Amanda Tapping told SCI Fi Wire that it was a challenge to play both Lt. Col. Samantha Carter on the SCI FI Channel’s original series Stargate SG-1 and host the network’s new alternative reality series Proof Positive: Evidence of the Paranormal. “I went to L.A. during the week hiatus we had in September and shot pretty much all of the episodes,” Tapping said in an interview. “I’d done one episode in August, when I had a day off from Stargate on a Monday. So I flew to Chicago that weekend and flew to L.A. on Monday to do an episode of Proof Positive, then flew back to Vancouver on Monday night. So it was pretty crazy squeezing it in while shooting Stargate, but it’s a very cool show.”
Proof Positive uses case histories, scientific developments and experts to examine the blurry line between science fiction and science fact. “Conceptually, I love it,” Tapping said. “I love the idea that we actually put things to the test, that there are actually forensic tests that you can do to determine the veracity of paranormal phenomena. I’m a huge believer in the paranormal, so some of the stories really freaked me out. Some of the stories, even though they [may be] proven inconclusive or proven proof negative, you can still go, ‘Wait a second. I don’t know about that. Just because that test didn’t work doesn’t mean … .’ So I think it makes for some great debate. I watched the first episode with my twin brother when I was in Chicago, and we had a big debate over it.” Proof Positive airs Wednesday nights at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
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