from The Guild:
Jimmy Fallon is launching his new Late Night interview show with a series of weblogs. In today’s video, Felicia (Codex) helps him create a WoW character!
Category: Television
Town of Vulcan adds its Trekkie flair to Edmonton Symphony Orchestra’s Sci-Fi Spectacular
from Vulcan Tourism & Trek Station:
Representatives from the friendly, Star Trek obsessed Town of Vulcan, Alberta were invited to add their Trekkie Flair to the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra’s Sci-Fi Spectacular concert at Edmonton’s Winspear Centre on January 23 & 24, 2009.
Narrated by George Takei, Mr. Sulu of Star Trek fame, this concert will feature a laser light show and musical selections from Star Trek, and other well known science fiction movies and TV shows.
“The Town of Vulcan is honoured to be invited to participate at the Sci-Fi Spectacular event. I think that when organizations, such as the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, host this type of event, it shows that Star Trek and science fiction really do have a universal appeal.” said Dayna Dickens, Tourism Coordinator for the Town of Vulcan.
Vulcan’s Tourism & Trek Station crew will be at the Winspear Centre in full uniform on both nights of the concert, taking pictures of guests posing with life sized cutouts of Capt. Kirk, Dr. McCoy and of course Mr. Spock.
The Town of Vulcan will also be supplying fun prizes for the best sci-fi costumes worn to the event.
Already on the international radar for its famous name and for its homage to Star Trek and Science Fiction, the Vulcan Tourism office is hoping to bring the World Premiere of Star Trek XI to the Town of Vulcan, Alberta for its May 2009 release.
The campaign to bring the movie premiere to Vulcan follows in the wake of 2008’s unveiling of a large Star Trek Memorabilia Collection and the 2007 launch of the “Vulcan Space Adventure” virtual reality game. Vulcan has a long Trekkie history, including opening the Vulcan Tourism & Trek Station — a spacey tourist information centre, in 1998; the unveiling of the 5-tonne Vulcan Starship FX6-1995-A in 1995; and the town’s first Star Trek Convention held back in 1993. Tributes to science fiction are everywhere from space murals and alien signage that grace the walls and street corners of this little town on the prairies to a Star Trek grave stone in the local cemetery.
The Town of Vulcan, Alberta is a “logical” year-round destination for science fiction enthusiasts from across the galaxy.
Join the Facebook Group called: Star Trek XI: Help Bring Spock Home to Vulcan, Alberta to show your support for Vulcan’s quest to bring the World Premiere of Star Trek XI to Vulcan for its May 2009 release.
Live Long and Prosper…
Interns and Costume Designer needed for Legend of Neil 2
from The Legend of Neil:
We need INTERNS and a COSTUME DESIGNER for season 2 of The Legend of Neil.
Interns:
We’re looking for interns to help out in the office 1 or 2 days a week with production on The Legend of Neil from FEBRUARY 1 through MARCH. Duties would cover a variety of things from office work to helping make props. We need responsible, hard working people who want to be part of something ridiculously fun and funny. You MUST BE LOCATED IN LOS ANGELES and you MUST HAVE YOUR OWN TRANSPORTATION.
Please email resume and contact information to leah@effinfunny.com. Also feel free to write us a quick paragraph introducing yourself and why you want to help out.
Costume Designer:
The Legend of Neil Season 2 is packed full of new characters and we have a lot of costumes to build. We’re looking for young, creative costumers who want to work on this great show for Comedy Central. You’ll get to make fabulous fantasy costumes that will be seen on TV! There is some pay (but not as much as we or you would probably like.) Please email resume and a link to your portfolio to: leah@effinfunny.com.
Kim Evey: Catching up with Kiko
The beautiful and multitalented Kim Evey took some time out of her busy schedule to speak with ÜberSciFiGeek recently. She’s a writer, producer and actress, going easily back and forth from drama to comedy, and stage to screen (film, TV and PC). She’s appeared in such television dramas as JAG, ER, Crossing Jordan and Judging Amy, and starred as the romantic lead in the film Nowheresville, but she’s better known to millions of adoring fans as part of the driving force behind such viral video hits as Gorgeous Tiny Chicken Machine Show, The Guild and Mating Season (also known as Sexy Panda). We tried to find out a little bit about the woman behind the pigtails and the results were side-splittingly funny, as well as enlightening.
