The storyline ball has started rolling. Charley learned Bryan’s secret regarding Shea’s death… and so has someone else.
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The Cavanaughs Season 3, Episode 4 : Let’s Talk About You
Sarah celebrates her community service by drinking. Mark turns to Noreen on what to do about his career and Scott. Maddie and Hope draw their battle lines. Justin is offered a promotion. Charley realizes Bryan is keeping a secret.
Director: Byron Macdonald
DP: George Ballenger
Cast
Ginger Snappz (Noreen Cavanaugh)
Camille Bennett (Hope)
Amanda Broadwell (Sarah)
Cwennen Corral (Maddie)
Grant Landry (Mark)
Kevin Makely (Justin)
Adrian Morales (Bryan)
Deborah Estelle Philips (Charley)
Daniel Rhyder (Scott)
Percy Rustomji (Dumas)
with
Dina Martinez (Herself)
Travis Seaborn (Cary)
Matthew Trbovich (Zack)
Nathaniel Vincent (Bingo)
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Here are the results from the WE LOVE SOAPS TV “Indie Soap of the Week” poll for the week of October 9-15, 2011. THE CAVANAUGHS remained in the top spot for the third week in a row. OUR WORLD moved up to second, while SECRETS returned in third place.
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This groovy series returns for a third season with Sarah drowning her sorrows in booze after her naked night with Mark and Scott. It’s so nice to see everyone again – including the fabulous Miss Ginger Snappz as Noreen, who continues to make me laugh, and the handsome Grant Landry as Mark, who is now batting for my favorite if you know what I mean. I’m also quite pleased that creator Adrian Rennie has increased the hunk quotient on the show by adding actor Travis Seaborn as a cute new writer named Cary. Too bad the character is straight because I think he would make a perfect boy toy for Noreen this season.
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The Cavanaughs Season 3, Episode 3 : I Remember
The “What Happened to Shea” storyline kicks off as the gang meet at the beach on the anniversary of Shea’s death. Justin and Charley recall the last time they saw Shea. Bryan is keeping a secret from Maddie. Hope meddles in Scott’s and Mark’s relationship.
Special cameo appearance from ANACOSTIA’s Anthony Anderson. (Outstanding Lead Actor Winner – 2011 Indie Soap Awards)
Original song “Love Can Be Easy” performed by Ryan Kibby
Director: Byron Macdonald
DP: George Ballenger
Cast
Ginger Snappz (Noreen Cavanaugh)
Camille Bennett (Hope)
Amanda Broadwell (Sarah)
Cwennen Corral (Maddie)
Grant Landry (Mark)
Kevin Makely (Justin)
Adrian Morales (Bryan)
Deborah Estelle Philips (Charley)
Daniel Rhyder (Scott)
Percy Rustomji (Dumas)
with
Ryan Kibby (Shea)
Alexsandra Rastovic (Gabrielle)
Travis Seaborn (Cary)
Matthew Trbovich (Zack)
Nathaniel Vincent (Bingo)
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The Cavanaughs Season 3, Episode 2 : Toast of the Town, Part 2
The Cavanaughs celebrate to completion of filming their latest episode. Justin makes an offer to Maddie and reveals more of his past about Hope. Noreen wants to bring new friend Constance onto the show. Sarah tries to hide her hurt that Scott is seeing Mark. Mark and Charley have a heart to heart talk. A new writer is added to the production. Hope makes a confession to Bryan.
Director: Byron Macdonald
DP: Joshua Gollish
Cast
Ginger Snappz (Noreen Cavanaugh)
Camille Bennett (Hope)
Amanda Broadwell (Sarah)
Cwennen Corral (Maddie)
Grant Landry (Mark)
Kevin Makely (Justin)
Adrian Morales (Bryan)
Deborah Estelle Philips (Charley)
Daniel Rhyder (Scott)
with
Michael Sandoval (Constance)
Travis Seaborn (Cary)
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The Cavanaughs Season 3, Episode 1 : Toast of the Town, Part 1
The Cavanaughs return for Season 3 filming the first episode of their sitcom. Noreen is interviewed by Dina Martinez. Hope is not happy when Maddie successfully gets a last minute rewrite. Mark feels guilty when Sarah is arrested for public intoxication. Dumas wants a bigger role in production.
Camille Bennett joins the cast as the devious executive producer Hope.
Director: Byron Macdonald
DP: Joshua Gollish
Cast
Ginger Snappz (Noreen Cavanaugh)
Camille Bennett (Hope)
Amanda Broadwell (Sarah)
Cwennen Corral (Maddie)
Grant Landry (Mark)
Kevin Makely (Justin)
Adrian Morales (Bryan)
Deborah Estelle Philips (Charley)
Percy Rustomji (Dumas)
with
Marcy Brooks (Series Director)
Ron Davis (Radio Announcer)
Dina Martinez (Herself)
Matthew Trbovich (Zack)
Nathaniel Vincent (Bingo)
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On October 3rd, the cast of the Cavanaughs co-hosted The SHOWGIRLS in DRAG stage show in West Hollywood. Below are some pics.
