Earlier this week we announced that ABC had decided that Castle could stand on its own and gave up the Sunday night timeslot following Desperate Housewives and moved the first part of the two part “Castle Event” starring Dana Delany back to Castle’s usual timeslot of Monday nights.
Today we were advised that ABC has now decided that it will air Castle on Sunday night following Desperate Housewives but instead of being the premiere of the first episode of the two parter they will air an encore of this episode on Sunday 28th giving viewers who miss the first airing a chance to catch up before the second part airs the following night and hopefully still bring in some new viewers from Desperate Housewives.
An encore of part one of the 2-part Castle will air following a repeat of Desperate. Part 2 of this 2-part episode airs the following night on its normal night and will be all-new. Brothers & Sisters repeat for this night is no longer scheduled. — sitcomsonline.com
Back in January ABC released information on plans to air a two-part episode of Castle over two consecutive nights. The intention was to air part one on Sunday night following Desperate Housewives. The two part special stars Dana Delay as FBI Agent so the move was clearly intended to draw in new viewers with part two airing the following night in Castle’s usual timeslot of Mondays at 10.
Today ABC announced a change in the schedule. Having faith that Castle can stand alone the two part episodes will now both air in Castle’s usual Monday night time slot with part one titled “Tick, Tick, Tick” airing March 22nd and part two, “Boom”, the following week on March 29th. Both episodes will follow new episodes of Dancing with the Stars.
In addition to new episodes of #Castle on Monday nights ABC has resumed airing repeats from both season 1 and 2 on Saturday nights. For details on the full Castle schedule visit our Episode Schedule page.
UPDATE: Tickets are now available through the Paley website
The Paley Center will be holding a special Castle event on Tuesday, March 16 at 7PM in Los Angeles. Member tickets are $10 and the general public $15.
Members of the cast and crew will be on stage to talk about Castle and answer questions from the audience.
Cast & Crew Attending:
Nathan Fillion
Stana Katic
Susan Sullivan
Molly Quinn
Ruben Santiago Hudson
Tamala Jones
Andrew W. Marlowe, Executive Producer/Creator
Rob Bowman, Executive Producer
Rene Echevarria, Executive Producer
Laurie Zaks, Executive Producer
Cast member Jon Huertas said via Twitter today that he and fellow cast member Seamus Dever are scheduled to be filming this evening but if they finish in time they will try to stop by.
You can buy tickets online (once their system is set up for the new event) or via the details below:
By Phone: Please call Ovationtix at 866.811.4111 Mondays to Fridays, 6:00am to 6:00pm; Saturdays and Sundays, 6:00am to 3:00pm PT.
In Person: Tickets for all events are available at the Paley Center Front Desk (465 N. Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, CA), Wednesdays to Sundays, 12:00 to 5:00 pm.
Events and participants subject to change. Service charges apply for online and phone salest
CastleTV.net Special 1 Year Anniversary Chat
with Castle Writer/Producer Terri Miller &
Cast: Seamus Dever, Jon Huertas, Tamala Jones and Stana Katic
Mar 1, 2010
There was no Castle episode scheduled to air this week (due to the Bachelor Finale) and the 1 year anniversary of Castle’s premiere was fast approaching so CastleTV.net worked with the cast and crew to host a special chat event dubbed “Castleversary”.
We were joined in chat by Terri Miller (Castle writer/producer), Jon Huertas, Seamus Dever, Tamala Jones AND Stana Katic! They were all on set, in the interrogation room and for the most part Terri was typing on behalf of everyone. Terri and the cast stayed back after they had finished work so that they could come and chat with the fans which was very generous of them! They stayed for an hour and a half!
There were a few technical difficulties meaning things got off to a slow start but we had a fantastic time. We had a massive turnout of at least 263 people! Terri returned to chat a little later in the evening and reported that the cast all enjoyed the chat and would like to do it again some time.
Our thanks to guests Terri, Stana, Tamala, Jon & Seamus on behalf of CastleTV.net and all those present for being so generous with their time and for being so open in answering fans’ questions.
We have posted a transcript minus lots of posts from chatters saying “hi” and “we love you” etc and we hope those of you that weren’t able to attend enjoy reading.
[Admin] I hope you’re all as excited as I am that Jon, Seamus, Tamala and possibly another mystery guest are willing to give up their time to join us and answer your questions.
[Admin] To fill those of you in who are just arriving Terri Miller, who we’ve chatted with before (she’s a writer/producer for the show) will be typing for each of our guests
[Admin] Thank you all for coming and being patient
[Admin] And a big thank you to my three mystery moderators who are helping out
[Admin] We’re going to get started, and Terri is here with…..
[Admin] Seamus!
[Admin] Welcome Terri & Seamus and thank you both for being here
[Admin] And Jon has joined us too
[Admin] so Hi Terri, Jon & Seamus, welcome!
[Terri Miller] Hey, hey. This is Terri. I’ll be typing for everyone.