ÜberSciFiGeek (ÜSFG) Did you have an active imagination when you were a kid?
Kim Evey (KE) Always. I used to construct intricate cardboard furniture pieces for my neon pink and green clear plastic chess pieces. Mostly the pawns because they were the cutest. You’d think my parents would have gotten me Barbies. Or taught me to play chess.
(ÜSFG) How old were you when you decided you wanted to be an actor?
(KE) I don’t remember how old I was but I remember seeing Quinn Cummings on Celebrity Family Feud and I reasoned that the only way I was ever going to get on Family Feud would be as an actor because I asked my Mom if our family could be on it and she said “no.”
(ÜSFG) Lots of artistic people struggle with other things considered normal, like sports, academics and social interaction but then thrive when they discover the arts. Did you have a similar experience?
(KE) I was completely shy and socially retarded when I started high school so I did drama because it was the only way I could talk and get people to look at me at the same time. The fact that they couldn’t talk back unless their words were already scripted out was perfect for me. For some reason, in my high school class in particular, drama was where all the social misfits found solace. It wasn’t really like that in any of the other grades, just ours. Not to say that everyone in my class who did drama was a social misfit but those of us who were were particularly happy to have a place to go.
(ÜSFG) There is a brief biography on you on IMDb.com. In it, several shows were mentioned including the film Nowheresville and the one person show Within the Silence. You’ve done a lot of drama. What made you decide to turn to comedy and what inspired you to create a parody of a Japanese talk show?
(KE) In college I joined a comedy improv troupe and moved with them from Albuquerque to Seattle. I’ve always been the most comfortable with that Christopher Guest-ian type of comedy — parody so achingly real that it hurts to watch. Trying to make a living as an actor, I’ve really done whatever I could to pay the bills. Within the Silence was an educational touring show — most of the acting I did in Seattle was either educational or corporate video. Nowheresville was a romantic comedy indie feature that I’m convinced would have been a giant hit if it had starred actual celebrities instead of me and Henri Lubatti (who is actually much more of a celebrity than I am now). So I’ve always had my roots in comedy but now I really only get the opportunity to audition for television dramas. Gorgeous Tiny was actually the first sketch I ever wrote in Los Angeles. I wrote it for a class and we were supposed to write a real character in a non-real situation. Hence, Rick Pope and Kiko were born.
(ÜSFG) We’ve seen some great guest stars this season. Any other special guests lined up for the rest of Season 2 or for next season of Gorgeous Tiny?
(KE) Pretty much all the guests I’ve gotten are friends or friends of friends, with the exception of Ron Jeremy who we contacted through his agent. I think everybody assumed that we got access to celebrities because of our Sony affiliation but actually the opposite was true. Every celebrity we approached through Sony assumed we had a TV-sized budget and wanted to be compensated accordingly. So, for the next season, I need to hurry up and make more celebrity friends or I’m really screwed.
(ÜSFG) Will Panda or Unicow ever speak?
(KE) They speak the language of love in every episode. Just lean in real close and you’ll hear it.
(ÜSFG) Lick Poop… er… Rick Pope has really become a break-out character on Gorgeous Tiny, even being featured in his own Vlog. Was that planned or was it in response to on-screen chemistry and fan reaction? Will we see more Rick Pope Vlogs? Will Kiko ever return his feelings?
(KE) If we do get a season three pickup, that story line is definitely something I’d like to continue further. Part of the Vlog idea was just that Ryan Smith is one of the funniest improvisers ever, so letting him go as Rick was just excellent comedy. Ryan is really one of the best comedic actors I’ve ever met. He can actually play a funny straight man.
(ÜSFG) What happened to Episode 21? I can’t find it!
(KE) Yes, it’s strange that it seems to have disappeared from YouTube. You can see it on Crackle. Use the pull down menu to get to Season 2. It’s called “Episode 9” on Crackle, “The Taming of the Unicow.” Starring Phil Proctor of The Firesign Theater.
