By Jamie Ruby

Bitten premiered earlier in the week on Syfy. The show, based on a book series by Kelley Armstrong, focuses on a pack of werewolves, including Elena (Lauren Vandervoort), the only female werewolf to survive the bite. She strives to live a normal life, but is called back to the pack after a woman is killed by an unknown "mutt." Her life is made more complicated by the fact that she has to spend time with her ex-boyfriend, Clay Danvers, played by Greyston Holt, who's a member of her pack.

Holt, along with executive J.B. Sugar, recently talked to the digital media about the new series.

Sugar talked to SciFi Vision about what he finds most challenging in working on Bitten. "It's always a big feat as a producer developing a project and being fortunate enough to see it come to life and get financed into production.

"I mean it's a process filled with myriad challenges to overcome. And we're just so blessed and fortunate to have been able to get the show made and financed through Space...and just thrilled beyond belief that Syfy has picked us up for airing in the US. So, getting the show into production was a huge challenge. And then of course production in itself is one big ball of challenges as well.

"We're very fortunate to have assembled just an amazing ensemble of actors to carry the beautiful characters that Kelley Armstrong and her Otherworld series novels layout. And to see them brought to life by these dynamic talented actors has just been such a great joy.

"...Once they were cast, the challenge was alleviated significantly, because they just performed and brought these characters to life in such brilliant fashion.

"I will say one of the biggest production challenges for us had to do with how we were going to portray our characters when they were in wolf form. And as they are in Kelley Armstrong's novels, they're photo real wolves. They look like very large yet very real wolves that you would see in the wild.

"So to craft a series that honors that and also brings to life the wolves when they have such specific action, one of the biggest challenges was trying to figure out whether or not we should train real wolves. Whether or not we should use puppets and animatronics.

"And ultimately we decided to go full CGR with our wolves. [They come mostly from] the talents of a [visual effects studio] from Vancouver called Atmosphere. And they've done some truly groundbreaking work in the intelligence space to bring these wolves to life. And we're extremely proud of them and the work that they've done."

Greyston talked to the site about what he found challenging. "There're so many small challenges. You know, and they're all fun challenges...I'm pretty low-key. I've never been in a fight in my life. And then this Clayton character has this kind of instant switch to rage at points. So that was fun and challenging to find that. And I did a little research, you know, watching wolves and how they can just switch into this aggressive mode and fast. So that was a fun challenge for me.

"And then, you know, down to the fight sequences we did. This was kind of a bit of a learning curve for me because there were some pretty long and intricate fight sequences that were created by our stunt coordinator, John Stead. And so he was patients with us. And, you know, I think the final product was amazing.

"And it was a big challenge. I mean our rehearsals would be eight hours, nine hours sometimes. So by the end of it you're just dead. But you feel it's fun."

They both also talked to the site about what their favorite parts of the season were. For Holt it was bonding with the cast. "I mean we were super fortunate that we all got along rate from the get-go. We had this kind of strong bond in this trust with one another.

"So we go through a lot emotionally and physically. And it's nice to know that you have this trust and support from your cast mates. So that was an amazing part of it.

Sugar has a harder time choosing. "It was just a series of favorite moments throughout the entire process. But one of the best moments was when we were doing our final casting and doing our chemistry reads.

"And to see Laura Vandervoort and Greyston Holt performing together, as well as Paul Greene who plays Philip. Just finally after, you know, years of developing the material and just to see it come to life and to see these characters embodied in these amazing actors. It was just a real thrill and bolt of energy.

"...And then again, most recently one of my personal favorite moments is, we were fortunate to have a screening for our cast and crew on the night before the Canadian premiere that was just this past Friday night.

"And to show this work that all these amazing talented craftsmen, from our actors, of course, through our director of photography and the whole camera department in the postproduction team. And just to see everybody come together and watch the fruits of their labor together. It was just a real thrill."

