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Friday, December 13, 2019

[Episode 80] #WSCAltlanta2019: Mo Collins Interview (with Recap)

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O.G. SQUAWKING D. Carol G. sat down with none other than #SarahRabinowitz herself, Mo Collins, during #WalkerStalkerCon
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A lot can be said about the entity that is Walker Stalker Con. Unfortunately a lot of things that can be said lean heavily on the negative nowadays, for a variety of reasons that I will not get into on this post. My point of this post is focus on the two specific interviews that I was able to conduct at the convention in Atlanta this year (one arranged in advance, one that was arranged on the fly, very spur of the moment). In particular, I want to talk about my pre-arranged interview with the one and only Mo Collins, from Fear the Walking Dead (and many other works).

I arrived at Walker Stalker con on Friday morning and was told by Press Relations that day that Mo Collins would likely be available to speak sometime Saturday morning. Nothing long, nothing beyond 10 minutes or so. I was fine with that. These are actors that are being pulled in more directions than one can think of therefore I'm grateful for whatever time I can get. Plus, do you know how LONG ten minutes are? Let me tell you, when you don't know someone and you have to sit and have a conversation (since that's how I prefer to conduct my interviews, not so much question/answer, etc), ten minutes can be an ETERNITY. Think of being on a bad date. YEAH. Not so much fun right?

In any case, Saturday morning comes and I'm told that I'm scheduled to meet Mo Collins behind her designated booth at 10:55am in the morning. The time comes and I head over to her booth...and no one is there. Hmmm. I ask the adjacent booth worker if they know if Mo Collins momentarily stepped away and they weren't really sure to be able to say either way. At this point, I reach out to my podcast partner and the press relations contact who immediately shows up and lets me know the interview will actually be in the Green Room, where Mo Collins is on break. NICE. At this point, Press Relations escorts me behind the curtains and down the floor to the Green Room area where I get to sit and have a little chat with Mo Collins herself.

I walk over and introduce myself to her and she automatically greets me with a warm smile. She's dressed casually with long flared jeans and a fitted casual top. Her hair is golden blonde, long and flowing with loose waves capped off by a stylish hat. Finally, her makeup is light but accentuating her naturally sparkling eyes that light up especially when she laughs. Very bohemian, but very stylish. I can dig it.

We both pull up chairs to a table to start talking and she tells me that she's already had quite a morning because one of her fillings came loose and she needs to find an emergency dentist ASAP. Yikes. Poor Mo. That couldn't be fun. All the more reason I was appreciative of her time. And what a pleasant conversation it was. As soon as we sat down, I had to ask her about her comedic background (since it is extensive) and how any of that influences her depiction of her character on Fear the Walking Dead. Without a doubt, she concurred that her comedic background has influenced how she depicts her character of Sarah on the show, a character that tends to serve as the comic relief in a show full of despair and heaviness. Being able to play a character such as her has allowed her the privilege of not having to turn her back completely on comedy because she's able to still infuse comedy into a very dramatic situation.

So in that respect, does she miss comedy? Not really because she brings comedy to everything she touches. And if she really needs a comedic fix, there are other gigs as well. Being a mom of two under the age of five, I am VERY well versed in the world of kiddie entertainment and I was familiar with her voice acting on the animated series "Puppy Dog Pals" on Disney Junior (that's right, I watch "Puppy Dog Pals"). Voice acting is a completely different animal and she eagerly explained to me that with voice acting, she's able to let her whole body express herself through the conduit of her voice and not worry about how it LOOKS like. Sounds pretty liberating if you ask me.

Finally, I had to ask her about her poker playing skills since I know she's competed in Celebrity Poker Championships for charity. She laughed and said that she was in fact an avid poker player but she hasn't played in so long, her poker face was probably long gone. As someone with NO POKER FACE, I can appreciate that.

And that was the end of our conversation. I thanked her for her time and wished her luck for the rest of the day and the rest of the convention, to which she gave me a big hug and thanked me as well. Oh and of course I had to ask for a quick selfie (hey, I had to take advantage right?). And that was that.

There was more that was discussed in regards to hopes for her character of Sarah on Fear the Walking Dead and the evolution of her character in the incoming season, but overall, beyond it being an interview, it felt like a comfortable conversation between two individuals having a quick little chat. Too bad it wasn't over beers, but hey, you can't have it all right?

Saturday, September 9, 2023

[PANELS] The Camp (May, 2023): The Funny Females of Fear & The Reapers

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Rachael & Sherrandy sit down with the ladies from (more than just) Fear The Walking Dead! We find out things like Mo Collins' porn name and, for someone who was on a horse a lot, Colby Minifie only had 45 minutes of horse training! So let's get a little philosophical (fart)?