[Admin] We’ll start with a question for Seamus
[Terri Miller] I’ll put the person’s name in front of the answer to your questions.
[Terri Miller] and I will type as fast as I can
[Terri Miller] forgive my typos
[Terri Miller] am I on?
[Terri Miller] is this thing on?
[Admin] yes you are
[Admin] we appear to be having some technical problems, please bare with us
[Admin] [luvmydautr] Your wife is going to be guest staring on an episode of Castle, what was it like working with her?
[Terri Miller] Seamus _ It’s wonderful. We’ve worked together before.
[Terri Miller] She’s visited the set so many times, it was nice to have her be part of the scene.
[Terri Miller] Jon says she’s been to set so many time we HAD to put her in the scene.
[Terri Miller] Seamus – Jon and Nathan hit on her all the time.
[Terri Miller] Tamala is here now too?
[Terri Miller] Jon – Is hugging her a lot technically hitting on her?
[Admin] On behalf of everyone, welcome Tamala
[Terri Miller] Question?
[Terri Miller] Let the ones you know in
[Admin] thursdayschild] Will we see more of Ryan’s personal life in upcoming episodes?
[Terri Miller] yikes
[Terri Miller] sorry
[Terri Miller] Seamus – I think so and I hope so
[Admin] (For Jon) [Marbs84] Will we get a back story on your characters this season? Or maybe next? What would you like to see from your characters as the season(s) progresses?
[Terri Miller] Terri – I think we will find out more about his relationship with Jenny and how he got to the 12th precinct
[Terri Miller] Jon – You’re about to hear a lot more about Esposito and his past. I’d like to bring in a bit more about him being a veteran and being proud of that.
[Terri Miller] Terri – We’re going to get into everyone’s backstories… the longer we’re on the air, the more time we’ll have to develop everyone.
[Terri Miller] Jon – I would also like to see a steamy love scene between Esposito and Lanie. Tamala (giggles) You are retarded, Jon.
[Terri Miller] Question for Tamala
[Admin] (for Tamala) [molly_littlecastle] Do you get scared of the “dead people”/bloody stuff on “Castle” that is associated with your character?
[Terri Miller] Tamala -No, not at all. I’m having fun between takes… joking with the dead people that lay on my slab.
[Admin] By request of our guests we’re going to make this a little more fun … and a little reward for the regular chatters and we’re going to un-silence some people so they can respond. We can’t un-silence everyone right now as we have around 200 people here.
[Terri Miller] Yay
[Terri Miller] Hey Ashley!
[Terri Miller] Hey hey hey hey
[Terri Miller] Next Question?
[Admin] goodie] How long until Lanie tries literally smacking sense into Beckett?
[Terri Miller] Seamus – No, but I have a kickass Facebook page that everyone can look at and chat with me
[Terri Miller] Lanie LOVES Beckett
[greymind] You’re an excellent facebooker Seamus!
[FictionAddiction] Seamus without a twitter is like a 3-turret castle. It really needs that 4th corner on the team.
[ashley_slomo] yes, Seamus you are an awesome facebooker!
[Karalaine] Its okay Seamus, Twitter is like crack
[ashley_slomo] Jon, you’re a good twitterer too
[Terri Miller] We have me and Seamus and Jon and Tamala
[Terri Miller] Our pleasure!!!!
[Terri Miller] We’re all really happy to be here
[ltlsmurf] And Seamus…You are a gracious Facebooker…great to respond.
[Admin] are we ready for another question?
[Terri Miller] Yes I am
[Admin] for Tamala [Castle_is_Perfect] I LOVE your character! What has been the most exciting/fun episode for you?
[Terri Miller] hello?
[Admin] lets stick to me asking the questions but if you’re un-silenced you can respond once the guests have answered… ok?
[Admin] for Tamala [Castle_is_Perfect] I LOVE your character! What has been the most exciting/fun episode for you?
[Terri Miller] Tamala – The Halloween episode was the best because we all were there and we all had the most fun we ever had
[Terri Miller] Jon – Terri is grinning from ear to ear because she is the one who wrote that
[Terri Miller] Terri – this is true
[FictionAddiction] “I’ve got to see a man about a corpse” is STILL my favourite line of the entire show!
[sarah_darling] and we sure loved that episode
[neodnut] Loved the Halloween episode!!
[JessicaRosen] It was a remarkably good episode.
[Dj] the costumes were awesome!
[MereBelle007] one of my favourites
[mirella_209] good to see Mal again =]
[CKDexter] The ending was so epic!
[Nerwen Aldarion] Loved the Halloween episode too!
[sheri] that was my favorite so far
[greymind] Everyone looked great at the party. Gotta love stakes and werewolves
[FictionAddiction] (and Vampire Weekend is still my fav ep, Terri)
[Terri Miller] Terri – We all had a good time on that one.
[JPud9245] Great writing on that episode. Lots of fun for all.
[YouSmellLikeCherries] haha Vampire Weekend was the best obviously!
[Kcat] Brilliant!
[CKDexter] Did you guys get to choose your own consumes??