Sugar also talked about one of the scenes he's looking forward to fans seeing. "One of my favorite scenes is the scene that actually takes us to the moment where Elena is bitten into the pack and the circumstances that led to it.

"The performances are just fantastic and that whole episode. And it features some of the best and most effective CGI shots we've built. And you get to really see Clay in his full wolf form. And it's just beautiful."

Holt added his thoughts on the matter. "The flashbacks were fun playing and how we met. And, you know, fall in love and that whole thing. So that was fun to play for sure." 

Syfy Conference Call
Bitten
Star Greyston Holt and Executive Producer J.B. Sugar

January 14, 2014
2:00 pm ET

SCIFI VISION: Can you both just talk about what, out of everything from filming the show, what have you found the most challenging?

GREYSTON HOLT: J.B., do you want to start with that one?

J.B. SUGAR: Sure. Was that for Greyston specifically or was that?

SCIFI VISION: No, for both of you.

J.B. SUGAR: Sure. The most challenging, it’s always a big feat as a producer developing a project and being fortunate enough to see it come to life and get finance into production.

I mean it’s a process filled with myriad challenges to overcome. And we’re just so blessed and fortunate to have been able to get the show made and financed through Space, BellMedia’s specialty channel, that’s our commissioning broadcaster in Canada.

And just thrilled beyond belief that Syfy has picked us up for airing in the US. So getting the show into production was a huge challenge. And then of course production in itself is one big ball of challenges as well.

We’re very fortunate to have assembled just an amazing ensemble of actors to carry the beautiful characters that Kelley Armstrong and her Otherworld series novels lay out. And to see them brought to life by these dynamic, talented actors has just been such a great joy.

So that really - other than identifying them in finding them is the challenge. Once they were cast, the challenge was alleviated significantly, because they just performed and brought these characters to life in such brilliant fashion.

I will say one of the biggest production challenges for us had to do with how we were going to portray our characters when they were in wolf form. And as they are in Kelley Armstrong’s novels, they’re photo real wolves. They look like very large yet very real wolves that you would see in the wild. So to craft a series that honors that and also brings to life the wolves when they have such specific action, one of the biggest challenges was trying to figure out whether or not we should train real wolves. Whether or not we should use puppets and animatronics.

And ultimately we decided to go full CGR with our wolves. [They come mostly from] the talents of a [visual effects studio] from Vancouver called Atmosphere. And they’ve done some truly groundbreaking work in the intelligence space to bring these wolves to life. And we’re extremely proud of them and the work that they’ve done.

GREYSTON HOLT: Yes. One of the main challenges for me was just keeping my clothes on. No, I - you know, there’re so many small challenges, and they’re all fun challenges. So to come from - you know, I’m pretty low-key. I’ve never been in a fight in my life.

And then this Clayton character has this instant switch to rage at points. So that was fun and challenging to find that. And I did a little research, watching wolves and how they can just switch into this aggressive mode and fast. So that was a fun challenge for me.

And then, you know, down to the fight sequences we did. This was a bit of a learning curve for me because there were some pretty long and intricate fight sequences that were created by our stunt coordinator, John Stead. And so he was patients with us. And, you know, I think the final product was amazing.

And it was a big challenge. I mean our rehearsals would be eight hours, nine hours sometimes. So by the end of it you’re just dead. But you feel it’s fun.

SCIFI VISION: Great. And then overall for both of you, what was your favorite part this season?

GREYSTON HOLT: Just bonding with our cast. I mean we were super fortunate that we all got along great from the get-go. We had this strong bond in this trust with one another.

So we go through a lot emotionally and physically. And it’s nice to know that you have this trust and support from your cast mates. So that was an amazing part of it.

J.B. SUGAR: Yes, for me it’s also harder to choose. It was just a series of favorite moments throughout the entire process. But one of the best moments was when we were doing our final casting and doing our chemistry reads.

And to see Laura Vandervoort and Greyston Holt performing together, as well as Paul Greene who plays Philip. Just finally after, you know, years of developing the material and just to see it come to life and to see these characters embodied in these amazing actors. It was just a real thrill and bolt of energy.

