bummer2323: How about Michael Hurst, I love his directing as well as his acting...how is he as a director?
chat_guest2001: Guess what? Stephen Papps is on the other line in Auckland - (Stephen is calling in from Wellington)
bummer2323: Cool!
sirenia2525: nice
indianajgirl44: yeah!
chat_guest2001: Stephen wishes everyone a Merry Christmas
hbkidywo: That's awesome!
joxersfan: YEA!
blacky_blacky: thats great!!1
bummer2323: Back at ya!
Jordi32196: STEPHEN!!!!
chat_guest2001: Mystery Guest Number 1!
sirenia2525: hey, how'd the ceremony go he went to?
jackaltrades: As the governor would say "Fabulous"
japjoea: Great!!
joxersfan: Happy Holidays to both of you
hbkidywo: Merry Christmas Captin
Mayfair51: You, too, Stephen!
lasermn: we were trying to guess who the mystery guest would be. August & I both guessed Stephen
Shirley_LeVasseur: Brogard!
japjoea: Who's next, I wonder?
joxerfan: (they're talking to each other.....)
hbkidywo: The Goovinar and his loyal Capitan
bummer2323: LOL
Jordi32196: Tell Stephen I adored the character of Brogard! So much fun to write in fan fiction!
Mayfair51: I love Brogard!!!
joxersfan: I guessed that Neigel would show up
japjoea: Maybe... Jack and Em themselves??
bummer2323: Brogard is the perfect spoil to jack
joxerfan: Stephen does a one man stage show that was nominated for an award
joxersfan: EVeryone LOVES Brogard and Croque!!!
bummer2323: how cool!
joxerfan: (I bet Nigel will be here!)
sirenia2525: how'd it go?
jackaltrades: I thought some of his expressions were hilarious (eg. the scene from Floundering Fathers where Blackbeard licks him.)
sirenia2525: the ceremony that Stephen went to?
hbkidywo: I thought Brogard was at his best in Pookey episode LOL in the body cast
japjoea: I think both characters were great, the show would not have been what it was with out them.
chat_guest2001: on the awards ceremony
chat_guest2001: it was a huge night
chat_guest2001: it was held in a large ballroom w/ free champagne
Mayfair51: They had the perfect chemistry
sirenia2525: always good;)
chat_guest2001: which pleased the actors immensely
Mayfair51: LOL!
chat_guest2001: unfortunately he lost out on the award - bugger!
bummer2323: tell him to come and visit us at the message board, we'd love to have him!!
chat_guest2001: Stephen had to leave early because he had a 5:00 AM call
japjoea: KEWL!
chat_guest2001: for the shoot he's on
japjoea: OMG
bummer2323: what's he doing now?
joxersfan: We'd love to have any of the Cast and Crew!
sirenia2525: darn! well, it was nice being nominated
chat_guest2001: and I'm sure the 5:00 AM call would not have pleased him at all
chat_guest2001: Stephen says what hair he has, he couldn't let down!
sirenia2525: wouldn't please any sane person
bummer2323: it wouldn't have pleased me, either
japjoea: nOT ME!!
bummer2323: LOL
chat_guest2001: Stephen and I shared a camper (mobile home) during the shooting of "Jack of All Trades"
bummer2323: "what hair he has/" lol
chat_guest2001: and we entertained all the guest stars
krissykfk:
joxersfan: that must have been fun!
bummer2323: I bet..
japjoea: tHAT MUST HAVE BEEN INTERESTING
bummer2323: I would love to see outtakes!!!!! Good question!
indianajgirl44: yeah!!
chat_guest2001: it got very crowded with Mark Hedlow (who played King George) and Hori Ahipene (who played Blackbeard) in the camper!
krissykfk:
hbkidywo: I would love to see "extended" versions of all the eps. Did you guys film enough ever for 43 (tv hour) eps?
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japjoea: YES!
chat_guest2001: in Mark's case it was a documentary (i.e. playing someone who was stark raving mad)
chat_guest2001: by the way Mark was the host for the awards ceremony in
Wellington that Stephen went to
bummer2323: a documentary??
japjoea: What happened Shirley
sirenia2525: cool
chat_guest2001: no, it was a very tight shooting schedule
chat_guest2001: 1 episode every 4 days
bummer2323: OUCH
Shirley_LeVasseur: (my ISP disconnected me -- it's lame)
joxersfan: wow!
sirenia2525: wow
hbkidywo: wow
indianajgirl44: dang!!
bummer2323: too bad!
