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Star Trek Magazine (2002)

As ENTERPRISE approaches the end of its opening season, we catch up with Dominic Keating to get his view of Lieutenant Malcolm Reed, weapons officer and action hero.

After several months of ENTERPRISE's grueling weekly shooting schedule, Dominic Keating is as energetic as he was on day one. "I'm still cheery!" he says. "It's going well. It's been a hell of a ride, but I've really found my place, and I'm having a great time. And they're starting to look at Malcolm quite closely, and that's really fun."

MAJOR EPISODE

Dominic's biggest show so far has been 'Shuttlepod One,' aired in February, and he was delighted with it. "Dare I say it was quite the best work I've ever put into a camera lens. Connor and I had an amazing time; the chemistry between us was electric. It was a great dynamic, and I think the fact that I'm English adds an extra angle for an American audience, just in that I would be the voice of reason. Malcolm isn't all doom and gloom, although Trip refers to him as the Grim Reaper; he bares his soul, and it's a very moving moment when you actually get to see inside the somewhat brittle shell of this army man. He's becoming a real, breathing, living human being. This episode was groundbreaking--I can't say it in any other way; you see a side of this man that's real and that's very touching and vulnerable, and I just hope that episode does not just sit out there and never happens again."

The actors suffered real-life discomfort while making the show. "They froze the stage!" says Dominic. "That was the hardest part of the whole filming. They brought the temperature down inside this igloo that they had built, and put the shuttlepod in there. In the script we had turned down the thermostat in the shuttle to conserve oxygen, so, space being as cold as it is, the temperature inside the shuttle drops to below zero, so they wanted to see our breath.

SUFFERING ON THE SET

"The gag kind of worked, but you weren't seeing enough breath, so it became a hell of a process, which took about a day to figure out. They literally shot 20 seconds at a time, and in between they just filled up the shuttlepod with liquid nitrogen and turned on six huge, massive air-conditioning units that made a real din. We shot for three days like that, and it was hard! It was freezing cold, very noisy, and it was hard to listen and hear, and you never really got a run at a scene. If I'd had to do another day I'm sure I could have dug it up from inside of me, but at the end of the third day, when we knew it was over, my knees just buckled. But, like I say, we put some incredible stuff in the camera, and I think it's one of the finest hours."

Previously, 'Silent Enemy' had made it clear that Malcolm is pretty hard to fathom, and even his parents didn't know what his favorite food was. Dominic says, "That episode brought the audience's attention to the fact that you don't know much about this guy, and actually by the end of the episode you still don't know that much about him! But I was glad they didn't try to wrap me up in an hour's show. It was a great forerunner to 'Shuttlepod One,' where you really get to see the mettle of this guy."

AVOIDING CLICHÉS

Had Dominic been aware there was more to come? "Not really, no--like every other show I've worked on, they keep us pretty much in the dark. We're like mushrooms; every now and again they open the door and shovel some scripts on us! But I'm glad he's not two-dimensional, and I'm glad they didn't just make him this gun-crazy, buttoned-down Brit. I was fearful that ultimately that's what was going to happen to me on the show, but they haven't done that. And I remember saying that to Rick Berman after they'd offered me the job and I went to meet them all, 'I don't want to become a talking head over a console that just happens to be English; the money's great and everything, but I'd pull my hair out! And it hasn't become that, and I'm really happy. My fear, though, is whether they know where to find a normal episodic voice for Malcolm, so that he actually gets to be in the shows when he's not doing something extraordinary every few episodes--a place where he has a normal voice with the captain and the rest of the crew."

Despite being an ensemble show, it's usual in STAR TREK for a pair or threesome to become the main focus of attention, whether deliberately or naturally arising out of the chemistry between the actors. "There was a moment when I was fearful that it was Trip, T'Pol, and the captain, and I rang Brannon [Braga] and he said, 'Well, just hang in there; there's a long way to go yet.' And then they started looking at him, and I'm really happy about that. But if they wheel him out once every seven shows and give him a really cracking go, then I can play golf and go to the beach the rest of the days, and learn how to direct, and do something else."