(ÜSFG) Have you thought about doing more films?
(KE) I like the way you phrased that. It makes it sound as if not doing more films is a personal decision that I have made for myself. It’s true. Every day, I wake up and think, “hmmm, should I spend the next few hours in bed, vacillating between showering or going back to sleep, ORRRRR should I do a film?” Invariably, I make myself feel better by calling my dreams “films” and going back to sleep. Please tell more film directors to put me in their movies. And then please tell me not to suck at my auditions for said movies. Thank you!
(ÜSFG) Your IMDb profile says you’re also an artist. Did you do any of the artwork we’ve seen in GTCMS or The Guild? Where can we see your work?
(KE) Who is responsible for these heinous lies?… I mean, um, yes, yes I AM an artist. You can see my work on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Seriously, don’t they have people to check these things?
(ÜSFG) Any more 2 Hot Girls in the Shower planned? What other projects have you been working on?
(KE) Yes, we’re shooting more this week. I just got so busy with The Guild that I didn’t have time to do anything else. Or, rather, the time I had was spent oozing around in a little gelatinous puddle of my own tears. I’m not currently working on anything else. STOP TORMENTING ME WITH YOUR HORRIBLE QUESTIONS!!! I’m not working on anything else, nobody will put me in their films and I have no artistic talent! SATISFIED?!?! Actually I have another series I want my husband to shoot but he’s too busy painting God on our dining room ceiling.
(ÜSFG) Are you a Whedonite?
(KE) I’m half Whedonite, half Korean. The whole Buffy phenom passed me by but I loved Firefly and I love Dr. Horrible so I don’t know what I’m waiting for. Why don’t I just go right now and buy and watch all of Buffy?
You can catch Kim as Japanese talk show host Kiko in Gorgeous Tiny Chicken Machine Show, currently airing its second season on Crackle.
Bond Between Anakin and Ahsoka Strengthens in Star Wars: The Clone Wars
from StarWars.com:
As Jedi Master and Padawan, the relationship between Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano is central to Star Wars: The Clone Wars — and it faces a difficult test in “Jedi Crash,” an all-new episode that premieres at 9 p.m. ET/PT Friday on Cartoon Network.
With Anakin suffering from life-threatening injuries, Ahsoka needs to find medical aid for him on an unfamiliar planet. The task leads her to a village populated by friendly but devoutly pacifistic creatures. As she implores them for help, Ahsoka finds she needs to practice the Jedi philosophy that prohibits personal attachments.
The episode not only introduces a brand-new race of characters to the Star Wars galaxy — the Lurmen — but also brings a new dimension to the bond between Anakin and Ahsoka. Their relationship is one that Ashley Eckstein, who voices the young Padawan, says she understands.
“I wanted to be just like my big brother when I was growing up, and I really was just like Ahsoka — I was such a tomboy,” Eckstein recalls. She says she remembers “playing Star Wars” with her brother in their living room. Back then, she took the role of R2-D2 to her brother’s C-3PO, and Eckstein says their relationship helped her define Ahsoka’s interactions with her Jedi master.
“I was the only girl on the baseball team and proud of it,” she says. “I may not have been the best hitter or the best fielder, but I was the fastest runner, and I would outrun any boy on the field. I was close in age with my brother, and we played in the same league, but my mom insisted that we not be on the same team because she wanted that sense of competitiveness, and she wanted me to be able to flourish in my own light and not be in my brother’s shadow.”
It’s a challenge similar to the one Ahsoka faces, particularly since Anakin accepted her only begrudgingly. “Being a girl, and a younger sister, made me strive that much harder because I wanted to prove to my brother that I could hang with him and his friends. I really loved having an older brother, learning from him and kind of being his Padawan, in a sense.”
While Star Wars: The Clone Wars is packed with thrills and action, Eckstein is most enthusiastic about the series’ exploration of her character’s emotions and humanity. She says Anakin and Ahsoka’s relationship helps form the emotional core of the series.
