Chat with Shoshannah Stern - Oct 22. 2008
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7:06 PM [shoshannah] hi im so happy to be here!7:06 PM [maybei] What a treat tonight!! We are very pleased to have with us Shoshannah Stern! Thank you so much for coming!!
7:06 PM [maybei] And a big thank you to mainemom for asking her to come :) I'd also like to thank ka4ist for providing us all with this chat and RFJ!!!
7:07 PM [maybei] Unfortunately mainemom had a last minute emergency and won't be able to be with us tonight but she sends her best to all.
7:07 PM [maybei] The room will now go to moderation to make sure everyone has a chance to speak and Shoshannah has time to answer. Kricka is going to host for us tonight and handle the que of questions.
7:07 PM [maybei] Just type in your questions / comments for Shoshannah and they will be put into the que :) Please try to submit just one for now so everyone gets a turn. Thanks for your understanding!
7:07 PM [maybei] but first - a special message from Holland
7:07 PM [maybei] Piotr from Holland said he would not be able to be here tonight but asked that I pass along this message to you - I LOVE YOU SHOSHANNAH!!!! (can anybody post that for me, lol)
7:07 PM [shoshannah] hahaha :) 7:08 PM [maybei] kricka, would you like to start?
7:08 PM [maybei] and if everyone would type in their questions - kricka will send them through for us
7:08 PM [kricka] Thanks, maybei! Hi, Shoshannah, and thanks for coming!
7:08 PM [kricka] I will do my best to get the questions out in a timely manner
7:08 PM [shays562] Shoshannah, do you have anything in the works as far as acting goes right now?
7:09 PM [shoshannah] haha well i wish i had a dollar for every time i get that question because then i could totally retire7:09 PM [kricka] (I'll try and put similar questions together)
7:09 PM [daveh077] Hi Shoshannah, Greetings from Ireland, loved your character bonnie on jericho, was wondering if you stay in touch with any of the cast from the show, are you working on any new projects at the moment?
7:09 PM [shoshannah] i don't know if y'all know but this year has been kind of a really bad year for us here in hollywood... of course the economy has a lot to do with it but we also had two strikes with the WGA and now with SAG7:10 PM [shoshannah] so i've just been trying to go out and get that next job.. nothing definite at the moment but i have some stuff in the works7:10 PM [dbalcer1] Last night we watched Oversight and the foreshadowing was awesome seeing you so happy with Trish, Bonnie and Stanley and then watching you protect Mim was it hard to play such a huge range of emotions in one episode
7:10 PM [shoshannah] hi dave, yes, i was actually supposed to go meet ashley now but i told her i couldn't cos i had to meet y'all, she sends her love!7:11 PM [maybei] aww
7:11 PM [kricka] cool!
7:11 PM [maybei] send her hugs from all of us!!
7:11 PM [shoshannah] brad and i text all the time too, i totally love that guy7:12 PM [kricka] who doesn't? :)
7:12 PM [shoshannah] exactly, it would be very hard NOT to like him 7:12 PM [maybei] :)
7:13 PM [nero1353] hi shoshannah
7:13 PM [shoshannah] dbalcer1, yes it was really challenging, i was just really wound up that entire day and i found it hard not to cry at moments7:13 PM [jjb_md] Shoshanna, I would like to know what you thought of Jericho when you first tried out for a role and read the scripts?
7:13 PM [shoshannah] and sometimes i just let myself because i wouldn't be able to get through it otherwise but that was a blessing to be given that as an actor
7:13 PM [shoshannah] and sometimes i just let myself because i wouldn't be able to get through it otherwise but that was a blessing to be given that as an actor7:14 PM [dbalcer1] you deserved an emmy for that episode
7:15 PM [shoshannah] jjb, i thought it was going to be a great show and it seemed really interesting, like something i would be completely into as a viewer myself, i didn't get the entire script until after i got the role of bonnie though and then i knew it was going to be an amazing show
7:15 PM [shoshannah] aww thank you dabalcer :) 7:15 PM [jeanine123] Was there a part of Bonnie's story line that you wished you had more time to explore?
