EastSiders producers and stars Kit Williamson and John Halbach hosted the 8th Annual Indie Series Awards. Photo Credit: Jill Johnson/JPI Studios
In the latest episode of Serial Scoop Now (2.14), host Michael Taylor Gray hit the red carpet of the 8th Annual Indie Series Awards on April 5 at The Colony Theatre in Burbank, California. MTG chatted with hosts Kit Williamson and John Halbach (EastSiders); Raymond Ochoa and Bobby Ochoa (Ochoa Boyz), Elba Sette-Camara and Grant Kretchik (The Sessions); Jonathan Robbins, Jason Leaver and Kate Conway (Out With Dad); and Bhama Roget and Ian Schuelke (The Bhama Show).
The wait is almost over! The magnificent EastSiders has released a trailer for the show's upcoming second season. EastSiders focuses on the tumultuous relationship of Cal (Kit Williamson) and Thom ( Van Hansis), and it doesn't seem as if life will be any easier for the twosome this season.
Based on the new trailer, Cal and Thom are going to open up their relationship. How is this going to impact their already rocky relationship? I can't wait to find out!
EastSiders also stars Constance Wu, Matthew McKelligon, John Halbach and features guest turns from Sean Maher, Stephen Guarino, Brea Grant and Traci Lords. Brianna Brown (Devious Maids, General Hospital) joins the cast this season as Cal’s sister, Hillary, along with new additions Satya Bhabha, Adam Bucci, Vera Miao, and Willam Belli.
Season 2 is being released through Wolfe Video and Vimeo on September 15. You can pre-order the entire second season here.
Serial Scoop Now was on the red carpet for the 6th Annual Indie Series Awards on Wednesday, April 1, at the historic El Portal Theatre in Los Angeles. Host Michael Taylor Gray interviewed the stars of the web series world on the red carpet. Part 7 of our coverage includes Capitol Hill's Wes Hurley, Christopher Balder, Harmony Arnold, Annette Toutonghi, Guinevere Turner, Daryle Conners and Bek Harvey; Wallflowers' Kieran Turner, Susan Louise O'Connor, John Halbach, and Michael Turner; EastSiders' Kit Williamson, joined by Girl Like Magic's Julia Eringer; The Bay's Lilly Melgar and Ren Bray; Dating Pains' Megan Duffy, Marc Cartwright, Darielle Deigan and Baker Chase; and Hustling's Sebastian La Cause, Andrew Glaszek, Marc Sinoway and Jessica Press.
Watch "6th Annual Indie Series Awards Red Carpet Show - Part 7" below:
Clockwise (from top left): Robert Bogue (Wallflowers), Sean Cullen (The Casting Room), John Halbach (Wallflowers), Peter Allen Vogt (Acting Dead), Tuc Watkins (Where The Bears Are) and Henry Zebrowski (The Return of Saturn)
The nominations for the 6th Annual Indie Series Awards were announced on February 4, and the ceremony is now only 11 days away. Serial Scoop is celebrating the nominees leading up to the ISA6 ceremony on April 1st by showcasing their work both in front of and behind the camera.
In the Best Guest Actor – Comedy category, the nominees are Robert Bogue (Wallflowers), Sean Cullen (The Casting Room), John Halbach (Wallflowers), Peter Allen Vogt (Acting Dead), Tuc Watkins (Where The Bears Are) and Henry Zebrowski (The Return of Saturn). Watch their nominated work below:
Season One of Indie Series Award-winning EastSiders was released this week on demand and DVD. EastSiders offers a peek into the life and friends of a gay couple in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles. In the first season, Cal (Kit Williamson) finds out Thom (Van Hansis) has been cheating on him, and their relationship is turned upside down. Serial Scoop caught up with EastSiders creator and star Kit Williamson, along with executive producer and cast member John Halbach (who plays Ian), who revealed their favorite moments from Season One, and shared what's ahead in Season Two. Read our exclusive interview below:
SERIAL SCOOP: Are you going to to tell me what's happening in every episode in Season Two? JOHN HALBACH: We are going to tell you everyone who has sex, everyone who dies. KIT WILLIAMSON: A lot of people die. JOHN HALBACH: Everyone has an evil twin. KIT WILLIAMSON: A lot of evil twins killed. [Laughs] SERIAL SCOOP: Yes! That's what I was hoping for. Sex! Murders! Plot Twists! JOHN HALBACH: We're going Game of Thrones. No one is safe.
Bryce Pinkham, recently nominated for a Tony Award for Leading Actor in a Musical for his starring role in the hit Broadway show "A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder," makes his first appearance in this week's episode of Wallflowers. Pinkham, who will star in two episodes, plays "Greg," a stand-up comedian whose pregnant wife may be leaving him for one of the wallflowers.
Watch the latest season two episode of Wallflowers ("My Own Worst Enemy") below: