We're so happy that one of our readers got to have this experience!! Congrats, Chelsea! Check out her entire amazing story below!!
Hey fellow Gleeks!
I guess I’ll start at the beginning, to share with you my totally amazing The Seven with Chris Colfer experience!
First of all, MTV’s The Seven (which is like the new TRL) gives away free tickets. If you email about a week before the show they'll email you saying they have space for you for the show you want to attend.
With that said, I saw an announcement from Glee Club Online on Twitter (@gleeclubonline) that The Seven was looking for audience members to be at the Monday show since Chris Colfer was going to be there.
I shared the announcement with my friend Josh (best guy (gay) bff, fellow Gleek, Chris Colfer obsessed!) and suggested we go, since it was on Monday afternoon, and at school (I’m a junior in high school) I would only miss lunch, Spanish, and my free period. So, we got on a 12:33pm train to Grand Central, then took the S subway to Times Square and walked four blocks. Easy! I say “easy” like this because my sister, who lives in NYC, gives me a hard time about not being able to navigate the subways, haha. I do struggle!
Anyways, then we were at the MTV building, on the corner of 45th and 7th. We got there at about 2pm, and the email from The Seven said to be there by 3pm. We had to wait on the sidewalk around the building, and there were about 20-25 people in front of us already. By 3:15 pm, when The Seven staff came out to give us bracelets that granted entry, there were about another fifty or so people behind us in line. By the way, this line was right outside the theatre where the Lion King plays on Broadway, if that gives anyone a better idea.
Around 3:30 we were escorted in small groups into the building, where we checked coats and went through security via metal detector (I felt like I was in an airport), and escorted to the hallway right outside the studio doors.
This is where it gets interesting!
Josh and I were waiting along with everyone else for about twenty minutes right outside the studio when the staff comes around with sheets that have a space for your name, where you're from, and numbers 1-7 with lines. They say to fill it out if you want to ask Chris Colfer questions, and they have to be one word answers. Josh and I fill ours out and turn it in, along with literally everyone else waiting.
Then, one of the girls on the staff comes out and goes, "Can we have your attention?" and everyone gets quiet. She continues, "Is there a Chelsah (pronunciation) from Connecticut who tweeted at Chris Colfer about coming here?"
Now I wait 30 seconds to respond because I did do exactly that, tweet to Chris Colfer directly that I was coming, but my name is not Chelsah. No one responds, and finally I go, "Do you mean Chelsea?" and the girl checks her paper and goes, "Yes!"
THEN SHE WALKS AWAY! She didn't say anything else.
About thirty minutes after that, the staff starts escorting everyone into the studio, and Josh and I were seated three rows from the front, on the end of the benches. The same girl from before comes up to me, gives me my question sheet back, asks me to change my last one (in all honesty, it did suck!) and says, “Okay, we may be moving you.”
I then edit my question (which they rewrite, and approve later) and I get moved directly front and center. I had to leave behind Josh, who later heard that Chris Colfer had seen that Josh and I had tweeted to him about coming, and then Chris asked if we were here. So, I think that’s how I got chosen to do the questions. But honestly, I’m still not totally sure!
But anyways, I was put in my new seat between Sara and Kelly (shout out to those two lovely ladies from New Hampshire, who were so sweet and awesome!). I was then given a Seven card to copy my questions on to. A few minutes later, a stage manager came over and instructed me that during the segment there would be two chairs set up, and that the host Julie would be on stage right, and Chris Colfer would be stage left. I was instructed to come up when they introduce me, stand as close to Julie as possible, and make sure to keep the mic as close to my mouth as possible.
After another twenty minutes of waiting or so, the show finally started! May I just say, Adam Sandler is super chill and really just cool. And Brooklyn Decker was very sweet. I felt bad for her because she was sick that day and had to do a lot of talking, but she was great. The only reason I know the above about those two is that they were on the stage for about five minutes before their interview started, so they were just talking to everyone. After their interview, I really want to see their movie, Just Go With It.
After Adam Sandler and Brooklyn Decker, they had a bunch of other stories on the show that day, including some cool clips. Every time one of the hosts is on their on a different stage in the studio, so most of the downtime that either a segment or commercials are being shown, the hosts are moving around from stage to stage. Their job is definitely not easy!
Finally, we get to the commercial break before Chris’ interview starts. The sound guy gives me a mic and gives me some last minute instructions. That is when my heart starts legitimately racing because it actually hit me what was about to happen. I was so nervous! About one minute before the interview (during the Lady Gaga clip), Chris comes out. It was actually the most surreal moment. I was shocked for a good thirty seconds that he was actually there in front of me.
Just to share: A) He is so cute (yes, I know he’s gay!), B) he’s super super sweet, C) he’s exactly like he is on TV, and D) his eyes actually sparkle.
It was all so insane! Chris was only on stage for a quick few seconds before Julie started asking questions. Then, before I knew it, it was my interview!
That you can see the video, which has the whole interview on it, since the show is taped live. I don’t have much to say about that, expect for the following: The reason in my last question it looks like I was about to say something before Julie said thank you to me, was because I was about to say something! Since it’s MTV’s The Seven, they had me ready for seven questions to ask Chris. But, it was originally supposed to be rapid fire one word answers. Since Chris was elaborating (which I loved), that apparently left me without time for the last two. Oh well! I certainly did not mind, I got to talk to Chris!
For anyone wondering, right after the interview he was escorted off stage, so what you see on the interview is the extent of what I got to say to him. Either way, I still feel incredibly blessed to have gotten the opportunity to even just see Chris in person, but then getting to interview him was honestly the definition of an out-of-body experience. I do not feel at all like I was the one who did it, but it is myself on the tape, so I have to believe it! I feel so fortunate to have gotten this chance. With that said, I have to thank Glee Club Online, where I originally saw the announcement about Chris’ appearance, Twitter (since I may have gotten on because of Twitter!), my friend Josh who tweeted originally and who came with me (plus he is just my best friend who I love), Chris Colfer, and the awesome staff at The Seven for giving me the chance to do it!
Getting back to generally The Seven, I highly suggest if anyone is ever going to be in Times Square on a weekday afternoon, that they go to the Viacom building to wait and see if they can get into The Seven, or email in advance for tickets. It is an awesome experience, and you definitely never know where you will end up! The show is upbeat and exciting, and it’s a great way to spend the afternoon.
Overall, seeing Chris was awesome, and he has such an indescribable energy. I am pleased to say he is exactly what you see on TV, he’s just as sweet and kind, and just as cool looking. He’s incredibly funny, and it was an awesome interview to watch and be a part of!!!
Thanks guys!
-Chelsea J
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