Transcript of #VeronicaMarsRewatch with Percy Daggs III (@PDaggsIII) aka Wallace Fennel
2/3/14
Season 2, Episode 12: Rashard and Wallace Go to White Castle
@PDaggsIII: what’s up marshmallows? who’s doing this thing with me? #VeronicaMarsRewatch
@PDaggsIII: ok marshmallows, i’ve got a facebook page now. show me some love. #VeronicaMarsRewatch facebook.com/percydaggs
@NeptuneRising: Ok marshmallows! Press PLAY! S2ep12 Rashard and Wallace Go to White Castle. @PDaggsIII #VeronicaMarsRewatch
@PDaggsIII: oh my god, that hair is TERRIBLE. look at that. lol #VeronicaMarsRewatch
@PDaggsIII: i remember that cafeteria lunch area like it was my own high school. #VeronicaMarsRewatch
Q: that's pretty cool doing the one shot take - walking down the hall and then to the quad
A: walk and talks aren’t the easiest thing. that took me a second to get right.
Credit: @VMarsConfessions
@PDaggsIII: i’ve got a little bit of a nip slip going on there. u guys see that?? #VeronicaMarsRewatch
@PDaggsIII: that’s my boy right there. bj britt. he’s on being mary jane right now. check him out. good dude, GREAT to work with. #VeronicaMarsRewatch
@PDaggsIII: i don’t even REMEMBER this. hanging out the window. lol. #VeronicaMarsRewatch
@PDaggsIII: i love this father daughter relationship. @IMKristenBell and @ricocolantoni were perfect. #VeronicaMarsRewatch
@PDaggsIII: poor wally. #VeronicaMarsRewatch
@PDaggsIII: we had to do a lot of takes to get past that line. we couldn’t stop laughing long enough to do it. #VeronicaMarsRewatch
@PDaggsIII: THIS was fun to shoot. is that jennifer lopez on the music? #VeronicaMarsRewatch
@PDaggsIII: man, it’s been way too long since i’ve seen @TThompsonYES #VeronicaMarsRewatch
@PDaggsIII: so much fun shooting that day with @IMKristenBell and @TThompsonYES. #VeronicaMarsRewatch
@PDaggsIII: phones were different back then. that was actually MY phone. lol! #VeronicaMarsRewatch
@PDaggsIII: yeah, know what? i don’t care what you say. that hair looks awesome. #VeronicaMarsRewatch
@PDaggsIII: that wasn’t too bad at all. i thought it would be harder to watch. #VeronicaMarsRewatch
@PDaggsIII: alright, @NeptuneRising marshmallows with questions use #AskVM right? #VeronicaMarsRewatch
Q: so i gatta ask again, how does it feel to see yourself from a decade ago?
A: Watching myself is always tough for me, but I enjoyed it. Brought back a lot of memories. and it was great to watch it with all of you!
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Q: you're going to rewatch a show starring yourself from a decade ago ;) how does it feel?
A: ask me in an hour LOL
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Q: team Jane or team Jackie?
A: hahaha no comment.
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Q: Percy, did you play basketball growing up?
A: from the YMCA up thru high school! wanted to play in college but started filming Blue Hill Avenue
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Q: Percy - how did you like working with @1loveCress (Cress Williams) playing your dad?
A: fantastic. i would LOVE to work w @1loveCress again. he let me pick his brain & i learned a lot
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Q: Percy was that a real school or a really big set?
A: the high school cafeteria was a set down in san diego at stu segall studios.
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Q: Did they use the same set area for the college and remodel it or completely different?
A: we used some of the same set pieces for college but shot a lot of hearst at SDSU.
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Q: Favorite Wallace scene?
A: i don’t know if i can choose one scene, but if i had to pick, season one was my favorite.
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Q: Favorite Wallace Line?
A: once you guys started calling yourselves marshmallows, my favorite was “You’re a marshmallow, VM.”
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Q: When you got the part of Wallace, did you realize how big a deal it was?
A: yes! lol. it was my first series regular role so i knew it was a big deal for me. couldn’t have imagined that i’d be shooting a MOVIE for it 10 years later
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Q: Since the premiere questions are being asked...will you be at the Austin premiere?
A: i will! first time in austin!
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Q: Will you be at the LA premiere? I'm a HUGE fan and would love to finally meet you!
A: absolutely! wouldn’t miss it.
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Q: Which character do you wish you had more scenes with?
A: @AllCharisma! lol! one scene with charisma carpenter would have been better than none. seriously though, more scenes w @franciscapra would have been interesting b/c of how that relationship started
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Q: Thanks for tweeting along!! Are Snickerdoodles your favorite cookie in real life as well?
