con report
Okay.
So I will attempt to refrain from lots of "OH MY FUCKING GOD" outbursts within this post. I do not yet have pictures up. But. So today was the Friday of SFX. And I think. I might possibly die. My jaw is aching from laughing. And my head hurts from laughing. And Adiel's stomach hurts, but I think that's unrelated, but apparently she just went "no. it's from laughing." and now she's laughing, and apparently it hurts. (also, Janet loves Daniel.) (nope. I'm not watching Lifeboat. nope.)
Okay. So.
First off was Robert Picardo (The Doctor from Voyager, and Woolsey from SG-1).
So, he comes in, and is amusing and the whatnot, and then someone goes "Can you sing". Because he can sing opera. So he sings opera for us! And then sings a song about Tuvok being in pon far, and not getting any for 7 years, and I died. Anyways, he sang. And my brain is fucking fried. Because of Paul, so I think more will come to me when I get the pictures. OH! Actually, someone was asking him about the whole SG-1 thing is cancelled and he was like "I don't know how much it costs to make per episode" and I of course, being about 5 feet away (wheelchair seating, yay!) --- blurt out "2 million" and he's like "oh, so it's 2 million per episode". And then a question was added about another network getting itpicked up, and I put up my hand a bit and went "nope. Sci-fi, yadda yadda". So at that point he pointed at me and went "anyone with questions, go to this girl, she sounds much more knowledgeable". So it's been proven, I am a dork.
Also, so I've come back to this, because I just remembered two things. So there is this episode of Voyager, where the Doctor, due to a glitch, starts shrinking, and his daughter, who was four at the time, saw it and didn't understand that Daddy couldn't actually shrink, turned to him and went "DADDY DO IT!". Also apparently she didn't get at first that Voyager wasn't real, and that "why can't the ship come and pick you up for work?". Which is. Adorable.
Also, because they had the action dolls? He was saying about how isn't it wierd that his kids grew up with a daddy doll. And that he'd come home, and there would be barbie in the barbie convertable with her long flowing hair, and daddy's doll, in it's bald glory, sitting beside barbie. And obviously if they were ever mad at him, daddy would instead be strapped to the front of the convertable in which to be slammed into walls =P
On to Paul! PAUL OMG PAUL!.
So. Where do I start? It started off with some sort of sanity. Except, hey! We ran into some people we met at Toronto Trek, and so, that was major yay! Because they're really cool. So, there was a small like "OMG YOU! Hey!" and then we sat together. And were talking, and waiting for Paul to get there.
So Paul gets there, I squee. Inwardly, because I've seen interviews. The man is funny. So, he talks for a little bit, and then goes to take questions so, and first no-one was asking so I'm like fine, and raised my hand. So I basically asked:
About the fact, that it seems like ever since Misbegotten, since Michael mind-tortured Carson, that Carson has been less of his original 'wussy' self. That he's more willing to go off-planet, and if it was to do with the fact that Michael had messed with him, because we didn't really see what went on. Just that Carson did give up information.
Except seeing as I wasn't planning on asking a question right away, it was muddled in my explanation, and I had to preface it with a "does anyone mind if I ask a season 3 question" seeing, as we're in Canada, and I've been downloading episodes seeing as TMN doesn't start airing season 3 until September 11.
So, first off Paul responded with a look and answered "I'm SINGLE!" which seemed to serve through-out the entire thing as his "help!" response =P But then answered my question.
What he said was that:
Yes, Carson has been going through character changes. Partially from the fact that Carson is getting more used to his surroundings, and it wouldn't make sense if he always stayed kind of scared and nervous about things that he continueously faces that it wouldn't be realistic, and it makes for a flat boring character basically. Then he also said, about how -- with the fact that with the whole Wraith retrovirus and having all those wraith turned into humans, and the fact that Carson is dealing with the whole lack of Geneva convention thing, and then especially what happened with Carson and the wraith and with Michael on the planet that they had been housing them on, that Carson has gone to a bit of a darker place for a while, and that he would have had to. Especially since with season 3, there has been a lot of (except for Irrisitable) darker episodes.
Anyways, so random things that I remember:
- Paul is single.
- He drives a green jeep.
- He told the story about his first con in Scotland again, and about telling his parents he got the gig.
