-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ****** John Kapelos' chat on AOL ****** April 9, 1995 Downloaded from http://www.mtl.net/solidarite/mrhappy/fk.htm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OnlineHost: Copyright 1995 America Online, Inc. All Rights OnlineHost: Reserved. OnlineHost: The auditorium consists of two major areas: the OnlineHost: audience, where you are right now, and the stage, OnlineHost: where the speakers appear. Text which you type OnlineHost: onscreen shows only to those in your row, prefaced OnlineHost: by the row number in parentheses, such as (2) if OnlineHost: you are in row 2. To interact with the speaker, OnlineHost: use the Interact icon on your screen. OnlineHost: To send your question to the speaker, click on OnlineHost: the Interact icon, then use the Ask a Question OnlineHost: option. OnlineHost: In a world of darkness, detective Nick Knight OnlineHost: struggles to reach the light. Brought across OnlineHost: into the world of the undead centuries earlier, OnlineHost: he now strives to right the savage crimes of his OnlineHost: past by doing good on the police force. OnlineHost: But being a skilled detective is not easy when OnlineHost: one is a vampire with a conscience. Nick is OnlineHost: seeking a route to mortality amidst the turmoil OnlineHost: of the human world, while pursued by his arch OnlineHost: enemy who scoffs at Nick’s longing to be human OnlineHost: and mortal again. OnlineHost: Forever Knight is a fast paced, well written OnlineHost: television show dealing with an ever fascinating OnlineHost: subject in a fresh manner. OnlineHost: Welcome to the Hollywood Online Coliseum and the OnlineHost: official FOREVER KNIGHT WEEKEND! Stay with OnlineHost: Hollywood Online for this whole weekend for guest OnlineHost: conferences, trivia games and prizes! For more OnlineHost: information, check out the Special Promotions OnlineHost: area of Hollywood Online! OnlineHost: Tonight, Hollywood Online's Sci-Fi Club concludes OnlineHost: its FOREVER KNIGHT WEEKEND! Our special guest OnlineHost: this evening is veteran actor John Kapelos, who OnlineHost: plays Detective Schenke on "Forever Knight". HOL Live: And that's Schanke :> OnlineHost: John Kapelos is an actor who has made an equally OnlineHost: strong impression on film, television and the OnlineHost: stage. John was only 22 when he left his home of OnlineHost: London, Ontario for Chicago and his first acting OnlineHost: job: a member of the Windy City's famed Second OnlineHost: City comedy troupe. OnlineHost: John has been featured in 22 films in the past OnlineHost: twelve years. He made a strong impression as the OnlineHost: "greasy bohunk" in John Hughes' SIXTEEN CANDLES OnlineHost: and as Carl the janitor in Hughes' breakout film OnlineHost: THE BREAKFAST CLUB. OnlineHost: From there, John moved to parts as diverse as the OnlineHost: lecherous fireman in ROXANNE. Tom Hanks' best OnlineHost: friend and confidante in Garry Marshall's NOTHING OnlineHost: IN COMMON, and James Woods' encouraging but OnlineHost: ultimately destructive associate in THE BOOST, a OnlineHost: performance called "outstanding" by the OnlineHost: Hollywood Reporter. OnlineHost: On television John's performances have run OnlineHost: the gamut from comedy to drama to science OnlineHost: fiction. He starred in the NBC pilot MONTGOMERY OnlineHost: JACK and co-starred in the pilots GLORY DAYS OnlineHost: (NBC), CHARMED LIVES (ABC), NICK KNIGHT (CBS) OnlineHost: and ANGEL CITY (FOX). He played Aristotle OnlineHost: Onassis' close friend and advisor in the ABC OnlineHost: mini-series ONASSIS. OnlineHost: In 1992 and 1994 John co-starred in the CBS OnlineHost: series FOREVER KNIGHT, portraying the inimitable OnlineHost: Detective Don Schanke. He portrayed a very OnlineHost: different cop in 1993's gritty USA Cable movie OnlineHost: DEEP RED, and film boss Spryos Skouras in THE OnlineHost: WALDORF CONFERENCE, a LA Theatreworks radio play OnlineHost: for National Public Radio. OnlineHost: Johns' episodic television work included a OnlineHost: recurring role on Steven Bochco's CIVIL WARS, as OnlineHost: well as guest starring roles on SEINFELD, THE OnlineHost: SECOND HALF, PLATYPUS MAN, L.A. LAW, QUANTUM OnlineHost: LEAP, LOIS AND CLARK, MURDER SHE WROTE, John OnlineHost: Sayles's SHANNON'S DEAL, DIAGNOSIS MURDER and OnlineHost: MATLOCK. HOL Live: We're also joined onstage by SciFiKnght HOL Live: (Sue Schneider) who is the forum leader of the HOL Live: Hollywood Online Sci Fi Club! And I'm your HOL Live: hostess this evening, coming to you live from HOL Live: Hollywood Online :> HOL Live: Welcome John and Sue! How are you all doing? SciFiKnght: Fine Hollywood how are you...welcome John!:) JKapelos: Very well thanks HOL Live: Let's start with some questions! HOL Live: Here is one from Urklore: Question: Hiya john! What are your typical work hours Question: in a day/week, and, you guys actors get piad weekly Question: like us regular folk? JKapelos: The hours are generally very long...14-16 JKapelos: hours sometimes. We get paid per episode JKapelos: Then when we're not working we envy you regular JKapelos: weekly folk JKapelos: Wha HOL Live: Here is one from MAIDA: Question: My husband, Paul, wants to know if there's Question: a chance that Schanke is actually an enforcer in deep Question: cover. JKapelos: Sorry Paul...not as of yet but tune in next season HOL Live: Here's a question from Scealai M: Question: I liked that in Amateur night, there was a Question: nod re: Schanke being a qualified cop w/out Question: Nick. Will there be more development of the Schanke Question: character & his background in the third season? Question: from EdwardL246 (AOL) - wants to know if Question: Geraint Wyn Davies has a sense of humor off stage Question: - as can somewhat be sensed in the show ? JKapelos: One can only hope that Schanke has more JKapelos: characteristics revealed...As for Geraint...he's JKapelos: quite funny. Really HOL Live: Here's a question from FKFCpres: Question: John, how was your directing experience? Question: Do you want to direct episodes next season? JKapelos: What an incentive!! JKapelos: I loved directing. It was a real revelation JKapelos: that there actually is time to deal with actors. JKapelos: Write letters to Tri-Star and ask for more episodes JKapelos: directed by John Kapelos. About next season...Yes I JKapelos: would love to direct them all! Or at least 4. HOL Live: Here's a question from Dr Dristi: Question: Hi John. I love Forever Knight and think Question: Schanke is a blast. Would you like for him to Question: discover Nick's secret? And do you think his Question: relationship with Natalie should progress??? Thanks! JKapelos: If DS found out the secret I believe alot of JKapelos: the fun would be lost. As for Nick and Natalie - I JKapelos: believe there is still a lot of emotional ground that JKapelos: has yet to be found. HOL Live: Here's one from ShandaH8: Question: Is there anything you would like to see your Question: character do, and do you have any input into Question: the direction of your character?? JKapelos: On a show to show basis yes...marginally. JKapelos: As far as the grand arc of DS's character. No. HOL Live: Here's a question from CrisKat: Question: Will we ever meet Mrs. Schanke? JKapelos: Doubt it HOL Live: Here is a question from Martie013: Question: Do you think the well-developed, rich Question: characters who interact with Nick Knight, such as Question: Schanke, help make Forever Knight as popular as it is? JKapelos: I hope so JKapelos: Do you think Schanke should be spun off JKapelos: in his own show? HOL Live: Now that sounds cool! JKapelos: What do you guys think? Come on lemme hear JKapelos: from you! HOL Live: Here's a question from Ken88888: Question: John, many of the earlier stories this season Question: didn't treat Schanke particularly well. As you head Question: toward a third season, are you satisfied that you've Question: shown the creative forces Schanke's value? JKapelos: Wait til you see the shows from the second JKapelos: half of the season. Particularly The Code and JKapelos: Partners of the month (on next week!) I personally JKapelos: see the show going in more of vampire direction next JKapelos: season. $ HOL Live: Here's a question from Mr Flibble: Question: So what do think was your finest moment so Question: far on the series. I thought you did a particualarly Question: great job on "amateur night"? JKapelos: I love and adore Partners of the Month....The JKapelos: scene where I am drunk with Janette and my duck lamp JKapelos: at the bar is my favourite scene bar none. HOL Live: Here's one from CanavanR: Question: How did you come into that role? JKapelos: In 1988 