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From: gblake@mis.nu.edu (Gregory "snooze" Blake)
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Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5
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Subject: Transcript of Mira Furlan on genie RTC...
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Date: 11 Aug 1994 12:56:47 -0700
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Organization: National University, San Diego
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Message-ID: <32dvpv$mj8@mis.nu.edu>
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What follows is the transcript of Mira Furlan's visit to Genie on
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Tuesday. I thought maybe people over here might find it interesting...
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<------------>
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In Attendance
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MIRA.FURLAN STARR [Tom K.] T.KNUDSEN1
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[4] LYRE [Penny] P.MESSIER1 SANDY.W
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[Kathy] K.COSTELLO [Claire] C.MAIER [Susan] S.FOX-DAVIS
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[Rand] R.WILSON63 [SHOWMAN] J.VENGROUSK1 [Jan] SF-VENTERS
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[Daniel] D.KORN1 [Alan] A.RAVITCH RHONDA.M
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[Doug C] EDITOR.A2 ABLE-DAVE SF-HENIGAN
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[Brett] B.SHERRIS [C.J.] C.LAMB [Dave] REPLAYER
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[Mark] M.WHITMAN10 [Bear] C.BRYANT3 WALTS
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N.GOLDSMITH [Shannon] S.HARRIS7 K.DRENNAN
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W.LEE18 [Kip] L.GAMACHE [Peter] NTH.DEGREE
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[P12+] BOB-WALKER [Barb] B.CLASS [Fenn] J.HUDGENS
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[Kurt] K.HARVEY [Michael] M.SCHWARTZ19 [snooze] G.BLAKE2
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SMC [Kevin] G.W.HOFFMAN [Fluffy Frog] BILL.HIRST
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[Brett/CA] B.JAFFEE [Phil] P.POSNER J.SANDLER1
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[Glo] G.PEARL2 [Longshot] A.COOKSON MIKE.AA
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[Kris] LYSERA [The Poobah] B.SMALL2 D.DIETRICH2
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K.MOHRING S.NOTLEY PROF.MARK
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BLUEJEANS IFORGE-1 C.AYLOTT
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[Allen W] A.WILKINS [Mischief] L.WELLS8 G.LAWRENCE6
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YTHIASIS
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<STARR> Okay listen up.
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<STARR> First, I'm going to put the room in read only.
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<STARR> And we are going to do that now...Ready...?
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.
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Room is now in listen-only mode.
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<STARR> Do not raise hands yet...
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<STARR> First we will ask for you to /RAIse your hand and you'll be put in line
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to ask questions.
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<STARR> We are limited to one hour due to committments.
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<STARR> I will open up each individual person to say your question and there
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will be no follow-ups.
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<STARR> End your sentence with GA.[ For Go Ahead.]
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<STARR> Okay get on your mark ...get set...raise your hands...
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<MIRA.FURLAN> Hi, everybody. Here I am. Ask me questions and I'll try to do
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my best.
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<STARR> OKay go ahead Alan.
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<[Alan] A.RAVITCH> Hi Mira...I'm sure I speak for all in applauding your
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performance.
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<MIRA.FURLAN> Thank you so much.
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<[Alan] A.RAVITCH> Simple question, I know JMS didn't alter your voice as
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originally planned, but is Delenn's pattern of speech your
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own or did you create for the character & how. GA
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<STARR> Use your Type Aheads if you got 'em.
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<MIRA.FURLAN> It's a matter of acting, not a matter of technical solutions.
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The role and my own ways are intertwined, as is usual in acting.
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<[Claire] C.MAIER> Hello, Mira, I really enjoy your work on B5. Joe has told
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us a bit about the new commander and that the Minbari didn't
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approve him. What does/will Delenn think of him? ga
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<MIRA.FURLAN> I think we all have to wait and see. It's to early for me to talk
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about it. ga
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<STARR> Go CJ
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<[C.J.] C.LAMB> I read that you are from Yugoslavia. Why/When did you come to
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the US and how did you get your role on B-5?
