Daily: Can you describe any good “only in Hollywood” moments?
Bandur: I actually was a big nerd as a kid and read “The Lord of the Rings” books in junior high. Then I was at a panel to listen to Peter Jackson and the screenwriters for the film. After, I went up and I talked to one of the writers and I told her, “Hey, I’m actually a writer too. I work on ‘Malcolm in the Middle.’” She was more excited than I was—she said her kids loved the show! So when I went to New Zealand, I got in touch with her and got to go to Orlando Bloom’s last day of filming and meet Peter Jackson. The best part was probably that in New Zealand there is this traditional dance called the maori poi, and because it was Orlando’s last day they had a ceremony for him. These guys in full Orc makeup were doing this dance and chanting. It was seriously one of those things I doubt I’ll ever see again.