WEBVTT - 9021One on One: Brandon Douglas

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<v Speaker 1>It's nine with Jenny Garth and Tori Spelling. Today we

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<v Speaker 1>have the pleasure of talking to yet another one of

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<v Speaker 1>our amazing supporting cast members. Today we're talking to Brandon Douglas,

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<v Speaker 1>who played Mike Ryan, and we want to talk to

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<v Speaker 1>him about Yep, he showed up in five episodes. Let's

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<v Speaker 1>let's get to know him. Hello, Look, how que you are?

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<v Speaker 1>How are you? Sorry? You probably hate the word cute.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sure your entire career people always said you're so cute? Sorry,

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<v Speaker 1>let me rephrase. Look how handsome you wantsome? Thank you?

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<v Speaker 1>How are you to hija? Hi? It's good you well,

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<v Speaker 1>thirty years, so so, so many years? What if the

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<v Speaker 1>cool thing you guys are doing? Thank you. We're having

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of fun. We have a good time. It's

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<v Speaker 1>so fun because we get to reconnect with people like

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<v Speaker 1>you that we haven't seen in so long. But like,

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<v Speaker 1>where are you right now? What? What's happening in Brandon's life?

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<v Speaker 1>I am living in Middle Tennessee, Nashville, Tennessee. Nice. I

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<v Speaker 1>live in an area called Leeperspark. Have you seen Jason?

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<v Speaker 1>Jason Priestly? He lives in Nashville Now. Jason lives in Nashville. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>he moved about a year ago. I heard Shannon is

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<v Speaker 1>moving here because really actually kind of in the same

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<v Speaker 1>area where where my family and I lived. No, I

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<v Speaker 1>didn't know Jason lived here. How long did Jason live here?

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<v Speaker 1>I think like a year? Two year? Two? Yeah. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of people in there. I love it. A

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<v Speaker 1>lot of people in Tennessee. Why do you live in Nashville. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>I grew up in Texas, and uh, I just wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to get out of southern California, to be honest, and

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just going to go to Austin and then it

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<v Speaker 1>just got too big. Yeah, And so it was time.

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<v Speaker 1>My youngest graduated from high school, got four kids. Four

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<v Speaker 1>kids well at Parsons the new School, studying design and amazing.

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<v Speaker 1>The other three or two are in college and ones

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<v Speaker 1>out in the professional world. And so I just thought

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<v Speaker 1>it was time. Wow, I missed the weather. My wife

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<v Speaker 1>really misses the weather. We're jealous you got out. We

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<v Speaker 1>get a little bit jealous of everyone that kids. Okay, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm almost out. I have still have a kid that's

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<v Speaker 1>in high school. Tour is stuck here for a good

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<v Speaker 1>number of years. She can't leave them. Somewhere else. It

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<v Speaker 1>could be a lot. Yeah, well, okay, we wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>talk to you about what Cassy. We're in five episodes

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<v Speaker 1>of the show, right, Yeah, and you came in. Were

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<v Speaker 1>you the first KEG president or were you the second

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<v Speaker 1>one or the third one? I'm so confused because there

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<v Speaker 1>seemed you were the first. I mean, it's been a

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<v Speaker 1>long time, but I think I first. Yeah. Yeah, Steve

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<v Speaker 1>was getting hazed. Yeah I got black balled. I remember that. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>and you just like leave him high and dry because

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<v Speaker 1>you guys don't want to be involved with it. Nice, nice,

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<v Speaker 1>nice job. I was just I was just following the director. Wait,

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<v Speaker 1>I have information that I'm just simply reading from our

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<v Speaker 1>producer that you were not the first. Oh I wasn't.

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like you were the second because he was

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<v Speaker 1>departure of Foreign President Charlie Dixon. Mike Ryan, a senior

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<v Speaker 1>at SeeU, becomes the president of the Caghouse, and then

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<v Speaker 1>there was a third apparently who dat what's going on?

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. I know this is all new to me. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I guess when they graduate, you had to have someone new,

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<v Speaker 1>But it probably happens all the time. Right, we didn't

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<v Speaker 1>go to college only Onto, so well, he was a

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<v Speaker 1>senior at see you so yeah makes sense. Yeah, you're

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<v Speaker 1>a good president. Though. I want to go out and

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<v Speaker 1>say you were my favorite one, definitely. She hasn't remember

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<v Speaker 1>the others, but she's going to go on a limb

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<v Speaker 1>and say you were her favorite of the two i've

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<v Speaker 1>seen so far. You are definitely my favorite because you're

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<v Speaker 1>really You're kind and you have a kind spirit, and

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<v Speaker 1>you're very fair. And I don't know. You don't listen

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<v Speaker 1>to John Sears that much. No, I do remember. I

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<v Speaker 1>do remember sticking up for him and going after going

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<v Speaker 1>after him after they they played the you know, the

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<v Speaker 1>black ball on him and tried to get him out.