Ethan McDowell & Robert Hayes played two members of The Reapers on The Walking Dead: Ira Washington & Paul Wells, respectively. Along with telling us stories from their time on set of #TWD, they offered up perspective on their characters' storylines and even had the opportunity to take us to space (current projects).

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*Mo Collins (Sarah Rabinowitz* on FearTWD):**
*Colby Minifie (Virginia/Ginny* on FearTWD):**
*Ethan McDowell (Ira Washington* on TWD):**
*Robert Hayes (Paul Wells* on TWD):**

David Cameo:
Rachael Burt:
Sherrandy Swift:
Bridget Mason-Gray:

🎖SURVIVORS TIER MEMBERS and Camera Angle Contributors:

Takeerah:
Linda Peck Athens:
Hanako (Fandom Hybrid):

INTRODUCTION

I've been attending The Camp since its inaugural run on Memorial Day (U.S.) of 2019 when it was initially called Camp Marimac Charity Bash. From the very start, two things were true: regardless of it's beginnings being shrouded in a lot of he-said-she-saids, the fact remains that it immediately became the more intimate alternative to an overwhelming (at the time) Walker Stalker Con. Attendees felt more comfortable getting to know one another - gathering bar stools and make room on benches for #TWDFamily they never met. Although The Walking Dead fanbase continues to dwindle with every passing day, those who remain are eager to make connections with one another and The Camp is a perfect microcosm that represents this effect as well as its catalyst.

I'll admit that there are days where I don't think we are where we should be, in terms of our podcast's growth; however, every time I come home from The Camp (especially the last one - Memorial Day Weekend, 2023), I'm have clarity on and am consoled by the knowledge that we are exactly where we are meant to be. Did I manage to greet every single attendee? No, I don't think so, but at least most folks that attended this year are at least aware that we exist. More than that, we've made perhaps twice as many friends than we originally had at the last two events. Furthermore, before attending the last event, I was considering bowing out of it entirely to put my energy into further developing the show and finding new and exciting avenues of outreach. After attending, it's hard to imagine missing out on precious moments with folks whom I would consider family.

To crystalize this point into a particular moment, 🎖SURVIVORS TIER member, Aliza Jones, reached out to Kirk Manley ahead of time to commission a comic book style cover of all four SQUAWKING DEAD hosts in time to reveal it to us at The Camp.

It's an incredible rendition that accurately, yet subtly captures our personalities. You, too, can grab a copy of not only this print, but have it emblazed on any number of swag in our merch store.

This, after donating a whole bunch of clothes and time to Camp Cares: a charity event that was held just before the weekend's festivities to assist with the greater Atlanta area's impoverished community by giving them haircuts, food, clothes, and access to bathrooms and showers.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that we're ride-or-die when it comes to The Camp and perhaps you should be, too! On top of that, we owe a ton of gratitude towards them for allowing us to moderate our very first (we hope, of many) set of panels:

