Since taking over a majority of the reins in terms of the interviews on the site with cast and crew since late 2009, I've strove to make the interviews I do as excellent as possible, straddling the line between asking the questions the die-hard, slightly obsessed fans want to know and balancing them with questions that even the casual viewers find intriguing. It's a combination that has worked out pretty well so far, but this year...we're taking it to the next level. And to do it, we want you to come along and enjoy the ride!
Over this past weekend, we interviewed a major cast member from one of the three series, and as an experiment, we also included questions brought to us by fans here on the forum. The results...and the cast member's answers...were so spectacular...that barring a major issue, it will become part of the standard in most interviews we do going forward. Not only will it provide a freshness and new paradigm to our chats, but it also gives all of you (our very LOYAL forum members and fans) a chance to have your voice heard and your burning questions answered. Not everyone can take the time and money to go to the various conventions around the world. We see this as a way for everyone to take part. And as a way for GateWorld to continue to stand out from the pack...as proof that when it comes to Stargate fan sites...we are (and always will be) the gold standard.
Below you will find a tentative list of all the actors GateWorld plans on (or hopes to be) chatting with over the course of 2012. It is a TENTATIVE list. Some names may disappear. Others may be added down the road. We'll edit this first initial post as needed as things change...and as we conclude each chat. There will normally not be a timetable to when our interviews will occur. But as long as their names remain on the list, they are fair game for you to post questions for them. For your question to be considered, each question must be asked in a THOUGHTFUL, RESPECTFUL manner. Any posts containing perceived rude attitudes or snark will be immediately stricken from consideration.
Begin each post with "This question is for..." and highlight or bold the actor's name. It will make sifting through this thread easier when the time comes to group the questions together. Please ask the questions as if you were at a convention yourself, with the actor/actress directly in front of you and with the amount of respect you would give them if you met them in person. Your forum username WILL be included in the interview. Also, at least for the time being, the number of active questions for each actor will be tracked and posted alongside their name, so you'll all know the number of queries being sent to each. If there are too many questions to fit in our chats (some actors may be approached more than once this year), then the quality of the questions will also be a deciding factor.
Finally, please remember that this opportunity is NOT a guarantee your question will be used. We will make every possible effort to include everyone, but again...please realize that length of the interview can and will be a factor (it's something we have no control over sometimes, even in interviews we've done in the past. I'd love to pick the brains of some of these guys for hours, but realistically...we may get ten minutes. LOL)
As interview dates come close, those we will be chatting with will switch to red. This means you have mere days to submit final questions. They may still remain on the list if we'll see them more than once in the year...however, in many cases, their names will disappear.
On that note, enjoy! Without further delay, here is the tentative list of interviews we PLAN to conduct this year:
Stargate SG-1
Colin Cunningham (Major Paul Davis) [2]
Tom McBeath (Maybourne)
Garry Chalk (Col. Checkov) [1]
Neil Denis (Rya'c) [1]
Stargate Atlantis
Joe Flanigan (Col. John Sheppard) [5]
Torri Higginson (Dr. Elizabeth Weir) [2]
Rachel Luttrell (Teyla Emmagan) [1]
Paul McGillion (Dr. Carson Beckett) [2]
Robert Picardo (Richard Woolsey) [3]
Jewel Staite (Dr. Jennifer Keller) [1]
Rainbow Sun Francks (Lt. Aiden Ford)
David Nykl (Dr. Radek Zelenka) [1]
Ryan Robbins (Ladon Radim)
Joseph Mallozzi (executive producer) [1]
Stargate Universe
Ming-Na (Camille Wray)
Elyse Levesque (Chloe Armstrong)
Robert Knepper (Simeon)
Over this past weekend, we interviewed a major cast member from one of the three series, and as an experiment, we also included questions brought to us by fans here on the forum. The results...and the cast member's answers...were so spectacular...that barring a major issue, it will become part of the standard in most interviews we do going forward. Not only will it provide a freshness and new paradigm to our chats, but it also gives all of you (our very LOYAL forum members and fans) a chance to have your voice heard and your burning questions answered. Not everyone can take the time and money to go to the various conventions around the world. We see this as a way for everyone to take part. And as a way for GateWorld to continue to stand out from the pack...as proof that when it comes to Stargate fan sites...we are (and always will be) the gold standard.
Below you will find a tentative list of all the actors GateWorld plans on (or hopes to be) chatting with over the course of 2012. It is a TENTATIVE list. Some names may disappear. Others may be added down the road. We'll edit this first initial post as needed as things change...and as we conclude each chat. There will normally not be a timetable to when our interviews will occur. But as long as their names remain on the list, they are fair game for you to post questions for them. For your question to be considered, each question must be asked in a THOUGHTFUL, RESPECTFUL manner. Any posts containing perceived rude attitudes or snark will be immediately stricken from consideration.
Begin each post with "This question is for..." and highlight or bold the actor's name. It will make sifting through this thread easier when the time comes to group the questions together. Please ask the questions as if you were at a convention yourself, with the actor/actress directly in front of you and with the amount of respect you would give them if you met them in person. Your forum username WILL be included in the interview. Also, at least for the time being, the number of active questions for each actor will be tracked and posted alongside their name, so you'll all know the number of queries being sent to each. If there are too many questions to fit in our chats (some actors may be approached more than once this year), then the quality of the questions will also be a deciding factor.
Finally, please remember that this opportunity is NOT a guarantee your question will be used. We will make every possible effort to include everyone, but again...please realize that length of the interview can and will be a factor (it's something we have no control over sometimes, even in interviews we've done in the past. I'd love to pick the brains of some of these guys for hours, but realistically...we may get ten minutes. LOL)
As interview dates come close, those we will be chatting with will switch to red. This means you have mere days to submit final questions. They may still remain on the list if we'll see them more than once in the year...however, in many cases, their names will disappear.
On that note, enjoy! Without further delay, here is the tentative list of interviews we PLAN to conduct this year:
Stargate SG-1
Colin Cunningham (Major Paul Davis) [2]
Tom McBeath (Maybourne)
Garry Chalk (Col. Checkov) [1]
Neil Denis (Rya'c) [1]
Stargate Atlantis
Joe Flanigan (Col. John Sheppard) [5]
Torri Higginson (Dr. Elizabeth Weir) [2]
Rachel Luttrell (Teyla Emmagan) [1]
Paul McGillion (Dr. Carson Beckett) [2]
Robert Picardo (Richard Woolsey) [3]
Jewel Staite (Dr. Jennifer Keller) [1]
Rainbow Sun Francks (Lt. Aiden Ford)
David Nykl (Dr. Radek Zelenka) [1]
Ryan Robbins (Ladon Radim)
Joseph Mallozzi (executive producer) [1]
Stargate Universe
Ming-Na (Camille Wray)
Elyse Levesque (Chloe Armstrong)
Robert Knepper (Simeon)
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