We are Alan Tudyk and PJ Haarsma. Ask us questions!

Did you want to be killed in Serenity, or did you just want to make grown men cry?

Uh...yeah, that's it. Grown men cry. You found me out.

Did I want to be killed in Serenity? NO!

I wanted Adam Baldwin's character to die. And I still do.

How was working on A Knights Tale?

Five months in Prague.

In nineteen-ninety-nine. With a 21 year old Heath Ledger. Shooting a medieval movie in a medieval town. It was bloody brilliant.

Is there any change that John Barrowman will be in the Conman?

Like for example Captain in a rival show what run same time as Spectrum or something..

I admit that I have a dream about semi comedic stand-off between Nathan Fillion and John Barrowman as characters. But overall I just would really like to see Barrowman in the show.

We're still casting.

We LOVE John Barrowman.

Thanks for the idea!

I have this crazy idea, of Nathan Fillion as the new Indiana Jones, and you as the equivalent of Marcus Brody. Interested?

SIGN ME UP! Absolutely.

How do you feel about the return of the mighty Brontosaurus to the halls of science?

It's about goddamn time.

Alan - I thought you were fantastic as Alpha in Dollhouse (not to mention Turbo/king Candy!), did you approach playing a villain any differently from a comedic role, and is it the sort of character you'd consider again in future?

Absolutely would consider it again in the future.

The main difference between funny roles and serious roles, for me, is a concentration level.

It takes more concentration to be serious for me.

Hi Alan

Will there be a sequel to Tucker & Dale? That movie is amazing

As long as the second one is good enough to NOT ruin the first one.

That's a confusing way to answer that.

It HAS to be as good as the first one. To make the second one.

If your Firefly cast mates, which projects of theirs have you enjoyed the most?

Hmmmm.

Wow. So many things to pick from.

I'm a huge fan of Morena on GOTHAM right now. I think she's classing up the joint.

Also, Adam Baldwin on TO CATCH A PREDATOR was a surprising cameo!

Does Wray Nerely have dinosaurs on the console in his spaceship?

No.

He keeps 'em in a drawer. Hahaha.

Out of everything you have been in, which movie have you enjoyed being in the most and why?

If I have to pick just one, I'd say DEATH AT A FUNERAL, because... of the people involved, the actors, and especially Frank Oz. Who made it such a fun experience.

If all of your characters from the past ~15 years were put in a room together, what would they end up having a conversation about?

The padded walls.

What has been your favorite role?

say Wat

I usually go with ciabatta.

Just like a good whole-wheat roll.

Have either of you played the Firefly board game? It's very compelling and captures the tv-show's ambiance quite nicely!

No.

Although I love that the Wash card is used for running away.

That's its power. Wash's is "run away."

Garrr Steve the Pirate. Did Peter uphold his end of the bargain and split the loot?

Absolutely!

He was WAY behind on dues.

Thank you all for Con Man! I'm sure you've answered this over at the campaign and I've missed it but any chance of a complete FireFly cast reunion on Con Man?

Everybody has committed to being in CON MAN.

I don't want to waste their cameos. So I'm hoping for a second season to put them all in. Right now, it's just Sean and Gina in the first season. Possibly more. The others will be Where's Waldo? type cameos.

Have you ever had any odd fan encounters?

Only one with an oscillating fan. When I was 13.

Had 3 successful surgeries since. And everything works as it should.

Did you at all expect the fan response for conman? How did it make you feel when you realized how much attention it was getting? Also the hang w/ app is such a great idea to connect to fans. We all appreciate it!

Thank you!

Hang With has been a lot of fun. I look forward to continually using it with the people who supported CON MAN. 'Cuz after the thing, it's just the people who supported it who have access to it.

So I'm hopeful that there will be just as many people on that. So if you like us, sign up cuz I hope to see you there!

How's Weselton like? Is it a good place? Good vacation spot? I need to know.

It's a dump. Smells of onions, their main export.

What's your favorite dinosaur?

T-Rex.

For the little arms. They make me laugh.

Hey guys, just wondering if Alan's character is going to be killed at the end on Con Man?

HELL NO!

Not when I'm in charge!

If you had an unlimited source of money, would you prefer to continue Firefly, or would you still go with ConMan? (Assuming these are your only choices!)

With unlimited money, I could do both.

Hi Alan!

A couple of things. First: Wash (love Wash forever!), Alpha (oh, so creepy and crazy!), Sonny, Tucker and King Candy are some of my very favorite characters of all time! You do wonderful work. Thank you for it! (fingers crossed for Tucker and Dale 2)

Second: much love for the Hang W/ sessions! Even though I have technical difficulties more often than not, I understand that they're a new company and growing pains are expected. I'm going to keep trying to catch as many of the sessions for as long as you want to continue making them! (Growing pains don't discourage me at all)

Third: I'm way proud of my ConMan cupcake! I hope you like it too! My husband and I made all sort of dirty jokes about cleaning the frosting out of my little Lego Wray after I took the picture.