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<v Speaker 1>I remember that. Yeah, you were a good guy. I

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<v Speaker 1>was a good guy. I was a good guy. You're right, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>John Sears, Yeah, we're still mad. I mean he yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>he mistreated my best friends here. So what happened though?

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<v Speaker 1>Why did you leave? Why it was it only five

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<v Speaker 1>episodes for you? Yeah? I don't know. We do have

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<v Speaker 1>information that your character, Mike Ryan was replaced with Jack

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<v Speaker 1>Armstrong played Mike Ryan. Were confused, why did this happen?

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<v Speaker 1>I have no idea, I have no idea. I was

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<v Speaker 1>just thinking how grateful I am that they didn't just

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<v Speaker 1>replace Kelly with three other people, because that could have

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<v Speaker 1>happened apparently. Jeez, it's a tough business. No, no, m

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<v Speaker 1>You started off on in TV on shows like Falcon Crest,

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<v Speaker 1>which I loved. I'm a huge daytime so but nighttime

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<v Speaker 1>so predominantly, and yes, love Ferris Bueller. Ferris Bueller. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>Ferris Bueller, A half hour sit come on NBC with

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<v Speaker 1>Jennifer Anniston was actually in that. She was one of

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<v Speaker 1>the one of the series regulars as well. Multi camera

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<v Speaker 1>like in front of a live audience. No, it was

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<v Speaker 1>a single camera Okay, it was not audience. It was fun,

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<v Speaker 1>it just was not very good. Say that. And you

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<v Speaker 1>were in one of my favorite movies, Four Keeps Left.

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<v Speaker 1>That movie used to be Maybe Baby. Yeah, it was

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<v Speaker 1>a good movie, Molly, Yeah, Randall back movie, good movie.

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<v Speaker 1>What was Class of ninety six? So I'm actually glad

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<v Speaker 1>you brought that up. Classic ninety six was probably my

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<v Speaker 1>most favorite thing that I was that in Doctor Quinn

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<v Speaker 1>Medicine Woman, which which is been a huge part of

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<v Speaker 1>my life, which I'll get to in a second. Classic

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<v Speaker 1>ninety six was a one hour drama and it was

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<v Speaker 1>created by the now late Leonard Goldberg of Spelling Goldberg

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<v Speaker 1>from obviously your Father, Yes Story and the creator of

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<v Speaker 1>your show one and so they were partners throughout the

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<v Speaker 1>seventies eighties and didn't dynasty in all these huge shows. Right.

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<v Speaker 1>So Leonard created Class of ninety six and it was

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<v Speaker 1>an East Coast version. Starting College is nine O two

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<v Speaker 1>one up. We did seven Box and it was just

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<v Speaker 1>kind of didn't didn't catch on fast enough, even though

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<v Speaker 1>you know, very passionate about that project was so long ago,

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<v Speaker 1>but it was extremely well written. Um Peter Horton from

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<v Speaker 1>God this is jogging back so many memories thirty something, right,

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<v Speaker 1>thirty something, Yeah, he was the he wrote the pilot. No,

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<v Speaker 1>he didn't write the pilot that he directed. The piloting

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<v Speaker 1>was involved. Yeah, it was a It was a It

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<v Speaker 1>was just really really well well done shows. Just the

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<v Speaker 1>timing was off. Remember that show party at five? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>of course I feel like it followed us at some

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<v Speaker 1>point of saying, vibe the same field of Class of

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<v Speaker 1>ninety six. That's interesting. Leonard did Class of Year and

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<v Speaker 1>then it caught on. I think we've had another year

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<v Speaker 1>would be able to do a story of our lives

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<v Speaker 1>if we had had another year. Yeah, but uh so,

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<v Speaker 1>Lenard Goldberg did Class of ninety six, which is interesting

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<v Speaker 1>because when our show was created, the working title was

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<v Speaker 1>Class of Beverly Hills. I remember that so wild. I

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<v Speaker 1>remember that so that that was before you came on

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<v Speaker 1>to play. That was before okay, and then what was after?