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<MIRA.FURLAN> I came to the US two and a half years ago, when the war broke
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out. I auditioned for the role in New York. ga
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<STARR> Go Tom
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<[Tom K.] T.KNUDSEN1> Hi Mira and Goran. I hear that you and Goran have been
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"lurking " here for a while. What do you think of all
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the commentary? GA
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<MIRA.FURLAN> Sometimes it's fun. Sometimes you can be very cruel. It's tough
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to deal with criticism, of course. But, it's definitely
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interesting, altough not always pleasant.ga
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<[Megatron] P.MESSIER1> Hi Mira. Nice to meet you. Does your headpiece bother
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you while your performing? GA
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<MIRA.FURLAN> It's definately not the most pleasant thing to wear on your head.
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But, I'm dealing with it. I see it as a task that I have to
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endure in order to play my part. Acting is very often the
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overcoming of obstacles. On the other hand, It helps me create
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the character.ga
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<[Michael] M.SCHWARTZ19> Hello! I have many friends and co-workers who left or
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fled from various countries in Eastern Europe. On
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your arrival in the U.S.,what was your first
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impression of American culture and society? GA
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<MIRA.FURLAN> I have been in America before. I fell in love with the city of
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New York ten years ago.But our impression was that it's TOUGH!ga
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<[SHOWMAN] J.VENGROUSK1> I enjoy and admire greatly what you've done with the
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character; Wonder and Class come across. What would
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you recommend for someone wanting to see some of your
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other work? What about any of your husband's work? GA.
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<MIRA.FURLAN> You can rent a movie called "When Father Was Away on Business",
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that was nominated for an Oscar in 1986. Or maybe 85, I can't
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remember. That one was released on video here. Other films of
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mine have played in Europe, but not here. My husband and I made a
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movie together, before we left. It's called "Dear Video" and it's
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a comedy. GA
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<[Fenn] J.HUDGENS> Any chance those others will be released soon over here? Or
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a way we can get them? (hint) ga
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<MIRA.FURLAN> The American market, as you know, is pretty closed for European
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movies. Everything that has subtitles scares people. Maybe they
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are just too lazy to read them. ga
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<[Glo] G.PEARL2> Hi! How much of the states have you seen so far? And do you
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like the city better or the country? GA
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<MIRA.FURLAN> I haven't seen much. I still love New York. I've just returned
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from Nebraska, where I played in Willa Cather's "My Antonia", so
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I saw the "wild West" (I also went to South Dakota), which amazed
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me, because for me it was always a myth, not reality. I saw that
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cowboys are real, not just characters from movies. That was an
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amazing experience for me.ga
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<[Kip] L.GAMACHE> My wife wants to know if you think we'll ever see a love
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interest for your character on the show? She also says she
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never really liked Sci-Fi until she saw B-5. As for me, I'd
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like to say your facial expressions are my favorite part of
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the Delenn character. They are priceless! You do a great
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job on them! GA
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<MIRA.FURLAN> Thank you very much. It' nice to hear good things about one's
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work. I can't say anything about my possible love interest. We
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will all see what happens and what the future brings.ga
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<[Norma] N.GOLDSMITH> Hi, Mira. How long does it take to get the make up and
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prosthetics on? GA
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<MIRA.FURLAN> About 3 hours. Sometimes I have to be on the set at 4am. ga
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<[Phil] P.POSNER> Hi Mira - I would simply like to say how much I enjoy your
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work on Babylon 5. I really appreciate the depth that you
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have given to the character Delenn. I also particularly like
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the nuances of your facial expressions and body language. One
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question: How do you like playing the mysterious and complex
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Delenn, compared to other parts? GA
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<MIRA.FURLAN> I love playing Delenn. It's so often that female characters just
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fulfill a function in the story, they completely depend on the
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male characters, they don't have any power, brain or independence,
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so this is a wonderful change. I like her strength, her mystery.
