Since I've been in South SF and had cable I've been recording Inside the Actor's Studio on Bravo. I have about a dozen stored upon dvr and finally got to one today. For those who don't know the show, it is a seminar class from the New School of Drama in NY. The host, James Lipton, interviews an actor or group of actors in front of a lecture hall of students attending the school. It's fabulous. Lipton is completely up to date about whomever he is interviewing and you always get some neat tidbit of info noone else thinks to ask about. Plus, since it is a school for drama, the interviewee is always asked about their craft.

In the episode I watched today Lipton interviewed Johnny Depp and it was great. I knew I like him and now I'm sure of it. I've always loved the roles Depp has picked. They are quirky, strange, not what you'd expect from an actor who was the heart-throb of 21 Jump Street. If you like acting, movies, tv, or just pop culture I HIGHLY reccomend you search out this show and start watching.

The only frustrating thing is that you know they talk to the actor for a couple hours and only broadcast an hour of it. It's obvious we miss some, but since the school they are at costs 27K a year I guess that's fair.