Mayfair51: Hard work!
blacky_blacky: but what about the outtakes?
japjoea: Well, I;m glad your back
bummer2323: does that mean no outtakes?
joxersfan: will there be a JoaT outakes tape?
japjoea: They would be great to see.
chat_guest2001: there were lots of outtakes, yes
Shirley_LeVasseur: (thanks :) )
krissykfk:
Mayfair51: Bet they are so talented they had no outtakes.
bummer2323: share the wealth!!!!!
blacky_blacky: can you tell us abouty one?
chat_guest2001: There is a wonderful tape of bloopers
hbkidywo: I'd love to see Jack on video, or in second run (providing they don't chop the eps up)
bummer2323: how can we push for them!!
chat_guest2001: that Bruce and Sam Clarke (one of the Executive Producers) put together
chat_guest2001: they spent hours and hours on it
Shirley_LeVasseur: blooper tape?????
bummer2323: any chance we may see them?
Mayfair51: Bloopers!!!!! Gimme, gimme!
krissykfk:
sirenia2525: i'm game
chat_guest2001: they showed it at the wrap party
bummer2323: AAACCCKKK
joxersfan: they should sell at BC's web site!
japjoea: Can we see it PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE!!!!
bummer2323: exactly
chat_guest2001: Bruce made sure every person on the crew and in the cast got a copy
bummer2323: AAACCKKK
Mayfair51: COPY!!!!!!!
Shirley_LeVasseur: groovy :)
bummer2323: ask them if they'll make copies!!!
chat_guest2001: so it may turn up over there (in the US) yet
sirenia2525: that's sweet:)
indianajgirl44: wish i had one!
krissykfk:
chat_guest2001: it's a wonderful tape
japjoea: I'm gonna cry!
jackaltrades: It would be an ideal extra to include on a DVD, if they could make one for the show!
chat_guest2001: Stephen and I did a "commercial"parody
bummer2323: I WANT ONE!!
joxersfan: have Bruce sell them on his wabsite
chat_guest2001: he did one as Brogard for Wilkinson Swords
Mayfair51: Let's swamp Bruce with letters for the blooper viodeo!
hbkidywo: LOL
Shirley_LeVasseur: lol
joxersfan: i will
sirenia2525: just thinking that Mayfair:)
chat_guest2001: and I did one as a bank mortgage manager, dressed as the Marquis de Sade
japjoea: Good idea!!
joxersfan: rotf!
Shirley_LeVasseur: heehee
sirenia2525: OMG! LOL!
Mayfair51: With real swords this time!LOL!
Jordi32196: ROTFL!
bummer2323: How cool, I would love to see those commercials!
krissykfk:
japjoea: hahahahaha
chat_guest2001: Stephen says he had a cameo in that one, but we won't go into that
joxersfan: why not?
bummer2323: ouch..do share!
chat_guest2001: On the Jacksie Awards....
bummer2323: now i'm curious!
Shirley_LeVasseur: (must be embarassing!) ;)
sirenia2525: LOL
japjoea: Come on!
joxersfan: share with us!
chat_guest2001: Stephen and I had a gag on the set that we were like Siamese twins
japjoea: Plezzzz!!
joxersfan: oh god!
chat_guest2001: since we were in so many shots together
japjoea: OMG!
chat_guest2001: Siamese twins joined at the close-up
bummer2323: it almost seemed like twins on th e show..
sirenia2525: no kidding;)
Mayfair51: LOL!
Shirley_LeVasseur: lol
sirenia2525: oh my!
Jordi32196: LOL!
chat_guest2001: usually I was in the front.
joxersfan: lol
Mayfair51: Hee, hee!
Shirley_LeVasseur: ( I thought that was subtest)
chat_guest2001: But if I was tired, Stephen always managed to push his way in front of me
bummer2323: you know, he's right...never thought about it before
joxersfan: me neither
japjoea: tHAT EXPLAINS A LO...
krissykfk:
joxersfan: Prob Vern or Bruce!
