Post by Forever Xena on Sept 13, 2005 8:26:50 GMT -6
Whisperer's Tyler Doesn't Believe
Aisha Tyler, who co-stars with Jennifer Love Hewitt in CBS' upcoming supernatural series Ghost Whisperer, confessed to SCI FI Wire that she's a skeptic about ghosts, much like her character, Andrea Moreno. "I'm kind of like a ... curious skeptic," Tyler (Lost, 24) said in an interview at a CBS premiere party at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles on Sept. 9. "I mean, I definitely think of myself as having a skeptic's mind. I'm very science-driven. I'm like kind of a sci-fi fanatic, and if you love sci-fi, then I think you also believe in the fantastic; you believe in kind of the unimagined and extreme possibilities. Absolutely."
Tyler's character is the best friend of Hewitt's, a psychic named Melinda Gordon. The show is based in part on the experiences of self-described psychic James Van Praagh, who is a co-executive producer. Tyler said that Van Praagh has invited cast members to sessions where he attempts to contact the departed.
"James Van Praagh had a lot of like, they're not called séances," Tyler said. " I don't know what they're called. He's done a lot of things where he contacts peoples' loved ones and stuff, and I purposely avoid them every time. I don't want to go, because I don't want my mind changed. I like where I'm at right now. I like being a skeptic. Everybody goes in there, and they're all like pissy and like 'Whatever.' And then they walk out, and they're like, 'Oh, Grandma Flora!' Exactly. So I want to stay over here. I'm going to stay a curmudgeon, I think." Ghost Whisperer premieres Sept. 23 and will air Fridays at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
Aisha Tyler, who co-stars with Jennifer Love Hewitt in CBS' upcoming supernatural series Ghost Whisperer, confessed to SCI FI Wire that she's a skeptic about ghosts, much like her character, Andrea Moreno. "I'm kind of like a ... curious skeptic," Tyler (Lost, 24) said in an interview at a CBS premiere party at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles on Sept. 9. "I mean, I definitely think of myself as having a skeptic's mind. I'm very science-driven. I'm like kind of a sci-fi fanatic, and if you love sci-fi, then I think you also believe in the fantastic; you believe in kind of the unimagined and extreme possibilities. Absolutely."
Tyler's character is the best friend of Hewitt's, a psychic named Melinda Gordon. The show is based in part on the experiences of self-described psychic James Van Praagh, who is a co-executive producer. Tyler said that Van Praagh has invited cast members to sessions where he attempts to contact the departed.
"James Van Praagh had a lot of like, they're not called séances," Tyler said. " I don't know what they're called. He's done a lot of things where he contacts peoples' loved ones and stuff, and I purposely avoid them every time. I don't want to go, because I don't want my mind changed. I like where I'm at right now. I like being a skeptic. Everybody goes in there, and they're all like pissy and like 'Whatever.' And then they walk out, and they're like, 'Oh, Grandma Flora!' Exactly. So I want to stay over here. I'm going to stay a curmudgeon, I think." Ghost Whisperer premieres Sept. 23 and will air Fridays at 8 p.m. ET/PT.