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A non-spoiler question for the RANGERS cast

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Chris Springob

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Since those of you who are in the cast of Rangers and who also happen to frequent this board can't answer any questions about the plot of the TV movie, I was wondering if you could answer a question that doesn't really give anything away. In the "Show Overview" section of this site, there's a small amount of plot information in which the human characters are referred to by first name only. In the TV movie, do the Rangers address each other by first name like that, in contrast to the more formal military tradition of using last names that we've gotten used to on genre television? (Is it "David", or is it "Captain Martell"? "Sarah", or "Cantrell"?)


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Hi Chris,
to quickly answer your question we do address each other less formerly on LOTR by using the first names of our characters. Myriam

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Thanks for the response Myriam. I hope that by answering, you haven't triggered what will be a tidal wave of questions from fans that will push the boundary of what you are/are not allowed to discuss with regards to the Rangers pilot. On second thought, maybe I am hoping for that.
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That would make sense, keeping with the Minbari way of doing things. All of the Minbari characters always had one name by which everyone were adressed as. Delenn, Lennier, Neroon, so it would be no wonder it be brought over to the Rangers.

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Myrl--The Minbari characters call each other by first name because they only have one name. I don't know that it would be immediately obvious that the human Rangers would be called by first name rather than last, except that I guess we now have confirmation that they are.


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In Atonement, "Delenn of the house of Mir." If they went by our system her name could be Delenn of Mir. So nyah.

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Roy Batty: I’ve seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain... Time to die.
 
Welcome to the world of sci-fi fandom, where we all dream. And go into absolute ecstasy when we hear personally from those closest to the dream…

The Rangers cast, of course, will have an interesting time of it, seeing as they’re part of the saga whose creator has been answering questions personally since the beginning.

We love hearing from you, Rangers cast – in fact, we’re tickled pink that you’re here.


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Channe, Freelance Writer Extraordinaire and The Next JMS
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Yeah, this is great!

I suppose being on a small ship also helps with the informality.

Here's another non-threatening question?

What are the makeup sessions like? Who has to spend the most time getting into the makeup? Out of it? Is there anything any characters can't do while in the makeup -- eat, drink? etc?

How uncomfortable is it? Does being under the lights become more of a problem with all that stuff on?

Thanks!

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Let me illustrate the lights point with a allegory from my current theatrical foray. I’m musical director in a community theater production of a Camelot-type musical. I’ve never done television, but if the lights they use to illuminate a soundstage are similar to those that illuminate a regular stage… yes. It’s hot. It’s horrendous. It's hellish. And imagine if you’re under latex. Our poor actors, some of which are wearing a leather-type armor that passes for stage mail, have to run their costumes through the washer every night. We have to keep water in the dressing room because of dehydration (especially if you’re onstage or rehearsing for more than four hours a day – I don’t know about Equity rates, but we’re not Equity, we’re just a bunch of people with 9-5 jobs that like to do theater…) It also depends on what time of year it is, what kind of costumes you have, how long the lights are on – I’d guess in television, you’d turn them off more and longer than you would on a stage. But that’s just my 2c, just because whenever somebody mentions anything that I might even remotely be able to answer about theater, I go nuts.

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Channe, Freelance Writer Extraordinaire and The Next JMS
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Well, our local SF club once had the fun of hosting an informal interview session with Dirk Durok (SP?) while he was filming Swamp Thing here in Central Florida.

That costume was a full body suit made of latex. They did a lot of outdoor filming in Hot, Steamy locations. Dirk said the costume started out at something like 25 or so pounds of latex and gained weight rapidly during the day because the latex absorbed perspiration like a Sponge. By the end of a shooting day, he said it usually gained about 50 pounds of "water weight".

Some of which was real Water. To cool off, he would take a garden hose and stick it down the neck of the costume and turn it on.

When you're wading in a swamp, dripping on the furniture isn't much of a problem.
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He also told us that the average lifespan of one of those costumes was about 4 or 5 days of shooting. The latex stretched out and got baggy from the weight of the water & sweat.




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