http://www.amazon.com/gp/blog/post/PLNKNP1I073OYSC8
(Please follow the link for the complete interview.)
Amazon Screening Room's Blog
Cosmotopia: Sci-Fi celebrity blog from Michael Shanks
2:43 PM PDT, April 10, 2008
We've already mentioned it in this blog, but here's the official lowdown. Amazon Cosmotopia is our new destination for all things science fiction, including movies, television, books, video games, toys, electronic gadgets, and more. Right now we're featuring a whole bunch of DVDs on sale, 4-for-3 books, 99-cent downloads, and more deals, but it's really intended to be a place you can go year-round to find cool stuff and talk to other sci-fi fans. Today for your reading pleasure, we have an exclusive celebrity blog from Michael Shanks, who plays Dr. Daniel Jackson in Stargate: The Ark of Truth, the follow-up to the Stargate SG-1 series. Then after you read his comments, you can watch a clip from the show. Keep an eye on this blog space or in Amazon Cosmotopia for more sci-fi celebrity content this month. --David
**snippage**
Amazon: Given that sci-fi often offers a vision of the future, what makes a good concept or idea "hold up" when you look at it years later?
Shanks: I think what's true of genre movies, and movies in general, that tend to hold up over time is that they have believable characters. For me, it's all about the characters; the audience must be able to believe them and empathize with them. The more that they resound as real people and react to different situations--no matter how seemingly far-fetched--appropriately, the more the audience will believe in them and their reactions in otherworldly situations.
**snippage**
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