irc.scifi.com chat with Ben Browder 9/10/02 ~10:00PM EDT

IRC server problems interfered with this chat. Also, an imposter DK was here. Those comments have been removed.


Ben Browder - Ben Browder (John Crichton) Barbarella - Moderator


Barbarella: wb Ben
Barbarella: Hi there DK

Ben Browder: Ahhh
Ben Browder: better

Barbarella: ummm..ben I hate to ask it
Barbarella: is DK THE DK?
Barbarella: before I op em

Ben Browder: got tossed into the ether

Barbarella: yes it happens
Barbarella: hehehhe
Barbarella: even to the best of it
Barbarella: my butt is sore from today

Ben Browder: not sure

Barbarella: hehehehe
Barbarella: I have so many PM's DK pm me if its you

Ben Browder: Sorry to be so quiet... just sorting through the chaos

Barbarella: so I take it you guys know about what happened Ben?
Barbarella: me too

Ben Browder: Which bit?
Ben Browder: So much going on

Barbarella: yes very much so tryin to keep up

Ben Browder: The response online has been a great comfort

Barbarella: sorry guys this is a little unorganized and I have to say I didn't expect this many people

Ben Browder: LOL
Ben Browder: neither did SCIFI I don't think

Barbarella: we just topped the record of the last chat
Barbarella: ya
Barbarella: tell me about it
Barbarella: and they didn't expect hurricane farscape to knock at their doors
Barbarella: neither did they expect Barbie The Fearless Leader dressed in the leather cheerleading suit
Barbarella: hehehe
Barbarella: can you talk now david?

Ben Browder: just talking with production at the moment
Ben Browder: organizing ADR
Ben Browder: anyway
Ben Browder: I'm back now
Ben Browder: DK... where are you?

Barbarella: hi there
Barbarella: sorry it took so long
Barbarella: and peopel again please don't PM me right now I have SO many pms
Barbarella: yes there are
Barbarella: and we hope to see more
Barbarella: especially after today

Ben Browder: So...
Ben Browder: Yesterday...
Ben Browder: We shot the last frame of season four
Ben Browder: Lotta folks came out to set to say goodbye
Ben Browder: Great sadness
Ben Browder: But tremendous pride in how far we have traveled
Ben Browder: You guys have made quite an impression
Ben Browder: Not only online

Barbarella: well we DO try we love you guys

Ben Browder: But with everyone who makes the show

Barbarella: every scaper here is here because of you

Ben Browder: Hell... we didn't know it would be like this

Barbarella: believe me I had a suspicion

Ben Browder: Is SCIFI treating you guys okay?
Ben Browder: Is the BB working again yet?
Ben Browder: Some of the cast and crew would like to express their appreciation for you support<
Ben Browder: Hopefully there will be an outlet for that soon.
Ben Browder: And for being well mannered
Ben Browder: it does make a difference

Barbarella: thank you I have really pushed manners here in this campaign

Ben Browder: it makes it much harder to ignore you all
Ben Browder: Sup to you man...
Ben Browder: I can't stay that long
Ben Browder: But... rather that riffing in the wind
Ben Browder: it might be easier to feild a couple of questions

Barbarella: oh ok
Barbarella: hehehe
Barbarella: this is gonna be fun
Barbarella: ok people don't flood me with them ok?
Barbarella: please?
Barbarella: I don't wanna die
(5 minutes of insanity)
Barbarella: guys its coming too fast
Barbarella: don't PM so hard
Barbarella: we can't field questions in this

Ben Browder: The entire cast is fairly shell shocked

Barbarella: have them PM Pygar
Barbarella: hang on
Barbarella: you guys are flooding us with PM's
Barbarella: its lagging me to hell
Barbarella: please PM pygar
Barbarella: Please PM Pygar

Ben Browder: It's hard to let something go so quickly
Ben Browder: without warning
Ben Browder: Is that like going to the principals office?
Ben Browder: oh... one more lesson in geekdom for me today
(more insanity)
CaptainJamesTdargo: 606 people all scapers.. and die hards

Barbarella: one second

Ben Browder: 606???
Ben Browder: no probs

Barbarella: one second

Ben Browder: Same happened to me a little while ago

Barbarella: ok guys sorry I'm tryin here

Ben Browder: anything we can help you with?

Barbarella: no its the wtinks flooding you guys hon
Barbarella: nope
Barbarella: just keep the room +m
Barbarella: please
Barbarella: and +l

Ben Browder: not touching a thing

Ben did you talk to them?
Barbarella: +l 600

Ben Browder: nope... not really
Ben Browder: waiting on you

Barbarella: sorry guys had to kick a troll off the server
(server reset?)

