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Luciana Carro: Casting; pronunciation of her name; Kat in "Final Cut"

First of all, I want to thank you for having made such vital contributions to my favorite show and for interacting with the crazy webfandom. As a proud member of the Luciana Carro Fan Board I am particularly glad that you and Mr. Weddle created the wonderful character of Kat. Now, finally on to my questions. Did you participate in any way in the casting of Ms. Carro? How detailed was your description of the physical appearance of Kat? And would you please be kind enough to solve the mystery of how to pronounce the name of Luciana Carro? Is it like lu-CHE-nna kerro?

We call her Loo-Chee-Ahn-Nah. She was cast in Canada by the folks who do these things. - Ngarenn 15:56, 16 August 2006 (CDT)

Yeah Pedda Luciana is one of those Vancouver locals that they cast in BSG (as opposed to trucking out lots of American actors they hired local talent): You're in Germany Pedda so I don't know how much American tv you've seen but lots of BSG secondary cast members reappear in several other tv shows made in Vancouver, like Tahmoh Penikett (Helo), Aaron Douglas (Tyrol), Nicki Clyne (Cally), and Carro. She's been in stuff like "The L Word" and "Da Vinci's Inquest" (practically every secondary cast member on the show has appeared on "Da Vinci's Inquest" at some point). --The Merovingian ^{(C - E)} 16:50, 16 August 2006 (CDT)

Thanks for your additions. Well, I was aware of the fact that BSG is filmed in Vancouver and that the vast majority of cast and crew are Canadian. Actually, with the notable exception of the German version of Ugly Betty, I'm only watching North American TV shows. (And dubbed US and Canadian TV shows occupy half the prime time of many Germans networks.) So yeah, I've seen many supporting actors on "Dark Angel", for example. Since I like browsing the IMDb I've also noticed that certain Vancouver-based series, most notably "Da Vinci's Inquest", "Godiva's" and "L Word", seem to be a career stop for virtually every Canadian actor. Okay, what I was originally interested in is how the relationship between the writing staff and the casting department was like, if there was any. In fact, this leads me to a related question: Which parts of the production are located in Vancouver and which aren't? Is Mr. Eick supervising the daily work in Vancouver, while Mr. Moore and the writing staff sit in L.A.? -- Pedda 19:16, 16 August 2006 (CDT)

According to Ron's wife Terry on the messageboards, they live in California but maintain an appartment in Vancouver, as Ron and family make trips there for several weeks at a time when he needs to periodically oversee stuff there. --The Merovingian ^{(C - E)} 19:47, 16 August 2006 (CDT)

Unfortunately, her name wasn't mentioned in the Scar podcast. --Pedda 13:39, 15 August 2006 (CDT)

Since I (hopefully) have your attention: In "Final Cut" Kat says: "Hey, is that on? Are you recording? Hi, mom! Miss you, mommy. Hey, this is for my buddies on freighter 212. Yeah! That's for you!" Can we infer from this that Louanne's mother is among the fugitives? Or was it more like a joke? Hopefully Ms. Katraine is indeed alive, because I would love to see a relationship between a mother and her grown-up child. Since Kat is greeting her buddies on freighter 212: Was she aboard this freighter (instead of Galactica) before being selected as a nugget or even before the Holocaust?--Pedda 04:52, 16 August 2006 (CDT)

You will learn much more about Kat in "The Passage." - Ngarenn 15:56, 16 August 2006 (CDT)

Thanks for your kind answers, Mr. Thompson. Needless to say I'm already counting down to December 1. -- Pedda 19:16, 16 August 2006 (CDT)