GREYSTON HOLT: Yes, I can’t imagine that for you because we come in after you guys have done so much work. And we just step into this world. And I can’t imagine that for you, all that waiting and to finally see everyone come together.

J.B. SUGAR: Absolutely. And then again, most recently one of my personal favorite moments is, we were fortunate to have a screening for our cast and crew on the night before the Canadian premiere that was just this past Friday night.

And to show this work that all these amazing talented craftsmen from our actors, of course, through our director of photography and the whole camera department in the postproduction team. And just to see everybody come together and watch the fruits of their labor together. It was just a real thrill.

QUESTION: Greyston, we’ve only seen one episode. So were really starting to just learn a little bit about the characters. What more can you say about the character? What is he like?

GREYSTON HOLT: One of my favorite things is, upon reading the scripts in the books is sort of (unintelligible) this call from (unintelligible) them. Sorry. I’m kind of fuzzy here.

(Unintelligible) (Jeremy) our pack Alpha and his love for (unintelligible) conflict between us, who was rated to go (unintelligible), love this life basically and their struggle to (quit).

QUESTION: What do you think separates Bitten from other supernatural shows that are on TV?

J.B. SUGAR: Well, we take pride in the fact that despite the supernatural premise of Bitten that it’s really a story about the themes that resonate for fans of any kind of genre. Characters that have real dimension, that are grounded in a real world despite their supernatural abilities to shape-shift into werewolves.

And at its heart it’s a real character drama and with themes that deal with identity and family and quelling the beast that’s inside of all of us, quite literally and figuratively.

I wanted to say I think, Greyston, you got to drop your famous line about Clayton and him being a - (and when somebody asks), she wants to see the bad guy.

GREYSTON HOLT: What’s that?

J.B. SUGAR: Somebody asks if Clayton is a bad person.

GREYSTON HOLT: Yes.

J.B. SUGAR: And what did you say?

GREYSTON HOLT: He’s not a bad person. He just does bad things to bad people.

J.B. SUGAR: Yes, love that.

GREYSTON HOLT: You like that, hey?

J.B. SUGAR: I do. I like that.

QUESTION: Greyston, I was wondering if you could tell us a little bit about how you first became involved in a series. And perhaps if you don’t mind about your audition process for your role.

GREYSTON HOLT: Yes. You know, it’s always a drawn-out process. And yes so I - it was actually almost exactly a year ago I sent [an audition tape]...to Vancouver. We sent the tape out to Toronto for the show for Clay. And it sat for a little bit. In a couple of weeks later we got some positive feedback. And we ended up doing a Skype audition so I could talk to the producers a little bit and J.B. on the phone and on the Skype.

And then a couple weeks after that they flew me into Toronto for a screen test and a chemistry read with Laura Vandervoort who plays Elena. And then about a week after that I got the good call. And I was a very, very happy boy.

J.B. SUGAR: Well, even before Greyston laid his first audition for Bitten onto tape, the writers and I had a writing room back in...November of 2012 we were breaking the scripts for the season. And a couple of our writers and our head writer and our exec producer, creator for TV, Daegan Fryklind was working on Motive and an episode of Motive that she wrote was literally shooting while we were in the writing room. And Greyston Holt was a guest star on Motive.

And she literally brought up the dailies when we were in the writing room and had us all take a look at him. And from right then we were very excited about the prospect of Greyston bringing Clay Danvers to life and...

GREYSTON HOLT: Which still shocks me because I look back at that episode and I feel like I look younger. I’m like super clean cards and nothing like what we eventually shaped Clay into being. So it’s amazing that you saw through that.

J.B. SUGAR: We saw the beast within.

GREYSTON HOLT: You saw the beast within, yes.

QUESTION: J.B., the pilot episode, the first episode drew me right in. Great writing. Great characterizations, everything. And I just wanted to ask if maybe you could talk a little bit about the production of the pilot? What sticks out for you most about shooting that first episode? Anything in particular come to mind, J.B.?

