It’s de
rigueur nowadays for social media to be a part of any entertainment
event: anticipatory chatter before, live tweeting during and endless prattle
after are the rule. YouTube Red’s mega
hit ESCAPE THE NIGHT is no exception: in fact, Joey Graceffa’s fanciful whodunnit
game show/soap opera mash-up actually stars hip social media icons, making it
not just ripe for the trend, but actually drawing from it.
It should be no surprise, then, when each episode airs, that the Twitterverse and such explodes with engagement. Fans applaud, jeer and otherwise express themselves over each twist and turn of the plot. They try to guess who will die next, cheer successes and witty bon mots, bemoan a favorite star getting the proverbial (or occasionally literal) axe, and so forth.
It should be no surprise, then, when each episode airs, that the Twitterverse and such explodes with engagement. Fans applaud, jeer and otherwise express themselves over each twist and turn of the plot. They try to guess who will die next, cheer successes and witty bon mots, bemoan a favorite star getting the proverbial (or occasionally literal) axe, and so forth.
As a key
actor on Episode 5, I became part of the discussion. And what fun!
It turns out my character, Sampson (a long-suffering baker/prisoner), was
quite the hit:
Hard not
to be flattered.
Of course,
the real stars are the producers, editors, writer/director Adam Lawson and
creator Graceffa…along with the episode’s main cast which includes Graceffa,
Tyler Oakley, Liza Koshy, Alex Wassabi, Tana Mongeau and Andrea Russett. They make the show the smash that it is…along
with the fans and their incredible (and vocal) support. I was just lucky enough to get invited to the
party.
Good thing I knew how to bake a
cake! 😉
You can watch the show on YouTube
Red at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRfpyIF9ZtKI0ydgRU0wa3Xhn9g_XVhpA
And, heck: tweet #SampsonRocks!
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