“There are some really touching moments in the series between Anakin and Ahsoka, and you definitely see their relationship grow and mature,” Eckstein says. “In the beginning of the series, they’re still learning about each other. But as the battles go on and they go through all these trials and tribulations, their relationship just grows and blossoms. They learn a lot from each other.”
Vote for Neil!
from The Legend of Neil:
Only a few days left until the Streamy award nominations are announced and who gets nominated is solely up to you. January 23rd is the deadline. Go vote! Once again here is our ideal ballot:
Best Comedy Series: The Legend of Neil (legendofneil.com)
Best Director (Comedy): Sandeep Parikh
Best Writing (Comedy): Tony Janning & Sandeep Parikh
Best Male Actor (Comedy): Tony Janning
Best Guest Star in a Web Series (Comedy): Felicia Day
Best Editing: Sandeep Parikh
Best Cinematography: Richard E. Stark
Best Art Direction: Leah Mann
Best Visual Effects: Sevan Najarian
Best Original Music: Robert Harrington
Vulcan Tourism
from Vulcan Tourism & Trek Station:
We have just relaunched the Vulcan Tourism website. If you have not already done so, check it out at: vulcantourism.com. We will be posting press releases and updates on our continuing quest to host the premiere of Star Trek XI both on this Facebook Group, and on our new website, under Vulcan News.
The Legend of Neil Forums
from The Legend of Neil:
Tony and I have been furiously writing season 2 of Neil and we’re getting pretty pumped about shooting this thing. But since the release is months away, I’m going to be trolling the forums to keep my adrenaline flowing.
There’s been a host of great activity on the LON forums and we’d love to see you post! Tell us what you want on the Legend of Neil DVD, or how you might be able to help us subtitle season 1, or what enemies you want to see in season two, or create your own topic!
I promise to post more often myself and let Tony out of the cage I keep him in so he can get on there as well.
Also we’ve had some problems with our fanart submission form. So if you’ve tried to submit something and it hasn’t shown up on our pictures page then we didn’t get it. Please just send us an email at fanart@effinfunny.com. Thanks!
Oh and Happy Happy New Year, make sure to keep those resolutions going for at least a week or two before reverting back to your old self. 🙂
Matt Smith is the new Doctor
from BBC Press Office:
The BBC today announced that Matt Smith has been cast in the role of the Doctor in the iconic BBC series Doctor Who.
Smith will be the 11th Time Lord and will take over from David Tennant who leaves the show at the end of 2009. He will be seen in the forthcoming fifth series that will be broadcast in 2010.
The fifth series will also have a new lead writer and Executive Producer in the form of the BAFTA award-winning writer Steven Moffat, who is taking over from Russell T Davies.
Moffat will be joined by Piers Wenger, who will be the new Executive Producer for BBC Wales making the show.
Following David Tennant’s decision to step down at the end of 2009, the team behind the new series set about casting the new Doctor so that new adventures could be created and scripts written with Matt in mind.
The identity of the new Doctor was revealed on a special edition of Doctor Who Confidential that was broadcast on BBC One today (3 January) at 5.35pm (17.35 GMT).
In it Smith revealed his initial reaction at taking on such a legendary role and his thoughts on what direction the Doctor might now be going with him playing the part.
Matt Smith said of his new role: “I’m just so excited about the journey that is in front of me. It’s a wonderful privilege and challenge that I hope I will thrive on.
“I feel proud and honoured to have been given this opportunity to join a team of people that has worked so tirelessly to make the show so thrilling.
“David Tennant has made the role his own, brilliantly, with grace, talent and persistent dedication. I hope to learn from the standards set by him.
“The challenge for me is to do justice to the show’s illustrious past, my predecessors, and most importantly, to those who watch it. I really cannot wait.”
Lead writer and Executive Producer Steven Moffat said: “The Doctor is a very special part, and it takes a very special actor to play him. You need to be old and young at the same time, a boffin and an action hero, a cheeky schoolboy and the wise old man of the universe.
“As soon as Matt walked through the door, and blew us away with a bold and brand new take on the Time Lord, we knew we had our man.