7:16 PM [shoshannah] jeanine, yes, i really wanted to know how she was treated by the kids her age in town, how going to school was for her and how she got along with people like skylar and dale. it always seemed like she was always off on her own on the farm and she was never invited to the parties skylar had, and i wondered what her social life was really like.7:17 PM [kricka] a bunch of signing questions for ya.....
7:17 PM [kittyping] Signing looks like it would be hard to do. Is i hard to learn?
7:17 PM [K6] Hi shoshanna... Did you have to help Brad with the sign language or did he already know it?
7:17 PM [briarpatch_39272] i know you got pretty close with Ashley while you worked on Jericho. Has she learned to sign pretty well? What about other cast members. Who do you think is the best signer?
7:18 PM [shoshannah] well kitty, i was signing before i could talk, so it's the talking part for me that is difficult, not the signing! but it depends from person to person. some people pick up fast and it's harder for others. it depends how motivated you are, and how much patience you have!7:20 PM [shoshannah] k6, brad didn't know how to sign before the show, but he was so motivated and he really wanted to do well. my translator and i worked with him off the set and we could figure out which handshapes and motions he would have trouble with and modify them, but he really was committed to learning and he wanted it to look real, so he really did a wonderful job.7:20 PM [shoshannah] how about that scene where stanley says goodbye to bonnie in the morgue? he was amazing wasn't he??7:20 PM [dbalcer1] yes it was
7:20 PM [maybei] I love that scene
7:21 PM [Morgan] Yes!!
7:21 PM [AKansan] we all cried!
7:21 PM [cingramaol] I also think the scene at the truck with you and Brad (I think it was ep. 11) completely in sign, was amazing
7:21 PM [dbalcer1] even the men
7:21 PM [holyhobbits] absolutely. that scene made me cry
7:21 PM [daveh077] So moving
7:21 PM [shoshannah] briarpatch, sprague actually stepped in for my translator once, he had to go to the hospital and i didn't have anyone so sprague was all, i got it! and she just decided to translate for me through the whole day.7:21 PM [kricka] :)
7:21 PM [shoshannah] she was great!7:21 PM [briarpatch_39272] WOW
7:22 PM [nightbird] was it hard to remain so still with the scenes in the morgue?
7:22 PM [JEV3] After seeing the ending of that episode every moment with Bonnie is so bittersweet, I can imagine how hard it would be not to cry in some of those scenes
7:22 PM [jeanine123] I still cry at that scene and I've seen it 6 or so times
7:23 PM [maybei] it was amazing
7:24 PM [shoshannah] nightbird, yes, it was the most difficult thing i had to do on jericho especially because i knew that brad was so invested in it and it was such a difficult scene for him to do. i knew that if i moved i could potentially ruin the scene and there was no way i would let that happen!
7:24 PM [shoshannah] i actually fell asleep a few times and woke up with my eyes still closed!7:24 PM [maybei] :)
7:25 PM [dbalcer1] did you have to hold your breath while they taped it
7:25 PM [jericho247] :)
7:25 PM [nightbird] :)
7:25 PM [shoshannah] cos we shot that scene at like 5 in the morning and we'd all been out really late the night before after we shot the stuff up at the ranch
7:25 PM [shoshannah] yes! i totally held my breath!7:25 PM [daveh077] Did you get it in one take?
7:25 PM [jeanine123] lol, I'd likely fall asleep then too
7:26 PM [shoshannah] dave, i wish, it took a long time because of the lights and the angles that the director wanted and kenneth was also in the room too so we had to get his reactions to stanley 7:26 PM [jeanine123] How long did it take you to learn how to handle and shoot the shotgun for Oversight?
7:28 PM [shoshannah] i thought i was going to be really bad at it but after the first few times i shot it the gun master said i was good to go but i wanted to make sure i looked really comfortable with it because bonnie grew up handling guns and i didn't, so i practiced for two days.7:28 PM [jeanine123] What do you think happened to Shaun after Season 1?
