IanMcKellen关于此剧的问答

Q:WhatdrewyoutoVicious?A:DerekandIarrangedareadingwithfriends.WewentroundtoDerek’sandreadthescript,andourfriendslaughedallthewaythrough.Ithought,“Aha,itworks.”Itsaimistoentertainpeoplebymakingthemlaugh,andonceIrealiseditdid,Iwasverygladtodoit.Q:Pleasedescribeyourcharacterforus.A:Freddieisapainintheneck,buthe’salsoasurvivor.He’sgame.He’salwaysupforit.Heisalsohonestandisnotafraidtospeakhismind.IreallydolikeFreddie.Q:HowwouldyoucharacterisetherelationshipbetweenFreddieandStuart?A:It’sarelationshipoflongstanding.Theyhavefallenintothehabitofbeinghorridtoeachother.Althoughthey’vegotintothishabit,theyclearlystillloveeachotherinthewaythatpeoplewhohavebeentogetherfornearly50yearsdo.They’vesurvived.Anyonewhowasgayinthe1970swasratherheroic-‐whenFreddieandStuartfirstkneweachother,itwasactuallyillegal.Butthey’vecomethroughthickandthintogether,andarestillincrediblyclose.Q:Dotheyliketokeeptherestoftheworldatbay?A:Yes.Theyarenotawareofmuchoutsidetheirownflat.Theykeeptheircurtainsclosedtoshutouttheoutsideworld.Theseriouspointisthatformuchoftheirlivestheyhavehadtoliveprivately.Q:Doyouthinkthisshowwillshocksomepeople?A:No.It’snotaimingtoshockpeople.Itwon’talarmanyone.Itisn’tasatireoranexposeofgaylife.Thesecharactersjusthappentobegay.FormeitisasifTVhasgrown-‐up.Inthepastgaycharactersinsitcomshavebeenfiguresoffun.Theywerefunnybecausetheyweregay.ButIlikethefactthatthesecharactersarefunnybecauseofthepeopletheyare.That’sarealadvance.Q:Whatdoyouthinkitsappealwillbe?A:Ithinkit’safamilyshowthatwillgetthebroadestpossibledemographic.Oldpeoplewillrespondtoitandseethemselvesinit,gaypeoplewillrespondtoitandseethemselvesinit,andtherestwillrespondtoitandseethemselvesinit.Everyonewillbeabletorelatetothesecharacters.Itwasn’tmeanttobeagayoranoldaudience.Q:Haveyouenjoyedthestudiorecordings?A:Verymuchso.Initiallyitseemsconfusingbecauseasatheatreactoryouthinktheaudienceisoutthere.Butyouhavetorememberthatyoualsoplayingtoanaudiencedownthecamera.Youhavetorelyonthewonderfuldirector,EdBye,whoisaveteranofthistypeofcomedy,tomakesureyougetthelevelright.Alsoatfirstit’sworryingasyouthink,“AmIgoingtorememberthelines?”Inthetheatre,youhavemorerehearsaltime,andinfilmyoucanstopandstart.Butwiththis,youjusthavetokeepgoing.However,it’sreallyusefultohavethestudioaudiencetherebecausetheytellyouexactlywhat’sfunny.Q:HowhaveyoufounditworkingwithGaryJanetti?A:It’sbeenwonderful.It’safairlytraditionalsitcomwhichremindsmeofTheGoldenGirlsorILoveLucy.Garyisvery,veryalerttowhat’scomedic.Hewriteshythmicallyandwithgreataccuracy.Heisveryparticularthatwespeakthelinesexactlyastheyarewritten,inordertoelicitalaugh.He’smarvelloustoworkwith.Allinall,it’sbeenabitofalove-‐in!Q:WhataretheadvantagesofcastingyouandDerekasFreddieandStuart?A:Wedon’thavetopretendwe’veknowneachotherfor50yearsbecausewehave.ItwasagreatreliefwhenIsawthefirstepisodeandFreddieandStuartlookedasifthey’dbeentogetherforever.Thateasewitheachotherisessentialtotheshow.SomepeoplewillbedelightedthatDerekandIaremakingfunofourselves.We’vehadaballmakingVicious.It’sbeenanabsolutedelight.