Nathan Fillion - "Farscape" Tv Series - He has been auditioned

Ben Browder in a Gateworld.net Interview

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GW : Cool, that’s good ! What first got you involved in Farscape ? Farscape was being shot in Australia. Were you in Europe when you auditioned for that role ? Or did someone tap you ?

BB : I was in LA. Do you mean did someone tap me like tap me on the shoulder and say, "Hey, here’s a job ?"

GW : Exactly !

BB : He had auditioned for "Crichton" as well. I was saying, "How come everything I go out for you get ?" And he goes, "I auditioned for Farscape !" I go, "No, you didn’t !" "Yes, I did !" So, there you go. The one that got away from Nathan.

GW : Did you audition for Firefly ?

BB : No, I was still working on Farscape at the time. But Nathan was great in that.

GW : Oh, It’s a fabulous show.

BB : I don’t think anyone could have done it any better.

GW : Nah. And isn’t it such a shame ? All of these things come into play, but it’s not necessarily the great television shows that survive ?

BB : It’s not a meritocracy.

GW : Yeah, it’s just business.

BB : I suppose so.

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