7:28 PM [dbalcer1] Was it fun doing the romance stuff with Sean the vibe guy
7:28 PM [shoshannah] i think he died in the war
7:28 PM [shoshannah] just kidding 7:28 PM [kricka] :)
7:29 PM [jeanine123] :) Stanley might not have minded
7:29 PM [nero1353] :)
7:29 PM [cingramaol] (you'd think he would have been at the funeral...of course, maybe he didn't know)
7:29 PM [shoshannah] i actually asked dan what happened to sean and he said "he died" and i went, "oh." and dan said no no i'm just kidding!7:29 PM [JEV3] let his "vibe" plague New Bern
7:29 PM [JEV3] We all love to talk about the interaction of your character Bonnie with Stanley and Mimi (and Trish too). It seems that there were certain points where she might have had a connection with another character, such as Dale and Jake... what might have been the full story of her relationship with these other characters? Where do you think or where would you have liked it to go where the producer's plans would have left off? What about her interactions with her brief boyfriend Sean and the encounters with Goetz, could you give us some insight on how you handled these occurences and what impression you tried to show? And did you get to know any of these actors very much? (sorry for the long question)
7:30 PM [shoshannah] i think that bonnie was mainly trying to rebel with sean and after the war she realized what was really important, and that was to be on the farm with mimi and stanley and support them and be there for her family because they were really all she had left.7:30 PM [schumi07] shoshannah - just wanted to say hello, and what a superb and compelling actress you proved to be in Jericho. I look forward to seeing you in more things.
7:30 PM [shoshannah] so she kind of outgrew sean and she let him go where he wanted to go, he probably hopped on one of these trucks and went to earn money in new bern or something.
7:30 PM [shoshannah] i don't think anything bad happened, i think they had fun while it lasted and then it was time to go their separate ways.7:31 PM [jeanine123] he went to find the internet
7:31 PM [shoshannah] dude! yeah!
7:30 PM [shoshannah] i think that bonnie was mainly trying to rebel with sean and after the war she realized what was really important, and that was to be on the farm with mimi and stanley and support them and be there for her family because they were really all she had left.7:31 PM [dehydratedsparkle] do you read lips?
7:31 PM [norschat] have you ever met talked to Marlee Maitlin?
7:32 PM [shoshannah] well i told skeet when we first met that i totally knew that bonnie had this huge crush on jake.
7:32 PM [shoshannah] well i told skeet when we first met that i totally knew that bonnie had this huge crush on jake.7:32 PM [JEV3] :)
7:32 PM [dbalcer1] don't we all
7:32 PM [jericho247] :)
7:32 PM [jeanine123] :)
7:32 PM [maybei] :)
7:32 PM [shays562] jake and the towel!!
7:32 PM [cingramaol] Egad! So it was a love quadrangle! (ducking)
7:32 PM [nightbird] :)
7:33 PM [shays562] :)
7:33 PM [shoshannah] and when she first sees him again in the pilot, i made the choice to kind of bat my eyes at him, i don't think it could ever have led to something because that would have been a little bit gross. but i think that jake is kind of that big brother that bonnie has that's different from stanley cos bonnie and jake both hold things together in a similar way.
7:34 PM [shoshannah] so they might have a different kind of connection than bonnie has with stanley, and that would have been awesome to see where that might have gone but i think that was shown in oversight when you see how jake looks at bonnie after he realizes she's gone.7:34 PM [jjb_md] Did Brad/Stanley ever get his Spider Powers from the Denver radiation?
