Session Start: Thu Dec 13 17:41:10 2001 [17:41] *** Now talking in #auditorium [17:41] *** Topic is 'Actor Warren Takeuchi Babylon 5: Legend of the Rangers 9PM -- Moderated' [17:41] hehe of course not [17:41] *** MaSC has joined #auditorium [17:41] With Channe here, you can be something's gonna roll in! [17:41] Hey, it's Lyta! [17:41] * OmahaStar hides [17:41] Gutenabend Channe [17:41] * Channe laughs. [17:41] * Lyta-B5LR bows. [17:41] It's just me and my sterling rep-u-ta-tion. [17:41] roflmao [17:41] whoops [17:42] And my lackeys. [17:42] hey, give a good word to Warren for me, channe? :) [17:42] lol@wulfy [17:42] * Channe grins. [17:43] * Channe settles in on a non-existent couch. [17:43] Another [17:43] *Sit [17:44] *** roomy has joined #auditorium [17:44] hello [17:44] hi [17:44] Gosh, is anyone watching Farscape at the moment? [17:44] no [17:44] no [17:44] why [17:44] what's farscape? [17:44] We start in 15 minutes [17:45] okay [17:45] *** Kitaro has joined #auditorium [17:45] * Channe waves at the navigator. [17:45] Testing [17:46] nope didn't work [17:46] * Lyta-B5LR greets Kit [17:46] Yes, standing by [17:46] *faints* [17:46] *** RW7427 has joined #auditorium [17:46] (starts to limber up) [17:46] hey RW [17:46] * Channe laughs, throws cold water on tygir. [17:46] hey tygir [17:46] * OmahaStar fans wulfy [17:46] c'mon, girl .... you already took your medication! [17:46] *** ChatMod sets mode: +o Kitaro [17:46] Tuna's here too? [17:46] I'm new at this how you do that do an action thigmajigger? [17:47] hey now! That just makes me want to warm up more! [17:47] *** Noname has joined #auditorium [17:47] Warren, are you typing yourself? [17:47] DUCKY!@!!! [17:47] * OmahaStar grins wildly [17:47] TUNA!!! [17:47] Yup [17:47] KTE, do ... /me whatever you want to do [17:47] *** Technomage has joined #auditorium [17:47] Hello, all. Ro here. [17:47] wow [17:48] Hello, Roanna. [17:48] Hey Warren [17:48] does any one live in Nebraska [17:48] Hey, Channe. [17:48] Hi there [17:48] * Channe goes to find her magic bag of questions. :) [17:48] Ducky - to quote our favorite TechnoMage, "It's good to see you again" [17:48] well, I promise to behave myself, Warren! ;) [17:48] lol@Star [17:48] ... /sits [17:48] I've driven through Nebraska a few times :) [17:48] um, yes ... right here. See the name? [17:48] Channe, I met you in my dream last night ... it was bizzare [17:48] Hey, Star. It's been too long. [17:48] Do tell! [17:48] that is bizarre... [17:48] what happened to Iowa Star? [17:49] omg is that Rho? [17:49] *** Trelane has joined #auditorium [17:49] *** Trelane has left #auditorium [17:49] well, for one thing ... your name was Channe and I overheard someone say the name in a hallway at work [17:49] ducky - I'm both. [17:49] ducky - nevermind [17:49] Yes, Star. It's me. [17:49] forget I said that. [17:49] * Channe laughs. [17:49] Wow! [17:49] I'm gonna regret that one. [17:49] so how do you say it? [17:49] hopping the Missouri River eh? [17:49] *** MaSC has quit IRC ((signed off)) [17:49] My name? [17:49] \sits [17:49] yep. [17:49] Who wants the Nebraska huskers to win the rose bowl [17:49] then I said introduced myself as Lyta and we had a good laugh [17:49] *** MaSC has joined #auditorium [17:50] My lord. This is what you get when you hang around too much on messageboards. [17:50] I guess you got tired of the casinos in Council Bluffs [17:50] * Channe laughs. Take note, people. [17:50] lol@Channe [17:50] and said something about a small world ;) [17:50] * OmahaStar sits with ducky and channe, with a big bowl of popcorn, watching Wulfy flirt with the guest. [17:50] yes, [17:50] i've had dreams about meeting people in the chatroom [17:50] Tuna, behave [17:50] ChatMod - ok, where ya from? [17:50] We start in 10 minutes everybody. Grab your snacks! [17:50] * Channe keeps her mouth shut, tygir. :) [17:50] why? [17:50] *** MaSC has quit IRC ((signed off)) [17:50] Carmel, California [17:50] ok *Grabbs a snack [17:51] *** MaSC has joined #auditorium [17:51] Warren doesn't come in the chat, so how can i dream about him? [17:51] Cm - you've been to the casinos here then? [17:51] (stretches some more...throws a few kicks and punches) [17:51] Warren, you have a fan. [17:51] ducky - I