We're Here, We're Good, Get Used To It: Randy Harrison & Michael Urie
"So we're different colors, And we're different creeds, And different people have different needs" - People Are People Depeche Mode The above mentioned phrase is the best way in my opinion to surmise the funny and charming indie flick Such Good People. Starring some really good people themselves Michael Urie (Ugly Betty) as Richard Nearly and Randy Harrison (Queer As Folk) as Alex Reardon a gay couple, that's right you heard me, a gaaaaaaaay couple as the central characters of this screwball comedy. Referring back to the Depeche Mode quote the two leads happen to be gay, them being gay is not the focus of the story and there are plenty of other characters who are not gay in the film, which is a regular melting pot of "different colors, creeds and needs." Including Lance Bass, who was sporting blue hair at the premiere I attended in Westwood, CA, yeah I know I should have gotten a photo of that.
Feeling Blue Lance?
Luckily there is Google and I did a search and found a shot, although it is not from the premiere it is of Mr. Bass with said hair color, feast your eyes, people.
The cast also includes Carrie Wiita & James Urbaniak as Alex's conniving half sister and brother in-law Dr. Paige & Cooper Whitehead, Ph.D. Not to mention the fabulous Ana Ortiz (Ugly Betty, Devious Maids) as Detective Diane Kershman. A word of caution don't F#@k with the porpoises when she is on the case.
Ana Ortiz Is On The Case
With an astute screenplay by David Michael Barrett based on a story by him and Greg Sterling. This SAG (Screen Actors Guild) Ultra Low Budget film is one of the best examples of making movies with a shoestring amount of cash I have ever seen. A tip and a nod to the Director, Stewart Wade for his adept insight, and keeping it real. Such Good People is Such A Good Movie, seek it out like a missile on video. Are you a good person? Be one at: http://suchgoodpeoplemovie.com/ https://www.facebook.com/SuchGoodPeople https://twitter.com/SuchGoodPeople
Guinea pigs, guinea pigs, guinea
pigs...and while we are on the subject, Corinne Dekker is here for
your entertainment, yes she of the guinea pig fetish – she is Ms.
Charo Pickles, Celebriguinea extraordinaires Mom and assistant to one
Ms. Jennie Garth on “A Little Bit Country” not to mention a
comedian, actress and accomplished vlogger - The Canadian born Ms.
Dekker is here to tell us: just how many licks does it take to get to
the center of an udder?...OK Corinne, we're waiting...!
CD: I know I dialed the wrong number, I
could not find where I placed the other one.
MS: You were prompt though, that's all
that matters. Most people are, only a few times has “late” really
happened, one of those times was when I interviewed Pamela Anderson.
CD: Really how late was she?
MS: She ended up being a half hour
late.
CD: That's not too bad.
MS: No, it wasn't and she was really
busy at the time. The funny part is once I got her on the phone I had
to cut her off at some point because I was running behind schedule.
She is the nicest woman, I loved her!
CD: It's because she is Canadian, we're
all like that.
MS: Oh, you're Canadian too!
CD: Yes, all of us are nice, except for
maybe Bill Murray. (laughs)
MS: So, let's talk “A Little Bit
Country” - I was loving the udder episode. I can't believe you
thought you needed to suck on a cows udder to get milk out of it!
CD: “A Little Bit Country” was a
real reality show...um, that whole bet with Jennie, where I had to
suck the cows udder if that was not the only way to get milk out of
one, I'm embarrassed to say, I did believe that.
MS: That was my next question, if you
really believed that.
CD: Well it turns out my Mom thinks she
probably told me that to make me drink milk as a kid, I don't know
what. (laughs) I still kind of believe it, if the milk is stopped
up that you should do that...it was legitimate so I clamped my mouth down on that udder, I
keep my bets.
MS: Udder sucking works, obviously,
but it isn't really necessary. (laughs)
CD: No, but there are worse things in
life than sucking a cows udder. (laughs)
MS: So I watched your latest vlog, I
liked the Piglympics and I know you have a thing for Guinea Pigs.
CD: They are the most lovely little
creatures.
MS: Yes, Charo Pickles is the
Celebriguinea of the group.
Charo Pickles
CD: She is the celebrity, she has a
Twitter and a Facebook page. She has fans of her own that are
independent of mine.
MS: Why the name Charo Pickles?
CD: Charo was my first guinea pig baby
and she has the same coloring as the actual Charo. Plus she makes
squeaky noises, like when Charo goes “Coochie, Coochie”. Then,
honestly I love dill pickles, so I thought, when you say it fast,
Charo Pickles, sounds like, jar of pickles. She will glare at me if I
only say Charo or if I just say pickles, so I always have to address
her as: Charo Pickles.
MS: You and I should go out sometime.
CD: Perfect! You like guys and I like
guinea pigs. (laughs) That could be a problem. (laughs)
MS: Getting back to bets and dares, your sushi dare was mega gross!
CD: I told Jennie about that. Yeah I
went for sushi and I don't really love sushi...
MS: It's not my favorite either.
CD: I mean it's fine, but...I ordered
the most disgusting looking sushi on the menu and it had a texture
like paint, it was just gross.
MS: Yeah, I am not a huge fan of sushi
either and never understood what people see in it. I mean I can eat
it, but I never suggest that me and my friends go and have sushi.
CD: Michael think about this, maybe we
are doppelgangers, maybe you are the male homosexual me and I am the
female Canadian you.
MS: Hmmmmmmmmmm....you may be onto something, Ms. Dekker.
CD: Well I feel the same way about
sushi and that makes something else we have in common.
MS: The last time I went for sushi was
about four years ago for someone's Birthday and me and a friend of
his threw Sashimi at him, of course we were drinking saki.
CD: Those were expensive airplanes!
(laughs)
MS: You were on “Ugly Betty” when
the show was actually good.
CD: I was on the second episode, and I
am to blame for the demise of it, if they had brought my character
back like they said they would, perhaps it would still be running.
(laughs)
MS: Also you were on “How I Met Your
Mother” I can't believe that show has been running that long.
CD: Yeah, what's it been on eleven
seasons? I remember when it was pretty new and me and my friends were
like: “That's a weird title, it will never work”. That was back
in the day when sitcoms did not have these epic long titles. (laughs)
It wasn't like “Everybody Loves Raymond”.
MS: That was a show I never understood.
CD: Oh I loved it, maybe you can help
me, I want to go on a date with Brad Garrett. I met him once and he
called me pretty.
MS: Funny?
CD: No, pretty, and I thought: “let's
make out” ! He's single now and I'm single, we wouldn't even have
to make babies because I don't want them. I'm single and ready to
mingle. I'm not sure who you know, but get me some Brad Garrett.
MS: I don't really have a celebrity
crush.
CD: Well it's not like I have a picture
of him on my wall, I just want to go on a date with him.
