The TV Watercooler
By The TV Watercooler
The TV WatercoolerFeb 28, 2024
X-Men ‘97’s Lenore Zann
The X-Men are back! Fans of the ‘90s TV cartoon will be able to revisit their favourite characters as X-Men ’97 debuts on Disney+ this week with the action picking up from the X-Men: The Animated Series finale.
Many of the series’ original voice cast will be returning for the revival including Canadian Lenore Zann as Rogue.
The TV Watercooler had the opportunity to speak with the accomplished actress, singer, and politician following the Canadian premiere at Toronto Comicon this past weekend.
Listen as Lenore Zann opens up about slipping back into the role after almost 30 years, previews what’s coming up for Rogue this season, as well as the impact she has made with environmental racism in Canada.
You can also read the interview at https://www.thetvwatercooler.com/2024/03/lenore-zann-rogue-x-men-97-interview/.
X-Men ’97 streams on Disney+
The Bold and the Beautiful’s Delon de Metz
The complicated one-night stand between The Bold and the Beautiful’s Zende (Delon de Metz) and Luna (Lisa Yamada) is bubbling back to the forefront on the soap this week as Luna reflects on her indiscretion with her boyfriend R.J.’s (Joshua Hoffman) cousin.
The TV Watercooler had the opportunity to chat with Delon de Metz about the controversial night in question – which was courtesy of some hallucinogenic mints – as well as how the truth could impact his standing not only in the family but in the family business! De Metz, who grew up watching B&B, also shares what it’s been like working opposite John McCook (Eric) and Thorsten Kaye (Ridge).
You can also read The TV Watercooler’s interview with Delon de Metz at https://www.thetvwatercooler.com/2024/03/delon-de-metz-interview-the-bold-and-the-beautiful-exclusive/.
The Bold and the Beautiful airs weekdays on CTV in Canada and on CBS in the U.S. Canadians can also stream B&B on CTV.ca and the CTV app.
Big Brother Canada’s Matthew Wong, Bayleigh Pelham and Vivek Sabbarwal
Big Brother Canada is returning for its 12th season and The TV Watercooler had the opportunity to speak with new players Matthew Wong, Bayleigh Pelham and Vivek Sabbarwal before they entered the house.
Get to know Matthew, Bayleigh, and Vivek as they share which experiences they each think will benefit their games, what kind of players they’dalign themselves with, who is open to a showmance, and more!
You can also read the full interviews at The TV Watercooler.
For Matthew’s interview: https://www.thetvwatercooler.com/2024/02/matthew-wong-big-brother-canada-season-12/
For Bayleigh’s interview: https://www.thetvwatercooler.com/2024/02/bayleigh-pelham-big-brother-canada-season-12/
For Vivek’s interview: https://www.thetvwatercooler.com/2024/02/vivek-sabbarwal-big-brother-canada-season-12/
Big Brother Canada Season 12 premieres Tuesday, March 5 at 7 p.m. ET/PT on Global and STACKTV.
Survivor’s Jess Chong and Venus Vafa
Survivor returns for its 46th season this Wednesday, February 28, and The TV Watercooler had the opportunity to speak with Canadian castaways Jessica “Jess” Chong and Venus Vaga ahead of the premiere!
Listen below as Jess and Venus each preview their experience on Survivor, what makes Canadians thrive on the reality competition series, and which shows they are binging.
You can also read the full interviews at The TV Watercooler.
For Jess’ interview: https://www.thetvwatercooler.com/2024/02/survivor-jess-chong-interview-season-46/.
For Venus’ interview: https://www.thetvwatercooler.com/2024/02/venus-vafa-survivor-interview-season-46/.
Survivor airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET on Global and STACKTV. The series also airs on CBS and streams on Paramount+ in the U.S.
S.W.A.T.’s Shemar Moore
Shemar Moore marks his 30th year not just on television, but on the CBS and Global networks in the U.S. and Canada respectively, as the actor prepares for the final season of the hit series S.W.A.T.
The TV Watercooler had the opportunity to speak with Moore to discuss the opportunity the series was given to end the show “the right way,” getting the chance to visit The Young and the Restless to honour “the place he was raised,” and who’d win in a fight: S.W.A.T.’s Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson Jr. or Criminal Minds’ Derek Morgan.
You can also read the full interview at https://www.thetvwatercooler.com/2024/02/shemar-moore-swat-season-7-interview/.
Season 7 of S.W.A.T. airs Fridays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Global and STACKTV in Canada.