope he's going to read and take heed.

My favorite character name so far: Gabriel McDow (FlashForward).
Beautiful, sounds poetic, not overly popular nor too weird. Gabriel is something that really fits James for some reason.
Runners-up: Gaius Baltar, Justin deVere Montague, Danny Rubin, Sebastian

My least favorite one so far: Mason Duryea (Numb3rs).
Sounds hard, strange, and deliberately unattractive.
Runners-up: Raoul, Aspyrtes, Clive Lanyard,  and of course, Jeff.

Then there's Pursuit Delange. It's a really bizarre name. But you know, it's so bizarre that it comes back to being kinda fitting in a comedy like that. So we'll let that one be.

Names I can see James having
(* = he's played a character by this name)
I think these have the feel of slightly effeminate and sensitive, yet masculine and strong guy. But this might be a matter of taste. I'd love to hear others' thoughts...

Aaron
Adam
Alan /Allen
Alec, Alexander
Andrew
Anthony (but not Tony)
Benjamin*
Bradley
Charles*
Christopher
Colin
Daniel*
David
Donovan
Dorian
Duncan
Emmett
Ewan
Felix
Forrest
Frederick
Gabriel*
Gilbert
Henry/Harry
Herman
Ian
Jason
Jeremy/Jerome
Joel
Jonah / Jonas
Jonathan
Joseph
Joshua*
Justin*
Kenneth
Kent
Lee
Leonard (but not Lenny, just Leo)
Logan
Louis
Mark* / Marcus
Michael
Nathanael
Neil
Nicholas
Noah
Noel
Owen
Quentin
Paul
Peter
Robin
Samuel
Sean
Sebastian*
Simon
Stephen
Thad
Timothy*
Thomas*
Tobias/Toby
Trevor*
Victor
Vincent
Wesley

On the fence about: Barry, Dominic, Jack, Randall/Randy, Rhys/Reese, Robert, Ross, Walter, William (Will would be ok but not Bill)

Names I cannot see him having
Angus
Archie
Barry
Bob (not sure about Robert. I guess it's a no to Robert and yes to Robin.)
Burt/Bert
Calvin

Carl   

Christian (bc he is Jewish; it would really fit him otherwise)
Cliff

Clint

Clive* 

Conrad

Corbin
Dean
Donald
Dustin
Ernest*
George
Glenn
Harvey
Horace
Hoyt
Irwin
Kurt
Larry (I guess that's a no to Lawrence too, although that might fit him better)
Lyle
Marvin
Mason*
Morgan
Morris
Moses
Murray
Nigel
Norman
Raymond
Richard
Rory
Rupert
Russell
Seamus  
Solomon
Tex
Trey/Troy
Wallace
Warren
Wayne/Dwayne

OMG I have to stop before I include all the names in the world. Is anyone still reading? Hello? Echo! Oh dear. Well, when the news comes in, they'll be back.

Great 17th Precinct Info Post. (James Callis-heavy)

Monday, April 11th


I just have to post this, because it's a VERY GOOD OMEN INDEED.

theaarondouglas: BTW. Spoke to James Callis, said 17th precinct was a great shoot & everything he hoped it would be. Check it out when it airs, gonna be gold

I know James must have had high hopes for the show, after BSG. So hearing it's what HE hoped it would be, I have extremely high hopes myself now. Eeee!


Sunday, March 27th


Tricia Helfer just tweeted a photo from the wrap party!! Handsome alert! Chest hair alert! HELP! They are too pretty together!! Also, James' ears never cease to amuse and endear me. Very cute.

So that's a wrap then. I dunno how I can wait until September. I hope we get some teasers and stuff before it...


Oh, and I almost forgot to add this, the most adorable James/Jamie photo yet! They're trying to figure out a word in a crossword puzzle. Look at James' thinky brow!!!! Thanks to Craig A. for the photo.

Thursday, March 24th


And we have news on the name! Jeff was turned into John, so the final name is John Bosson. Awesome! It's a bit rhymey, but then so is James Callis. I don't know why I feel so strongly about this, but I just simply cannot see James as a Jeff, and I'm very happy they switched it to John. It's a slightly dull name, but it has no strong connotation with "American guy", and this helps me believe in the character. I like the last name Bosson a lot, too.


The shoots in Vancouver will end this week. After that, there are some screenings, and the shoots continue in May if NBC people like what they saw. Let's keep our fingers crossed!

