Everything about Wynonna Earp, eh?

Link: ‘Wynonna Earp’ star Tim Rozon resurrects Doc Holliday

From A.R. Wilson of Digital Journal:

‘Wynonna Earp’ star Tim Rozon resurrects Doc Holliday
“These last three years have been the years of facial hair,” Tim Rozon laughs. Not only does the Montreal actor rock a full beard on the hit CBC comedy Schitt’s Creek, now airing its second season on Pop TV in the U.S., he grew an epic moustache for his role as legendary gunslinger Doc Holliday on the new supernatural western Wynonna Earp, which airs Fridays at 10 p.m. on Syfy in the U.S. and Mondays at 9 p.m. on CHCH in Canada. Continue reading. 

 

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Link: Wynonna Earp Preview: Wynonna goes to work

From Megan Haas of The TV Junkies:

Wynonna Earp Preview: Wynonna goes to work
Wynonna Earp‘s fantastic pilot set up the rest of the story, as it should. However, this week takes us a little further with these characters. In “Keep the Home Fires Burning,” written once again by showrunner Emily Andras and directed by Ron Murphy, Wynonna faces off against a shadow demon, and she learns the truth about her sister’s captors. Continue reading.

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Wynonna Earp invades Canada in snarky style

After filling up my Twitter feed during its Friday debut on Syfy, Wynonna Earp debuted Monday in Canada on CHCH. One of the interesting things I read during the social media barrage was the comparison folks have made between Wynonna Earp and the dearly-departed Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I certainly get the comparison, and showrunner Emily Andras has mentioned Wynonna and the beloved Buffy in the same sentence. I didn’t watch Buffy at all, so I didn’t have that as a reference during Monday’s debut. Instead, I went in with clear eyes and ready to judge Wynonna on her own merits.

I was very, very impressed. It takes less than a minute to learn Wynonna is headed back to her hometown via bus for her uncle Curtis’ funeral. Moments later, the bus has broken down, a silly girl has ventured into the woods for a pee and Wynona’s unique abilities—and family history—are called upon. She’s the great-great-granddaughter of legendary gunslinger Wyatt Earp and she is fully capable of kicking demon derriere. Good thing, because there are a lot of them; those who Wyatt killed during his time have returned from the dead and Wynonna—with help from sister Waverly (Dominique Provost-Chalkley)—must return the red-eyed beasties from whence they came.

Based on the IDW graphic novels by Beau Smith, the only holdover is Wynonna. Andras and her team concocted the supporting players in Waverly, Agent Dolls (Shamier Anderson), a head demon named Bobo Del Rey (Michael Eklund) and Wyatt’s one-time best bud, Doc Holliday (Tim Rozon). Those players, set in the backwater burg of Purgatory, gives Andras plenty to play with. I watch a lot of television. So much that, as my family can attest, I can often guess what the next line of dialogue or action will be. I couldn’t do that with Wynonna Earp because I never knew what the hell was going to come out of their mouths or what they were going to do next. Wynonna asking if her aunt if her uncle’s body was “intact,” using the promise of coitus as a way to question a ranch hand about Curtis’ death, and a demon literally holding another’s tongue are just three of many snicker-worthy moments.

The pilot episode of a series is usually the weakest because so much needs to be crammed in with regard to the characters and main story, but I didn’t find that here. By the episode’s closing moments viewers picked up Wyatt’s gun, now in Wynonna’s possession, is the only thing that can send them back to hell and they want it. Wynonna can deliver roundhouse kicks with a little extra on them, and Agent Dolls has enlisted Wynonna as a member of his black badge division of the U.S. Marshals to investigate the unexplained. Also? Waverly and Wynonna are quickly becoming a one-two punch in demon-bashing badassery. I’m looking forward to more.

Wynonna Earp airs Mondays at 9 p.m. ET on CHCH.

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Link: Exclusive: Showrunner Emily Andras on Syfy’s rip-roaring supernatural western series,Wynonna Earp

From Jeff Spry of Blastr.com:

Exclusive: Showrunner Emily Andras on Syfy’s rip-roaring supernatural western series, Wynonna Earp
“Suspense, gore, sex, fun and the occasional flame thrower. Just. when you think you know good from bad, who to trust, who wants what, and what’s going to happen next…things’ll change. You’ll gasp and you’ll cringe, and I really hope you’ll laugh ’til whiskey comes out of your nose. Maybe you’ll be inspired to buy a fringed leather jacket. And you should. You can totally pull it off.” Continue reading.

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Link: ‘Wynonna Earp’ star Melanie Scrofano is ready to kick ass

From A.R. Wilson of DigitalJournal.com:

‘Wynonna Earp’ star Melanie Scrofano is ready to kick ass
“Every single producer from IDW and from [production company] Seven24 called me or emailed me to tell me how excited they were to have me and that I was the perfect Wynonna. There wasn’t a second that went by where I felt like there was a single person that was doubting what I could do. It gave me so much. I was like, ‘I can do this and they trust me, so I’m just gonna go play.’ And that’s the spirit that I took in, and I never lost it. It was just a complete feeling of being trusted, and I’m so grateful for that.” Continue reading.

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