I do a lot of these conference calls, but this one was
very fun. These ladies are hilarious and have a lot of enthusiasm. It
was a joy just to listen to them. They were very nice on the phone to
everyone. I really enjoyed it. Please enjoy reading the transcript!
Man: ...everyone
and welcome to the Warehouse 13 conference call. Today we have returning
guest star Tia Carrere and reoccurring guest star Paula Garces on the
phone for you. The next episode of Warehouse 13 airs August 31st at 9: 00
pm on Syfy. So without further adieu, I'm going to
throw it over to your questions and the - believe me they're very
excited to speak with you. Moderator?
Operator: Ladies and
gentlemen, as a reminder to register for a question, please press 1, 4
on your telephone. Our first question will come from the line of Ken
Gould. Please proceed with your question.
Ken Gould: Paula and Tia,
thank you very much for taking time today. It's greatly appreciated.
Tia Carrere: Thank you.
Ken Gould: So my first
question, I was wondering, the two of you being paired together on this
call, does that imply that there's going to be some sort of love
triangle with Pete coming up or what exactly is behind that?
Paula Garces: Oh my God. Oh
well that would be an amazing honor for myself. I am definitely a Tia
Carrere fan and have been for a very long time. So for me it would -
that would...
Tia Carrere: Oh my gosh.
Paula Garces: That would be
amazing on many levels.
Tia Carrere: No, thank you.
We don't know. I don't know. Maybe they just wanted to give you two hot
chicks at the same time. How's that?
Ken Gould: Cool I'm all for
that.
Tia Carrere: Albeit from two
different generations so maybe we sleep with all of you.
Ken Gould: Well I'm all for
that pairing for that reason. Next question, and this might be an ego
buster or a builder for Eddie, but how is he as a kisser?
Tia Carrere: Well he's a
lovely kisser. This is Tia. But the funniest thing is that Eddie - we
did our scene right at breakfast time and Eddie being Eddie had a
mouthful of French toast, bacon and eggs before he had the kissing scene
with me.
I don't
know why but let's suffice it to say that I had breakfast alongside
Eddie McClintock that morning.
Paula Garces: Hi - and that's
really – I’m giggling because I had a similar experience but mine wasn't
so tasty. Mine was garlic pizza at like 2: 00 am in the morning after an
18 hour day.
((Crosstalk))
Tia Carrere: What was it
with his food and his kissing?
Paula Garces: So I don't know.
I don't know if Pete's trying to - I don't know if he's scared of
kissing us with fresh breath or what it is.
Tia Carrere: Maybe.
Paula Garces: I don't know.
Tia Carrere: Maybe. I came
at him with some breath spray though the second time that I had to do a
kissing scene.
Paula Garces: Ah, that will be
my secret weapon next time.
Tia Carrere: Yes, and I was
like open your mouth.
Ken Gould: Okay great. Now
I'll ask one more and then I'll jump off and let somebody else jump in.
But I was wondering - Syfy's got a lot of mileage this summer out of the
Debbie Gibson Tiffany fight scene promoting the creature movies. And I
was wondering if it does proceed to you two fighting for his affections,
would you both be interested in a fight scene like that or kind of
rolling around on the floor fighting for Pete?
Tia Carrere: I think in a Jello fight. Wouldn't that be fun Paula...
((Crosstalk))
Paula Garces: That would be a
lot of...
Tia Carrere: ...Jello in
like a kiddy pool?
Paula Garces: Tia I'm liking
your vibes, a lot. Keep it going. I like it. I'm down...
Tia Carrere: We got a whole
other show here now.
Paula Garces: I am so down for
Tia's ideas, absolutely.
Tia Carrere: Ah boy.
Ken Gould: Great. Great.
Thanks a lot. And I'll let somebody else jump in here. Thank you.
Tia Carrere: You're welcome.
Operator: Our next
question will come from the line of Jamie Ruby. Please proceed with
your question. Jamie Ruby your line is now open for your question
please.
Tia Carrere: Oh Jamie.
Paula Garces: Hello?
Jamie Ruby: Can you hear me?
Paula Garces: Hi.
Tia Carrere: We can hear
you.
((Crosstalk))
Paula Garces: Hi.
Jamie Ruby: Sorry. I don't
know what happened but I'm here. Thank you so much for taking this call.
So, can you - this question's for both of you. Can you talk about how
you came to work on Warehouse 13, like if there - you are - if you
auditioned or maybe you were offered the part?
Tia Carrere: Do you want
that Paula or do you want...
Jamie Ruby: Hello?
Paula Garces: Oh okay. I'll
take it first.
Tia Carrere: Okay.
Paula Garces: I was offered the
part and it was a lovely surprise and I'm glad I took the offer because
everyone was just super welcoming and nice. And the whole concept of
Warehouse 13 was just amazing to me and I'm a true fan, like I was
watching it. So to be offered something that I was actually watching and
wanted to be a part of, it was really cool for me.
Tia Carrere: Well I had gone
in for another role and I guess this role came up and they said this is
much better for you so that's how I got this one.
Jamie Ruby: Well that works.
