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Sci-fi and archaeology – “Excavating the Future” (Liverpool University Press, 2018) – Shawn Malley interview

Shawn Malley is a Canadian professor interested in the Victorian period. We talk about his latest book that discusses the intersection between archaeology, science fiction and spectacle.

1:45 – Shawn talks about how he got into writing on science fiction. He’s a Victorianist by trade.

4:09 – Shawn talks about how he divides the book and what the three parts are about.

8:04 – We touch on steampunk and Victorian tropes.

11:00 – We discuss Superman and archaeology.

21:04 – We discuss how Shawn chose what works to research.

25:45 – Shawn talks about analyzing tv and film media.

27:45 – Shawn is also interested in the technologies used to create sci-fi film and tv and what those say about how we approach sci-fi.

45:00 – The book has about 45 stills and Shawn wanted many more.

48:29 – Shawn’s work can be found in University libraries. He has a page on Bishop’s University of Quebec.

Links of Interest

Excavating the Future https://liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/products/108267

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Guests: Shawn Malley

Host: Cris Alvarez

Tags: science fiction, archaeology, babylon, iraq, smallville, Manticore, films, Stargate, Ancient Aliens, Indiana Jones, Crystal Skull, Superman, cyborgs, Battlestar Galactica, cylons, Star Trek, Transformers, District 9, ISIS

Stargate actor – Peter Williams interview

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Peter Williams is a Jamaican-born Canadian actor best known to sci-fans as Apophis on Stargate SG-1. Peter has done a number of roles in movie and tv and we spoke at Shore Leave 2018 about acting and his interests and insrpirations.

0:48 – Peter talks about how he got into acting. He grew up in Jamaica and emigrated to Canada in 1981.

2:58 – Peter said he got into acting for superficial reasons. To work you have to be in the union and to get into the union you have to have worked. He talks about how he got into the business and he did a lot of comedy to start but he doesn’t consider himself a comedy guy.

4:19 – He was never typecast as Jamaican but he didn’t get the role in Cool Runnings because he wasn’t considered Jamaican enough.

5:22 – He had a degree in geography and archaeology and loved Egyptology so getting on Stargate was fun for him. The budget for the show was stout so it had a lot of quality production people. Most of the set impressed him.

7:00 – He loves studying the Roman Empire and especially the rise and fall of empires. He’s a language nerd too.

10:30 – He vaguely recalled wearing armor in a previous role. He loves costumes and would like to play a centurion or Roman would be fun.

11:28 – He liked Star Trek and Lost in Space. 2001, and he loves Back to the Future. He’s gotten more into sci-fi through thye fandom.

12:45 – He’s into biology, plants and their healing properties. He’s recently seen the rings of Saturn and the moons of Jupiter, and a ring nebula and was fascinated by them.

14:30 – He lives in a small town and people seem to want to hear his opinion as an actor. He’d also like to get into a social consciousness role if he had the chance.

15:23 – He’s on twitter @actualapophis.

Links of interest

https://twitter.com/actualapophis?lang=en

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Guests: Peter Williams

Host: Cris Alvarez

Tags: science fiction, Stargate, Ancient Rome, Egyptology, Jupiter, Saturn, acting, Cool Runnings, Jamaica, Canada, plant healing

Stargate Universe actor – Peter Kelamis interview

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Peter Kelamis is a Canadian actor who’s done a lot of voice acting and live acting. He’s best known for his roles in Stargate Universe and as Rolf in Ed, Edd, and Eddy. He’s also played Goku in the English versions of Dragon ball Z. I spoke to him at Shore Leave 2018.

0:48 – Peter talks about how he got into acting. He was really into comedy as a kid. He used to get ice cream for impressions.

2:40 – Peter talks about how he does voice acting.

3:36 – Peter talks about how props can mess up a scene.

5:43 – Sometimes he remembers people he’s met and uses their voices for roles. He also talks about how his Greek background has influenced his acting.

8:12 – He saw Star Wars as a kid and was into sci-fi ever sine. He loves blue screen and green screen shoots.

12:18 – His website is Peterkelamis.com. He loves going to cons. He loves meeting people.

Links of interest

PeterKelamis.com

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Guests: Peter Kelamis

Host: Cris Alvarez

Tags: science fiction, fantasy, art, artist, Stargate, voice acting, Greek culture, Rolf, Yoda, Star Wars, canadian, australia, Greece