17th July 2008, 02:38 PM
I think this says it all really about the fictitious central character of the series (quotes from the interview cited above):
"You never quite know when he's being serious or when he's not, and I love that about him. He's very serious when it matters, but he likes pushing peoples' buttons, seeing their reactions. Its never malicious, but he'll be provocative to prompt a debate or some sort of reaction. It's a kind of mischievous intellect."
And this is an accurate summary of the real-life person that the character was based on:
"I share the qualities of being six foot two and overweight and liking red wine, but our archaeology advisor Mark Horton was also a great inspiration. He's a very bubbly, glass-half-full person with such a positive outlook on life. He's a poet of his craft who clearly absolutely loves what he does; it was incredibly infectious. In Mark, it comes out like an overgrown prep-school boy who's just discovered conkers; he literally froths at the mouth when he's telling you about some dig or artefact or lecture. But I made Gregory a minor-key version of that..."
All good [u]FUN</u> as archaeology is supposed to be. Booze, sex and adventures. I am sure all of our archaeological careers are a bit like that. Deliberately provoking a reaction - well it has certainly done that amongst the poh-faced on this and other forums!
"You never quite know when he's being serious or when he's not, and I love that about him. He's very serious when it matters, but he likes pushing peoples' buttons, seeing their reactions. Its never malicious, but he'll be provocative to prompt a debate or some sort of reaction. It's a kind of mischievous intellect."
And this is an accurate summary of the real-life person that the character was based on:
"I share the qualities of being six foot two and overweight and liking red wine, but our archaeology advisor Mark Horton was also a great inspiration. He's a very bubbly, glass-half-full person with such a positive outlook on life. He's a poet of his craft who clearly absolutely loves what he does; it was incredibly infectious. In Mark, it comes out like an overgrown prep-school boy who's just discovered conkers; he literally froths at the mouth when he's telling you about some dig or artefact or lecture. But I made Gregory a minor-key version of that..."
All good [u]FUN</u> as archaeology is supposed to be. Booze, sex and adventures. I am sure all of our archaeological careers are a bit like that. Deliberately provoking a reaction - well it has certainly done that amongst the poh-faced on this and other forums!