Jenny F said -
I don't know where/when Michael said this, can you remember?
Oh damn, I can't remember at all. 'Somebody told me' :-( I think a Vila fan a couple of years ago, but I'm a bit hazy. I didn't hear it from MK himself.
Sorry that isn't a very good answer. I haven't embellished this story at all from when it was told to me, but it could have been wrong to start with. For example, someone could have said to MK - 'Were you crying in Orbit because... etc.' and he politely answers 'Oh, yes, sure.' because he didn't want to trample on their pet notion. I've no evidence either way.
But - people know my stance - that the opinion of an actor is very good to know but doesn't put bounds on another person's imagination. So even if MK didn't say it, it is still an interesting notion to play with, even if one ultimately rejects it. And so is the idea of Dayna training Vila in unarmed combat.
I know that if we were talking about real life we couldn't play so fast and loose, but I think it is fun to do so with a packaged product like a TV series.
Alison
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