Huh. That was incredibly...huh. I had no idea of any of that backstage drama (or, possibly, crippling lack thereof) during his time on AtS.

Does anyone else think that he sounds like an asshole? I suspect that for me, I don't like the way that he's running down AtS and Joss, and that's why I don't like him. However, I think that it's interesting that he confesses to not understanding his character. I think that we definitely saw the lack of motivation in his portrayal.

A bit, though from bits and pieces I've heard from other people the Angel set did seem to be much less Happy Fun Time all around in the later seasons than during the first couple. And he joined in the middle of what I think of as the series' creative nadir.

On the one hand, I'm not sure a very young actor should come into the late 3rd year of an established show surrounded by more experienced performers and proven creators and expect to have much collaboration regarding his role. But then again, his criticisms of what was wrong with Connor do sort of match my viewing experience.

On the one hand, I'm not sure a very young actor should come into the late 3rd year of an established show surrounded by more experienced performers and proven creators and expect to have much collaboration regarding his role.

particularly when he admits to not having actually watched the show.

But then again, his criticisms of what was wrong with Connor do sort of match my viewing experience.

can't argue with that.

He's said similar things before, particularly about the character being inconsistent week-to-week. I don't think he realized that was true of most of the other characters, too, but I'm pretty sure that was his first experience as a regular on a series.

I dunno, I love Connor & S4, but I can't imagine it would have been a fun role to play.

It's weird because there's a cute moment in the page-to-screen featurette on the DVDs where he says that the first thing he did when he got the script was to call the writers and tell them it was all shit. And I thought he was joking. Apparently, there was a little truth to it.

I dunno, I love Connor & S4, but I can't imagine it would have been a fun role to play.

Yeah...I mean, I'm not thrilled that the actor playing one of my favorite characters was miserable on set, but I also kinda can't blame him.

Does anyone else think that he sounds like an asshole?

It happened for me at his answer to this question:

The Scanner: The writers do a fantastic job depicting the gender politics of that era. Do the scripts ever spark any discussion on set?

Kartheiser: Yeah, there are a lot of women on set who look at their characters’ lives and say, “Why did we ever burn our bras? Things were kinda nice.” . . .

Yeah, I agree with Sparky. I had to read that twice to be sure I got what he was saying.

That didn't read as assholey to me, because the women are saying that. not him. And the fact the women are saying that is what he finds interesting.