J.B. SUGAR: Well, we had been developing Bitten as a series for a couple of years even before we went into production. And that the first two episodes actually were the first to [be] written.

And we had a really healthy amount of time to work on crafting those. And it’s always a huge task trying to introduce a huge ensemble cast of characters as well as establish the unique mythology that’s inherent in the other world and Kelley Armstrong’s books.

And I think Daegan, Daegan Fryklind, our creator and our writing team just did such a great job staying true to the beginnings of Bitten as well as culling from the mythology that’s present throughout the entire Otherworld series to make for a satisfying pilot experience.

Again back to the visual effects. That was always a big challenge for us in production. So as we were filming the show in filming the pilot episode, that we had all the elements. This beautiful set designed by our production designer Rob Gray and amazing cinematography by Steven Rice.

It seems we were able to really see what the show was going to look and feel like. But one of the biggest unknowns was how these CG wolves were going to look in our place. We’re extremely proud of what’s on screen now.

GREYSTON HOLT: Yes, they look really good. I watched it here in Maui last night, or the second half of it at least. And (unintelligible) how did you train the wolves like that? And I’m like, “Well, wouldn’t you like to know?”

QUESTION: Speaking of those roles, can you walk us through the process a little bit about how that came together?

And also one of the things I liked is the Wolf vision too that you have. And especially when she’s just about to transform. You see the wolf coming out. It’s a very subtle way of doing it. Can you talk about that a little bit? And certainly Greyston give your opinion about that as well.

GREYSTON HOLT: Just so you know, there’s a lot more (unintelligible).

J.B. SUGAR: Wolf vision, for lack of a better term, is something we worked on and discussed stylizing early on in the process. And then of course once we shot those shots and took them into the color timing suite, we were able to really play around on a look and approach for wolf vision.

And the intention and spirit of - and design of those shots really are inspired by the canine color palette and that the way that canines see the world and have a bit of an enhanced ability to see at night.

And contrary to popular belief, canines are not colorblind. They just have - their (rods and) cones are as such that they really don’t see any reds and browns. So we really isolated the blues and yellows and had that inform how our wolves would see when we go into their point of view.

QUESTION: Greyston, is it difficult to play this role because you kind of have to approach it honestly and kind of not know what’s going to be up ahead? And try to play it is honestly as possible when you might have a clue as to finding out exactly what she is and things like that.

GREYSTON HOLT: Yes, that’s acting for you, right? You read the scripts. You know the ending, right? I definitely didn’t give much attention to the parts in the scripts that were her (Toronto) lines, because really I wouldn’t know that.

But I need to know the whole story obviously. So obviously I read all the scripts. And then I just focus on my world at Stonehaven. And you try obviously as an actor to just, you know. But these facts that you know in the script. But, that’s just part of acting so.

QUESTION: The wolves are really well done. I was really surprised. It’s so hard with CGI, especially with hair. Yet these wolves look pretty good.

J.B. SUGAR: Yes, the fur, as you said, you nailed it. Fur is one of the hardest things to do in the CGI world and environments. And the technology has evolved so much. And we have such talented artists.

Three of our core animators and designers on our visual effects team were on the tiger rigging team for Life of Pi. And we’ve got some real effects rock stars behind the scenes working to bring those to life.

QUESTION: I have to tell you that I am a huge Otherworld novel fan. So seeing this come to life in such an accurate and amazing way last night was just wonderful. So thank you very much.

GREYSTON HOLT: Accurate, I like that. Thank you.

QUESTION: It’s true.

J.B. SUGAR: It’s just all very, very pleased to hear for sure. We definitely strive to do that.

...

QUESTION: How much of the books did you read? And did you get a chance to talk to Kelley at all? And if so, what was one of the amazing things that you really brought out from either reading or talking to her that really helped with either your characterization, Greyston, or what you were doing behind the scenes, J.B.?

