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TV Guide Online: Tonight we are chatting with Evan Farmer from the hit MTV show "2Ge+her." Hi, Evan! Thanks for joining us tonight!

Evan Farmer: Hello, and thanks for joining us.

Question: I am a BIG 2Ge+her fan! But Evan, do you think that your character, Jerry, reflects yourself?

Evan Farmer: Yes. I think Jerry is an extreme form of myself. A lot of the traits that Jerry has are for the sake of the show, blown to a comical level so it's interesting, but you can find a lot of those traits in myself, I would say.

Question: How has all this fame changed your life, if it has at all? And does it get scary when girls pass out or do strange things just to be near you?

Evan Farmer: Fame hasn't really had a chance to change much, in that I work almost all day, every day. We rarely get to be in contact with fans, since we shoot in Vancouver. It can be a little overwhelming when there is a crazed group of fans.

Question: Evan, what artists, if any, have been an influence on you? I love you!

Evan Farmer: My old standby is always James Taylor. My sister is trying to get me to say Cat Stevens. That's the first album I ever bought. Prince. To me, every medium in the arts world has some influence on me. You can list Patrick Stewart. I think he's a wonderful actor. My sister is trying to get me to say Snoop Doggy Dogg right now. Currently, it's who I'm working with. I worked with Christian Bale and Samuel Jackson in "Shaft." Just watching them work was a really powerful influence.

Question: Hi! Which was more difficult, filming "2Ge+her: The movie" or "2Ge+her: The Series?

Evan Farmer: That's a good question, cause they were very different. The movie was almost all locations, which meant we weren't in the same building every day. Its usually very taxing, but on the flip side, shooting the series in the studio is a challenge, cause you have to find different ways to get motivated. So it's a toss-up. The hours are identical. We work almost 18 to 20 hours a day. But they are almost totally different experiences.

Question: What's going to happen after the 13th episode? Are there going to be more episodes after that? Because I heard that the 13th was the final one. I would be so sad if that was true. :-( And, will 2Ge+her being touring the US? If so, when?

Evan Farmer: We're definitely not ending at 13 episodes. So far we are doing 19. We could go up to 26. Our response has been really good, so I'm hoping MTV keeps us on the air for a long time. As far as touring, we just worked out a deal with MTV and our record company so we can coordinate a tour. Tour helps both the show and the record. Hopefully, in the near future, and I'm not making any promises, we'll go out on tour. There is definitely a better chance now than there ever was of going out on tour.

Question: Yo, Evan, this is a weird question, but Halloween is tomorrow -- what costume would you choose to dress up in? Love, Tricia and Carla! Evan Farmer: LOL! My girlfriend was supposed to be here. We were going as Three's Company. I'm going as Larry. My father and stepmother were going to be the Ropers. I'm Larry, cause he's the stallion. That's what my sister says. I leave all these big, important decisions up to family members. I don't have the time to be creative. I can't wait to see how that one comes out....

Question: What's the funniest prank that someone has done on set?

Evan Farmer: Most of the time it's on camera, to surprise somebody. Probably the best is one what will be in this week's episode. Doug is supposed to open his toga robe, and from the camera's point of view, you're supposed to think he's naked. On TV, you're supposed to wear clothes. So on the third or fourth take, Kevin really did get naked. I was off set, and all I heard were screams and shudders from the crew. It's going to be one of the worlds greatest outtakes, if it ever sees the light of day. It's probably the only one I can talk about... so you can imagine.

Question: How does it feel to be known as the heartthrob? Thanks, Jess B.

Evan Farmer: Wow! I never was, in high school and college, not even in the same realm as what my character plays. It's fun, in a way, to be in a way I've never been. But it's weird, cause growing up in the social world that I did, I despised all the popular people, if for no other reason than I wasn't popular. Now that I'm playing the character that I used to despise growing up, out of jealousy, I'm in a weird position. It's weird to be looked at the way I looked at other people in high school or college.

Question: How was 2Ge+her started?

Evan Farmer: MTV wanted to start producing films for TV. 2Ge+her was started as their first attempt to have a movie on their channel. So they found two writers, the Gunn cousins, Brian and Mark, who were hilarious. This is what came out of kicking ideas around -- it was in Mark Gunn's office the other day -- when he e-mailed Brian the idea. Once I saw the script of the movie, I knew it was going to be huge, cause the script was so perfect and funny. If you looked at it, you'd just know it was going to work. But I wouldn't have cared if it didn't work. I was starving for a job. As long as they hired me, I was down for whatever they came up with.

Question: Which one is your favorite episode of 2Ge+her: The Series?

