Cult Stars Alona Tal, Robert Knepper Lure Us Into
Their Show

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The appropriateness of promoting a show called Cult at Comic-Con, the headquarters of devoted followers of cult TV shows and movies, was not lost on the stars of the CW’s suspenseful midseason drama. “I can’t wait to hear the reaction from the crowd,” said Robert Knepper, who’d been there before during his Heroes days. And sure the audience there is always eager for a new complicated mystery to unravel. Indeed, the show’s complicated premise — the fanatical followers of a TV show about a dangerous cult are themselves falling victim to some kind of dangerous plot — seems tailor-made for this kind of crowd. They were also excited to see the return of cult-TV vets Knepper (who also starred in Oz), Alona Tal (Supernatural) and Matt Davis (The Vampire Diaries). But what about the rest of the world? Will we all be sucked in?

OK, sorry, we’re not even going to try to answer that in this space. Instead, we tackled another tricky subject with Knepper, who plays the cult leader on the show within the show, and Tal, who plays the show within the show’s escaped cult member-turned-detective: What draws people to cults themselves?

“My husband says this: Everybody wants to be invited to the party,” Tal told VH1. “Everybody wants to be a part of [something]. Everybody wants to be accepted and loved. That’s part of the security blanket that cults, I would assume, offer. You’re part of something so secure and supporting, it could be appealing.”

Knepper strangely brought up that blanket too. “If you’re in a cult, I would think it’s like being inside a nice down comforter, you know? You feel very warm, cozy and protected,” he reasoned. “You’re in a family. There are a lot of cults that disguise themselves around the world as religions. There are a lot of cults that describe themselves as fun-loving families. The word cult usually brings up a connotation of, uh-oh, someone’s going to be brainwashing me here, and we’re going to drink something called Kool-Aid and people are going to die. That’s all in this show.”

Thanks for the pitch, Robert!

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Related: Vampire Diaries Alum Matt Davis Mixes Old ?Family? With New At Comic-Con

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Celebrate David Hasselhoff’s 60th Birthday
With The Internet’s Weirdest GIF Wall

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It seems like just yesterday that David Hasselhoff‘s jiggling pecks graced our televisions as he jogged the beaches of Baywatch. Many bizarre music videos, film cameos (Piranha 3DD On Demand now!) and a drunken cheeseburger incident later, The Hoff is turning 60. Where has the time gone?
Celebrate his big day by giving this GIF wall a gander and take comfort in knowing it’s probably the strangest thing you’ll see today. Our deepest condolences go out to your eyeballs.

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Turkey Sandwiches Of Death!! Dutch Terrorists Hid
Needles In Delta Snacks

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Tom Cruise & Suri Have First Playdate Since
Divorce

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt Sprinkles Charm On GQ

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Iceman Shawn Ashmore Is Engaged!

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Christopher Meloni Bringing His Guns Back To Law
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We guess parading around dressed up as Batman wouldn't be as intimidating in real life as it is in the movies, but Christian Bale has always done a good job of convincing us otherwise.Still, the actor revealed in a recent interview that he felt "silly" while walking around set in the "bizarre Halloween costume." [...]

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Should Marissa Mayer Take a Shortened, Working
Maternity Leave

Mayer begins her new position as Yahoo CEO at 28 weeks pregnant - and says that come fall, she'll take a shortened maternity leave.

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