Nathan Fillion

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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