he cast and crew of American Horror Story took to a live audience at the opening PaleyFest panel earlier tonight to discuss the show's phenomenal first season. Moderated by Entertainment Weekly's Tim Stack, the panel featured creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk and executive producer Dante Di Loreto, along with Connie Britton (Vivien Harmon), Dylan McDermott (Ben Harmon), Jessica Lange (Constance Langdon), Sarah Paulson (Billie Dean Howard), Frances Conroy (Moira), and Alexandra Breckenridge (Young Moira). The younger cast members of American Horror Story, Evan Peters (Tate Langdon) and Taissa Farmiga (Violet Harmon), were not in attendance much to the dismay of rabid, psychotic teens everywhere.

The panel had many points of interest which either intrigued, enlightened, or had audience members rolling in laughter throughout its duration. From highlights of Ryan Murphy recollecting how he practically begged Jessica Lange to take on the role of Constance Langdon some ("seduction" was involved) to Connie Britton describing how eating a gelatin mold of cow brains was "weird," the cast and crew of the show had no problems show just how funny, and unabashedly morbid, they could be. In other words, they were all perfectly cast for their respective roles on the show.American Horror Story Season 1 DVD Box Set is a new release on Cheap DVD Shop.