Jekyll Or Hyde! Suddenly Susan Gets To Meet Vera Farmiga And Freddie Highmore! Both Were Awesome! I KNOW! Autographs! Photos! Bates Motel Coolness!
It’s always fun and interesting to see how people react in different circumstances, you just never know honestly. It’s funny.
I have heard nothing but horror stories about Vera Farmiga, Pinky I know had a couple encounters that were less than stellar, so honestly I didn’t expect much at the recent Paley q and a of Bates Motel. As of late I’ve heard some things about Freddie Highmore where he wasn’t super pleasant either.
Suddenly Susan had awesome success at the Paley Center with both Freddie and Vera! Check out this weeks
Jekyll or Hyde after the jump!
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I started writing my review of the Bates Motel Q&A and realized there was a Jekyll of Hyde staring me in the face – Vera Farmiga. I’ve heard and read things; not bad things, but straight up awful things. So, my expectations were low when I headed to the Paley Center’s screening and cast Q&A for A&E’s “Bates Motel”.
I’ll begin by saying, I wasn’t a fan of the show. I didn’t like the pilot and I quit watching halfway through the 2nd episode. However, there was a late night marathon on recently and I started up on episode 3. By episode 4, I was hooked. My advice to anyone who hasn’t seen it is, hang in there. Things build slowly, but they are worth the wait! Not to mention that both Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore give Emmy worthy performances.
You’ve already read Mike’s write up, and that’s pretty much how things went down. However, Mike did miss Vera arriving two hours before the screening where she was dropped off right in front. She told the few people who asked for an autograph that she couldn’t because she was running late. Hmmm, two hours early is late? Not a good sign. The rumors I had been hearing must be true… or were they?
After the Q&A ended, Vera was one of the first to start signing. She was pleasant and engaging and even took photos with anyone who asked. She moved down the line and got everyone waiting.
Wow – this was not what I had expected! I asked her to sign my poster ‘to Susan’ and she happily obliged. I didn’t bother asking for a photo, as I had to move down the line to get Max before he left.
I got lovely, personalized autographs from the entire cast, except Nicola Peltz. She signed my poster, but did not personalize it when I asked. Maybe she didn’t hear me ask, although she seemed a bit unhappy to be signing and ran off pretty quickly. Max and Nestor were nice enough to put a little something too, which is even better than just “to Susan”.
I got photos with Freddie,
Max,
and Nestor.
My photos turned out pretty lousy, but what can you do? I suck at the self-portrait.
Side note – when making next year’s best signers list, can we do a special non-A-listers section and include Nestor? He was unbelievably sweet, making sure everyone got their photo and signature and was the very last to leave.
So, on this day, to my surprise, Miss Vera Farmiga was definitely Mr. Hyde!
For being so awesome Vera Farmiga is given the Happy Theo Award!
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Susan, the photos aren’t bad at all. As a matter of fact, your one with Freddie has a very “Norman Bates” look to it so I would say you lucked out. It’s not often you luck out meeting all the cast members in a low key event and thanks for sharing!
I like how Vera’s kinda photobombing you in your pic with Freddie. Nicely done! 🙂
And, yeah, she turns quick. I’ve had her literally swat my arm away from her one day and then practically “braid my hair” the next. Go figure.
Susan… My dear Suddenly Susan! You’re shining like a beacon in these photos! Oh, the sunshine when we reach our goals and the crushing defeat of darkness when we fail!
Hark! Celebrate your success! It’s upon us with glittering joy and the time to put away past fails as if they were in the past, which they are. Once someone is in the past it’s gone and done. Onward and upwards I like to say. And I do!
Hurrah! To Suddenly Susan! The photo of you and Freddie is divine and is like a twosome or pair of co-workers out getting ready to cut loose on the town. Ah, that’s the rub isn’t it?
So to Suddenly Susan we say just lovely! Joy, sunshine and sprinkles of life cascading all around us!
And Jack… Yep!
Thanks everyone – guess we are never happy with our photos, are we? Sounds like Vera is on her meds one day and off the next – yikes! And yes Pinky, I loved her photo bomb in my Freddie pic. I guess technically I got her afterall 🙂