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h e te am b e h ind th e Star Tre k : Ne w Voyage s fan fil m s announce d th is week th e y w il l be coproducing a fe ature -l e ngth m inis e rie s s tarring cl os e to a doze n actors from th e officialStar Tre k s e rie s . Entitl e d Star Tre k : O f Gods And Me n, th e s e rie s w il ls tart s h ooting on th e 12th of Jul y unde r th e dire ction of Tim Rus s (Tuvok ). Rus s w il l al s o b e appe aring in th e fil m as a young Tuvok , joining a w h ol e range of e s tab l is h e d Tre k actors s uch as Nich e l l e Nich ol s (Uh ura), W al te r K oe nig (Pave lCh e k ov) and Al an Ruck (Joh n H arrim an). Th e s tory of th e fil m w il lb e s e t during th e Ente rpris e -B e ra, as al s o fe ature d in Star Tre k : Ge ne rations . In addition to th e ab ove actors , th e fil m w il lfe ature Garre tt W ang (H arry K im ), Ch as e Mas te rs on (Le e ta), Grace Le e W h itne y (Janice Rand), Gary Grah am (Soval ) and Crys talAl l e n, w h o appe are d in th e Star Tre k : Ente rpris e e pis ode "Bound." Th e pre s s re l e as e from th e producing te am did not re ve alw h ich of th e s e actors w il lb e re pris ing th e ir actualrol e s from th e Star Tre k s e rie s , b ut did prom is e th at in addition to th e ab ove actors , th e m inis e rie s w il l fe ature s om e "s urpris e gue s ts ." Th e e xe cutive produce r of O f Gods And Me n is Sk y D ougl as Conw ay, w h o al s o produce d th e re ce nt Tre k -re l ate d proje cts Lady Magdal e ne 's (s tory) and Rodde nb e rry on Patrol(s tory). Conw ay w rote th e s cript for th e fil m toge th e r w ith D S9 al um ni Jack Tre vino and Eth an H . Cal k. Final l y, s om e of th e b e h ind-th e -s ce ne s cre w w il l b e m ade up of pe opl e w h o us e d to w ork on th e Star Tre k s e rie s , s uch as dire ctor of ph otograph y D oug K napp.
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From Th e Ce nte r Se at Apath y. Som e th ing th at can k il lany proje ct. And it is a de ath k ne l lfor any fan cl ub. And it is s tarting to affe ct us . Mayb e it's jus t th e s um m e r dol drum s . e rh aps w e 'l ll ive n up as conve ntion s e as on rol l s around. W e h ave a fe w e ve nts com ing up th at w il l s pice up th e s um m e r b l ah s . O n Augus t 19 , w e are pl anning anoth e r pok e r tournam e nt. Th is tim e , it's for ch arity. Me l is s a McQuarryPitm an from th e ISS Arch ange l is in ne e d of a b one m arrow trans pl ant. It cos ts m one y for h e r to h ave pote ntial donors te s te d for com patb il ity. W e are h ol ding th e tournam e nt and as k ing for a donation of $20 pe r pl aye r to rais e m one y for h e r to h ave th e s e te s ts paid for. To e nte r th e tournam e nt, pl e as e vis it h ttp://ge ne s is fl e e t.com and cl ick on th e D O NATE b utton. You w il l be dire cte d to a s e cure s ite on PayPal w h e re you can donate and b e re gis te re d to pl ay at th e b ig tab l e. Upcom ing Conve ntions Com ing th is O ctob e r is Ne cronom icon 2006. Th is conve ntion, unfortunate l y, is s ch e dul e d th e s am e w e e k e nd as Vul k on in O rl ando. Som e nozzl e wh o w il l re m ain nam e l e s s (*cough *... MO TES... *cough *...) s ch e dul e d h is con to purpos e ful l y confl ict w ith Ne cro. I l ik e to s upport th e h om e te am . Stone H il lputs on a h e l lof a s h ow , and w e 'l lh ave a w onde rfultim e at Ne cro. For m ore inform ation ab out th e conve ntion, vis it h ttp://w w w .s tone h il l .org/ne cro.h tm and ch e ck out w h at al th e fus s is ab out. Ne w M e m b e r I w oul d l ik e to w e l com e Jonath on Madon, form e rl y of th e USS Trium ph in South Fl orida, to th e rank s of th e ISS MacArth ur. H e w il l join our grow ing Marine unit as a Firs t Lie ute nant. H e is a w e l com e addition, w e ne e d active fol k s , e s pe cial l y in th e Marine s . W e l com e Ab oard, Jon!
