Everytime I interview a member of the Haven cast/production staff, I leave with a massive crush. In season one, it was Charles Ardai. Season two, it was Emily Rose. In season three, Eric Balfour. And, now, verging on season four, I’m on the edge of coping with crushing on Adam “The Edge” Copeland (see what I did there?). I can’t wait to interview the Teagues brothers. In our interview he came across as incredibly genial, gentle and charming. I’m going to have to watch old WWE footage, because it’s hard to remember he’s a former wrestler for the most performative league known to man. Although I’ve seen an “edge” in past conference calls/interviews, for the most part he comes across as incredibly interior and cogitative in his Haven press tours. However, the true reason I enjoyed talking to Adam during the SyFy upfronts is because he’s clearly a fan of the show.

If you haven’t caught Haven‘s third season, the finale is a total whiskey tango foxtrot. Long story short, Audrey and Nathan have a son together (based on Nathan’s Quantum Leap roll in the hay with Audrey’s former self, Sarah). Vince heads up the Guard. Nathan shot Agent Howard (keeper of the atemporal barn AND Audrey). Audrey’s some type of energizer bunny whose emotions keep the town safe every 27 years before her love batteries run down and require recharging. Audrey disappeared with Duke and her son into the barn leaving a bleeding Nathan behind while comets destroy Haven proper. Yea. Exactly. WTF.

When I grabbed four minutes with Adam on the purple carpet, he seemed as entranced with the WTF  moments as any fan. He particularly came alive when discussing the plot points and what’s next for the Haven crew. When doing red carpets, it’s easier for me to rock a sound recorder, but this time around, I wished that I’d carried a video camera just to capture his facial expressions. If you watched the finale and felt your face doing various contortions in shock and surprise, Adam’s face magnified that times ten. Surprisingly, unlike most actors breaking into a new genre, Adam doesn’t want to play to type. Yea, he’s a big guy who could break most weaklings in half, but he doesn’t want to play that the rest of his life. In Haven, he enjoys his character’s “tenderness” and wants to push himself craft-wise and outside his range to see what he’s capable of.

I’m always hesitant on directly complimenting actors to avoid seeming disingenuous. However, Adam’s Dwight portrayal surprised me. When they introduced his character in season two, I had no idea who he was, but I enjoyed the character. When they brought him back in season three, I cheered. I always believe acting is a craft you hone over decades of experience. And, you can tell, when you watch certain actors, who spent decades training and who hasn’t. Every now and again, an actor hits the scene with raw talent that you can’t immediately tell s/he hasn’t had years of acting like Person of Interest‘s Kevin Chapman, 30 Rock‘s Grizz Chapman or Haven’s Adam Copeland.

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I’ve liked Jaime Murray’s H.G. Wells portrayal since day one. So, upon discovering that she would join the Defiance cast I both cheered and booed. With evil Artie rearing his head, I secretly hoped they’d increase her time on Warehouse 13. So, I asked her what would happen with H.G. Wells for the remainder of Warehouse 13‘s current season and her thoughts on her Defiance character.

For those of you who haven’t caught up with Warehouse 13 this season, check out Hulu. But, here’s a rundown. So far, season four proved incredibly awesome for Warehouse 13, especially episodes one through ten. Jinks continues as an amazing cast addition, particularly concerning his intense Claudia relationship. But, despite his sexual orientation and the Claudia-Jinks pseudo-brother-sister friendship, he still seems TOO protective and TOO close to Claudia (more so than Pete is with Myka and Claudia is with her brother). Plus, the show continued to amp up Claudia’s role as the “B-Team” while maintaining her close father-daughter relationship with Artie. Mrs. Frederic hasn’t lost her mysteriousness. Pete’s still hot and Myka’s still his gal Friday. Plus, season four’s first half featured amazing guest stars including Brent Spiner as Brother Adrian (Artie’s psychotic hallucination after he uses the astrolabe to reset time to save the warehouse), Lindsay Wagner as Artie’s love interest, Amy Acker as Myka’s sister, Laura Linney as Jinks’ mother, and The Game’s Pooch Hall as the case of the week. Plus, Danielle Nicolet did a great job as the eager medical researcher, Deb Staley, in “Endless Wonder”.

So, after Mrs. Frederic and Leena entrust H.G. Wells with the astrolabe to prevent Artie from re-using it (and re-catalyzing their deaths), Artie becomes evil, kills Leena and Claudia stabs him to save the world. As you might tell, I had a couple questions for any Warehouse 13 member that might cross my path.Would Danielle Nicolet return? Considering the real life brother Adrian seemed as creepy as Artie’s hallucination, could he cause more harm to the Warehouse? Did he control Artie? Will Artie remain an antagonist for the rest of season four? Will they ever bring him back to the fold? How would H.G. Wells handle Artie’s defection? Would Leena return? Admittedly, I never saw the Leena character as a good fit. But, when Artie killed her, I cried. Maybe she isn’t a fast talker like Pete, Myka and Claudia, but she’s the quiet heart that keeps the home lights burning. I hope they bring her back as a ghost.