A big article on the pilot script. This one is more positive-sounding than the taragel one. There are many spoilers, so I won't reveal everything. But it sounds very cool, and James has some powers of his own! Also this:

Caolon (pronounced ‘Kay-Lawn’) Longstreet, played by Bamber, is a blonde thirty-something copper who project a seriousness and deep focus. His partner Jeff Bosson, played by Callis, is a Brit; unlike Caolon he’s a bit more down-to-earth and not exactly fit.

Not exactly fit?! O.o Does that mean they will REFER TO THIS on the show? Because if they will, I have a feeling I will forgive many, many plot holes and suspend lots of belief. 

An article from YVR shoots, by Susan Gittins: 

I arrived to see detective partners Jamie Bamber and James Callis filming a scene exiting from their strange police car to investigate a crime scene in the alley. Between takes, the two ex-BSG castmates proved inseparable, giving each other playful shoves and taking breaks at the craft tent together. 

Playful shoves!!! Sounds so "dude" and amusing. Obviously they're great friends, and I'm sure this chemistry will show on their scenes too. Excellent.

Lots and lots of photos at zimbio! James and Jamie, James alone. Craig Anderl from the set has also been tweeting many photos. But how to link to them all at once? Oh I know, browse through my Tumblr. (The link is to the "17th Precinct" tag, so it should find all posts with that tag, no matter when you read this post.)

Oddly enough, James has SHORT hair. So much for that squee. But hey - he looks like a cute hedgehog! :D So not too shabby. He looks chubby to me, although not everyone agrees. But needless to say, I am happy! You can tell from the photos with James and Jamie that James is meant to be a slightly more down-to-earth character, someone who may be a bit of a maverick. I wonder if the coffee is part of the script, or if he just brought his own. He looks laid back though. This will be interesting. Although I will say that I'm sorry for Jamie if he has to play the straight man again while James gets to goof off/have more variety to his character.

Oh and look at this! I think he's actually picking up a donut!!!! I think, I  mean it could be a bagel or a muffin or something, but... *drools* He looks SO happy. :D My dream is to see him eat a donut some day, but this is really good too.

Meanwhile, James is obviously getting into character by listening to some Dire Straits, and was shocked over Japan. Many new tweets at his twitter. (And yes, it's really him.Craig said so.)


Tuesday, March 8th
The shooting started today!

Tricia has dyed her hair brown for the role, and the result can be seen here. Very classy! I was worried they might give her jet black hair, but this looks much better.

M and I were discussing the pilot scoop - found in taragel's post linked below - that "Jeff" is sleeping with his partner's wife, "Susan". So what will the character be like? Will this be another morally ambiguous character? Will he be remorseful or turned on by the secrecy, or both? Will we get James Callis love scenes again?!

We joked that, since everyone else on the show has more exciting names, Jeff and Susan might be bonding over their dull names.

Jeff: I feel somehow... inferior and dull next to "Caolan" and "Morgana".
Susan: Well, what about me? Susan.
Jeff: We have so much in common.
Susan: Let's make love!

Either way, not looking forward to all the "Oh he's a traitorous manwhore like Gaius!" comments on Twitter.

Saturday, March 5th. 

I'm going to start this now, even if we still know very little. I plan to put all the news on the show here until it airs, so that you don't have to weed through endless newsposts here. 

Facts known as of today: 

-created and produced by Ron D. Moore 

-shot in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

-the pilot will be directed by Michael Rymer 

James Callis' character is, a homicide detective. He's long-haired and British. 

Jamie Bamber plays a crime scene investigator who's very focused. 

Tricia Helfer plays Morgana, a necromancer, acting as a coroner. 

Other cast members include Stockard Channing and Matt Long. 

There's a review of the pilot here (taragel's LiveJournal). It sounds like the show is set in a sort of alternate universe where both the cops and the villains use magic. Ah! That sounds interesting. I thought it'd be more like regular people in our universe fighting evil magic. I love the idea of plants inside houses, and I think this might look really neat. Many of the aspects sound interesting. However, I'm a bit worried about the fact that it sounds so police-procedural and so little character development. Like taragel, I'm worried it's going to be a little cheesier than BSG and not as compelling. (The linked post was written before James and Tricia were announced, so it doesn't discuss how central their roles are. I'm hoping James' will be more central than Jamie's, since Jamie is apparently not very prominent in the pilot.) 

