Tamala just tweeted this:

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Hey everybody , this Monday April 5th on BET watch me on the Mo' Nique show with musical guest John Forte . You won't want to miss it !

Thanks for the info. I'll be sure to tape it. More Castle interviews the better.

I really wish I could see this! I checked my TV and it seems that I don't have that station :(

I looked around on her website, and I don't think she uploads videos. I think that it's just airing now, but if someone manages to get their hands on a link, I would LOVE to see it! :)

neodnut said:

Watched it! She looked so beautiful. It was a good interview. Hopefully it'll appear online so everyone who missed it can watch.

Did she talk much about Castle?  It sounded from her tweet that she mentioned being in chat on this site?

m_hanh said:

She talked about how all the folks on Castle had to do alot of their own marketing and promotion through Twitter and Facebook and Myspace and also did on-line chats :)  She thanked the fans of course :)

 

Kind of true, ABC has been a great supporter of Castle, but didn't seem to directly promote it as much as some of its other shows this year.  And the Castle team kind of picked up the slack with almost a bit of guerilla marketing.  And now ABC is promoting the heck out of it, which is great!

Thanks, m_hahn…interesting.  I guess I didn't realize that the cast might have been so accessible because they needed to be to promote the show.  I agree ABC really hasn't done the best job with promotion until the last month or so, which is strange because they showed so much faith in the show to renew it for season 2….and then kind of left it hanging.

I hope the cast and writers continue to keep up with us even though ABC is now doing a better job!  It makes it so much fun to be a fan.

I caught it late but it did a repeat this morning so I DVR that one instead. I will be watching it when I get home.

Here's a link: http://www.bet.com/video/1001647

Tamala's interview is after the first commercial break.

Nev827 said:

Great interview.  Thanks for the link.  I didn't know that Lanie was written for a white character and that it ewas supposed to be a recurring role instead of a regular role!  Good call by Andrew & Rob and the rest of the "powers that be" to keep her as a regular character and to hire Tamala.  Awesome. 

Was she in Up in the Air?  She's not listed on IMDb, but she talks about it to MoNique like she had a part.  Can someone clarify?

just recently saw "Up In The Air." And yes, she was there. She tweeted during the Oscars. She loves George Clooney.

Must be if she wasn't even credited.  Thanks Jamz.

Nev827 said:

Great interview.  Thanks for the link.  I didn't know that Lanie was written for a white character and that it ewas supposed to be a recurring role instead of a regular role!  Good call by Andrew & Rob and the rest of the "powers that be" to keep her as a regular character and to hire Tamala.  Awesome. 

Was she in Up in the Air?  She's not listed on IMDb, but she talks about it to MoNique like she had a part.  Can someone clarify?

Tamala has a small role in Up in the Air, but of all the small roles (that movie has lots of them!), it's an important one to the story line, and it's the strongest, most memorable performence of them all! Hit's you in the gut and stays with you for a while.

Thanks for the link hdotmoss.  Nice interview.

I saw Up In the Air about 4 months ago and I'm sad to say I didn't recognize Tamala in it.  Was

Agreed, it was a small but significant part in Up in the Air, but very memorable and very well played by Tamala. I was actually quite surprised she didn't get a screen credit for the role.  

Hey the Castle crew noticed her first, they are a pretty smart bunch aren't they :)