Hi everyone, thanks for joining us here. I'm Patrizia DiLucchio for SCIFI. Tonight we're pleased to welcome actress Myriam Sirois who plays Sarah Cantrell, the Rangers weapons specialist in the highly anticipated, Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers, an original SCIFI Channel movie we'll begin screening on January the 19th. Myriam Sirois has done extensive television work, most notably playing the leading role in Miles from Nowhere. She was also featured in Daughters, The Limbic Region and A Mother's Justice. to : Whom do you admire the most? In what way does that person inspire you? The obvious answer...Many people feel the same way... I have an incredible mother who si always positive. She's my best friend I'm very lucky to have her in my life GA By the way... HI EVERYBODY... This is my first chat. I want to thank you guys for coming. I recognise many of your names to : hello Myriam, i am indeed exceited to see B5: lor I have been a fan for a lont time. Have you seen any of the other Babylon 5's before? Yes I have! When I first got the job I hadn't watched But now I have Direct TV and I've been watching B5 almost every day It's really been helpful in understanding where I fit into the time line GA to : As an actress in a new Babylon 5 project, did you feel more pressure to produce a good performance given the shows fan base? Definitely I didn't want to disappoint the fans The original show had such a fan base and such a quality reputation I wanted everybody to be proud of what we did And when we went to the first gathering in Vancouver, there were hundreds of fans there who loved the show and loved Joe so much So yes, there was a standard to live up to GA to : What was the most rewarding aspect of being a Ranger? Probably the most rewarding, and being a part of Legends -- this story that Joe's created is the sense of "family" The friendship[s I've made with the other cast members They are all so positive and uplifting to be around Being a part of that circle, even is a small well is something I'll treasuer always GA to : You've said you were dubbing Ranma when you were told about the Rangers casting. Do you remember the name of the episode in question, or some of the plot? Oh boy...It was pretty much the end... I think we had about six episodes left to dub, and I was working on the third of the six I know I had quite a bit of work to do. I had to rush to get to the audition It was fated to happen GA to : What was JMS like to work with compared to other writers you have worked with? I'm probably going to repeat what other have said...Working with Joe is such a priviledge He's so open as a writer, as a PERSON He focuses so strongly on you whenever you get a chance to talkw ith him I felt so supported...He really listened and really cared You don't always get that. A lot of the times writers aren't even near the set GA to : Is it intimidating to be admired by so many fans before the movie even airs? (btw, hi!) Good question. I don't think it's intimidating so much as exciting and overwhelming It isn't every day that you to join a show with such a legion of fans You don't get that evry often I welcome it GA to : What is your fondest childhood memory? I think probably anytime I was out riding my horses. Not any one particular time. Me and my dog and the horses. Living in the city I don't get that chance much GA to : You jumped right in with us B5 fans... Did you have much interaction with Anime fandom? A little bit infact. I was invited to several anime conventions. I was invited to one in San Jose CA several years ago We spent four days meeting with dfans, answering questions interacting Thatw as only one of them. I'm sorry I didn't have more of a chance for that kind of interaction. GA to : If Legend of the Rangers gets picked up as a series, would you be willing to continue your role? An enomous YES Absolutely So all you guys better watch the movie And make your friends watch the movie and pump up those ratings WE NEED YOU GA to : Your role looks like it would be a fun (but hard) one to play with all the wire work and action ... was it? :) It was extremely fun And also hard. So yes to both But I have to say that I had a lot of wonderful help People who stayed around to wee hours to make every work You are all by your lonesome working in front of the green screen I really have to thank Mike for painting the picture so that I was able to do the work convincingly The stunt coordinators all the way down the line they were great GA to : Hey Myriam! Are you looking forward to anything in particular when the Rangers gets picked up as a series? Definitely We had an hour and a half movie to introduce characters and set the stage Going to series would be incredible because we have a long way to go with our characters I want everyone to see Sarah as multilayered Multidimensional A movie can't focus on one character, but in a series you can get to know every characters so well. Friends, is an example of that After eight years the rating are soaring because the audience knows the characters so well They are a part of your family You care about them GA to : How long did The Legend of the Rangers take to film? I believe if I'm not mistaken, we filmed over seveenteen days. I was in VAncouver about three weeks doing it GA Starlord> to : How did you like working with G'Kar? I loved working with him We didn't ahve any scenes directly together But being around him and watching him work...take after take...he's such a wonderful actor And I got to