The show could really go either way for me. I could love it, or I could be kind of meh. I like supernatural elements in shows, but I don't love police procedurals. I've never been drawn to shows that operate on "crime of the week". I'd rather see characters and themes building up. That said, those two don't have to be mutually exclusive; I just don't want to see another CSI with magic thrown in. As for the magic being cheesy, I might still like it. I do enjoy Medium and The 4400, because I love the actors on those shows, their chemistry, and the characters they build little by little, even if the plot doesn't always compel me. I have a hard time believing that James, Jamie, and Tricia wouldn't bring something more into the roles than is on the page. 

I'm going to be cautiously optimistic about this. I trust RDM, Michael Rymer, James, Tricia and Jamie. (Not necessarily in that order.) And I promise, if I don't like it, this is not going to turn into "17P Hate Blog" where I rant each week about how much I hated the latest episode. (Note how I'm omitting the possibility that it won't be a series.) I want to support this project because these people are like... (family? No, way too cheesy for ppl you haven't met) (TV friends? Hmm) people I feel warmly about, without ever having met them. (Eh.) I hope I'll also get to squee though. 

James Callis + Tricia Helfer 4ever

GUYS I'M SO EXCITED THEY'RE GONNA BE ON THE SAME SHOW AGAIN! SO EXCITED!!!!!! EEEEEEEEE FANGUSH!!!

(James' middle name is not actually Hieronymus.)
(That I know of.)

Most Exciting James Callis Casting News Since Forever!!!!

Ok, now I actually have news. No wonder James sounded so excited, because!

FANFARE!

HE WILL BE ON THE NEW RONALD D. MOORE SHOW WITH JAMIE BAMBER! 

The show is called 17th Precinct, and it will be like "Harry Potter for adults", a cop show with supernatural stuff. James' character, Jeff, is a homicide detective, "slender, long dark hair, British accent". 

The good:

-Ronald D. Moore!

-Michael Rymer!

-Jamie Bamber! How great that he gets to act with someone he is friends with, and has worked with before. That will definitely show in the performance.

-long hair!

-British accent!

-With RDM and MR, there will be lots of possibilities for ad libs. James will have real influence on his character here, unlike on, say, Eureka.
-This will give him great visibility and possibilities for future roles. 

-Cops like their donuts, so maybe he can do some character study... ;) (Toby had to remind me of this, I hadn't even thought of it! He tells me I'm going loose on the donut associations.) 

The bad:

-It's only a pilot, so it's still possible it won't make it into full series. But I mean, how could it not? Let's be optimistic. And gleeful. And incredibly hyper!!! EEEEE! 

-The premise sounds a little silly and could easily be dumb. But so did BSG, and RDM made it glorious. I hope this one will also be gritty, political, real, with multi-layered characters. I believe it will. Besides, I can handle a bit of suspension of disbelief. I watch The 4400 and Medium. 

-I have to continuously spell "precinct". I might actually go for 17P, so I don't have to expose myself to endless typos and frustration. (Hee, pee. OMG, grow up, self.)

-Jeff. Really? It doesn't fit him at all, and it doesn't sound remotely British. Blah. 

-Homicide detectives have to be pretty gruff sometimes. I hope James will get to be sensitive too and do the sad puppy eyes. I can't really imagine him as an overly-macho type. 

UPDATE: OMG OMG OMG TRICIA HELFER WILL BE ON HTE SHOW TOOO EEEEEEE 


I dunno if I'm ever going to calm down now, this is my wish come true, James and Tricia on the same show again <3 <3 <3 and probably a quality show at that!!! I love them so much!!! JAMES AND TRICIA FOREVER!!!!!! *hyperventilates, faints, etc. etc.* I may say something calmer later but I'm not sure. I'm not sure I'll ever be calm again. OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!

This is SO exciting! I read about this last night when I was just going to bed, and I wanted to wait until today when I can calmly write about it and say:
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE long hair British accent this will be soooo great I love him so much EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! 

Sorta-Kinda-News? Maybe???

James is being his usual tight-lipped self, tweeting something about opening windows and closing doors. (Which, if I can read him at all, means he's working on something big. But who knows?) Here's something interesting: someone who works for WB had spotted James at the lot a few days ago!

