Kit Williamson is extremely busy. Not only does he have a recurring role in one of TV’s most exciting shows, “Mad Men,” but he’s also got a huge fanbase thanks to web series “EastSiders” and “Hipsterhood.” ShockYa was excited to be able to speak with Williamson about his projects and what it’s like to have fans both on and offline. I know that you’re in “Mad Men.” Could you tell me a bit about your character, Ed Giffords? Kit Williamson: He’s a copywriter in Elizabeth Moss’ [as Peggy Olson] office. And he’s kind of insecure and anxious, especially around Peggy. The two offices actually merged…so now my character works at  [ Read More ]

‘American Idol’ has broken several records during its current 12th season. Not only has the hit FOX singing competition made headlines for the fighting between new judges Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj, but the sole remaining original judge, Randy Jackson, also recently announced that he won’t be returning for next year’s 13th season. The current season is also the first one in which all of one gender’s finalist were eliminated before any of the opposite gender’s finalist, making it the first season to have an all-female Top 5. Last Thursday night, Angie Miller was the eighth contestant to be eliminated from Season 12′s Top 10 finalists, after singing three songs-Jimmy  [ Read More ]

Adult Swim has hit corporate humor gold with “Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell.” The show, starring Henry Zebrowski, Matt Servitto and Craig Rowin, is about Gary (Zebrowski), an associate demon in the strange corporation of Hell, trying to get ahead but always failing. Failure usually means getting tortured by the boss, Satan (Servitto) with intern Claude (Rowin) somehow benefiting. ShockYa was excited to get a chance to talk to the three stars about the show, corporate world horror stories and whether any of them would do well in Gary’s shoes. The mid-season episode “Schmickler83!” airs May 9 at midnight/11 CT on Adult Swim. How did you guys get  [ Read More ]

“Iron Man 3″ is wowing crowds at the movie theaters, and to further promote the film, Don Cheadle made an appearance on “The Wendy Williams Show.” Cheadle gave the scoop on is blockbuster movie as well as the hardest thing about his film wardrobe. Cheadle also gets in Williams’ “Hot Seat,” where he says if he’s seen Brad Pitt, George Clooney or Matt Damon naked. Check out the video below the post or by clicking here! “Iron Man 3″ is directed by Shane Black and stars Robert Downey, Jr. as Tony Stark, the billionaire rebel behind the Iron Man mask: Marvel’s ‘Iron Man 3′ pits brash-but-brilliant industrialist Tony Stark/Iron Man  [ Read More ]

Some people will do whatever it takes to provide for their family, even if it means breaking the law to give their loved ones the best possible life. They come to justify their actions, no matter how violent or despicable, if it means their loved ones are cared for. That’s certainly the case in the new crime thriller, ‘The Iceman,’ which is based on the true story of hitman Richard Kuklinski. The film, which stars Michael Shannon in the title role as Kuklinski, details the lengths a person would go to in order to provide a better life for their children, even if it means breaking the moral and legal  [ Read More ]

The season finale of History’s “Vikings” airs this Sunday at 10/9c and Shockya has the scoop on what you can expect. Check out some snippets from the “Vikings” conference call featuring the show’s creator and executive producer, Michael Hirst and learn more about this Sunday’s episode and what you can look forward to in Season Two. On writing the season finale: “I was trying to write it with Season Six in mind…I certainly didn’t want it to end at the end of Season One. We’ve got these great characters up and running. There’s a lot to say, a lot to tell about Ragnar, who is, of course, a historical character  [ Read More ]

“Orphan Black” is wowing audiences with conspiracy, cloning and mystery and ShockYa was happy to speak with Inga Cadranel, one of the stars from the show. Read below to learn more about Cadranel’s character, Detective Angela Deangelis, what fans can expect from this season and what Cadranel would do if she found out she had a clone. “Orphan Black” airs Saturdays at 9/8c on BBC America. How were you approached to be a part of this show and how would you describe your character, Angela? Inga Cadranel: I worked previously with both of the show’s creators. [I worked with] Graeme Manson on a series I did with him for two  [ Read More ]