am behaving. [17:51] * Channe grins and points at tygirwulf. [17:51] *blushes* [17:51] that's a first [17:51] * KTE Sits [17:51] lol [17:51] so roomy person - what's up with you and football? [17:51] I got yeah [17:51] i think i need that ice water now... [17:51] Never stopped...But I've driven past them a high rate of speed :) [17:51] lmao [17:52] easy tygir, easy.....lol [17:52] I've been to Carmel. Beautiful place [17:52] * KTE eats popcorn [17:52] my family are big Husker fans [17:52] Channe, just one fan?? [17:52] * OmahaStar grins and dips Wulfy into an ice water pool [17:52] It is rather nice here [17:52] roomy - I'm sorry. :) [17:52] Tygir....you want a Pepsi? [17:52] oh, yes, thanks RW. :) [17:52] It's really warm in the Northeast, for it being December, and all. [17:52] * tygirwulf gives everyone a nice Ice Cold 12P4e12p4s12i12 [17:52] says 12P4E12P4S12I12 13 the choice of the New Generation(not to be confused with the Star trek tv series) [17:52] I'll take a pepsi [17:52] **Gives Tygir a Ppesi to cool off** [17:52] me too [17:52] yeah, it's pretty warm here, too [17:53] thanks tygirwulf [17:53] we've had only one frost so far [17:53] star trek = ugh. [17:53] I hope it snows here [17:53] yeah, i know. I don't kno how to modify that [17:53] okay, I've got plenty of Pesi from my salad bars [17:53] Pepsi [17:53] i think i'll grab one, brb [17:53] Pepsi's to all!!!! [17:53] I'll take some [17:53] I like Dr. Pepper [17:53] got that too [17:54] * KTE Takes Dr. Pepper [17:54] * Channe searches through her bag o' questions. [17:54] * KTE Sips [17:54] goo thanks [17:54] Five minutes folks [17:54] *Good [17:54] do you people like B5 [17:54] Yeah [17:54] Do we like B5? [17:55] Channe (Be good) [17:55] Gosh. I think the answer to that is: YES. [17:55] *sneeks a peek into channe's bag [17:55] * Channe laughs [17:55] * OmahaStar mixes some code red mountain dew and some fresca, and serves it to everyone as "Brevari Light" [17:55] I'm angelic, [17:55] I love B5 [17:55] Absolutely angelic! [17:55] *** Barbie Claws has joined #auditorium [17:55] Except when writing Titans. [17:55] roflmao@channe [17:55] lol@Channe [17:55] * Channe grins. [17:55] I liked B5 [17:55] *** crazybillyo has joined #auditorium [17:55] yep, channe, that's the first word that comes to mind when I think of you, "angelic" [17:55] CBO! Welcome. [17:55] Fungah! [17:55] Who is evryones favorite charecter [17:55] hey bob! [17:55] billy!!!!! [17:55] I am a Vorlon for the new generation. [17:55] on what, roomy? [17:55] it's like old home week! lol [17:55] B5 [17:56] Hi OS, RW, Channe, TW, any others I forgot... [17:56] ha ha Tuna, that's funny [17:56] Hey, billy, it's Ro. [17:56] and, of course, Warren [17:56] Who's that? [17:56] roomy - everyone's favorite character is Jane, the ISN Anchor beloved by millions. [17:56] don't forget Ro [17:56] oh, hey Ro, thought I might know you [17:56] hey cbo! [17:56] ;) [17:56] My favorite character has GOT to be Kitaro Sasaki... [17:56] *pours fresh slaw in cbo's pants" [17:56] Delen [17:56] * Channe smiles. Angelically, of course. [17:56] pshaw channe [17:56] mine is Sheridan [17:56] JINXO! [17:56] *** Crusade-Tom has joined #auditorium [17:57] Delenn, right up until season five, actually. [17:57] well, i haven't seen the movie, so I can't say, but I'd say Gkar is a good guess [17:57] billy likes the Pak'ma'ra [17:57] And Kosh [17:57] Three minutes everybody [17:57] Delenn and G'Kar. [17:57] messenger of god...Channe [17:57] * Channe transfigures. [17:57] Billy just likes to shake. ;) [17:57] that he does [17:57] * KTE Confused [17:57] he he he [17:57] * crazybillyo thinks of the children [17:57] Where are my sunglasses? [17:57] Thanks chatmod [17:57] Who like the shadows [17:57] on your nose [17:57] copy that! [17:57] G'kar got the best speeches... [17:57] the shadows are creepy [17:58] yes, he did. [17:58] **Watches billy do the Pak'ma'ra Shake** [17:58] * Channe is a Vorlon child. [17:58] The Shadows scared the bejeezus out of me when I saw them first. [17:58] the whole declarations of principles thing still gives me chills [17:58] Yeah. That was great. [17:58] yeah, the shadows scared me too [17:58] Okay...We're going to close the floor now...Hang on [17:58] The party