“2010 is a long time away but rest assured the 11th Doctor is coming — and the universe has never been so safe.”
Piers Wenger, Head Of Drama, BBC Wales, added: “With two hearts, a ferocious mind and over 900 years of experience behind him, it’s not every 26 year old actor who can take on a role like the Doctor but within moments of meeting Matt he showed the skill and imagination needed to create a Doctor all of his own.
“It’s just the beginning of the journey for Matt but with Steven Moffat’s scripts and the expertise of the production team in Cardiff behind him, there is no one more perfect than him to be taking the TARDIS to exciting new futures when the series returns in 2010.”
Ben Stephenson, Controller, BBC Drama, added: “I am delighted to see Matt take on this iconic role. It will see him continuing his relationship with the BBC following his performances in Ruby in the Smoke and Party Animals, and his upcoming role in Moses Jones.
“The combination of Matt, Steven and Piers will, I know, take Doctor Who onto new and even dizzier heights.”
Jay Hunt, Controller, BBC One, said: “Matt Smith will be a mesmerising 11th Time Lord, true to the spirit of the show.
“He is a worthy successor to David Tennant who has been utterly remarkable in the role and promises to continue to be in next year’s four special episodes.”
Doctor Who Confidential — The Eleventh Doctor can be seen on BBC iPlayer until 10 January 2009.
There will be four Doctor Who specials featuring David Tennant that will run in 2009 into New Year 2010 (dates to be confirmed).
An extended interview with Matt Smith can be seen at bbc.co.uk/doctorwho.
Matt Smith pictures are available from bbcpictures.com.
Matt Smith, 26, grew up with his family including one sister in Northampton. He was head boy at Northampton School For Boys where he excelled at sports, music and drama.
Initially, Matt wanted to be a professional footballer and played for Northampton Town Under-11 & 12s, Nottingham Forest Under 12, 13 & 14s and Leicester City Under 15 & 16s before a back injury forced him out of the game.
Following his injury, and with the encouragement of one of his teachers, Jerry Hardingham, Matt decided to join the National Youth Theatre.
It was during this time that Matt first gained attention at the Royal Court Theatre when he was cast in the play Fresh Kills, directed by Wilson Milam, whilst still at the University Of East Anglia where he was studying Drama and Creative Writing.
Already a stalwart of the National Youth Theatre, his performance at the Court led to a variety of theatrical experiences at the National Theatre: in the award-winning History Boys (directed by Nick Hytner), On the Shore of the Wide World (directed by Sarah Frankcom) and also in the acclaimed trio of plays Burn / Citizenship / Chatroom (directed by Anna Mackmin).
These roles led to Matt’s first outings on the small screen, alongside Billie Piper in Phillip Pullman’s period detective stories, The Ruby in the Smoke and The Shadow in the North (both BBC One), where he played Jim, right-hand man to Billie’s detective heroine Sally Lockhart.
These pieces were followed by the lead role of Danny in the BBC Two series Party Animals, the brilliantly observed drama set in the world of young politicians.
In a dazzling return to the Royal Court in 2007, Matt played Henry in Polly Stenham’s award-winning first play That Face, opposite Lindsay Duncan. His performance gained Matt an Evening Standard Best Newcomer nomination and a year later the play had a second life in the West End at the Duke of York’s Theatre.
In between the two runs, Matt played Guy opposite Christian Slater’s Buddy in Swimming with Sharks, Mike Leslie’s searing West End adaptation of the 1994 Hollywood film.
In this time he also played a lead role in the BAFTA winning BBC One series The Street, opposite Gina McKee and Lorraine Ashbourne.
Matt has recently completed work on Moses Jones for BBC Two, directed by Michael Offer, in which he plays the lead role of Dan Twentyman, alongside Shaun Parkes in the title role.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars Returns with a Closer Look at the Malevolent Count Dooku
from StarWars.com:
Star Wars: The Clone Wars gives audiences a different look at Separatist leader Count Dooku, and also introduces a new set of villains in “Dooku Captured,” an all-new episode of the hit animated series directed by Jesse Yeh, premiering at 9 p.m. ET/PT Friday, Jan. 2, on Cartoon Network.
