The Vault’s special report Gretchen, a.k.a. BittenByBill, attended the Scream Awards last Saturday. This is her story.
The Scream Awards honors the best TV shows and films in the Fantasy, Comic, Science Fiction and Horror genres. On its fourth year, Spike TV pulled out all the stops in treating everyone to a memorable evening at the Los Angeles Greek Theatre.
A word of advice though, if you ever decide to be part of the cast audience for the annual Scream Awards, bring flip-flops (and NOT 3-inch heels…boy I learned my lesson!)…and a folding chair. Better yet, might as well hook yourself up with a cooler full of refreshments. You are going to be standing in line for at least two and a half hours! We were asked to stay in the pit, but that meant another grueling 3 hours of being on my feet so I decided to pass…if I stood any longer my calves would have atrophied and my toes disfigured.
Costumed fan boys (and gals), countless of them, comprised a huge percentage of attendees in this years Scream 2009 Awards. I stood in line beside a Corpse Bride and behind me were a 5′ 8″ penguin and his best friend, Scorpion from Mortal Combat. There were ghouls…there were superheroes…there were grown men and women dressed to the nines, some of them, barely wearing anything at all. Checking everyone out was oddly entertaining and made the long wait tolerable. The people I was surrounded with were very sweet even if some of them were yielding machetes and looked like they were half eaten by wild dogs. I knew all I had to do…was to be patient. For soon, I would see True Blood’s Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammel and Alexander Skarsgård. And damn it, those three are worth the wait.
A “ginormous” full moon, a frightening giant hare with scarlet eyes and flaming banisters were among the few things that made the stage, “ooh” worthy. The show kicked off with the emergence of two twin girls, hauntingly similar to the Shining children. They were escalated to the top of what looked like a giant white ball…a quick slash to the neck, and lots and LOTS of blood spurting from two stories above, brought the audience into a screaming frenzy. The caterwauling did not stop there.
My friends and I were fortunate to have been moved closer and by the time the Best Villain nominations were presented and awarded, I had a better view of the 6′ 4″ Golden God, Alexander Skarsgård. Even though my calves were screaming uncle, I jumped up to yell Alex’ name. I really hoped he heard me…I know when needed, I could count on my lungs to produce a sonic boom all the way to the stage. Alex was excited about winning his award, even saying that his own mother would be proud he’d won most evil person on the planet. He then continued to dedicate his award to his shop teacher in Sweden, whom he considers, the most evil person in the world.
Gretchen, a.k.a. BittenByBill
Right after Battlestar Galactica was honored with a final farewell (yay to Oscar winner Edward James Olmos); it was time for the Best Horror Actor to be awarded. I nearly screamed my head off (ala Scanners) when the perennially stunning Liv Tyler called out Stephen Moyer’s name. My heart was ready to burst out of my pericardium when he made a “naughty” joke about his trophy (it was shades of Anna Paquin’s GG win all over again) and when he thanked Alan Ball, who he referred to as a matchmaker. Can I get an “Aaaaw-men”? This is one reason why his female fans are growing at an exponential rate. Bite me Bill, er, Stephen!
It was on to the Mastermind Award, presented by Quentin Tarantino to the Godfather of Guts and Gore, George A. Romero. By the way, according to Quentin, the “A” in George A Romero stands for, “A **bleep**-ing genius!” Bravo to Mr. Romero. This was also an opportune time to announce the advent of “Survival of the Dead”. Oh My God. I cannot wait to see it!
Watchmen and Shutter Island’s very own Jackie Earle Haley finally emerged to present the Best Horror Actress. There were six very talented women but the other five could not beat True Blood’s heroine, Anna Paquin. She simply looked resplendent with her puce tinted mini dress. As always, the graceful and grateful actress wowed everyone with her beauty, wit and charm. She said her thanks and expressed her deep love for everyone in the show. I know whom she really meant. Don’t we all?
I am not even going to get into the winners of the fantasy awards that night. It was obvious Catherine Hardwick’s wards were going to win Best Fantasy Actor, Actress and Fantasy Movie. Our beloved Sam Trammel lost the breakthrough Male performance to “New Moon” not to mention “The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lava Girl”’s Taylor Lautner. Congratulations Taylor. We will see Sam on the podium next year.