Of course, all my questions slipped my mind when Jaime Murray crossed my path. She did an excellent job evading my spoiler-oriented questions and proved incredibly gracious when I couldn’t remember how to pronounce astrolabe. One thing surprised me is a complaint that I typically hear from most minority actors, but I’m glad to hear from her: having race and class pigeonhole her into specific roles. It’s one that Dichen Lachman (Being Human) mentioned as well as Reggie Lee (Grimm). But, little did I know, Caucasian female actresses also feel that bite. She’s excited for Defiance because playing an alien means she can go outside the roles typically ascribed to her. Additionally, she loves that her appearance isn’t a spoiler.

Check out the audio interview below and don’t forget to check out Warehouse 13 and Defiance on the SyFy Channel.

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I loved Being Human‘s first season. All throughout season one, I hoped the writers would resurrect Sally in human form so that she, Aidan and Josh could live together in a supernatural fun shack, with Sally seeking a more positive relationship to offset her murderous one, while Aidan encounters a lover he DOESN’T kill, and Josh stops wallowing in werewolf misery. Now, as we’re on the verge of season four, I STILL just want to watch them hang out, have fun and enjoy each other. Can’t Sally’s most strenuous problem surround what to wear on the first date and not her Reaper self or her zombie self?

But, this is Being Human. It’s more a tragi-comedy than a comedy drama. When do things go well or happily? Aidan’s initial idea surrounded Josh and Aidan accepting their supernatural lives without losing their humanity. However, accepting human life means eventually moving on. After college, do you live forever with your two wacky roommates? No. So, if Josh and Nora accept their humanity despite their werewolf lives, WHERE do the non-human members move onto? What does moving on mean for vampire Aidan and ghost Sally? Although the season four renewal excited the entire cast, they hinted this might be the final season. If season four is the last season, will Sally get her door? Will Aidan kill himself? Will Nora’s blood lust return? Or will we get the happy endings we all wanted for our favorite characters?

Sam W. detailed a few ideas he pitched to the writer’s room. If this is the final season — which he greatly suspects — he believes season four’s theme will surround “moving on” (with a more permanent solution for Aidan: death). While Meaghan wants Sally to continue her relationship with the witch, if season four is the final season, she wants Sally to find her door. After I asked my last question (what do you want to happen to Sally), I realized the question’s utter simplicity. At this point, they can re-resurrect Sally again (which I doubt), they can dissipate Sally fully or they can finally help her find her door. There aren’t too many options with that character. And, clearly, they’ll lean towards the latter. Kristen’s the only one of the three actors who had a positive outlook for her character: a honeymoon and lots of sex. Then again, unlike Sam W. and Meaghan, she’s the only one playing a living character of the three.

Every now and again I forget actors are human. But, the Being Human cast reminded me otherwise. Each of the actors came across as accessible and open. I loved Sam H.’s outgoing personality, the ‘Who’s on First’ chemistry Sam W. shared with Meaghan and Kristen’s enjoyment in her character. Sam H., rocking what I’d call preppy formal wear (navy sports coat, checked shirt and khaki pants), walked down the purple carpet greeting and joking with writers/bloggers he recognized. In contrast, Sam Witwer took a good five minutes to seriously detail his hopes for the fourth season, re-earning my respect. It’s a minor detail, but when someone shakes your hand while seriously providing tangible answers, you can’t NOT respect that person. I already acknowledged his acting talents, but his utter professionalism re-impressed me. Meaghan equally struck me with her detailed geek knowledge of Sally. Whenever I talk to science fiction actors, I remember Bill Shatner’s SNL skit telling overeager fans to get a life. However, Meaghan is clearly a fan of her character who wouldn’t pull a Shatner. The geek in me squealed as she casually dropped details about Sally in the past three seasons including her reaper self.

Yes, ladies, Sam Witwer is indecently handsome and naturally vampire pale while Sam H. rocks adorable baby brown eyes. And, yes, gentlemen, both Meaghan Rath and Kristen are naturally attractive actresses. While Meaghan strutted the purple carpet in utterly un-Sally wear with silver platform heels, sleek Veronica Lake-esque hair and a flippy retro circle skirt with classic bodice; Kristen rocked a similar aesthetic with silver pumps and a striped retro circle dress with v-shaped bodice. And, yes, the cast is as cool as their characters.

I’m looking forward to Being Human‘s fourth season. How about you?

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