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Bl ogath on 2006 I w ant to tak e a m inute to m e ntion I am participating in th is ye ar's Bl ogath on. It's a b l og e ve nt for ch arity, w h e re I b l og once e ve ry 30 m inute s for 24 h ours for ch arity. Now , b y th e tim e th is is s ue h its th e s tre e ts , it w il lb e l ong ove r and jus t a m e m ory. But I w ante d to capture th e e xcite m e nt I h ave for th is e ve nt and conve y it to our re ade rs . I am ps ych e d fr th e ch ance to b l og fr th e gre ate r good. As th e s l ogan for th e Bl ogath on s ays , "Stay up Late , Mak e a D iffe re nce ." Th e ch arity I h ave ch os e n is th e Tam pa Bay AID S Ne tw ork (TBAN). I h ave pl e dge d $187 at pre s s tim e , and I h ope to h ave m ore b e fore it's ove r. Sh ipw ide Ch arity W ork TBAN is al s o our s h ip's ch arity, w e re al l y h ave not rais e d any m one y for th e m ye t. W e al so h ave an opportunity to m an a donation s tation and tak e food and nonpe ris h ab l e goods , e s pe ial l y toil e trie s , to go to th e tw o food b ank s th at TBAN runs in Pine l l as and H il l s b orough countie s . It's a good caus e , TBAN h e l ps a l ot of pe opl e th at fal l th rough th e crack s in th e s ys te m and cannot ge t as s is tance el s e w h e re . I w ante d to do s om e th ing l as t h ol iday s e as on, b ut w e ran s h ort on tim e . Pe rh aps w e can arrrange a drive s tarting in Se pte m b e r and carrying th rough th e s e as on th is ye ar. Eve ry l ittl e b it h e l ps , and w ith a fe w w e l l pl ace d pre s s re l e as e s , it w il lgive a good b it of pub l icity for STARFLEET and Stars h ip MacArth ur and fandom in th e Bay Are a as a w h ol e . W h e n th e m e dia s e e s Star Tre k fans m ak ing a diffe re nce , it doe s not m ak e us col l e ctive l y l ook l ik e a b unch of ge e k s . Any ide as th at you h ave out th e re for a ch arity e ve nt for TBAN, pl e as e l et m e k now . Al s o, I w oul d l ik e to contact Ronal d McD onal d H ous e and s e e i th e y are s til ldoing th e pop top col l e ctions . W e did good w ith th at b ack in th e ol d days of th e USS Victorious . It's e as y and a l ot of us drink b e ve rage s in 12 ounce cans w ith pop tops . I k now I put aw ay a tw e l ve pack at w ork e ve ry coupl e of days . Mayb e th at'l lw ork as a s e cond ch arity for th e cl ub as w e l l .
