After the Season 4 finale of The Walking Dead, yours truly appeared on The Talking Dead in a manner that made TWD star Andrew Lincoln speechless!
It all started when Chris Hardwick announced they were holding a contest for a fan to Skype with Andrew Lincoln live on the Talking Dead finale. The contest required me to submit a video of myself asking a question related to the show. Almost immediately, I came up with the idea to do it like Lincoln's character in Love Actually (above) and ask my question via poster boards.
I came up with a question (though, honestly, it wasn't about the question) and got to work. It took a couple tries - holding those cue cards is harder than it looks - and I even re-filmed it in better light once the producers said they loved my idea and requested a better-quality video. This got my hopes up but as Sunday approached, I had not heard anything more from them. I repeatedly heard Hardwick say they would be accepting live call-ins via Skype so at that point, I gave up hope. It was a bummer because I really thought my idea was funny, though I did worry people might not get the reference. Mostly I hoped Lincoln would get it and that I'd get a smile out of him! My wish was granted.
It was not until the video actually aired that I knew I was chosen! They saved me for last, no less! I was starting to worry as the segment dragged on but once Hardwick said my name, I lost it! Even better was Lincoln's reaction - he smiled, blushed, and melted my fangirl heart. Hearing the crowd react like they did was great, too! I was thrilled people appreciated my nerdy reference! Lincoln was so thrown off that he forgot to answer my question but they did actually make amends for that in the bonus segment! Personally, I did not care if he answered it - I was just delighted by the surprise and his reaction!
The excited reactions of my friends was pretty great too - like my friend who called me screaming in hysterical jibberish. The reaction from the internet today has been wild, too! People seemed to love my bit and I can't stop geeking out about it!
Yes, it's a silly little 15 minutes of fame but all I really care about is the fact that I made Andrew Lincoln smile and delighted what seems to be a lot of fans like me at home!
To watch the entire Talking Dead episode, you can stream it here on AMC's site. If you prefer, you can watch the clip of just my part below, and you can also find me over on my website, Viewer Discretion Advised!