[Admin] For Tamala [NinjaLurker] Lanie has a very dry sense of humor. Is that similar or different to your own sense of humor?
[Terri Miller] Yes we do!
[Terri Miller] Stana – Thank you
[Admin] a reminder that please, if you’re un-silenced don’t interrupt when we’re waiting for question being answered, thanks.
[Terri Miller] Tamala – I’m a lot funnier.
[Terri Miller] Tamala – I’ve always been goofy as a kid and still am as an adult. At least that’s what all my friends tell me.
[Terri Miller] next
[Admin] For Stana [specialkforme] “Sucker Punch” was the most heartwretching episode yet. How does a difficult scene or episode effect you?
[Terri Miller] Stana- The most interesting to play because you’re actually delving into character. So it’s not that it affects me in a negative way. It’s challenging and exciting and those are the kind of pieces I want to work on.
[Terri Miller] next
[Admin] for all [sheryllnkansas] What do you enjoy about or what motivates you the most about acting?
[Terri Miller] Stana – I think there are moments that you completely believe in what has been created where everybody is completely committed to the scene, the moment. It’s just exciting to experience that because that’s the drug of it.
[Nerwen Aldarion] Stana: There is an 8 year old boy named Taigen who wants to say Hi! Hi!
[Terri Miller] Jon – What, Stana, you mean I’m not a real cop?
[Terri Miller] Stana – Tell Taigen I say hello.
[YouSmellLikeCherries] haha Jon, always the comedian
[greymind] that’s so sweet
[thursdayschild] haha funny Jon
[TheBeckettOnion] What?!! Jon’s not a real cop?!
[luvmydautr] Rain on poor Jon’s parade…not a real cop
[JessicaRosen] Jon, real cops don’t have to hide in fake bathrooms to stay out of shots.
[Nerwen Aldarion] Thank you Stana, you made a little boy’s day
[TheBeckettOnion] Completely messes with my perception of reality…
[Terri Miller] Tamala – Acting was always a dream for me, since I came out of the womb. It’s therapeutic and it’s fun. That’s my motivation.
[Terri Miller] next
[Admin] For all [Pamela_J.] Is there a characteristic or trait of your character that you would change, given the chance? If so, what? And how would you change it?
[Terri Miller] Seamus – Be a better cop.
[vacerrosa] Awwww, I think Ryan is a perfectly fine cop. =P
[ShutTheFrontDoor] haha, I think you’re a great cop
[Terri Miller] Jon, Tamala – Wouldn’t change a thing
[Terri Miller] next
[Admin] For all [Nomi-Nu] What is the one thing you have always wanted to do, but never been game enough to?
[Terri Miller] On the show or anywhere?
[Admin] anywhere
[Terri Miller] Jon – I pretty much try to do everything and I still have a long list
[Terri Miller] Tamala – Sky dive
[Nerwen Aldarion] Wow isn’t sky diving dangerous?
[Nomi-Nu] I would love to sky dive actually but I’m a major chicken!
[Terri Miller] Seamus – Seamus – Seamus!!!!
[Terri Miller] Seamus – I made a list of 10 things that scared me 10 years ago and I systematically crossed them off. Bar fight was the worst.
[greymind] Did you win?
[TheBeckettOnion] did you win?
[sheryllnkansas] did you win?
[Kcat] You are all so brave!
[JessicaRosen] Dig you, Seamus – what a great approach to living.
[Nomi-Nu] Oh, that’s a great Idea Seamus, mind if I steal it??
[sunshine_minx] Terri, are you at the office now? Is that how you’re all able to be together?
[Terri Miller] We’re all in interrogation room one on set
[Terri Miller] Seamus – Just don’t get arrested… be careful.
[Terri Miller] Coldest room on set (says everybody)
[Terri Miller] One more question for Stana then she has to go.
[Admin] For Stana [belle_lover] How much do you enjoy viewing all the submissions for “Fan Photo of the Week”?
[Terri Miller] Stana – A lot! I’m just blown away by how talented and funny people are with their projects
[sheryllnkansas] Big smile
[yoojoo] totally awesome! high five Kansas!
[Dj] props to all of you guys who have been on there so far!
[Silver] That crime board is currently my desktop!
[ShutTheFrontDoor.] I loved the crime board!
[YouSmellLikeCherries] nice job Kansas and Slomo! *slap* five
[MnCastleFan] Stana, We are working on one this week, so be ready, see you
[beckett_fan] BIG BIG BIG SMILE … I love that you are committing to your fans
[Kalliope] I’m so happy you put there my calendar! Greetings from Warsaw, BTW!
[ashley_slomo] SuperBeckett & Castle-Man are appreciative
[hrhighness] who’s your favorite author?
[Terri Miller] Stana – my favorite author – I just finished reading a book that Seamus gave me last year called Master & Margarita
[Terri Miller] Stana – Thanks for coming to chat with me… Bye…..