Tia Carrere: Um-hmm.
Jamie Ruby: So what's your
fave - both of you, what's your favorite part about working on the show?
Tia Carrere: Gosh, I just
love the chemistry, the chemistry of the people you're working with,
there are only so many stories, there are only so many, you know, story
lines and, we've all worked many different places in the world but it's
the group of people that you work with that makes it fun and enjoyable
at 2: 00 o'clock in the morning, like Paula said she had to work at 2: 00
o'clock in the morning.
It's
really about the leads on the show and the show runners and the
producers that you're dealing with on a daily basis. And they have such
a great group of people together, I loved working with them.
Paula Garces: Yes. I guess I
can second that. And I really felt the passion about the show and about
the stories from everyone. Everyone from the crew, the writers, the
creators, the actors on the show, they're all very passionate about what
they're doing and the stories that they're trying to create and how
they're trying to entertain their public.
And they
really love working there and being together that it's infectious. The
vibes on set is infectious and I really enjoyed it and wanted - I left
wanting more. I left wanting to work on it more so it was really great.
Jamie Ruby: Okay.
Tia Carrere: You know what
Paula? I do agree. I think they didn't settle for just like the same old
thing. You know what I mean? They really - everybody wants 110% in the
writing, in the production and the acting of it. You're right.
Paula Garces: Yes. And I also
felt that Warehouse 13 was trying to bring something new to the Syfy...
((Crosstalk))
Tia Carrere: Crash, no.
Paula Garces: ...something new
that wasn't done before for Syfy. And I feel like they're doing that. I
really - I feel like they are definitely accomplishing something
different.
Jamie Ruby: Um-hmm. Okay.
Well really quickly and then I'll let you guys go. I know especially
Paula you said that you watched the show before. I don't know, you know,
if you have Tia, but do you have a favorite artifact or story line
that's been on the show before?
Paula Garces: A favorite
artifact or story line that's been on the show before, I don't know. I
mean there's so many great stories. I really like the one that I got to
play with. I really liked the compact. And I love the way they sort of -
I don't know, they snuck that up on me and I really liked it.
I
watched the whole first season and I thought it was so cool, and again
something different, something that I really didn't expect from Syfy
although I am a Syfy fan. It was just so different from all the other
shows that I don't know. I have to say I'm going to be selfish. My
favorite artifact is the compact that I got to deal with that's coming
up.
Jamie Ruby: Um-hmm. Okay
great. What about you Tia?
Tia Carrere: It's so funny.
I had not seen an entire show. I only seen bits and pieces on, you know,
like whatever on the Syfy Web site. What really attracted me to it was
the dialogue. It was like Hepburn and Tracy. It was really well written.
It was very witty.
And I
had years ago done a TV show called Relic Hunter. And so I knew of all
the different, you know, the racquetore camata and the, you know, of
course, you know, the arc of the covenant and the chalice of this and
that. They're a nice templer so I think I probably know about 66
different icons and relics.
I
basically know that sort of magical vent to an icon. But what really
struck me was, like Paula was saying it's just that fresh different way
that they're approaching it. And they're approaching it with humor and
just fantastic dialogue and really good characters on which to introduce
all these fantastical magical objects. It roots in reality.
Jamie Ruby: Um-hmm. Okay well
great. Thank you so much.
Tia Carrere: Um-hmm.
Paula Garces: Thank you.
Operator: Our next
question will come from the line of Troy Rogers. Please proceed with
your question.
Troy Rogers: Hi Paula. Hi Tia.
Paula Garces: Hi.
Troy Rogers: Actually I just
wanted to know what do each of you like best about the characters.
((Crosstalk))
Tia Carrere: I don't know. I
mean I like being a ballbuster...
Paula Garces: Do you want to go
first?
Tia Carrere: I like being a
ballsy broad. Like I said, the dialogue is very Hepburn and Tracy. And I
challenge him and I know his bag of tricks and I call him out on it. And
I like that. I love playing strong willed women.
Paula Garces: I like the fact
that Kelly is sweet and sassy but is also open to romance and I don't
know. I just - I feel like the dialogue that was written for me was very
much taken from the way I speak myself naturally. And I really felt
comfortable. I felt like I could just be and just let the words take me
where they would or where the moment would take me.
And so I
really like that about the character, the fact that she's a free spirit
and that she's smart, that she loves animals, that she's well educated
but again open to being in love and being in a relationship. I really
like that.
Troy Rogers: Excellent. And
Paula you mentioned that you've watched it before you got on the show,
did you have a favorite episode before you joined it?
Paula Garces: I really loved
the pilot. That's what hooked me in. I loved everything about it. The
pilot was just so different from anything I had ever seen on Syfy before
that I was like wow that's really cool that Syfy is stepping it up and
doing something different.
And
again, I just think both Eddie and Joanne are really amazing and bring a
great chemistry to the show. And Saul and definitely of course Allison
with just being so smart and so quick with what she's given, with the
words that she's having to say that I really give it up to the cast and
the writing and the producers of the show to bring something new to Syfy.
