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The 14th Scenemakers of 24 Season 8 with director Brad Turner, actors Katee Sackhoff (Dana Walsh) and Freddie Prinze Jr (Cole Ortiz), and stunt coordinator Jeff Cadiente.
“Director Brad Turner and crew take us behind the scenes of Dana’s not so quiet escape from CTU.”
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They say this interview was conducted before the Dana twist (and before this was revealed as the final season), so no questions about that.
iF Magazine: Battlestar Galactica was a series with a great deal of intensity, and you went from that into 24, which has a similar sense of urgency. Do you have any sense of coming back to a familiar vibe?
Katee Sackhoff: I’m quite into seamless transitions in life. I think that you are kind of directed where you need to go at the time, and Battlestar to 24 was a pretty easy transition. A lot of familiar faces that I’ve grown up with the last twelve years in this business and with Battlestar have been on this season [of 24] with me. So it was one of those things where I was welcomed with open arms. [24 executive producer] Howard Gordon has this calming effect on me. My life has chaos, because I think that I thrive on drama. Howard is my calm and whenever I get scared because I don’t know what’s happening with my character, I just kind of talk to Howard and he seems to put me at ease, because I trust him tremendously. It feels like home. I went from Battlestar Galactica, [which] became an iconic show, to a show that has the ratings that we wish we would have had. So it’s kind of the best of both worlds they’ve got there. So it’s been really great.
iF: Had you been a fan of 24 before you were cast on it?
Sackhoff: Yeah. I was a huge fan of 24 and when the opportunity arose for me to do the role, I jumped at it. It’s been great. So I was really happy about it.
iF: Your character actually has two personas, Dana Walsh the data analyst at CTU and Jenny, the identity she tried to leave behind. Did you do any research or preparation for playing either or both aspects of the role?
Sackhoff: I went to dialect coaching to get the Arkansas accent down. Jenny’s from Arkansas, so I wanted to give Jenny an Arkansas accent when she’s really Jenny [away from her CTU colleagues].
iF: Back to 24, how is working with/for leading man/producer Kiefer Sutherland?
Sackhoff: He’s a gem. He’s a great man.
iF: A lot of people say he’s still as enthused about 24 as he was at the beginning.
Sackhoff: It’s kind of hard not to be enthused about 24. It’s an action-packed, exciting drama with a great lead.
Source: iFMagazine
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The backlash over the Dana Walsh character has apparently gotten so out of hand that 24 showrunner Howard Gordon has issued a response to EW telling fans to be patient:
“God almighty there has been a Dana backlash,” bemoans Gordon, who argues that “thrillers have a finite number of tropes. It’s like saying, ‘Another murder on CSI? Are you kidding?!’ Moles and betrayals are the stock and trade of the show.
“I understand how it appears [to be] tiresome and lazy storytelling, but I really would betray anyone to try to sit in our chair and figure out how to do 24 continuous, real time episodes, without using certain devices,” the exec continues. “I would implore people to be more patient with Dana.”
I myself didn’t care for Dana’s antics with Kevin Wade in the earlier episodes, but after the twist at the end of episode 13 she has finally become an interesting character and I’m enjoying her scenes now. I really loved her “Tick Tock, Mr. Bauer – you are running out of time” line from the new promo and am looking forward to seeing her face off against Jack.
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This interview appears to have been done a while back, but it’s the first time I’ve seen it.
In this exclusive interview, Sky chats with the beautiful and talented Katee Sackhoff – aka mysterious CTU data analyst Dana Walsh – about a number of hot topics… her character’s dark secrets, the relief of not having to carry a series herself, and the future of 24.
Video Link: 24: Day 8: Sky Chats with Katee Sackhoff – Sky1 HD
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Katee Sackhoff (24‘s Dana Walsh) was interviewed on Good Day LA this morning. The interview includes a clip of Dana and Cole Ortiz from tonights episode. Here is the video:
Source: 24′s Katee Sackhoff on Good Day LA
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Al Norton: How much of a 24 fan were you before you got the job?
Katee Sackhoff: I watched the first season, every single episode, and then with the schedule for Battlestar I just got busy. And especially with 24, if you miss an episode you’re really far behind. They do that really good recap from the previous week’s episode. In all honesty, the recaps are so long on 24 that you almost see the whole episode. I loved the show coming in. I loved Kiefer, the whole thing. They figured out how to keep people interested in a show for so many years that isn’t a procedural.
Al Norton: How much did you know about Dana before you started seeing the actual scripts?
Katee Sackhoff: When I went in and auditioned I knew the role was going to go one way or the other, either possibly be a throwaway or become something more. I went in and sat down with the guys and we talked about it and they promised they would give me a gun at some point.
Al Norton: They didn’t tell you who you might shoot, though.
Katee Sackhoff: No, and they didn’t actually say I was going to shoot it, either, just that I would have a gun. I should have gotten that in writing and I should have made them clarify something like, “you are going to pull the trigger.”
Al Norton: Is it hard to prep for a role when you don’t know that much about it?
Katee Sackhoff: It is because I knew somewhat about Dana/Jenny, I knew that’s who she was as far as background, but beyond that I couldn’t prepare for too much. I had to really commit to the moment because you can’t commit to the story.
Al Norton: What’s Kiefer like to work with?
Katee Sackhoff: Lovely. Kiefer gives 110% to everything that he does. He’s fantastic.
Al Norton: Both 24 and Battlestar have very passionate fan bases that use the internet to talk about how they feel about the show. Do you ever succumb to temptation and go searching?
Katee Sackhoff: Yeah, they’re all like, “I hate Dana! (laughing)” I don’t go looking anymore. The moment during the beginning of Battlestar when people began insulting me as an actual person I was like, “and I quit the internet.”
Al Norton: Avoiding talking about any projects in general, how do you deal with being in the middle of pilot season and having your character and possibly your show be so up in the air?
Katee Sackhoff: The good thing about 24 is that I’m friends with Brannon Braga (one of the show’s executive producers) so it makes it easier for me to get some information out of him. I can find out enough so that I don’t worry either way. I haven’t had to gamble too much with what I am going to be doing.
Source: 411Mania
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Katee says that she was told what was in store for her character up through episode 14/15 before signing on.
Katee Sackhoff on Good Day NY video interview
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This must be one of the shortest video interviews ever (just 35 seconds long), but here it is:
Interesting moment to smile and wink at the camera (15-16 second mark).
Source: FOX All Access
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The seventh Scenemakers of 24 Season 8 with director Brad Turner, actors Katee Sackhoff and Freddie Prinze Jr, and special effects coordinator Stan Blackwell discussing the scene where Cole Ortiz shoots Kevin Wade.
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This shouldn’t be a surprise if you’ve seen some of the recent set pictures, but Katee Sackhoff appears to be yet another single-season character on 24. If we do happen to get a Season 9, she won’t be part of it.
“Battlestar Galactica” alumna Katee Sackhoff is set to star in ABC’s untitled Richard Hatem drama pilot.
Sackhoff, who co-stars on Fox’s “24″ this season, fielded multiple offers this pilot season before settling on the Richard Hatem project.
The crime drama centers on a beautiful female detective (Sackhoff) who teams with a disgraced ex-cop to solve crimes and untangle the conspiracy that sent him underground.
The producers of “24″ are tightlipped about any plot twists on the real-time action drama, but it’s understood that Sackhoff’s story line would allow her to take on a new series for next season even if “24″ was to return for a ninth cycle.
Sackhoff, who played Kara “Starbuck” Thrace on “Battlestar Galactica,” toplined NBC’s drama pilot “Lost & Found” last season.
She is repped by Gersh and Bleu.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
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24 star Katee Sackhoff talks about leaving Battlestar Galactica for the world of Jack Bauer. Katee discusses playing against type, her character’s twisted back story and moving on from the Sci-Fi world.
YouTube Link: Celebrity Interviews / 24: Katee Sackhoff
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The fifth Scenemakers of 24 Season 8 with director Milan Cheylov talking about the brand-new CTU cast. Katee Sackhoff, John Boyd, Mykelti Williamson, and Freddie Prinze Jr. discuss their characters.
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Katee appeared on G4TV’s Attack of the Show tonight to discuss her role on 24 among other things. They show a brief clip from next weeks episode (of Dana Walsh guiding Kevin Wade over the phone) at around the 4 minute mark.
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**EXCLUSIVE** Kiefer Sutherland and co-star Katee Sackhoff gear up and film scenes on the streets of Downtown LA for the Emmy and Golden Globe award winning show “24″. The Fox TV series stars Kiefer Sutherland as Agent Jack Bauer whose co-star Katee Sackhoff plays Dana Walsh, a computer analyst who has a background she’s trying to keep hidden. Both Sackhoff and Sutherland are seen with guns and running down empty streets in Downtown LA. In between takes, Sutherland re-loads his prop gun and takes direction from crew members. Apparently, cops were called to the scene since the noise disruption was thought to be a real gun shooting in the area. (February 2, 2010 – Photo by PacificCoastNews.com)
Source: Zimbio
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