interview via MediaMikes.com

Reginald VelJohnson is best known for his role of Carl Winslow in “Family Matters”. Reginald is currently voicing the role of Able in Disney X D’s “TRON: Uprising”. In recent episodes, his character Able had a big reveal and has become a key factor of the show. Reginald took out sometime to chat with Media Mikes about his role and reflect on TV values since “Family Matters”. Mike Gencarelli: What drew you to the role of Able in “TRON: Uprising”? Reginald VelJohnson: I’ve always appreciated the animation and when I got the opportunity to audition for the role, I made sure that it was something that I was going to be attracted to. It’s the kind of role I usually play, the father figure and mentor to the programs in the grid. It’s essentially the character that drew me to the project. MG: Can you reflect on the intrigue that is behind the “TRON” series? RVJ: I think Tron is one of the first video games so it’s like the grandfather of the video era. Tron represents this everyman and comes across as something so powerful, like the computer. He lives through this world, and I guess people are fascinated by that concept, living inside this computer generated world.

That last response about possibly starting a new season soon is very interesting.

budleighsalterton Wrote:That last response about possibly starting a new season soon is very interesting.

That was the main reason for me posting this interview. I sure hope something comes of it!

renderinfo2 Wrote:You're the best bandit-tron.

hahah, thanks!
I couldn't sleep last night and started scouring the net for news stories on Tron. There was also a nice interview with Elijah Woods, but I didn't post it since it didn't really talk much about the future of the series.
I like to keep these forums hopping!!