GREYSTON HOLT: Yes, I hadn’t met Kelley previous to filming. I’ve actually just met her last week at a dinner, which was amazing. But leading up to it I read Bitten. And I was skimming through Savage as we were filming a little bit, too.

And you get the (draft) from source material a little bit. But we also take some artistic license and to create our own versions of these characters a little bit.

It’s just a suggestive type of thing reading a book and people’s opinions in your personal opinions. And I just kind of did my thing. And I’m just hoping people like it. So it’s a very contentious subject with bookies.

J.B. SUGAR: So having a wealth of material to draw from is such a blessing to have when you’re crafting a new show. And the first season of Bitten follows very closely to the plot of the first novel in the series, Bitten.

And of course there are still some surprises and Easter eggs and new elements introduced just by virtue of translating it to a different need medium. But we’ve been very conscious of the how loyal and passionate the Kelley Armstrong Otherworld fans are.

And collaborated with Kelley pretty closely during the two-year development material, the period. She had read Daegan’s bible for the show, which outlines the whole first season and character breakdowns and tone and style of the show. And we’re very pleased to get sanctioned by Kelley. And once we got into production and the (rolls) for running so to speak, Kelley was focused on her new book series that she was launching. And was was peripherally involved once we went production.

But at the same time we felt very confident that she was pleased with the direction we were headed in.

QUESTION: Clayton and Elena, they seemed to have parted on bad terms. And I’m not sure how much you can tell us about this without it being spoiled, but what can you tell us about their relationship, or at least the dynamics of how they interact with each other?

GREYSTON HOLT: Yes, (unintelligible) werewolf and she was turned into this werewolf by myself. I bit her for reasons that you will find out as the season progresses. They were good reasons and I have good intentions. But there’s complications in the werewolf world. It’s not like being a human. So it’s not that simple.

But yes, and it was fun. As far as our relationship and how we were seen. It really played out with the animal side of it. The scene with dogs is so you don’t (unintelligible) eye contact is huge, right. And we played on them a lot.

And being very careful and cautious when you approach. And so we played around with that a lot, especially when we first meet each other, just really assessing each other out and feeling their energy and playing off that. So that was really fun.

QUESTION: J.B. I really enjoyed seeing Elena interact, having this strong female friendship with her boyfriend’s sister in New York. Will we see that character again throughout the season? Or is she out of the picture now that Elena went back to Stonehaven?

J.B. SUGAR: Well that’s Diane who is played by the beautiful and talented Natalie Brown. And she will definitely be appearing throughout the season. And one of the things that we’ve done in the series which is a bit of a departure from the book is really blown out the whole McAdams family, which is Philip, Elena’s human boyfriend. We really worked hard to develop that world so we can really highlight this push and pull that Elena undergoes throughout the first season. Despite her love and affection for Clayton, she also has this desire for normalcy.

And by casting such great actors in crafting such great characters, our writing came - really kind of really helped bolster that dynamic and that push and pull of the two worlds. So I’m so happy that you connected with that Diane character. And that’s definitely something that you’ll be seeing more of throughout the season.

QUESTION: J.B., Kelley was on the Bitten call last week that Syfy did. And the interesting thing about what she said was that she has given you basically creative freedom to do whatever you want with adapting her work.

And I’m curious what kind of an impact that had on you and your writers to do the show the way you do. Do you ever get thoughts in the writers room of what would Kelley do based (unintelligible) or whatever? I’m curious [as to] your feelings about getting that kind of creative freedom from Kelley to do the show you want to do.

J.B. SUGAR: Well, an absolute blessing to get that kind of freedom from Kelley. But at the same time our intention is to really satisfy the tremendous and loyal fan base that she’s built over the years.