Mayfair51: Bet Bruce was.
bummer2323: you mean, including bruce, or excluding him?
chat_guest2001: we gave the Jacksie Awards primarily to the people who were behind the scenes
japjoea: What about angie?
chat_guest2001: the props dept. made these wonderful trophies
bummer2323: what a cool idea
chat_guest2001: they made beautiful little scrolls to go with them
Mayfair51: so thoughtful!
chat_guest2001: there were about 14 of them
sirenia2525: awww!
krissykfk:
japjoea: Wish we could see one
chat_guest2001: so the Studio cleaner (i.e. presumably janitor) got an award
bummer2323 gives
hbkidywo: Have you ever thought of going to some fan conventions, Stuart?
chat_guest2001: we structured them to sound like awards that might normally be given to directors and actors
Jordi32196: Well Stuart, speaking of the Jacksies, "Governor Croque's Study"
has arranged a little something for some of you guys...
japjoea: About My advice, I could really use it.
lasermn: dHoney Nougat won one of the awards, didn't, she?
{Ed. Note: the previous night, during our "dress rehearsal" for the chat, Mr. Devenie revealed that
Nigel, aka "Honey Nougat," was in fact the Vanna White-ish "escort girl" who ushered each Jacksie Award winner on
and off stage. Honey also memorably dressed in one of Jennifer Sky's outfits to perform a similar role for the "Cleopatra 2525" wrap party. Since there was no
separate wrap party planned for the crew of "Jack," the four principals - Stuart, Stephen, Angie and Bruce - chipped in and threw a party on their own for the cast
and crew! Pretty impressive!}
chat_guest2001: Fort example - Wayne Rose, the 2nd Unit Dir. - there was a running joke that
he wanted my part
bummer2323: any talk of a strictly JOAT convention/reunion thingy?
chat_guest2001: at one point he was the double for my hand
japjoea: That would be great.
chat_guest2001: (in a closeup)
bummer2323: a hand double??
chat_guest2001: so he got the award for....Best Handjob
japjoea: hmm
Jordi32196: Not Croque's signature? LOL
joxersfan: Being a hand dobble is very hazordus
sirenia2525: oh boy
japjoea: Yup
jackaltrades: (Now that's the kind of double entendre we've come to know!)
chat_guest2001: Stephen is working on a show called "Dark Knight"
hbkidywo: I hate to do this, but I have a dinner date waiting. This was so
cool. Thank you Stuart for the awesome Christmas party
chat_guest2001: It's about Ivanhoe
japjoea: Depends on what your doing
joxersfan: Will it show in the US?
chat_guest2001: so Stephen has gone back even further in time
bummer2323: Ivanhoe...cool
sirenia2525: wow
chat_guest2001: this is a TV series for the UK
joxersfan: darn!
Jordi32196: Bye HB!
Mayfair51: Will we see that show?
sirenia2525: bye HB
japjoea: Bye HBK
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joxersfan: cya HB
chat_guest2001: It's mainly cast from around Wellington
Mayfair51: ciao!
chat_guest2001: unlike Pacific Renaissance shows, which are primarily cast from Auckland
japjoea: IT COULD BE BROUGHT OVER THOUGH, RIGHT?
sirenia2525: the UK produces Dark Night?
Mayfair51: What part does Stephen play?
japjoea: I mean they brought Dr. Who.
blacky_blacky: im here
krissykfk:
bummer2323: maybe the bbc channel...
chat_guest2001: Dark Knight
joxersfan: Bye!
bummer2323: bye
sirenia2525: bye
japjoea: Bye!
chat_guest2001: Stephen plays a villain who makes Brogard look like Mary
Poppins
bummer2323: LOL
joxersfan: oh no!
jackaltrades: Yikes
indianajgirl44: oh lord!
krissykfk:
japjoea: That's bad1
chat_guest2001: He had to learn how to fence for "Jack"
joxersfan: I wanna see this show!
sirenia2525: wow. sounds like something I want to see
blacky_blacky: are you going to tell us about any of the practical jokes opn
the show?
chat_guest2001: and he's quite a good fencer now
Jordi32196: LOL
jackaltrades: He looked pretty convincing!
chat_guest2001: on practical jokes.......
bummer2323: What did they think of the football scene?
krissykfk:
japjoea: iT SOUNDS GREAT
chat_guest2001: the best was the joke played on Bruce when he's in the coffin (from "Dead Woman Walking")
Jordi32196: Loved Bruce and Stephen's fencing scenes!
sirenia2525: welloh no!
chat_guest2001: Bruce had to get in the coffin
blacky_blacky: which was???
indianajgirl44: heard that joke!
chat_guest2001: and have the lid closed
Mayfair51: Oh, no!
chat_guest2001: the shot was supposed to finish once the lid was closed
Jordi32196: Oh boy...
joxersfan: I see an impending problem
chat_guest2001: Being a pro, he wouldn't open the lid until he heard "Cut!"
joxersfan: oh no!
bummer2323 chuckles in amusement
chat_guest2001: of course a shoot like Jack has 30-40 people on the set....
chat_guest2001: so the lid closes
chat_guest2001: and every single person crept quietly out of the studio
japjoea: I know
jackaltrades: (BC mentioned the coffin gag in one of his chats earlier this
year.)
sirenia2525: Yep
chat_guest2001: and they left the camera running
indianajgirl44: yep
sirenia2525: LOL!
sirenia2525: LOL!