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Inte rvie w W ith Connor Trinne e r By Carol e Gordon, Courte s y of Tre k Today
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It's ch ange d e ve ryth ing I fe e l as th ough I've b e e n s om e h ow re route d e l e ctrical l y, in m y b rain or in m y h e art." As h e tal k s ab out th e l ife e nh ancing e ffe cts of b e com ing a fath e r, Connor Trinne e r s m il es and gl ance s w is tful l y into s pace , cl e arl y w is h ing h e coul d be trans porte d h om e to h is b ab y s on, Jas pe r. Trinne e r is vis iting th e UK for an appe arance at th e London Expo and tal ks to Carol e Gordon ab out fath e rh ood, th e controve rs ial final e of 'Star Tre k : Ente rpris e ', and th e e th ical dil e m m as rais e d b y th e ch aracte r h e pl ays in 'Stargate : Atl antis '. Star Tre k h as ge ne rate d a h uge fanb as e s ince th e Stars h ip Ente rpris e b ol dl y w e nt w h e re no m an h ad gone b e fore w ith Captain Jam e s T K irk in com m and. Th e fifth incarnation of th e franch is e , 'Ente rpris e ', unde r th e com m and of Jonath an Arch e r (Scott Bak ul a) al s o fe ature d Com m ande r Ch arl e s 'Trip' Tuck e r III, th e Ch ie f Engine e r pl aye d b y Connor Trinne e r. Th e ch aracte r q uick l y b e cam e a fan favourite and Trinne e r is grate fulth at th e four s e as ons of th e s h ow gave h im th e opportunity to produce w h at h e cons ide rs to b e h is b e s t w ork s o far. "You ge t nine ty-e igh t e pis ode s , you ge t s om e good one s and s om e b ad one s ," h e s ays . "I th ink th at I h ad th e fortune of h aving s om e re al l y good s torie s com e m y w ay and w ith a good s tory, you are ab l e to fl e x your acting m us cl es a l ittl e b it m ore . Th at's al so
jus t a m atte r of confide nce , I th ink ; once you ge t us e d to th e cre w and e ve ryb ody and your e nvironm e nt, th at al l ow s you to b e fre e r to h it s om e h om e runs . And I fe l tl ik e I h it a fe w ." For Trinne e r, th e b e s t as pe ct of th e ch aracte r w as th at h e w as ve ry h um an. "H e w as al l ow e d to b e fal l ib l e , h e w as al l ow e d to b e pas s ionate ab out w h at h e w as w ork ing on or com m itte d to and I found h im to b e s uch a dim e ns ional ch aracte r. H e h ad a s e ns e of h um our, h e h ad a s e ns e of auth ority, and h aving th os e s trong ch aracte r traits , m ak e s any s ituation al ot of fun to pl ay." In an e arl y e pis ode in s e as on one , 'Une xpe cte d', Trip b e com e s pre gnant, giving Trinne e r th e h onour of b e ing th e firs t actor to pl ay a Star Tre k m al e pre gnancy. But it didn't faze h im in th e l e as t. "I th ough t it w as gre at fun," h e s ays w ith a s m il e . "It w as our th ird e pis ode and w e w e re al ls o ne w and it w as s uch a w e l l -done s cript. I h ad s om e ide as of m y ow n of th ings th at w e adde d to it - uncontrol l ab l e crying s e e m ingl y out of now h e re , fl as h e s of ange r for no particul ar re as on. You k now , tw o of th e firs t th re e e pis ode s w e re ab out th e ch aracte r and s o I w as re al l y ab l e to jum p off th e cl iff and s e e h ow I l ande d. And I fe l t pre tty good ab out th e s tart." 'Ente rpris e ' m ay h ave got off to a good s tart for th e cas t and th e ch aracte rs , b ut e nde d afte r four s e as ons , w h e n ratings fail e d to m e e t th e e xpe ctations of th e ne tw ork . Th e final , controve rs ial , e pis ode , 'Th e s e are th e Voyage s ' focus e s on th e de com m is s ioning of th e firs t Ente rpris e at th e e nd of its m is s ion and th e s igning of th e Fe de ration Ch arte r. Th e s tory is tol d th rough th e ch aracte rs of W il lRik e r and D e anna Troi, ob s e rving th e s tars h ip's final e ve ntful journe y via a h ol ode ck re cre ation on b oard th e 'Ne xt Ge ne ration' Ente rpris e . Is Trinne e r dis appointe d w ith th e w ay th e s h ow and h is ch aracte r - e nde d?