So
again, one of my favorite episodes is the pilot. I really loved the
first show.
Troy Rogers: Okay. And one
more thing for Tia. I wanted to know did your time on Relic Hunter help
you buy into the whole artifact idea on Warehouse 13.
Tia Carrere: Well it
certainly gave me a shorthand with - actually even Saul Rubinek, he made
the connection. He said Tia you've been on all - he interviewed me on
set I think for Syfy's Web site. And he said Tia you've been on all
three shows that shot here in Toronto that handled magical relics and
icons. I said what's that Saul? He said you were on Friday the 13th...
Troy Rogers: Right.
Tia Carrere: ...the TV
series, Relic Hunter and now Warehouse 13. And while they all handle,
you know, magical power, you know, powerful magical objects, they're all
very different shows. And, it keeps getting better and better because I
have to say I really like the fact that they framed it in a government
warehouse which is very, very plausible in this day and age.
And I
love that they're these two feisty secret agents that, you know, are a
little bit bikersins and a little bit brother and sister. And it just
makes it refreshing and fun.
Troy Rogers: Okay. Thank you.
Tia Carrere: Um-hmm.
Operator: Our next
question will come from the line of Amy Harrington. Please proceed
with your question.
Amy Harrington: Hi. Thanks for
being with us today. I'm actually here with my sister Nancy who's my
writing partner. And...
Tia Carrere: Oh that's
awesome.
Amy Harrington: And following
up on the artifact questions that other people have been asking, we're
wondering if you could pick any artifact to be in an episode that you're
going to be on, anything in the world, what would you pick?
Tia Carrere: Hmm. I'd let
them pick from the clothes from the Helen of Troy. No. Then I could get
anything I want at all. I don't know. I don't know.
Paula Garces: An artifact, hmm.
I don't know. It would have to be something, oh God, I don't know. God
that's a great question. I don't know, maybe like the Mayan calendar or
maybe like the Tree of Life or Fountain of Youth or something to that
effect definitely.
Amy Harrington: That's great.
Tia Carrere: I'm so like
traditional, like they're Helen of Troy's clothes or...
((Crosstalk))
Paula Garces: And me I want to
live for - I want to live and be young forever. What does that do on me?
Tia Carrere: No. You have
the Fountain of Youth. Hey the Fountain of Youth that's a good one.
That's a good one. And then let's see, specify...
((Crosstalk))
Paula Garces: I don't know, I’m
interested in ancient civilizations in South America and in Central and
South America, so I would say my number one pick would be the Mayan
calendar.
Amy Harrington: That's
excellent.
Paula Garces: And...
((Crosstalk))
Tia Carrere: Casanova's Book
of Love would be fun to work through.
Amy Harrington: And shifting
gears a little bit, Tia we were just wondering what's happening with
your music career and what's next on that front for you.
Tia Carrere: That's so
funny. I'm here in Hawaii. Well then you know I won the Grammy last year
and I've been doing Hawaiian music. And I'm back here because I just
finished another record, Huana Ke Aloha which means love - aloha
overflows, you know. That's shipping and its classical melodies in all
new Hawaiian lyrics. And yes, it's hot off the presses. It should be
hitting stores here right now.
Amy Harrington: Great.
Congratulations and good luck with that.
Paula Garces: Yes.
Congratulations.
((Crosstalk))
Tia Carrere: Thank you.
Amy Harrington: Thank you both.
Tia Carrere: Bye sis.
Operator: Our next
question will come from the line of Anne Morris. Please proceed with
your question.
Anne Morris: Hi Paula. Hi Tia.
Paula Garces: Hi.
Anne Morris: Hi. I'm going to
start with you Paula. And this - I may have to change directions because
I need to ask a preliminary question. But I know, you know, you have a
very strong interest in fashion so - and I was curious, have you been to
any of the big science fiction conventions like Comic-Con or, you know,
Dragon*Con or any of those things?
Paula Garces: I was just at
Comic-Con this past San Diego Comic-Con introducing my own comic book
called Aluna. And I urge everyone to go to my Web site, paulagarces.tv
and they can see everything that's going on with that. And so I do - I
am a big, big geek at heart and a Syfy fan. And I love the Comic-Cons.
I will
also be at the New York Comic-Con coming up, also introducing a second
volume to the new comic book that I put out. And I am definitely into
fashion. I created, produced and host my own show about fashion on the
mun2 network called the mun2 Look which is actually airing this Saturday
at 4: 00 pm on the mun2 network. And I will take you guys behind the
scenes of Warehouse 13 as well.
Anne Morris: Oh that's
wonderful. Well that leaves me - what I wanted to ask about was what do
you think, you know, with your eye on fashion, what do you think about
all the costumes you see at the convention and do you have an eye toward
maybe doing some costume design yourself?
Paula Garces: Wow. I'm not a
very good designer although I know what I like and what I don't like. I
leave that up to the experts. And the costume designer on Warehouse 13
is obviously an expert and amazing. Poor thing has to cover everything
from comic books to history and things that she just has to come - it
has to come out of her imagination, really doesn't have anything to draw
upon.
