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Podcast 50 ~ Interview with Amanda Tapping - A Woman Talking Sci Fi

It’s Eugenia and Gerri’s 50^th podcast!! Their special guest interview for this podcast is none other than iconic Sci Fi actor Amanda Tapping who played Samantha Carter in Stargate SG-1 and is currently Dr Helen Magnus in Sanctuary. Amanda talks about her commitment to Sanctuary from the webisodes to TV show. . Find out how you can support Sanctuary for Kids www.sanctuaryforkids.org a charity started by Amanda, Damien Kindler and Jil Bodie that improves the lives of children around the world needing protection or in crisis. Eugenia and Gerri reminisce about the beginnings of the podcast and their geeky moments! They thank the promoters that make it possible to bring fabulous guests to you, Bill and Adele, Armageddon Expo www.armageddonexpo.com/au for making Amanda available for this podcast. Daniel and Lionel, Supanova www.supanova.com.au, Scotty and Diana, First Contact Conventions www.firstcontactconventions.com.au Jason and Darren, Gifts for the Geek www.giftsforthegeek.com.au Carissa and Rand The Hub Productions www.thehubproductions.com and Rob and Rob Culture Shock www.cultureshockevents.com They also thank the podcasters that have supported them Scifi Visions www.scifivisions.com, Goodies Podcast www.goodiespodcast.libsyn.com, Take Him With You www.takehimwithyou.com and Star Trek Parodies www.startrekparodies.com  Make sure you don’t miss the outtakes near the end of the show. Here’s too many more podcasts from Women Talk Sci Fi.

 

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Podcast 49 ~ From Soldier to Gourmet - Colin Cunningham Interview

Gerri and Eugenia interview Colin Cunningham at Adelaide Armageddon www.armageddonexpo.com just before the television series Falling Skies aired. Colin talks about the change from the smart military character of Major Davis on Stargate SG-1 to scruffy con man John Pope on Falling Skies. Colin explains how acting in Stargate changed his life and his excitement about working on the new series. Listen to what Gerri and Eugenia think about the show, the story line and development of the characters. Do you agree with Gerri’s theory about the aliens?

 

 

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Podcast 48 ~ Behind the Scenes - Judy Ducker Interview

In this episode Eugenia and Gerri find out what GI Joe, The Golden Compass, Snow White and the Huntsman and Doctor Who, which are quite an eclectic mix of movies and shows, all have in common! So will you when you listen to a very entertaining and interesting interview with one of the Movie industries top Production Buyers, Judy Ducker.  OK we can hear you say what is a production buyer?  Well, production buyers set the scene for every TV show and movie that you have ever watched.  Could you imagine if the set of GI Joe did not have all the gadgets and geeky items, the golden compass had a silver tone? Find out how it’s done in this fascinating behind the scenes look with Judy.  Check out her website at www.judyducker.com.  Sit back and listen to one of our most fascinating interviews.

 

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

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.

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Podcast 46 ~ Space Can Be A Funny Place - Michael Winslow Interview

Eugenia and Gerri talk about their favourite Sci Fi parodies such as Galaxy Quest, Spaceballs, Robot Chicken and Family Guy. They discuss the accurate portrayal (not that they dress up) of attending Conventions portrayed à la Galaxy Quest and the homages to Sci Fi shows in the 200^th episode of Stargate SG-1. The guest interviewed by Eugenia and Gerri is the talented Michael Winslow who is probably more recognised as the Human Beat Box Larvelle Jones from the Police Academy movies but who has also appeared as ‘Radar’ in Spaceballs and voiced the gremlin ‘Stripe’. Their thanks go to Daniel and Lionel from Supanova www.supanova.com.au for the interview with Michael.

 

 

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Podcast 45 ~ SG-1 Baddie Apophis Talks ~ Interview with Peter Williams

In this podcast Gerri and Eugenia begin a discussion that they know they will have to continue on other podcasts about Sci Fi villains. This discussion began due to interviewing Peter Williams who plays Apophis in Stargate at a recent Supanova event www.supanova.com.au. You hear Peter talk about his time on the Stargate set and how he set the bar for the other ‘baddies’ that were to follow in the Stargate universe. Amongst some of the villains discussed were Apophis (of course), Scorpius from Farscape, The Master from Doctor Who, Darth Vader, The Borg Queen, Khan and Gul Dukut from Star Trek. So are these villains truly bad or just misunderstood? Gerri and Eugenia give their opinions about these iconic characters. Thanks goes to their friends Jason and Darren from Gifts for the Geek www.giftsforthegeek.com.au for Peter’s interview.

 

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Podcast 44 ~ Sci Fi of Not?

Podcast 44

In this podcast Eugenia and Gerri talk about a slightly different show than they normally do! It is called The Goodies, a 1970-80s comedy show starring one of the UK’s most famous comedy teams. But if it is a comedy why are Women Talk Sci Fi talking about it on a Science Fiction Podcast? Well, they think that the show is a not only a comedy but a Sci Fi show and in this episode they manage to convince Jeff from The Goodies Podcast http://goodiespodcast.libsyn.com that it is! You only need to look at the episodes called Kitten Kong, Clown Virus and of course Invasion of the Moon Creatures to understand why it is Sci Fi! So sit back and find out how much fun it is and then track down the DVDs or You Tube it and just have some great fun! This is a blast from the past and they hope you will find it great fun too! Thanks again to Jeff for joining Eugenia and Gerri for the fun of it.

Podcast 43 ~ Robots and Other Things - Interview with Brent Spiner

Podcast 43 Interview with Brent Spiner

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 .

Podcast 42 ~ Fan Sites to Fan Fiction ~ Interview with Herb Jefferson Jr

In this podcast Eugenia and Gerri interview Herb Jefferson Jr. Boomer from the original Battlestar Galactica TV series but, that is not what this podcast is about. They explore the world of fan fiction in particular Star Trek fan fiction films. What is the link between Herb Jefferson Jr and Star Trek fan fiction? You will just have to listen and the connection will become clear! Thanks goes to Daniel and Lionel from Supanova for the interview www.supanova.com Eugenia and Gerri talk about the wonderful animated series Star Trek Aurora www.auroratrek.com that every Star Trek fan should watch and you can read about Tim Vinning creator of Star Trek Aurora in their free e-zine GE News – Women Talk Sci Fi www.genews-ezine.com. There are many fan fiction sites Star Trek Intrepid www.starshipintrepid.net, Star Trek Hidden Frontier www.hiddenfrontier.com and Star Trek Of Gods and Men www.startrekofgodsandmen.com which is filled with Star Trek alumni. Trekkie Central Magazine is a great resource for star trek fan fiction www.trekkiemagazine.mfbiz.com and Eugenia and Gerri are head writers.

Podcast 41 ~ Tailwags from John Leeson ~ K9 From Doctor Who

Podcasst 41 Interview with John Leeson K9 from Doctor Who

In this podcast Gerri and Eugenia have a conversation with someone very special to them! John Leeson the voice of K9 one of the Doctor’s longest running companions. K9 has worked with more incarnations of the Doctor than any other companion has! Go on Google him! John Leeson played the voice of K9 for most of the last 25 years and in this podcast we get to listen to some of his most memorable moments from the set of the show, his career in the arts and his passion for food and wine. Gerri and Eugenia were very lucky to meet not only one of their icons but a charming and very interesting man! Their thanks go to Gifts for the Geek www.giftsforthegeek.com.au for this wonderful interview.