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"I can't s ay I w as dis appointe d at h ow Trip e nde d. I re al l y took it as a com pl im e nt th at h al f of th at e pis ode ce ntre d around th e de ath of m y ch aracte r. W h e th e r I w as m ak ing l e m onade out of l e m ons , I don't k now ," h e s ays w ith a rue fuls m il e, "b ut I took it as a com pl im e nt." Trinne e r paus e s and l ook s th ough tful b e fore continuing. "H ow th e s h ow e nde d? It's a difficul t propos ition to s e w up a s e rie s and I th ink th at w h at th e y w e re ul tim ate l y trying to do w as to find th e l ink or to cre ate th e l ink b e tw e e n oth e r s e rie s in th e franch is e . H aving s aid th at, th e w ay in w h ich it h appe ne d re al l y fe l t l ik e it took th e th unde r out from unde rne ath us and I fe l t rippe d off. W e h ad b e e n doing th is for four ye ars , w e are al re ady cance l l e d, w h y don't you l e t us put it to b e d? I l ove Jonath an [Frak e s , W il l Rik e r] and Marina [Sirtis , D e anna Troi] - aw e s om e pe opl e, I l augh w ith th e m al lth e tim e b ut th e y w e re in an uncom fortab l e pos ition. It w as unfortunate , b ut you m ove on." Th e re h as b e e n m uch dis cus s ion of w h y th e ratings for th is outing of th e popul ar franch is e fe l l s o b adl y and fail e d to re cove r. Trinne e r w onde rs w h e th e r th e ne tw ork prom ote d th e s h ow as w e l las th e y m igh t h ave . "I th ink th at one of th e re as ons it w as cance l l e d w as b e caus e th e ratings w e re poor. Now I gue s s th e prom otion and th e ratings can go h and in h and, b ut I don't th ink th at th e y pus h e d for th e ne w audie nce th at th e y fe l t th e s h ow ne e de d to h ave to k e e p it around." Since Ente rpris e b ol dl y w e nt into te l e vis ion h is tory, Trinne e r h as m ade an im pre s s ion on th e fans of anoth e r s pin-off s h ow , 'Stargate : Atl antis ', th e off-s h oot of th e l ong-running 'Stargate SG-1'. Trinne e r pl ays
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Mich ae l , a ge ne tical l y-e ngine e re d part-h um an, part-W raith , in s e as on 2 of 'Atl antis ' and w il l re turn for tw o e pis ode s in s e as on th re e . Trinne e r finds th e ch aracte r and th e s tory intriguing, particul arl y h ow Mich ae l ch al l e nge s th e e th ics of th e Atl antis te am . "H e s ays , 'You did th is to m e . You did th is to m e to m ak e m e m ore h um an. You did th is ; w h at doe s th is s ay ab out you in a s ocie ty or a group in a tim e of w ar?' But ye ah , th e intriguing part of th e s tory is pre tty tim e l y w h at's your re s pons ib il ity to yours e l f in confl ict and w h at's your re s pons ib il ity to your e ne m y? If you cons ide r yours e l f a civil is e d s ocie ty, is it a m oral , e th ical is s ue to re fab ricate s om e b ody's e s s e nce or D NA or w h ate ve r and m ak e th e m non-viol e nt?" Anoth e r rol e w h e re Trinne e r pl ays th e b ad guy is h is re ce nt appe arance in an e pis ode of th e m il itary cop-s h ow , 'Navy NCIS'. H is ch aracte r, Jam e s , k idnaps th e D ire ctor of NCIS as rans om for h is b roth e r w h o is in cus tody. "I did e njoy th at," h e s ays . "I h adn't gotte n th e opportunity to pl ay th e k idnappe r, th e th ie f. Re al l y, h e w as a b ad guy b ut th e s ituation h e found h im s e l f in h e w as acting out of de s pe rate l y w anting to ge t h is b roth e r b ack . But th at w as cool to pl ay s om e b ody w h o h ad th e pote ntial for re alviol e nce and w as n't afraid to us e it." Trinne e r's acting h e roe s vary. H e is curre ntl y w atch ing ol d Gary Coope r and Cary Grant m ovie s , s uch as 'H is Girl Friday', and re ce ntl y dis cove re d Fre dric March , w h o appe are d in th e originalve rs ion of th e m ovie 'A Star is Born' in 19 37. But h e al s o num b e rs conte m porary s tars am ong h is h e roe s .
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And th at profe s s ion can s om e tim e s , h e s ays , invol ve a confl ict b e tw e e n q ual ity and incom e . "O ne of th e ne gative parts of th is b us ine s s is th at it can put you in s om e pos itions th at pay you a ton of m one y b ut re al l y don't b ring out th e b e s t in you." But th e b e s t part of th e profe s s ion is th e pe opl e . "O h , ye ah , I l ove th e profe s s ion too, b e caus e you ge t to cons tantl y b e im pre s s e d and am aze d b y pe opl e !" Trinne e r s ays h e doe s n't h ank e r afte r rol e s on any particul ar TV s h ow s . "I th ink th e re are s h ow s th at I adm ire and I l ik e th e w ork th at pe opl e do, b ut it's not a give n th at if a s h ow h as s ucce s s , th at it is w h at I cons ide r a good proje ct, or a good pie ce of w ork or good te l e vis ion. So re al l y, you l ook for s tuff th at's of q ual ity."