[Admin] On behalf of everyone here, especially those who can’t respond right now, we’d like to thank Stana for coming and being part of our chat
[Terri Miller] okay, we have 10 more minutes
[Terri Miller] next
[Admin] For Tamala [sheryllnkansas] Your delivery of lines such as “No, Mr. Bishop has no life, that’s why he’s on my table”? is simply (straight-faced) perfect, are you enjoying playing Lanie as much as we are enjoying your performance of her?
[Terri Miller] Tamala – I love playing Lanie. She’s smart, she’s strong and she has a huge heart. Jon – And a great bootie.
[FictionAddiction] I didn’t know ‘bootie’ was a character trait.
[sheryllnkansas] thank you Tamala!
[luvmydautr] gotta love you Jon
[yoojoo] You would Jon…you would lol
[ShutTheFrontDoor.] hahaha, oh Jon…
[Terri Miller] our lights go out on stage at 8 we’ll be in the dark!
[Terri Miller] Tamala never gets to see this stuff
[Terri Miller] Okay, time is a fleeting
[Admin] For Seamus [deadman] Was it your idea and what was the reason behind Seamus carrying a “Richard Castle” book around in the station?
[Terri Miller] Seamus – My idea
[greymind] It’s a perfect addition
[MnCastleFan] nice
[JessicaRosen] Clever piece of business.
[maryc] its a great bit of business, Seamus
[Terri Miller] Seamus – Taken from the first episode, Ryan doesn’t start out as a Castle fan but becomes one through the process.
[Terri Miller] Seamus – And they’re all Beckett’s books that he’s reading too.
[Dj] nice touch, Seamus!
[Karalaine] Just never gave them back? Lol
[Terri Miller] Tamala says Bye and you love everybody
[Terri Miller] she loves
[Terri Miller] whoops, tenses confused
[Admin] Thank you so much for joining us Tamala
[Terri Miller] One last question for the gang?
[maryc] Andrew Marlow GREAT Exec Producer, or GREATEST Exec Producer?
[Terri Miller] Greatest in bed! [Admin note: Terri Miller & Andrew Marlowe are married]
[Admin] ok one more coming up
[Admin] for all [FictionAddiction] Who or what was your inspiration to get into acting?
[The Gunshark] *jaw drops*
[FictionAddiction] lol
[sarah_darling] LOL!!! best answer ever Terri
[ashley_slomo] LOL! Terri – not fair
[sheri] LOL
[ShutTheFrontDoor.] haha, omg
[maryc] WOAH
[Terri Miller] This is Jon…Terri’s as big a perv as I am!!!
[Terri Miller] computer hijacked!
[Terri Miller] Happy Castleversary to all of you too!
[Terri Miller] I’ll let Jon and Seamus type their own good-byes.
[Terri Miller] Jon – Okay one more question!
[Admin] Question for Jon [Kalliope] How is Esposito similar to you and how he’s different from you?
[Terri Miller] Jon – Esposito’s not as mean to Ryan as I am to Seamus…but other than that, The writers let me bring a lot of myself into the character.
[Terri Miller] Seamus – thanks and we will see you again soon.
Nathan Fillion has been named one of 11 Fun Fearless Males in the February issue of Cosmopolitan Magazine in a case of fiction-become-fact after his character Richard Castle was in a Cosmo photo shoot for the Season 2 opener “Deep in Death” (repeat to be aired Sat March 6). Castle was also named one of the “Ten Most Eligible Bachelors” in the “Castle” episode “The Third Man” which aired Jan 25th.
Fillion has headed to New York for the Cosmo’s Fun Fearless Male of the Year party and while in New York will appear on “The View” which airs Monday March 1st.
FEB 28 UPDATE : We announced to visitors to our chat room today that we’ll be joined by THREE cast members for this special Castle Anniversary chat.
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It’s hard to believe that it’s almost a year since “Castle” first went to air back in March 2009. In that time we watched as a short Season 1 gave way to Season 2 and the audience grew week by week. ABC showed faith ordering the back 9 episodes in October and then surprised fans by adding an additional two episodes in January bringing the Season 2 total to 24. The tie in novel “Heat Wave” by Richard Castle was released in September and shot straight onto the New York Times Bestseller list where it remained in the top 30 for 16 weeks and moved into it’s 8th print run.
It’s been busy here at CastleTV.net and we’ve enjoyed spreading all the latest “Castle” news, watching the fan base grow and connecting fans with the Cast and Crew through a number of special chat sessions. The community has grown quickly forcing us to upgrade servers twice (with another upgrade planned in the near future) as “Castle” has become more and more popular.
We’re very excited to announce that we’ll be celebrating the 1 year anniversary of Castle with a special chat session. We’ll have a member of the cast stopping by!
But…. we’re not going to tell you who the guest is, we’d like it to be a surprise (yes, I am evil!). Questions will be taken in advance (as per the chat rules below) but instead of asking you to submit questions for a particular person we’ll ask you to submit questions for ALL the cast members .