As far
as fashion, I take my inspiration from fashion designers that I love and
friends of mine to things that I see on the street and people that I
grew up with. Being - growing up in New York City and Spanish Harlem,
you really had to be very savvy as far as money. And you had to make a
dollar stretch.
And I've
always been the type of girl that wanted to look a certain way. And I
loved looking cute and sexy, but didn't necessarily always have a lot of
money to do so. So I had to be creative. And that's what street fashion
is all about, taking what you see on the runway and what these high
fashion designers are putting out and making it your own and also seeing
what you can do with your own pocket. And that's what we do on the mun2
look. We basically celebrate Latino culture, street style meets the
runway.
Anne Morris: Well that sounds
really great. And I thank you very much for that. And Tia, I'd like to
ask you one quick question. You know, you've done all those Warehouse 13
and Friday the 13th which I watched all the time and loved. And of
course Relic Hunter I watched that too because I am a geek. And I want
to know, are you a geek at heart? And even if not, do you have any Syfy
kinds of projects coming up in the future?
Tia Carrere: Well I look
forward to more Warehouse 13 certainly because I love working on it.
But, you know, I'm just open to the journey. I've been in the business
such a long time and, you know, when you least expect it, somebody calls
you and says can you be in South Africa next week for three months. So
fortunately I like just going with the flow and seeing, you know, what
the day brings.
And,
here I am in Hawaii doing music just because I love it and getting, you
know, awards for it. So I like to just experience things creatively and
just jump in head first and wherever it takes me it takes me. So, I look
forward to any other Syfy things that come up, or anything else
actually.
Anne Morris: Oh thank you very
much...
((Crosstalk))
Tia Carrere: ...thank you.
Anne Morris: ...and I'll let
someone else have a turn now.
Paula Garces: Okay, bye.
Operator: Our next
question will come from the line of Suzanne Lanoue. Please proceed with
your question.
Suzanne Lanoue: Hi. Thank you for
talking to us today.
((Crosstalk))
Paula Garces: No problem.
Suzanne Lanoue: It seems like both
your characters are real tough cookies and so it seems like Pete is
attracted to these type of women. What do you think they see in him?
Tia Carrere: He's just a
lovable doll. He's just like - he's playful. He's like a playful puppy
dog. That's what Eddie's like in real life and that's what he's like on
TV. And how can you not love that, you know, when you're so serious. You
need somebody to show you some levity in life.
Paula Garces: Well if he's a
playful puppy dog then I think that's perfect for why Kelly would love
him because he is a vet and of course she loves puppies. So if that's
the vibe that he's putting out there to girls, I'm sure that's why Kelly
likes him.
And then
it's also his sense of humor. He’s very much a guy's guy, you know, but
there's something sweet and funny about him and kind of geeky and
nervous. So I think also the fact that he's not so, that he's not tough
and mean I think is also just something that's adorable to women.
Tia Carrere: Yes. He doesn’t
have to prove himself, that's why.
Paula Garces: Yes.
Tia Carrere: Yes, he just
is.
Suzanne Lanoue: All right.
Tia Carrere: He's cool like
that.
Suzanne Lanoue: Okay. I have to
point out that besides being a big Syfy geek like you are Paula, I'm a
big soap opera fan and both have great devoted fan followings. And you
both got your start on soap operas.
Tia Carrere: Yes.
Suzanne Lanoue: Tia I'm a long time
GH fan so I remember back when you played Jade in Asian Quarter story.
Tia Carrere: In the Asian
Quarter so as not to offend any Asian, you know, group. And I...
Suzanne Lanoue: That was fun.
Tia Carrere: ...couldn't
have an interracial relationship. That's how long ago it was.
Suzanne Lanoue: Yes. It was a while
ago but at least they had some Asian actors I guess. But, you know, you
know, they're not very good at integrating anybody on soap operas still
actually.
Tia Carrere: Well.
Suzanne Lanoue: But it was kind of
a sci-fi story line too so that's kind of weird that you've done a lot
of sci-fi after that.
Tia Carrere: Oh yes, but the
eyeballs - the eyes of the dolls, the pearl eyeballs.
Suzanne Lanoue: Right. And Paula
you of course were on Guiding Light for a while as Pilar.
Paula Garces: Yes.
Suzanne Lanoue: Not that that's
such...
Paula Garces: I mean, I
absolutely loved my time on a soap. I was really young and I needed a
steady job and I wanted to stay in New York and I wanted to act. And I
just - it was just the perfect job for me at the time. It was really
fantastic and I got to work with really brilliant New York actors, most
of them, who were just very giving people and amazing, and were trying
to make, you know, the writing work.
And I
really learned a lot about the business, what to do, what not to do and
just learned a lot about myself. So my memories on a soap opera are
happy ones. And I'm glad I went through it and I'm glad that was my
start as well. And it was ground breaking for us as well. We were the
first Latino family on soap operas at the time which is like still
amazing to me.
And it
was big. It was a huge success for Guiding Light. And for CBS it was a
big step. So I'm proud to have been part of it and I loved it.
