HELLO FANS!
It’s not always fun and games down at the set of FBtA and we thought we should the time to let you see the actors behind the characters that you’ve come to love!
Today while we were shooting the mall scene, the From Beer to Apocalypse Insider was able to get Elliott and Shavian to answer some fan mail.
FBtAI: Elliott, I’m glad that we at last get to have this time alone together. I got this list of questions from your… ahh… fans. They have all kinds of questions, they really do want to get to know you better. You mind if we just pull them from this hat?
Okay, question one: Elliott, I’m been following the book from the very first year! How does it feel to work with the rest of the cast of FBtA?
Elliott: Oh, they’re great. We always have a lot of fun together. It’s always a little awkward when Roger takes off the fat suit and makes everyone try it on, or when Shavian has to leave to fix something at her part time job with NASA or something, but for the most part it’s an amazing experience.
FBtAI: How long have you been at his job before the downfall of mankind?
Elliott: Long time now! I love my job, I couldn’t imagine doing anything else.
FBtAI: What kind of car do you drive?
Elliott: Bugatti Veyron. I mean, I would drive it if it was running. It needs some engine work. (long pause) It needs an engine.
FBtAI: Do you think Massive Multi Player games will survive in the Zombie apocalypse?
Elliott: Well, it’s more like LARPing now, but yeah. The whole world is kind of one Massive Multiplayer zombie survival game. I’d like to think I’ve levelled up pretty fast.
FBtAI: What is your perfect date?
Elliott: A date that’s far from perfect. I like to learn from my mistakes.
FBtAI: Do you and Shavian hangout off the set?
Elliott: Yeah, sometimes.
FBtAI: Junie, is she for real?
Elliott: Heh. You mean the whole zany thing? Yeah, totally for real. She might even be toning it down for the public. The other day I caught her polishing the base of her desk lamp. She said it ‘seemed embarrassed’ at being dirty and exposed to so much light. She felt bad… for a lamp.
FBtAI: When did you get into Zombies?
Elliott: I’ve been in to zombies my whole life. George Romero, you know, all that. Things seem a little different now though.
FBtAI: Does it bother you that Shavian could do, way better than you?
Elliott: (shrugs) Well, it’s all relative now isn’t it? I mean, things have really changed you know? What made a man ‘better’ a month ago is totally different and-hey, wait. What the hell is that question supposed to mean?
FBtAI: Did you always want to get into a life of kidnapping and conspiracy?
Elliott: If by kidnapping you mean rescuing the girl of my dreams and by conspiracy you mean secret spy stuff, then sure. If by kidnapping and conspiracy you mean how things actually turned out here? Then no. Not so much.
FBtAI: Does it bother you that the fans poll says that Shavian would be better off with Fipps?
In fact you came in just behind “still tied up in the back of the van”?
Elliott: (a bit sarcastically) No, why on earth would that bother me? Besides, I think Fipps’ interest lies elsewhere.
Then we were able to get a few minutes of Shavian’s time once she was out of makeup.
FBtAI: Shavian, Thank you for taking the time to talk with us today, we know you’re very busy and will try not to take too much of your time. In fact, lets get right to it.
What do you look for in a man?
Shavian: (blinks a few times and cocks her head to the side) Oh well I guess I’d like someone that’s nice, wants to get out there and do things. But as I’m working for my PHD now, I need someone that can keep up intellectually as well. When I’m done with my acting, I’d really like to be with someone that understands my field of molecular biology.
FBtAI: How many pairs of jeans do you own?
Shavian: Umm, two, I hate Jeans.
FBtAI: Does the carpet match the drapes?
Shavian: Hmm? What? I’ve got blinds in my apartment… (someone leans over and whispers in her ear causing her to flush a bright red). Oh, oh, my (waving her hand at her heated face) Why would anyone want to know that? Ah, umm, I don’t use hair dye. (she said before turning completely red).
FBtAI: Say you’re wearing pajamas. You’ve changed from choo choos to little duckies. Why?
Shavian: (shifts in her chair slowly) “That’s a question? I mean did you get mine mixed with Junie’s? I guess because trains are large loud devices that do nothing to save our environment and duckies are cute.
FBtAI: Pretend you’re old enough to have watched the Smurfs. Do you think you and Smurfette would have been friends?
Shavian: (snorts) God no, I’d think I’d be too busy hanging out with Brainy, you never see those two together. Shallow.
FBtAI: You’re running from something! Tell me what!
Shavian: These questions! Doesn’t anyone want to know about my time at MIT? I mean I’m on the Dean’s list!
FBtAI: What is your mental violence to actual violence ratio?
Shavian: I like to release spiders back into the wild?
FBtAI: Describe your parents, separately or collectively, in ten words or less.
Shavian: Published Doctors in the medical field.
FBtAI: Tell me your most recent nightmare.
Shavian: Transgenics – Think about it, what if we really did make Zombies? I can’t help but think about it when I go to bed. It’s made for some… (she stops to rub down her goosebumps).
FBtAI: If you were a chair, what kind of chair would you be?
Shavian: Maple, it’s one of the hardest woods available for chair construction. Supporting yet warm and comfortable!
And with a packed week of shooting here on the set, that was all the time we had before they pulled the lovely actress away from us!
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