The chat will take place on Monday March 1 beginning at 10pm Eastern time ( There is no Castle scheduled to air this week).
TIME ZONES: The chat session will be open starting from the following times (half an hour before our guest arrives). USA: Eastern Time 10:00 pm, Pacific Time 7:00 pm. UK: 3:00 am (Tue). Australia: Eastern DLS: 2:00 pm (Tue)
The following chat rules will apply.
Special Guest Chat Rules
Please register before entering the chat room. If you are not already registered you may do so right away via www.castletv.net/chat NOTE ATT Users, there’s an issue with registration emails being blocked, please enter the chat as a guest this week if you have tried to register and did not receive an email.
Always remember to be polite to our guest and to others in the room.
Important messages from our moderators may be posted throughout the chat session, these messages will be posted in red. If you see a red message, please take the time to read it as it may contain important information. For this reason, please do not change your text colour during the chat session, all users must use the default black.
Questions can be submitted in advance so feel free to start thinking now. You can submit questions via our forums at http://castletv.net/forums/events/anniversary-chat any time or in the Question Room in chat an hour before the chat session begins.
There will be three rooms running during the special guest chat session. The Lobby is the default chat room where you can chat with others about anything before the scheduled chat session begins. The Question Room will be for people to submit their questions and the Guest Room will be where the actual chat with the guest takes place (this is different to our usual chat room set up).
The chat room will be open for 30 minutes before the chat begins to enable people to start submitting questions in the Question Room. Our moderators will track all the submitted questions to be asked once our guest arrives.
Once our guest arrives everyone will be invited to move over to the Guest Room. Once in the guest room visitors will be “silenced” by our moderators to prevent people interrupting our guest’s Q&A time. This is a new feature we are trialling to help the chat run more smoothly for everyone.
A moderator will post the questions and our guest will be invited to answer them. If time allows and our guest is willing we will open the floor for direct questions and general chat after the formal Q&A has finished. At this time visitors will be un-silenced by our moderators.
Think of this chat session as a Q&A with a guest on stage (like at a convention). It is important that when someone is speaking – either to ask a question or our guest answering one do NOT interrupt. You may only post during the actual Q&A session if our guest or a moderator asks you a direct question.
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“Heat Wave” written by the fictional author Richard Castle from the ABC TV series “Castle” was released in September last year has spent 16 weeks in the New York Times top 30 bestsellers for Hardcover novels and is into it’s 8th print run.
In January ABC announced a second novel based on Nikki Heat would be released this year. The title “Naked Heat” has been announced and the book will be released September 28th.
CastleTV.net Special Guest chat
with Castle Writer/Producer Jose Molina
Feb 10, 2010
Castle writer Jose Molina was a special guest in the CastleTV.net chat room on Tuesday 10th February after the episode he wrote “Suicide Squeeze” aired on Monday. We broke previous records with a total of 91 chatters (accordign to logs) visiting during Jose’s session. The formal Q&A session lasted almost an hour and Jose answered questions that had been submitted in advance. After the formal session was over Jose stayed for a further 40 minutes for an informal chat where chat room visitors were able to ask further questions and chat with Jose in an relaxed manner.
Our thanks to Jose from CastleTV.net and all those present for being so generous with his time and for being so open in answering fans’ questions.
[Jose Molina] hello, Castle nerds!
Greetings from all the chatters snipped
[Moderator] ok, now that everyone’s had a chance to say hi, are you ready for some questions Jose?
[Jose Molina] ready, freddy
[Moderator] Ok first question!
QUESTION: [kitten] Was the order for the two additional episodes an unexpected request from the network. Is it considered a vote of confidence in the series that they want to air two more episodes? Does such a request bode well for a 3rd season renewal in the near future?
[Jose Molina] the order wasn’t a huge surprise — we’d been hearing rumblings about it for a while, but were anxiously awaiting confirmation
[Jose Molina] I think it’s a huge vote of confidence
[Jose Molina] it seems like they’re really behind the show
[Jose Molina] and I would say it (and our solid ratings) bode well for S3
[Jose Molina] especially considering how often they’ve been rerunning the show and how well the show’s been doing in repeats
[Jose Molina] I won’t jinx the show by saying anything…
[Jose Molina] but I’m cautiously optimistic
QUESTION: [PeTJa] If it was up to you, how many seasons would (realistically speaking) Castle have?
[Jose Molina] 5-6, maybe? maybe 7? I think eventually we have to evolve c/b to another stage in their relationship
[Jose Molina] and when they get too serious, the cop work I think has to come to an end
[Jose Molina] since the cop work is really just foreplay
[Jose Molina] if they were married doing cop work the show would turn into hart to hart!
QUESTION: [Janet M] Of the Castle episodes left in season 2, how many are you writing?
[Jose Molina] I think I’m done for S2. there’s a lot of work to be done, but my responsibilities from here on out (in all likelihood) will be to help the other writers break/craft their eps
[Jose Molina] I’d love to do 1 more, but I don’t think it’s likely
QUESTION: [sschenec] Would you ever consider directing as well?