Suzanne Lanoue: Well thank you very
much.
Tia Carrere: It was a great
experience, wasn't it, huh, Paula?
Paula Garces: I'm sorry?
Tia Carrere: Did you feel
like it - it was like baptism by fire. Like you had to learn all these
pages of dialogue every night. It is a good training ground.
Paula Garces: It's - I mean I'm
not fly. I was probably having a heart attack every day.
Tia Carrere: Yes, exactly.
Exactly.
Paula Garces: But it definitely
was school of hard knocks. I didn't have a chance to go to acting school
or, you know, go to a college. I didn't go to college at all but I
didn't get to go to any acting school. So for me, it was like going to
acting school and getting paid for it which is what I needed at the time
being a single mom.
Tia Carrere: That is so
funny. It's like you're in New York and I'm in Hawaii and we basically
had the same set of trajectories. Like where I grew up was a, you know,
you said you're in Spanish Harlem. I grew up in a predominantly
immigrant area where the roofs of the houses are tin and they look like
they're going to be, you know, demolish these houses. That's how bad
they looked.
But,
somehow you just sort of pull it together and you just put one foot in
front of the other. So it's kind of funny. We have a lot of things in
common.
Paula Garces: I wasn't lying
Tia. I really am a big fan and for a lot of different reasons. I know
about you. Trust me.
Tia Carrere: No. Thank you.
It's just wonderful.
((Crosstalk))
Paula Garces: And I'm a big fan
of your work obviously and the fact that you're so gorgeous and
beautiful. But I'm also a fan of your soul. I've read about you and I
really admire the strong woman that you are. And you're just - you're
beautiful. I just wanted you to know that.
Tia Carrere: Thank you.
Thank you. Hopefully we can hang out when I come over there.
Suzanne Lanoue: Wow, that's so
sweet you guys. Maybe you'll turn out to be sisters on the show. That'll
be cool.
Paula Garces: That'd be
awesome.
Tia Carrere: Oh my God,
incestuous love triangle.
Suzanne Lanoue: Thank you very
much.
Tia Carrere: It's Syfy. Bye.
Operator: Our next
question will come from the line of Lisa Steinberg. Please proceed
with your question.
Lisa Steinberg: Hi Paula. Hi Tia.
Thank you so much for speaking with us this afternoon.
Paula Garces: Hi Lisa.
Lisa Steinberg: I've heard - I'm
really enjoying this call. There's so much love. I mean it's so, you
know, it's so fun and you guys are a lot of laughs. And it's nice to
hear you guys becoming friends over the phone too.
Tia Carrere: I know. Isn't
that crazy? I can't believe we didn't get to meet on set. That sucks.
((Crosstalk))
Paula Garces: We need to meet,
definitely.
Tia Carrere: Yes we do.
Lisa Steinberg: Well my question
for you both is I wanted to find out how you feel about this strong push
lately with a lot of strong female characters in the sci-fi realm.
Tia Carrere: I think in
every realm. You know, I've often thought that the more that women
became a force economically and the more women that get into, you know,
positions of power in the business, that it would just naturally be
reflected in the shows that we see on TV.
I think,
the last time we saw really strong female characters like this was, I
don't know, with, Bette Davis and Joan Crawford and all that. But, back
then they were like sort of evil and arch and way too tough.
But I
think it's come back around again where women are represented the way
that we are. You know, women war heroes that go out there and raise our
families and earn our livings and, you know, we're not shrinking violets
because we can't be.
Paula Garces: You know, now
that I'm a little more aware of the business side of acting, of creating
my own shows and producing and sort of creating opportunities for other
people that I admire and want to make sure that they have a platform to
shine, I've just learned a lot from friends who work at various
networks, who work in marketing and work in the economic side of the
spectrum and have just really that - a lot of the way that TV is paying
their bills is through women's advertising and companies that want to
advertise towards woman.
Those
are the companies that are paying the bills. And in knowing that, that
just gave me a lot of information and just gave me self-awareness and
self-power that yes, that women do count and women are paying the bills.
So I don't think anybody should really second guess that, the fact that
there are a lot of companies out there that are really interested in the
women who are spending money.
And
let's not kid ourselves. All women spend money, whether it be beauty
products or products that take care of their children and their family
or any, you know, technology, cars, everything that pays the bills on TV
is what women are buying.
So I
will never forget that lesson from a couple of executives at a couple of
networks. And now I have that in mind all the time.
Lisa Steinberg: Well I don't know
if either one of you are a part of the social networking site Twitter.
Tia Carrere: Yes I am.
Paula Garces: Yes.
Lisa Steinberg: And I'm wondering
what - why you feel it's so important to be a part of a social
networking site like Twitter where - like Facebook, in order for
connecting with your fans but also for promotion of shows like Warehouse
13. A lot of the cast members are also on Twitter as well.
Tia Carrere: I just think
it's a shorthand with people that want to know what's going on with you.
And, in the olden days, you had to rely on, with all due respect, you
know, articles that came out on you that maybe weren't exactly all that
you wanted to get out to your fans.