- He called us cheeky buggers, and calling us names, but in his scottish accent.
- He wouldn't answer slash-fic questions =P
- He's single.
- He hates the lion from the wizard of oz, and wizard of oz in general. Because one of his first gigs was wandering around some kind of convention in a giant wizard of oz lion outfit. And he almost passed out from the heat of it, could only go 20 minutes without having to rest, and finished the day basically wandering around in the outfit with only his boxers on underneath.
- Apparently, Jason is yes, Marmaduke crossed with Chewbacca, and occasionally Jason comes up and hugs him, picks him up, breaking his ribs and then swings him around so that his feet hit people =P
- Atlantis is apparently a nightclub. Turn down the lights, turn on the gate. Have a few drinks, with Rainbow spinning discs, and who knows what could happen.
- Paul has a BeD, (Bachelor of Education), and taught, and so if he wasn't acting (which he would pick first for a job choice), then he would be teaching. And he was teaching for a while, but chose to give it up because he was getting more and more jobs and didn't feel it was fair on the kids to not be 100%.
Oh, so the fact that David and Kate Hewlett now have blogs was brought up. And he laughed because it was mentioned (um. by me.) that we totally ruined Kate's productivity the other night, and she spent 4 1/2 hours translating messages she got in lots of languages. So he said that he's not really a blogging type person, and that he is a horrible typist.
He also at one exclaimed that he can't read, and has his scripts dictated to him.
I'm trying to think of more before I get to the really cracked out parts. Which will involve, just. Me being on crack. And Adiel. And our friend who was with us. We possibly died.
Oh so, he also answered a question about what he thinks about Carsons character development, and he said most of the same stuff that he said when I asked my question about recent Carson stuff -- but that he really does like that the character is developing and that it's really happened because of the fans, becoming a regular character and all that jazz, and that:
They really do read everything we write in. So write in.
(so on that note, can we all write in and ask for more Lorne? also, that Chuck gets a name onscreen, and that it is indeed: Chuck.)
Oh, someome asked if he ever reads any scripts and wishes he could play another character and he said that he really couldn't see himself playing other characters anyways, and that he really does love playing Carson.
Then he did. Horribly bad impressions. Of Joe Flannigan. And then starting doing David. And talking really... fast... And it was just pointed out to me that I just wrote "and then started doing David" ... Which. I apologise for. I think.
Okay, so at this point the conversation drifted to how, they like to joke around and because David has a lot to say and occasionally just, gets all his words stumbling over each other and at the point goes "hummaa ahumm" and Paul finishes it off with "*incoherant mumbles* That's allll folks!". At which point David tells him to shut up.
Oh so he talked a bit about a Dog's breakfast, and of course mentioned how Mars is really the star (which I think when the whole David and Kate's blog thing came up, and yes, this "report" is not in any kind of order. Because I'm pulling it all from my very fried brain"). So because other projects came up:
He said that he would love to do a full length comedy, because he really enjoys doing comedy. But he is obviously very happy doing Stargate right now.
SG-1's cancellation was brought up, and he said that there is some confusion on the sets, because of crew that has been there a long time, and if they have senority over other crew, but also that Stargate gets that thing of "If it ain't broke, don't fix it". But there is obviously some uncertainty of whats going to happen to the sets, and stuff like that. But he also said he stays out of the politics, and that they (the actors) are always the last to know about anything anyways.
Pranks ahoy:
He said that yesterday, he was filming a scene with Rachel, and she's on an infirmary bed, and the lights go out, and she says "goodnight" and that Carson has already left the scene. But what he did, was after the lights went out was crept back onto camera, and up onto the bed, and was about a centimetre away from her face, and went "hello sweetheart".
Also, apparently in another upcoming episode, Carson and Rodney are having to carry an injured soldier on a stretcher. And Carson has a fairly big pack anyways that's pretty heavy. And also they're having to carry a fairly decent sized man. So, Joe decided to put like a 50lb boulder in his pack. And the entire day, Paul is going "blimey mate, could you take something out of this bag?". And at the end of the day, Joe went up to him and took it out and just grinned.
So. Onto the crack.
