Both actors were very forthcoming and clearly love being on the show.  They are waiting to hear whether the show is going to be picked up for next year.  I enjoy the show for it expresses and plays into my love of travel and seeing the world.  While we’re all waiting to hear, check out our interview.

Question: What have you learned about how it was for women at the time?

Margot: We did a lot of research. The main thing I try to remind myself is that it should be expected because that is the way it was. You shouldn’t be shocked – that was the time period.

The whole feminist is similar to how we deal with the racism issue. Again, it was so prevalent. It was before the Civil Rights Movement so it was still the way society was. It is a fine line between playing the way the script is written and ignoring your contemporary views a little. It is an interesting aspect and I like that it is incorporated into the script. It’s fun. It kind of makes us feel more, you know, more powerful as women because we are fighting against that stereotype. That’s why the stewardess were going against the norm.

Question: Wasn’t it better for men in those days?

Michael: I’m happy in 2012. The 1960s wasn’t all happy. I mean, you watch a movie like the Help and it is so obvious that the world was not that happy. I mean learning about the brain drain, squeezed them out. One of the biggest perk is that we get to learn, an excuse to re-learn history.

Margot: It’s not just based on America. Pan Am is a global airline. Especially, the Haiti episode, it really shows the global picture of the times.

Question: Do you have a favorite episode?

Margot: I have two – the Raingune (Sp?) and the Berlin episode.  They were just – I love the scripts for Berlin. It wasn’t really a huge storyline for me, but for Collette – Corinne’s character, her parents are being killed by the Nazi’s and she is in Berlin. It’s so interesting how everything was played out and how everyone’s actions are justified because it’s fact and that’s what happened. Everyone has real reasons for what they did. It was also really well directed. And the Rangoon episode was just a lot of fun. We were dancing on tables. It was a blast. What was your favorite episode (to Michael)?

Michael: I think that moment with Collette.

Margot. I agree.

Michael: When she says, America is loved and back into the fold and forgiven.

Margot. It’s so powerful.

Question: Do you have a favorite outfit?

Margot: I mean, I just love the uniform. Yesterday was my last day in it, so I open we come back for another season. I miss it already. You hold yourself differently. It’s really fun – all of the outfits.

Question: Does playing these roles (as stewardesses and pilots) make your feel differently about them in real life?

Michael: (laughs) Yea! Flying used to give me the willies. I don’t know why. But learning about it has been so fascinating. I mean between you and me, I think once they get everyone in the air – about 500 feet- they sit back, go into autopilot and have coffees. And they are up and coming down and out of autopilot.  They have been doing it for 100 years, everything is repeated. It is fascinating.  Vogel, the guy who plays Dean, is actually training to be a pilot.

Margot: Is he still training?

Michael: Yea, he is flying by himself. He said he peed his pants just a little bit. You have to naturally want it. It works out.

Question: How did you fall into these roles?

Michael: I needed a job?

Question: Did you audition for it? What was the process it?

Michael: I got to read the sides or Dean. I read it but then I saw the role of Ted and really liked him. So, I read for Ted and I got it.

Question: How much are you like your character?

Michael: I think Ted is a smart ass – I don’t think I am like that. I think he is sloppier – bumps into people. Very clumsy. Doesn’t think before he says things.

Margot:  He’s very funny.

Michael: Hopefully!

Question: Do you see the weird fan comments on Facebook? Have you had any weird fan encounters?

Michael: No, I haven’t yet.

Question: Do you get recognized?

Michael: I don’t know…maybe once in awhile. Maybe some kid in the mall will say, “Hey, man aren’t you from Scrubs?” Maybe a couple of times for PanAm. A guy bought me a drink in a bar.

Mitch: That might have been for something else.

Michael: You’re right. So, no, I haven’t.

