“in the words of…” By Carl Marsh
I hope you are all now settled into this new year of 2020? January was somewhat quiet for me as I bet it was for most of you. The only event that I could get to was the Picard premiere in London’s Leicester Square. For what was the European premiere, the stars of the show were all there, along with actors like Sir Ian McKellen and Jason Isaacs, both not in this show but there to support Sir Patrick Stewart who is in his role as Captain Jean Luc Picard. I was on the red carpet and although I didn’t get any time with Sir Patrick or Sir Ian, I could have chatted with Jason, but chose instead to speak to Jeri Ryan. You will remember that Jeri starred as Seven of Nine in the Star Trek:Voyager nearly 20 years ago. I asked her if there was any hesitation about taking this role, so long after she originally played her, for which she said that the role was offered to her in a
different way, she explains: “This came to me in a little different way from the rest of the cast. I think I heard about it about two years ago. A dear friend of mine, pitched me the idea of how she's changed and what she might be like now. And it sounded honestly really intriguing, but I didn't think anything was going to come with it. Cut to a year later at the Creative Arts Emmys, and I was lined up backstage to go on with Alex Kurtzman (one of the new shows writers), and he turned around and said, “Oh, I was talking a lot about Seven in the writer's room.” And I released that this is actually happening?” For my review of the first episode, please see my reviews page.
Interviews This month, and going forward, I will be featuring at least one Cardiff resident or native in my interviews section; it’s Ketnipz creator Harry Hambley, still only 20 years young but with around 1.5 million followers on Instagram alone, and a thriving transatlantic business. He still lives in Cardiff, and I just had to speak with him! The winner of the BAFTA Cymru Best Actor Award 2019 was Celyn Jones, so that’s who I have interviewed and it was for his new film Mr Jones. The hit game show The Wall is returning to Cardiff for the audition day at the end of February, and I asked the producer Stephen Loveluck about how anyone that is thinking of applying can stand out. Lastly, I chatted with Steve Speirs, whose show The Tuckers has been on BBC Wales, and still can be found on iPlayer. As you can see, all are Welsh or are offering something to Cardiff. I say that’s a good start to my idea!
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