[Jose Molina] I’d love to direct, but I still have a lot to learn before I can make that happen
[Jose Molina] working with Rob Bowman on 207 was incredibly educational
[Jose Molina] I learned a lot of how a good director works
[Jose Molina] but also learned how much I DON’T yet know
[Jose Molina] someday, I hope, but not Terribly soon
QUESTION: [m_hanh] How many takes did you have to do for that catch scene at the precinct, where Beckett snags the ball?
[Jose Molina] not as many as you’d think. she was pretty good.
[Jose Molina] the shot that’s in the show was probably take 2 or 3
[Jose Molina] ironically, stana kept dropping the ball when we were doing the close-ups
[Jose Molina] at which point, of course, it didn’t matter if she caught it or not, since the ball was off camera
[Jose Molina] and yet she blew a couple of takes because she wanted to catch the o.c. ball!!! [Admin Note: o.c = Off Camera]
[Jose Molina] it was pretty funny
QUESTION: [Tal] How did you come up with the idea for the B Story in last night’s episode (the mind reading scenes)
[Jose Molina] it was Andrew’s idea — he wanted to do something thematic w/ the “missing parent” idea that drives the A story [Admin Note: Andrew = Andrew W. Marlowe, Castle's Creator & Exec Producer]
[Jose Molina] so he decided to pull “Castle’s missing dad” out of moratorium
[Jose Molina] I was happy to be the beneficiary of that
[Jose Molina] especially b/c I got to write the final scene w/ Alexis
[Jose Molina] which is one of my favorite scenes in the ep
QUESTION: [sschenec] I noticed you listed also as Producer, I think last nights episode had the best guest stars in terms of performance yet. As writer and Exec Prod, did you have anything to do with the casting?
[Jose Molina] yes, the producers and the directors attend the auditions and put their heads together re: who we want to cast
[Jose Molina] sometimes we disagree and have to come to some sort of consensus, but on this ep we were all 100% in sync
[Jose Molina] from ray wise to vanessa martinez to chandra west and on down the cast list, we all looked at each other and went “yep”
[Jose Molina] Ray didn’t audition, but when his name came up we all went “yep”
QUESTION: [Kath] Are there intentional similarities between “Castle” and “Remington Steele” (the shows, not the characters…though that too would be an interesting study in comparison!), or if he or the other show-runners might be subconsciously yet creatively influence by the 80s classic or if perhaps I have just fashioned the importance of these similarities in my head!
[Jose Molina] I don’t think we’ve often talked about Remington Steele
[Jose Molina] a lot of us on the writing staff are children of the 80s, so it’s in there somewhere, but we’re not consciously trying to imitate it
QUESTION: [DJ] What’s great about Castle is that it can switch in tone depending on the episode and even the scene, yet it all still feels like Castle. Who decides what kind of overall tone each episode takes? Are you forced to write a heavy episode just because the ones before it are more light-hearted, just to get a balance?
[Jose Molina] sometimes you do get assigned to do something that’s specific tonally because of what has come before it
[Jose Molina] for instance, we knew Sucker Punch would be dark, so we needed two light, romantic episodes in front and in back of it
[Jose Molina] and we were going off book for 11, 12, 13, 14, so 15 needed to be more in the “classic Castle” mode
[Jose Molina] the ultimate decision maker is Andrew, but sometimes we pitch him something off-tone that he really likes and he’ll decide to do it next
[Jose Molina] both my episodes were influenced to some degree by what came before and after
[Jose Molina] but that happens a lot when you’re on a staff
[Jose Molina] sometimes that’s a bonus and sometimes it’s not
QUESTION: [The Gunshark] I think one of the missed opportunities for the show is the chance to introduce an arch-nemesis. Was there any consideration to keep Rathbourne alive or to create a multi-episode arc for a new villain?
[Jose Molina] keep in mind that Rathborne was only the trigger man
[Jose Molina] the Big Bad is still out there
[Jose Molina] we’ve talked a lot about the shape of the Beckett arc
[Jose Molina] and we agree that the show can’t become serialized — that’s not what people want to see week in/week out
[Jose Molina] Beckett’s mom can become a spectre that lingers over the show and makes it too dark
[Jose Molina] so we felt it was important to do a story where we could make significant progress — both from an emotional and plot standpoint — and then cut off its legs at the end
[Jose Molina] but there’s a lot more to the Johanna story
[Jose Molina] we haven’t seen the last of it by a long shot
QUESTION: [Marbs84] I think that it’s nice that Alexis feels comfortable coming to Beckett for an advice. Will we see that relationship develop more this season and carry on over to the next season?
[Jose Molina] it’s definitely something we talk about and enjoy. We’ll probably see a little more in S2 — if we don’t, then (assuming there is a S3) we’ll no doubt see it in S3
[Jose Molina] there’s no current b-story between Alexis/Beckett
[Jose Molina] but that doesn’t mean there won’t be one in the final 4
[Jose Molina] we’ll see
QUESTION: [Marbs84] Will we see Beckett’s old flame FBI Agent Will Sorenson again?
