Elizabeth Withey of The Edmonton Journal interviews Niall Matter, star of The Best Years:

• From the rigs to TV: Edmonton-born actor stars in new drama The Best Years
  “Matter, 26, plays Trent Hamilton, a rebellious bartender and part-time student who has a cocaine problem. ‘What guy wouldn’t want to play the bad boy on a TV show?’ Matter said. ‘It’s a primal thing with guys. They want to be bad.'”

Adam Gonshor of andPop interviews Degrassi writer, The Best Years creator Aaron Martin:

• Aaron Martin Graduates from Degrassi
  “‘When I went and developed this show, looking back at why so many college shows don’t work is because you really need a strong central character to make a college show work,’ Martin says.”