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<v Speaker 1>Ano twent o? Uh so Ferris Bueller was before nine,

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<v Speaker 1>then Class of ninety six, then nine two one? Oh.

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<v Speaker 1>Then I think Doctor Quinn. I think Doctor Quinn Medicineman,

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<v Speaker 1>which I was on for like almost five years. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>that must have been so much fun to shoot that.

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<v Speaker 1>It was awesome. It was a period piece. It was like,

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<v Speaker 1>and she's the coolest. Yeah, she's so cool, She's great.

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<v Speaker 1>She was terrific to work with. I played a young

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<v Speaker 1>doctor on the show, so a lot of my stuff

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<v Speaker 1>character work was with her, kind of being an apprentice.

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<v Speaker 1>And then I ended up marrying into the family, marrying

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<v Speaker 1>her daughter. Was I met my wife on that show?

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<v Speaker 1>Really your your real life wife? How? How how did

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<v Speaker 1>you meet your wife? Her brother was a crew member

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<v Speaker 1>and was my stand in, and also Joe Lando stand in,

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<v Speaker 1>and so we wrote motorcycles together, and she came down

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<v Speaker 1>to the set periodically. I lived nearby and uh yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>so you guys shot that out in like the canyons

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<v Speaker 1>out there, right, yeah, right off of Canyon Doom. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>and I wrote I Guess in Canaan. Yeah. It was great. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that was fun. I liked watching that show. It just

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<v Speaker 1>sort of transported you to that time. Yeah. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>it was so cool about that is every time I

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<v Speaker 1>would put off the garb or you know, the wardrobe

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<v Speaker 1>as you call it in you know, in the business,

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<v Speaker 1>I always felt like I was like that person, like

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<v Speaker 1>because you put on period of clothes and and you

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<v Speaker 1>just you just take on a different Personam kind of

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<v Speaker 1>just slid right into it. It was really cool. I

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<v Speaker 1>had a great time doing that. We can ask you

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<v Speaker 1>another question about nine or two on Yeah, because you

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<v Speaker 1>you were big at this point. Did you just get

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<v Speaker 1>offered the role? Did you have to audition or no,

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<v Speaker 1>I got offered the role. Yeah, okay, that's why I figured.

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<v Speaker 1>But yeah, yeah, I feel I feel like, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you should have a series regular. Yeah. Yeah, well, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I mean, you go from you go from

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<v Speaker 1>most series, don't become nine two z right, most series

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<v Speaker 1>go listen. I used to say this all the time.

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<v Speaker 1>I look back on my career and it's you know,

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<v Speaker 1>to get a pilot is a huge win in the business, right,

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<v Speaker 1>and then for a pilot to get picked up for

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<v Speaker 1>thirteen or seven or whatever, you know, that's like winning

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<v Speaker 1>the lottery, ish on a maybe a state. And do

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<v Speaker 1>you have a show you know, go on and become

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<v Speaker 1>a huge hit like nine two and I was, and

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<v Speaker 1>have the legacy that that it has is just stratosphere, right.

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<v Speaker 1>So I felt so blessed that I was able to

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<v Speaker 1>go from a couple of different series um and just

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<v Speaker 1>and just be a working actor and be able to

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<v Speaker 1>make my livelihood with something I was, you know, so

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<v Speaker 1>passionate about. It was I feel fortunate for that you

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<v Speaker 1>met your wife on the set of Doctor Quinn. But then, what, like,

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<v Speaker 1>why did you decide to sort of slow your your

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<v Speaker 1>acting down or was it to become a dad? What?

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<v Speaker 1>When I was on Doctor Quinn that was my fourth

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<v Speaker 1>series regular role, and I had then when I married Danielle,

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<v Speaker 1>she had a two year old, so I kind of

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<v Speaker 1>became instant dad, even though his biological father was very

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<v Speaker 1>much in his life. Great guy. We're good friends to

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<v Speaker 1>this day. It's terrific. But I got into my early

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<v Speaker 1>thirties at that point, and I had been in Hollywood

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<v Speaker 1>for you know, since I was eighteen, so I've been

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<v Speaker 1>there for about fifteen years. And like I said, it

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<v Speaker 1>felt really blessed to work on a consistent basis. But

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<v Speaker 1>I really started to loathe. I choose that word because

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<v Speaker 1>I just hate I'm so tired of audition. I just

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<v Speaker 1>did not want to. I did not want to potentially

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<v Speaker 1>be an actor who was going to have to audition

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<v Speaker 1>for everything forever, right, So I kind of I did

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<v Speaker 1>a little forward looking. I knew I wanted a big family.