And this
way, there's a - for better and for worse, as we've seen in some cases
with celebs, it's a very direct line to people. You can type something
at your computer at home and in two seconds it's out there in the world.
You know, and if you're drunk or if you're being crazy or whatever,
angry, and you said something, it's out there.
But
also, if you want to get the record straight on something, it's out
there as well. So it's just good for us to be able to get our true story
out.
Paula Garces: No, absolutely. I
think Twitter is definitely the most direct and the most honest way. And
any actor can portray themselves to the world. I mean whether it's their
true self or something else, that's obviously on the actor or actress.
But on Twitter I just feel like I could really say what it is that I
want to say at that moment and especially to my fans or to people who
are interested in what it is that I'm doing.
Lisa Steinberg: Well thank you
both again for speaking with us. I've been a long time fan of both of
your work. So it's great to have the opportunity to talk to two fabulous
ladies at the same time who I admire.
Tia Carrere: Thank you.
Thank you.
Paula Garces: Thank you.
Operator: Our next
question will come from the line of Blair Morneau. Please proceed with
your question.
Blair Morneau: Hi. I just wanted
to ask, will your characters will be meeting in any of the upcoming
episodes of Warehouse 13?
Tia Carrere: We'll have to
leave that to the mind of Jack Kenny, the show runner. I leave it in his
capable hands.
Paula Garces: That's right. I
don't know. I mean I don't see why they couldn't and I don't see why it
wouldn't be a lot of fun. I mean it'd definitely be a lot of fun for me.
Tia Carrere: That'd be so
awesome. That'd be great.
Paula Garces: I think, yes, and
I think - I don't know. I think fans would really love that so let's put
that out there.
Tia Carrere: Okay. I'll
manifest it.
Blair Morneau: Well since your
characters are both kind of love interests of Pete, which one do you
think - both of you, do you think would - should end up with him?
Tia Carrere: Oh dear. Myka's
probably going to end up with him. Let's be honest.
Paula Garces: I don't know.
That's a hard one.
Blair Morneau: Well, do you think
your share...
Tia Carrere: My votes on
Myka.
Blair Morneau: Okay. So is it -
both of you are voting for Myka then.
((Crosstalk))
Paula Garces: Yes. I think so.
Tia Carrere: I don't know.
What do you think Paula?
Paula Garces: No I agree. I
agree.
Tia Carrere: But that would
have to be like Season 5, you know, where they jump the shark and
stuff.
((Crosstalk))
Blair Morneau: Okay. Jump the
shark with the artifact.
Paula Garces: That might be a -
they end up together.
Blair Morneau: All right. Well
thank you very much.
Tia Carrere: Thank you.
Paula Garces: Thank you.
Operator: Our next
question will...
Tia Carrere: See Paula, he
tried to divide us, tried to make us say we're going to get him over
each other. No.
Paula Garces: I know.
Tia Carrere: I'm just
kidding.
Operator: Our next
question will come from the line of Ian Cullen. Please proceed with
your question.
Ian Cullen: Hey Tia, Hi
Paula. How're you doing?
Tia Carrere: Hi.
Paula Garces: Hi.
Tia Carrere: I'm good.
Aloha.
Ian Cullen: And I've got a
question for both of you actually. Both your characters have been caught
in the middle of the Warehouse 13 adventure, but also both your
characters don't exactly have a full inkling of what's going on. How
do you think they would actually react if they learned the true nature
of what Micah and Pete are actually doing, you know, with all these
artifacts?
Paula Garces: I would love to
answer that question but I don't want to give up too much information of
my coming episode. I will tell you that very question will definitely be
dealt with by the Kelly character. She's definitely going to be
conflicted to that.
Tia Carrere: Well being that
I'm also an agent, Agent Kate Logan, I think over the course of the
couple of episodes that I've seen so far, she's pretty savvy and she's
getting the drift of it. And I think more and more the picture's coming
together of what Pete and Micah do. And it kind of freaks her out but it
also intrigues her.
She’s
standing her ground and waiting for the whole story to unfold before
her. I don't think she's shying away from it at all.
Ian Cullen: Tia a quick
side question for you. I've noticed that you're going, you know, you're
going to do an amazing class. It's in production now. It's called Wave
Dancer. Now from what I've read about, it...
((Crosstalk))
Tia Carrere: Oh yes, oh yes.
Ian Cullen: ...seems like
an interesting project. Do you mind telling us a little bit about it?
Tia Carrere: Well, like with
everything else, it's like putting together film is - someone told me
once it's like riding a thousand swinging needles and he was absolutely
right with that analogy because it's, one thing comes together and the
other thing sort of doesn't quite line up and then the other part comes
together. And so it's - no - it's we wrote it and we're producing it
together, myself and my ex-husband. And we're moving forward with it.
It's all
about putting together the financing. We had a different in-road with
financing but that didn't work out and now we've got another set of
investors that's stepping up now. So it's great and part of being in
Hawaii is talking to the Hawaii Film Funds here too.
Ian Cullen: Okay. And...
((Crosstalk))
Tia Carrere: So watch this
space.
