japjoea: Have either of yoou tried Improv?
japjoea: DAMN
sirenia2525: wow
chat_guest2001: Lets' do more questions for Stephen while he's here
chat_guest2001: I'm sort of like the Trans-Pacific cable at the moment
bummer2323: LOL'
chat_guest2001: with one phone in each ear
jawbone326: hehe
chat_guest2001: on Improv...
bummer2323: How much of Stephen's dialogue was improvisation?
Jordi32196: Stuart, tell Stephen that the website "Governor Croque's Study" has given him the Wile E. Coyote award (for never catching the good guy but always still trying).
bummer2323: LOL
chat_guest2001: He did what we call Theatre Sports
sirenia2525: ask Good one!
jawbone326: Have all of you been on Herc or Xena once or twice before?
joxersfan: Funny Jordi
japjoea: If you culd make ne last ep, what would you like seen dne with the characters to finish the show
indianajgirl44: funny jordi!
chat_guest2001: which is rather like "Whose Line Is It Anyway"
bummer2323: good question
chat_guest2001: I've only done it once
chat_guest2001: but it 's very popular
Jordi32196: And you, Stuart, receive the "Man most likely to star in the Mr. Nipples and Stuart Show" award.
chat_guest2001: very good for honing your skills
jawbone326: so I've been told
japjoea: A great show
chat_guest2001: because you have to think on your feet, and go with your first instinct
Shirley_LeVasseur: theatre sports?
sirenia2525: yup
sirenia2525: improv
jackaltrades: (JB Stephen P. was on the first episode of the 2nd season of Xena, and Stuart D. was on a few Herc ones, including the dance contest spoof)
japjoea: Thank you for answering those questions fo me.
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jawbone326: thanks for me too
chat_guest2001: I ALSO want to know how much of Stephen's dialogue was improvised
Mayfair51: LOL!
chat_guest2001: He says about zero % but I know that's a lie!
sirenia2525: jackal-what about UnLOL!
joxersfan: How much of yours was improv?
chat_guest2001: a lot would depend on the episode
bummer2323: LOL!
sirenia2525: okay, having the same problem as last night!
chat_guest2001: some were more susceptible than others
japjoea: Spill, come on!
bummer2323: Any examples??
jackaltrades: (Sorry UnLoL????)
joxersfan: How about in "X marquis the spot
chat_guest2001: Bruce and I did a fair amount
chat_guest2001: moreso than Angie and Stephen
sirenia2525: never mind jackal
bummer2323: Give us some really funny examples....
joxersfan: please?
chat_guest2001: some of the catch phrases and running gags
Shirley_LeVasseur: yeah -- anectdotes!
chat_guest2001: "Fabulous" for example
chat_guest2001: "execute him at once"
bummer2323: COOL!!
chat_guest2001: some of the sight gags, of course
japjoea: That e-mail would be great
chat_guest2001: the show was a very happy combination of 4 very different senses of humor
Mayfair51: I always lol with "fabulous!
sirenia2525: became key lines
Jordi32196: LOL! I love both those lines of Croque's!
chat_guest2001: we would build on whatever offer the other actor made at the
moment
chat_guest2001: we would *all* build on that, in fact
bummer2323: You all had such great chemistry, which was evident on the screen
japjoea: When did you "Become" the character?
sirenia2525: as i guess it should be
chat_guest2001: Stephen's customary line was always a threat such as "prepare to die"
bummer2323: love that line!
chat_guest2001: and then singularly failing to carry it out
Mayfair51: Me, too!
sirenia2525: hehe
bummer2323: LOL
indianajgirl44: of course!!
japjoea: That's cool!
chat_guest2001: He also said "The dragoon!" more times than anyone in history
bummer2323: ROTFLMAO!!
joxersfan: LOL
indianajgirl44: hahahahaha!!!!
japjoea: HAHAHAHA!!
sirenia2525: LOL!
Mayfair51: Also "get him"!
jackaltrades: My favorite was his repetition of "the Dragoon's insolence"
Jordi32196: LOL :-)
t_antares2000: are there sound clips of the lines somewhere?
jawbone326: is there a new ep of andromeda today?
sirenia2525: beat me jackal
chat_guest2001: "Get heem" was another, and "After heem!"
jawbone326: oh yeah...I missed the last ep of JOAT/CLEO
jawbone326: I missed it, and forgot to tape it
sirenia2525: um..no JB. Andro is in re-runs
japjoea: But they never "Got them"!
jawbone326: damn...I thought it would do that eventually
sirenia2525: Have to wait for JOAT and Cleo
sirenia2525: also in re-runs
sirenia2525: I think Shark Bait is this week
chat_guest2001: Brogard and Croque were very much in the tradition of Klink and Schulz from Hogan's Heroes
bummer2323: if the rights were purchased, would you two come back??
jawbone326: I know I have to wait....I have to wait for the last ep to aired so I can tape it...damn drunkeness..that ep came at a bad time
chat_guest2001: Bruce also had a certain Groucho Marx quality to his voice, I think
japjoea: Good question
chat_guest2001: He's a very good comedian
Mayfair51: The best!
