| derek: | hello everyone, i am derek. i have never done this before and i must
tell you on forehand that i type with two fingers. |
| Clair(aka Clarianna): | Greetings! Thanks for coming to chat with us! We
really appreciate it. |
| Cass: | Hi, everyone. I've never done this before. Thanks, Derek, for coming.
|
| derek: |
it is a pleasure. it will be hard to prove that i am who i am. also i
have a few starting problems. but lets start. |
| msnovember: | oh this is sweet! |
| 1 | Aurora: |
Hello Derek, have you been working on anything lately |
| Laura: | Derek, what have you been working on since PtL ended earlier this
year? |
| Clair(aka Clarianna): | As Laura said, the No. 1 question from all the fans
is "What upcoming films and/or television series are you working in (so we know to keep an eye
out for them!) |
| derek: |
no, i will be doing an outer limits next week. but since the last outer
limits that i shot in may i have enjoyed an extended summer vacation in british columbia.
|
| 2 | Laura: | Derek, I was impressed by your directing work in the Portents
episode. Have you directed before? |
| derek: |
it was my first direction ever. i would love to work in an
independant movie; it doesn't matter if it is in europe or in north-america. |
| 3 | Merano: | It was very well done. Do you wish to do more directing?
|
| derek: |
love to do more directing
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| 4 | Clair(aka Clarianna): |
Do you know the title of the OL episode yet so we
can look out for it in the upcoming season? |
| derek: |
ol episode is called breaking point |
| 5 | Merano: | Do you wish to work more in the US/Canada, or prefer to move
back to Europe? |
| Aurora: | Are you planning on staying in British Columbia? |
| derek: |
for the time being british columbia still looking for the right part
|
| derek: |
it all depends on the type of series; the part itself and the writing.
also the location is a factor since i have kids who go to school. |
| 6 | Karen: |
CLair does a great web site for your fans. Any thought of making it
official and using it to keep in touch with your fans? |
| derek: |
yes, of course! i should have done this in the first place: thank you
Claire and Helen for all the love and dedication you have put into the web-sites. i have more to
say about this, but my answers cannot be too long(i will miss some questions) |
| Clair(aka Clarianna): | You're very welcome! It's been very enjoyable to
do. |
| hbelova: | I am glad, that it is pleasant to you! |
| 7 | Karen: |
We really enjoy the wide variety of fims you've made. WHich
was your favorite? |
| desiree: | What would be your ideal film or tv part to do |
| derek: |
it is hard to tell what the ideal role would be. of course i have some
fantasies about certain roles, but i am also getting older. here in vancouver is a film festival
going on and i see a lot of movies a lot from europe. it gives me an inspiration to see |
| 8 | Merano: | Would you like to do comedy? |
| derek: |
i would LOVE to do comedy. |
| 9 | Centronics(PZ): |
It's really a shame that PTL ended. Any hints on how the
4th season ends? |
| Aurora: | Yes, it sounds as if the house will be destroyed. |
| Clair(aka Clarianna): | Does The Beast Within, bring some sort of closure
to the series or are the viewers going to be left with a cliffhanger that never will get resolved?
|
| Merano: | We all hope like crazy that characters don't die in the final
episode! |
| Clair(aka Clarianna): | They'll live on in fanfic, even if they do bite the
dust! :-) |
| derek: |
i will not say anything about the ending of the final season.
|
| derek: |
you know, it is hard for me because some people have seen the
ending of season four and some have not. sorry... |
| 10 | Centronics(PZ): | Not even a little hint? |
| msnovember: | can u at least tell us if YOU happy with the ep? |
| derek: | yes, i am happy with it. it is an heroic ending for me |
| 11 | desiree: |
What actor or actress would you want to work with given the
chance |
| derek: |
there are so many wonderful actors everywhere in the world.when
you have to age you depend even more on the make-up artist than ever. |
| 12 | Laura: |
Who are your favorite film directors? |
| derek: |
one of my favorite directors died just before the opening of his last
(no. 10) movie. (hint?) |
| Clair(aka Clarianna): | I think we can guess that one. :-) |
| Laura: | Kubrick? |
| Karen: | You're a Kubrick fan? |
| Merano: | But could you have spent 18 months on a film, even for Kubrick?
|
| msnovember: | kubrik? |
| derek: |
to tell you the truth: i would have enjoyed every minute of it. i may
have hated him at the end but to me he is a great director. |
| 13 | jnancy: |
I enjoyed the relationship between Derek and Alex. Did you and
Robbi enjoy the way it progressed or do you think it could have been developed more?
|
| ruth: | Before doing PTL, were you knowledgable about the occult? or was it
a learn-as-you go experience? |
| Merano: | Nobody Dies. Nobody Ever Dies. (Forever Knight mantra)
|
| derek: |
that's right. and NO; robbie and i allways thought we should have
been lovers.but they never went for it. i don't know why. |
| 14 | Clair(aka Clarianna): |
No last minute confessions between Alex and
Derek at the end of the season? |
| jnancy: | You and Robbi seemed to put little hints of romantic feelings
between the characters. I take it this was on purpose? |
| derek: |
yes, in the last episode there is a moment, but it is only a moment.
