Chillin’ with the Cast and Crew of ‘Reaper’
They Can’t Truss It
It’s a shame about Reaper, one of my favorite new shows from last fall, which just can’t get ahold of a large enough audience despite way better than decent critical reviews.
As a result of TV watchers’ apparent failure to warm up to the show, the general consensus seems to be that it has a higher than likely chance of getting canceled. I really, truly, deeply hope that doesn’t turn out to be true, but it wouldn’t be a surprise if the series got the ax.
The bleak renewal situation is why it was so great to come across the so-called lip dub video below featuring Reaper‘s cast and crew chillin’ out while lip-synching to the Public Enemy track “Can’t Truss It.”
An interview that TV blog TheTwoCents conducted with Reaper regular Valarie Rae Miller, who plays Josie, reveals the why and the what of the hilariously fun, 3½-minute hip-hop extravaganza.
According to Miller, she came up with the idea of shooting the video after a conversation with Jessica Alba and Cash Warren, who owns a competition website called ibeatyou. Wanting to get in on the good times, Miller chose the currently in-progress Ultimate Company Lip Dub Competition for her and her Reaper colleagues.
That was the easy part. The hard part was getting everybody onboard, after which we lucky onlookers got the fantastic video below. Check it out to kick your day up a notch or three or more.
Reaper currently airs Tuesdays on The CW at 9pm EST
Ray Wise and Bret Harrison/Reaper photo courtesy of Michael Courtney/The CW