Jordi32196: Wonderful homage with Klink and Schultz...
indianajgirl44: 4 real!!!
sirenia2525: can't argue that
japjoea: One of the greats
Shirley_LeVasseur: I would like to know what it was like to work with Josh Becker, director of the firet 2 episodes shot
Mayfair51: Wat's the future of Pac Ren?
chat_guest2001: On Josh Becker....
chat_guest2001: I found it great fun to work with Josh
chat_guest2001: he has an encyclopedic knowledge of film
chat_guest2001: I've never met anyone who knows so much about film
japjoea: He was an "Actor director", right?
chat_guest2001: I can recall lunch conversations with him about Alfred Hitchcock...
sirenia2525: wow
bummer2323: that's quite a conversation...
chat_guest2001: yes, I definitely found him to be an "actors' director"
japjoea: Cool
chat_guest2001: we were allowed to shape the characters very much ourselves
chat_guest2001: in fact the directors depended on us to do so
bummer2323: that's very cool
chat_guest2001: the shooting was so tight and quick
bummer2323: probably why they turned out so well
chat_guest2001: so they relied on us
chat_guest2001: you can see that in the first couple of episodes....
chat_guest2001: we rapidly developed a collective style
chat_guest2001: that gave ourselves ample space to explore...
Mayfair51: Any plans of you or Stephen working in the US?
chat_guest2001: On future US plans...
chat_guest2001: Stephen says he's hoping to bring his stage show to the
states!
bummer2323: cool
joxersfan: Do you miss doing JoaT? And your costars?
Mayfair51: Awesome!
chat_guest2001: I've got a vast number of plans to work in the States....
sirenia2525: nice
chat_guest2001: but no one has asked me
chat_guest2001: so I have plans, but not projects
Mayfair51: I would if I could, hee, hee
bummer2323: What if i asked would that help? LOL
jackaltrades: Tell him to try coming to Canada as well (still part of the Commonwealth!)
chat_guest2001: Yes, we're absolutely part of the Commonwealth
bummer2323: If the rights were purchased, would you like to continue working on JOAT
chat_guest2001: Wayne Rose is Canadian (the director)
Mayfair51: Commonwealths rule!
chat_guest2001: On Stephen's solo show....
chat_guest2001: It's called "Blowing It"
Mayfair51: I live in one
chat_guest2001: It's about an undercover cop in NZ
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chat_guest2001: in the drug scene
Jordi32196: Stuart, we'll have to work on bringing the Mr. Nipples and Stuart Show to the States. :-)
joxersfan: will it air in the states?
chat_guest2001: it's a comedy
chat_guest2001: Stephen plays 15 parts
bummer2323: LOL Jordi
chat_guest2001: including a dog
bummer2323: OUCH
sirenia2525: lol
indianajgirl44: dang
chat_guest2001: which is presumably why he howls so well
joxersfan: lol
bummer2323: ack!
jackaltrades: (Now that's a challenge!)
bummer2323: I'd like to see that
chat_guest2001: the dog howl he did in the Marquis episode is exactly the same dog as from the show
jawbone326: stuart! you are incredibly funny, and I wish you all the best, I gotta jet, I'll talk to ya all later. peace
chat_guest2001: I wouldn't have recycled
joxersfan: cya jb
sirenia2525: bye JB
Jordi32196: LOLOLOL
chat_guest2001: I would have made the howl completely unique for that moment
bummer2323: LOL
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Mayfair51: We probably won't recognize Stephen without his uniform!
sirenia2525: well for us it was unique
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bummer2323: or his wig
blacky_blacky: the marquis episode was good but love potion 10 was the best. did you like that one as well?
chat_guest2001: On "Love Potion Number 10...."