ENSEMBLE CAST

"I look at this show and I think, 'Why can't it be like 'er': just a bunch of people working.' I think it would be just as feasible to make all these characters real human beings who happen to work on a starship, and to give them real emotions and put them in real situations, either on an alien planet or just working with each other. I think there's room for a lot of drama between them on the ship, and I hope they do it; I don't know whether they will. They have something of a formula that they know works, but I think with this incarnation they seem to be going for more human drama."

Dominic feels close enough to his character to recognize that he's using some of his own personality traits to help portray Malcolm. "I don't want to make him altogether me because 'altogether me' is not Malcolm Reed. But there's certainly an element of me; I nearly joined the army as a 17-year-old, and I was a very keen cadet officer in school, and so I'm kind of playing him like I was when I was at school aged 17, quite frankly! That's what I'm referring to in my little library of the Dominics I know. That side of me is the one he's closest to, when I was a teenager and a serious student thinking about joining the army, but of course I liked running off to the pub as well, trying to kiss all the girls! So he's multifaceted, I hope, but it takes me a while as an actor to appreciate that a character can have contrasting and conflicting character traits that aren't completely in sync with one another. Sometimes I find myself pulling a face or laughing inside about something and I think, 'Oh stop it; that's not very Malcolm,' and then I realize it could easily be Malcolm and not just me. I'm really exploring the character just as much as the writers are."

Dominic is also enjoying the more boisterous scenes. "Another thing I like that they're doing for me, of course, is that being the tactical officer I get to be the action man. In 'Sleeping Dogs' we were on a Klingon ship and Malcolm is in the thick of it, and gets beaten up by this Klingon supermodel. It was hard work--somehow I signed up to do the stunt myself, and we were wearing EVA suits; and, man, that's quite a trip, getting beat up in an EVA suit!"

WHAT'S IN A NAME?

If there's anything Dominic is not 100 percent happy with, it's being called Malcolm. "At the first meeting, apart from saying I didn't want him to be this and that, I also said, 'And do we have to call him Malcolm?' They must have listened because there's a moment in ˜Shuttlepod One™ where I have a dream sequence and I think we've been rescued and, as Archer and the doctor are leaving sickbay, T'Pol is hanging around, and then starts coming on to me and telling me that Vulcan's can't resist heroism and I acted unlike the rest of my species. She says, ˜May I call you Malcolm?™ and I say that that's fine but I've never liked the name because I always thought it was a bit too stuffy!"

TV AND FILM ROLES

Dominic's career back home in the UK included a regular role for six years on the comedy show, "Desmond's" as well as guest spots on major TV drama shows, including "Inspector Morse™ He has lived in the States for several years, and was already becoming familiar to TV audiences thanks to guest spots on "G Vs E" and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and most recently, "The Immortal" in which he had a recurring role. I played the Prince of Darkness! That was really fun to do. And I've got a movie coming out called "The Hollywood Sign" with Burt Reynolds, Tom Berenger, and Rod Steiger, playing my first American role - I went to this audition for a part as a mob guy from New York, and they bought it and gave me the job! I showed up on the first day of shooting with an English accent, and they said, "What the...™

But for the next few years, Dominic's career will be centered on STAR TREK. Is he happy at the prospect? "Yeah, I am. It was a consideration for about nought point three seconds, but I'm at a time in my life where I want what this will give me, which is security. If I finish STAR TREK in seven years and perhaps do a couple of movies with these guys, that'll be great. And I'm going to start directing; I'm at the LA Film School and am taking classes there. I have to inform Rick [Berman] somewhere down the road that I'd like to direct, and if I show him that I really want to do it, he'll let me. They're wonderful like that."

FUTURE PROSPECTS

As for performing, I'm a good actor, I think.- if I can blow my own trumpet -"and a versatile one; and with a bit of luck, and a producer or director with some imagination, I could certainly go on and do other stuff that's far removed from STAR TREK. But if STAR TREK is the rest of my acting career from here on in, fine " particularly if they write stuff for me like "Shuttlepod one" I was utterly thrilled and complete doing that; it was everything I would ever want to do in front of a camera.