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irc.scifi.com chat with David Kemper 9/11/02 12:34AM EDT


DK - David Kemper (executive producer & writer) Barbarella - Moderator


[00:34] DK: Thought I'd check in.
[00:34] DK: Ben called this morning to say someone was in here blabbing
[00:34] DK: about this and that. Wasn't me. I was at the chiropractor, trying to unkink from the wrap party last night
[00:35] DK: Anyway. Point is--
[00:35] DK: Two points, actually
[00:35] DK: and you may be highly interested in both.
[00:35] DK: 1) When someone purports to be
[00:35] DK: me or Ben, there is a way to check.
[00:35] DK: Barb and I have a secret password.
[00:36] DK: She PMs the guy nicked as "DK"
[00:36] DK: If he has the password

[00:36] Barbarella: OH ya put me in the hot seat...that's ok
[00:36] Barbarella: :)

[00:36] DK: He's me.
[00:36] DK: If he doesn't
[00:36] DK: She'll let you know.
[00:36] DK: Anyone in the whole wide world can log
[00:36] DK: on as me and say things that aren't true.
[00:36] DK: Don't believe it.
[00:36] DK: This IS me. I can tell you a few things.
[00:37] DK: Ben and Claudia and Lil and Andrew and Deb and Baba and I ended the
[00:37] DK: wrap party in my office and talked and cried the night away.
[00:37] DK: I got home very late/early
[00:37] DK: and my phone was ringing.
[00:37] DK: The pressure you incredible people are applying
[00:38] DK: through civil and concerned means
[00:38] DK: is
[00:38] DK: unbelievably as you may find it
[00:38] DK: actually having an effect.
[00:38] DK: There are no promises.
[00:38] DK: There is no anything.
[00:38] DK: But people who were once not talking
[00:38] DK: are now talking again.
[00:38] DK: My phone rings.
[00:39] DK: There is calm and there is conversation.
[00:39] DK: While people are decent and sensible
[00:39] DK: and interacting in a positive and productive
[00:39] DK: way, things ALWAYS have a chance to get done.
[00:39] DK: I am the most optimistic person you've
[00:39] DK: ever heard about. It's what I do.
[00:40] DK: I am hopeful.
[00:40] DK: I am seriously hopeful.
[00:40] DK: It is because of you.
[00:40] DK: But it is nowhere near being done.
[00:40] DK: That said,
[00:40] DK: I am hopeful.
[00:40] DK: Now....
[00:40] DK: What to do?

[00:40] Barbarella: have you seen the operation big push email?

[00:40] DK: First -- do not listen to DK this and DK that.

[00:40] Barbarella: I put together for this campaign?

[00:40] DK: If Barb hasn't given him protective status
[00:41] DK: he ain't me.
[00:41] DK: Once again,
[00:41] DK: this IS me.
[00:41] DK: I am hopeful.
[00:41] DK: Frankly, I'm so thrilled
[00:41] DK: by all of your support.
[00:41] DK: It's all the cast and crew
[00:41] DK: talked about
[00:41] DK: on a difficult last day.
[00:41] DK: I read Matt Roush's
[00:41] DK: fabulous on-line obit for us
[00:42] DK: everyone on wrap.
[00:42] DK: We all cried.
[00:42] DK: 200 plus people. I swear to you. We ALL cried.
[00:42] DK: Together.
[00:42] DK: You fans are great.
[00:42] DK: Keep it up.
[00:42] DK: Keep letting the world know you want to see
[00:42] DK: more Farscape.
[00:42] DK: It's like pre-booking
[00:42] DK: your seat at a movie.
[00:43] DK: If they know you will watch
[00:43] DK: they will make the product for you.
[00:43] DK: "Hope" is a word
[00:43] DK: you will find in all of my scripts.
[00:43] DK: I give it to Crichton whenever I can.
[00:43] DK: I always have hope.
[00:43] DK: Yesterday I had less hope.
[00:43] DK: Today I had more.
[00:43] DK: You get the idea.
[00:44] DK: Specifics don't matter.
[00:44] DK: We're taking a breather today.
[00:44] DK: Nothing to write for Farscape for the first time
[00:44] DK: since Oct 17, 1997.
[00:44] DK: First night I went to be without a story or an arc
[00:44] DK: or a new character in my head.
[00:45] DK: A peaceful night's sleep.
[00:45] DK: I FRELLING HATED IT.
[00:45] DK: Keep it up.
[00:45] DK: I'll get back to you
[00:45] DK: HERE, in this room
[00:45] DK: with Barb,
[00:45] DK: If and when things progress or die down.
[00:45] DK: In the meantime
[00:45] DK: Please understand how important you are to us.
[00:46] DK: Spread the word that calm
[00:46] DK: reasoned
[00:46] DK: rational
[00:46] DK: PASSIONATE
[00:46] DK: expressions
[00:46] DK: of dismay are appropriate.
[00:46] DK: They are helpful.
[00:46] DK: They work.
[00:46] DK: I'm done, Barb.
[00:46] DK: Just wanted to set the

[00:46] Barbarella: kewl you want me to open the floor?

[00:46] DK: record straight re: the imposter today.

[00:47] Barbarella: and yes its important to remember we need to act like scapers no matter what the circumstances are...especially when dealing with scifi
[00:47] Barbarella: especially after today
[00:47] Barbarella: ok guys I'm gonna open the floor