And my actual question for the AMA is: is there an official running total for the fan art/fan fic/convention story/baked goods/cosplay achievements? There's an unofficial list, but I couldn't find any indications as to how accurate it may be.

Oh! And be sure you don't give yourself carpal tunnel signing all of those perks!

We've actually been using that unofficial list ourselves, yes. And comparing it to Facebook and Twitter.

And yes we saw the cupcake.

It was delicious.

Are you surprised by the crazy amount of money you've raised?

Absolutely.

Shocked.

Excited.

Titillated.

Aroused.

Turned on.

And slightly moist.

Better 'Con'-inspired movie, Paul or Galaxy Quest?

GALAXY QUEST.

What is your dream goal with the series? Is there anything you would really like to achieve with it?

To work with all the people that I am fans of.

And to give them roles that they wouldn't normally get a chance to play.

Except Tatiana Maslany, who plays every role already on her show, ORPHAN BLACK.

Not to say that she's in CON MAN. But wouldn't that be cool?

Hey Mr. Tudyk!

When (not if) you and Mr. Fillion have a child, what would he/she be named?

"Miracle of Science."

Alan, how's Nathan's seven layer bean dip?

(If you haven't tried it, ask him to make some for you and come back :D)

It's the best.

It's very good.

It's addictive.

I recommend making it.

But there wasn't any at this latest party!

It's cuz he's gotten fancy...

Would you say you're a leaf on the wind?

No.

Yes.

Although it's important to note: leaves that are flying in the wind are dead.

It's true! I just realized it this past year.

This question is for Alan.

Can you tell us how you changed as a person while shooting Firefly? If

My whooooole everything changed.

I moved to LA, from New York. I didn't know anybody here.

So over that period, I met all the people that became my closest friends.

Like PJ! And Nathan.

Even though Season 1 isn't even out yet-- what's likelihood of a Season 2 ConMan??

We're focused on season 1. There's no shortage of stories and script ideas. If you've been to a Con... you know it. So if season 1 goes well, I have LOTS of ideas for season 2.

The success of season 1 will lead to season 2. But if I can do seasons 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 - I'll be happy! We want this to go on as long as possible. We have a lot of stories we want to tell. We want to be able to do it all. We want to hit our stretch goal so we can actually make the GAME. It's about building out this world and sharing this world.

Yeah, I have no end of stories to tell in this world.

And season 1 is kind of a cliffhanger! So it suggests another season.

Can you tell us something about yourself that we may find surprising??

PJ's outnumbered in his house, men to women, 3 to 1.

You know what I found out about myself, working with Alan? Is that I really don't know what to say anymore.

I collect yard sticks.

There you go!

I collect antique yard sticks. Pretty exciting stuff.

When is Alan going to read everyone's name and if we donated more than once do we get our name read more than once?

Ha-HA!

No, dear god. I'm only going to read it once.

I'm open to ideas on how to make this interesting. I will do it, alphabetically, after the campaign is over.

And how? Open to ideas.

If I can tell you donated twice, I'll say your name twice.

What's the best prank you've pulled, or someone has pulled on you?

OOOOH.

I had a good one in high school.

I pulled it on my English teacher.

I used to keep lancets in my pocket to use to get out of class when I wanted to. I'd prick my finger, stick it up my nose, and make it look like I had a bloody nose.

And then I'd excuse myself to go to the nurse, and then just wander the halls...

But the trick was, I pricked all 5 fingers, and got a LOT of blood going, and fake tripped, and hit my head on the teacher's desk, and I had blood all over my hand and head, and then fake passed out.

She FREAKED out. It was so funny. But she was great.

She was mad, but she appreciated the good joke.

Alan! do you have a weird party trick? If so what is it?

A weird party trick?

Falling asleep at 9 pm...and still being the last one to leave.

That's a trick!

Why are the episodes only 10 minutes?

That's a good, digestible amount.

It's about the length of an act in a 3-act half-hour.

Alan - literally - how many souls did you have to devour to harness all that power of awesome into your body?

How many souls did I have to devour?

There was a number you had to reach right?

Hmmm. Six? Four of them were hoboes... one was the alien PJ found...

What book is your favorite? And what book inspires you in your life?

PJ?

One book that set me on this path was ENDER'S GAME.

It really got me into science fiction. That was the book.

EVERYONE POOPS.

There's a lot in that book.

It's worth a second read.

I've just begun the Softwire series. What inspired you to write it, PJ?

When I was a kid, I found a dead alien near a railroad track.

whispers

He's crazy...

Just a quick one, how are things?

They're nouns!

What has suprised you most about this experience?