spend some time with him in LA when we met with the press It would be a thrill if he came back and made many more appearance4s on Rangers GA to : Were there any practical jokes on the set? Nothing really that sticks out in my mind. We all like a joke. Kidding with each other. I was such a happy friendly atmosphere. But practical jokes. Pretty fun out takes I do remember we were doing the looping Dylan was in a studio in LA and I was in Canada and I didn't know I was talking with him When I realized it I said "I though I was talking to myself" Dylan said "So what else is new?" He's like that Our big brother GA to : Is there any mention of Delenn and Sheridan in the movie? No comment I'm sworn to secrecy about details Joe will find me in Toronto and hunt me down.. Sorry... But I can't TELL (shhhh!!!) GA to : How soon do you think it well be when B5 becomes a weekly show What I've been told is that once we get a go ahead we could probably start production as early as March or April, to air -- and I'm guessing -- in the fall of '02, or early '03. GA to : What project do you hope to do sometime far in the future? Not "Rangers", since it will be soon! Is there any part you'd really like to grow into someday? I think as I get older and mature as a person, I'll become a better actor because I'll have so much to draw on as a person But I've always had a flair for the dramatic So something dramatic Outside m,yself Actors love a challange and that would challange me a very dramatic role BUT Having said that I think it would be really great to do a comedy and show my crazy side My friends will tell you that I do have one. Sarah has one too, by the way But her sense of humor is drier than mine GA to : What will you be doing when the movie airs? Watching it with any fellow cast members? I will be watching it with my family. Probably at home. And I will watch it many times. Though I have to watch myself with fingers over my eyes. I have to admit I'm very anxious to see all the cool stuff GA to : Can you tell us in gerneral terms what your favorite scene in "To Live and Die in Starlight" was? I know you can't give specs... I think I had a couple fun moments with Dylan's character We raze each other in the movie a kot cute moments That was a lot of fun I have to say that the stuff I'm most proud of is probably the work I did in the harness Doing all of the stunts myself I had never done anything out of the ordinary like that before It was all soo new Finding my way, learning my weight and balance was a challange It was such a sense of accomplishment after it was all done GA to : If the show goes to series, would be moving back to Vancouver? Yes. Mostly likely the show would tape 9 months a year so I would have to move out there GA to : Have you watched the Babylon 5 television series? As I mentioned before I started watching the series AFTER I did B5:LOTR. I watch on SCIFI Unfortunately they don't always show the episodes in sequence But I'm really watching the performances and the interactions between the characters I was watching tonight seeing Lando and G'Kar come to an agreement to stop a war If any of the characters come to our show...and I'm saying they will...because that would give away secrets...I now know who the plays are It's such a character driven show You can can alawys relate to it It's about hope, and faith and your place in the universe. It's inspiring GA to : Are there any merchandise (hats, tee's, etc) with logos like B5:LOTR that will be available? Will you be an action figure? I wish I knew the answer to those things actually... There was a teeshirt available in a contest at one point I would love to be an action figure. That would be really fun. Who doesn't want to be an action figure? to : Who was your favorite character? Well I really love Ivaniva of course. She's a wonderful character. And I really love Delann. GA to : Did you have any preconceived notions about Babylon 5 before auditioning/taking the role? Were any of those proven true or false? I didn't have any about B5 at all I had an hour before my first audition I went in totally cold but for what I could take from the material given to me GA What the greatest challange in voice acting? I think the greatest challange is that you only have your voice. You can't use your eyes or body. In television silence is golden bevause you can speak with your body. In anime that doesn't work Ga to : So when you walked into the audition, did you get a sudden rush of "Oh yeah, I got this" Or ...? I've been auditioning for a long time I was happy with what I've done...but you never really know. I had absolutely no idea. But I was happy that I had done a good job and gotten through the audition Sometimes auditions that seem awful pay off with roles, and auditions that seemed like they went really well never lead to anything Myriam. We're about out of time. Thanks for joining us. Good night. Thank you all for coming. For the great questions. Hopefully we can do tyhis again soon. Good night Good night everybody we'll open the floor now Thank you Myriam. Good luck on a possible series and Happy New Year. I think it is wonderful that the entire cast has bonded so well. I know it will greatly enhance my enjoyment of watching the movie! Thanks Myriam! :) Bye Myriam, Thank you for coming HOOOO WAAHH! put that into your bucket socket! :-) Thanks Myriam. :) Thanks for hanging with us Does anyone think/know if Lehner is in this movie Thank you fo much!!! Yu are the cool! Only G'Kar You bet, I had a great time!