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JamesG · 05-25-2010, 12:46 PM

Jeri Ryan Talks "Voyager"
by Allison Waldman
posted May 25th 2010

What's been your experience as a veteran of a "Star Trek" series.
Are you still invited to conventions?

Oh, absolutely.

I still get more fan mail from "Star Trek" than from any other job I've ever had. There is no fan base like the Trek people. They are incredibly passionate, incredibly loyal. They're a pretty amazing group of people.

I actually did my first convention in five or six years just this past year and it was fun just to reconnect with them. It was fun to revisit those times.

What was it about Seven of Nine that made her such a unique character?

It was part of watching her looking at humanity from a different, outside perspective. She was trying to regain her humanity and relearn it, so she was very child-like in a way.

That was why I used my son, who was two-and-a-half years old at the time, as a model for the character. She was like a child, watching things, and when I watched the baby, I saw he did the same thing. His reactions were new, like hers.

It's an interesting thing to see ourselves from a different perspective and not somebody who's just a different species who's commenting on humanity. She was somebody who had to learn to embrace it herself and learn all the nuances of it.

Seven of Nine was also oblivious of her affect on people from a sexual point of view ...

Absolutely.

That was sort of the innocence of the character which was sort of refreshing and fun. Which is very much in contrast to Tara on "Leverage", who was incredibly aware of everything and was not at all adverse to using whatever she needed to use to get to a mark.

She would use her sexuality and was very comfortable in her skin. That was really fun and refreshing for me to play because I never really played a character like that.

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Edison · 09-07-2010, 04:47 AM

Seven of Nine was also oblivious of her affect on people from a sexual point of view ...

Absolutely. Sometimes it could really get Harry.

05-25-2010, 12:46 PM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,117	TVSquad Talks to "Voyager" Actress Jeri Ryan *Jeri Ryan Talks "Voyager"* by Allison Waldman posted May 25th 2010 What's been your experience as a veteran of a "Star Trek" series. Are you still invited to conventions? Oh, absolutely. I still get more fan mail from "Star Trek" than from any other job I've ever had. There is no fan base like the Trek people. They are incredibly passionate, incredibly loyal. They're a pretty amazing group of people. I actually did my first convention in five or six years just this past year and it was fun just to reconnect with them. It was fun to revisit those times. What was it about Seven of Nine that made her such a unique character? It was part of watching her looking at humanity from a different, outside perspective. She was trying to regain her humanity and relearn it, so she was very child-like in a way. That was why I used my son, who was two-and-a-half years old at the time, as a model for the character. She was like a child, watching things, and when I watched the baby, I saw he did the same thing. His reactions were new, like hers. It's an interesting thing to see ourselves from a different perspective and not somebody who's just a different species who's commenting on humanity. She was somebody who had to learn to embrace it herself and learn all the nuances of it. Seven of Nine was also oblivious of her affect on people from a sexual point of view ... Absolutely. That was sort of the innocence of the character which was sort of refreshing and fun. Which is very much in contrast to Tara on "Leverage", who was incredibly aware of everything and was not at all adverse to using whatever she needed to use to get to a mark. She would use her sexuality and was very comfortable in her skin. That was really fun and refreshing for me to play because I never really played a character like that. http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/05/25/je...ager-and-more/ Attached Images

09-07-2010, 04:47 AM	#2
Edison Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 01, 2006 Posts: 2,430	Seven of Nine was also oblivious of her affect on people from a sexual point of view ... Absolutely. Sometimes it could really get Harry. Attached Images