CONTINUUM - STARRY CONSTELLATION MAGAZINE: RACHEL NICHOLS, VICTOR WEBSTER AND SERIES CREATOR SIMON BARRY INTERVIEW
January 21, 2013
by: Jamie Steinberg
... Q) Simon, how did you come up with the idea for this series and how did the rest of you become involved?
Simon: "Well, the idea for me came out of a really pragmatic approach to trying to get my love of Sci-Fi really into a pipeline of television production that was feasible. So time travel is a really great vehicle for that because you can have a very large mythology in a big universe, but still be set in the present day world, which obviously is more production-friendly. So it was a pragmatic decision at the beginning, but then once the mythology and the characters starting coming together, of course it grew beyond that into a much more passionate process for me in terms of the many characters that the show presents, and also just some of the bigger themes that we are trying to explore in the show. And then the first step was to find a Kiera, and we worked very diligently to find the right person for this part. And when Rachel presented herself as an option, we were thrilled and jumped on the chance to work with her right away. And once we had cast Rachel, we basically built the cast around her, and Victor was a great fit and I can’t really - I'll let the guys tell you about it from their perspective, but it was a very quick."
Rachel: "My story is very long but yet very interesting. One of my best friends in the entire world got the script to me. She was the first person that reached out with a script. She said, “I have a friend and she’s got this script that she’s casting and I hope I'm not stepping on anyone’s toes, but I think you'd be great for it,” and she sent it to me and I loved it. And - which is very unorthodox. Usually you don’t get a script from your best friend that’s amazing that you immediately want to do. And then my team was absolutely completely on board and they loved the script, and they loved the fact that a friend of mine had found it. We just went sort of full steam ahead, and it happened very, very quickly just prior to the holidays last year when we were closing the deal. Suddenly, I was moving to Vancouver for five months on January 5th I think it was last year. So, it was a very interesting process for me. Unorthodox for me, but thrilling at the same time. And very fast, so that was fun as well."
Victor: "Well I got a call on a Wednesday asking me if I'd like to come to Vancouver to do a chemistry test with Rachel, and I hadn’t read the script yet. And I was a little hesitant at first, and then I read the script and I was like, “Absolutely." Got on a plane for a chemistry test with Rachel on Friday and then got a call I think that weekend that I would be moving to Vancouver. And then, I think Monday I was on a plane to Vancouver for six months. So, it all happened really, really fast..."
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE EPISODE TRAILER FOR CONTINUUM'S 'FAST TIMES' AIRING MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 2013 AT 8/7C ON SYFY
No comments:
Post a Comment