So first off, his shirt was possibly a tad too short. Which means that it rode up, quite often. So there will be pictures, because Adiel, unlike me, wants the boys (I feel the need to quote Buffy right now, and when the boys check out Tara in Once More with Feeling and she goes "Omg! I'm cured! I want the boys!").
Anyways, so also. He kept touching himself. Like, it looked like it was fairly unconsciously, but close to like. Anyways, on his chest. So this caused me to giggle inwardly, and at one point I leaned over to Addie, and went "He's. Touching. Himself." At which point, Addie convulsed into silent giggles, I convulsed into silent giggles, and our friend pretty much DIED. So then because of the fact that I am front row, Paul NOTICES, that we're kind of dying and goes:
"Laddiess? Is there something you wish to share with the rest of the class?" Which caused even more horrible dying, and tears of laughter -- and then I was going to share why we were laughing, but SOMEONE stopped me, and I wasn't allowed to share.
Anyways.
Then maybe 10 or fifteen minutes later, during the Duet, slash talk, etc. He mentioned that he enjoyed Duet because he got to play the 'straight man' to David. In which, Addie repeated quietly as 'straight man?!". Which. Okay, I squeaked and then doubled over with my hand over my mouth. I admit, I was a little hyper, but actually managed except for the squeak to keep completely quiet. Except that, we're RIGHT in Paul's line of sight. So he can see us. Right in front of him.
So he interupts himself, glances at us and goes "YOU AGAIN!" and I was going to share THAT time why were were laughing, except I possibly couldn't breathe. From the stifling of the laughter.
So um. This is in which Paul kills me dead, and makes my summer.
At the end, he does the normal "Yes yes, you were great, thanks for having me, yay fans" thing, and then goes:
"Oh yes, to the disruptive one up front? I have a hat, signed by the entire cast"
And proceeds to toss it to me.
Oh.
My.
God.
Then. I'm basically going *slack jawed holy fucking shit he just tossed me a hat signed by the entire cast*. And he comes down and I go "thank you thank you thank you" and he goes "you're welcome!" and proceeds to give me a hug.
I think. I possibly died. Because yes. Hello.
On an unrelated note. I just found out that Torri is scheduled to go to Toronto Trek 21 next year.
*dies*
That is all.
So I will attempt to refrain from lots of "OH MY FUCKING GOD" outbursts within this post. I do not yet have pictures up. But. So today was the Friday of SFX. And I think. I might possibly die. My jaw is aching from laughing. And my head hurts from laughing. And Adiel's stomach hurts, but I think that's unrelated, but apparently she just went "no. it's from laughing." and now she's laughing, and apparently it hurts. (also, Janet loves Daniel.) (nope. I'm not watching Lifeboat. nope.)
Okay. So.
First off was Robert Picardo (The Doctor from Voyager, and Woolsey from SG-1).
So, he comes in, and is amusing and the whatnot, and then someone goes "Can you sing". Because he can sing opera. So he sings opera for us! And then sings a song about Tuvok being in pon far, and not getting any for 7 years, and I died. Anyways, he sang. And my brain is fucking fried. Because of Paul, so I think more will come to me when I get the pictures. OH! Actually, someone was asking him about the whole SG-1 thing is cancelled and he was like "I don't know how much it costs to make per episode" and I of course, being about 5 feet away (wheelchair seating, yay!) --- blurt out "2 million" and he's like "oh, so it's 2 million per episode". And then a question was added about another network getting itpicked up, and I put up my hand a bit and went "nope. Sci-fi, yadda yadda". So at that point he pointed at me and went "anyone with questions, go to this girl, she sounds much more knowledgeable". So it's been proven, I am a dork.
Also, so I've come back to this, because I just remembered two things. So there is this episode of Voyager, where the Doctor, due to a glitch, starts shrinking, and his daughter, who was four at the time, saw it and didn't understand that Daddy couldn't actually shrink, turned to him and went "DADDY DO IT!". Also apparently she didn't get at first that Voyager wasn't real, and that "why can't the ship come and pick you up for work?". Which is. Adorable.
Also, because they had the action dolls? He was saying about how isn't it wierd that his kids grew up with a daddy doll. And that he'd come home, and there would be barbie in the barbie convertable with her long flowing hair, and daddy's doll, in it's bald glory, sitting beside barbie. And obviously if they were ever mad at him, daddy would instead be strapped to the front of the convertable in which to be slammed into walls =P
On to Paul! PAUL OMG PAUL!.