[Jose Molina] not anytime soon. bailey (who plays sorenson) is on another show, so we’re not allowed to use him.
[Jose Molina] we had a GREAT story for him, but we had to shelve it when he got the other gig
QUESTION: [MorrisGrad09] First of all, Jose, this is SO awesome that you take the time to do this. I love the show, and I just have to pass along the fact to that my fiance and his unit in Kuwait loves the show too (they’ve been watching Season 1). So, without further ado, my question – If money and time and space were not an issue, what would be the next project you’d like to work on? (Which is hopefully years and years and years down the road after Castle is over with, of course.)
[Jose Molina] aww — thanks!
[Jose Molina] if I could pick anything, I’d be writing the script to “The Hobbit!”
[Jose Molina] I also heard they’re making an “Alien” prequel — I’d pay to be involved in writing that!
[Jose Molina] realistically, I have a few things I’ll work on when time permits
[Jose Molina] a feature and a comic book are at the top of my list
[Jose Molina] I have the stories in my head, I just need the time to write them!
QUESTION: [enigmaticnotion] Who is the favorite character you have ever written for?
[Jose Molina] duh, Richard Castle
[Jose Molina]
[Jose Molina] and jayne
[Jose Molina] I loved jayne
QUESTION: [Kcat] When you tweet, I can’t help but sometimes think that you remind me of Captain Mal. How much of you is Mal?
[Jose Molina] also mulder — although those scripts never got produced
[Jose Molina] you’ll see when the Firefly story comes out that I like to dwell inside Mal’s head
[Jose Molina] mostly because I really relate to the guy on a lot of levels
[Jose Molina] he hates bullshit, but he’s often dragged through it and he deals with it with humor and exasperation at the same time
[Jose Molina] I wish I could say you see ME in MAL instead of the other way around, but I just hit it off with that guy (who was created in full by Joss)
QUESTION: [Nomi-Nu] Who is the person who has influenced you the most – either professionally or personally?
[Jose Molina] Stephen King is a huge influence, creatively
[Jose Molina] both professionally and personally, the late Michael Piller made a HUGE difference in my life
[Jose Molina] I can safely say (no exaggeration) that w/o Michael I would not be here
[Jose Molina] he was an awesome person, an incredible teacher who loved giving young people opportunities and helped them find their voice
[Jose Molina] taken too soon at age 57
QUESTION: [sheryllnkansas] Is there something/anything you would never write about?
[Jose Molina] sheryll, for what reason?
[Jose Molina] for moral/ethical reasons?
[Jose Molina] the only thing I can think of is I’d never write about anything I find boring
[sheryllnkansas] I don’t know.. sounded like at good question at the time.. ask one of my other ones.. please Admin.. *goes and hides*
[Jose Molina] lol
[Jose Molina] I wouldn’t shy away from anything for fear of “what will people think?”
[Jose Molina] for instance, I was writing a feature once, and I described it to my brother as “it makes Seven look like Winnie the Pooh”
[Jose Molina] for comical reasons…
[Jose Molina] I did write the line “smells like crotch”… so I’m not shy on that front, either!
[Jose Molina] the short answer is no, I guess. if I can find an interesting way of writing about it, I probably would.
QUESTION: [cko] Can you be honest with us, and tell us which of the Castle characters is your favorite, and why?
[Jose Molina] Castle is my favorite
[Jose Molina] he’s intelligent, and a smartass, and funny and insightful and a great dad and a great friend
[Jose Molina] and there’s the matter of that Nathan guy delivering your lines. who WOULDN’T want to write that guy?!
[Jose Molina] I don’t write much about the suave Castle cause I don’t know squat about that
[Jose Molina] lol
QUESTION: [Danielle] What’s your daily schedule usually like in the business? Are you constantly busy?
[Jose Molina] yes
[Jose Molina] the show takes up 95% of your workday
[Jose Molina] and often a good chunk of your personal life
[Jose Molina] we arrive in the morning and, if we’re not writing, we join the room [Admin Note: see below for explanation of 'the room"]
[Jose Molina] we work together in the room until lunch
[Jose Molina] if we’re slammed we’ll have lunch brought in, otherwise we’ll take a break for lunch
[Jose Molina] then we come back and jump back in the room till it’s time to go home
[Jose Molina] it’s pretty intensive
[Jose Molina] and when you’re writing/prepping/in production… forget it
[Jose Molina] say goodbye to your life
[Jose Molina] we all have very understanding spouses/partners
[Jose Molina] who know that when you’re “up” you check your life at the door
[Jose Molina] production is the most taxing (usually)
[Jose Molina] you start at 7 a.m. on monday and wrap at 3-5 a.m. that friday night/sat morning
QUESTION: Jose – would you mind explaining “the room” for us?