Ian Cullen: Just so, you
know, I just read a bit of a synopsis on IMDB and it sounds like an
interesting story about a woman that could surf and be crafty and a lot
of it's obvious stuff. It just sounds like a really interesting fanister film.
Tia Carrere: Yes. I agree.
Thank you. She's a big mentor here in Hawaii. She was a, you know, she
and her girlfriends really started women's surfing in the '70s. She used
to have to compete in men's meets because there was no woman surfing. So
she was a mentor to generations of surfers male and female.
Ian Cullen: Okay. Well
thanks for taking time to answer my questions and do this conference
call. I'm going to - so when I hand on to somebody else now. Thank you.
Tia Carrere: All righty.
Paula Garces: I want to see
that movie.
Tia Carrere: Me too, me too.
We're working on it.
Operator: Our next
question...
Paula Garces: It'll happen.
Operator: ...will come
from the line of Heather McGlagee. Please proceed with your question.
Heather McGlagee: Hi ladies. Thank
you so much for talking to us today.
Tia Carrere: Hello.
Heather McGlagee: So first question
is a follow on to the question that came up about using the social
networking site. What kind of feedback have you all had when you do
sci-fi shows like this versus your other endeavors? When you hear - do
you hear from different...
Paula Garces: Oh that...
Heather McGlagee: ...types of fans
or do you hear from existing fans that are kind of happy at the new
direction?
Paula Garces: Sci-fi fans are
amazing. There are a lot of them. And they are very vocal and very
involved. And they love to get at extras and insights and sneak peeks.
And I think that's why Twitter and sci-fi fans go so well together.
And I
really love it. I'm completely hooked on Twitter and on sci-fi. And I
love, love to interact with the fans. And my experience has been a very
positive one. I feel and get nothing but love from sci-fi fans.
I
started - I got one of my big breaks on a sci-fi movie called
Clockstoppers which was directed by Jonathan Frakes who obviously is a
big part of the Star Trek endeavors and series. And I just think that
sci-fi fans follow all of that and they love that history and they like
following you.
And if
you're a sci-fi geek and you like the world of imagination and what if
and possibilities and all kinds of history and future, I think that
that's why Twitter is amazing. And I love the sci-fi fans. So to answer
your question, the sci-fi Twitter fans and myself equals one big love
fest.
Heather McGlagee: Thank you. Tia
what's your experience been?
Tia Carrere: I was down
there at Comic-Con down in San Diego. And just walking down the street
was amazing because if there's one word for sci-fi fans, it's rabid.
They just dive in head first at the deep end of the pool and just enjoy
it, you know, for the spectacle that it is and just go out and have fun.
And I
think these days we're so lacking in our heroes that sometimes we have
to dig into our comic book culture to find really, you know, people that
we can admire. And I look forward to going out - I'm going to Dragon*Con
next weekend too and I'll see how they do it down in the south.
But I
think that whatever - if there's something posted about Warehouse 13 or
if somebody makes connection that I do this film at Universal called
Kull, there's a response - it's much more - it's even stronger than
usual because the fans are that much more connected to it.
Heather McGlagee: Thank you. And
just another sort of a question. You talked about filming these types of
shows in Toronto. Do you think that informs the camaraderie of the cast
mates because you all are outside of Los Angeles so it's really more
like a family behind the scenes as well as on set because you're
isolated?
Paula Garces: Because we're on
- because we're at camp?
((Crosstalk))
Heather McGlagee: Yes.
Paula Garces: ...we're still at
camp.
Tia Carrere: Yes. I did
settle I suppose whenever you're on location, yes, because you're not
getting to go home to your family unit and this becomes your, you know,
ad hoc family away from your family.
Heather McGlagee: You're probably
right.
Paula Garces: Absolutely. And
Toronto's just a gorgeous city. I'm from New York so whenever I'm in LA
that's my camp. But Toronto's just a different vibe. It's, you know,
it's kind of on the same vibe as New York but you - but I, you know, in
Toronto I am away from home and it is a little bit like what Tia said, a
little bit like camp.
And you
have to rely on these people that you are working with. And, you know,
what a great experience because if you're going to be working on a show
that's going to require a lot of time with you, a lot of time from you
which most TV shows do, then you better like the people you're working
with because if not, I couldn't imagine what a nightmare it would be.
So,
again, it, you know, kudos to the Warehouse 13 people who make it work
and make it a nice loving vibe for people to go and guest star in and
work in.
Heather McGlagee: Okay. Thank you
ladies.
Paula Garces: Sure.
Tia Carrere: Thank you.
Operator: Our next
question is a follow up question from the line of Jamie Ruby. Please
proceed with your question.
Jamie Ruby: Hello again.
Paula Garces: Hi.
Tia Carrere: Hello.
Jamie Ruby: I just - hi. I
just tweeted you both.
Paula Garces: Oh okay.
Jamie Ruby: I'm new to this
whole...
Paula Garces: We can't respond
now. We're talking to you.
((Crosstalk))
Jamie Ruby: ...Twitter thing.