is finnally starting [17:58] And - the one... what was that one, at the end of S4? [17:58] what do you people think of the Centaria [17:58] *** ChatMod sets mode: +m [17:58] *** ChatMod sets mode: +v Kitaro [17:59] Warren, can you type to the screen? [17:59] Yes [17:59] *** Bouncer has joined #auditorium [17:59] *** Bouncer sets mode: +o Bouncer [17:59] how is that? [17:59] Graet! [17:59] Or... [17:59] Okay [17:59] Great [17:59] Hi everyone, thanks for joining us here. I'm Patrizia DiLucchio for SCIFI. Tonight we're pleased to welcome actor Warren T. Takeuchi who plays Kitaro Sasaki, the navigation, communications and translations specialist in Babylon 5: Legend of the Rangers, an original SCIFI Channel movie we'll begin screening on January the 19th. [17:59] I hope that my typing skills are adequate [17:59] The "T" in Warren T. Takeuchi stands for Teruo, the light that comes from a star. No wonder Takeuchi is a die-hard sci-fi fan appearing in numerous genre series, including The X-Files, Dark Angel and Stargate SG-1, and in films including The Sixth Day and Lake Placid. [17:59] When he's not acting Warren studies the martial arts, paints, sculpts, and plays the drums and guitar! [17:59] *** KTE has quit IRC ((signed off)) [18:00] Brief word about the drill. This is a moderated chat -- please send your questions for our guest to ChatQ, as private messages. (To send a private message, either double-click on ChatQ or type "/msg ChatQ" on the command line - only without the quotes.) [18:00] Let's start with something easy...Tell us about Kitaro? [18:00] Thanks [18:00] first, it is a pleasure to be here...thank you! [18:00] Well, lets see... [18:00] *** hypatia has joined #auditorium [18:01] Kitaro is the navigations, commn, translations specialist [18:01] aboard the starship liandra [18:01] very earnest character [18:01] loyal, honest...diligent [18:02] Just happy to be there! [18:02] He is someone that can always be relied upon...to get the job done! [18:02] GA [18:02] to : Have you seen the movie yet, or are you still waiting with the rest of us? [18:02] [18:03] Joe S. was kind enough to invite some of the cast members to a private screening of Rangers [18:03] ealier in the year [18:03] I would say about a few months after wrapping the project [18:04] It was fantastic experience [18:04] *** jrgreenmd has joined #auditorium [18:04] GA [18:04] *** barthanes has joined #auditorium [18:04] to : How tough is your character? Could he win a fight against any of the other rangers? [18:04] Ha ha ha ha [18:04] funny [18:04] Well... [18:05] is that question referring to a physical fight? [18:05] or verbal? [18:05] Well, both...in the grand tradition of B5 :) [18:05] Geez [18:05] that is really a tough question [18:05] I hope that it doesn't come true [18:06] *** BigB58202 has joined #auditorium [18:06] Well, Kitaro is quite good at martial arts [18:06] I would say yes! [18:06] Ooops [18:06] *** SemiCharmed has joined #auditorium [18:06] I hope that Captain David Martel is not seeing this! [18:06] GA [18:06] to : Ro here. Warren, in ten years, what would you like to be able to be doing career wise? [18:06] *** SemiCharmed has left #auditorium [18:07] I am very much interested in directing [18:07] *** Kaiser has joined #auditorium [18:07] I would love to direct an episode of " Legend of the Rangers" [18:07] *** femail4u has joined #auditorium [18:08] I am hoping that somewhere down the line, I can try directing a few projects...so, that is pretty much what I would like to be doing in the next 10 year or so! [18:08] By the way [18:08] Check out "Amelie" [18:08] it is brilliant [18:08] *** kurtfrompa has joined #auditorium [18:09] GA [18:09] We'd love to see you direct an episode of Rangers! Thus, let us remind B5 fans... watch the film! Watch it more than once! Let's see to it that in the fickle world of TV rating LOTR does indeed become a series! :) [18:09] *** The has joined #auditorium [18:09] Okay...Off my soapbox now... [18:09] *** The has quit IRC ((signed off)) [18:09] Jean -Pierre Jeunet is my favourite director [18:10] Delicatessen...City of the Lost Children... [18:10] *** Vortex has joined #auditorium [18:10] GA [18:10]