BIOGRAPHY

Dominic Keating was born in Leicester, England. Cast in a school play while at prep school, he developed an interest in acting that continued during boarding school, where he had the lead role in a Shakespearean play. He then attended University College in London, studying for a BA in history, but also continued to perform in several theater productions; his credits to date include "Live Class™ ,˜Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead","The Christian Brothers", and "The Best Years of Your Life."

While still in the UK, Dominic played the regular role of Tony in popular sitcom, "Desmonds" which ran for six years, and guested in one of Britaina's most popular TV detective shows, "Inspector Morse™ He moved to Los Angeles a few years back, and is best known to American TV audiences for guest roles in ˜The Immortal,™ in which he played the roll of Mallos, ˜G vs E",˜Special Unit 2,˜Buffy the Vampire Slayer,™ and ˜Poltergeist: The Legacy.™

He has also had several big-screen roles; he starred in ˜Jungle2Jungle™ opposite Tim Allen and Martin Short, and appeared in the Academy Award-winning movie ˜Almost Famous,™ and before signing on for ENTERPRISE, he filmed ˜The Hollywood Sign™ with Burt Reynolds. He also plans to take up directing, and is currently studying at the LA Film School.

Source: www.dominickeating.com

[turtlesocksv2]

Liveblogging Dead Friend Forever Ep 5

Flashback Time! Let's Go!

only at the 2:40 timestamp and already there's some crunchy little details. Tee has money - where from? He tells Top to go clean the toilets at Por's house for spending money, but we all know that's not what Tee is up to. And it's soooo convenient that there's a short film contest and it just so happens that Por has an idea for it and also a location to shoot in that just so happens to be in the Cult Murder Woods. Here at 2:40 in I am still banging the drum of Por And His Family Are True Believers. Will I be putting on my clown shoes later? Perhaps!

Jin and Tee are both skeptical that they'll be able to pull it off. Por and Fluke are really trying hard to get Tee to agree... Por mentions selling tickets to see the movie and the music changes and you can see Tee fall for it. Why is Tee so desperate for money when he's buying expensive In Game Purchases? does he have a gatcha gambling problem lmao.

Non is so unsure when he comes into the planning room and is immediately bullied! Why are they so mean! He's the only one giving actual ideas! And I see that Jin isn't involved in the bullying and doesn't know the backstory between them. Poor Non does seem a little weird but not in a bad way. The way they're just using him to get a script is so mean!

Wait, are they in a fucking Catholic School hold up i gotta rewind that. "Think Good, Do Good, Be A Good Person" I mean....words to live by i guess. Not that these Mean Girls-ass friends will pay any attention.

Ooooh, Por telling Non to send the script digitally he doesn't want a literal paper trail he is already planning to steal the credit! He's doing all this work and they're still calling him Greasy! These shitheads deserve what's coming to them. Jin is right to call them out about it. No wonder Jin will be the Final Girl. Non, sweetie, please develop some self respect!

ok but like JinNon are being really cute together. no wonder if Non gets a crush on him.

OK OK OK HOLD THE FUCK UP. THIS CONVERSATION BETWEEN NON'S PARENTS IS INTERESTING. Non has a sibling they send money to, but they're having money problems and can only afford to pay their bills this month and don't have the money to spare. Non's mom wants to take an emergency loan to cover it and if I learned anything from Kinnporsche one of those things was don't take sketchy emergency loans because the mafia will come after you. Mom mentions to Non that New is studying abroad buuuuuuut....hmmm. it just seems shady.

Non's sure on a lot of pills for a highschooler. also, someone with a heart for their contact name is asking if he took his meds....

Top is the fucking worst. but Por's not any better really. I did laugh at "Move, my beloved Greasy will sit here" and the way the other kids scattered. Por really is throwing his family's money and influence around isn't he. ugh the way Por and Top wipe their hands after touching Non is so gross and mean and awful.

oh no. Hot Teacher just offered to give Non a ride home and i feel nothing but dread.

Gambling Hall! Oh my god i was right about the gambling lmao. Anyway, Tee's in the mafia. so that's fun.