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<v Speaker 1>I knew that we wanted to start having more kids

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<v Speaker 1>right away. So I started thinking, Okay, if I'm forty

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<v Speaker 1>years old, am I going to be happy doing what

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<v Speaker 1>I'm doing? The wave life is knowing what the process

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<v Speaker 1>is as an actor, and if you don't embrace that

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<v Speaker 1>process that, let's face so, there's so much competition here're

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<v Speaker 1>not going to work, right. So I started this company

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<v Speaker 1>that I still have twenty three years later as a

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<v Speaker 1>hobby while I was on the set. Unrelated it's in technology,

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<v Speaker 1>unrelated to Hollywood acting. Has nothing to do with it whatsoever,

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<v Speaker 1>because I had a lot of downtime, you know, being

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<v Speaker 1>a serious regular on that show. I worked like four

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<v Speaker 1>days here at three four days off. Fast forward to

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<v Speaker 1>that started to take off as that show got canceled finally,

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<v Speaker 1>and then I just randled it and I'd never looked back.

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<v Speaker 1>And I've done some Doctor Quinn TV movies, Growing Pains movie,

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<v Speaker 1>I did a few other TV things here and there,

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<v Speaker 1>But I really, honestly, I'm not in front of a

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<v Speaker 1>camera in fifteen seventeen years A long time, are we

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<v Speaker 1>the first? Wait? Tell us about your company. I am

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<v Speaker 1>so impressed that you did this and like admirable, So

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<v Speaker 1>like Mark, make a choice and not not play the

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<v Speaker 1>game anymore. Just he did it on the side at

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<v Speaker 1>the same time, we should have like starting a business

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<v Speaker 1>on the side while you're still in the think of it.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what's awesome. Because yeah, sorry, yeah, um tell us

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<v Speaker 1>about it. Called Tier One Technologies. It's a it's a

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<v Speaker 1>computer product component electronic component distribution business. UM. I was

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<v Speaker 1>really involved in in the stock market at the early

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<v Speaker 1>stages of the dot com boom, and so I met

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of people and I got some really strong

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<v Speaker 1>contacts in computer world ish type companies, and so I

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<v Speaker 1>had access to just some good relationships that i'd established

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<v Speaker 1>and started a distribution business from that, and then it

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<v Speaker 1>just kind of grew into you know, um all types

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<v Speaker 1>of relationships with automotive, gaming, medical, UM. I get to

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<v Speaker 1>use my brain, you know, I mean, which I wish,

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<v Speaker 1>not that you didn't use my brain as an actor

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<v Speaker 1>as I did, but I kind of feel like I

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<v Speaker 1>get to do some of both. I missed this though

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<v Speaker 1>a lot. I missed the creative aspect. It's also one

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<v Speaker 1>of the reasons why I wanted to come to Tennessee.

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<v Speaker 1>I kind of want to kind of wanted to reinvent

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<v Speaker 1>myself a little bit as well. So I'm still trying

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<v Speaker 1>to figure out. I've only been here for a year,

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<v Speaker 1>so I'm still trying to figure out I can give

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<v Speaker 1>my business from it. And they shoot a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>stuff in Nashville. So they shoot a lot of stuff

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<v Speaker 1>in Nashville. I say, yeah, you still, I think you

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<v Speaker 1>should get back in there. We'll see, we'll see. Maybe

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<v Speaker 1>it's maybe maybe maybe in in you know, producing, or

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<v Speaker 1>I can get involved with the project that I could,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, maybe help raise money and something or an

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<v Speaker 1>independent put myself in a role that would be that

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<v Speaker 1>would be of interest for sure. We'll see. Okay, so

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<v Speaker 1>you did all these great shows. You said your favorite

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<v Speaker 1>was probably Doctor Quinn, which I understand. Why what what

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<v Speaker 1>when you kind of stopped acting, were people still recognizing you?

