TV NEWS FOR JULY 30 : INTERVIEW WITH CARRIE PRESTON FROM TRUE BLOOD AND AMERICANIZED VERSION OF BEING HUMAN

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BEING HUMAN TAKES ONE STEP CLOSER TO BEING REAL

That Americanized version of the BBC’s Being Human just took one step closer to being real. The series, about a vampire, a werewolf and a ghost who end up as roommates, started production today in Montreal.

Syfy’s all-new drama series Being Human, starring Sam Witwer (Smallville, Battlestar Galactica), Meaghan Rath (The Assistants), Sam Huntington (Cavemen, Superman Returns) and Mark Pellegrino (Lost, Supernatural) has commenced production in Montreal, Canada. Adam Kane (The Mentalist, Heroes) is Director and Co-Executive Producer with Executive Producer Michael Prupas (The Kennedys, Pillars of the Earth) and husband and wife Executive Producers/Writers Jeremy Carver (Supernatural) and Anna Fricke (Men in Trees, Everwood). Muse Entertainment is producing 13 1-hour episodes for Syfy.

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INTERVIEW WITH CARRIE PRESTON FROM TRUE BLOOD


In the slow days of Summer, TV brings us few gems to watch. But one of the most anticipated show every Summer is of course the HBO mega-hit True Blood.

Now in its third season, it keeps its audience sucked-in with its formula of humor, chaos, blood, gore, and sex.

Carrie Preston has been on the hit series since the beginning. She plays Arlene Fowler, mother and waitress at Merlotte’s. She recently talked to TVDoneWright.com about the hit series, the recent Emmy nominations, and what’s in store for Arlene in the second-half of the season.

Adam: First off, congratulations to you and the cast for the multiple Emmy nominations for True Blood this year. How does it feel to be nominated for the first time in the prestigious “Outstanding Drama Series” category?

Carrie: The Golden Globes honored us from the beginning, but it took a while for the Emmys to acknowledge us in this way.

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A little trivia about Carrie Preston…she is married to Lost star Michael Emerson (Benjamin Linus).

How do you think an Americanized version of Being Human will fair?