Today is World Outlander Day, which means the love and appreciation is going around the Outlander fandom, particularly for Diana, and of course for the creators, cast and crew of the show. Here is a wee video of Sam and Cait from location in South Africa. The young whipper snappers (Cesar (adult Fergus), John Bell […]
Cait’s ? Q&A: Best S3 Scene ?, Sam Photoshops, Late June Wrap, New Cast: ?????, Caning, Premiere, World Domination, Etc.
Traffic jams are apparently frequent around Cape Town which is definitely a bummer for our cast and crew working there; however, there is a silver lining for us as this is the second Q&A to come out of a Cape Town traffic jam (See Diana Q&A Here). STUCK in traffic ???????????????????????????????? … who's got a […]
Kilted Haka, A Beautiful Male Ritual
Photo: Stevie Weir, courtesy Daily Record There’s something magical about the Haka for me. It’s a primal male ritual that just feels right. It celebrates healthy male aggression in a communal setting. I feel like we’ve made male aggression “bad” in our culture here in the US, and that reality is a source of suffering for […]
Ship Ahoy! More DG in South Africa, The Artemis, S3 Cameo, Finale Script et Fini
Featured Image: Artwork by Vera Adxer, who graciously allows me to display her work, thank you Vera! Here’s our fearless leader, who’s been in South Africa for the past two weeks… After an initial visit to set, a meal with Sam, Cait, and Maril, and doing some promo work for Season 3, Diana and […]
Diana, Cait, Sam, Cesar, Laura on Set in South Africa + Video & Photos
Diana, Sam, and Cait say a brief hello from South Africa in the below video (thank you Olga ?). https://t.co/211joXpAVH pic.twitter.com/arbRA5tvSK — Оlga (@NatBochka) April 3, 2017 The cast and crew were featured on Instagram, here are a few photos… Sam goofs around on his bike during a break… Hello Fergus and Marsali!! Sam […]
Thar She Blows… Diana is in South Africa
(Now I can only say “South Africa” in Rik Rankin’s accent in my head. Oh well). Diana is in South Africa!! Woo hoo. She and her hubby were headed to set today at around 2:00PM local time, but were delayed by a traffic jam outside of Capetown (for about 2 hours!) so she had time […]
What was life really like for Highland Clansmen? by Chris McCall, The Scotsman
Photo: Starz The Scotsman published this interesting piece on Scottish Highlands life in 1743, the year our Claire arrives through the stones. Most of what we’ve read and watched in the series seems to ring true, apart from a few minor differences. Here are some excerpts from the article; the information quoted is from Dr Alastair […]
Why Hogmany is Bigger than Christmas in Scotland; More on Sam’s Fave Tradition, 1st Footing
Photo: The Scotsman, A torchlight procession along Princes Street and up Calton Hill is typically part of Edinburgh’s Hogmanay celebrations. Image: Ian Georgeson In this article, The Scotsman outlines why Hogmany is more popular than Christmas in Scotland, and makes mention of Sam’s favorite holiday tradition: First Footing. “The reason for everyone celebrating new year […]
This Is Awesome! Vanity Fair Sneak Peak into The Making of Outlander: The Series
Excerpts: As one of those longtime readers and fans, executive producer Maril Davis felt the responsibility keenly as they embarked on the casting process with Emmy-winning casting director Suzanne Smith (Band of Brothers). “I love casting, but, normally, when we go into a project I pretty quickly have a prototype in my head of who some […]