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<v Speaker 1>And what were they recognizing you from? Like what's the

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<v Speaker 1>character that people sort of stuck with? Probably Doctor Quinn? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>not nine two and well it wasn't on it long enough. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>there was, I mean there was, you know what was

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<v Speaker 1>great about nine or two? And as far as when

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<v Speaker 1>you talk about recognizing if somebody would, I used to

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<v Speaker 1>get this a lot, and I didn't become, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>a household name where people know Tori Spelling and Jenny

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<v Speaker 1>Garth or Jason or Luke or any of you all

0:17:10.920 --> 0:17:14.040
<v Speaker 1>that were, you know, on sets an iconic show. But

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<v Speaker 1>I had this you look really familiar, like I know

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<v Speaker 1>you some kind of always had this luxury if you

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<v Speaker 1>want to call it that, I don't know of. Yeah, Hi,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm Brandon Douglas and I was on this show. Or

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<v Speaker 1>they would say I know, I know you from the show,

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<v Speaker 1>and then I could finish the conversation or I could

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<v Speaker 1>just say yeah, I've heard that and know I look

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<v Speaker 1>like that guy, but it's I do that. I still

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<v Speaker 1>do that. Yeah, I like to use that one like, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I get that a lot. I hear that from people.

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<v Speaker 1>It's funny. Yeah, it's fun So it was always cool

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<v Speaker 1>to be able to say nine or two and oh,

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<v Speaker 1>because as soon as I would say that rat president,

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<v Speaker 1>then they knew that mark of that character in the episode.

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<v Speaker 1>And Steve and because you know, you guys going to

0:17:59.000 --> 0:18:00.760
<v Speaker 1>college was a big part of the show. Was bought

0:18:01.160 --> 0:18:03.520
<v Speaker 1>in high school was high school, but then it took

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<v Speaker 1>on a whole different twist once you guys went to college,

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<v Speaker 1>so it was cool. Well, we're so glad you were

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<v Speaker 1>a part of it. Let me just say that, thank you.

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<v Speaker 1>You really did. You did a great job part of

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<v Speaker 1>our legacy. So thank you, Yes, thank you. I appreciate comment.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you, So Brandon, before you go, there's always internet

0:18:25.960 --> 0:18:28.920
<v Speaker 1>things about your character. But it is super interesting that

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<v Speaker 1>this other actor comes in to take over. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know why they didn't just make it a different Keig

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<v Speaker 1>House member, but can you remember at all the time

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<v Speaker 1>when you left and they bring in this other guy

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<v Speaker 1>and then it becomes sort of a big president. Mike

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<v Speaker 1>is gay, and Steve I think, actually outs him. We

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<v Speaker 1>haven't gotten to that yet, but I'm just wondering if

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<v Speaker 1>they recast it, like, why were you working how communic continue?

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<v Speaker 1>I must have been working on something else because I

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<v Speaker 1>was a contract actor. I didn't have like a, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>a regular role, even though I had a block of episodes.

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<v Speaker 1>I remember, I remember hearing about that. But I must

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<v Speaker 1>have been involved in another job at that point because

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<v Speaker 1>it was way later in the season. Yeah, it wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>consecutive for sure. That was definitely not part of the

0:19:24.320 --> 0:19:27.520
<v Speaker 1>character arc that I was. I remember being involved. I

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<v Speaker 1>mean it was something somebody else when you're talking about it, yeah, exactly.

0:19:31.320 --> 0:19:35.040
<v Speaker 1>So they bring it this but the same character, same character,

0:19:37.040 --> 0:19:39.080
<v Speaker 1>same character, and then he suddenly gets sort of this

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<v Speaker 1>more prominent storyline that has all these complexities which I

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<v Speaker 1>won't get into because we haven't rewatched it yet. But

0:19:45.320 --> 0:19:47.199
<v Speaker 1>and then suddenly it's this new guy. But we're all

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<v Speaker 1>supposed to think it's sort of the same guy. And

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<v Speaker 1>that's not the only time that's happened. That's happened the

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<v Speaker 1>other time. I don't know, I don't know. Yeah, they

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<v Speaker 1>should have just made it a different character. Why would

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<v Speaker 1>they do that to the audience. I don't know. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>Brandon Ugless, you were delightful. Yes, so happy to reminisce

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<v Speaker 1>with you. You guys both look great. Thank you. I've

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<v Speaker 1>never been to Nashville, always wanted to go, so hopefully

0:20:09.560 --> 0:20:11.800
<v Speaker 1>let's go visit. I want to go. We have to

0:20:11.800 --> 0:20:15.880
<v Speaker 1>come out. Come out. If you like live music, it's

0:20:15.880 --> 0:20:21.400
<v Speaker 1>a great spot. Love it always there's always something going on. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>be well, love to your family and excited to see

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<v Speaker 1>what happens next for you. That's great. I appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 1>Great to see both of you. Bye, thank you. Hi.

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<v Speaker 1>That was fun, right, it's so fun. Yes, it's like

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<v Speaker 1>the same thing they did, you guys with Jack McKay.