7:35 PM [jeanine123] I can see that since I think Stanley might have been more of a father like figure than a brother
7:36 PM [shoshannah] and with dale, i always thought that dale and bonnie had this really special friendship and dale might have been the only real friend bonnie had that was her age and they were kind of both social rejects for different purposes.7:36 PM [shoshannah] i don't think bonnie approved of skylar at all... candace and i are really close but we both agreed that our characters probably wouldn't have gotten along at all in jericho!7:36 PM [kricka] wow, you really though a lot about this stuff! awesome
7:36 PM [holyhobbits] I thought so too... I really wish they would have explored Bonnie and dale's friendship more
7:37 PM [cingramaol] in ep. 6, when Skylar comes up and hugs Dale, and Bonnie is watching, you can see that there's something there
7:37 PM [JEV3] :) me too, holy
7:37 PM [shoshannah] i'm so glad you caught that! i was trying to portray that... like she was watchful and making sure that skylar knew she had dale's back.7:38 PM [cingramaol] and also when Dale walks in, in the pilot, Bonnie makes a point of saying hi to him
7:38 PM [shoshannah] as for goetz, it was really weird because d.b. sweeney was my very first crush! my parents gave me the cutting edge for my 12th birthday, that was the only thing that i asked for!7:38 PM [jessielynne73] toe pick
7:38 PM [jeanine123] :)
7:38 PM [shoshannah] and then he ended up killing me, but he was seriously awesome... i kept teasing him about the toe pick line!7:38 PM [JEV3] :)
7:38 PM [dbalcer1] bonnie was the antithesis of skylar
7:39 PM [shoshannah] at one point when we were shooting the part where bonnie runs in and shuts the door when ravenwood pulls up at the richmond farm, there was a shot where they just wanted to see the door, and then d.b. comes up in between takes and the director said to me, d.b. wants to see you, he needs to talk to you...
7:40 PM [shoshannah] so i look up and d.b. is looking at me with this very serious expression and then he screams TOE PICK!7:40 PM [jessielynne73] he may never live that down
7:40 PM [jeanine123] :)
7:40 PM [cingramaol] damn...we need a web site for those stories
7:40 PM [nightbird] :)
7:40 PM [holyhobbits] :) haha
7:41 PM [JEV3] And he so terrified Bonnie in that same scene!
7:41 PM [kricka] we missed a few questions.... 'Do you read lips?' and 'Have you met Marlee Maitlin?'
7:41 PM [shoshannah] sorry about that, i haven't figured out how to scroll up!
7:41 PM [shoshannah] yes, i saw marlee last saturday7:41 PM [kricka] its ok!
7:42 PM [kricka] wb nero!
7:42 PM [nero1353] thank you
7:42 PM [maybei] wb nero
7:42 PM [nero1353] i accidently hit the wrong button
7:42 PM [shoshannah] at a birthday party, we've worked together twice and she came to the premiere of my play at the pasadena playhouse a couple years back so i see her around, she is really nice!7:42 PM [cingramaol] ditto what Schumi said, Shoshannah -- I think it's remarkable how you take what could be a disadvantage, and turn it into an advantage.
7:43 PM [jericho247] What is one of your favorite roles outside of Jericho?
7:43 PM [shoshannah] and yes i do lipread... it's not an exact science though, i can sit with people for hours and hours and have all these great, deep conversations and get everything7:43 PM [Morgan] Shoshannah, I've been a fan of yours since I saw you in Weeds. What kind of roles do you enjoy playing most, and how do you prepare for the character you'll play?
7:44 PM [shoshannah] and then yesterday i was at an audition and this woman kept saying something to me and i couldn't understand her, then she said "headshot please" and i went oh! she loved jericho so it was all good 7:44 PM [kricka] hee
7:44 PM [shoshannah] kricka you have to hold my hand here!
7:45 PM [shoshannah] and make sure i don't miss any questions or anything...
7:45 PM [shoshannah] or comments! cingramol, thank you... 7:45 PM [maybei] you 2 are doing great!
7:46 PM [kricka] all is well :)
7:47 PM [shoshannah] morgan, i always do the same thing to prepare, i write in this journal i have and i note things about the character that speak to me and thoughts that i have that make the character real to me
7:47 PM [shoshannah] sometimes a character reminds me of something i went through or someone i know
7:48 PM [shoshannah] and i think i like characters that are more than their deafness, i like characters that are people and make strong choices and decisions7:48 PM [kricka] jericho247 asks: What is one of your favorite roles outside of Jericho?
7:48 PM [Morgan] Thank you, Shoshannah. A journal is an excellent way to get in touch with a character. :) Again, thank you for the wonderful performance you gave in JERICHO.
