Questions for Everybody

Since this was a kids' show about weapons, and since most kids' shows put a lot of emphasis on modelling safe behaviour so they aren't sued, was there any conversation - at any point - about how often the characters would bare-hand grab a sword by the blade?

I've heard so many stories about network censors demanding changes for the dumbest things, so I'm just impressed this got away with so many adults picking up or handling A Large Knife by the sharp end all the time. :P

Did any of you ever get hit with that mace, and if you did, was it enough to crack any of the costumes?

I know that mace was foam, but as someone who's been smacked with a tennis ball a few times, this is also my way of asking, "Hey, how thick was the plastic on those suits? Could they take a tennis ball? Did you have to keep replacing pieces?"

Did they give you anything to keep your helmets on, or was 30% of your time spent readjusting them?

They were almost always straight! But it looked like it was happening through sheer willpower, and Deirdre's seemed especially held on by thoughts and prayers.

What instructions were you given for using your weapons?

For Justin Pierre, I know the extras had a lot of rubber weapons that they just had to shake around, but for the spinny thing that Ivar did after firing his trident - was that your idea? 'Cause that was cool. I liked it. :) Great touch. Added a lot of personality.

And for Vincent Walsh - like...

... they took a normal weapon, then attached it to a Rubic's cube. but why. why did they make the handle like that.

The show came out in 1998, but how long was it in production before that? When did you start filming, and when did it wrap?

Did you end up keeping (with or without permission) any of the props?

Like especially Charlotte Bradley. Specifically the sceptre (for fun) and those two outfits from Episodes 18 and 27:

What was the rule for actors working with horses?

I know they had to switch to stunt doubles if the horses were actually moving (and that would've happened no matter what experience people had - safety on the set), but I think I only ever saw Torc actually get on or off a horse. Everyone else was either sat perfectly still on one already, or the scene was starting right after the character was off of it (except for one time Lisa Dwan and Vincent Walsh went like five, slow steps).

Did Gerry O'Brien have the most experience with them, so he got to ride them the most? Or was that because it made Torc look cool, and they would've done it that way even regardless?

Did the horses have to keep coming back, or were all those scenes shot kinda close together?

Were there 'horse days'? Was that a big deal? Or was it some people filming their scenes, and other people off with the horses for a while like any regular film schedule? I don't know how horse logistics work.

Whose dog is that?

Was that your first time doing wire-work, or did you already have experience?

By which I mean, with the way they had Aideen always loosely swaying in her shots to give a 'hovering' effect, how much of it was editing to add more motion, and how much was them dangling you on a cable and letting you swing around with a stomach of steel?

On the super, super off-chance you actually run into this, I'm passing along a question someone else had on YouTube. So for Episode 14, "Aideen and The Stone Princess," at the 1 minute and 24 second mark:

There were two other comments saying it'd be funnier if it wasn't, but no one can tell. :P We'll adjust our reactions accordingly.

Did any of you get trailers?

This is sort of a loaded question. If the answer's 'yes,' I'll follow that up with, "Were they nice trailers? Private ones? Have you had one before? :D"

But if the answer's 'no,' please know I'm retroactively side-eyeing the production company on your behalf, 'cause they were playing with Power Rangers money, filming fifty episodes, and Lisa Dwan looked cold. I'm assuming Kelly Campbell got to film in a room with climate control, but if she didn't, then she looked cold too. Where was the trailer budget?

So.

The potato.

Exactly what did it to your family, and did you get the revenge on it you needed?

I'm not saying you did anything wrong! I'm just saying at the start of that scene, the potato was round.

I'll come up with more questions as I go and pick up from where I left off. In the meantime, if you could kindly email your formal, official, legally-binding, no-take-backsies answers to the following address, I can add them to this page for everybody to enjoy 💕:

Or you can sign my guestbook, which I'm hoping is less creepy. (Although I think all of you are Gen X, so you wouldn't have the Millennial fear of emails.)

Also please let me know which scenario you went with from the previous page. It's not going to change anything, but I'd like to know which vibe I give off uwu