Drew Seeley will star in the upcoming ABC Family musical event “Lovestruck: The Musical” a TV film about a magical potion that turns former Broadway star Harper (Jane Seymour) back into her younger self (Chelsea Kane). Seeley’s character, Ryan, has also age-regressed from his older self (Tom Wopat). ShockYa has some of the snippets from the conference call with Seeley; read below to see what Seeley had to say about the film. On what drew him to the role: “Well, the movie is produced by Debra Martin Chase, who gave me my first break with ‘Dance with Me’ from ‘Cheetah Girls 2.’ I’ve known her for a long time and  [ Read More ]

As FOX’s powerhouse reality singing competition, ‘American Idol,’ has been making headlines in recent months for the antics of two of its new judges, Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj, the current 12th season of the show is getting back to its true intention: finding the next musical superstar. As the competition moved onto its top eight performers last week, singer Devin Velez was the third contestant to be voted out of the top 10. After singing a solo rendition of ‘The Tracks of My Tears’ by The Miracles last Wednesday, March 27, and receiving criticism from Minaj for his trio performance of ‘I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch),’  [ Read More ]

As FOX’s powerhouse reality singing competition, ‘American Idol,’ has been making headlines in recent months for the antics of two of its new judges, Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj, the current 12th season of the show is getting back to its true intention: finding the next musical superstar. As the competition moved onto its top nine performers last week, country singer Paul Jolley was the second contestant to be voted out of the top 10. After singing a rendition of The Beatles’ ‘Eleanor Rigby’ last Wednesday, March 20, and receiving mixed reviews from the judges, Jolley was voted off the following night, but he insists he has no regrets from  [ Read More ]

With the immense and ever-increasing success of the “Veronica Mars” movie Kickstarter campaign, we were bound to get more projects pledging to try to achieve the same. While talking with HitFix about hitting it big with “Veronica Mars” through crowd funding, show creator Rob Thomas dropped the bomb for “Pushing Daises” creator, Bryan Fuller. When asked about how his success may effect the industry and fellow producers, Thomas explained, “I did get an email from Bryan Fuller earlier today saying, ‘Hey, can you jump on the phone with me at some point? I know you’re busy, but I would love to talk to you about how this thing works.’” Thomas  [ Read More ]

I recently got to speak with Jay Bonansinga, author of The Walking Dead novels, to discuss his work, life, and passions. What about the Walking Dead franchise made you want to get involved? In total full disclosure naked honesty, I didn’t  know much about it at first. I found out about it from some people who knew some people who knew some people.  They just told them that they needed someone for a Horror novel. I thought it would be a tie-in kind of job and seemed really fun, but it turned out to be an opportunity to actually write a series of original novels. When I first heard about  [ Read More ]

The premiere of the last season of “The Secret Life of the American Teenager” is upon us! ShockYa was able to talk to Megan Park about the final season of the hit ABC Family show. During the interview, we talked about where Park’s character, Grace, is headed, if Park liked the final chapter of her character, fan interaction and more. So, the last season of “The Secret Life of the American Teenager” is coming soon. What can you tell us about the season premiere? Megan Park: The season premiere is the beginning of what’s going to be a wrap-up season, where you get to see what all the characters find  [ Read More ]

Tonight, “Vikings” premieres on History at 10/9c, and below, ShockYa has some insight as to what you can expect from the series with information we gleaned from conference calls with Travis Fimmel, who plays Ragnar Lothbrok and Clive Standen, who plays Rollo, the brother to Ragnar. Rollo is a dark character that also has tons of layers for an actor to get lost in. Standen said that getting at all of those layers was one of the challenges he had when approaching the character. “Well, what I love about Rollo is that just like any human being he’s kind of very multifaceted and what I always look for for a  [ Read More ]

Watch the complete Paley Fest panel discussion featuring the cast of Season 3 of “The Walking Dead” by director Ernest Dickerson stars Andrew Lincoln, Laurie Holden, Steven Yeun, Chandler Riggs, Norman Reedus and Scott Wilson. Synopsis: The world we knew is gone. An epidemic of apocalyptic proportions has swept the globe causing the dead to rise and feed on the living. In a matter of months society has crumbled. In a world ruled by the dead, we are forced to finally start living. Based on a comic book series of the… More same name by Robert Kirkman, this AMC project focuses on the world after a zombie apocalypse. The series  [ Read More ]