A: no. my favorite cookie in real life is probably oatmeal raisin.
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Q: what do you miss most about Shooting Veronica Mars
A: having a full-time job! that’s the honest thing i miss the most. Lol but being with that cast AND in san diego was awesome. miss that.
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Q: Before tonight had you watched any episodes...ever?
A: yeah, for sure! a lot of my family was into the show, so sometimes i watched it with them.
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Q: did you get to keep anything from the set?
A: i kept a few things from the set, yeah. i kept wallace’s basketball uniform, the cap & gown …and maybe some shoes i liked. no proof tho. don’t tell salvador perez. lol
Credit: @VERONlCAMARS
Q: Ever wish Wallace ended up with Veronica?
A: the thought crossed my mind once, but when relationships go bad, people get fired & written out! being the BFF was better job security!
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Q: what would you get at White Castle?
A: do they sell anything but hamburgers?
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Q: how did you find out that the veronica mars movie was going to be made?
A: i got an email from @robthomas that he might be doing a @kickstarter. then you guys stepped up!
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Q: how would you sum up the Veronica Mars movie?
A: well, mtv says we’re the most anticipated movie of 2014. i’ll go with that. lol
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Q: Which actor made you break character the most when you were filming?
A: close tie between @ricocolantoni and @IMKristenBell. probably KB b/c i worked w her more.
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Q: Was there anything (either personally or something you wanted Wallace to do) on the show that you never got to?
A: would have been cool for wallace & keith to solve a crime on their own to save V maybe. but @RobThomas knew what he was doing, so no complaints!
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Q: Would you like to visit Ireland sometime? Have a pint of Guinness maybe? Leixlip 1st pint was drawn
A: don’t drink, but i’d love to go to ireland!
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Q: I hear there was karaoke at the wrap party, @PDaggsIII. What would you sing (or did you sing)? ;)
A: at the wrap party, @ivanovitch tricked me & @franciscapra into singing “this is how we do it. and if that video ever gets out, @ivanovitch and i aren’t friends anymore. lol.
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Q: In what ways are you like or not like Wallace? And btw, Wallace is perfection
A: perfection? then i’m JUST like him. lol.
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Q: How did it feel in Hall H at Comic Con?
A: hall H at comic con was special. amazing.
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Q: If you weren't an actor . . . What would you like to be doing instead?
A: i used to think i wanted to be president when i was a kid. but i like working w youth and teaching. i’d like to direct.
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Q: Do you play any video games and if so, which ones?
A: NBA 2K14 and Madden 14 on @xbox one
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Q: Has there been any talk about follow-ups to the VM movie - either a sequel or even coming back to TV?
A: don’t know, but if they want to do something, i’m there!
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Q: Team Logan or Team Piz?
A: that’s a trap! lol. i’ve answered this before.
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Q: which VM actor did you reconnect with like you had never missed a beat at the movie shoot?
A: awesome 2 see everyone but @tinamajorino. just like old times, sitting outside our trailers again.
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Q: What are your favourite films?
A: i have a LOT of favorites. life, with @eddiemurphy & Martin Lawrence. Bad Boys w Will Smith.
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Q: you have a family member whose gonna be in the #VeronicaMarsMovie, right?
A: no! my little brother played my little brother on the show, but isn’t in the movie!
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Q: Did you donate any of your own money for the kick-starter project?
A: sure did!
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Q: How did you get into acting?
A: started out doing plays in church. then i did some educational vids for schools. after that, i ended up going to an open casting call for the manager who i’m still with today.
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Q: The most important questions Pepsi or Coke, Xboxone or PS4?
A: coke. xbox one.
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Q: who's your favorite member of @onedirection?
A: i don’t know… uh. they’re all good?
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Q: Do you have an Instagram?
A: no instagram, but i started a facebook page tonight! www.facebook.com/percydaggs. maybe i’ll get on instagram soon tho!
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Q: What is your favorite type of music? Fav. Artists/Songs?
A: i love hip-hop, jazz, r&b. right now, favorite hip- hop artist is @kendricklamar.
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Q: Are your fingers tired from answering questions yet?
A: sure are. i think that’s it for me tonight! time to go have dinner with the fam.
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@PDaggsIII: marshmallows, thank you all so much for hanging out and watching w me tonight. awesome questions!
@PDaggsIII: hope we can do this again sometime. see some of you at the premieres!
@PDaggsIII: Selfie, you got it. G'nite!