to : Whom do you admire the most? In what way does that person inspire you? [18:10] < [18:10] Well [18:10] *** Vortex has quit IRC ((signed off)) [18:10] There are two people that come to mind off the top of my head! [18:10] Bruce Lee and [18:11] Martin Luther King Jr. [18:11] They both inspire me. [18:11] They both were about change [18:11] positive change [18:11] Determined people to influence their positive philosophies [18:12] They both grew up in times that were seeming almost impossible to influence a change in the world...and they succeeded [18:12] GA [18:12] Warren, many people are asking how familiar you were with Babylon 5 prior to the LOTR project? (Not, Lord Of The Rings, by the way) [18:13] Yes [18:13] Well [18:13] I have to say that I don't watch alot of TV [18:13] *** Lyta2 has joined #auditorium [18:13] I had seen a few epsiodes of Babylon 5... [18:14] But, to be honest....I didn't really know much about Babylon 5 until being cast in Legend of the Rangers [18:14] GA [18:14] One thing [18:14] that I must say [18:15] Warren, you've been associated with several very successful Canadian television series, and you done US shows like X-Files. Any difference in their approach to story telling? [18:15] I found Babylon 5 to be quite realistic ...very intelligent [18:15] *** tc has joined #auditorium [18:15] *** SemiCharmed has joined #auditorium [18:15] Being in Vancouver ,BC [18:15] The industry is dominated by US productions [18:15] I have mostly worked on US projects [18:16] *** kurtfrompa has left #auditorium [18:16] The US market seems to be geared towards a business moreso than Canadian productions [18:16] 'In General that is... [18:16] *** kranialdamage has joined #auditorium [18:16] *** tc has quit IRC ((signed off)) [18:17] *** BigB58202 has quit IRC ((signed off)) [18:17] Da Vinci's Inquest\ [18:17] *** ArsenicMan has joined #auditorium [18:18] This has been the best Canadian production that I have worked on in terms of excellent writiing....talent etc... [18:18] Trying to tell a story...and not geared towards trying to make money... [18:18] GA [18:18]

to : What was it like working on the "Rangers" set? [18:18] Unbelievable [18:19] *** tygirwulf has quit IRC ((signed off)) [18:19] I have to say that being cast in Legend of the Rangers...has changed my life! [18:19] *** tygirwulf has joined #auditorium [18:19] The cast had an unusal bondiing right off the bat [18:19] *** ArsenicMan has quit IRC ((signed off)) [18:19] It seem like this project was meant to be right from the start [18:20] Dylan Neal, Alex, Myriam, Enid-Raye, Jennie Rebeca Hogan [18:20] Dean Marshall...Gus Lynchg [18:20] They are all exceptional actors and I was honoured to be working along side them! [18:20] Joe, Doug....Mike Vejar [18:21] It was the best experience to date...and will always be... [18:21] GA [18:21] to : I noticed that two or three of the B5LR actors had done Da Vinci's Inquest (which we don't get here in America). Did you know them beforehand? [18:21] I forgot to mention David Storch...oops! [18:22] I knew Dean Marshall before Rangers [18:22] We are in the same agency [18:22] The rest of the cast for B5LR I didn't know... [18:22] only Dean [18:22] GA [18:23] *** FrankG has joined #auditorium [18:23] STATION IDENTIFICATION: [18:23] Just a reminder. Were chatting with actor Warren T. Takeuchi who plays Kitaro Sasaki, the navigation, communications and translations specialist in Babylon 5: Legend of the Rangers, an original SCIFI Channel movie we'll begin screening on January the 19th. [18:23] This is a moderated chat -- please send your questions for our guest to ChatQ, as private messages. (To send a private message, either double-click on ChatQ or type "/msg ChatQ" on the command line - only without the quotes.) [18:23] to : Babylon 5 blended comedy and some serious aspects into the show do you think Legend of the Rangers can do the same? [18:23] Absolutely [18:24] Comedy is throughout "To Live and DIe in Starlight"...intelligent comedy! [18:24] Just like life [18:24] Which J.Straczynski is brilliant at [18:24] GA [18:24] to : Ro here- What were the special challenges of doing Kitaro? [18:25] Wow! [18:25] Tough question [18:25] hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm [18:26] probably...trying to keep