Everything Waco Thread

Here's some vid of Melissa doing press tour for Waco...

You, bet. I'll keep my eyes open online to see if I can't find a way to "share" Waco with you

In case you are wondering what Paramount Network is...it's replacing SpikeTV starting today with all new shows and events (like Waco) and former Spike shows like Lip Sync Battle, Ink Master and Bar Rescue along with some movies from the Paramount library, which is over 100 years old, although don't expect to see any of the "Road" pictures with Bob Hope and Bing Crosby!

This is not to be confused with the United Paramount Network or UPN where shows like Moesha and Veronica Mars played.

And Spike TV was once TNN...The Nashville Network, later The National Network

Here's some vid of Melissa doing press tour for Waco...

Thanks for that, Evrafter. She is really interacting with the fans and happily talking with them, not rushing off after a squibble or 2. What a great person.

Anyway friend I don't know if I'll ever get to see Waco so if you watch it next week please post your thoughts here particularity on Melissa of course.

For anyone interested, you can download free HD trailer, first look and Inside Waco for free from Vudu if you have an account, which is free to sign up.

Also, you can pre purchase the entire mini series in SD for 9.99, or 16.99 in HDX if you live outside the country and really want to watch it.

You can watch many exclusives including an exclusive with Melissa on the Paramont network.
Melissa Exclusive :

http://www.paramountnetwork.com/video-clips/inezio/waco-melissa-benoist-portrays-david-koresh-s-wife

Network site with loads of vids on the waco series

http://www.paramountnetwork.com/shows/waco

Anyone else remember when Waco happened? I remember watching it all go down on the news when I was a junior at BYU.

I was a high school sophomore so yah I remember. There was a guy a year below me who’s mom died in the siege. She left him and his dad to join the Branch Davidians when he was young, so he didn’t really remember his mom. I didn’t know him that well and everyone at school accepted that he didn’t want to answer a lot of questions about it when it first happened. I had drama class with him my senior year and he wrote a scene about the one time he saw her after she joined. His dad was afraid his mom would kidnap him and take him to the compound.

BTS of the making of Waco



And Waco Opening Scene

Melissa will be part of the panel that join BUILD to have a conversation about the new Paramount Network miniseries, "Waco." Mon, January 22, 2018
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM EST. This event will be streamed LIVE on BUILDseries.com

Here's the entire Build Series broadcast from yesterday. The first link is simply Melissa discussing her role. I'm also including the entire broadcast....

Waco premiere...



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-5300495/Melissa-Benoist-dazzles-pink-silk-gown-Waco-debut.html#v-8200143488276840874

It looks like they are going to start at the end so to speak....and then do a flashback to maybe a few days before the government showed up? At least that is what it looks like from the opening scene video.

Here's some vid of Melissa doing press tour for Waco...

Melissa is so nice and what a smile during that meeting with fans, I know she's mentioned before how it warms her heart to see girls dressed in Supergirl costumes and she seemed taken with the girl who was wearing one in the video.

Anyway friend I don't know if I'll ever get to see Waco so if you watch it next week please post your thoughts here particularity on Melissa of course.

I'm going to bet that it will end up on Amazon, iTunes and Netflix fairly soon....

I do recall that incident back in '93 I was about like 12 or 13 yrs old at the time, I remember seeing it on tv, was huge standoff and there was like huge explosion and it went up in flame I had no idea whats going on in that news, I was living at Deaf school in girls dorm at that time. That was crazy times in that year.

I've driven by it more times than I can remember. Never actually saw the compound, just the Mount Carmel sign....never really thought about it too much. I was in my 2nd year of teaching when it happened...I just kept thinking that the FBI and ATF seemed to be very heavy handed in the whole thing. That was something that I just remember thinking when I saw all of the news footage of what was happening.

Looking forward to watching this. I had to double-check that my cable company actually carries this network. Since they don't carry the CW, I can't take anything for granted with them. And, yep! They do, so all is good.

I noticed that Melissa is doing a great deal of promotion this week for it. It made me wonder if, allowing her this time off to spend on promotion was a contributing factor to the delay in Supergirl. Not THE only factor, just one that, when added with other issues, made them decide it might be better to have a break in February.

Either way, I'm thankful that she works for a company that is supportive in letting her continue to spread her acting wings.

What's up with the whole splitting up miniseries as of late? lol I remember the good ole days where a miniseries would be broadcast in a week on consecutive days so that you could really binge watch. lol I just noticed Waco is once a week. Booooo.

However, the breakout performance of Waco could likely be that of Melissa Benoist (Supergirl) as Rachel Koresh, David's first wife and recognized matriarch of the Mount Carmel religious community. At first, Rachel seems quiet and unassuming, then you quickly learn how she carefully operates behind the scenes. In Benoist's performance, she turns Rachel into the character that most intrigues you. There is so much more going on behind her eyes and you're struck by how smart the character is, becoming not only David's wife but his confidant and advisor and one of the few women whom he respected. In recent interviews, the producers admitted Rachel's role was originally much smaller but quickly expanded it once they saw Benoist's take on the character.

Full review at Spoilertv.com

https://www.spoilertv.com/2018/01/waco-advance-preview.html

I just kept thinking that the FBI and ATF seemed to be very heavy handed in the whole thing.

Somehow Kelly I think you are right.

Looking forward to watching this. I had to double-check that my cable company actually carries this network. Since they don't carry the CW, I can't take anything for granted with them. And, yep! They do, so all is good.

I noticed that Melissa is doing a great deal of promotion this week for it. It made me wonder if, allowing her this time off to spend on promotion was a contributing factor to the delay in Supergirl. Not THE only factor, just one that, when added with other issues, made them decide it might be better to have a break in February.

Either way, I'm thankful that she works for a company that is supportive in letting her continue to spread her acting wings.

Sully, where do you live and who is your cable outlet? Maybe I can help out. I'll try my best

Looking forward to watching this. I had to double-check that my cable company actually carries this network. Since they don't carry the CW, I can't take anything for granted with them. And, yep! They do, so all is good.

I noticed that Melissa is doing a great deal of promotion this week for it. It made me wonder if, allowing her this time off to spend on promotion was a contributing factor to the delay in Supergirl. Not THE only factor, just one that, when added with other issues, made them decide it might be better to have a break in February.

Either way, I'm thankful that she works for a company that is supportive in letting her continue to spread her acting wings.

Glad you found it. I’m debating whether to start watching right away or wait for the nine week break.

I think many factors contributed to the production delay and Melissa doing all this promotion could have been one of them. Her part was originally going to be smaller so this level of promotion probably wasn’t planned when she took the part.

Paramount is ultimately owned by CBS which is a partner in CW so they’re getting something from Waco’s promotion. Nevertheless it is nice to see that the network cares about letting actors do different projects. My hope is with these good reviews producers will start to schedule filming around Supergirl’s production schedule to get Melissa in thier projects.