Karl Urban and "Almost Human" and a famous cabin in Vancouver

[dieastra]

So *looks around* Any Karl Urban fans among us? I only knew him as Doctor McCoy in the new Star Trek movies so far, but have started watching "Almost Human" now and love it. I also plan to get "The Loft" from the library next week. That sounds like an interesting movie

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[kanarek13]

Well, I did watch the Trek movies and Almost Human, heee. He was in LoTR? Where? (lol) :D

[sandy79]

He was Eomer, the brother of Miranda Otto's character Eowyn and head of the Riders of Rohan. I think his biggest part is in the second movie, when they come to the rescue at Helm's.

[kanarek13]

ZOMG, you are right :D Doh, lol... I don't know why my brain did not make the connection, heee :D

Hmmm, if I didn't have an insane amount of eps to catch up with, I could actually go for another LoTR rewatch :D

[dieastra]

I don't know why my brain did not make the connection, heee :D

Because he has long hair and is barely recognizable? I am always so lost if someone has a different hairstyle or color. I think I prefer him short and scruffy ;)

[sandy79]

Oh ja, hier ist einer!! Hab Karl wie du natürlich in "Star Trek" gesehen (lieb seinen Charakter da) und auch im "Herr der Ringe" (da spielt er den Eomer), und als dann eines Tages einer meiner TV-Sender hier in Österreich mit der Ausstrahlung von "Almost Human" begann, war's in gewisser Weise um mich geschehen

[dieastra]

Hiya! Willkommen im Club

[sandy79]

Na, die Szene hätt ich auch gerne gesehen! Bestimmt nicht die einzige, die da quasi unter den Tisch gefallen ist

[dieastra]

Ich weiß nicht, ob das wirklich eine unter den Tisch gefallene Szene war oder ob der Autor einfach hier und da noch was dazu erfunden hat, um es runder zu machen.

Man hat mir auch empfohlen, die Hercules und Xena Episoden mit unserem Lieblings-Kiwi, wie du ihn nennst, zu schauen ;) Da bin ich schon gespannt.

Ich war auch lange nicht im Kino, weil mich der ganze Hollywood-Schmus irgendwie nicht mehr interessierte, aber im Sommer bin ich spontan in Jurassic World gegangen, weil alle drüber redeten. Ich gebe zu, in einer Großstadt ist das leichter.

Aber vielleicht findet sich eine Videothek oder Bibliothek, die den Film hat? Wenn ich ihn gesehen habe, werde ich berichten, ob es sich lohnt.

Hast du auch MacGyver geguckt? Da sieht man noch viel mehr von Vancouver als in Stargate, wo sie es ja immer als andere Welten verkauft haben. Mac ist auch schon in dem Hafen rumgeturnt, den man in Arrow oft sieht.

War das in "Arrow" der Platz, wo Team Arrow in der dritten Staffel Malcolm gestellt haben und dann plötzlich taucht Nyssa auf?Genau

[cowgrrl]

I've been a fan of his since he was on Xena:Warrior Princess in the 1990s. He played bad boy Julius Caesar!

It's a shame Almost Human was cancelled. It was a really good show.

[dieastra]

Hiya! It's always fun when you discover someone and then find all your friends also liking him ;)

Xena is something I never have watched nor cared about, but I'll make sure to at least check out these episodes! Thanks for the tip!

Yeah, I'm only in episode 4 and am already sad that it soon will be over. I read on IMDB that there are petitions to save the show but then we can't do that for everything. I also wonder how expensive it is with all the special effects? Apparently Fox also messed up, aired episodes out of order, and asked for single stories, instead of a longer storyarch.

Have you seen the movie "The Loft" as well? Next week I'll go to the library to get the DVD. It was just recently in the cinema but of course now I have much more interest in it. Look at this trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bJZYqGfYGE

[cowgrrl]

I haven't seen "The Loft". Thanks for the link.

Oh yes you must look for his Xena episodes! He played more than one character and according to IMDB he was in 12 episodes. Start with his first appearance as Caesar. :-)

[alumfelga]

there is only one cabin in Vancouver which has been seen in many movies and TV series
So it's the Canadian equivalent of "there are only 12 actors in Britain"? ;)

[dieastra]

LOL I guess you can put it like that ;)

This cabin is not a real cabin, it is in a park, and apparently where the park ranger lives or something. The park itself is public access. I think they also raise salmon in the lake.

The fun thing is that on Stargate the small pond looked like a huge lake. Everything looks bigger on TV! I really was disappointed when staying on the shore LOL

[jackwabbit]

Karl Urban is awesome.

I've seen him in person twice, and he's fabulous.

[dieastra]

Seems that again I am the last one to discover someone ;) Ah well, better late than never.

I'm also a wee bit envious now. Just a wee bit ;)

Still making my way through "Almost Human". Half of it is already over :(

[jackwabbit]

Last? No. Of course not. And as someone recently said, there is no statute of limitations on such things. ;)

As for seeing Karl, I saw him in Dallas and then at Dragon Con. He's a fun speaker, and he always comes out with a cadre of Judge Dredd cosplayers as an escort and it's pretty epic. That alone gives him points in my book, but the fact that this happened the first time I saw him made him epic. Here goes:

Fan, asking a question: "If you could have the autograph of any other guest here, who would it be?"

Karl Urban: *points to fan* "Yours."

Fan: *freaks out a bit and laughs* "No, really."

Karl Urban: "No, I mean it. Who's got a pen?"

*someone throws him a Sharpie and he holds open his jacket and has the fan come on stage and sign the inside lapel*

Now that's a cool dude who knows how to work a crowd.

Guess what? It worked. I adore him forever for that alone. Add in the Vulcan salutes and the quotes and the fact that he loves Judge Dredd like Dreddheads do and I'm sold. :)

[dieastra]

Oh, that sounds like a cool story indeed! Awesome. Makes him definitely adorable. Thanks for telling it.

I want to watch “The Loft”, that looks like an interesting movie. I intended to get it from the library this week but someone else has snatched it. I should put my name on a list for it.

I have given autographs to John Barrowman as well - when I gave him my action figure book, he asked me to sign it ;)

I should probably hit youtube to watch some convention videos with Karl. There must be some to find. I’m still very much pre-occupied with Vic Mignogna at the moment, though. Another cool dude. He used to be a cop, so a real life hero even! I saw a video the other day where he talked about some guys he arrested.

I made a list recently of all the guys I love at the moment and found that I have one for each day of the week LOL