Julie_Gray: Holy FAN MOMENT: Just ran into and spoke with Gaius Baltar here on the Lot! James Callis - IMDb http://imdb.to/gbZu3j

Geez that sounds kinda promising, doesn't it?!!! At this point, I don't really care what it is - movie, tv show, reality tv, whatever. He needs to be seen by the big public again. I kinda love when he does British indies, because that's his roots and it's sweet that he wants to work at that still. But I really want to see him on my TV again. Or even - gasp - at the cinema. I'll keep my eyes peeled and let you know of any developments I can find. Be prepared to wait another six months for any concrete news, though.

Meanwhile, America is premiering in San José, California on the 10th of March! If James is in LA, he might conceivably be at the premiere.

Also, for those googling "James Callis penis", just do a "James Callis" blogsearch and you'll run into this:

Just found are many new naked leaked videos & leaked photos captured of the young sportsman James Callis. James is currently a British actor. James has an incredibly massive penis shown in a selection of leaked pics! ...

Wow. "Incredibly massive", you say? That's great for him. But um, are we really talking about the same guy?  "Young sportsman"? He's not old, but as sportsmen go, wouldn't he be retired by now? And did he ever actually DO any sports? I'm not going to click on this link, because it reeks of "this link may harm your computer", but if anyone else is curios enough to test it, please let me know what you found.*Obligatory giggle at the mention of his penis.*

Edit: Yeah, apparently there's nothing about James on that site, other than a truncated biography. What a disappointment! Every time I open my heart! I'm beginning to think we will never see his incredibly massive penis. (Hee, hee.)

James with Children = awwww.

This is an adorable interview with the America child actors, Jefferson and Anslei Shelton. Overall worth seeing if you like kids. But there's this adorable, very small clip with James Callis that just made me melt.

Jefferson: "One of my most favorite characters is Mr Leverett, really silly and fun." That's James' character. OMG I HAVE TO SEE THIS MOVIE LIKE BURNING. I haven't seen James interact with children much on screen, and I really want to see it.

Here's a screencap - it's from the America website, so it has that red stuff, but I'm too lazy to take another one from the Youtube video:

How cute is that?! James is saying "This is Star Wars" something, but it cuts off there. Toby suggested they're playing Lego Star Wars on the PSP. James really looks like he's bonding with the child and talking to him on the same level. Which I love. (Also, nice nerdy touches with the hair/glasses/undershirt.)

I dunno if it's my hormones responding to "good Daddy material" or what, but every time I see a man being kind to children it's just awwwwww. And if it's James, it's extra awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww with hearts and glitter. And now I sound twelve but honestly, how cute is he?

That's all I have to say. I know there's no real substance to this post but who cares.

Search And Ye Shall Find

I've been bitten bad by the Tumblr bug, and the bite grows bigger and more inflamed by the day.
Um, despite that mental image, do check my James Tumblr. Lots of photos each day.

I thought I'd take a look at the search terms that people use to land in my blog. There have been some interesting ones lately, and maybe I can be of assistance regarding the queries...

"Neha Callis"/ "James Callis wife photo". I get several of these a month and sorry, I can't help you there. There are no photos of her online (in public at least). She's an attorney, comes from New Delhi, India, and that's about all I can tell you. Some fans saw her at a Comic Con in 2008 and said she was gorgeous. She's a little unreal to me, to be honest. Not because I'm so terribly jealous, it's just like someone I hear about but never see, like she exists in another realm. I can't really imagine James' family. Just last night, I dreamt he had put up photos of them - and I totally respect that he doesn't but I guess on SOME level I really want to see them. His boys looked exactly like him and had glasses on. I think one of them even had a moustache, so... :D I'd take that with a grain of salt. (He also had a lot of pets, from ducks to bears and bunnies. I blame Tumblr for these dreams. My subconscious is obviously cluttered with cute animal images and James images, all mixed together.)

I'll stop talking about his family before I sound stalkerish, but just a note - if I saw something on Facebook, I wouldn't share it or discuss it here. I haven't seen anything really personal though. Except for the moustachioed sons and pet ducks. They were glorious.

"Are you supposed to like gaius baltar?" I think so. I mean, it's the weakness, the humanity in all of us, and he does have empathy and guilt. He's not irredeemable. But every viewer has his or her own reading, of course, so I can't put a gun against anyone's head. I do get a bit annoyed when people post something like "I hate that Gaius Baltar", to be honest. I've pretty much stopped doing twitter searches for the character, because I can't convert them all.

"James Callison tractor supplies". LOL!!! I've come up with this a few times on a James search, and it's hilarious that someone found my blog with that search. Oh dear, now that I mentioned it, this will come up in that search. Oh whatever.