can trave l w ith th e m . Som e b ab ie s w il l sl e e p anyw h e re ." A dram atic paus e , and th e n Trinne e r l augh s . "O urs doe s n't! H e s l e e ps , b ut h e h ate s going to s l e e p!" Trinne e r s ays h e al w ays w ante d to b e a fath e r, annd h is b ab y s on cons tantl y as tounds h im . "It's th e m os t am azing th ing th at I've e ve r done and am continuing to do. Th e m os t am azing th ings h appe n to m e on a dail y b as is w ith th is l ittl e b oy and it's ch ange d e ve ryth ing. It's ch ange d m y outl ook on h ow I s e e m ys e l f , you re al l y do w ind up l ook ing th rough th e ir e ye s . And you re al l y do fe e l as th ough you w oul d s top a train for th e m . I've ne ve r w ante d s om e th ing s o m uch for s om e b ody in m y l ife - and th at's h is h appine s s . I'm cons tantl y s h ock e d and am aze d b y th e w h ol e th ing."
He dis cove re d th at q ual ity in 'Stargate : Atl antis ', e ve n th ough afte r 'Ente rpris e ' h e w as inte nding to m ove aw ay from th e s cie nce fiction ge nre . "I found th e ch aracte r of Mich ae lon th e b re ak -dow ns and cal l e d m y age nt and s aid, 'Can I ge t an audition for th is ?' I h ad s aid, 'I don't w ant to do s ci-fi jus t out of th e gate , I w ant to e xpl ore th e th ings th at I h ave n't done for a l ong tim e .' But I th ough t th is ch aracte r w as fas cinating and it turne d out th at I w as righ t. I'm re al l y h appy th at I h ad th e ch ance to do it." H aving com pl e te d fil m ing on 'Stargate : Atl antis ', Trinne e r's im m e diate pl ans incl ude a num b e r of conve ntions during th e s um m e r and "h itting th e pave m e nt" l ook ing for proje cts . But, ab ove al l , h e is val uing th e tim e h e h as w ith h is s on, w h o w as b orn in O ctob e r 2005. Trinne e r's fam il y trave l l ed w ith h im to Vancouve r w h e n h e w as s h ooting 'Atl antis ', b ut th e y h ave s taye d at h om e during h is pre s e nt trip acros s th e Atl antic. "I th ink afte r th e y are a ye ar ol d or s o, you can s tart doing s tuff l ik e th at or if th e y are ve ry ve ry young, you
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t w oul d se e m th at th e rum our m il l ab ounds wh en it com e s to th e J.J Ab ram s production for Star Tre k 11. To date a s cript h as n’t e ve n b e e n w ritte n and ye t al re ady we are s e e ing s om e b ig nam e actor’s pop up. Las t m onth a s ource th at cl aim e d to b e w ork ing as cre w on Be n Affl e ck ’s dire ctorialde b ut ‘Gone , Bab y, Gone ’ cl aim e d th at Affl e ck w as b e ing cons ide re d to pl ay e ith e r Captain K irk or a ch aracte r w h o is s om e w h at s im il ar to th e iconic Star Tre k Captain. H ow e ve r l e s s th an 14 days afte r th is rum our w as l e ak e d it w as k yb os h e d b y an ins ide r on th e Ab ram s production. Now h ow e ve r in an ironic tw is t a s ource cl os e to Tre k w e b h as re ve al ed th at actor and frie nd to Be n Affl e ck , Matt D am on is b e ing cons ide re d for th e rol e of K irk and m ore ove r Ab ram s is re al l y gunning to try and
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ge t D am on on b oard. As m any pe opl e w il l k now Matt D am on and Be n Affl e ck cam e to ce ntre s tage in H ol l yw ood w h e n th e y w on an acade m y aw ard for th e ir inde pe nde nt fe ature fil m ‘Good W il l H unting,’ s ince th e n b oth th e ir care e rs h ave s k y rock e te d and D am on h as b e com e s om e w h at of an action h e ro for h is portrayalof Jas on Bourne in b oth th e s cre e n adaptations of Rob e rt Ludl um ’s b ook s , ‘Th e Bourne Ide ntity’ and ‘Th e Bourne Supre m acy’ as w e l l as ‘Th e Bourne Ul tim atum ’ w h ich is curre ntl y in production. According to Tre k w e b ’s ins ide r J.J. Ab ram s is s o inte re s te d in ge tting D am on to s ign up for th e 11th Star Tre k fe ature th at h e h as s ol icite d th e s upport of W il l iam Sh atne r in orde r to try and ge t th e fans on s ide . "Sh atne r gave h is b l e s s ing," m y s ource s ays . "J.J. got h is approval ." D am on firs t poppe d up in Tre k k ie circl e s as s oon as th e Ab ram s -'Star Tre k ' de al w as announce d. Rum our h ad it th at th e ne w m ovie w oul d ce ntre on K irk and Spock 's e arl y days at a s pace acade m y. "J.J. w ants D am on as Capt. K irk ," m y s ource re ports . "H e re al l y l ove s th e ide a." Pl e as e b e aw are th at th e ab ove is jus t rum our and s h oul d b e tre ate d as s uch untilParam ount m ak e s om e s ort of official announce m e nt conce rning th e proje ct. Th is ne w s l e tte r h as b e e n produce d us ing al l O pe n Source s oftw are . Scrib us D e s k top Pub l is h ing and Th e Gim p for Graph ics on a PC running Ub untu Linux.
