This sounds great." What project has Alan been in that is not good? Anything he touches turns into gold, so that number one was a huge appreciation factor for me, that I got to work with him. When I first realized who I would get to work with, I'm like, "All right, yes. I mean, just the fact alone that I got to work with an icon like that. Was it scripted or ad-libbed? And were you nervous? Your green room scene with Harry and his fruit bouquet snacking was hysterical. If I'm not mistaken, the following week - so only four days later - they shut down production. And then on Friday, I think we flew back to L.A. And then on Thursday, we were taping the two segments. I think we arrived there on a Tuesday, we had a tour of the set and the fitting on Wednesday. I went up there to Vancouver with Kim Sheerin.
When did you shoot your segment - before or after the March 2020 production shut down for the pandemic? I was blowing kisses in appreciation at the screen. Of course not! Of course it was human beings who built it with the knowledge that was imparted to the ancient Egyptians by the so-called gods.Īnd when I watched Episode 8, the segments in which Alan and Sara talk about the ancient astronaut theory, one of the things in the script was that Native American culture has a connection to the so-called Star People.
I have never said, nor has the show Ancient Aliens ever said, or even remotely proposed, that the ancient pyramids in ancient Egypt were built by aliens. Now, sometimes people misunderstand the concept of the ancient astronaut theory, in which the basic concept is that, at some point, our ancestors had teachers. Yes! In Episodes 7 and 8, there were more references made toward the ancient astronaut theory.
Interestingly, the series itself includes plenty of topics that are commonly discussed on Ancient Aliens. And I'm very happy to be part of it because I am now watching the show with my wife every Wednesday night, and I look forward to it. I mean, what better duo can you imagine in both cases?Īnd above all, it seemed dark and funny. I liked the whole production of it, but especially the writing and the actors like Alan Tudyk and Sara Tomko, and Cory and Elizabeth. He reached out to promote this to Kim Sheerin, and asked, "Would Giorgio be interested?" We asked for the pilot, which - in any way, shape, or form - was nowhere near finished. The way that it happened was that Chris Sheridan is, to this day, a huge fan of Ancient Aliens. Is Chris Sheridan's love of Ancient Aliens why you got the offer? The entire production is above and beyond, so it was a terrific, terrific experience. The entire cast is so incredibly funny and talented. But, from what we shot on that day, each time that I look back and think about those two days, I just have to laugh. And the fact that this whole thing has been produced by the SYFY channel and Amblin and Chris Sheridan, it is just such a surreal experience for me that they reached out to me. It's all exciting and new territory for me. Yes! This will be the first time that I appear in a scripted show where I have speaking lines.
But is it true that Resident Alien was your first offer to appear on a scripted TV series? Giorgio, you've appeared on countless episodes of Ancient Aliens and in-person appearances lecturing at ufology conventions.
Resident Alien Season 1, Episode 9: "Welcome Aliens." Credit: SYFY