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As a way to thank my readers for their support, I feature a new groovy guy or gal each month – and the winner of this prestigious title for September is Adrian Rennie of Santa Monica, who is the creator of one of my favorite indie web soaps, The Cavanaughs. The series, which follows a group of friends who reunite to create a TV sitcom, begins its third season this Thursday, October 6. Adrian has also worked in finance for many television shows and films, including his current position at CBS’s CSI: NY as well as stints with MGM and Spelling Television (Charmed, Summerland). I’m delighted to have the talented Mr. Rennie here on the Dish to get Deeper with us by answering a few questions about The Cavanaughs, his life and pop culture.
What inspired you to create The Cavanaughs?
It originally started as a stage play that was full-out comedy. I love ensembles and how everyone has their part to play. It was very Noises Off-inspired where it followed the events of an opening night play that turned into a literal train wreck. It played over two summers in Hollywood, and it was pure fun. Cwennen Corral (who plays Maddie) was constantly urging me to keep at it, so we decided to make a TV pilot from the stage play. The end product was hysterical but sadly no one wanted a pilot from nobodys. So once again, Cwennen wanted to keep it alive – and we decided to go another avenue via the Internet. The only twist this time around was to make it a soap within a sitcom. It allowed us to tell a story from the beginning.
The story concept of creating a family amongst friends is something I can relate to very much. Main families such as the Hortons or Capwells were something about soap operas that I loved. And I see everywhere how people, who don’t have big families, bond together with friends with common desires and dreams and somehow make a family of their own. So I wanted to create a story along those lines, where the main characters loved, laughed and had goals together, and the journey that would help them grow into stronger individuals.
What delicious drama can we expect to see in The Cavanaughs’ third season?
Finally the series can get to the storylines we originally wanted to tell. The drama will go up a notch as the crew shoot their first season sitcom. Mark (Grant Landry) is going to struggle on whether he wants to pursue a romance with Scott (Daniel Rhyder) or pursue his career – and he will fall into the clutches of Hope (Camille Bennett), who is still aiming to win Justin back and will use Charley as a pawn. A secret that will be revealed is Bryan’s part in the death of his ex-lover Shea (Ryan Kibby), and that may just destroy his relationship with Shea’s sister, Maddie (Cwennen Corral). Charley will be outted as a lesbian by a gossip blogger – and we will learn more about Noreen’s alter ego life out of drag and her surprising connection with a current character.
Did you always want to be a writer?
I think so. I was always writing stories from when I could remember. I was a huge fan of the Days of our Lives from the early 80′s – and it inspired my love for the soap opera genre. But I’m not just a writer. My parents and mentors were very adamant that I try everything, so I write, dance, sing, act, produce, direct and play piano. I was taught to do as much and give back what you know. There’s still so much to learn.
What has been the most memorable moment you have had while working in television and film?
It sure hasn’t been dull. I have loved walking through the lot of Paramount Studios at night and breathing in that atmosphere and history. Or talking to Drew Barrymore on the set of Charlie’s Angels, when she was dressed as a man and not having a clue about it. Or meeting Megan Mullally at the GLADD Awards and when we went to take a photo, my camera broke! But right now I think it has to be filming the Season 2 finale of The Cavanaughs where we had the whole main cast in a scene, and we were just laughing and there was just so much love there. It’s an honor to be around such a talented bunch of people who are doing what they love.
[Below is the Second Season Finale of The Cavanaughs. To catch up on the first two seasons, check out its YouTube Channel.]
My five favorite soap operas of all time are:
Days of our Lives, Santa Barbara, Dark Shadows, Dynasty and Another World.
Five movies that I think everyone should be required to watch are:
A little touch of everything hurt no one – so how’s this in random order – Clue (1985), Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (2003), Casino Royale (2009), Lifeboat (1944) and Pride and Prejudice (2005).
If I were asked to choose the Sexiest Man Alive, it would be:
Jason Statham. No wait, Matthew Macfadyen! No, Grant Landry! No, Ryan Kibby! Ugh! Dylan McDermott. Oh, I can’t choose just one. Next question!
If I could have anyone in the world – living or dead – be a guest at my dinner party, I would invite the following three people:
Ruthie Henshall (to sing with), Elaine Stritch (to hear her Broadway stories first-hand) and Andrew Lloyd Webber (to play the piano).
What’s next for Adrian Rennie?
I’m just staying busy, in addition to my daily duties working on CSI: NY. The Cavanaughs is on a month hiatus before we go back to complete the rest of the third season, which is not to be missed as each episode builds and builds. In the meantime, I’m joining the ensemble for a local musical theatre production of Kiss of the Spider Woman and helping a few other writers produce their webseries. And, of course, finding time to hang with my friends at the local WeHo pub!
Thank you, Adrian, for being one of my grooviest readers! You can follow Adrian on Facebook and Twitter. For more information on The Cavanaughs, go to thecavanaughs.wordpress.com. You can also become a fan of the series on Facebook and Twitter.