up good work next to the exceptional talents of the rest of the crew members [18:26] Just trying to do a good job is all I can think of [18:26] Trying to be the specialist that Kitaro is.... [18:27] Trying to be there for the rest of the crew...and as Warren...learning my lines! he he he [18:27] GA [18:27] OmahaStar> to : Have you heard anything yet about going to series? I know you can't answer if you are going to series yet,but can you answer just yes or no on if you've heard? And when you go to series (not if!) how long could we expect it to take before the cast is reassembled to start filming the first season? [18:27] [18:27] No word on the series as of late [18:28] nothing [18:28] I know that SCI FI wants to get the ratings before they make any business decisions] [18:28] which makes sense [18:29] I would think that SCI FI would want to get the series up and running as soon as possible [18:29] I don't think that they would want a huge gap in between the airing of the pilot and the first episode of the season 1 [18:29] But, I don't want to speculate on that one! [18:29] GA [18:29] Warren, several people have asked where they can write for an autographed picture? [18:30] They can write to my agency [18:30] Characters Talent Agency [18:30] 1505 West 2nd Ave [18:30] Vancouver, BC [18:30] V6H 3Y4 [edited for correct postal code] [18:31] 2 nd floor [18:31] It would be a pleasure to send anyone an autographed photo! [18:31] GA [18:31] to : What inspired you to go into acting? It isn't exactly the easiest field to earn a living in. :S [18:31] Yes [18:31] true [18:31] Well...as I mentioned earlier [18:31] *** Dameon has joined #auditorium [18:32] I want to be a director' [18:32] That is my ultimate goal [18:32] I find that most directors don't know anything about acting [18:32] *** Dameon has left #auditorium [18:33] I want to educate myself in the area of acting....I want to be an actor's director...and I feel that I need to know what actor's go through... [18:33] I need to understand acting in order to direct actors [18:34] I want to know how to take direction from actors...and understand that...so I can turn around and give direction [18:34] 'and feel justified in doing so... [18:34] So, really, that is why I am an actor [18:34] GA' [18:34] Warren, how many auditions did it take to land the role of Kitaro? [18:34] Sounds strange I guess [18:34] 365 [18:34] sorry 363 [18:35] I log all my auditions from day one of my acting career [18:35] *** Nate4c has joined #auditorium [18:35] I have a detailed log book that I recored ALL OF MY AUDITIONS! [18:35] *** sarah has joined #auditorium [18:35] I am obsessed with being organized! [18:35] 363 over how many years? [18:35] *** Nate4c has left #auditorium [18:35] I have every single audition recorded since day 1 ! [18:36] GA [18:36]

to : Did you have any scenes with Andreas Katsulas ("G'Kar")? [18:36] Yes and no [18:36] My first day on set was with Andreas Katsulas [18:37] It was actually the last scene of "To Live and Die in Starlight" [18:37] And I was sitting next to G'Kar [18:37] I don't converse with him [18:37] my character that is [18:37] but, I was present with him! [18:37] It was pretty incredible [18:38] I pretty much fell out of my seat from his (G"Kar) presence! [18:38] GA [18:38] STATION IDENTIFICATION: [18:38] Just a reminder. Were chatting with actor Warren T. Takeuchi who plays Kitaro Sasaki, the navigation, communications and translations specialist in Babylon 5: Legend of the Rangers, an original SCIFI Channel movie we'll begin screening on January the 19th. [18:38] This is a moderated chat -- please send your questions for our guest to ChatQ, as private messages. (To send a private message, either double-click on ChatQ or type "/msg ChatQ" on the command line - only without the quotes.) [18:38] to : Which of the 363 auditions was most memorable? Good and Bad. [18:38] Andreas (G'Kar) is incredibly charismatic indeed! [18:39] The most memorable audition out of the 363 auditions was "BABYLON 5:The Legend of the Rangers"...indeed it was....hands down [18:39] not just because I got the part... [18:40] but because of the company I was in when I auditioned for it! [18:40] *** Starkiller has joined #auditorium [18:40]