The TV Addict 

By: Amrie Cunningham

Readers of theTVaddict.com, and my column in particular [My Take on TV], know that there are few things I enjoy more than watching Jason Dohring do his thing (eating pizza from Frank’s in Lansdale, swooning over a certain Piemaker, and sleeping are probably the only three things that might tie for top 4 activities). Cut to me, trying to hold back on the gushing over Mr. Dohring on a great, informal conference call to celebrate new episodes of his show (one of my favorites this season), Moonlight. As fabulous on the phone as he is in person, Jason spent some time answering questions about the difference between Josef and Logan, the possibilities of some lovin’ for his character, the truly terrifying, albeit unconventional, fear he has, and how he prepares for a role.

How is the experience on Moonlight different from your experience on Veronica Mars?
Yeah, there’s a couple things I guess. The characters are obviously a bit different. You know, I think, they both have really interesting stories. Josef was kind of the expansion of a character, it’s like the 400 years aspect, as we’ll find more about as the story unfolds. There’s so much history. As an actor, each new script that comes out, you kind of add to that. You don’t know beforehand, when you first started, what your history is, but you sort of learn as you do it. You’re sort of picking that up and putting that in your character as you go. So I think it adds more to the storyline like that. And I think, just being on CBS is quite a bit different. It’s a bigger cast. You’re at Warner Bros which is quite close to my house so I don’t have to trek down to San Diego, which is kind of nicer. Just those two aspects more than anything else.

Do you know if the show will be delving more into his past, more of his past loves and how he managed to become so successful?
Absolutely. I think the successful thing [came] more in the first episode, with the hedge fund trader, and the real estate. In the episode this Friday, you find out basically why he’s always concerned about Mick dating humans and being with humans, like what is that? There’s basically a personal reason that Josef’s gone through. I don’t know if it’s proper or whatever, but I always kind of take the idea that maybe Josef has gone through what Mick’s going through. Maybe one time he was a good person, and you’ll sort of see glimpses of that, you know, with my former hairstyle, and my really nice suit in New York in this week’s episode.

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If you’re like this TV Addict and still slightly depressed by the one-two-combo of the cancellation of VERONICA MARS and the recent news that Kristen Bell won’t be visiting the set of LOST anytime soon, perhaps this photo will cheer you up.

Jason Dohring stars as Josef, the eternally young, wealthy and mischievous vampire who relishes his uniqueness, on MOONLIGHT. VERONICA MARS it ain’t, but hey — we have a feeling that in Josef, the Logan Echolls attitude will be alive and well come this fall on CBS.