Good morning, Terriers!
Talk about excitement. Last night was easily one of the coolest moments of my life… Why? Red Carpets and Zombies, of course.
Ready for the Zombie Apocalypse?
FOX’s new thriller series, The Walking Dead, is TV’s latest buzz and with so much hype the cast has been making rounds for international press. Last night, the heart of Madrid welcomed names like Andrew Lincoln (you probably know him for his role in Love Actually with the famous line, “To me, you are perfect”) and Laurie Holden (The Shield and The Fantastic Four) for a red carpet premiere as star-studded and exhilarating as you could have asked for.
So why do I care about all this? Because I got FULL ACCESS as the evening’s representative for InMadrid Magazine.
The stars. They were happy to hear at least one reporter speaking English.
I arrived at Cinesa Capitol with very little knowledge about what was going to happen. All I knew was that the show was an adaptation of Robert Kirkman’s famous comic series and would be airing on FOX television. Within moments I was being swept through a roped-off opening marked “Entrada Prensa” (press entrance) and being ushered onto a platform decked out with lights, cameras and bustling journalists. I looked to my left and there, maybe two feet away, was the red carpet and photo shoot area for the actors and actresses. What an incredible turn of events.
There I stood, the only English-speaking reporter, with my digital camera and a flipcam… Sort of ghetto, but I was too pumped to care. The best moment had to be when Laurie Holden heard me say “Smile for Boston!” and responded “You speak English!? And you’re from Boston!?” and later asked the body guards to move so she could take a photo with me. I was starstruck of course, but she was awesome, asking me about Madrid and exclaiming “Isn’t this whole thing cool?”
She was unbelievably nice. Hopefully I can interview her one day.
Now, I’ve never been a huge zombie fan, but after last night I feel obligated to be an avid supporter of The Walking Dead. At the very least, I’ve had my first taste of real life in the fast-paced media world… and let me tell you, I’m craving more.
Couldn’t be happier, Terriers. Let me know what’s going on with you sometime (let’s be honest, I’m the only Kedzie on facebook) and keep checking in for more posts. Until then, keep being you, BU.
-Kedzie