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".
japjoea: What did I miss, real quick.
chat_guest2001: Stephen's favorite is also Love Potion # 10, as is mine
Mayfair51: Mine, too!
joxersfan: and me!
chat_guest2001: we all agreed at the time it was very well written
sirenia2525: one of my faves!
japjoea: Thank you!
chat_guest2001: it was very well structured
indianajgirl44: cool ep
blacky_blacky: although the dance you two did in the morning after was hilarious...you have great legs by the way!!! hahaha
sirenia2525: yes, it was
chat_guest2001: it featured very much character driven humor
japjoea: It was great.
bummer2323: OH! Ask them how they kept a straight face during the last scene when they were under the influence of the drugged wine and were in funky costumes dancing
jackaltrades: Especially the mistaken identities subplots.
Jordi32196: Stuart, some of the funniest moments in the show happened around Croque's dinner table. What were those scenes like?
bummer2323: you beat me to it,blacky
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japjoea: Yeah!
blacky_blacky: i was on the floor laughing!!!
chat_guest2001: Is that Stephen's legs, or my legs?
blacky_blacky: your legs!!!!
indianajgirl44: hehehehe
bummer2323: LOL
chat_guest2001: Stephen says of course they mean him!
japjoea: Either or
sirenia2525: everyone's
blacky_blacky: right!! and what was done to poor vern!!!!
japjoea: That was great!!
bummer2323: vern seems like a nut, too
chat_guest2001: He IS!!!
blacky_blacky: seems like???? hahaha
chat_guest2001: Vern was great fun
bummer2323: thought so!
sirenia2525: lol
Mayfair51: He was the perfect Nappy!
indianajgirl44: uh-huh
Jordi32196: LOL!!!!!
sirenia2525: definitely
joxersfan: i bet
bummer2323: I bet the whole filming experience was a hoot...how did they ever get anything done??? LOL
chat_guest2001: As the character of Napoleon went on, he developed that character really well
blacky_blacky: the way he played football and ran between bruces legs!!!
japjoea: What do they both miss most about the show, besides their characters?
chat_guest2001: on missing things....
chat_guest2001: Stephen says that he misses most the rapport among the cast
chat_guest2001: and being in a comedy series that was actually funny
blacky_blacky: what was the relationships like amoung the four of you?
chat_guest2001: and a load of fun!
japjoea: I would guess, that. They seemed a really tight unit!
jackaltrades: It showed!
Jordi32196: Amen to that.
chat_guest2001: on the relationship between the four of us.....
chat_guest2001: It was one of the best professional relationships I've encountered
chat_guest2001: 4 very distinct personalities
chat_guest2001: we were all quite unique in terms of the writing of the
characters
chat_guest2001: there was no real crossover of personality
blacky_blacky: the gouvernor and brogard will be sorely missed!
chat_guest2001: there was an enormous amount of respect for everyone
japjoea: It was so much fun to watch, I'm glad it was as fun to make, it makes for better T.V.
chat_guest2001: I can't remember a single harsh word in 22 episodes
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chat_guest2001: which is very unusual
Mayfair51: It was a unique show
chat_guest2001: That had a lot to with Bruce's leadership
japjoea: That's amazing!
blacky_blacky: but there must have been a lot of laughter
bummer2323: did the whole fandom thing regarding this show surprise you both? the message board following, fanfic, etc??
Shirley_LeVasseur: I would say all 4 are professionals
chat_guest2001: I think we were lucky to have a lead actor who took his role as producer very seriously
bummer2323: Bruce is the best!
chat_guest2001: he put an enormous amount of work into it
japjoea: What did you think of the fans support of theshow
sirenia2525: it showed
japjoea: When they tried to save it
chat_guest2001: having a producer who was also acting...that impressed me, how he handled both those roles
jackaltrades: From the looks of it, I think you all worked very hard on the series.
chat_guest2001: Stephen says Bruce is a consummate professional
chat_guest2001: I learned a tremendous amount just standing next to him
chat_guest2001: because of course he's a director as well
bummer2323: high praise, indeed!
japjoea: That must have been dificult for Bruce.
chat_guest2001: I'm not sure that without him we could have done those episodes in only 4 days
Mayfair51: Hail to The King,baby!
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chat_guest2001: we generally did things in 2 or 3 takes
bummer2323: Cool
japjoea: Well, we are very grateful that you did
jackaltrades: 's breakneck!)
chat_guest2001: also in NZ - we have to do things quickly here
chat_guest2001: due to the small budgets
japjoea: Whiplash, is more like it.
chat_guest2001: we're the fastest actors in the West
bummer2323: LOL
Mayfair51: LOL!
indianajgirl44: hehehe
sirenia2525: hehe!
japjoea: HAHAHAHAHA!!
jackaltrades: (Technically, in the Antipodes!
Click HERE for Part 4, in which Stephen takes his leave, and Stuart goes into detail on his acting career, on his family and hobbies, and on New Zealand!