The episode finds Anakin and Obi-Wan attempting to capture Dooku, only to discover the Sith Lord has already been kidnapped by intergalactic pirates.
Yeh says the episode reveals more insight into Count Dooku’s descent from Jedi Knight to his lofty place within the ranks of those wielding the dark side of the Force.
“I have always been interested in the drama behind this particular character,” Yeh explains. “He thinks realistically, and has a solid mind. The actions he takes are always so direct and straight forward.
“In a way, he’s almost pathetic. His mind is constantly being twisted by his pride, which is what originally led him to the dark side. Because of his pride, he doesn’t realize he has turned into exactly the sort of monster that he once fought against. From his perspective, he is not doing anything different from what he did when he was still a Jedi. He’s just trying to save the universe — but this time from what he sees as a corrupt Republic. In the end, he’s become just another expendable pawn of the true evil.”
Yeh said Dooku’s position as a prisoner in “Dooku Captured” provided a dramatic and animation challenge. “Dooku is no longer in control of the situation, so we had to spend some time trying to figure out how to animate this ‘tamed’ Dooku.”
In addition to working with Dooku, Yeh said it was particularly exciting directing an episode that introduces new characters.
“The pirates have a gangster-like society. The fact that they were actually capable of capturing the legendary Dooku took me by surprise,” Yeh says. “Since the pirate chief is a new character, there were really no limitations on how to bring him to the screen. As a director, I got to determine who this new character would be — how to bring out the combative and greedy nature of this particular species, and put those characteristics onto the very surface of his performance.”
Neil needs You!
from The Legend of Neil:
Hey all,
So a bunch of our favorite webtertainment sites got together and created these web series specific awards, that I really really want to to win-er I mean it would be an honor to be even considered for (must… remember… humility). But we need your nominations in order to be considered! So please go to streamys.org and nominate Neil!
Here’s our ideal ballot
Best Comedy Series: The Legend of Neil (legendofneil.com)
Best Director (Comedy): Sandeep Parikh
Best Writing (Comedy): Tony Janning & Sandeep Parikh
Best Male Actor (Comedy): Tony Janning (Neil), Mike Rose (Old Man)
Best Guest Star in a Web Series (Comedy): Felicia Day (Fairy)
Best Editing: Sandeep Parikh
Best Cinematography: Richard E. Stark (amazing dungeon lighting!)
Best Art Direction: Leah Mann (she built a dragon out of styrofoam, and the level wall, skeletons, etc!)
Best Visual Effects: Sevan Najarian (fairy sex, fireballs, and more!)
Best Original Music: Robert Harrington (score), Sandeep Parikh (ridiculous opening song)
Also please nominate The Guild if you get the chance as well! Thanks so much for your continued support! All this kinda stuff helps bring you more Neil! Happy holidays!
Amy Okuda: The Guild’s Tinkerballa
Over the past few weeks, fans of The Guild have been eagerly awaiting the release of new hilarious episodes of our favorite web series and, as expected, Codex and the Knights of Good have not let us down. With three episodes and the Christmas special now out, we thought this would be a great time to catch up with the cast and find out what they’ve been up to. As a Christmas gift from ÜberSciFiGeek to all of you, here is the first of several upcoming interviews.
Amy Okuda plays Tinkerballa, a Ranger in the “Knights of Good” guild. As anyone who’s played World of Warcraft or Everquest with me can attest to, I have a soft spot for the Ranger/Hunter toons (slang for in-game characters), so that automatically makes Tink one of my favorite characters. As busy as she is between school and the holiday season, Amy was kind enough to set aside some time to answer a few questions for ÜberSciFiGeek.
ÜberSciFiGeek (ÜSFG) Did you have an active imagination when you were a kid?
Amy Okuda (AO) I think all young kids have very good imaginations. But I was the kid in preschool that escaped from the classroom everyday to talk to flowers… so I guess I could say I had a pretty active imagination… haha.
(ÜSFG) How old were you when you decided you wanted to be an actor?
