Alexander Siddig on Doing DS9 Fanfiction with Garak, Skylines, and Ridley Scott’s Kingdom of Heaven
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ธ.ค. 2020
- When you think of all the movies that would actually get two sequels made, I don’t think any of you would have listed the 2010 film Skyline. But the science-fiction film by Greg and Colin Strause was a surprise hit, which led to director Liam O'Donnell’s Beyond Skyline in 2017, and now Skylines in 2020 - which is being billed as the final entry in the Skyline trilogy.
In the final installment of the alien invasion trilogy, Captain Rose Corley (Lindsey Morgan) has to lead a team of elite soldiers on a mission to the aliens' world due to a virus that’s threatening the earth-dwelling friendly alien hybrids. Skylines also stars Jonathan Howard, Rhona Mitra, Alexander Siddig, and James Cosmo.
With the film now available On-Demand and arriving on Blu-ray next month, I recently landed an extended interview with Alexander Siddig. As a longtime fan of his work since playing Doctor Julian Bashir on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, it was really cool to get to talk with him. During the wide-ranging conversation, Siddig talked about making Skylines, why science-fiction is such a great genre, what it was like making Kingdom of Heaven with Ridley Scott, joining Game of Thrones in the height of its popularity, what it was like making Deep Space Nine, how the series was the first Star Trek to do serialized storylines, the Dr. Bashir and Garak relationship, and more. In addition, he talked about if he has any interest in being on Picard, how he ended up bringing some DS9 fanfiction to life with Andrew Robinson (Garak), and where fans can see it.
Alexander Siddig:
• What TV series would he love to guest star on?
• What movie has he seen the most?
• Who was his first movie or TV show crush?
• What was it like joining Game of Thrones when the series was so popular?
• What was it like behind-the-scenes on Game of Thrones?
• Did he continue watching GOT after he left the series?
• Why is the Skylines series of movies so popular that they just made the 2nd sequel?
• How science fiction movies can talk about a lot of things.
• What was it like behind-the-scenes making Skylines?
• What was it like making Kingdom of Heaven with Ridley Scott?
• How the theatrical cut of Kingdom of Heaven was not good but the directors cut was one of the best films of that year.
• Who's the better friend to be stuck with in dangerous situation: Miles or Garek?
• What is it like being part of a series that people still want to talk about over 20 years after it ended?
• When did you first realize people loved the Dr. Bashir and Garak relationship?
• He directed 2 episodes of DS9. How did those episodes happen and if he got to pick?
• Was he nervous they would be cancelled every season?
• What as it like trying to make 26 episodes a season?
• When did he learn DS9 would have serialized storylines?
• Has he watched Picard Season 1 and does he have any interest in guest starring on it?
• How he started essentially bringing fanfiction to life with Andrew Robinson (Garak). How did it happen and where can you watch?
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Siddig and Robinson knocked if out of the park on DS9. My two favorite characters on that show.
Great interview. Bashir is one of my favorite characters in all of Trek, in no small part to this man's talent.
What a fantastic interview with an excellent actor and genuine bloke. I was particularly touched that Sid went out of his way to mention the impact on the lives of film and television crew in such an honest and compassionate manner.
Thank you so much for this talk! While listening I got hugely interested in the mentioned Siddig's works, because have seen only DS9 and I'm a big fan of dr. Bashir.
Sid is radiating so much pure love for the show, I'm so glad that the cast finally gets the appreciation and feedback they deserve 💞💞💞💞 Also, Sid City is like a gem of kindness and mutual love between fans and the cast, I've joined them twice as a listener and it's been amazing.
This is a great interview. Interesting questions, interesting responses. DS9 meant and means a lot to me; those characters were alive and so was the station. I do believe it needs to be mentioned that Babylon 5 was really the first to master an over-arching plot in scifi television and DS9 owes a bit of it's greatness to to that masterpiece. I thought it was wonderful that Alexander was giving so much credit to the crew btw. All around a very well done interview. Thanks.
Siddig talking about how awful the crew was treated and the insane hours seems super relevant given the current IATSE dispute
around 22:00
I appreciate the way you talked about the crew behind making a series! Enjoyed the entire interview, but that part really hit the hardest.
What a fantastic interview! Sid is such an amazing person, I love hearing him talk about his work!
So few comments! Thanks for this, loved it. I wonder if Siddig knows his pillow is covered in Ferengi Alliance symbols?
DS9 became my favourite series of the lot (when it used to be my least), once I became an adult, in no small part because it was far more character focussed than the other shows, which while still good, characters often felt a little shallow, without having time to just stop and breath, which this show allowed for because of its static(ish) setting.
Happy Birthday, Alexander Siddig! :)
How come I just saw this interview today??? Really nice talk, thank you.
Hes right, im 18 and just started watching the show, I wanna talk about it with my friends but they haven't seen it 😭
Yess amazing interview loved it! Thank you :D
Thanks for the interview. Enjoyed DS9, and hope to see a character woven into Picard like Seven was.
Enjoyed this immensely and like how nice both of you guys are!
This was great! You deserve a lot more views.
Really enjoyed watching the fanfiction episodes. Knocked it out of the park 🙂
Not only talking about it now. I upscaled all the seasons with Topaz (took me 3 months) and I am seeing it. Fantastic show!
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Good interview--for a bald guy. No, just kidding. The interviewer covered a vast career with profundity.
The interviewer looks like my brother in law... Which is really weird for me.
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