J: Have you had any crazy or surreal fan experiences yet?

DL: Only with Neighbours fans. Are Joss fans more intense? :)

I seem to remember some of the Firefly people being shocked at the reception they got at a Con. Must be a hell of a ride...

zz9 | February 02, 14:31 CET

I must say, from all the interviews she seems incredibly down to earth and sympathetic. Excited to see her act in 12 days. :)

Donnie | February 02, 14:32 CET

Wait, Neighbours has fans?

My disgust with that show aside, she seems really cool.

Racoon Boy | February 02, 15:58 CET

Yeah, there are people obsessed with Neighbours. It's a real studenty cult thing, at least here in the UK. There were people in my hall of residence who would meet every day watch it together.

flugufrelsarinn | February 02, 16:04 CET

Neighbours used to be great. Before Paul Robinson had half his brain cut out and became nice again :(

Izzy Hoyland FTW!!1!11!1

Jackal | February 02, 16:19 CET

Is it accurate to say actors on US scifi shows get more intense fan attention that actors on Neighbours?

Sunfire | February 02, 16:38 CET

Ask Alan Dale.

Simon | February 02, 16:40 CET

No? My google-fu just tells me he got typecast as his Neighbours character.

Sunfire | February 02, 16:47 CET

I don't think he's typecast anymore. But in regards to intense fan attention, Neighbours had a huge following in the UK in the late 80s. Its popularity surpassed just about every other show on the telly. So fan attention here was intense.

Simon | February 02, 17:01 CET

Sounds like the British equivalent of General Hospital back in the Luke and Laura days. Of course, that didn't exactly translate into booming careers for either actor, although others did better.

cabri | February 02, 19:52 CET

Yes, but can we beat it? I'm in for the competition.

korkster | February 02, 20:06 CET

Yes, she just might want to get acquainted with Danny Strong and collect some of his stories :-).

DaddyCatALSO | February 02, 23:07 CET

I told this story on the radio show, so I might as well tell it here - Dichen emailed me about a year or so ago, thanking me for some comment I'd written online about her or the show (I don't remember). In it she included her phone number and other info, in the signature. I was, like, dude - she's gotta stop doing that! (She has). I think she's awesome by the way - she's really positive, and I think actually really likes Dollhouse and Joss.

gossi | February 03, 00:58 CET