So. Where do I start? It started off with some sort of sanity. Except, hey! We ran into some people we met at Toronto Trek, and so, that was major yay! Because they're really cool. So, there was a small like "OMG YOU! Hey!" and then we sat together. And were talking, and waiting for Paul to get there.
So Paul gets there, I squee. Inwardly, because I've seen interviews. The man is funny. So, he talks for a little bit, and then goes to take questions so, and first no-one was asking so I'm like fine, and raised my hand. So I basically asked:
About the fact, that it seems like ever since Misbegotten, since Michael mind-tortured Carson, that Carson has been less of his original 'wussy' self. That he's more willing to go off-planet, and if it was to do with the fact that Michael had messed with him, because we didn't really see what went on. Just that Carson did give up information.
Except seeing as I wasn't planning on asking a question right away, it was muddled in my explanation, and I had to preface it with a "does anyone mind if I ask a season 3 question" seeing, as we're in Canada, and I've been downloading episodes seeing as TMN doesn't start airing season 3 until September 11.
So, first off Paul responded with a look and answered "I'm SINGLE!" which seemed to serve through-out the entire thing as his "help!" response =P But then answered my question.
What he said was that:
Yes, Carson has been going through character changes. Partially from the fact that Carson is getting more used to his surroundings, and it wouldn't make sense if he always stayed kind of scared and nervous about things that he continueously faces that it wouldn't be realistic, and it makes for a flat boring character basically. Then he also said, about how -- with the fact that with the whole Wraith retrovirus and having all those wraith turned into humans, and the fact that Carson is dealing with the whole lack of Geneva convention thing, and then especially what happened with Carson and the wraith and with Michael on the planet that they had been housing them on, that Carson has gone to a bit of a darker place for a while, and that he would have had to. Especially since with season 3, there has been a lot of (except for Irrisitable) darker episodes.
Anyways, so random things that I remember:
- Paul is single.
- He drives a green jeep.
- He told the story about his first con in Scotland again, and about telling his parents he got the gig.
- He called us cheeky buggers, and calling us names, but in his scottish accent.
- He wouldn't answer slash-fic questions =P
- He's single.
- He hates the lion from the wizard of oz, and wizard of oz in general. Because one of his first gigs was wandering around some kind of convention in a giant wizard of oz lion outfit. And he almost passed out from the heat of it, could only go 20 minutes without having to rest, and finished the day basically wandering around in the outfit with only his boxers on underneath.
- Apparently, Jason is yes, Marmaduke crossed with Chewbacca, and occasionally Jason comes up and hugs him, picks him up, breaking his ribs and then swings him around so that his feet hit people =P
- Atlantis is apparently a nightclub. Turn down the lights, turn on the gate. Have a few drinks, with Rainbow spinning discs, and who knows what could happen.
- Paul has a BeD, (Bachelor of Education), and taught, and so if he wasn't acting (which he would pick first for a job choice), then he would be teaching. And he was teaching for a while, but chose to give it up because he was getting more and more jobs and didn't feel it was fair on the kids to not be 100%.
Oh, so the fact that David and Kate Hewlett now have blogs was brought up. And he laughed because it was mentioned (um. by me.) that we totally ruined Kate's productivity the other night, and she spent 4 1/2 hours translating messages she got in lots of languages. So he said that he's not really a blogging type person, and that he is a horrible typist.
He also at one exclaimed that he can't read, and has his scripts dictated to him.
I'm trying to think of more before I get to the really cracked out parts. Which will involve, just. Me being on crack. And Adiel. And our friend who was with us. We possibly died.
Oh so, he also answered a question about what he thinks about Carsons character development, and he said most of the same stuff that he said when I asked my question about recent Carson stuff -- but that he really does like that the character is developing and that it's really happened because of the fans, becoming a regular character and all that jazz, and that:
They really do read everything we write in. So write in.
(so on that note, can we all write in and ask for more Lorne? also, that Chuck gets a name onscreen, and that it is indeed: Chuck.)
Oh, someome asked if he ever reads any scripts and wishes he could play another character and he said that he really couldn't see himself playing other characters anyways, and that he really does love playing Carson.
