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Showing posts with label Star Trek. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Star Trek. Show all posts

Friday, May 13, 2016

Episode 59 ~ First Contact with Jonathan Frakes

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OK by now you know that Gerri and Eugenia are uber GEEKS and they have interviewed quite a number of your and their favourite TV Sci Fi icons! But, what happens when you interview one of your ultra-favourite? You geek out! Yes, and that is wha they did they geeked out! In this podcast they discuss one of their all-time favourite movies and that is Star Trek First Contact and(another geek out moment) they get to, not only speak to the Director of the movie but also to one of the stars! None other than the handsome, funny and wonderful Jonathan Frakes so who would not GEEK OUT when you get to sit down and talk with an Icon of Sci Fi both as an actor and now a director of some of our favourite TV shows. Jonathan also talks about his time directing some of the most popular shows on TV. Thank you very much must go to Carissa, Rand, Maggie from Oz Comic Con www.ozcomiccon.com for the interview. interview with Clare.

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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Podcast 47 ~ We Meet the King of Vampires - Denis O'Hare

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Gerri and Eugenia are joined by guest presenter Kess as they discuss the HBO television series True Blood. The trio are divided as to whether the blond Nordic Eric played by Alexander Skarsgard is a cut above other TV/movie vampires. Find out who enjoys watching the show and who does not give it such a rating. However, it was at the Melbourne Supanova event www.supanova.com.au that Gerri and Eugenia had the pleasure of interviewing multi-talented Tony award winning Broadway, movie and television actor Denis O’Hare. Denis plays Russell Edgington, the vampire King of Mississippi whom is the oldest and strongest vampire, but also the craziest. Denis talks about the show and his fascinating character. Gerri and Eugenia thank Daniel and Lionel from Supanova events for their interview with Denis. Look out for Supanova as it comes to a capital city near you. Adelaide and the Gold Coast have been added to the Supanova schedule for 2012.

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Podcast 43 ~ Robots and other things ~ Brent Spiner Interview

Gerri and Eugenia talk about robots, mechanoids, androids and the odd dalek or two. They look at the history of the machine man/woman from the first one to be seen in Sci Fi feature films, who of course as we all know is Maria in the newly released and remastered, Metropolis from madman.com.au. So why are they so interested in the manmade machine in the human form? It is because they have an interview with one of the genres most loved character actors, the engaging and fascinating Brent Spiner the man who made us all want to be a machine! Brent Spiner played the android Data in Star Trek Next Generation and Star Trek movies. He has also been in Threshold, Independence Day, Star Trek Enterprise and is now writing and performing his own webseries called Fresh Hell. Gerri and Eugenia’s thanks go to Scott and Diana Liston from First Contact Conventions www.firstcontactconventions.com.au .www.womentalkscifi.com

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Podcast 39 ~ Star Trek: Enterprise~ Malcolm Reed "Dominic Keating" Interview

Gerri and Eugenia had the chance to once again see Dominic Keating at a Convention (third time for Gerri), he had been in Adelaide a number of years before, this time though they had the added pleasure of interviewing him at a First Contact Convention www.firstcontactconventions.com.au . So, if you hadn’t guessed this podcast is about the series Star Trek: Enterprise. The two of them explore the highs and lows of this Trek incarnation discussing its beginning and end. You also get to listen to a very entertaining interview with Dominic Keating about his role of Lt Malcolm Reed, and his thoughts on the storylines. For an added treat you get to hear Dominic’s alternative version of the Enterprise theme, he has a pretty good voice you know.

Monday, October 11, 2010

Podcast 29 ~ INTERVIEW with Michael Dorn who played Worf from Star Trek TNG

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Gerri and Eugenia in this podcast get to interview the man who has appeared in more Star Trek episodes and movies than any other actor. It is none other than Michael Dorn who played the Klingon warrior Worf from Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and of course Colonel Worf in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. This is part 2 of their TNG interview specials and they were very excited to get the chance to speak to one of the most recognised characters from all the Star Trek Series. In his interview Michael Dorn talks about his time on the set of both Star Trek series and also about the projects that he is involved with at the moment. So do what they did enjoy your time with Michael Dorn!

Sunday, August 1, 2010

Podcast 26 ~ INTERVIEW with Jake Lloyd and Sean Williams

Every villain starts out as a young boy with a mother. She dreams that he will become famous and do good in the world. Well in this podcast Eugenia and Gerri get to talk to an incarnation of one of the world’s best-known villains! They get to interview Darth Vader, well the young Anakin Skywalker, the father of Luke and Leia! Eugenia and Gerri caught up with Jake Lloyd, who played 9-year-old Anakin when he was a slave from Tatooine and the only human able to compete in podracing. So have a listen, sit back and find out how he got the part and what he is doing now. They also interview Sean Williams, New York Times best selling author of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and his latest Star Wars: The Old Alliance: Fatal Republic who also happens to be from their hometown of Adelaide, South Australia. Eugenia and Gerri talk about their views on how George Lucas changed the world of Sci Fi with his ‘Big Screen’ epic series. Eugenia and Gerri also discuss the impact George Lucas’ Star Wars epic series has had on Sci Fi. Star Wars fans should not miss this podcast.

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Podcast 22 ~ Full Moon of Twilight Brings Out The Werewolf Interview with Alex Meraz



Ever wondered about the effect the full moon has on people? In this podcast Eugenia and Gerri discuss the werewolf. Is this creature just a hairy savage or a misunderstood tortured soul? Find out what Gerri and Eugenia think about the way werewolves have been portrayed in movies and TV from 1935 to the Twilight movies. At Supanova Expo www.supanova.com.au the girls caught up with Alex Meraz who plays one of the Twilight werewolves. He plays Paul the moody, dark one in Twilight: New Moon and Twilight: Eclipse. They also spoke to Bret Kennedy and Anthony Edwards www.thedarklurkingmovie.com who have produced and starred in an all Australian Sci Fi movie called The Dark Lurking. Catch it at a Supanova Pop Culture Expo near you.