A few restroom breaks later, I ran back just in time to witness the entire cast of True Blood honored, “Best TV Show”. It makes my heart swell with utmost pride to see our True Blood family win. Alan Ball accepted the award and acknowledged that this was the most **bleep**- up awards show. I nearly had a coronary when Sam stepped up to the microphone and expressed his thanks to the legions of fans that have followed them since Season 1. We love you Sam. We love all of you! How can we not? By that time, I hardly had enough vocal prowess to scare a mouse but I carried on.
One of the highlights that night was the announcement of the Ultimate Scream Award, won by JJ Abrams ‘ Star Trek (also a winner for Best Director that night). William Shatner walked out to accept the award to the utter delight of everyone in the theater. He insisted that JJ enlist him for the sequel so he can start working out his glutes. Live long and prosper Bill. We love you to pieces!
Last but certainly not least, was the Comic Icon awards presented by Spidey himself, Tobey Maguire (and what a “hunkadelic” dish he is!). He gave the award to my ultimate comic book hero, Stan Lee , who Tobey fondly describes as the author who brought humanity to all superheroes. Everyone was roused from their seats when Stan descended on the stage from four stories high on a spider platform. What a truly remarkable tribute it was…and funny too that Stan jokingly admitted having been scared half to death being on that platform. He thanked Spike TV and the Comic Con for telling the world how utterly cool comics were and carried on his speech by asking the audience how to get out of “this cockamamie contraption”. What a trooper indeed!
The day might have started wonky (on account of horrific parking and a waiting line the length of 3 football fields), but for the love of giving homage to comics, fantasy, sci-fi, horror and anything and everything True Blood it was well worth it. My geek-fu was highly enriched that night and I’ll be damned if I miss it next year.
The 2-hour Scream Awards will air on Tuesday, the 27th of October on Spike TV. Keep a look out for a bantam sized crazy woman on the stands. That little lunatic is me.
© The Vault – TrueBlood-Online.com
Ooh, I have been waiting for this! Thanks, Gretchen
“My heart was ready to burst out of my pericardium when he made a “naughty” joke about his trophy (it was shades of Anna Paquin’s GG win all over again)”
LOL! Yay, he did it again! And this time the award DID…OK, I’ll stop here. I can’t wait to see this
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Great account of what happened BBB. Thank you so much for sharing your glorious experience with us….you lucky lady!! I am really looking forward to seeing the award’s show on the 27th and seeing Stephen Moyer in all his sexy manliness!! YEAH!!!!
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Another great article Bitten!
Thank you so much for bringing the wild scene to life for us armchair-fanatics!
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“Alan Ball accepted the award and acknowledged that this was the most **bleep**- up awards show.”
Haha, I love Alan
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Oh wow…I agree Great account, and a funny read!! Thanks a ton BBB and I am soo happy you could go!
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BBB – Great re-telling of the events of the evening, I almost feel as if I were there it was so descriptive. Glad you had a good time and Sorry about your feet. Thank you for doing this – I appreciate it! I hope your feet are all healed by the end of the month G/F as you are back on reporter duty!
I am so looking forward to viewing this show because it is so unrestricted and just great fun, unlike some of the staid awards show where everyone puts on airs.
You looked like you had a great time ! Not too shabby a night sitting near Elijah Wood, Tobey Maguire and the VIP Bar, huh ?? LOLOL!!!
Thanks for giving a shoutout to my Golden God!
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Sanna Reply:
October 20th, 2009 at 16:41
“I hope your feet are all healed by the end of the month G/F as you are back on reporter duty!”
Ooh, what is it??
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Dorothea (LISMlvr) Reply:
October 20th, 2009 at 16:44
Really? … cozying up to the celebs, BBB? Way to go!
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BBB…you obviously loved being there, and your enthusiasm is plain to read. Bang up reporting job, little one! I’ll be watching for all our favorite True Blood actors and for you.
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FANTABULOUS! BBB- you’re so good at this! We’ll all be watching for you next week, or maybe listening is the operative word here…. ;-)
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Great recap of events, Gretchen. I am so excited now to see the show on the 27th. I was before I read your report but am even more so after reading your wonderful first-hand account. Hope your feet recover soon.
Hoping to catch a glimpse of you when the awards air.
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You are my hero….. er heroine! Thanks
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Gretchen (BBB) you have turned into quite a reporter! Great recount of the night’s events! You obviously had a great time….sore feet and all! Thank you so much!
