For Fans of the Outlander Books and Show

Ron D. Moore, Maril Davis, Sam Heughan, Caitriona Balfe, Richard Rankin and Sophie Skelton did a panel for Paleyfest in NYC. Here's the video of the event:


The actual panel starts around the 2:31 mark.

Here are links to separate interviews Sam and Caitriona gave to the LA Times. There's a video of the full interview at the end of each article (approx 30 minutes each -- not to be confused with the short clip video at the start of each article).

Interview with Sam Heughan

Interview with Caitriona Balfe

Possible spoilers if you've not seen season 3 (or read Voyager).

First up, Caitriona Balfe won Best Actress TV Drama at the recent Irish Film and TV Awards (IFTA). She is also sporting a lovely new shorter haircut, which you can see in the photo below taken at the event.



Second, Outlander Starz released a photo of Rollo in honour of the Year of the Dog. The only other official photo we've seen of this very important cast member was over a year ago, when they cast the puppies. Here is one of those two pups all grown up:

The Golden Globe Awards nominations were announced today and Catriona Balfe was nominated in the Best Performance by an Actress - Television Drama category. Again, that is the only nomination for Outlander.

I have a theory why Sam never gets nominated. He's too good-looking, so not taken seriously. It doesn't matter if the female nominees are really good looking because that's sort of expected -- for the most part, most actresses cast in Hollywood productions are gorgeous. But if you look at male actors -- their looks matter less. I mean, look at Bob Odenkirk. who is nominated for "Better Call Saul" -- he's not repulsive, but he's not gorgeous. He's being recognized for his acting skills. With Sam, I think people have a hard time looking past his physical attributes and so don't see his acting, which this season (esp. the first half) has been superb.

Variety has a really lovely interview with Caitriona, Sam and Tobias about their characters' journeys in season 3:

But all three grow contemplative and thoughtful when asked about the complicated lives of the people they play. Over the past two seasons of the show, it’s become obvious that they’ve all worked hard to make the emotional bonds among their characters meaningful and even a little unpredictable.

Sam, Cait and Matthew B. Roberts are interviewed by British Heritage Travel -- and it's a nice change from the usual Outlander interview.

BHT: When BHT spoke to Diana Gabaldon, author of the novels, she said that it was a credit to the Scottish spirit that they didn’t actually succeed in erasing the Highland culture.
Heughan: Yeah, absolutely. It’s a very vibrant culture and I think it still feels close to the Scottish people, even now. There’s still talk of independence and there’s a constant state of, not unrest, but of the chance that there could be something better. I guess Scotland has always been the underdog, and we’re quite good at doing that.