FUNNY FEMALES OF FEAR

The ladies throw back the curtain while dancing to Guns N' Roses Welcome to the Jungle, starting off the panel with an incredible amount of energy!
Praise is exchanged, all around, from the outset: not only between Mo Collins & Colby Minifie, but they take time out to thank Rachael & Sherrandy for being the most supportive and giving fans: Colby, in particular, grabbing a moment to relay to the audience the two special videos the pair arranged for both her birthday and when Virginia was killed off on the show.
As Colby tries to own the praise Mo gives her for the work she did on the show, Mo continues to tell her how incredibly she nailed her first appearance on the show, having very little horseback training! Not to mention how little the horses cared for the fake corpses and was told to put on a Western Accent, last minute.
But now it's Mo's turn as Colby tells the audience how well Mo managed to learn how to drive a semi-trailer truck, along with backing it up and hitting her mark. There's debate about whether it's harder to hit one's mark on horseback or driving an 18-wheeler, but that gives Mo an opening to launch into a funny, yet terrifying story about how she speedily drove around she and a bunch of her castmates in Althea Szewczyk-Przygocki's MRAP... while attempting to hit her mark, which was a bush (among many bush).
Linda stands up to ask Mo what her porn name would be (first name = street you grew up on; last name = first pet): Hershey Emerson. Laughter breaks out (just picture it) and Sherrandy suggests Hershey and Alfred Bunion (Sherrandy's stripper name) team up.
Rachael finally asks a question about what it was like to film Ginny's line-up, since both of them were in that scene. Colby tells the audience what was most memorable to her: the work that went into antagonizing our protagonists and that it took three, harrowing night shoots to film this single 5-minute scene. Lest she forgets (because, how can she), she describes accidentally injuring Karen David (who played Grace Mukherjee) while attempting to throw her into the getaway car.
Speaking of Karen, she and Mo bonded over the toll those night shoots took on her knees, to the point where she was pleading with Executive Producer/Director, Michael Satrazemis. In the end, she showed the audience the alternative choice she made to staying on her knees, hilariously recounting the way she was whispering her relief to Karen whilst laying on her side.
Sherrandy asks the pair what their favorite lines were on the show, considering both their characters' quizzical quips. Colby takes a long route just to punt the question question to Mo, explaining that there were many instances where the writers would regularly hand her many lines containing alliteration, which was not only difficult to do (some lines getting cut) but hard to remember. Though Mo explains that the go-to for Sarah Rabinowitz would be, "Shit on a [insert thing here]," with Sherrandy's help she recalls her favorite line (she tells Jim Brauer), "A Class-A asshole who fills every room with a philosophical fart."
As the panel starts to wrap-up, an audience member asks how it feels to see Fear The Walking Dead come to a close, which touches on a complaint we've had throughout the first half of the show's 8th season, Where is Sarah? ...to which Mo explains - in her own professional, philosophical-farty way - that she and her character were let go.
Hanako (showrunner/host of Fandom Hybrid podcast) praises Mo on her incredible performance in Breathe With Me (FearTWD 7x04). An emotional Mo explains to the audience the personal connection that story has and the way it mirrors her relationship with colleague Darryl Mitchell (AKA Wendell). What makes it even more emotional for everyone is how we'll never know what happened to Sarah and Wendell.
Takeerah begs Colby not to downplay her contribution to The Walking Dead Universe: when Virginia came on to the scene, she couldn't wait for her to go, but when her time came to an end, she was sad to see her go.
After thanking Mo & Colby for spending time with us, all 4 stage members dance their way off the stage: Who runs the world? Girls!

THE REAPERS

Ethan McDowell & Robert Hayes open the curtain, pumped up by Welcome to the Jungle by Guns N' Roses (again, but it works). They both express how awesome it's been to attend The Camp two events in a row: how it feels like home. Dave takes a moment to blow Robert's spot about he & his mom's charitable endeavors, after raising money during our TWDU Trivia Charity Battle on behalf of Foster Care to Success, thwarted heavily by the vast knowledge of is fellow contestants.
Bridget asks what backstory there might've been or what stories they told themselves in order to inhabit their characters. Ethan divulges that they never got the whole story and would receive their scripts before filming, but wardrobe really helped! Robert proclaims that it's so much better to be a bad guy, even though (the nice guy that he is) he felt the need to apologize to his castmates when the director yelled cut.
Dave probes further to ask whether he was rooting for Paul Wells' survival: of course he was, but broke-even - with Ethan chiming in as well - knowing he went out like a champ... even though Maggie Rhee & Negan cheated. Felicia Wray yells out that she hated that Wells was taken out.
Ethan riffs on the Season 11 midseason finale, where Wells bites it, saying that he wasn't in those scenes, but just imagined funny scenarios where his character, Ira Washington, exits a bathroom and notices that the locks to the doors have been changed and the place is wrecked.
At one point, because their scripts come in last minute, Ethan thought Washington was actually going to live... but Maggie had different plans. On the day of filming, because the camera captures the scene from different angles, while the camera was on Lauren Cohan, Ethan would run away, zig-zagging to avoid her shots, but while the camera was on him, Lauren would break character by picking up one of the big guns, shouting pew-pew-pew.
To cap it off, Robert tells everyone how, even though the cast and crew mean serious business on the surface, he says what anyone that's been on The Walking Dead has ever said: as soon as they yell "cut", they're the nicest, goofiest, most funny cast of actors to work with... you're family. Ethan describes an interaction he witnessed between Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Norman Reedus, where Jeff mock-punches Norman in the shoulder while Norman is intensely reading the script. Norman, now annoyed, asks what he's doing and Jeff says that they were his love punches (Ethan doing a decent impression of JDM).
Dave switches gears to discuss what the boys are currently working on, namely Ethan on Space Command & Robert on (Star Trek) Axanar. What's great about both these projects, outside of the fact that both actors have dealt with zombies and now they've been chosen to go to space, is that both projects contain many Star Trek veterans. Robert adds that he has tremendous gratitude to the people that helped get him here: people who, much like a starship, did their part to keep his career moving.
We turn the mic over to the audience to ask questions and, of course, the first question is why Pope marked Maggie. First off, Robert resents that Pope sent his character out alone to deal with walkers, all the while proclaiming how much he loves his men. Ethan explains that Pope was obsessed that his men (who were spared from/baptized through God's fire) were thwarted by anyone and, until she was put down, she was a threat that remained that wasn't wiped out. Dave says it was a larger scale Randall Culver situation.
Takeerah tells the boys that she'll never cheer-on their deaths ever again. Even though she couldn't wait for them to die, initially, by the end it was totally abrupt.
Felicia asks whether the actors who played The Reapers got together and created more of a backstory for themselves, guided by Ritchie Coster (who played Pope), and whether they would be interested in reprising their roles in a Tales of The Walking Dead backstory episode. Ethan explains that all actors who played The Reapers met on the same day of filming and, sweet boys that they were, they were really just getting to know one another, so all they had to go on was their first attack and how formidable and relentless they were.
Another audience member asks whether Washington would've still gone after her had he not been killed. Ethan jokes that he would've been gardening and taking in sunsets: but, really, his character would've continued to go after her... aided by Robert egging him on to do so, after Wells' demise. Fortitudo Salutis.
Robert lays out the 24 hours leading up to filming his big death scene, the time within which he got the hiccups up until the moment the director yelled action. It was great to hear him go through his feelings, at the time, but also reflecting on what the cause was: less about being nervous and more about how much being in this fictional universe personally means to him.
Bridget asks the question we thought we wouldn't have time for: Was The Reapers arc meant to be longer? What would it have looked like had the show given them more time to flesh out the story? Ethan reiterates that the reason why they would receive their scripts near the day of filming is because of how secretive they are of the overall story - which meant they intentiuonally had no idea where it could've gone. But what they do know is that it was great to have an actor as incredible as Ritchie Coster to inform them on who they were, along the way. Ethan does say that maybe they would've gone to The Hilltop, but nothing else comes to mind. Robert affirms the desire to reprise his role in a Tales of TWD episode: show, don't tell.
The episode abruptly ends there, with a round of applause for Ethan and Robert, but what you don't see is Felicia getting pulled on stage to reprise her aural performance for many of the actors who missed it, the night before. She absolutely nailed AC DC's Highway to Hell and if you want to check it out, join one of our membership tiers on either Ko-fi or Patreon!

