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It’s the Q&A you’ve all been waiting for!  Actress Zoie Palmer (Dark Matter’s Android) offers insight into her character, her process, and her love of soup!

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Now some of you may not be aware of it, but the Android character was originally envisioned as male.  But, when it came time to cast “him”, we cast a wide net, opening up the role to all ethnicities and genders.  Zoie was terrific in her first audition and, thus, received a call-back for the second round.  In round #2, she delivered a flawless soliloquy of techno-babble that could have only been equaled by Samantha Carter herself.  Someone in the room (It may have been me?”) asked if she could do it in a British accent.  And she did – once again, flawlessly.  “I can do a Jamaican accent too!”she offered.  And did.  It was a final audition that won her the part…and…

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