That lady on the board saw Por's name and was like "oh. we definitely don't want to make his parents mad" the way she nudged the other judge!

can't believe they tried to exclude Non from the results reveal oh wait, yes i can. because they're the worst.

Por's mom spoils him but lmao you can see that his dad is just Done even if he does get worn down by mom.

Por is so fucking stupid for leaving that expensive-ass camera in the unlocked classroom. Top is so fucking stupid for messing around with the camera. I hate Top so much oh my god.

oh no. Tee is going to frame Non for it isn't he. that was the money Por was saying he shouldn't have taken from Non isn't it. And we know Non's family has money problems!!! Tee is the worst. lmao at Fluke just being there the whole time.

I like that Jin knows what's up and tried to defend Non.

I really want to know who ❤️ is. Is it New? Is it Hot Teacher?

Boo Tee trying to drag poor Non into his Mafia shit. leave him alone! Haven't you done enough???!

[alolanroy]

2025 Watch Thread

Lower Decks S5 - I finished this last year, but I think it got lost in the whirlwind. I watched this as soon as it dropped, like I do for every previous season. A few episodes didn't hit as strongly as I expected, but I think it tied all the characters together well by the end. I think it played better with the multiverse concept that a lot of stuff does these days, but the multiversal time travel ending feels a bit off. I appreciate the hint that DISCO might be a parallel universe. Helps me sleep better. Can we get SNW, Picard and that god awful Section 31 thing? 7/10

A Christmas Story - Still the Goat. 8.5/10

note - He looks like Mr. Beast in the poster.

Marvel Rivals S0 - Great character pics with really interesting kits. The effort to make so many characters feel like they are out of different gameplay genres. I had so much fun with a buddy messing around with them in the training map. Unfortunately that didn't translate into actual matches at all. The few casual matches I played was the bad kind of low ttk competitive nonsense I don't play video games for. It wasn't fun at all. Weeks later I realized I never got around to that second session to 'give it another shot'. If the game's not fun, why bother. 4/10

Doogal - Who had dirt on all these actual actors to mumble out a seemingly improvised script. Sadly is barely scans at the level of a C-grade abridged parody. -4/10

Garfield (2004) - Theres a sense of low-effort here. I'm sure the Garfield graphics were mind-blowing at the time, but the plot and voice acting just feel pretty phoned in. -4/10

Jason X - Sadly, this did not hold up on a repeat viewing with friends. Its not campy enough to be consistently entertaining and it isn't scary at all. The kills aren't even gory or creative. I wish he unlocked his cool cyborg form earlier or we get a movie dedicated to Jason's SCP containment. It just felt like an episode of a low-tier Canadian sci-fi show. -4/10

Bermuda Tentacles - This scifi channel original ended up being a springboard for my friend group going down a character actor rabbit hole. It didn't leave any real impression and didn't manage to keep our attention in any meaningful way. I don't know how much of our good times to attribute to this nothingburger. NA/10

Mantracks - Another banger from Folding Ideas. This cozy story covers an aspect of Americana that doesn't get much play, and the subject matter it pivoted to is fascinating. 8/10

Wallace and Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death - I can't help but feel like this recombinates the previous shorts in a way that undercuts the craft on display here. 6/10

Wallace and Gromit: Vengence Most Fowl - The Norbots were pretty fun and the type of humor feels like a nice change of pace. I can't help but feel the change in voice actors bugged me the whole time, even though my partner claims to be unable to tell the difference. 7/10

Shapez - I think this game rides on the addictive nature of this genres structure, but doesn't give players the tools early enough to do anything interesting. I felt if pushed me to chase scale rather than efficiency. Pushing back wasn't rewarding. Good music though 5/10

Foodfight! - While the initial wave of WTF hits like a freight train, this movie gets really dull in the second act. I'll be honest I was more interested in installing some blinds and just listened to the audio and the confusion of my friends. I do recommend https://youtu.be/xgBO9c3WKII?si=I0mzOnVe2tX-Ttqn this documentary though. Far more fascinating that the film. -6/10

Xcalibur - Lore is a lot less interesting than story. -3/10

Cleopatra 2525 (first episode taster): Sometimes raw enthusiasm and a cool snake puppet can move mountains. -5/10