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I'm enjoying it. I also come from a very, very macho culture, so
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I'm appreciating it even more.ga
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<SF-HENIGAN> Mira, Goran ,it is so nice to have you both with us. Have you
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found that it is different in the way you act/direct here in the
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US than from Yugoslavia/Europe? GA
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<MIRA.FURLAN> It is and it isn't different. The basics are the same, of course.
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But there are all these business things here (agents, unions,
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etc.) that we are not used to dealing with. ga
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<[Susan] S.FOX-DAVIS> What was show business like in Yugoslavia? What sort of
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productions were you involved with when you lived there?
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Plus, an unrelated question. When is your birthday?
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I am working on a birthday list. <smile> GA
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<MIRA.FURLAN> The market was, of course, much smaller and, also, I was a very
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well known actress, with a lot of stage, TV and movie credits.
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Here It's a constant fight, not only for me, but for everyone.
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Many more elements are involved, besides the quality of one's
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work (publicists, agents, etc.)....My birthday is September 7.ga
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<[Mark] M.WHITMAN10> Hi Mira. Thanks for taking the time to be with us. As an
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actress, which first season episode of B-5 was your
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favorite. And why? GA
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<MIRA.FURLAN> I loved "Soul Hunter", "Legacies", the two last ones, "And the
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Sky Full of Stars"... I loved playing with David Warner, John
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Vikery...ga
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<STARR> The last ones are Quality Of Mercy and Chrysalis.(And Babylon Squared
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too)
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<WALTS> I have heard other actors state that they are only one or two scripts
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ahead in a series plot development. How is it for you in B5. And do
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you find your fans confuse your character with you? GA
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<MIRA.FURLAN> I can't say that I know much ahead of time. That's how it works.
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My fans probably don't recognize me when I'm outside my make-up,
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which has its good and bad sides. I try to concentrate on the
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good sides.ga
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<[Kurt] K.HARVEY> Hello to you Mira & your husband from way out in the Pacific
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:) To me there seems to be a resemblance between the Minbari
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and the Elves of folklore. Is this intentional? GA
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<MIRA.FURLAN> I wouldn't know, but there probably are many element from various
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mythologies involved in my and other alien makups on the show.ga
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<[Bear] C.BRYANT3> Welcome to both of you. How do fans in the US differ from
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the fans in your native country? GA
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<MIRA.FURLAN> I don't know much about fans here, except from their letters that
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are usually very sweet. But they don't bother me in the street
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and all that, which they used to do in Yugoslavia and which I
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hated.ga
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<[Kevin] G.W.HOFFMAN> Early in the season, there was this character in Delenn's
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room. Delenn reacted furiously. There was a glowing
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triangle on her forehead. I would like to know more about
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the triangle. ga
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<MIRA.FURLAN> The triangle is the sign of the Grey Council, to which Delenn
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belongs, as you might have noticed during the last few episodes.
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That is all I can say. GA
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<[Daniel] D.KORN1> Science Fiction as a genre, both on the screen and in books,
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has a certain uniqueness (due to the "fantastic" elements)
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that can't often be seen outside of the genre. What
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exposure, if any, did you have to SF (screen or print,
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American or not) before you began casting for B5? GA
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<STARR> Next question will be the last one... I'll open up briefly for you
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to all say goodbye.
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<MIRA.FURLAN> I did not have much exposure, but I had the basic ones. I've read
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Bradbury, Asimov, I've seen Kubrick, "Star Wars"etc. etc. ga
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<[P12+] BOB-WALKER> In not knowing much ahead of time, have you ever had a
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script handed to you where you thought "if I had known this
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last month, I would have played that differently"? GA
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<MIRA.FURLAN> There were moments like that. But sometimes it's actually
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interesting not to know what's ahead of you. Just like in life...
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<STARR> just a moment...
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<MIRA.FURLAN> I have to go now. Thank you so much for all your sweet words to
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me. it means a lot to me. Keep on watching...Love Mira. ga
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<[SHOWMAN] J.VENGROUSK1> lovely!