7:49 PM [shoshannah] i really liked playing megan on weeds, she was so strong and opinionated and different from me, and i liked how smart she was. i also really liked playing annie in adventures of power for the same reason, she was so different from me and so repressed and i liked being able to liberate her. really fun for me.7:50 PM [nero1353] shoshannah you were awesome in jericho/ i have a question how was it like to work with skeet ulrich
7:50 PM [kricka] the million dollar question....
7:50 PM [shoshannah] well it is kind of hard because he is so good looking
7:50 PM [shoshannah] it is kind of distracting7:51 PM [dbalcer1] :)
7:51 PM [AKansan] :)
7:51 PM [jericho247] Thank you for answering my question, Shoshannah
7:52 PM [shoshannah] but he is a very sweet man and such a wonderful father, it is amazing... his twins were always on set and it was so great to see his face light up every time he saw them.7:52 PM [kricka] awwwww........ girls love that stuff!
7:52 PM [kricka] *love
7:52 PM [JEV3] awww
7:53 PM [shays562] no the million dollar question is...Have you heard anything about more Jericho for us crazy fans?
7:53 PM [kittyping] If there were a feasible way to do so, would you like to come back to Jericho/
7:53 PM [JEV3] :)
7:53 PM [daveh077] What was your reaction when you got the call that jericho was actually going ahead with a second season after it had originally been cancelled? Shows that are cancelled normally dont come back were you all shocked?
7:54 PM [shoshannah] shay, i wish i did... i am a very very small person in a very big pond, i never know anything, i was probably one of the last people to know that bonnie was going to die. i do know that the producers love the show and if there is a way they can go forward with it, they will. i think a movie is an AMAZING idea and i hope it happens! it has my full support, if that helps any...
7:55 PM [shoshannah] kitty, well yes, bonnie can have an evil twin sister named connie and she can come from new bern and seduce jake and everybody!7:55 PM [dbalcer1] :)
7:55 PM [shays562] you could come back in flashback that would be amazing!!
7:55 PM [AKansan] :)
7:55 PM [dehydratedsparkle] :)
7:55 PM [cingramaol] (dream sequences...everybody think dream sequences)
7:55 PM [briarpatch_39272] LOLOLOL
7:55 PM [nightbird] :)
7:55 PM [nero1353] :)
7:55 PM [shoshannah] that might be the wrong show though7:55 PM [maybei] It is getting close to an hour and not sure how long shoshannah can stay, but could we start to wind up the questions? thanks! :)
7:56 PM [jericho247] :)
7:56 PM [JEV3] Sign language is perfect for dream sequences actually
7:56 PM [shoshannah] but yes, definitely flashbacks or dream sequences would be wonderful, i would of course do that.7:56 PM [shoshannah] i was planning on staying until 8, but i want to make sure everyone gets to ask their questions7:56 PM [maybei] ok :)
7:56 PM [shoshannah] so i can stay a bit longer7:56 PM [maybei] thank you!!
7:56 PM [briarpatch_39272] yeah, that's Swingtown
7:57 PM [nightbird] hmmm cable
7:57 PM [jjb_md] Maybe CBS would try "Jericho Whisperer" for better ratings!
7:57 PM [kittyping] Have to go now. I have enjoyed our little chat with Shoshannah very much. I wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
7:57 PM [maybei] nite kittyping - glad you could come!!
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7:58 PM [shays562] Thank you Shoshannah YOU ROCK!!!
7:58 PM [jericho247] l8r Kitty
7:58 PM [jericho247] Can the show Swingtown be just a bad dream?
7:58 PM [shoshannah] so the next question is about cancellation...7:58 PM [maybei] kricka - do we have any more questions?
7:58 PM [kricka] a few more...
7:59 PM [maybei] ok :)
7:59 PM [maybei] and we will close with those few - let me know
7:59 PM [kricka] Deb wants to know how it was working with Gerald McRaney
7:59 PM [shoshannah] it was very shocking for everybody, especially because we thought it wasn't going to happen. we really thought CBS was behind the show and that we were getting that second chance. so it wasn't like we were expecting it.
