Some of you noticed that I was doing some Kermit flailing on Twitter a while back. That’s usually a good sign of secret good news.
And while I did get an invitation to audition for a speaking role on Sesame Street. I didn’t get the part, so that’s not what the flailing was about.
The flailing would be about this.
Weirdly, I hadn’t seen the show until this past summer. I know. I know. It baffles me, too. Suffice to say that I totally fell in love with it and had been eating it like candy. So when I was in Australia for GenreCon, which is where it was filmed, I took the opportunity to visit an old friend, who had worked on the original show and we talked shop.
My friend casually mentioned auditions.
I casually mentioned that I loved Australia.
The weird thing that happens with film and tv work is that there’s a TON of stuff that’s secret. But it’s also a tiny community. Tiiiiiiny. So there’s a lot of chatter, with the understanding that all of it stays off the internet and away from the press. But everyone knows and there are a lot of hypothetical conversations. Like, my friend — who I’m keeping nameless just in case — never actually said the name of the show. And very definitely didn’t accidentally leave a box open.
So when you hear something like, “Hypothetically… would you be willing to relocate to Australia for two months?”
Hypothetically, yes. Completely. 100%.
You may have also noticed a recent trip to NYC.
And…oddly, it looks like I need to research some Australian SF conventions. Just because. Hypothetically.
And you know, no one would believe me if I mentioned it today. Right? I mean, hypothetically speaking.
Edited to add: Since it is no longer April Fool’s Day, it only seems fair to tell you that this was a prank.
I’d be *so* delighted for you, Mary, if this were to happen!
Awesome!!! This was a hugely under-rated and under-appreciated show. Hugely original. Phenomenal cast.
My only question would be in what capacity MRK would be working. Writing, acting, puppetry or voice work?
I might have given a hint in the last link…
Which I didn’t look at.
Well played, Mary. Well played indeed.
(I am a sucker for this sort of thing).
At least this hit me AFTER caffeine. Nicely done.
That is frelling AWESOME! Farscape is my favorite SciFi show of all time. 🙂
So… real trick or fake trick this time?
Oh. Click on all the links. Of course.
But! Your cunning prank let me know that this is in development, and was announced in February!!!! I am ridiculously excited.
Thank you.
It was announced in February 2014 and I don’t think anything has happened since.