Written by: Anne Gavin Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe gave Outlander Fans a special treat today – Live Streaming a Chat on Facebook. The chat lasted only about 15 minutes but was wide-ranging as they took questions from fans.As usual, the two playfully bantered as they discussed wrapping up filming Episodes 8 and 11 today…
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Written By: Anne Gavin The Outlander Faniverse is filled these days with teasers and trailers and #OutlanderOfferings and Behind-the-Scenes photos and cast videos and award announcements and, and…so much more! The news posts on this Blog can barely keep up. It’s been a long, long, long Droughtlander and we are SO grateful and excited and…
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Written by: Anne Gavin French actor Lionel Lingelser will portray his Royal Highness King Louis XV in Season 2. (No, this isn’t him. Keep reading!) Lionel isn’t quite what I pictured when I thought of the famous French Monarch! But, I suppose a wig and a lavish costume will change one’s perspective. Here’s what we…
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Written by Anne Gavin Image courtesy: Bubo Since the news hit the Internet this summer that Viking’s actress Gaia Weiss was filming scenes for Season 2, Outlander fans and fan sites have been scratching their heads trying to guess which role she’ll play. And, no official word from Starz yet. Hmmm . . . so who…
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Written by: Anne Gavin *SPOILER ALERT* Step aside, Sam Heughan. There is a new hunk on set as French stage and theatre producer, Stanley Weber, will be portraying a key character in Season 2 of the Outlander series. Weber landed the coveted role of Book 2/Season 2 villain Le Comte St. Germain (pronounced Lay-comt-sahn-jer-mahn). St….
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Written by: Anne Gavin Outlander fans everywhere are breathing a collective sigh of relief that the end of Droughtlander is drawing nearer as the cast and crew get ready to film the final two episodes of the popular series. Executive Producer, Matt Roberts, posted on Twitter earlier this week that he was out scouting locations…
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Written by: Anne Gavin Neither one of the MacKenzie brothers are what I would call warm and fuzzy. They are Highlanders through and through. Both are tough, gruff, extremely intelligent and, in different ways, singularly ambitious. But, it is Dougal MacKenzie who plays an integral role in Jamie Fraser’s life from a very young age….
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Written by Anne Gavin Today marks the beginning of Samhain – the Day of the Dead – an ancient Celtic holiday when spirits are free to roam amongst the living. In addition to alluding to a number of Gaelic feasts such as Samhain, Outlander is full of references to many Highland myths, symbols and superstitions…
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Written by: Anne Gavin Note: the end of this post contains a spoiler Now before all you Church of Diana members get belligerent about this headline, let me say this. Diana Gabaldon is a genius. Seriously. The woman needs to leave her brain to science. I am among Diana’s legions of admirers who with every…
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Written by: Anne Gavin? I’ve never heard of the term “Shipping” – Like. Never. Ever. – until very recently. And, when I heard it, it was in the context of our beloved Outlander characters – Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe. What is this Fandom obsession called “Shipping?” Why do passions ignite around this phenomenon? What…
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