Evan Farmer: It's hard to say, cause some of what I think are going to be my favorite are going to be the last three we shot, starting with this weeks. It's hard to tell once it's cut together. Of the next three, my favorite, just in shooting for my character, is next week's, which is an episode where my girlfriend comes back. We find out what happens between Jerry and his girlfriend. I'm really lucky, in that my character isn't a caricature. I don't have to play romantic scenarios without being goofy. I get to play a more serious, sentimental aspect of the character. And for that reason and that reason alone, I feel like I'm one of the luckiest people in the cast.

Question: What is going to be your next single?

Evan Farmer: Our next single will likely -- I can't say it's official, but it's likely going to be "Every Minute, Every Hour, which was cowritten by Howie D and also the other two writers of "The Hardest Part, "Calculus and Whoa's "Rub One Out, Josh and Brian.

Question: When is the next music video coming out?

Evan Farmer: I don't know, but I really hope soon, cause I love making music videos. It's got to be one of the most fun things that we do.

Question: I was just wondering, do you guys keep close contact with each other off the set? For example, when QT (Michael) was having surgery, did you all go to see him?

Evan Farmer: Michael hasn't had surgery, as far as I know, but when he went to the hospital -- and he had a benefit shortly before that. We're all keeping tabs on each other, especially Michael. He's going to be fine. The last three weeks was the first time we weren't doing any promotion. We all had so much to do. For the last year, we haven't had a chance to do anything outside of together. I talked to Kevin and Alex today. We're kind of like a family now, so it's weird not to find out what's going on and to not keep up on each others lives.

Question: Who did you play in "Daria?

Evan Farmer: I did Robert, one of the football players. Probably the biggest part I did was Daria's mother's boss. I did just about every singing voice. I played Dwight Yoakam, a bunch of country hicks. I did a whole bunch in the second season all-musical one. It's funny, cause I've never seen a single "Daria." Before "2Ge+her" I couldn't afford cable, and now I have no time. I've only seen ads for "Daria," really.

Question: Who do you like better, BSB or *NSYNC?

Evan Farmer: I like them both for different reasons. If I had to choose for some reason, I'd probably go with *NSYNC, because really, of any pop group or pop star, I have yet to come across somebody who loves what they do so much. Every time I've met them, they're happy to be doing what they're doing, they're happy and they have zero attitude towards anybody else. I'm not saying that Backstreet Boys are the opposite by any means, but *NSYNC is just exceptional in their realms. It's important to do what you love, especially to notice and appreciate it. Those guys seem to. But on the flip side, I probably listen to "Millennium" more than I listen to *NSYNC stuff. So there are definitely some pluses and minuses in there.

Question: Evan, you do a lot of volunteer work and such for the Susan G. Komen Foundation. How has this changed the way you look at your life?

Evan Farmer: Well, long before 2Ge+her happened and back when I was a bartender -- I got involved when my mother was a breast cancer survivor. She got involved, and it's a large part of healing both physical and mental scars. It was also a way for me and my sister to deal with the trauma. Now that I'm in 2Ge+her and my target audience is young females, I can now reach the audience that Susan G. Komen is trying to reach. So at the Race for the Cure in Baltimore, where I sang the national anthem -- my mother ran there. Even though I sang there for the last four years, people came to see me.

Evan Farmer: Even before my career began, I wondered about the value of fame. I thought about using it to do good. Aside of selfish attributes, fame has no moral value for me. It doesn't fulfill any need for myself. If I can turn attention to a big positive, it makes it all worthwhile. On that note, I'd like to thank everybody who came out and supported the race in Baltimore, and to all the people who wrote me notes, and their support for the Race for the Cure. That makes everything worth it.

Question: Here is a weird question -- if you could be a cartoon character, what would it be, and why?

Evan Farmer: I'd probably be something Claymation. I'd be the Abominable Snowman in "Rudolph." Cause Bumbles bounce.

Question: Did you always want to be an actor? Evan Farmer: I think, deep down inside, I always want to be an entertainer. I didn't accept that or pursue that until after college -- basically discovered there wasn't anything I wanted to do. Probably something with music. And I was lucky enough to find a job where I can do both. But I do remember I never wanted to be famous. I wanted to be recognized for doing something good, but I never wanted to be recognized for being famous. Of the group, I'm the shy one. So in reality, I'm a private person. In certain situations I was embarrassed, except when I'm in character or onstage singing. It's something I've gotten used to. Kind of weird -- sort of like pilots who have a fear of flying.

TV Guide Online: Thanks, Evan! We really had a great time talking with you! Please come back and talk with us again soon.

Evan Farmer: Thanks for having me, and I'd love to come back anytime. I also occasionally answer questions when I can on one of the fan sites, that's www.evanfarmer.cc That's also a great page to get information on.

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