(He likes us!)

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An excerpt from a short cellphoned interview -- the 'ME' isn't me, alas! -- with Joe Flanigan, undoubted distant Baldwin cousin (it's a gene pool thing) and formerly a recurring character on the late lamented Cupid (the GOOD one, guys!! C'mon.)

ME: What draws you to a part?

JF: Anytime there’s some sincerity or integrity to the character, it’s easy.

ME: Easy, huh? I notice you’ve been an actor for a while, but now you’re going to be sci-fi actor. Are you prepared?

JF: Filming the pilot, we’re working with Robert Patrick, and he’s told me sci-fi fans are intensely loyal and very astute. Once they’ve been introduced to you, they are very observant. And so, the same people saw him in T2 followed him into other shows. Sci-fi fans seem a more united block than fans in other genres.

ME: So, will you be buying your own action figure when it comes out?

JF: Well, hopefully, you’ll be buying it, and I’ll get the royalties.

I’ve talked with Richard Dean Anderson as well, and he agrees that sci-fi fans are intensely loyal and sophisticated. I think that’s what nice about this show: it respects the intelligence of its audience. In particular there’s a self-deprecating humor about the show that is appreciated. I certainly don’t want to watch characters that take themselves too seriously.

Gawd, it's nice to be talked about well behind one's collective back, isn't it?

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[lendolyn.livejournal.com]

Sigh...Cupid was such a fun show...

And woohoo! You can't see me, but I am currently doing a skipping Happy Dance - I had heard they were doing an SG-1 spin off, but I hadn't heard anything about who was going to star. Joe Flanigan souds like a great leading man. I can't wait to see the new series!

~Len