On Tuesday I was very excited to take part in a media conference call with Jolene Blalock who will be playing Sister Nicci in some upcoming episodes of Legend of the Seeker.

** Beware of spoilers ahead. If you don’t want to know about her upcoming episodes please don’t read any further. **

There were also several other bloggers, TV critics and podcasters present on the call as well. Some of them were from websites that I can personally recommend such as Sci-Fi Talk, The TV Chick and SF Universe.

You can find part one of the recap here.

Below is a recap of what was covered in the second half of the call.

Question – Can you tell us what Legend of the Seeker role you had originally auditioned for?

Jolene Blalock – Honestly it was so long ago…it was for a small part I do remember that. The producers told me later they didn’t want to use me for that part. They were just waiting for the right character which is very flattering.

Question – Were you familiar with the books or the TV show before you auditioned?

Jolene Blalock – Honestly I wasn’t. Once I learned about the character Sister Nicci that’s when I started doing my research.

Question – Can you share some thoughts on working with some of the cast such as Bridget, Craig and Tabrett?

Jolene Blalock – Tabrett was incredibly hospitable to me. We would go out for coffee and stuff like that. Being so far from home…that was incredibly special for someone to do that; especially as hard as they work. Craig, who I did most of my scenes with,…I give him kudos…he’s an incredibly hard worker. Bridget was just incredibly kind. They’re a special group.

Question – How did it feel to trade lasers for wizards?

Jolene Blalock – It’s different. It’s always fun working with magic and working with powers. It literally does empower you. I enjoy every role I take…for different reasons.

Question – Are you enjoying this effeminate role?

Jolene Blalock – What I enjoyed about Sister Nicci is that she spoke with a sense of urgency. Each line was just laden with intentions and also with this hint of innocence in order to win Richard over. It’s like “I’m presenting to you this picture but really I’m holding this picture back here”. You know?

Question – Are we going to see the screen get ‘hot and steamy’ between your character and Richard?

Jolene Blalock – No, you’re not.

Question – Given your broad fan base from modeling through Star Trek Enterprise and now to Legend of the Seeker have you received a lot of feedback from your fans in anticipation of this role?

Jolene Blalock – I’ve had some people tweet me saying that Sister Nicci was my favorite character from the book so I’m looking forward to seeing you portray her.

Question – That leads me into my next question which is are you on Twitter which we now know you are!

Jolene Blalock – Yes, my Twitter ID is JoleneBlalock

Question – Can you talk a little bit about the costuming on Legend of the Seeker?

Jolene Blalock – They did an incredible job with the robes and the veils. You’ll notice that Sister Nicci is portrayed in the Sisters of the Light garb and you don’t actually see her change to the Sisters of the Dark but there was just no time to do that because the story continues on. There’s just no time to change. They did a great job with those gowns. It’s a lot of upkeep on the set. A lot of steaming…a lot of fussing…but beautiful costumes.

Question – Apart from the two episodes that we’re scheduled to see you in very soon are we going to see you any more later in the series?

Jolene Blalock – Only if they bring me back.

Question – Do you have any other roles or movies coming up that you’d like folks to know about?

Jolene Blalock – A couple of films actually. One is called “One Kine Day” which was shot in Hawaii. I play an alcoholic woman who is less than the greatest mother. I also played a character in a movie called “Sinners & Saints”. That’s an action thriller with lots of guns and lots of violence.

I want to thank Jolene for taking the time to talk with all of us. I also want to thank Cynthia Arntzen from Ferencomm for setting up the call as well as ABC Studios.

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