No. No. I know. So my first question this time's for Paula. You had
started talking about your comic book a bit. But when I was looking up
on the Internet movie database, is it being made into a movie? Is that
worth credit...
Paula Garces: We are producing
the motion comic, the action comic right now. And yes, we are definitely
trying to again gather funds and produce a feature length film. We very
much would like to do that. And also very open to the idea of a pilot
for a TV show. So all of that is being worked out with the various
producers and finance people that are attached to the project.
Jamie Ruby: Very cool.
Paula Garces: And it's all
thanks to the interest that we saw at Comic-Con and the interest that we
see on the Internet and on Twitter. I mean people just really - they
want to see more. They want to know more. They want the story to unfold
and they just - they want it.
So
again, that's why I feel that Twitter's really, really important for
actors to be involved in because if they - it's kind of like the place
where you can sort of experiment if an idea or something that you love
is going to be loved by other people or maybe if there's going to be an
interest by other people.
And so I
really thank Twitter for that because just because I like it doesn't
mean that other people are going to want to see it and pay for it. But
now that I can sort of put word out there and put the idea out there on
Twitter, I get that immediate response of like yes this is really cool,
this is awesome or oh that's really whacked Paula, like that was not
fun. And I've had both - I've had both reaction. It's just - it's
totally cool. I love it.
Jamie Ruby: Instant feedback
can be good.
Paula Garces: Absolutely.
Jamie Ruby: So this
question's for both of you. Is there something that you would like to
see in the future of your characters? I mean I know you talked about
meeting up, but beside that just anything like if you could write, you
know, the script yourself?
Paula Garces: Hmm.
Tia Carrere: Hmm.
Unintelligible.
Paula Garces: I wouldn't mind
them meeting. That would be cool, Tia's and my character meeting. It
would be kind of a sweet awkward cool moment. And I don't know. Tia what
would you like your character to be doing?
Tia Carrere: That would be
interesting, like what if we both had to come back because it was an
icon that had to do with the love that he has for people or whatever.
And then we have to come back to counteract its sort of, you know, some
sort of magical power that this thing has over his mind, you know what I
mean, that you...
Paula Garces: I'd love...
Tia Carrere: ...and I have
to reach out to him by going into his mind or something.
Paula Garces: Yes, like an
artifact that makes him think about his past loves or...
Tia Carrere: Yes. Yes.
That'd be kind of cool.
Paula Garces: Unintelligible
him. We have to pen feet Tia.
Tia Carrere: We're going to
what?
Paula Garces: We have to save
him.
Tia Carrere: Yes. We have to
save him, exactly, by going into his mind and seeing what he thinks
about us and what he fanaticizes about us. Ooo.
Jamie Ruby: Oh.
Tia Carrere: It's very
matrix.
Paula Garces: Yes. Absolutely.
Jamie Ruby: Okay. Well it
sounds definitely like you guys have a lot of fun on the show with the
cast and everything. Is there any like funny moments that you guys can
think of or maybe people are playing pranks or, you know, just something
kind of funny you can remember from the set?
Paula Garces: Something funny.
((Crosstalk))
Tia Carrere: I don't know
this is tele con but a food bank.
Paula Garces: No, let's see.
Eddie and I have a pretty physical scene coming up. And he's kind of
fighting for his life with me. And, you know, Eddie was trying to be all
like macho and thinking he could do his own stunts. And he kind of got
hurt in the groin area.
Tia Carrere: No.
Paula Garces: Yes. And he was
like, all right, I think I should have had a stunt double. And I'm like
yes, well you're trying to show off for the girls or something.
Jamie Ruby: All right. What
about you Tia?
Tia Carrere: Oh gosh. Like I
said, I mean, things like kissing somebody and ending up with, you know,
scrambled egg in your mouth. That's kind of traum...That's like a one
story that stands out. Oh gee, what can Eddie out of - I don't - he's
just - he's a ton of laughs. He's just really cool to hang out with, you
know. I got to see him and his family in LA a bit since we've all came
back and just, you know, just good times, just generally good times
laughing often.
Jamie Ruby: Um-hmm. Okay.
Well thank you very much. Now I know some juicy secrets.
Tia Carrere: Scrambled egg
kisses, ugh.
Jamie Ruby: No. That sounds -
no but you sound more traumatized than anything.
Tia Carrere: I'm never going
to let him forget that.
Operator: And there are
no further questions from the phones at this time.
Tia Carrere: Awesome.
Man: Well thank
you all very much. It was a very lively fun call. If you have any
questions, feel free to follow up. And we thank Tia and Paula for
joining us today.
Paula Garces: Thank you.
Tia Carrere: Thank you
everybody. Nice to meet you Paula. I sincerely hope that we get to meet
in New York or LA. We'll have to figure this out.
Paula Garces: Absolutely. I'm
going to start following you until you follow me and then I'll just
stalk you.
Tia Carrere: Done. It's a
deal.
Paula Garces: Awesome. Thank
you everyone...
((Crosstalk))
Man: Have a great
- everyone.
Paula Garces: ...for all your -
it was a lot of fun.
Tia Carrere: Bye. Thank you.
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