Which episode did DB direct? I'm totally memfaulting on it. (I assume the initials are SP, so I suppose I could just go check my season 5 set).
Hands! Hands in new places!
Willow ,'Storyteller'
Buffy and Angel 1: BUFFYNANGLE4EVA!!!!!1!
Is it better the second time around? Or the third? Or tenth? This is the place to come when you have a burning desire to talk about an old episode that was just re-run.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 03, 2005 7:21:03 am PDT #284 of 10457
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
P.M. Marc - Apr 03, 2005 7:39:15 am PDT #285 of 10457
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Perhaps he was just caught up in the excitement, as every firsthand report I've ever heard about him mentions what a great and down-to-earth guy he is?
Probably, as your firsthand reports match with the ones I saw last year from a friend who had family working on one of his projects.
Polter-Cow - Apr 03, 2005 8:02:16 am PDT #286 of 10457
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
(I assume the initials are SP, so I suppose I could just go check my season 5 set).
"Soul Purpose."
Topic!Cindy - Apr 03, 2005 8:05:20 am PDT #287 of 10457
What is even happening?
I wonder if he was trying to be over the top in a goofy way, because I've only ever heard he's absolutely lovely, too. A friend of mine was a valet at one of his parties, and couldn't say enough nice things about both him, and his father. She is a valet at a lot of business functions, and she's not particularly star-struck, and has also told stories about some real asshats.
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 03, 2005 9:15:23 am PDT #288 of 10457
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Probably, as your firsthand reports match with the ones I saw last year from a friend who had family working on one of his projects.
Aside from other people's tales, I've had maybe 10 minutes of face-time with him myself over the years. Some of them back in early '98 when he wasn't yet a good enough actor to have fooled me if he were really a jerk rather than jovial and friendly.
Jon B. - Apr 03, 2005 9:41:10 am PDT #289 of 10457
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I wonder if he was trying to be over the top in a goofy way
That's my take on it. But in an audio-only format, it's sometiimes difficult to get the goofy across.
sfmarty - Apr 03, 2005 9:46:02 am PDT #290 of 10457
Who? moi??
I think the DB commentary was scripted and he read it.
libkitty - Apr 03, 2005 1:05:23 pm PDT #291 of 10457
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
I wonder if he was trying to be over the top in a goofy way, because I've only ever heard he's absolutely lovely, too.
I think I'll go with this, because I really want to think of him as a nice guy, and not incredibly full of himself. I'll call it an experiment gone bad, but good, because if you're not willing to fail, you're unlikely to really succeed.
That sounds so cliche. Oh, well.
beekaytee - Apr 03, 2005 2:31:46 pm PDT #292 of 10457
Compassionately intolerant
I think the DB commentary was scripted and he read it.
That's interesting. Huh. What leads you to that conclusion?
I wonder how often that happens, now that you mention it.
thegrommit - Apr 03, 2005 7:18:43 pm PDT #293 of 10457
Um.
I think the DB commentary was scripted and he read it.
Heh. I wouldn't go that far. It seemed to me as if he was just excited about his directoral debut, and just wanted to talk about it. Lots of trivia about camera moves and angles, plenty of praise for the actors and writer, and some commentary about the problems he encountered (especially having to cut things due to time constraints). Seemed like pretty standard fare for a director.
It did amuse me how different he sounded compared to his Angel voice.