I agree, Matt, and she's a beautiful woman, but I just love that she is not all botoxed up. I have a friend in production who tells me the new thing is actresses in their 20s getting botox so wrinkles won't "have a chance" to form. Immobile foreheads and upper lips are becoming sadly common.
Okay, um, I'm lost. Uh, I'm angry, and I'm armed, so if you two have something that you need to work out --
Mal ,'War Stories'
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Scrappy - May 19, 2005 7:55:03 am PDT #8254 of 10000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
beathen - May 19, 2005 8:03:52 am PDT #8255 of 10000
Sure I went over to the Dark Side, but just to pick up a few things.
actresses in their 20s getting botox so wrinkles won't "have a chance" to form.
The whole botox thing is getting out of hand. I saw a commercial (again) for it last night and two things stuck out at me.
1) It's botulism! From wikipedia:
Botulism is a rare but serious paralytic illness caused by a nerve toxin, botulin, that is produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum.
2) It's a toxin!
Botulin is the most potent known toxin, blocking nerve function and leading to respiratory and musculoskeletal paralysis.
The immobile-cardboard-no-wrinkles thing is bad! (The form of botulin they inject is a "safe" amount, but it's still unnerving.
Polter-Cow - May 19, 2005 8:04:59 am PDT #8256 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
According to a commercial I saw, Botox helps you fit into jeans and find new shoes.
Kathy A - May 19, 2005 8:05:22 am PDT #8257 of 10000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
The immobile-cardboard-no-wrinkles thing is bad!
I would think it would be worse for actors, since they rely on their faces to convey expressions.
beathen - May 19, 2005 8:07:54 am PDT #8258 of 10000
Sure I went over to the Dark Side, but just to pick up a few things.
I would think it would be worse for actors, since they rely on their faces to convey expressions.
Exactly. I hate the way Joan Rivers' face looks like you can bounce quarters off of it, but I love the way Lena Olin's face shows her age/wisdom/depth.
§ ita § - May 19, 2005 8:14:47 am PDT #8259 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I would think it would be worse for actors, since they rely on their faces to convey expressions.
Someone needs to tell that to Nicole Kidman.
Nutty - May 19, 2005 8:23:54 am PDT #8260 of 10000
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
And really, what's wrong with lines? Laugh lines, frown lines: they make a face look lived-in, like that person has been places and known things. Far better to look like a person than to look like a pod person.
DavidS - May 19, 2005 8:26:07 am PDT #8261 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
And really, what's wrong with lines? Laugh lines, frown lines: they make a face look lived-in, like that person has been places and known things. Far better to look like a person than to look like a pod person.
I was wondering why they cast Adrienne Barbeau on Carnivale until I realized a big factor was that she both looked her age (50s) and looked good, and that was probably not all that common in Hollywood. All the other actors looked very period, and were purposefully cast that way. Adrienne still has 70s hair, but she never got the creepifying plastic surgery. And as it turns out, she was very good in the role too.
Frankenbuddha - May 19, 2005 8:31:35 am PDT #8262 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I was wondering why they cast Adrienne Barbeau
I can't see her name without hearing (the late, *sniff* ) Capt. Murphy talking about wanting to be "The Barbeau-bot". Heh.
Steph L. - May 19, 2005 8:37:46 am PDT #8263 of 10000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
(the late, *sniff* ) Capt. Murphy
He's just off fighting the Great Spice Wars.
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