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ve r its 40 ye ar h is tory Star Tre k h as h ad m any prol ific actors com e and go and pe rh aps am ongs t th e m os t ve rs atil e to grace th e franch is e is Re ne Aub e rjonois w h o prior to h is rol e on Star Tre k : D e e p Space Nine h ad b e e n in m any of th e b e s t TV s itcom s and dram as of th e 19 80’s . My firs t m e m ory of Re ne w oul d b e for h is rol e of Cl ayton Runnym e de Endicott III in th e cl as s ic 80’s s itcom Be ns on th at w as an indire ct s pin – off from th e cl as s ic 19 70’s s e rie s Soap. Of cours e now to a ge ne ration w h o gre w up in th e 19 9 0’s th e actor is b e s t k now n for h is rol e of O D O in pe rh aps Star Tre k ’s m os t controve rs ialch apte r D e e p Space Nine .
“I th ink acting in th e m as k w as prob ab l y e as ie r th an a l ot of pe opl e m igh t th ink . A l ot of pe opl e h ave tol d m e th e y coul dn’t unde rs tand h ow O do coul d b e s o e xpre s s ive in te rm s of e m otions w h e n th e m as k I w as in w as e ve n m ore l im iting th an th e m os t grote s q ue Fe re ngi or K l ingon m ak e – up, b e caus e it w as s o ne utral and ine xpre s s ive in re pos e . But w h il e we te nd to th ink al l our e m otions are e xpre s s e d in our face s b y th ings l ik e s m il ing or frow ning, in m y ye ars of s tudy I h ave l e arne d th e m as k doe s not h ide e m otions . Ins te ad, it te nds to am pl ify e m otions b e caus e e m otion is e xpre s s e d m ore th rough th e b ody and voice and e ye s th an it is th rough faciale xpre s s ions ; faciale xpre s s ions are ofte n us e d to h ide w h at w e ’re re al l y fe e l ing rath e r th an e xpre s s it.
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In a re ce nt inte rvie w for th e May/June is s ue of Star Tre k Magazine Aub e rjonois tal k e d at l e ngth ab out h is D S9 rol e and al s o re ve al e d h is e nth us ias m for h is ne w rol e of Paul Le w is ton in th e critical l y accl aim e d D avid E. K e l l e y s e rie s Bos ton Le gal . Pe rh aps one of th e m os t e njoyab l e as pe cts of Star Tre k : D e e p Space Nine from th e vie w e rs point of vie w w as th e re l ations h ip b e tw e e n Aub e rjonois O do and Arm in Sh im e rm an’s gre e dy Fe re ngi Barte nde r Quark . So w h e n as k e d ab out th e ir frie nds h ip aw ay from th e cam e ras Aub e rjonois w as h appy to s h are . “I w oul d h ave to s ay th at in re all ife , Arm in is prob ab l y m ore O do to m y Quark ,” Aub e rjonois note s w ith a l augh . “Th e truth is , w e h ave a w ay of s ort of jous ting and jos h ing e ach oth e r if w e ’re out h ik ing or if w e go to dinne r or if w e ’re jus t tal k ing on th e ph one . Arm in can te nd to b e w onde rful l y s arcas tic w ith m e , w h ich I th ink w as one of th e th ings O do did
O ne of th e m any th ings th at Aub e rjonois is as k e d ab out is th e h e avy m ak e up h e h ad to e ndure on D S9 and th e acting ch al l e nge s as s ociate d w ith it. Surpris ingl y th e actor re ve al s th at h e did not s e e th e m ak e – up as an im pe dim e nt to h is pe rform ance .
