If you see only one giant worm movie this weekend, it should be Mongolian Death Worms, which premieres on Syfy May 8 at 9 p.m. ET

As was the case for Syfy's Mothman, this movie has a premise based on existing folklore.

A visit to Wikipedia will tell you all you ever wanted to know, and then some.

I didnt get a screener for MDW, but I watched the sneak peek on the Syfy website, and I was part of a conference call with Sean Patrick Flanery who is the lead actor in the film.

Seans enthusiasm for the project is enough to make me want to watch.

OK, I was going to watch anyway because I cant pass up a movie with a title like Mongolian Death Worms.

Up to now, Tremors has been my pick for Best Giant Worm Movie Ever. Saturday night will tell if this new rival takes over the title.

Many of you will recall Seans roles in Young Indiana Jones and The Dead Zone, but my favorite role from his past efforts is Connor McManus in the Boondock Saints movies.

Admittedly, its ironic that I like Connor so much. Im a pacifist, but in fiction, the clear definition of good and evil and the eradication of evil by the Boondock Saints is quite satisfying.

Connor is an over-the-top character, a fact that led me to ask Sean which character is most over the top, Connor McManus or Daniel in Mongolian Death Worms.

Sean had a rapid response to my question.

I suspect I was not the first to ask it.

He rated his over the top character portrayals with Connor McManus in Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day as the most over the top, Daniel in Mongolian Death Worms coming in second, and Connor in the original Boondock Saints in third place.

Throughout the call, Sean commented many times that he loves playing the Daniel kind of character who gets into outrageous situations and has a childlike curiosity and enthusiasm for adventure. He said he could play a guy like Daniel week after week.

I think Sean might have been giving publicist Gary Morgenstein of Syfy, who was listening in, a not-so-veiled hint that hed be up for a series at the network.

It never hurts to let those who have the ear of others in charge know youre available.

When someone asked him about working with computer-generated images in MDW, Sean said that it was no problem for him.

He grew used to it back when it was done with a blue screen instead of the current green screen. That was in his Young Indiana Jones days.

He also said that its just part of the job. Acting is pretending. He just pretended there was a giant worm to react to and that was that.

The biggest problem in filming MDW was that there was some kind of audio problem that made it necessary for all the audio elements to be looped (dubbed). Hes still not sure that he managed to get all his dialog to fit exactly.

Several people asked Sean for tips for aspiring actors. He was very frank when replying to this kind of question. He said that first you must be good. You must be good enough that several people other than your mother have said you are good.

Second, you move to Los Angeles, and you send out a nice letter and your head shots to agents until you find someone wholl take you on as a client and will get you some auditions.

Third, you get job at night so you can be free to go to auditions during the day.

He also said that you must have something other than acting in your life about which you are passionate. If you dont, you will be an angry, sad person when you see the opportunities youd have liked going to others.

Seans passion since childhood has been martial arts. Hes studied several types but now is devoted to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He teaches at his school, Hollywood Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu most days.

Hes definitely a proponent of keeping fit. He says he has energy when he gets up in the morning and energy when hes done a days work. This has to be a good thing if you are filming adventure movies.

Hes been trying to get some of his friends to get up off the couch but to no avail. I had to laugh when said that for one of them exercise was doing cigarette curls.

Toward the end of the interviews, someone asked Sean what his appointment TV was. He was a little confused by the question. Id never heard the term before either but it just means television you feel you must watch or record to watch later.

He watches a lot of fights and martial arts competitions. He likes both the British and the American The Office and Eastbound and Down and he loved The Sopranos.

He said that someone had recommended Community which didnt grab him, but hes going to give that another try.

Because my second turn to speak with him came right after the television question, I got to put in a plug for my favorite television show, The Big Bang Theory.

I told him its very funny and its about the kind of people who would watch Syfy movies. He asked what I meant and I said that it was about geeks, nerds, people like those of us asking him questions.

He then brought up the show Freaks and Geeks. I loved that show. I knew we had found a common ground. I think hell give The Big Bang Theory a try.

It might help that he knows Johnny Galecki who plays Leonard in "Big Bang."

Yeah, I was a happy little fangirl.

All of my experiences talking with people involved with the Syfy movies have been great but I think the one with Sean Patrick Flanery might have been the best.

Hes a smart guy and doesnt take himself too seriously. Thats a nice combination.