Jim Demonakos in The Collectibles
Geek Impresario Jim Demonakos (“Demon Nachos”) took time out from running Kirby Krackle & Emerald City Comicon and writing graphic novels to chat about The Collectibles.
Q: How did you get involved in The Collectibles?
I somehow weaseled my way in to this gig by mentioning to Todd that i love to talk and am a total ham, so if there was anything he needed me for, aside from fetching daily jelly donuts, he could count on me. When the part opened up and he asked me to do it, I jumped at the chance to be involved in such a fun project.
Q: What can you tell us about your character?
My characters name is Joel and he is, for lack of a subtle description, a corporate tool. He is an executive at CorpCo Inc. and the boss of Vance, who is the corporate leader of the Power Posse. He is a numbers guy, all he cares about is profit & loss, so that makes him very cold and, well, tool-like.
Q: How much of your own personality went into the character, if any? What is your process for creating the character?
None, really, hahaha. I’m very much the opposite, I’m such a happy guy that keeping my expressions deadpan was a bit of a challenge! That said, rehearsing over and over again to get the lines down really gave me an idea of the characters attitude and personality, so that helped me solidify the feel of what the script was calling for.
Q: What was your experience of the actual shoot? Any good stories from the set?
It was a fun shoot, it was my first, really, so I was unprepared for the long wait times between setting up shots, but you get in to a rhythm and it works out well. It didn’t hurt that the shoot was happening downstairs from my work office and so I could pop upstairs and do a bit of work between takes!
Q: What would you like to see happen in future episodes? To the series as a whole?
I’d love to see how the team comes together after the shake up, what characters last and which don’t. I’d like to continue to see the fun drama and office politics that would actually happen in an office full of superheroes in a corporate environment.