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<[Kathy] K.COSTELLO> Thanks for being here with us Mira.
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<[Kurt] K.HARVEY> Mira, thanks so much for coming here and I wish you well in
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your work.
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<[Fenn] J.HUDGENS> g'night Mira! (and Goran) Great to have you here... and
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don't be a lurker! :)
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<[Phil] P.POSNER> Thanks for being here Mira and Goran. Hope to see you in the
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B5 topics soon!
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<SMC> Thanks, Mira. Best acting in SF. Knew you must have had a strong
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background.
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<[Megatron] P.MESSIER1> Goodnight Mira and Goran. Thanks for your time :) Good
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luck tomorrow :) (note: This RTC took place the evening
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before the first day of shooting of season two/ B-5)
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<[Alan] A.RAVITCH> Bye Mira & Goran. Again, thanks for the great performances &
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thanks for visiting tonight. Looking forward to lots more
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enjoyment of your work!
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<[Tom K.] T.KNUDSEN1> Goodbye Mira and Goran. Thank you for coming and
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spending some time with us. Please feel free to post if
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you want to (we'll try not to be too cruel to you <G>).
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Take care and keep up the great job you have been doing
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on Babylon 5!!!!
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<[Kevin] G.W.HOFFMAN> Goodbye!
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Kevin P. Reid
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<[Kip] L.GAMACHE> Mira, Could you get us, here on GEnie, a picture of you
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without your makeup on? I'm sure one of the staff could
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explain how you can get us one. Bye! Thank you. We think
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you are wonderful!
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<[Jan] SF-VENTERS> Night, Mira!!! Thanks for joining us!
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<[C.J.] C.LAMB> Whoa
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<BLUEJEANS> Thank you for being our guest, Mira.
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<[Bear] C.BRYANT3> Night Mira and Goran!
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<[Longshot] A.COOKSON> Go well.
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<[Mike] SF-HENIGAN> Thanks Mira and Goran!
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<[Barb] B.CLASS> Night Mira and Goran
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<[Dave] REPLAYER> Thanks for coming Mira! Best of luck in the new season!
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<[Susan] S.FOX-DAVIS> Good night! do drop in again and surprise us some time.
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<[Kathy] K.COSTELLO> G'Night Mira and Goran
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<[Sam] MYTHIASIS> Night, Mira! Ummm....There isn't a hole in my mind, is there?
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<[Allen W] A.WILKINS> Goodnight.
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<[Claire] C.MAIER> Thanks for being with us tonight!
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<SANDY.W> Thanks for coming! This has been very interesting.
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<WALTS> Mira, if I may quote Frank Herbert from Chapterhouse: Dune "Seek
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freedom and become captive of your desires. Seek discipline and find
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your liberty" ...ciao
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<K.MOHRING> We all had a real good time
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<[C.J.] C.LAMB> Be cool, Mira
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<[Susan] S.FOX-DAVIS> Sam: naw, but there's a hole in my head
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<[4] LYRE> Mira: Thank you for coming and the excellent portrayal of Ambassador
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Delenn.
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<[Bear] C.BRYANT3> Arne, thanks for moderating. Jan, thanks for being
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moderate! ;)
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<[P12+] BOB-WALKER> Best case of progesterone sweetening I've ever seen. <g>
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<[SHOWMAN] J.VENGROUSK1> BOB!!!!
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<[Jan] SF-VENTERS> LOL, Bear!
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<[Kurt] K.HARVEY> :)
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<[Fenn] J.HUDGENS> thwap! <-Bob
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<[Susan] S.FOX-DAVIS> Progesterone Sweetening? the opposite of testosterone
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poisoning?
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<[Dave] REPLAYER> Well, we've ALL got holes in our minds. :)
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--
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------------------------------------PLUR---------------------------------------
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Gregory Blake - snooze@DeepSeas,TooMUSH]I[,fantasia,etc - snooze@mis.nu.edu
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619-563-2595<w> | 619-528-4531<h> | home: 4783 Utah St, San Diego 92116
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