[Jose Molina] sure
[Jose Molina] the room is “the writer’s room”
[Jose Molina] it looks like a regular conference room except that most walls are covered with dry erase boards
[Jose Molina] the writers all sit around the table or pace the room and one or two people take point on the boards
[Jose Molina] each board is usually split into 6 acts
[Jose Molina] so we start talking about ideas or scenes or twists for the story
[Jose Molina] and we’ll put them where we think they might go on a boar
[Jose Molina] *board
[Jose Molina] once we have a beginning, middle and end we start at act 1 and move linearly forward
QUESTION: [maryc] If the stars aligned, and the people needed were all free to do it, what kind of episode would you write that would utilize the talents of ALL these guest stars: Jewel Staite, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Morena Baccarin, Adam Baldwin, Sean Maher, Summer Glau and Ron Glass?
[Jose Molina] hmm…
[Jose Molina] well, I can only imagine I’d need a spaceship to accomodate all those folks!
[Jose Molina] it would be a disservice to the actors and the fans to cast all those guys at once
[Jose Molina] I’d love to use them one at a time and give them big juicy parts
QUESTION: [FictionAddiction] How much of what you write is changed, enhanced or cut by the rest of the writing team, and how much of a say do you have in the final edit? Do you have the power of veto over their changes?
[Jose Molina] the only person with final veto is Andrew
[Jose Molina] changes to script, edit, etc are mostly ONLY done by AWM [Admin Note: AWM= Andrew W. Marlowe]
[Jose Molina] sometimes the rest of the staff has to get involved, but that tends to be a function of time more than anything
[Jose Molina] this is a very solid staff, so we only have to jump into people’s scripts when we’ve run out of time
[Jose Molina] but ultimately the script belongs to the writer and the creator, so you’ll see some of Andrew’s writing in a lot of shows along with the credited writer
[Jose Molina] same w/ the edit
[Jose Molina] we get involved, we ask for changes, fight for moments/jokes/etc
[Jose Molina] Rob B is very involved in this part [Admin Note: Rob B = Rob Bowman, Exec Producer]
[Jose Molina] and the final edit is up to Rob B and AWM
QUESTION: We’ll have a couple more questions and after that if Jose is willing we’ll open up for anyone to chime in
QUESTION: [Elizah] WriteRCastle has twittered several times in the past few days about Castle having a mysterious new neighbor with a dog. Is this something we are going to see on the show some time soon?
[Jose Molina] the dog will eat the Heat Wave sequel and he’ll have to start over
[Jose Molina]
[Jose Molina] totally kidding, I have no idea
[Jose Molina] that Castle dude has a mind of his own
[Jose Molina] he’s in NYC, we’re in LA
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QUESTION: [ashley_slomo] Who’s idea was it to have so much “4th-wall breakage” when it comes to certain episodes (ie. Blue Pill website, songs on iTunes, Vampire Website etc), yours or someone else’s? Will we be seeing more of that this season? It’s totally awesome.
[Jose Molina] partly the staff, partly Andrew and Terri, partly ABC
[Jose Molina] Terri and I both wanted to really cross-mojonate our shows, so we were involved in the sites
[Jose Molina] we would love to do it more
[Jose Molina] get more interactive
[Jose Molina] but time is always short and ABC doesn’t always have the time or resources that we need
[Jose Molina] I think we’re probably done w/ those shenanigans for the season, but I really hope we see more of it if there’s a season 3
QUESTION: [Nomi-Nu] It’s Karaoke at your local – what song would you sing and why?
[Jose Molina] “Bullet with Butterfly Wings” by Smashing Pumpkins – it’s incredibly cathartic
[Jose Molina] although I sometimes bust out Eminem’s “Without Me”
[Jose Molina] just to piss off some of my friends who hate rap
[Jose Molina]
QUESTION: Thank you Jose for answering all those questions! And thanks to everyone who submitted questions too.
Jose Molina, writer of the Castle episodes “The Suicide Squeeze” and “Famous Last Words” has agreed to join us for a special chat on Tuesday February 9th. Jose’s new episode “The Suicide Squeeze” airs Monday 8th.
In addition to writing for and producing Castle, Jose’s past TV involvement includes series’ like Without a Trace and Law & Order SVU but he is perhaps best known for his work on Joss Whedon’s Firefly as story editor, writer of the episode Ariel and co-writer of the episode Trash. Read the rest of this entry »
Back in January ABC released information on plans to air a two-part episode of Castle over two consecutive nights. The intention was to air part one on Sunday night following Desperate Housewives. The two part special stars Dana Delay as FBI Agent so the move was clearly intended to draw in new viewers with part two airing the following night in Castle’s usual timeslot of Mondays at 10.
Nathan Fillion has been named one of 11 Fun Fearless Males in the February issue of Cosmopolitan Magazine in a case of fiction-become-fact after his character Richard Castle was in a Cosmo photo shoot for the Season 2 opener “Deep in Death” (repeat to be aired Sat March 6). Castle was also named one of the “Ten Most Eligible Bachelors” in the “Castle” episode “The Third Man” which aired Jan 25th.
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