Chris Marquette Message Board

Yeah, you see, work your way up with the TV coincidences until they become reality coincidences. And then, one day, you'll be hit with a real life Chris coincidence like we were when I was in Atlanta.

My Chrissue of the day is that real life is such a bore and I wish I was back on the set of ROTN, watching Chris being goofy. And somehow, while we just had a power outage here at work for about half an hour and I was "unstapling" documents (yeah, I know, so very exciting!), I thought about how much more fun it would be if I could be either a professional website designer or a person working in advertising movies, making movie posters and such. But I guess you gotta go with what you know, so I'm stuck being a Senior Clinical Research Associate... Because for some reason I just have this really simple Fanboys design stuck in my head that I think would work very well on a t-shirt. And I really wanna do something with it. But, I mean... How many more Chris-related t-shirts do I need? (Though wouldn't it be cool if the movie started over here and I would go see it in the theater with a big FANBOYS logo plastered all over my chest?)

-TeeJay

Yes, actualy we vidcapped Chris's whole appearance in the JF DVD extras. Once you've seen our clips, as a Chris Marquette fan you don't need to watch the extras anymore because you've seen all of Chris that there is. So check them out. They're not great or anything, but Chris is so cute in them. He's almost as goofbally there as he was on the ROTN set, isn't he, Deb?

-TeeJay

Here's my Chrissue of the day. I have already discussed this with Deb by e-mail, but I feel the need to express this publicly again. When we talked to Chris and he gave us that interview, he talked about how he liked to be in movies rather than being a regular on a TV show because he felt he could do so much more in movies, play so many more different roles in a shorter time and explore his range and improve his skills through that. He said he'd love to play more darker roles in the future, to explore his anger and the darker aspects of his psyche. He also said that he would probably not sign up for a six-year TV role in the near future, because he felt that he was going to be stuck with the same character for too long a time, that it wouldn't be challenging enough anymore after a few years. He basically said that all he wants to do is improve his skills and see what he's capable of as a person and actor through as many different roles as he can play.

And he is barely 22 years of age. I find that remarkable. In my early twenties, that was the farthest from my mind. I wasn't halfway as mature then. Working with a pharmaceutical company in a job as something of a project manager, which does require a certain sense of responsibilty on my part and also constant pressure to work on the aspects of my personality where I'm lacking skill, I can now totally see where he's coming from. But it took me almost nine more years than him to get to the point where I start to wonder where my life is going and what I want to do with it and how I can improve as a person. Wow.

Of course for people like Chris, this comes with the job. Look at how young he started in the business, look at how many projects he's already worked on. No wonder that he's got a myriad of experiences under his belt that many of us can only raise their eyebrows at. But I'm glad he seems to have taken them all in stride and used them the best he could and made something positive come out of them. I admire that a lot. And I felt the need to express that.

-TeeJay

Shari, did you see the specials that Chris was in or introduced? We just love the "Ken doll" one where he talks about how friggin' cold it was when they shot the movie. So funny! ("Huh! Where did they go?!")

-TeeJay

That's what I love about getting my TV shows off the internet: No commercials. But, yeah, I'd take any excuse for watching the second season again. I just hope they didn't cut out all the great songs again. I bet they replaced Anna Nalick... hopefully not with something that sucks too much.

-TeeJay

Oh, and finally Chris is coming to German movie screens! (Only a year after the US release...) German release date for Just Friends is apparently Dec 21, 2006. Yay! If they show it without dubbing, I'll be the first in line to see Chris's adorable rubber face plastered all over the silver screen. If not, I might just watch it to get annoyed at how badly they translated it and how much his dubbing voice sucks. I hope it's at least gonna be the same one they used in JoA. I think Ozan Ünal was the guy's name, he must be of Turkish descent. How weird is that?

-TeeJay

You wanna write it? Okay, go ahead, Anne! I'd really like to read your take on it.

-TeeJay

Oh, you won't believe the things Deb and I are currently going through on IMDb. The Revenge of the Nerds board is going crazy with people who only wanna trash others. Deb and I have been personally insulted more than once now, and while I try looking at it with a laughing eye, I sometimes have to fight hard not to be discouraged by people claiming Deb and I just went to the set of ROTN to get into Chris's pants. Thank you. I feel so respected as a fan. Did I wear a push-up bra and skimpy clothes, make-up and high heels? (Not to imply that Chris would fall for that in a heartbeat...) No, I wore jeans, a t-shirt, a hoodie and sneakers. Yeah, way to impress him and make him wanna jump right into bed with me. Jesus H. Christ!

Not to mention that we went there with 27 carefully prepared questions that we tried to fit together that they would flow as a conversation and that were as much about him as they were to answer all those questions that have been on our minds. I will admit to there being a certain physical attraction. That's part of the whole fan deal, isn't it? If you didn't like looking at a guy or gal, why would you watch TV shows/movies that he or she's in? And there's nothing wrong with the occasional daydream. But that's all it is for me. Sleep with him for a one-night stand? No, thank you. Expect for him to end up in a serious relationship with me after talking to me for half an hour? That's outright delusional.

Okay, sorry for that rant. I just had to get it off my mind. And I didn't wanna post it on IMDb because that would just have sparked more flaming and trashing, and I just want for it to die down over there.