How much support there is. And how supportive the fans are. And how immediately supportive they are.

Very excited for Con Man. Was happy to donate. My question is...will Alan be doing any voices either as voiceover or just for laughs?

ABSOLUTELY.

Hey Alan, I'm a huge fan. What's it like working with Joss? What's the coolest thing you got to keep from the set of Firefly/Serenity?

Joss is fun. And really funny. The best thing I took from the set was that button from "Out of Gas."

Has there been a time when you've got overly excited about meeting your favourite actor, band etc (the male version of fangirling!).

If so, did you make a fool of yourself or play it cool?

I met Mel Brooks. And I sang with him.

YEAH. I sang "Puttin' on the Ritz" and he sang the "Monster Part" from YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN.

It was with piano accompaniment. It was so badass. Highlight of my life.

REALLY CRAZY! sings Puttin' on the Ritz...

Hi Alan and PJ! My question is, how much of this did you have mapped out, how pie-in-the-sky did you take your goal setting? Did you think you'd get close to $3 million? $5 million?

We had a goal. We reached it. Everything above that was gravy.

We set out to get 3 episodes done, but knew we wanted to create 12.

So that was the ultimate goal.

We just wanted to fund the 12. Now we have money to do the production we want to do.

Hey Alan! Love the Con Man! Can't wait to see you in Dallas at the end of May. If you could be a Marvel superhero which one would you be?

I've often said Aqua-Man, even though that's Jason Momoa now.

But my Aqua-Man drowns his enemies, and smells like fish.

Hi Alan! What's your favorite kind of pizza?

Oooh!

Hawaiian!

OMG! Mine too!

Mine too! Let's go get some! RIGHT NOW!

What is your favorite word? Least favorite?

Hehehe!

My favorite word... I know my LEAST favorite word is "fundamentalist."

FUNDAMENTALIST ANYTHING. If you're a fundamentalist anything...

My favorite word is "gratitude."

Hey guys, huge fan.

What was the point that you decided to go out on your own and do this project? Was there any particular motivation behind it?

We wanted to be able to do this our way.

We hadn't found the right partner who could bring something fresh to this world. Most experience I found was someone saying "I've been to Comic-con once. WOW! Crazy!"

It definitely didn't make us want to partner with those people, because they didn't get it.

They wanted to make THEIR version of the world that they didn't understand. Our fear was that they would. That they'd make THEIR version of your idea. And if they don't know the world... that's gonna suck.

Is it weird that my husband named our dog Wash? He kind of looks like Aunt Clara. https://twitter.com/ZiggyNJ/status/577495182549057536

Uh... no. That's great.

Unless it's a way of saying Wash is a bitch.

On top of Con Man, I'm very excited about the Spectrum novel that was a stretch goal. Can you give us more information on what this will be about?

The Spectrum novel is the origin story for James Rakker, and Cash Wayne, and the Spectrum spaceship.

It's got spaceships, and aliens, and explosions, and robots...

And Amy Acker.

Alan - would you and Nathan ever make that buddy-cop repo-man series someday in the future of ConMan goes well?

Yes.

Super excited and glad you guys are making con man, a dream for firefly fans! What are some strategies that helped you when you got stuck in the writing process?

Jogging.

Alan Tudyk, would you go to my ten year high school reunion with me?

I have a "no reunions" policy that started with my own.

I like to live in the future!

Screw the present, AND the past!

Hi Alan, thanks for your time.

I was watching some old Rocky & Bullwinkle cartoons the other day and it clicked that Captain Peter Peachfuzz sounds an awful lot like King Candy. So similar that if new R&B cartoons were to be made I'd want you to play the character in them. Was your (awesome) vocal delivery an active homage to that character?

It was an active homage to Ed Wynn.

Alan, are you related to Tad Kubler?

http://stonerosesdiscog.com/Tad_Kubler_Alan_Tudyk.jpg

Not that I know of.

Most ginger-y types look alike.

We came together on the same spaceship.

I'm always nervous when I meet famous people - what advice can you give for people like me when it comes to interacting with celebrities?

Imagine them pooping.

No, wait.

Everybody poops. And it's a leveler.

Celebrities are just as sad, lonely, and broken as anybody else in the world. Focus on that.

Any further developments on your plans for SDCC or Nerd HQ?

There are developments.

We'll tell you when they're solid.

We're working on it.

We REALLY want to be there.

I've been there every year! Nathan has too. It's for a good cause.

What are your top five favourite movies of all time?

HMMM!

PJ!

My top 5 movies of all time?

GROUNDHOG DAY is number one.

And that's my only favorite movie.

He watches it 5 times in a row, every year.

Mine's ALL THAT JAZZ, WHAT'S UP DOC, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, SEXY BEAST, and SMOKEY & THE BANDIT.