7:59 PM [shoshannah] we all got very depressed and angry, to tell you the truth... we all loved working with each other and we loved the show.
8:00 PM [shoshannah] but then we got that second chance and that was so surreal... it was just unbelievable and that made everything worth it!8:00 PM [nero1353] shoshannah thank you/ you rock!! :) have a good night
8:01 PM [shoshannah] so... i think that's it for now, right???8:01 PM [shoshannah] it was so awesome to meet you all, you all are so great... everyone on the show loves you! and we all want to say thank you for all you've done8:02 PM [kricka] one more?
8:02 PM [maybei] thank you!!
8:02 PM [shoshannah] ha ok one more!8:02 PM [briarpatch_39272] Shoshannah, do you ever visit Schools for the Deaf, or speak at graduation or anything? Would you consider coming to Mississippi? Who would the Supt. contact about arranging that?
8:02 PM [shoshannah] yeah you can look at my website shoshannah-stern.com 8:02 PM [Morgan] Thank you for being here, Shoshannah. Give our love to all the other Jericho folks, please.
8:03 PM [jeanine123] You're all very welcome, thank you for putting so much of yourself into the show and into Bonnie
8:03 PM [shays562] have a great evening Shoshannah!
8:03 PM [jjb_md] "for now" means you'll come back again, right????
8:03 PM [shoshannah] i am kind of politically involved but a lot of deaf kids don't vote because they don't feel like it applies to them, some of you might know i'm an obama supporter but i just want to encouragae young people to vote8:03 PM [schumi07] thank you for coming shoshannah - and for teaching mimi those 3 important words in sign (that scene was fantastic)
8:03 PM [jessielynne73] Shoshannah THANK YOU for stopping by!
8:03 PM [maybei] ok - I am going to take the room off moderation so we can all say good bye
8:03 PM [daveh077] Thanks so much for taking the time to answer my questions Shoshannah
8:03 PM [dbalcer1] Thanks so much for coming
8:03 PM [briarpatch_39272] yes, shoshannah you really do rock!
8:03 PM [holyhobbits] thank you so much for taking the time to chat with us!
8:03 PM [cingramaol] We certainly hope to see more Jericho, somehow
8:03 PM [maybei] thank you so much for coming shoshannah ((hugs))
8:03 PM [jjb_md] Thanks Shoshannah!!! Give our best to all the Jericho cast and crew when you see them.
8:03 PM [JEV3] Thanks for coming Shoshannah! Its so great to hear from you :D
8:03 PM [jericho247] Thanx for coming. You are truly a nice person and it shows!!
8:03 PM [cingramaol] thanks for coming...we really appreciate it!
8:03 PM [shoshannah] so nice to meet you all, have a great night!
8:03 PM [shoshannah] my dog puck wants to say hi to you all too8:03 PM [jeanine123] Thank you for spending time with us tonight and answering our questions!!!
8:03 PM [maybei] and k4 sends his apologies - he had something come up and could not come
8:03 PM [nero1353] thank you for coming you rock!!
8:04 PM [briarpatch_39272]
8:04 PM [AKansan] thank you, shoshannah!
8:04 PM [dbalcer1] it is great you help get out the vote!!
8:04 PM [briarpatch_39272] hello puck
8:04 PM [jeanine123] hi puck!
8:04 PM [JEV3] hi puck!
8:04 PM [cingramaol] WOOF!
8:04 PM [shays562] heya puck!
8:04 PM [jeanine123] hi mass
8:04 PM [JEV3] :)
8:04 PM [schumi07] nite all
8:04 PM [briarpatch_39272] shoshannah you did great with this
8:04 PM [briarpatch_39272] nite schumi
8:04 PM [jeanine123] night schumi
8:04 PM [JEV3] night Schumi
8:04 PM [schumi07] thanks again shoshannah
8:04 PM [jericho247] l8r Schumi
8:04 PM [dbalcer1] nite schumi
8:04 PM [shoshannah] bye bye! from me and puck! thank you all for your time and great questions and take care of yourselves
8:04 PM [shoshannah] xoxo8:04 PM [dbalcer1] bye
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