And, yes, that's what I love about this message board. We all know we like Chris for what he is, which is handsome and talented and oh so powerful at what he does. And have serious discussions about his work, and sometimes, like Anne said, just have a place to go where you can be silly without being ridiculed. Have we told you about the eyebrows? I have this inexplicable infatuation with his eyebrows. They are just so straight and long and just beautiful. And now I've seen them in person.

Yes, it annoys me too when you go to message boards about actors and want to talk about what fascinates you about his latest performance and all you get from the teens that hang around is "He's so hot," and "I'd totally do him." Oh yes, thank you for those wonderfully relevant and enlightening words. They really enriched my day. You know, it's probably different here because we've all passed the age of 20. Or at least most of us have and those that haven't are a little more mature than other kids their age.

How sad is it that the people on the JoA FanForum claim to be fans but not one of them has replied to my posting that we met Chris and that he's a total sweetheart. If I had read that about someone else, I would totally have quizzed the sweet life out of that person about what the experience was like. Is it just me, or are some message boards just riddled with really shallow people with no passion for what they claim to be fans of? Geez, I'm on a crusade again. I don't mean to praise this board above all else, I'm just so friggin' frustrated, is all. I should just stop going there, probably.

But, hey, let me turn my frustration and anger into something positive here, because I swore that before I went home from work, I would write up a Fanboys synopsis for the website. Let me get started on that and go back to happyland.

Again, I'm sorry for all the ranting. I'm not usually this crabby. And can I just say that I'm so glad that we have all the great guys on this message board with whom you can actually hold an honest and serious discussion about the things that matter to us and are on our minds. I feel so blessed about the fact that I've had the chance to meet two of them in person so far. And I'm glad we have you on board now, Shari. Thanks so much for stopping by, hope you stay.

-TeeJay

Gee, now we have two people here with an age that has a 4 in the front (sorry, Deb, I had to say it). I'm 30 myself, so not quite a teen anymore either. And I guess that separates us from a lot of message boards, where you mostly find one sentence posts that don't have a lot of depth. Not that I wanna trash other boards and praise ourselves above all else, but this board (and previously Melissa's board) is honestly the one message boad I'm having the most fun with. And so far there are only respectful and decent people around, so I hope you are inclined to come back here as often as you can.

I can only second what Deb said, including the fan fiction part. I have written close to 30 JoA stories, and writing our latest epic, Butterflies, has been so much fun. Still is. I love that story.

If you haven't seen Huff with Chris, shrams, why don't you take a look at the video clips we have on the site? Chris's scenes are all there. He's kinda creepy, but not as creepy as they wanted to make him at first (as Chris told us himself). Read the interview with him if you wanna hear what that's all about. Major ewwww moment. And we found it quite refreshing to see Chris as some kind of bad guy. If you wanna look for the episodes Chris is in on TV, it's 2x04 Sweet Release, 2x10 Bethless and 2x11 Tapping The Squid. He was supposed to come back in season 3, but I guess with the cancellation we're out of luck here.

Oh, and thanks for coming over here from LJ.

-TeeJay

Yes, I absolutely feel the same way Deb did, except I only read this this morning in the office. What a nice thing to start the day with, thank you, eternalghost. Yesterday was both frustrating with the IMDb jerks (and my painfully hurting shoulder, which is better as of now) and uplifting with Gary Lundgren e-mailing us and saying such nice things. I just hope today will not bear as many frustrating moments as yesterday did.

-TeeJay

More e-mail from Gary Lundgren:

Hi Tina,

Glad to hear you met and talked with Chris.  Not only is he very 
talented, but he's a sweet person -- no ego, all about doing good work.

Having to leave new mexico last year after our prep was difficult, 
but false starts are common in this business.  And, we have a great 
team assembled so we're all very optimistic about shooting in 2007.

Thanks for the offer of doing promotion.  Once we get rolling I'll 
make sure you get some press materials for the website.

take care,

Gary

> On Oct 13, 2006, at 6:46 AM, TeeJay wrote:
>
> Hi Gary,
>
> Thanks so much for your reply. We were of the impression that the 
> movie had already been shot early this year, so we were quite 
> surprised to hear that it's not even in filming stage yet. That's 
> so unfortunate for everyone involved.
>
> We were incredibly lucky and met Chris Marquette on the set of the 
> remake of "Revenge of the Nerds" on Tuesday, and we had the chance 
> to briefly talk to him about Calvin Marshall. He also told us he'd 
> love to still play the role if possible, so we are crossing our 
> fingers that everything will work out and you get the shoot the 
> movie early next year.
>
> We will be happy to do any promotion on our Chris Marquette website 
> for you, so if you have news to share, please let us know. Thank 
> you for your compliments on our website, we sure hope the fans like 
> it as well.
>
> Tina

Did you read that? We might get press material for Calvin! Whoohoo! Wouldn't that be cool? Well, first they have to shoot and produce the movie, but I just can't wait now! Thank you, Gary!!

And I somehow hope Gary didn't read all of the above baseball booty droolings. I just wanna hide in a mouse hole right now. Forgive us, we get a little silly sometimes. Which doesn't mean we still don't appreciate Chris's work, because we're all about that. Oh, and maybe his baseball booty. Deep down inside.

-TeeJay