In July 2012, the FrequencyCast team went along to the London Film and Comic Con 2012. In the next show, we’ll be taking a look at what Kelly and Pete discovered at London’s premier sci-fi convention
While we were there, we were lucky enough to be able to get an interview with one of Pete’s favourite sci-fi stars. We’re so pleased to get this interview, that we’ve released it ahead of our next full-length show.
Jane Badler Interview
Jane Badler is a US-born actress, and a sci-fi legend. Whilst we’re fairly sure most of our listeners are fans of the series starring Jane Badler, here’s some background for those not into cult sci-fi.
Back in 1983, a TV mini-series took to the air showing us what the world would be like if aliens came to visit. The visitors from a distant star turned up in nice red uniforms, and were hiding a dark secret.
In 2009, US TV firm ABC tried to ‘reboot’ the series, casting actors from Firefly, Lost and Smallville. The reboot survived two short seasons before being axed. The series, of course, is “V”.
If you recall the 1983 version of “V”, you’ll no doubt remember Diana – commander of the Los Angeles mother ship, and the head baddie. The scene that’s most memorable, is the moment that Diana snacks on a hamster. The two “V” mini-series led to a follow-on series and several books. Diana was played by Jane Badler, and the fans were lining up to catch a word, get a photo and collect an autograph.
For the 21st century re-imaging of “V”, Jane’s back. She appears in Series 2. In the new series, the Visitor leader Anna (played by Firefly’s Morena Baccarin). Jane Badler plays a very different Visitor – Anna’s mum… also called Diana.
Pete caught up with Jane during a short break in autograph signing to talk about V, Project Alice (the plan to revive V again), and to find out the one piece of V technology that would change her life. We’re hoping that our fellow “V” fans will enjoying hearing our short interview with the cult sci-fi legend Diana!
We’d like to thanks Jane Badler for taking time to talk to us. For details of Jane’s career, her music, and what she’s up to, at her official site www.janebadler.com
The audio of our interview is attached to this blog post, and also distributed via our iTunes Feed and our Podcast Feed.