here’s an interview on alloy.com

fyi – that first photo is from the show that premieres tonight. wonder where i am…

soko – soko not sokute i love this album. it’s simplistic and adorable. soko is an amazing french singer who is in her early twenties. and i think this song is incredibly cute and a little scary at the same time. hard to pull off. and the simple one-take video is amazing.

when you are engulfed in flames by david sedaris – i’m a huge sedaris fan and while i don’t think this is the book you should start with when entering the sedaris world (that would be me talk pretty one day in my humble opinion), it’s still very good for all the die-hard fans of his work. he’s infinitely funny and clever in the oddest ways possible. here’s a link to npr’s page of sedaris reading some excerpts from books or short stories. the santaland diaries is one of my all-time favorites.

channel zero by brian wood – published back in 2000 but i only recently read it. a comic set in a world where there is no freedom of speech, it follows Jennie 2.5, a freedom fighter. i really loved the art and the message.

i’m a cyborg but that’s ok – a park chan-wook film (probably best known for old boy), this south korean film manages to be both cute and weird at the same time.chuck kim, one of the writers for heroes, suggested it to me and i just got around to watching it this week. (thanks chuck!) one of the only movies i’ve seen that combines a love story, a mental institution, dentures as a central plot point, and robots.

i’ll be at the london mcm expo with some of this season’s other villains. october 25th and 26th. hope some of you guys can come see us!

more info at www.londonexpo.com

as i am a fan of lists, here’s one. i love the fringe. at first, i wasn’t too sure but by episode three, i’m hooked. here’s why.

1) John Noble playing Walter Bishop is hilarious and amazing. he is my favorite part of the show. and his relationship with his son (played by none other than Josh Jackson) is brilliant and i expect will become even more interesting as the series progresses.

2) i miss shows like the X-Files and this seems to be filling a void. while i enjoy a serial show like Lost or (of course) Heroes, there are occasions where i just want to tune in for one episode and have things resolved by the end. the fringe is doing this. although they have overarching problems (the pattern! what is it?), they also have a case every episode that gets resolved. it works for the Law & Order fan in me.

3) there is a cow as a series regular.

4) pseudo-science. what can i say? i know so little about science, i will suspend belief to buy a lot of things as long as they throw in some science words. done and done.

5) they tell me how long the commercial break is going to be. “oh – only 60 seconds? well, i’ll just wait to get a refill on my drink then.” convenient and smart advertising.

i know some of you disagree and that’s fair. i could see how it couldn’t be everyone’s cup of tea. but i’m enjoying what’s been established thus far. thank you, once again, j.j. abrams for creating a show i like.

link to an interview at the Heroes red carpet premiere event thing.

just added the my first scene in Heroes to the clips page. check it out if you didn’t see it!

i had a brief article in the ny post last week but here is a larger interview.

oh and i have a facebook page now for fans. please friend me!

so, i thought i’d make another themed brea list this week as it is the first week heroes airs. so on the brea list this week is a few of my personal heroes. (p.s. this is a lot harder than i imagined and these are just a few that i feel like i haven’t written about yet.)

and if you’re just tuning in because you saw me on tv, welcome to my blog. yes, this is brea writing a blog. no ghost writers or any of that crap. aside for other random posts, i do a weekly brea list of stuff i like mostly consisting of books, movies, comics, websites, clothing designers, and food. just general stuff i think is awesome at this moment.

a brea list of heroes:

M.I.A. – any album. i feel like M.I.A. really helped to revolutionized/revived electronic music. she put life back into it and suddenly people all over loved it again. (i know this can be said for a lot of bands.) her songs are political and you can dance to them. two things i enjoy. plus, she’s just rad.

as this is the first song i fell in love with by M.I.A., i decided it was an appropriate post. but check out her new album, kala, too. you probably already know “paper planes.”

marilyn monroe – i’m not only a huge fan of her amazing style, but i could watch her movies over and over again. netflix some like it hot right now. and then after that, gentlemen prefer blondes. she is an amazing and beautiful actress who is so much more than a pretty face.

here is a video of “diamonds are a girl’s best friend” from gentlemen prefer blondes.

barbara kingsolver – wrote a book that changed my life, animal, vegetable, miracle. she and her family lived only what they could grow for a year. that’s very impressive to me and i’ve never learned so much in one book.

the austin craft mafia – (you know i have to give a shout-out to austin, tx.) in general, i love people who do stuff – you know, like they get out there and do what they want to be doing. these ladies started crafting back when mostly grandmothers were doing it and started an amazing support group for each other. they put on a great fashion show every year. they combine my favorite things: indie fashion + diy ethic + austin, tx

my mom – she’s awesome. most supportive mom in the world. no link here. sorry.

don’t forget to watch! 9/8 central. and 8/7 central for last season’s catch-up/recap stuff.

also, immediately after it airs, you can go online and watch commentary on the first episode. i do the second hour commentary with james kyson lee and greg beeman. i’ll post a link as soon as it goes up. view the commentary

interview on IGN – they came on a day we were filming a future episode. a few spoilers in here so don’t read it if that bothers you!