Margot: Yea, I have. A little bit. It’s not as much as when you play a contemporary character cause you just look so different. I sound different, too so it really separates me from the character, which is good. My family came to visit from Australia and we were in Times Square with the huge posters of us. Mom made me take pictures in front of it – really embarrassing. It was mortifying at the time but the person that was taking the picture didn’t understand why we were in front of the poster. Afterwards, my mum was like “it’s my daughter!” The person kept saying, which one? I saw like, it’s me! They couldn’t tell. So, I guess there is a separation. When I do get recognized, everyone is really lovely.

Disclosure: I was a guest of One 2 One Marketing.  I was not compensated to attend this junket but I was provided with a $25 American Express card to cover my travel expenses. 

More than 600 readers offered to help, contributing more than $18,000 in cash and gift cards – enough to provide dinner for 378 families.  I paid the amount as soon as Jill asked and waited to be put in touch with the donor I was matched up with.  During this process, I discovered that last year, 17.2 million households in the United States were food insecure, the highest level on record, as the Great Recession continued to wreak havoc on families across the country. Of those 17.2 million households, 3.9 million included children.  This is not a subject to take lightly. Jill’s campaign is a wonderful example of how social media can lead to more good in the world, and this is proof that we can make a difference through our words and by coming together.

Meanwhile, Jill emailed a bunch of people who donated money and asked us if we were available to speak to a reporter on Good Morning America.  I quickly responded and voila!  The next day I was interviewed by Juju Chang on Skype and the finished product is below.  I am so honored to be involved with anything that Jill does and it certainly made my Thanksgiving extra special knowing that helped push the cause along.  I also want my children to learn from my actions and hope that by seeing me participate in a national cause, they will learn to be more considerate of the less fortunate.

I might have mentioned here also that I just became a member of the Million Moms Challenge.  The Million Moms Challenge is sponsored in part by ABC News, the UN Foundation, BabyCenter and Johnson & Johnson, as well as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. It’s an honor to be part of this prestigious group of women to write about topics of extreme importance, topics meant to improve the lives of women and children all over the world.  I am so proud to be a member of this group and would LOVE it if you could please comment on my first post: Going from One to Two, and now on my second comment On the Job Training.  Here is a snippet from my latest post:

When I held my daughter for the first time, I felt like I was dreaming.  The feeling that swept over me was unlike anything I had ever felt.  I hadn’t been prepared for having a girl  My belly was shaped like there was a boy inside and everyone predicted “she” was a “he”.  Being one of three girls, that somehow overwhelmed me.  And of course, she was beautiful.  She came out of my body weighing 8 pounds, 14 ounces.  She had these gorgeous blue eyes that penetrated into my own.

So, there were tears.  There was joy.  And then there was fear.

Curious what kind of fear?  Check out my article here and let me know in the comments on the ABC site if you can relate or if you think I am way out there.  It’s all about having a conversation, please join in.

Disclosure: I am being compensated by ABC for being a member of the Million Moms Challenge but all thoughts expressed are my own and my real experiences.

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I might have mentioned here also that I just became a member of the Million Moms Challenge.  The Million Moms Challenge is sponsored in part by ABC News, the UN Foundation, BabyCenter and Johnson & Johnson, as well as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. It’s an honor to be part of this prestigious group of women to write about topics of extreme importance, topics meant to improve the lives of women and children all over the world.  I am so proud to be a member of this group and would LOVE it if you could please comment on my first post: Going from One to Two.

Over on other sites I contribute regularly to, I’ve had a few pieces in the last month.  On Traveling Mom, I wrote about our recent trip to Mystic, Connecticut with the kids.  That was a fantastic trip, and I have a piece about it coming up on another site that love and contribute to, A Child Grows.   I’ve had the privilege of writing for a site that I adore, Ciao Bambino, about New York with Kids/Fall Acitivities for Families in New York City.  Over on A Child Grows, I wrote about our recent trip to Philadelphia with the kids and called it A Day Out with the Kids in Philadelphia.  Early this past summer, I was also featured in Project You Magazine with Montreal Magic, where I wrote about my magical trip to Montreal and what a family-friendly that amazing city is.

That’s a wrap!