I'd agree too. Plenty of opportunity to do comedic eps on a one-hour drama anyway(Guise Will Be Guise being a good example, I think) but not so much opportunity the other way with a half-hour comedy.
Anybody can be a prop class clown.
Xander ,'Touched'
Angel 5: Is That It? Am I Done?
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Edain - Feb 03, 2005 11:24:52 am PST #3224 of 3531
"Being hungover is like winning the lottery, except they pay you in regret!" - T-Rex
Gris - Feb 03, 2005 11:34:08 am PST #3225 of 3531
Hey. New board.
I have fear that AH's influence with him may be larger than our own.
Hmm. We should work on changing that.
Ideas?
Zenkitty - Feb 03, 2005 1:49:00 pm PST #3226 of 3531
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I MUCH prefer scruffy dangerous Wesley. The pratfalls and silliness made me cringe, never laugh.
WildDemon Cornelius - Feb 03, 2005 10:11:09 pm PST #3227 of 3531
Take your fingers off it, don't you dare touch it, you know it don't belong to you, to you...
WildDemon Cornelius - Feb 03, 2005 10:11:26 pm PST #3228 of 3531
Take your fingers off it, don't you dare touch it, you know it don't belong to you, to you...
I like the scruffiness and danger w/ the pratfalls and silliness hidden in there and occasionally making their presence felt.
That way he kinda reminds me of me. Except for the dangerous part (I'm just scruffy w/ pratfalls and silliness).
Connie Neil - Feb 04, 2005 4:27:45 am PST #3229 of 3531
brillig
AD is too good looking to do full-on funny without having to go for dorky, unless it's the wry, snarky funny that presumes the character has a brain. Most funny guys that I can think of on TV are basset hound types--loveable, kind of clueless, kind of clumsy. The kind of guy who gets the girl that says "I just want a guy who makes me laugh."
-t - Feb 04, 2005 4:31:17 am PST #3230 of 3531
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Wesley slipping and missing the whole battle in Graduation Day makes me laugh.
arby - Feb 04, 2005 8:53:38 am PST #3231 of 3531
Guy #1: Man, there are so many hipsters around. I hate hipsters! Guy #2: You're at the wrong place. That's like going to Vegas only to say "I hate titties!" --The Warsaw, Williamsburg (OINY)
I love both Wesleys, though I hated him until he came to Angel. The rogue demon hunter stuff made me laugh myself silly.
Connie Neil - Feb 04, 2005 9:04:24 am PST #3232 of 3531
brillig
The rogue demon hunter stuff made me laugh myself silly.
There was enough competence there to give the funny some support. And establishing the endearing dorkiness made his dangerous moments even more fun. Shooting the mini-crossbow bolt into the guy's hand in "The Ring"--I sat there and blinked and said, "Wesley???"
Kathy A - Feb 04, 2005 9:15:03 am PST #3233 of 3531
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I just bought the book Five Seasons of Angel: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Discuss Their Favorite Vampire" a few days ago. There's a good essay on "The Path of Wesley Wyndham-Price" that goes how he's actually been a remarkably consistent character from Buffy Season 3 up to the end of Angel.
I'm only about halfway through it so far, but there's some good commentary on the show. I liked the essay on Lindsey ("Why We Love Lindsey"), and Jennifer Crusie has what looks to be a pretty interesting essay on "The Assassination of Cordelia Chase" (I haven't read that far yet).