In March 8 minutes of the film Girls Against Boys have been released online when the film was shown at SXSW. Someone has uploaded it on YouTube so I was able to embed it here. The clip featuring Michael starts at 2:55. Screencaptures will follow as soon as possible.

Here are two sneak peeks of the upcoming My Generation episode called “Home Movies”. They don’t feature Michael but some of you might want to watch them anyway.

Summary: Steven finds his footing as father to his 9-year-old son; Dawn opens up about her family; Rolly, in Afghanistan, misses the big moments in Dawn’s pregnancy.

And below the cut is a video of Anne Son documenting her move from Los Angeles to Austin since the cast was given cameras to do exactly that. Michael makes an appearance during… why, bowling, of course!

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You may have seen the film crews around Austin. They are part of a new show on ABC called “My Generation,” debuting this Thursday on KVUE.

At first sight it appears to be a documentary. The show has the look and feel of reality TV, yet the characters are actors and the plot is scripted.

The story centers on the lives of nine high school graduates from the class of 2000, and how major events like 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina shaped them. Each character resembles a high school archetype, from the overachiever to the beauty queen.

It all takes place in Austin. “We don’t hide the city at all,” said actor Michael Stahl-David. “We say it is Austin, and we use emblematic places of the city.”

“These characters go to places that are so familiar,” said actor Julian Morris. “Whether it’s Amy’s Ice Cream, East Side Showroom, or Barton Springs.”

One of the show’s stars, Mehcad Brooks, even grew up here. After appearances on “Desperate Housewives” and “True Blood,” Brooks says he is glad to working at home.

“I’m blessed and I’m really lucky,” Brooks told KVUE. “I get to go home and have home-cooked meals with my grandmother and my mom.”

Producers are taping 13 episodes. Bob Hudgins with the Texas Film Commission estimates it will pump about $25 million into the economy. To compare, he says, a big box office film pumps in around $35 million.

For Phil Schriber, the owner of a company that provides transportation and trailers for the cast and crew, the show has already been a hit.

“We just bought 10 new trailers last month,” Schriber said. “So we are really psyched up and hoping it just keeps rolling.”

Filming for “My Generation” is scheduled to continue into December.

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The cast of My Generation was on AOL’s Outside The Box and they’ve asked each other questions submitted by viewers of the show.

The videos cannot be embedded so you can view them here, here, here and here.

We now know that Michael doesn’t own a DVR and that he watches Mad Men. (;

Michael has made it onto Yahoo!TV’s Fall TV preview Fresh Faces to Watch list. You can watch the video with journalists talking about the fresh faces here.

Additionally My Generation has made it onto Extra’s 10 New Fall TV Shows to Watch list! You can find the slideshow here.

It’s really awesome to see My Generation (and Michael!) generate buzz. September 23 cannot come soon enough!

ABC has released a clip of Michael talking about his role as Steven Foster on My Generation. Please note that the clip is unfortunately only available to viewers from the US.

ABC has uploaded a new interview with the cast of My Generation and they are asking each other questions. You can watch the video below!

Edit: Screencaptures of the interview have now been added to the gallery!

Greg Hernandez had the chance to interview Michael at this year’s Summer TCA Tour. He published an article with quotes from Michael on his website here. I found the following quote really interesting:

“I really want to get to know the writers and be on set when I’m not called because I want to watch the scenes. I have ambitions to write and direct more.”

Furthermore “My Life, Made Possible By Pop Culture” has uploaded a video interview of her with Michael at this year’s Summer TCA Tour. Watch it as it gives us a bit more of an insight to the character Michael plays on My Generation!

ABC has uploaded a new promotional clip for My Generation on Facebook. Unfortunately the video cannot be embedded so you can view it here until I can find one. Thanks to Katzenbeere we now have an embedded video of the promo! I’m so stoked for this new series!

I have added captures of the new promo, plus two posters and a miscellaneous picture of My Generation to the gallery.