FOX & NBC Upfronts - Pictures

I had never tried to attend the network TV upfronts which are held on a yearly basis in NYC, but if this year was any indication, I’ll certainly be back next year for my favorites. I met a plethora of awesome people at the FOX & NBC upfronts on Monday, including Chris Colfer, Cory Monteith, Joshua Jackson, Dane Cook, and many more.

The NBC upfronts were first, and they had fans situated directly across the street from the red carpet. I wasn’t sure how this was gonna work out, but somehow me and a couple friends got a great spot. We saw many, many arrivals including Peter Krause, Adam Levine, Cee Lo Green, Katharine McPhee, Will Arnett, and Amy Poehler.

Most of the people went directly to the red carpet, but we managed to call several of them over. First I met Justin Kirk, who I knew from Weeds.

Next was Jesse Bradford from Bring It On. I’m told he’s been in other things, but nothing tops Bring It On.

Then John Favreau came over. He was so nice! I think I was the only one who recognized him.

Adam Scott was amazingly nice too.

Me and my friend Danielle kept shouting Dane Cook’s name because, well, he’s amazing. And he actually came across the street! He was so freaking nice, and he also made conversation when I told him I just saw Detention a couple weeks ago. CRAZY movie. When I mentioned it, his face kind of lit up.

I also got to meet Megan Hilty again from Smash. I met her back at the GLAAD awards and she was just as nice this time around.

In the middle of NBC upfronts, my friend Sam frantically texted me and I ended up going to VH1 (MTV Studios) where I was able to meet Chris Colfer on his way out of the building. He was very humble and gracious. I freaking adore him! He even tried to give us advice on where to catch Adam Lambert leaving the building in the front, but we just missed him. Chris was worth it!

Then, we headed back to NBC for a little while. We saw Adam Levine & Cee Lo Green leaving, but Adam didn’t really acknowledge us. Maybe next time. We didn’t stay for long, then headed to Beacon Theater to check out FOX upfronts. After about an hour, we hated the setup so we left and stayed at Wollman Rink in Central Park for the FOX afterparty since we were sure we would have better luck there.

The first person that I met at Wollman was David Boreanaz, who i still know as Angel from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. I have wanted to meet him since I was little. This was a total dream come true. He stopped for every single fan down several long, long barricades. He is amazing!

Next was Joshua Jackson from Fringe and Dawson’s Creek.

Then Winston from New Girl. Lamorne Morris rocks!

Shannon Woodward from Raising Hope.

Lucas Neff from Raising Hope. He was trying to make conversation with everyone he saw.

Martha Plimpton from Raising Hope and The Goonies. When she came out everyone around me was spouting off Goonies references.

Cory Monteith, Naya Rivera, and Lea Michelle all stopped for fans all at the same time, and all hell broke loose. Cory stopped for everybody though. I have never met anyone so gracious or appreciate of his fanbase. Naya and Lea were too far away for me to meet, though. But Cory was worth it. I adore him.

Britney Spears attracted a ridiculous amount of paparazzi and fans chasing after her. She looked gorgeous.

One of my main draws from New Girl is Max Greenfield who plays Schmidt. He was extremely nice, even though my picture came out blurry.

Ryan Seacrest was cool, even with screams of "This.... IS AMERICAN IDOL" coming from fans.

Randy Jackson gave me a fist-pump.

Ryan Murphy was so cool. I have wanted to meet him since Nip/Tuck.

Gordon Ramsay wasn’t as mean as his show would have you believe.

We saw Simon Cowell leaving. I heard his British accent in person. Hilarious!

We ran to the hotel where they were having an after-after party and managed to meet several people there too. I got a better picture with Joshua Jackson than the one from before.

Lucy Punch also stopped for me and was super adorable. I love her accent!

Mindy Kaling was extraordinarily friendly. “Are you guys going to American Apparel after this? Cuz I would.” She’s so funny!

Cat Deeley was on her phone but stopped anyway. Her dress was beautiful too.

Zooey Deschanel only stopped for autograph hunters even though I was the only fan there. When she looked up though I managed to snap something that could resemble a picture, I suppose. I really love her and I adore She & Him. (500) Days of Summer is one of my favorite movies ever.

My last meeting of the night was quite successful, too. John Francis Daley stopped for me as soon as I called his name and was smiling the whole time. He was so cute! Freaks and Geeks forever.

In between all this madness, I got to view a Monchelle kiss IN PERSON, which was incredible but I was too busy picking up my jaw from off the floor to take a picture. Well, that was my epic day. Kind of insane, but so worth it.