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BBB, great job! Thanks for sharing your night with us. I’m really excited about seeing the show next week. Keep up the good work!
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Another great Gretchen/BBB recap! Thanks to you – and your poor feet – for going to this event and letting us have a bit of an insider’s glimpse. You rock, as does True Blood!!
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Thanks for the wonderful comments guys. You guys are MY rock.
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Rose Reply:
October 29th, 2009 at 10:59
Hey! I lost your card and I wanted to say Hey. Did you make it to the paley shin dig? I will be back in your state in a month. I looked for us on the television, no dice. Did you see anything? I do believe they even toned down the ‘BEEEEEL’ and the ‘SOOOOKIIIEEEE’. Heh.
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BBB Reply:
November 8th, 2009 at 16:20
OMG. I just saw this. How are you? Did I ever reply back to you? I’m so sorry if I haven’t. Can’t wait to find out what your new adventure is. Keep in touch.
Were they afraid I was screaming, “Shark Boy!” at Taylor Lautner? I would have yelled, “Cedric!” if Rpatz showed up. HEH.
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Wonderful Experience and Article BBB! The Babes are lucky to have you to go to all of these wonderful events and keep us in the loop. We couldn’t have asked for a better ambassador. LOVED reading every word of it!
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Hey Gretchen…great article…you are such a lucky little lunatic for getting to go to this…can’t wait to watch it on the Boob Tube….Much Love…and soak those feet!
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BBB!!! Awesome recap! So glad you had a great time (aside from your feet!). Thanks so much!! Can’t wait to watch the show & see my men accept their awards!! I’ll be “listening” for ya. LOL!
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Great interview Gretchen, good job, but I’m sure you didn’t mind seeing the cast, I know I would have loved to be there. Great story. Thanks so much.
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Thank you, BBB……..you were so lucky to be there and you gave a great account of the excitement. I would stand on my HEAD for two and a half hours to see Stephen in the flesh! I would even put three inch heels on my head and stand on them to see Stephen in the flesh!
Why do they always have to have these things in LA? Why not somewhere in the south east US? Give some of us other fans a chance to see them for a change! Sorry if I sound bitter…….it’s because I am. LOL!!
Thanks again for the great report BBB!
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Thank you BittenbyBill. That was a great article. You made me feel like I was there. It was raining men that night.
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BBB – another funny and interesting article. You are becoming quite the reporter. Thank you for being there for us!
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Thanks BBB, your article was so much fun to read. It sounds like you really suffered for your art–we so appreciate it. At least you were rewarded with seeing so many of your favorites get up to receive their well-deserved awards. Thanks for your entertaining account!
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BBB, thank you so much for sharing your account of the Scream Awards. Glad you had a great time, and were able to support our favorite True Blood actors. The article was great to read and I thank you for writing it up and sharing it with all of us. :)
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bbb can i be your date next year haha??? seriously. great reporting with a vivid account. thanks!!!
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Thanks BBB for the exciting account of the evening, I’m sure you had a great time and as you said, what’s a couple sore feet when you had the chance to see all of our great cast in person. Seriously, we appreciate your hard work and dedication to bring up these great stories. I will be listening for your screams and watching to catch a glimpse of you on the 27th. Thanks again!
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Thank you for the fun report, much appreciated.
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darlin, i want to see those heels you wore! you are so exciting, i am almost standing now! i’m sure every square inch of our favorite actors are permanently planted in your memory forever, lucky duckling! YOU’RE AWESOME!
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I love the way you write BBB! Your account of the night’s event was a riot! AND it must be said that the photo of you during the event was absolutely BEAUTIFUL.
You followed the old SNL adage “it is better to look good then to feel good” “and you look marvelous darling” LOL
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BBB I have been waiting for your report. It sounds like you had a great time minus the sore feet. If I ever get to attend one of these functions, you are my plus 1. I need a good screamer as my voice is lacking in volume and distance. :) You did a wonderful job reporting and gave us a real feel for the frenzy of the evening. Of course you looked beautiful as usual.
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Thanks Gretchen/BBB for another great story of your True Blood encounters. How lucky are you?! Hope your feet recover but I’m sure it was worth all the pain to see all the celebs and of course our favorite cast. Sounds like a good time was had by all. Can’t wait to see the telecast next week!
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Well done, BBB! I envy you!
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Great story, thanks for sharing.
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Thanks BBB!
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