So any time we have that question about what would Kelley do, we are so fortunate to be able to just open up, whether it be Bitten or any of the subsequent novels. Particularly Tales of the Otherworld and Men of the Otherworld, which really goes back into the back stories of each of our characters and the creation stories of how the relationships were built. And it’s just such a tremendous resource for us to build upon. And like I said earlier, there’s a lots of little Easter eggs peppered throughout the first season that cull from those later novels and speak to that mythology.

So it is such a blessing to get that freedom from Kelley. And at the same time we have her voice always ever present because she created these characters. And we have the resources to go back and look into the way that the stories are crafted in the motivations for the characters.

So despite the lack of day-to-day involvement, Kelley was always on the forefront of our minds. And even more so the fan base and playing that balancing act of keeping the show grounded in the source material. And at the same time bring something new for fans who are already familiar with the material. And also for fans who are going to be coming to a fresh.

QUESTION: J.B., I read your bio, and one of the fascinating things was that you did a show that I was a big fan of called WinTuition. For those of you that don’t know, it was a game show with Marc Summers that the contestants had the opportunity in question-and-answer format to win college tuition. And what was it like doing that show? Do you ever think hey, maybe we should try it again?

J.B. SUGAR: I was very, very proud of that show. It’s certainly nowhere near as sexy and violent as Bitten. But a very fun, clean game show concept that was created by myself and my brother, Michael Sugar.

And were very proud to have worked with Marc Summers on that. And to bring a chance to get sponsored and scholarships for individuals who wouldn’t otherwise have been able to afford going to university.

QUESTION: Was your brother Mike involved with Bitten at all?

J.B. SUGAR: No. Michael is now working on his own new show. He’s got a show he’s in production with with Steven Soderbergh right now for Cinemax called The Knick...the Clive Owen show. So he’s going to be I’m sure maybe talking to you guys sometime soon about that.

SCIFI VISION: Is there any specific scene that you can think of that you are looking forward to the fans seeing that you can talk about?

GREYSTON HOLT: Oh my God, so many. Later on in the series...You know, I’m walking on eggshells here.

J.B. SUGAR: Well here, while you think about it I’ll talk about one. And maybe it is the same one you were deliberating on. But the origin stories and history that I was alluding to earlier and peppering those in, Episode 5 is one of my favorite episodes.

One of my favorite scenes is the scene that actually takes us to the moment where Elena is bitten into the pack and the circumstances that led to it. The performances are just fantastic and that whole episode. And it features some of the best and most effective CGI shots we’ve built. And you get to really see Clay in his full wolf form. And it’s just beautiful.

GREYSTON HOLT: I had a lot of fun with, and I guess this is in the books so there’s no spoilers there. But when (hurts the world) arrive finally. And Clay meets Philip. J.B. is that too much?

J.B. SUGAR: Yes, it is in the books. But for those who have not read the books it might be a little bit of a spoiler.

GREYSTON HOLT: It’s a tough line to walk when you know so much about the books. It’s really hard. That’s a really tough question. It’s like asking what your favorite band is or your favorite song.

J.B. SUGAR: Was there any moment in Episode 5 that you liked doing the most? Like when you got to go back in time and meeting Elena?

GREYSTON HOLT: Yes, the flashbacks were fun playing and how we met and, you know, fall in love and that whole thing. So that was fun to play for sure.

QUESTION: How much of this first season will be exploring that year that Elena’s been gone? And from Elena’s perspective as well as maybe some of the other characters, like Clay. What’s he doing the year that she was gone?

GREYSTON HOLT: Clay was at Stonehaven. My loyalty is ultimately to Jeremy. So in this year off I’d be at Stonehaven wallowing in my sorrow and missing Elena.

J.B. SUGAR: Much like the book Bitten, the series starts off very similarly with Elena already being gone for a year. And neither the book or the series really explores that one-year period. There’s a lot of alluding to it and a lot of angst and tension that comes as a result of it. But we never actually flashback and go into the details of what happened within that year period.

QUESTION: In the second episode there’s a lot that you show in terms of building Elena’s relationship with the pack. Was there a trick to try to balance that out throughout the season as far as Elena with the pack versus Elena with her life in Toronto?