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<v Speaker 1>Remember Josh Taylor was not in the first McKay. Yeah, right,

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<v Speaker 1>So it seems like a similar situation, like maybe the

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the first guy either wasn't great or like

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<v Speaker 1>was busy. But they don't want to change the character

0:20:55.000 --> 0:20:57.600
<v Speaker 1>and that all the time. They do that with your dad, what, Donna,

0:21:00.080 --> 0:21:02.920
<v Speaker 1>that's how was your dad? Oh, maybe it's my dad too,

0:21:02.960 --> 0:21:04.600
<v Speaker 1>but I know it was your dad too. Oh, my

0:21:04.640 --> 0:21:09.080
<v Speaker 1>mom and your mom, your the heck, yeah, because I heard.

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<v Speaker 1>But this is kind of the reverse. That's the only

0:21:11.440 --> 0:21:13.879
<v Speaker 1>thing stimes. They think a character is going to be smaller,

0:21:13.920 --> 0:21:16.040
<v Speaker 1>so they just hire someone like, you know, for that

0:21:16.119 --> 0:21:18.360
<v Speaker 1>one episode. It's not a big part. But then when

0:21:18.359 --> 0:21:21.480
<v Speaker 1>the character gets big, they want to get someone else.

0:21:21.840 --> 0:21:23.560
<v Speaker 1>So that's kind of the reverse of how it happened

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<v Speaker 1>with Brandon Douglas. Just it's just weird though, that they

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<v Speaker 1>would take the keg President and have him on for

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<v Speaker 1>five episodes. He's prominent, everybody knows his face, he's a

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<v Speaker 1>good guy, and then a few episodes later they decide, hey,

0:21:37.720 --> 0:21:41.080
<v Speaker 1>let's go back and bring that character back and make

0:21:41.160 --> 0:21:46.920
<v Speaker 1>him gay. Why just face with a new face, especially

0:21:46.960 --> 0:21:49.480
<v Speaker 1>a notable actor that was offered this job because he

0:21:49.480 --> 0:21:51.679
<v Speaker 1>wasn't notable after people saw him in a lot of stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>You're right, they should have said the character of Mike

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<v Speaker 1>Ryans moved away and like when you go see a play, yeah, totally.

0:22:04.520 --> 0:22:08.600
<v Speaker 1>Isn't that what they do on soap operas. The character

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<v Speaker 1>of Drake Romano is now being played by Drake Romano

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<v Speaker 1>a real I don't know, Oh my god, that's Joey's

0:22:16.960 --> 0:22:18.879
<v Speaker 1>character and friends on the soap opera of Days of

0:22:18.880 --> 0:22:26.840
<v Speaker 1>Our Lives doctor Drake right, no, no, oh my god,

0:22:26.880 --> 0:22:29.560
<v Speaker 1>who's Dedre Hall's husband on Days of Our Lives? Uh?

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<v Speaker 1>Roman Roman played by multiple people and then somehow both

0:22:35.560 --> 0:22:37.560
<v Speaker 1>the actors were available and they let them both be

0:22:37.680 --> 0:22:42.320
<v Speaker 1>on it as different characters. Yeah, but anything goes Drake

0:22:42.359 --> 0:22:46.960
<v Speaker 1>who's the host or whatever? His name was Roman, and

0:22:46.960 --> 0:22:49.080
<v Speaker 1>then there was John Black but it was really the

0:22:49.119 --> 0:22:52.879
<v Speaker 1>same dude, Like, yeah, an original Roman was played awesome

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<v Speaker 1>by Josh Taylor, who was around I mean, Jake, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>you're still thinking about Maur's place totally. I actually have

0:23:04.960 --> 0:23:06.879
<v Speaker 1>been thinking about it a lot. I know we have

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<v Speaker 1>to go, but a lot of people are asking for

0:23:10.560 --> 0:23:13.840
<v Speaker 1>Melrose rewatch from us, which I'm like, I am, I'm

0:23:13.880 --> 0:23:16.600
<v Speaker 1>out about it, but just saying, you know, my heart

0:23:16.640 --> 0:23:18.399
<v Speaker 1>was in that. I got to say, even though I

0:23:18.440 --> 0:23:21.560
<v Speaker 1>was working all the time and didn't get to watch much,

0:23:21.640 --> 0:23:24.480
<v Speaker 1>I like really was into Melour's place with my friends,

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<v Speaker 1>like really into it the same. That's so funny. Jenny's

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<v Speaker 1>computer just crashed. That's just giving me by