Enderal: Forgotten Stories - This game delivers where it counts. Massive scale for a small map with only 3 real towns. Intense density. Fantastic, and I mean this, writing. English voice acting that charms its way through any translation awkwardness or script failures. My only real complaint is that it should've had fast travel out of the box and getting the other endings is more of a time sink due to some unskippable conversations and scenes. If the Scrolls game has even half this ambition, we would be in a better timeline. 9.5/10

Brain Powerd - I watched this with one of the most disjointed dubs of all time, but I'm not sure how much of it can be attributed to Tomino's writing being what it is. For the most part, it felt meandering, but at random episodes, it locked in. It oddly paralleled the themes of Enderal (which I was playing in tandem), specifically how everyone was trying to project meaning upon unknowable forces with mixed results. 6/10

Tron Legacy (again) - This might be the last thing Disney ever did with any real vision. I spot more of the 'references' every rewatch, but unlike the modern 'pause to clap' moments you see in nostalgia reboots, every moment stands on its own. Perhaps this is because Tron has no real nostalgia to lean on. A true legacy reboot takes the kernel of the idea and evolves it into what it always could have been. 10/10

Ghostrunner 2 - The secret to making good cyberpunk is to make all the weird orientalism one guy's fault. Even in death, everyone hates his ass. Solid gameplay and some mind-blowing setpieces in the second act, but I can't help but feel that the final stretch felt a bit off. The final level didn't feel climactic at all, even relaxing, and the final duel was easier than a few of the other bosses. The transition to a more AAA game experience went surprisingly well. The bike sequences had me raving despite my initial skepticism. 8/10

Pikmin 4 - I've been playing this with my partner on and off for about a year. Adorable presentation and a few bursts of cute fun, but overall I felt too much time was spent with repetitious dialogue and the difficulty never hit that sweet spot. 7/10

Fight Another Day - Occasional cool dialogue and camera work is undercut by some production design limitations that lower the wow factor of potentially cool fight scenarios. 6/10

Chopping Mall - Nice to see a scream queen movie with characters that have agency. I don't think it had any particularly fun kills or anything. the title, premise and soundtrack is doing the heavy lifting here. -7/10

Leprechaun: In the Hood - A great example of a negative character arc in a crime movie. Our hero loses everything he loves until all he has left is cold ideal of the gangster rapper he set out to subvert. It almost made me forget this was an trashy movie about a rapping leprechaun. -7/10

Force of Execution: I swear all the dialogue was made up on the spot. Ving Rhames needs an award for being in this thing. -6/10

Hanna-Barbarra Rock Odyssey - Holy Shit the first few segments went crazy with the raw imagination and imagery. However the narrow view of music as time went on forgot a lot of important trends, and at some point they gave up and just made a Flinstones AMV. 7/10 when taken as a whole.

Gundam Gquuux Premier:

Gqux Beginning - This short actively damaged Gqux for me. It ruins the mystery of this alternate timeline by showing how the sausage is made, and the reveal is that its the most basic alternate history shit I've ever seen. It doesn't use any potential drama, and Char never gets to do anything cool or betray anyone. The classic style ends up jarring with the new MS design and Gqux itself. 4/10

Gqux - There wasn't a lot to grab on here tbh. The characters didn't get any standout moments, and I don't really know who they are. There's not much Trigger here and no big punch moments to get behind. The 2v2 format might be good if it ends up being a tournament thing with strategy and color commentary to differentiate it from Gwitches' duels. The problem is that it invites comparison to Gwitch, and not a favorable one. This is my way of saying that this is the most sauceless attempt at a bisexual love triangle I've ever seen. 5/10

Flipwitch: Forbidden Sex Hex - I wouldn't normally add this type of game, but it had a certain charm and had good gamefeel. Once I got used to the nsfw artsyle, I got to enjoy a good small scale metroidvania. It's not without flaw: having major upgrades needed only for traversal as a subweapon charge combo is really clunky, and having those have only female options kinda defeats the purpose of the game. I think the ending was a little anti-climactic, but I was also fully upgraded. 7/10 I hope it gets an iterative sequel.