J.B. SUGAR: It’s very much an ebb and flow throughout the entire season. And again, another credit to the great writing and grafting that our writers have accomplished with the show.

So some episodes, as you saw like Episode 1, the pilot is probably about I’d say 70/30 Toronto to Stonehaven. Whereas Episode 2 kind of reverses that ratio. Episode 3 pretty much stays within that 70/30 Stonehaven to Toronto. Episode 4, kind of the same. Episode 5 still keeps that balance.

And then later in the season through Episode 6 we’re actually flipping that again and we’re in Toronto a little more. And then towards the end of the season the two worlds really do collide. So there’s a healthy balance and ebb and flow of Toronto and Stonehaven.

QUESTION: Greyston, in terms of trying to portray this romance that you have and in trying to repair that, it seems like your character also has some - I mean it’s all motive. Could you go a little bit more into his arc that we’ll see throughout the season?

GREYSTON HOLT: Yes. It really is this inner conflict between my loyalty towards Jeremy and my love for Elena. And that comes to the forefront as the series progresses. And I - sorry. Could you repeat the question? Sorry.

QUESTION: Well it just seems that from what we’ve seen in the first two episodes, it seems like your character has this desire to try and get Elena back. But as well as he has his own agenda as well that might be separate from the pack. And we have like this interesting arc that looks on him. And maybe you can go into your character’s arc.

GREYSTON HOLT: I don’t really have another agenda. My agenda is to protect the pack and be loyal to the pack. And then Elena, she’s my love, my only and ever love.

But ultimately my loyalty lies with Jeremy. He’s our pack alpha. But as the season goes on you’ll see that loyalty tested for many reasons. For mutts and for my love for Elena and then Jeremy.

But yes, as the season goes on, you’ll see this inner struggle that I have to deal with at every turn basically.

J.B. SUGAR: Well that’s a tough one to answer too because there’s a lot of story nuances that inform Clay’s arc that are probably best not revealed at this point too.

GREYSTON HOLT: I was kind of picking my words wisely.

J.B. SUGAR: Yes.

QUESTION: What I found interesting is the one thing that Elena has already done in the pilot is that she’s eating a lot it seems. I guess that must be part of what you have to do as a werewolf or a shape-shifter, or whichever way you want to approach it.

If you can comment on that little bit. And she was commenting with us when she did the call that she did it in the pilot. And you kept it in. So is that something that’s going to be throughout the series as part of the iconography of it?

J.B. SUGAR: I’m very pleased to see how the fan reaction has been to that. I’ve had a lot of women and men for that matter commenting on how that’s a bit of a wish fulfillment like having an appetite like Elena and our other characters have yet remaining assets and (spries) as they do.

It was definitely something we felt important to explore throughout the show. It’s certainly accented a little heavier in the first couple of episodes. But the appetites, both sexually and dietary, are ever-present in our Bitten universe.

GREYSTON HOLT: Yes and it’s just the animal side of it. Everything is just kind of, it’s immediate and urgent, the violence, the fear, the sensual and the sexuality, the hunger. These are very primal feelings that we have that are really fun to play with.

QUESTION: I got to credit you both for taking on the sexuality part of it. And I know you have to walk a line for television. But that’s got to be a challenge in itself. You have to make it realistic, but you can only go so far.

J.B. SUGAR: Again, that’s paying honor to the eroticism that’s layered into the Otherworld series. And it really does, as Greyston says, inform the primal nature of our characters. And it goes hand-in-hand.

So it really does work within our world. And it’s organic to our characters. And it’s certainly ever-present. But it’s never gratuitous. And we wanted to keep it sexy. We’ve always, even in the early days of developing the show, always intended to maintain a really sexy, erotic and adult kind of show.

GREYSTON HOLT: Yes, J.B. put it well. It’s definitely not gratuitous. It’s primal and it’s real and it’s present. And it’s just the way these wolves are.