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Thursday, November 4, 2021

[Episode 153] Mo Collins

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We're so pleased to share with you our conversation with #SarahRabinowitz (on #FearTWD) herself, #MoCollins! We recorded this #interview a little over a month ago, but have had to prioritize episode releases and squeezing out a backlog of overdue projects and recordings. Now that we've achieved a level of equilibrium, here it is! We go through her career as a sketch comedian, to how much closer she is to playing the character/idealized version of herself, by way of #FearTheWalkingDead.

WHAT A BARREL OF LAUGHS is what you will get when you download the Unedited Interview Recording! ...at least 50% more laughter + a few gaffs on our part (both extremely funny). You can buy us a coffee to download it immediately (and have access to our supporter-backed content for 30 days) or you can join one of our membership tiers for as little as $1 /month! Click here:

Mo Collins:
Rachael Burt:
Sherrandy Swift: AKA @BlazyGardener
David Cameo:

Our customary gratitude (for everything from existing to her participation in Sherrandy's TWDU Secret Santa) + Mo attended Sherrandy's virtual wedding (on Instagram Live). Here's a small recap!

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#TWDFamily / #FearFamily and how the notion of Found Family is true both inside and outside #TWDUniverse.
Hers and Alex Skuby's favorite road trip (in their road trips to and from Austin, TX/set); how Charlotte (their dog) is a trooper on these excursions; Mo's heart-shaped rock collection.
Mo-net, the artist, and a question from Linda Peck Athens about the artists by whom she is inspired.
Her first/favorite word (spoiler alert: you will not find it in a dictionary).
Helping Malcolm, in Fear The Walking Dead episode 6x06, was her 1st episode on set that season; Living vicariously through Sarah Rabinowitz as a trucker; Food-grade sludge.
Improvisation and writing on both MadTV and FearTWD; Influences for Sarah from Gina in The 40 Year Old Virgin.
The benefits from doing improv come from putting in the work!
How Lorraine Swanson (one of her characters on MadTV) and Cher would react in a Zombie Apocalypse; Rachael's snort-laugh achieved.
Being a producer throughout her career.
Mo is the heart of Sarah, but Sarah is also the heart of Mo.
David C. asks Mo what she did to prepare for her role. Daryl "Chill" Mitchell gets her out of her head.
Both she and Sarah are team-players and are just happy/fulfilled seeing others succeed.
Danny T. asks what favorite story arc is; Discusses her confrontation with Logan and jumping out of the fridge in Season 5 in her ambush of Rollie.
Emotional moment: What Sarah wants the most in the world is for everyone to be ok and to shine.
Donnie asks her who her favorite character is.
There's no typical day on set, but Mo paints even the ordinary into the extraordinary.
#ReleaseTheCollinsCut: Mo shares some of Sarah's age-up scene - meant for episode 6x12, In Dreams - which was ultimately cut.
You can't compare #FearFamily with MadTV fam.
What music she's been listening to lately; sings a little Brandi Carlile.
Wants to be cast in more dramatic roles.
Believes She and her husband, Alex, would dominate the zombie apocalypse.
Alex stops in to say hi! Plugs his podcast: ZenAF.tv (formerly The More You Know / TMYK).
Check out Santa Clarita Diet, to see Alex, and F is for Family, to hear Mo's voice acting, both on Netflix. And of course, the loopy Joan Callamezzo on Parks and Recreation via Peacock & more voice acting on Puppy Dog Pals via Disney+.

