Interview talk:Oliver Grigsby

Grigsby Interview

Oliver Grigsby (script coordinator, writer of Control and War Buddies, Part 5) has agreed to an interview via email. As usual, post your questions below. -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 18:44, 13 August 2007 (EDT)

• You're on a roll, Ryan, nice job! Keep this up and soon you'll be as well-known as Kristin Veitch! :) (Admin 18:51, 13 August 2007 (EDT))
  • Heaven forbid! I'll stop now then. :) -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 18:54, 13 August 2007 (EDT)
• Ryan, is there a deadline on this thing for question submission? Also when will this get sent to Grigsby? SacValleyDweller 01:27, 17 August 2007 (EDT)
  • Two answers: the deadline is, like, right now--I'm preparing an email as we speak and will be sending it off in the morning. However, Ollie has offered to answer questions about the season as the show continues, so I have a feeling it'll be okay to make something of a running list of questions. But for now, get whatever questions you have submitted in the next couple of hours. :) -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 01:34, 17 August 2007 (EDT)

Interview Questions

Can you provide us with a photo of yourself?--MiamiVolts (talk) 18:56, 13 August 2007 (EDT)

• Can you tell us a little bit about your job as a script coordinator and how you interact with the writers? (Admin 19:04, 13 August 2007 (EDT))
• Are you script coordinator for all of the Heroes episodes and also all of the graphic novels? In the graphic novels, are you involved with just the writers? Are you the go-between for the writers, artists and colorists?--MiamiVolts (talk) 19:11, 13 August 2007 (EDT)
• Nagging question #1: In Five Years Gone, there's a scene when future Peter, future Hiro and Ando arrive at the Homeland Security Complex. After they fight the guards at the welcome desk, the camera pans right to the front of the elevators. One elevator opens, a guard is thrown out and then Peter steps out of it. Does the script say how he got in there? In the previews, it looked like he used 'phasing' to enter the elevator, but it appears that part of the scene got cut. It could have been teleportation too, or something else, so it'd be nice to know what the script said.--MiamiVolts (talk) 19:31, 13 August 2007 (EDT)
  • I rewatched the preview, and it looks like the scene of Peter phasing through a door is from when Sylar phased and pulled Peter out of the room. Conduit 17:56, 14 August 2007 (EDT)
    • There's more than one preview, plus the preview doesn't really matter as much as the explanation as to how Peter got into the elevator.--MiamiVolts (talk) 18:06, 14 August 2007 (EDT)
• Judging by your posts on the 9th Wonders message boards, you seem to have some inside knowledge on Hiro's blog. Do you write this with others?-- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 22:38, 13 August 2007
• There's been a lot of back and forth about this, and I was wondering if you could give us some finality on the issue: how exactly did Peter stop the tasers in Unexpected? -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 00:44, 14 August 2007 (EDT)
• Do you forward the scripts to OpenTV for the Heroes Interactive--the 2screen experience that runs with the airing of new episodes? This article says that although the system is hosted at OpenTV's site, NBC has control of the creation and management of what airs. Who puts together the content?--MiamiVolts (talk) 00:57, 14 August 2007 (EDT)
• To be on the safe side - is Thompson's office (seen in Company Man) in Primatech Paper Co.? --DocM 20:14, 14 August 2007 (EDT)
• A nitpicky question on the names of a few powers. In the Genesis Files, we can see Induced Radioactivity, Clairvoyance, and Dynamic Camoflauge (Among other powers). The first two are commonly associated with Ted's and Molly's powers, respectively. Are these the proper names for their abilities? (Induced Radioactivity sounds odd compared to other canidates, such nucleokinesis, and Clairvoyance would cover much more than the abilities we've seen Molly use.) Finally, is Dynamic Camoflauge the proper name for Claude's invisibility? While not used for it on heroeswiki, it would make sense. --The Ninth Doctor 16:11, 15 August 2007
• Did Peter stop time alongside Future Hiro in Collision and Hiros, or did Future Hiro include Peter in the stopping of time? --DocM 17:42, 15 August 2007 (EDT)
• In 5YG, we see Peter Petrelli use Telekinesis to move a glass to him while he is invisible. It is said later somewhere that Peter can only use one power at a time. Obviously, the former event contradicts the latter official info. Is Peter actually/Will Peter ever be, able to use multiple powers at once?

FYI

Ollie said he'll provide a picture soon. I just emailed him this afternoon--he's fast. As an aside, he's visited Heroes Wiki before and has been impressed, calling it a "very good, and comprehensive site." He also was very nice to offer to settle any "issues of contention or confusion that come up in the articles" (without revealing anything, of course). He seems very nice and willing to help, and I'm kicking myself for never having contacted him in the past. I think he'll be a great resource for us. By the way, questions should potentially be about more than just his graphic novels. He's a script coordinator, so he probably has a lot of inside information to some of our more nagging questions from Season One. -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 19:00, 13 August 2007 (EDT)

• That's terrific news. I've always hoped that more people "in the know" would be willing to take advantage of the site to help clarify information after the fact that may have unintentionally confused people or not turned out as clearly as planned. (Admin 19:01, 13 August 2007 (EDT))
  • Hehe, When I read the banner about the ITW, I followed the link and thought : "D'oh, this guy doesn't have a picture; I've a good question for him : Could you give us a picture of you ?" But it seems you already asked him :) --  (talk) 04:42, 16 August 2007 (EDT)