29 Dec 2014 3:01 PM PT
By on December 29, 2014 @ 2:56 pm
Zach Braff, Anna Kendrick and William Shatner pictured above L to R Image: Repost from thewrap.com
These days, it would be hard to find an actor with a Twitter handle who doesn’t live tweet his or her own TV show, guest appearance or streaming movie. It’s practically part of their contract to gather with castmates, tweet with one hand, and clink drinks with the other — selfies optional.
That’s what makes the following celebrities so interesting: they watch and tweet other people’s projects. From weekly series to TV specials, these are the Twitter power users of 2014 who couldn’t resist sharing their reviews, 140 characters at a time. Besides being fun to follow, their tweets are the digital equivalent of a what-to-watch. Even when the snark level is set to “High,” these verified handles are real-time TV tune-in alerts to the water cooler shows everyone’s going to be talking (and tweeting) about.
Hit the follow button on Hollywood’s Twitter power users…
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Look & fans. The easiest way to kill your show is to focus on other tags. If you don't stick with these 2 tags you fail
— William Shatner ()
WILLIAM SHATNER
The onetime Captain Kirk is just as likely to be found live-tweeting CW or SyFy dramas as engaging in Twitter feuds or railing over his pet peeve: Twitter’s verified accounts. But when Shat’s on your side, he’s a one-man social media machine. He’ll vouch for friends. He’ll organize fans around the appropriate hashtag. He offers up tune-in details and even leads the charge to save shows on the bubble.
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Stand By Me Under The Mistletoe
— Wil Wheaton ()
WILL WHEATON
Comedy Central owes the “Star Trek: The Next Generation” star a paycheck, benefits and a yearly bonus. When Wheaton isn’t guesting on friend Chris Hardwick’s internet-themed improv show “,” he’s racking up points and retweets playing the show’s hashtag games like #XmasAMovie or #StonerSports. Wil gets our vote as a very punny guy.
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I want Allison Williams as a boy to take my gay virginity.
— Zach Braff ()
ZACH BRAFF
Things you can’t miss if you follow Braff on Twitter: There isn’t a selfie he doesn’t like, “Scrubs” lives on and the bromance with Donald Faison will last forever. And, like so many stars, he loves a live musical TV event. In fact, his “Peter Pan Live” tweet begging Allison Williams to take his gay virginity was so good, it earned him a retweet and coffee date with Mia Farrow.
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OMG what if Carrie Underwood hate-tweets the whole thing
— billy eichner ()
BILLY EICHNER
Narrowing it down to just one comedian (hello Michael Ian Black, Patton Oswalt, Rob Delaney, Jenny Johnson, etc.) who geeks out over their favorite TV show on Twitter is tricky, but when Debra Messing tweets “OMG you’re so funny,” it narrows the category. In one subtweet, Eichner manages to skewer the entire TV musical genre and pin it all on “Sound of Music” sweetheart Carrie Underwood.