they asked me to do the show with JKapelos: Rick Springfield. I never had to audition. The JKapelos: studio wanted me from the get go. Happily when JKapelos: they re-cast it they chose to keep me .... HOL Live: Here's a question from Cecily134: Question: How do you see Myra, and how old do you Question: think Jenny is? JKapelos: So what about it guys ...Do you think JKapelos: Schanke should be spun off into his own show? JKapelos: but seriously Jenny is a precocious twelve year JKapelos: old with brains and beauty just like her dad... JKapelos: and my niece Caitlin Question: Lots of us made a point to watch Lois & Question: Clark because of your appearance. Way-to-go! Any Question: more upcoming roles to watch for? JKapelos: Myra is gorgeous...a real bowling trophy JKapelos: wife. Not on TV. Moviess....that's where you JKapelos: should keep your eyes peeled HOL Live: Here's a question from Ltdarksta: Question: what do you think Schanke's first reaction Question: to nick's vasmpirism would be? Sheiladk: (2) Because Schanke gets thrown out and has Sheiladk: to move in with Nick. JKapelos: "Jeez Knight, why didn't you tell me earlier. JKapelos: I would have understood...Jenny would love you at JKapelos: Halloween" Question: I always loved Carl in ""The Breakfast Club", Question: he showed up the brat packers; but what was it like Question: to work with John Hughes? JKapelos: John gave me a lot of creative freedom. JKapelos: He appreciated me as an actor-improviser and he JKapelos: utilized those skills to the max.. JKapelos: I look forward to working with him again.. HOL Live: Here's one from Granite1: Question: I was wondering how you got you interested Question: in Scifi JKapelos: They offered me a job. But seriously JKapelos: I like Harlan Ellison type scifi but when it comes JKapelos: to vampire stuff it has never been my cup of meat HOL Live: Here's a question from ARiehl: Question: I remember seeing you in Second City. Question: You were great. Do you ever get a chance to do any Question: comedy improv these days? JKapelos: Not at all. I find that it has JKapelos: de-evolved into Improv Olympic type of stuff.. JKapelos: When people start getting scorecards on improvising JKapelos: that's when I pick a good play and start to read it. JKapelos: Imagine having geoge bernard shaw scored like he was JKapelos: greg louganis HOL Live: Nine Tige asks: Question: You have been in sevral radio plays, Question: i.e.J. Edagar! Do you plan to write one? JKapelos: Yes HOL Live: Avishag asks: Question: What are some plot directions that you'd Question: like to see the show take? JKapelos: I'd like to see Janette's backstory explored. JKapelos: I also think that Natalie is a very interesting JKapelos: character who hasn't been explored entirelly... HOL Live: Here's a question from Rainman55: Question: what is the funniest "outtake" (flub) Question: that happened while filming ? JKapelos: My mom entered a take and I thought she JKapelos: had gone off the deep end. However she was put up JKapelos: to it by the director of that episode...Michael Levine JKapelos: I was redder than a beet and the cast and crew were JKapelos: pleased because they had played a real "gotcha" on me. SciFiKnght: Hold on guys SciFiKnght: Someone ask a question our Host got booted off SciFiKnght: Shame on AOL SciFiKnght: Just jump on JKapelos: I had a question no one answered HOL Live: Nasty punt monster ;> SciFiKnght: She's back YEAH!!! HOL Live: Here's a question from Roibinn: Question: John, I nearly fell off my chair laughing Question: at Schanke's "vampire fantasy" In "Stranger Than Question: Ficiton" (LOVED those Jerry Lewis fangs!) If he Question: was *really* brought across, what kind of a vamp Question: would Schanke be -- and how would he feel about it? JKapelos: I think that he would raid a souvlaki farm JKapelos: somewhere in southern greece. I believe that JKapelos: Schanke as a vampire would be very very interesting..... JKapelos: spin off perhaps? HOL Live: Here's a question from Starfost: Question: Mr. K. If you could only do one, which Question: would you choose, writing, directing or acting? JKapelos: Farming JKapelos: but seriously...I chose to be an actor first... JKapelos: If Joeseph Stalin beats Clinton and I were forced JKapelos: into making a decision like that I would JKapelos: choose.........to be an actor/writer HOL Live: Here's one from LECF: Question: Understand Schanke finally meets LaCroix Question: this season. Will he remember the meeting, and do Question: you think they'll meet again next season? JKapelos: Yes he remembers the meeting...and JKapelos: he WILL meet him again...don't know how don't JKapelos: know when HOL Live: Here's one from KirbyArt: Question: the cinematography is great and the Question: writing is excellent. And the show is well Question: rounded in reality / sci-fi / literal Brahm Question: Stoker literature.... Which do you feel is Question: hardest to create / maintain for the viewing Question: public? JKapelos: The writing is always the hardest ball JKapelos: to keep in the air on the treadmill of weekly TV Question: It seems as if you've had a good amount Question: of success in your acting career. Do you feel Question: your effort and output has equaled your success Question: in this business? JKapelos: You tell me of an artist or a person JKapelos: for that matter who doesn't want for more JKapelos: I think that most people in the end get close JKapelos: to what they deserve JKapelos: I am 100 light years away from the end....I shall JKapelos: be heard! Sheiladk: (2) So he IS into scifi! HOL Live: Here's a question from SusanG252: Question: As someone who works with/for cops, I Question: appreciated Amateur Night. Will we be seeing Question: more copshop stuff to balance the vamp stuff? JKapelos: DroolBear...how long did that take to JKapelos: think up have no idea. I think you'll see more JKapelos: vamp stuff HOL Live: Here is one from DaveBrett: Question: How do you respond to the critique's Question: remarks that your show is a cheap rip off of Question: "Highlander" with a "Dracula twist"? JKapelos: Is that the same critic that said that JKapelos: Somalia was a good place to go for a vacation?> JKapelos: We pre-date highlander HOL Live: Here's a question from Tomo348: Question: The Vietnam episode: Can you tell us Question: anything about the motiviation behind that episode? Question: It was so well done, thoughtprovoking... and powerful! JKapelos: The pain and catharisis of Vietnam was a JKapelos: perfect paralell for Nick's dilemma JKapelos: The story obviously appealed to Jim Parriot...That JKapelos: would be the prime motivation Question: Are there any movies in the works for you? JKapelos: Several but I dont want to jinx them...okay? HOL Live: And our last question this evening comes HOL Live: from SaMarius, who asks: HOL Live: What would Schanke do with his own show? JKapelos: Go to the top, make more money, be really JKapelos: famous, crash through the ratings ceiling JKapelos: capture that Sri Lankan market JKapelos: izzzat enuf? JKapelos: blow the lid off of television as we now know it JKapelos: reveal the true identity of DEEP THROAT HOL Live: John, thanks for being our guest tonight :> JKapelos: You are very welcome... JKapelos: by and watch a more permanent hell SciFiKnght: John thankou for making he FK Weekend even SciFiKnght: more special by joining us HOL Live: John - Will you come back and be our guest HOL Live: again sometime? You've been quite entertaining JKapelos: I would come back HOL Live: That would be Great!!! JKapelos: but only if we have a huge stadium like madison JKapelos: square gardens (G) HOL Live: John - If I can get Madison, Mike Tyson HOL Live: will emcee your event for ya! JKapelos: No thanks HOL Live: Wave goodnight, everyone!!! And let's have HOL Live: another FOREVER KNIGHT WEEKEND! JKapelos: godugadjgsdk Roibinn: And soon ... OnlineHost: Hollywood Online's Sci-Fi Forum thanks John OnlineHost: Kapelos for joining us as a guest this evening. OnlineHost: We thank all of you for participating in the OnlineHost: FOREVER KNIGHT WEEKEND! OnlineHost: A transcript of this event and all of this OnlineHost: weekend's activities will be available in the OnlineHost: HOLLYWOOD ONLINE LIBRARY within 24 hours! OnlineHost: And while you're at Hollywood Online, see our OnlineHost: interactive multimedia kits for the following OnlineHost: films: BAD BOYS, TANK GIRL, KISS OF DEATH, JURY OnlineHost: DUTY, DOLORES CLAIBORNE and CANDYMAN: FAREWELL TO OnlineHost: THE FLESH.. plus much more! OnlineHost: Good night America, from Hollywood Online! HOL Live: Oh.. and check out our new ROB ROY HOL Live: interactive multimedia kit! 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