|
| msnovember: | better than nothing @all |
| 15 | Karen: |
We really enjoy the wide variety of fims you've made. WHich
was your favorite? |
| Karen: | You mentioned going to the film festivals. Sounds like you're really
devoted to cinema. Is directing a way of developing yourself in the meduim?. |
| derek: |
well, it is funny; if i look back at all the work i have done there are
the independant movies. allthough there was no money and no luxury for the actors at all, there
was a lot of devotion from everybody in front of the camera and behind.i really like th |
| derek: |
talking about ptl: i feel frustrated and i don't know very well what to
say about it. you tell me... |
| Clair(aka Clarianna): | It was frustrating for the fans as well, it was
*never* promoted as it should have been and it does have a solid fan base. |
| 16 | Aurora: |
I really liked the character you portrayed on plt. I wish we could
have kept it on for Season 5. |
| derek: |
thank you very much; i enjoyed playing rayne. but sorry for all of
you to whom it will be a shock: there will be no season 5! |
| Merano: | I'd say I am always pleasantly surprised when good stuff comes
out of tv. Despite your frustrations, you gave us some very good stuff. Thank you. |
| derek: |
yes, and i feel sorry for the fans. |
| 17 | hbelova: |
Have you not got tired to play the same character? |
| derek: |
no, it is not the same character you get tired of playing; it is the
repetition of the same story over and over again |
| 18 | msnovember: | what do u think of the ptl books coming out this fall?
|
| derek: |
what can you tell me about books? |
| Clair(aka Clarianna): | There are three novels based on the series coming
out, first one is due this month. |
| Clair(aka Clarianna): | Ace Books is the publisher. The Hidden Saint by
Rick Hautala is the first, it's a ghost story with a mother and her dead son. |
| derek: |
thank you clair, that is new to me. it will be weird to read a new
adventure of derek rayne and not to play it. |
| 19 | Aurora: |
Do you ever log on to Clarianna's web page and read the Message
Board? |
| derek: |
yes, i read both guestbooks on both web-sites.i would love to work
on a better way to communicate with my fans. my eldest son is studying web-site-design and
soon i will be more accesable possibly with my own web-site. we'll see. |
| Aurora: | That would be fantastic. |
| Clair(aka Clarianna): | We'll be looking forward to that! |
| Clair(aka Clarianna): | I'm a professional web developer for a mfg corp, if
y'all need any advice, just give me a holler. |
| msnovember: | oh i'm sure clar woould luvvvv to help u...lol |
| hbelova: | Well, I could help too, as wrote before |
| Clair(aka Clarianna): | I’m half techie, half creative… web dev is my
dream job, Ms Nov! |
| msnovember: | all of us would luv to help! |
| 20 | Laura: |
Derek, do you have any interest in writing for film or television?
|
| derek: |
more people tell me that. perhaps it is inevetable. i think a lot in that
direction. |
| 21 |
derek: |
yes, lets all say where we are on the globe: vancouver b.c.
|
| Centronics(PZ): | Toronto, Ont. Canada |
| msnovember: | lol |
| Aurora: | New Jersey, USA |
| Merano: | Albany, Oregon |
| hbelova: | Moscow suburb, Russia |
| brownhorse: | washington, dc |
| ruth: | South Bend, IN |
| Laura: | Germantown, Md |
| msnovember: | what the heck..indiana usa here |
| derek: |
where is lol? |
| msnovember: | yeah ruth, i wasjust in S.bend sat. |
| Clair(aka Clarianna): | LOL = Laugh Out Loud |
| derek: |
sorry (foreigner) |
| 22 | Clair(aka Clarianna): |
I hope this doesn't interrupt the
flow of conversation but I promised I'd forward this question from Sharon Rice and Susan Lay (who
couldn't be here tonight) - Are any of your children interested in acting professionally? And if so,
would you encourage or discourage them? |
| derek: |
at the moment none of my children pursue an acting career.(thank
god) |
| Clair(aka Clarianna): | LOL! Would that not be a good thing? |
| 23 | Laura: |
When you directed for the first time, what did you find to be the
most challenging aspect of the job, and what came easiest to you? |
| derek: |
the most difficult was to oversee the problems that i was going to
face since i had no experience what so ever to prepare.you have to make all kind of decisions
that are crucial on the day of shooting. the easiest was the directing itself; to work with
... with the actors. that was cut off. |
| 24 | Aurora: |
Derek, do you know some of your answers are being cut off.
|
| derek: |
yes, i have noticed. i must answer in shorter sentences. |
| 25 | msnovember: |
derek, what prompted u to do a chat on diamondbeauty.com?
|
| derek: |
finally! i was expecting that q. much earlier.the owner is an old
friend of mine and he asked me to do it. |
| 26 | ruth: |
Is the chemistry between the actors as good off-screen as it is on? I
think it would be difficult, if not impossible, to portray a 'team' if the actors had problems
amongst themselves. |
| msnovember: | oh come on it can't be that bad of a career move. |
| derek: |
no, it is not a bad career-movie, but it comes with a lot of rejection.
you really need to want it in order to last long. |
| derek: |
well, thank you all for your time and your support. i am going to a
screening of a swiss movie in the festival here, so i will not be able to make it till 6 o'clock.
|
| Merano: | Thanks for chatting with us! |
| Aurora: | Thanks for being here. You were great. |
| Clair(aka Clarianna): | Thanks Derek! We really appreciated this chance to
chat with you. |
| Laura: | Thank you so much for coming here. |
| msnovember: | ruth, if u r still here do u want my addy? there aren't too
many ptl fans around here in s. indiana. |
| ruth: | Yes, Derek, thank you so much! We know it's a bite out of your
schedule! |
| derek: |
thank you all and i am sure we will communicate again. as i said it
was my first time and i liked it sharing it with you. |