“So I actual l y found th e m as k of O do ve ry l ib e rating. It re al l y al l ow e d m e to de l ve into e m otional l aye rs th at you ofte n don’t ge t to e xpl ore w h e n you onl y h ave your face to w ork w ith .” O f cours e a fe w ye ars afte r D e e p Space Nine h ad e nde d Re ne Aub e rjonois w as cal l e d upon to a do a gue s t s pot on Star Tre k : Ente rpris e , and th ough h is rol e w as far from m e m orab l e h e did re ve alth at it w as a pos itive e xpe rie nce . “W ork ing on Ente rpris e w as a ve ry nice e xpe rie nce ,” re cal l s Aub e rjonois . “It w as n’t a particul arl y m e m orab l e rol e – it w as jus t one of th e m any gue s t s h ots I’ve done ove r th e ye ars – b ut I h ad a gre at tim e doing it. It w as a ve ry h appy s e t to b e on, ve ry e as y going th ank s to Scott Bak ul a [Captain Arch e r]. It w as diffe re nt to th e D e e p Space Nine s e t; th e ve ry nature of th e s h ow and th e s torie s w e w e re te l l ing, coupl ed w ith th e inte ns ity of Ave ry Brook s [Sis k o] as an actor and as a pe rs onal ity, h ad a m ajor e ffe ct on th e s h ow and th e atm os ph e re on s e t. Ente rpris e w as al s o s til lin its firs t s e as on w h e n I did
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it, s o th at w onde rful k ind of giddy joy w as s til lve ry m uch in pl ay.” Afte r h is rol e on D e e p Space Nine Aub e rjonois h ad re ach e d a point in h is l ife w h e re h e w as cons ide ring re tire m e nt. H e ve ry m uch fe l t th at w ith h im b e ing in h is 60’s th at th e gam e w as ove r for h im in te rm s of b e ing ab l e to ob tain s om e of th e m ore m e aty rol e s on offe r in H ol l yw ood. In fact th e actor h ad re ach e d a point w h e re h e w as no l onge r b oth e ring to audition for rol e s. Al l th is ch ange d th ough w h e n th e rol e on Bos ton Le galcam e al ong, and Aub e rjonois e vide ntl y l ove s th e rol e h e pl ays on th e l e gal dram a s e rie s w h e re h e s h are s th e s cre e n w ith Jam e s Spade r and W il l iam Sh atne r. “Th e th ink I l ove ab out m y ch aracte r is th at h e re pre s e nts th e s e rious s ide of th e s h ow w h ich can b e q uite s il l y and pre pos te rous at tim e s ,” note s Aub e rjonois w h os e e arl ie r w ork as a gue s t s tar in Bos ton Le gal ’s pare nt s h ow Th e Practice e arne d
h im an Em m y nom ination in 2001. “D avid K e l l e y h im s e l f h as s aid th at Paul Le w is ton is th e one ch aracte r in th e s h ow th at coul d m ak e th e audie nce b e l ie ve th e s e rie s is b as e d around an actuall aw firm .” In m any w ays th e rol e of Paul Le w is ton is s om e w h at s im il ar to O do b e caus e th e tw o are k ind of outs ide rs and th e y b oth try to b ring s om e s e ns e of orde r to ch aos . “PaulLe w is ton is th e re to re al l y k e e p e ve ryone on th e s traigh t and narrow , or at l e as t atte m pt to. So now th at I th ink ab out it – and I’ve ne ve r e xpre s s e d it th is w ay b e fore – th e re is a s ort of s im il arity b e tw e e n Paul Le w is ton and O do.” You can re ad m uch m ore on w h at Aub e rjonois s h are d ab out h is rol e s in Star Tre k and Bos ton Le galin th e curre nt is s ue of Star Tre k Magazine w h ich is out now th rough out th e UK .
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