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Monday, September 6, 2021

[Episode 143] #TWDFamily Branches: Linda Peck Athens (AKA Fan Art Lindy)

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Welcome to a NEW segment we're hoping to do a lot more with. It's a terrific opportunity to chat with the cast & crew of our favorite #TWDUniverse shows, but it's a whole other thing to shift the the spotlight over to our friends and fellow creators. Linda's ascension to creator notoriety seemed fairly recent, as you'll hear in a moment: the appearance of #Negan / #JeffreyDeanMorgan on #TheWalkingDead being her catalyst/muse. You can find her artwork in many a #giveaway, but consider supporting her work (and commissioning her to do more work with colored pencils)!

A lot was cut out of this episode, would you believe it (being the inaugural #TWDFamily Branches episode)?! If you want the unedited version of this #podcast, as well as the ability to join future recording sessions, all while supporting this podcast, well head on over here: https://ko-fi.com/post/DOWNLOAD-NOW-NEW-SEGMENT-TWDFamily-Branches-Q5Q25HD16

Linda Peck Athens: AKA Fan Art Lindy	🌐Website
Rachael Burt:	🌐Website
Sherrandy Swift: AKA @BlazyGardener	🌐Website
David Cameo:	Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

Introductions: Who is your daddy and what does he do (where she's come from, what her occupation is/was)?
Lindy Origins: How she got her artistic start.
Her signature pieces (click to see them on her Ko-fi page!):
Then everybody just started whipping out their favorite pieces...
Along with Scott Wilson's Hershel Greene, Garret Dillahunt's John Dorie was also very difficult.
What medium she got her start with (Colored Pencil? Graphite?) and the various accounts of Linda Peck Athens.

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Lipchitz and not being afraid to redo a previous work you know you can do better.

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How do you choose your subjects?
How did you stumble into #TWDUniverse? How #TWDFamily got her into Fear The Walking Dead.
She likes Martha (from Fear The Walking Dead)!
(Not so) Favorite Characters? Or, we should've asked, "Who do you want to die, already?"
Character she most identifies with. (Hint: She's from The Walking Dead's Alexandria Safe-Zone)
She's read most of the comic books.
Tries not to get involved in ships and theories (it's either uninteresting, unnecessarily passionate, or because of her hot/odd takes)
What she rates herself as a TWD fan and why. Not originally a horror fan and typically a year behind (cut the cord).
The pandemic has made it so that she couldn't attend her first convention, but who she'd line up for, first, for autographs/photo-ops.
Some crossover with Mo Collins, as they both went to the same high school!
What she's most proud of in the last year.
How to support Fan Art Lindy (of course she does commissions! Like this Negan, below!): Ko-fi.com/FanArtLindy
Why she chooses to make her art available for many giveaways, not just the ones we (@BlazyGardener & @Cosmomom09) throw. Fellow #TWDFamily members that also regularly host giveaways: @reneenee652003, @itsjustalex13, and @rebeccaTWDlife. Let's not forget The Camp!
Not only is Linda turning 50 years-old, but so is Sherrandy and - none other than - Alex Skuby (husband of Mo Collins, comedic actor in his own right, and podcaster).
The varying degrees responses/responsiveness from #TWDUniverse cast members.
Why we don't harass cast-members to follow us and how Linda has her own bubby/farm dreams.
Other fanart she's created:
If money was no object, how would you spend it and what would you take care of first? What would go towards your creativity? Catch Linda's amateur photography on @stuff_and_thangz (on Instragram)
New Commission she's working on: Kuill (from The Mandalorian).
As in, "Kuill? ...I guess this interview is over!"