"does james callis have straight or wavy hair?" Hmmm. When he has short hair, it seems less wavy, but it's still not completely straight. I'd say it's not curly or anything, but it's quite luscious. Like a lion's mane. A viril lion's. I'm changing topics now.

"James Callis penis". Let's just not even go there, okay?

"James Callis height weight". 5'8'' / 173 cm. If you want more detailed analysis, look at other sites. It's one thing I, for some reason, don't care about at all. (Maybe because I'm 5'2'').Weight, hmmm. It's actually not anywhere online. Maybe he's sensitive about it, or maybe it varies so much he hasn't bothered to give it. Or maybe no one ever asked him. Not that the number really matters, when you can just look at the luscious rounded... ok, changing topics again.

"why didnt they just ask kevin on eureka" - if you mean the timeline change, I guess he was a different Kevin? Like the autistic Kevin sent them back in time but the "regular teenager" Kevin wouldn't know about it.

"baltarstar blog"+"strawberry - ??? Weird, this is one of MY searches. (I sometimes look for specific quotes for the tumblr or something. But strawberry..?) It's really odd that I can't remember.

"Do suspenders go under the vest". Well, judging by Trevor Grant, they do. :D Or at least they did in the forties. Mind you, take that with a grain of salt, it's not Queer Eye for the Straight Guy '47 or anything.

"james callis chest hair" - as far as I know, it's real and it's spectacular. Is this a really horny post? I try to write non-horny posts too. I can totally look at James with an academic, objective eye without eroticizing him. (I think.) (don't ask me to prove that.)

On the other hand, I get a whole lot of "james callis sexy", "james callis shirtless", etc. searches. A lot. So I think all of our minds are in that same gutter.

James Callis birthday. It's June 4th, 1971. See, one query where I could actually be helpful and not get all horny. (Mmm, sexy numbers. No, I'm just kidding.)

James Callis in America

EDIT: ah, they already have it on Youtube? Embedded.

Edward James Olmos' film America, starring his wife Lymari Nadal, has a website now at americathemovie.net.

If you're interested in the film: watch the trailer. It seems interesting, I'll probably watch this. Someone was complaining on Twitter about the overpowering soundtrack, and I can already tell by the site and trailer that it has that. I'm interested in the premise though. Based on the trailer, it could go a little too much in the "violent husband is evil" direction, although I'm not sure how sympathetic you can make a beating husband. What I like is that the protagonist, America, is trying to change her life. 

If you're only interested in James Callis: skip the trailer and go straight to the selected scenes for him. (Edit: it's the same as the above embedded video.) There's a brief interview with behind-the-scenes shots, where you can see him talking to the cast. (And laughing and being adorable <3.) He plays Mr Charlie Leverett - another Charles? -, who he says is a computer nerd who likes comics, and he's the opposite of America's violent husband. Also, you can see him at the piano a little, so I'm hoping he's going to be playing some music in the film too. (In fact, if he's playing the overpowering soundtrack, I forgive it.) He looks boyish, with spiky hair and kinda nerdy thick-rimmed black glasses. It's amusing that he went straight from this to Gabriel McDow, whose hair was very messy and bushy. I guess it's all in the styling. He's in two photos in the photo gallery: 5 and 42. I can't link directly because it's a flash site. 

Here's what James says about the movie (and this is why I'm interested in it too): 

"It's quite a feminist movie, if I can say that. Women have to stand up for themselves and... seize the power, seize control. And if you're in a relationship that is no good and you can't change it around, you actually have to get out of it and start fresh, start something new." 

James Callis? Fuck Yeah!

Since there aren't enough James Callis sites out there - despite the fact that I talk about him all over the place - I have opened Fuck Yeah James Callis! the tumblr page. Basically, it's a simple and fast way to upload photos, or link to photos, or post quotes.

They say you haven't arrived before you have a fuck yeah tumblr. (Some truly famous - or truly hated - people even have a stfu hate tumblr.)

There are lots of beautiful images already tagged with James Callis, so I'm going to reblog some for now. I constantly have trouble with photo uploading here and on LJ, so it might prove a good place to do picspams. It's not really a blogging platform, so this blog is going nowhere.

It'll hopefully make a good resource for James photos. Peruse and enjoy!
Edit: I've enabled submitting, so if you have some nice James photos you'd like me to post, feel free to submit!