Fallout London - I really tried to like this one. I don't enjoy Fallout (Bethesda era at least), but I hoped that my good history with Skyrim modding would transfer over to this ambitious fan project. Unfortunately, putting some funny accents and union jacks in a shitty rubble pile is barely more fun than a rubble pile. I had some bad crashes and save problems, and even past that I didn't have any fun. Fallout is not for me, so I'm withholding a score.

Space Warriors 2000 - The initial comedy of nonstop poorly dubbed ultraman fights wears off after 30-40 minutes, but it hits like a brick. Especially if you check the wiki for trivia. -6/10

DragonForce/PowerForce - A surprisingly down-to-join-a-kung-fu-cult 007 does a C-tier bond plot. Alright fights and some weird set pieces. -6/10

Bratz Super Babyz - This movie fucking sucks in a funny way. 0 budget DVD movie type beat. Please invest in a fourth music track. They weren't fooling anyone by playing it at different speeds. -7/10

The Devil's Sword - Sometimes, the crocodile queen should kidnap the price and seduce him. Let men be damsels in distress. It's equality. This movie is pretty dull, but it understands that croc monster costumes and zany fights can take you a long way. -5/10

[pumpkinspice-prouvaire]

ello it's nsfw anon lmao @is-it-mungojerry-or-rumpelteazer I absolutely loved your hcs and you inspired me to contribute a few ace Enjolras exr hcs to all of this

Enjolras not feeling like having any sex for a while and he's quite scared that Grantaire is gonna break up with him and eventually they finally talk about it and Grantaire assures him that it's completely fine "I love you, not having sex for a while isn't gonna change that" "But you like sex" "Well, I like you more"

They hold hands, like a lot. When walking somewhere, when riding the train together, when watching TV together, when they fall asleep. It makes both of their hearts fill with warmth every time.

Forehead touches. So many forehead touches.

Grantaire learning how to braid and create complicated hairstyles with Enjolras' hair "Grantaire what the fuck is this" "It is a hairstyle I have just invented myself, babe."

Grantaire loves kissing every single freckle on Enjolras' face

They love to talk and discuss during movies and TV shows that they're watching together. Enjolras is really glad he's found someone who doesn't mind him constantly talking when watching something. They're also like "yO, I've just seen this movie but we need to watch it again together because I need your opinion on this"

@aromantic-enjolras your headcanons are nsfw anon approved!!!

"You promise you're okay with it?" "Enjolras you must be the only person in France who doesn't realise I'm fucking gone for you. Literally nothing you say or do is going to change that." "I broke your favourite mug and blamed it on the cat" "One thing you say or do is going to change that"

There's always one dickhead, isn't there? Maybe they're at a meeting, and Enjolras mentions offhand that he’s ace but still has sex, and some random dudebro who’s shown up for his first meeting is like “well you’re obviously not ace then! You’re just making it up for attention!” and Grantaire is seeing red, and Enjolras just says in the most pleasant voice he can manage “:) I’m sorry what did you just say to me? :) :) :)” Needless to say the guy does not get invited back lmao

Omg yes Enjolras has so many freckles and Grantaire thinks they are the sweetest thing ever. He has them on his shoulders and Grantaire likes to trace them with his finger, even though Enjolras complains because it makes him really ticklish

Both of them lying together in the afterglow, their limbs tangled together, their foreheads pressed together, rubbing noses, their teeth clacking together when they kiss because they can't stop smiling, just feeling sleepy and giggly and in love

No thoughts, just the two of them cuddled up on the sofa watching movies and feeding each other popcorn. Sometimes just for the fun of it they'll put on a movie they know is gonna be bad, like a dumb teen rom-com, and make fun of the script. Grantaire will quote the movie with big exaggerated over-acting and Enjolras always ends up crying with laughter (Grantaire's impression of Tommy Wiseau's "You are tearing me apart, Lisa!!!!!" is fucking uncanny and Enjolras snort-laughs every time). Sometimes they really, honestly sit down with the intention of watching a movie but they just end up making out for an hour and a half instead, oops

Basically, they.