Mayfair51: I remember now.
chat_guest2001: he stayed there for 3-4 minutes at least
sirenia2525: still funny:)
jackaltrades: Good joke!
chat_guest2001: then opened it, and no one was there!
bummer2323: See... this would be on the infamous outtakes reel!!
t_antares2000: lol
Jordi32196: ROTFL!!
Mayfair51: What a pro!
joxersfan: Funny!!!
krissykfk:
bummer2323: I'd love to see that, too
chat_guest2001: I imagine he thought it was the quickest cancellation in the
history of television
krissykfk:
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japjoea: Evil, pure evil. I like it!
chat_guest2001: he was wicked with Angie, wasn't he?
bummer2323: how so??
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chat_guest2001: She is very susceptible to what we call "corpsing"
bummer2323: ??
Mayfair51: Corpswhat?
chat_guest2001: it means "cracking up" during a scene
japjoea: You got kicked out, huh?
chat_guest2001: Bruce would constantly be "corpsing " her
sirenia2525: with this group, I'd imagine so;)
bummer2323: With Bruce around, I'd be susceptible too
chat_guest2001: but Stephen was very clever on corpsing Bruce
Mayfair51: I would, too!
jackaltrades: (Why that little American monkey!)
japjoea: This is crazy
Jordi32196: LOL
sirenia2525: LOL
indianajgirl44: hehe
chat_guest2001: I recall in one instance, Bruce did about 8 takes of a scene (this is on the blooper
tape by the way)
blacky_blacky: i would have love to have seen that!!!!!
bummer2323: OH, i would so love to see Stephen "corpsing" Bruce
sirenia2525: oh yeah!
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bummer2323: WE MUST HAVE THE BLOOPER TAPE
chat_guest2001: this was at the start of the race in "X Marquis the Spot"
chat_guest2001: Stephen howls like a dog at the start
bummer2323: LOL
Mayfair51: LOL!!!!
indianajgirl44: hahahahaha!!
joxersfan: funny!
chat_guest2001: and there's a sequence where Bruce just can't get the line out
japjoea: Any chance of seeing this tape?
chat_guest2001: and Stephen is totally unmoved in each take
joxersfan: what line was that?
joxersfan: What ep?
bummer2323: Is there anyone we can talk to about getting this tape??
sirenia2525: Marquis
krissykfk:
lasermn: I really like the idea Mayfair51 came up with lets bombard Bruce
with letters asking him for the outtakes video of JOAT. We can send our
letters to Studios USA just like always, and ask that they be forwarded to
Bruce
sirenia2525: Probably BC
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blacky_blacky: what was the line?
sirenia2525: Or e-mail BC?
japjoea: I need to see it
joxersfan: lets fill up Bruces inbox!!!!!
indianajgirl44: hehehehe
sirenia2525: both sound good
Mayfair51: EMAIL CAMPAIGN!!!! LET'S GET NASTY!!!!!!
bummer2323: I'd hate to bombard BC's email, but we could send one respectful
messge....maybe a petition.....or just a message as a group
sirenia2525: Mayfair!
sirenia2525: good idea bummer:)
Mayfair51: YEAH!!!!! HA HA HA!!!!!
