Covered in body paint, actress Laura Vandervoort stretches over a boulder, posing as a reptile. The sun shines behind her with the text "Whose Skin Are You In?" spelled out below. The ad is part of the People for The Ethical Treatment of Animal's (PETA) Exotic Skins campaign, which urges consumers to buy cruelty-free clothing.
Laura Vandervoort Gets Naked Then Painted in PETA's 'Exotic Skins' Ad
TV Junkie Interview: Alaina Huffman of Syfy's 'Stargate Universe'
Alaina Huffman (@alainahuffman) plays 1st Lt. Tamara "TJ" Johansen on the Syfy channel's hit series, "Stargate Universe" aka "SGU" to those in the know. You have also seen Huffman as the Black Canary in The CW's "Smallville" for the past couple seasons. Huffman splits her time between the Vancouver soundstage where "SGU" is shot and Los Angeles. We had a chance to check in with her before the upcoming season finale. "SGU" airs on Fridays on Syfy at 9pm and will resume next week.
TV Junkie: Obama's Ratings Fall but he's still the President; Cheryl Hines' 'In the Motherhood'
Nielsen says that President Obama's latest press conference slipped in the ratings and that the CW series, "Reaper", gained (the implication is that Obama is suffering from overexposure). I'm not sure how many teens would be that in economics, much less everyday Americans. I guess former President Bush avoided these kind of comparisons by not doing press conferences and by spending more time on vacation than any other president.
TV Junkie: Thursday
So while TV is still recovering from the writers' strike another strike looms on the horizon. According to Variety, the Screen Actors' Guild signed a pact with producers of indie films that will ensure that an indie film in production will be completed in the event that SAG goes on strike. This sounds like a good thing but it's being interpreted as a move to put pressure on major producers to get inline with SAG demands but per the experience of the WGA strike a few months ago, it's unlikely that the producers will just roll with the punch. While this may appear to be fantasy the reality is that all major productions currently in the works are all scheduled to be completed by June 30th, the date that the SAG contract expires - not a coincidence. Gird your loins my friends,it could be a long summer.

