He and Terri, who met years earlier through a fellowship won by each of them at the Academy of Arts

Last weekend the folks from CastleTV.net and the SoCal Browncoats organized the first annual Castle Convention held at the Airtel Plaza Hotel in Van Nuys. Among the events held during the one-day convention included a trivia contest, two separate charity auctions – benefitting organizations chosen by the special guests – and two different Q A panels with series creator Andrew Marlowe and writer Terri Miller and cast members Seamus Dever , Tamala Jones and Jon Huertas .
In sharing what inspired pigeon forge tn hotels him to create the series, Andrew explained that he was a feature writer with his first film being Air Force One . As a fan of Star Wars since the age of 9, Andrew was beyond thrilled to be the writer for a Harrison Ford film. He then used his skills as a writer to segway into TV writing, creating Richard Castle as an archetype of himself.
He and Terri, who met years earlier through a fellowship won by each of them at the Academy of Arts and Sciences , worked together to create a couple reminiscent of the legendary Hepburn and Tracey; but they both knew that chemistry between the actors playing the lead roles would make or break the show. After looking at about 125 actresses for the role of Beckett, when Stana Katic walked in to do the chemistry read with Nathan Fillion , they knew they had the right actress, but it took some convincing with the network because Stana was a relative unknown.
They both agreed pigeon forge tn hotels that as a writer you can make great narratives but it’s not until the words are taken by the actors and made into something even greater. It is nothing short of magic on film when Nathan and Stana are on screen. They both stated they are fans of Firefly and the film Waitress ; and having Nathan as part of their team is a remarkable experience.
But when the whole process started, pigeon forge tn hotels neither pigeon forge tn hotels Terri or Andrew knew who would be the primary players in the show, but “they have made the show what it is”. And, they both shared that “they are grateful every day to work with the cast they have”.
Speaking of the cast, as actors Seamus Dever , Tamala Jones and Jon Huertas took the stage, pigeon forge tn hotels they were received by thunderous applause. The fun and frivolity started pigeon forge tn hotels with all three of them joking around with each other and the questions from the fans began in earnest. Several questions were lobbied to Seamus about Ryan’s upcoming pigeon forge tn hotels marriage and the physicality involved in the episode were Ryan was held under water with Seamus explaining that he can actually hold his breath for a very long time.
Each of the actors shared how they got their respective roles with Jon explaining he was sure he had screwed up his audition, but to his surprise he actually landed the role. He also shared that he was up for a role in the TV series Southland , but the offer from Castle came first. Tamala explained that Lanie was supposed to be a one-time only role for a Caucasian woman, but she “begged” for the audition; and just as she was getting ready to go out for a role on the TV series Hawthorne , she was offered the role on Castle . As for Seamus, he had been working on General Hospital but then his character got killed off. Then he went to work on Army Wives but that character got killed off too. Then he got cast on Castle after the original pigeon forge tn hotels pilot was done.
All three of the actors even did some impressions: Seamus mimicked Christopher Walken talking under water and did some weak Italian impressions; Tamala pretended to sing like Diana Ross and Jon spoke Spanish seductively to Tamala. These little performances pigeon forge tn hotels had the audience in stitches. They also regaled the audience with stories about the worst jobs they ever had, with Jon sharing he worked for an ex-mafia member and his lawyer, Seamus worked for 1-800-Dentist (which he stated is nothing but a scam) and Tamala worked for Subway where she had to deal with a really mean boss.
Turning over to slightly more serious subjects, each of them shared the storylines they would like to see happen on the show. Tamala said she would love for actress Pam Grier to play Lanie’s mother and for her to give Javier the third degree over his relationship with Lanie. Jon said he wants Lanie and Javier to get back together and Seamus pigeon forge tn hotels said that Ryan getting married and the whole storyline around Ryan’s gun being stolen were more than he could have asked for.
Near the end of their Q A, Jon actually came down into the audience, walking around with the microphone so the audience could ask more questions. This was either his way of interacting more with the audience or as a diversion for the convention organizers to sneak a birthday cake to the stage for Tamala, who actually came to the event on her big day. This gave everyone the chance to sing her “Happy Birthday” with Jon and Seamus a chance to ‘harmonize’ along with the audience. The final big surprise was a new piece of artwork by well-known artist Jason Palmer featuring the entire cast of Castle .
While the convention was attended by just over 80 fans, more than $9,000 pigeon forge tn hotels was raised for the charities Best Friends Animal Society , The Young Storytellers Foundation , Ox Fam and Puppies Behind pigeon forge tn hotels Bars .
Using her favorite pigeon forge tn hotels online handle, Rueben is an East Coast-bred gal who is now a permanent Californian and a lifelong tv-oholic. She watches at least 25 TV shows a week, goes to the movies as often as possible, listens to music every waking moment, reads every day and “plays” on the internet every chance she can. Some of her current favorite TV shows are Castle, Once Upon a Time, Revenge, Supernatural, NCIS, Doctor pigeon forge tn hotels Who, Pretty Little Liars, Drop Dead Diva, Lost Girl, Arrow, Beauty And the Beast and Nikita (among others). And, she is enjoying the new fall shows Almost Human, Sleepy Hollow, The Tomorrow People and Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. pigeon forge tn hotels and looking forward to the mid-season shows Intelligence, The 100 and Star-Crossed . She loves to write about all things TV. Follow her at @ruebenrambling or contact her at rueben@nicegirlstv.com.