(AO) I got into acting very recently, probably like junior year of high school. I started dancing in 7th grade, and my dance teacher and friends would tell me to get into acting too since they make more money… so I did, and I ended up really liking it.
(ÜSFG) Lots of artistic people struggle with other things considered normal, like sports, academics, and social interaction, but then thrive when they discover the arts. Did you have a similar experience?
(AO) I think my experience is the furthest from that. Acting and the arts were not a part of my life until about 7th grade. I played basketball for about 9 years, since I was 5 — that was my life. I was basically a tomboy and thought I was going to get into college through basketball, but realized I was Asian and would grow up to be about 5″1 and 95 pounds… haha. But I would say I grew up with a very normal life. I went to school, had a lot of good friends, played sports, you know, the usual. Then I started really getting into dance in high school and started independent studies my junior year, so that’s when my life started getting “not normal” I guess… haha. But my boyfriend was going to school so I still got to go to my senior prom, which was nice. But I was lucky and got to experience a lot of different things in my life — like being a student, an athlete, a dancer, an actor, etc., and I think that’s what makes me different from other actors who have been in the business all their life.
(ÜSFG) You just finished wrapping season 2 of The Guild. What was it like being back together with the cast and crew? How different was it to actually have a budget this time around?
(AO) I absolutely love every single cast member and crew that works on the show. Me and Robin, who plays Clara, especially got close, and I’m so thankful that everyone is so supportive and nice. I couldn’t imagine working on a show with people I hated. Well, now that we are sponsored and have a budget, we got to shoot the whole season in a shorter amount of time, which was nice compared to shooting episodes months apart. But it’s not completely different from shooting season 1; it’s still so much fun and I love it just as much as I did shooting the first season.
(ÜSFG) Other than your Mario Kart addiction, are you anything like Tink?
(AO) Tink is basically me when I was, like, 10-11 years old. That’s when I was really into basketball, and I was such a feisty little kid. I didn’t take crap from anyone; I was so competitive and thought I was the toughest thing. One time, a boy was, like, looking at me and trying to talk to me and I snapped at him and said “What are you looking at?” To me, that’s such a Tink line. When I quit basketball and wasn’t in such a competitive environment all the time, I really mellowed down, and I’m glad I did, because I honestly probably wouldn’t have any friends… haha.
(ÜSFG) I know you did the “LOL” episode of Californication with David Duchovny. How different was that filming experience from The Guild?
(AO) Well, the big difference was that I only had to memorize one sentence. HAHAHA. But it was kind of cool because I only had, like, a tiny part but I had my own little trailer, a wardrobe person, make-up artist, and they even had a stand-in for me, which was kind of weird. But you know, other than that, there’s just a lot more people on set, and I got to see David Duchovny… lol.
(ÜSFG) You’ve been busy at the University of Southern California. Have you had time for anything else, and, if so, what other projects have you been working on?
(AO) My main project for the next 3 years is to graduate! I really wish I could go out and audition and work as an actor more, but right now my main goal is to get a degree, and live life like a normal college girl. My mom always told me college is the best time in your life, and I really want to live it up and treasure my time at USC, especially because there is so much to do there besides go to class, and I don’t want to miss out on anything.
(ÜSFG) Do you get recognized in public now?
(AO) Umm, I got recognized once at El Torito; it was kind of a weird experience, but it doesn’t happen much. I get a lot of friends and family telling me, “Oh, my friend was saying he/she was looking through the Internet and saw you on The Guild!” or random old friends Facebook-messaging me and being like, “WTF, you’re in The Guild?”
(ÜSFG) Are you a Whedonite?
(AO) I’m not exactly sure what being a Whedonite entails, but I definitely enjoyed Dr. Horrible. I think everyone did a great job on that.
(ÜSFG) Is there anything else you can think of that you’d like to share?
(AO) Umm, I don’t think so, just KEEP WATCHING THE GUILD. 🙂 lovelovelove
(ÜSFG) Thank you, Amy!
The Guild is currently airing Season 2, and can be watched on MSN Video, Xbox Live and Zune.