Then he did. Horribly bad impressions. Of Joe Flannigan. And then starting doing David. And talking really... fast... And it was just pointed out to me that I just wrote "and then started doing David" ... Which. I apologise for. I think.
Okay, so at this point the conversation drifted to how, they like to joke around and because David has a lot to say and occasionally just, gets all his words stumbling over each other and at the point goes "hummaa ahumm" and Paul finishes it off with "*incoherant mumbles* That's allll folks!". At which point David tells him to shut up.
Oh so he talked a bit about a Dog's breakfast, and of course mentioned how Mars is really the star (which I think when the whole David and Kate's blog thing came up, and yes, this "report" is not in any kind of order. Because I'm pulling it all from my very fried brain"). So because other projects came up:
He said that he would love to do a full length comedy, because he really enjoys doing comedy. But he is obviously very happy doing Stargate right now.
SG-1's cancellation was brought up, and he said that there is some confusion on the sets, because of crew that has been there a long time, and if they have senority over other crew, but also that Stargate gets that thing of "If it ain't broke, don't fix it". But there is obviously some uncertainty of whats going to happen to the sets, and stuff like that. But he also said he stays out of the politics, and that they (the actors) are always the last to know about anything anyways.
Pranks ahoy:
He said that yesterday, he was filming a scene with Rachel, and she's on an infirmary bed, and the lights go out, and she says "goodnight" and that Carson has already left the scene. But what he did, was after the lights went out was crept back onto camera, and up onto the bed, and was about a centimetre away from her face, and went "hello sweetheart".
Also, apparently in another upcoming episode, Carson and Rodney are having to carry an injured soldier on a stretcher. And Carson has a fairly big pack anyways that's pretty heavy. And also they're having to carry a fairly decent sized man. So, Joe decided to put like a 50lb boulder in his pack. And the entire day, Paul is going "blimey mate, could you take something out of this bag?". And at the end of the day, Joe went up to him and took it out and just grinned.
So. Onto the crack.
So first off, his shirt was possibly a tad too short. Which means that it rode up, quite often. So there will be pictures, because Adiel, unlike me, wants the boys (I feel the need to quote Buffy right now, and when the boys check out Tara in Once More with Feeling and she goes "Omg! I'm cured! I want the boys!").
Anyways, so also. He kept touching himself. Like, it looked like it was fairly unconsciously, but close to like. Anyways, on his chest. So this caused me to giggle inwardly, and at one point I leaned over to Addie, and went "He's. Touching. Himself." At which point, Addie convulsed into silent giggles, I convulsed into silent giggles, and our friend pretty much DIED. So then because of the fact that I am front row, Paul NOTICES, that we're kind of dying and goes:
"Laddiess? Is there something you wish to share with the rest of the class?" Which caused even more horrible dying, and tears of laughter -- and then I was going to share why we were laughing, but SOMEONE stopped me, and I wasn't allowed to share.
Anyways.
Then maybe 10 or fifteen minutes later, during the Duet, slash talk, etc. He mentioned that he enjoyed Duet because he got to play the 'straight man' to David. In which, Addie repeated quietly as 'straight man?!". Which. Okay, I squeaked and then doubled over with my hand over my mouth. I admit, I was a little hyper, but actually managed except for the squeak to keep completely quiet. Except that, we're RIGHT in Paul's line of sight. So he can see us. Right in front of him.
So he interupts himself, glances at us and goes "YOU AGAIN!" and I was going to share THAT time why were were laughing, except I possibly couldn't breathe. From the stifling of the laughter.
So um. This is in which Paul kills me dead, and makes my summer.
At the end, he does the normal "Yes yes, you were great, thanks for having me, yay fans" thing, and then goes:
"Oh yes, to the disruptive one up front? I have a hat, signed by the entire cast"
And proceeds to toss it to me.
Oh.
My.
God.
Then. I'm basically going *slack jawed holy fucking shit he just tossed me a hat signed by the entire cast*. And he comes down and I go "thank you thank you thank you" and he goes "you're welcome!" and proceeds to give me a hug.
I think. I possibly died. Because yes. Hello.
On an unrelated note. I just found out that Torri is scheduled to go to Toronto Trek 21 next year.
*dies*
That is all.