Jordi32196: I *might* know a way to get ahold of the tape, guys... Wait until
I ask a couple of people.
bummer2323: NO, LET'S NOT FILL HIS INBOX
jackaltrades: I agree with that... remember he still needs his e-mail contact
chat_guest2001: I should think the message as a group would be a good idea
joxersfan: be nice mayfair!
japjoea: Can you please ask him about the acting advice?
blacky_blacky: come on guys id like to know what the line was he flubbed
up!!!!!
bummer2323: he's so nice to let us have his email, let's not abuse it
Mayfair51: Just kidding, guys:)
chat_guest2001: On acting .....
bummer2323: there you go, joe
chat_guest2001: Stephen is laughing at that one (in other words, what advice would he give to an aspiring actor)
japjoea: I agree one letter with all our names on it.
bummer2323: we know, mayfair!
sirenia2525: lol!
japjoea: Thank you!!
joxersfan: what?
jackaltrades: To Mr. Devenie: I enjoyed your performance throughout the
series, but especially liked your work in "X Marquis the Spot" and "Croquey
in the Pokey".
t_antares2000: good idea
chat_guest2001: If you're sure it's the thing you can do best, and you can't
think of anything else to do,
sirenia2525: hey, stephen's laughing--trouble maybe?
sirenia2525: ;)
chat_guest2001: then go for it
bummer2323: BTW, Mayfair, it's so good to talk to you again!!!
Mayfair51: Thanks, bummer!
chat_guest2001: On how Stephen got into acting.....
japjoea: Oh.
chat_guest2001: he did a few amateur plays....
chat_guest2001: around 1987 or '88
chat_guest2001: and then....
Mayfair51: Nice to be back!
chat_guest2001: he did "The Phenomenal Frock Show"
chat_guest2001: that was his first professional engagement
chat_guest2001: it was a kind of fashion show with characters and a plot
chat_guest2001: I remember seeing it
bummer2323: weird...
Jordi32196: LOL!
sirenia2525: what did you think of it?
bummer2323: a fashion show with a plot?
chat_guest2001: and then he worked at 2 theatres in Wellington
Mayfair51: He is a great actor
bummer2323: yep!
chat_guest2001: and then did a fantastic performance in a film called "The End of the
Golden Weather"
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Mayfair51: JB!!!!
jawbone326: sup
sirenia2525: hey JB
jawbone326: did I miss the chat?
joxersfan: hey JB
sirenia2525: still goin'
Mayfair51: Well.....
jawbone326: cool
lasermn: mAYFAIR, PLEASE COMPOSE A A LETTER & POST IT ON THE MESSAGE
BOARDMayfair please compose a letter to Bruce, post it on the message board &
we can all sign our names
jawbone326: did I miss Stuart?
chat_guest2001: he won the Best Actor Award in '92 for that performance
joxersfan: I will!
bummer2323: COOL
japjoea: What did he think when he first entered the acting world
Mayfair51: WIll, do , commander!
chat_guest2001: and went on to do more TV and stage work after that
chat_guest2001: As for me...
chat_guest2001: I've been doing acting since I was 11
joxersfan: wow!
chat_guest2001: at school and in local amateur groups
sirenia2525: cool
indianajgirl44: tight
chat_guest2001: I went to University (Victoria University in Wellington)
Mayfair51: Bye, Bill!
jawbone326: I take it that indianajgirl is azn dragoon...right?
japjoea: That's so cool
bummer2323: JB...Stuart and Stephen are both on the phone with August
chat_guest2001: My first professional performance was in 1972
indianajgirl44: yeah ur right jb
jawbone326: that was easy
jawbone326: hehehe
chat_guest2001: it was a play called "The Indian Wants the Bronx" by Israel
Horowitz (ed. note: at this point, we had a brief discussion about Horowitz, and how his son Adam is one of the Beastie Boys)
bummer2323: Jordi's doing a transcript, JB. so you can catch what you missed
jawbone326: so the chat guest is stuart
jawbone326: ah
chat_guest2001: so my first professional role was done with a New York accent!
jawbone326: I missed him?
Shirley_LeVasseur: Mr. Devenie, you meade Croque one of the most lovable
villains ever, IHO :)
sirenia2525: would the amatuer groups be like experimental theater groups?
bummer2323: they're both still here
jawbone326: ok
Mayfair51: And I loved your french accent!
sirenia2525: NY accent huh. Neat
jawbone326: a wee bit confusing
bummer2323: LOL
blacky_blacky: the american accent was awesome!!1
japjoea: I was wondering that
joxersfan: let the goovener talk
jawbone326: I'm just out if it...never have shots of tabasco sauce at 4 am on
an empty stomach..they don't work too well
joxersfan: thats why hes here
jawbone326: hey STUART! NICE TO MEET YOU MAN! YOU RULE!!
bummer2323: "raspberry"
chat_guest2001: Our "amateur" groups are much like your community theatre groups
chat_guest2001: Actually, acting is a very young profession in this country
chat_guest2001: as a full time ongoing occupation , it's only 35 years old
or so
bummer2323: OUCH
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