Almost Famous Folks
Posts dedicated to people on the screen that aren’t quite famous…. Yet
Emmanuelle Vaugier: You Recognize Her From Everything
Mar 16th
Emmanuelle Vaugier has one of those faces that you simply recognize. The problem is, once you recognize that you’ve seen her face before, it becomes difficult to pinpoint from where. Well, rest easy boys and girls cause she’s been in just about everything.
Okay maybe that was a bit hyperbolic, but the Vancouver born and raised bilingual Emmanuelle really has appeared in a lot of mainstream network TV shows in the past while. We’ll start at the beginning though so you can all get a good sense of where she’s coming from.
Emmanuelle got her start in TV acting like a lot of More >
Hockey Canada’s Darling Cassie Campbell
Feb 18th
Okay, so Cassie Campbell isn’t really almost famous considering she is one Canada’s greatest hockey heroes of all time, but for those of you who have been watching the Olympic coverage of late and are not familiar with the educated female voice of hockey, here’s some background info.
Cassie Campbell is basically Canada’s broadcasting darling. No, she doesn’t cover the weather in a one-piece pantsuit, no she doesn’t anchor a local news show and no she doesn’t waste her time with ridiculous human interest stories about places and people that nobody should care about – Cassie Campbell is a bruisingly (is that a More >
Astrix? Astroid? Blah She’s Jasika Nicole
Jan 20th
Welcome to Wednesday. Grab your coffee, sit your ass down at your desk and pretend it’s Friday…. Okay, now that reality has set in, so can that mid week depression. Need a little pick-me-up? Check out Jasika Nicole. Who? I’m not surprised you ask. Jasika Nicole plays Astrid Farnsworth on the hit FOX show Fringe. If you follow the Bloated Penguin then you’ll already know my devotion to this show.
Anyways, back to Jasika, or Astrid. Even though Fringe carries tons of over-arching themes and a web of different stories throughout, one of the big reasons I watch is the comedic timing between More >
Andrea Anders
Jan 5th
Anyone out there watch Better Off Ted? I’ve been following this show for a while now and with the second season well in, I’ve started to notice the timing and skill of Andrea Anders. Anders plays Linda Zwordling, the product testing, hilarious female voice of the show. Better Off Ted actually began as an introduction to Linda’s company Veridian Dynamics so we get to see stories unfold around her as she gets to know her coworkers and working environment. Although product testing isn’t a new concept, bringing this aspect to the small screen on a weekly basis is quite new. As More >
High on Sierra! Meet Dichen Lachman
Dec 16th
Ah yes, it’s that time of the week/month/and even day I guess when I decide to share a little bit of info on a not-so-well-known (yet) female star. Okay, in the past I haven’t really profiled “stars” but I like to think I can spot talent when I see it. In the last few months I’ve profiled people like Deborah Ann Woll, Naya Rivera and recently Courtney Ford. Today’s profile focuses on Dichen Lachman. According to the phonetics department over at Wikipedia (alright they probably don’t have a phonetics department, but I’ve got this imaginative picture of Wikipedia being a bunch of More >
Courtney Ford is a Fox
Dec 7th
It’s that time again folks. That time where I get to explain the subtle hotness of a character in a TV show that probably gets glazed over by most. I’ve done it for Jessica from True Blood and Santana from Glee, and now? Christine Hill from this season of Dexter.
Who? Well if you’ve been following this season you’ll recognize Christine as the pint-sized Miami reporter also posing as Quinn‘s latest fling. But recently we’ve learned that Christine actually plays a much more important role in this season’s arc as she has been identified as Trinity‘s daughter.
Okay, enough spoilers about the show and onto the More >
Naya Rivera – The Hotter Cheerleader From Glee
Oct 2nd
Alright so as you can probably tell, I’m not one for the traditional leading ladies. I’m a bigger fan of the supporting cast that makes small, yet memorable appearances in movies and TV. That’s why I think I can justify my intrigue with Naya Rivera from Glee. Who Dat? Well you know the cheerleaders that never seem to change out of their uniforms? There’s the main girl (can’t remember her name but I remember her from Heroes when she played a well, cheerleader) and then there’s the girl that’s always with her, Santana Lopez. Santana is played by Naya Rivera and More >
Winston: The Forgotten Ghostbuster
Aug 13th
Growing up with the Ghostbusters we all had our favorites. I for one will always be partial to Peter Venkman played by Bill Murray, but I’ll always have a soft spot for Winston played by Ernie Hudson. I’m sure a lot people grew up knowing the names of Bill Murray, Dan Akroyd and Harold Raimis, but what about the only Ghostbuster of color Ernie Hudson? Well, I did a little research on our friend Winston and just heard some pretty interesting news. Ernie Hudson is being brought aboard the cast of Heroes to play a detective. No doubt he’ll be on the trail of More >
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