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For instance, Millennium was a better show than the X-Files
Liked Millennium better myself. My all time favorite episode was the "Selfosophy" episode, utterly skewering Scientology (and featuring David Duchovny in a few background poster cameos as a Cruise/Travolta).
I liked S3, but thought 1 & 2 relied too heavily on shock value. But S3 was awesome.
AH depends too heavily on cute. She is prone to simpering. She would have made a good Jane in Coupling. I have seen her in a lot of things, and agree that she does have range that she doesn't use, but it has been a good while since I saw it in action.
"Selfosophy" episode, utterly skewering Scientology (and featuring David Duchovny in a few background poster cameos as a Cruise/Travolta).
Mr. Happy-go-lucky!
Also known as the Jose Chung Millenium episode.
AH depends too heavily on cute.
I wouldn't disagree with that. But I do think the showrunners on HIMYM have contributed to that. Seeing the first season episodes it was surprising to see how much more focus her character had. She's really been allowed to drift. I think they're just letting Lilly be Aly, which is a mistake.
I have seen her in a lot of things, and agree that she does have range that she doesn't use, but it has been a good while since I saw it in action.
I'd agree with that too. She needs somebody to push her because she won't challenge herself. Unlike SMG who has taken some wacky indie movie chances aside from her more commercial Scooby Doo fare.
It kind of comes down to my earlier assessment that it was ballsy of SMG to rise to the challenge of the musical and wussy of AH to beg off. Nick Brendon also got points for stepping up to the musical and nailing it, without any background in singing or dancing (and partnered with Emma, who clearly has a lot of experience there.)
However, one of Aly's virtues as an actor is that while her tendency is to cute it up, if pushed she will go to the dark, unlikeable parts of a character. Some actors (Marsters comes to mind) will never give up the "please love me" impulse in his acting.
"Selfosophy" episode, utterly skewering Scientology (and featuring David Duchovny in a few background poster cameos as a Cruise/Travolta).
"All right! My gun jammed!"
and
"Hey, don't try it! You'll never make it!"
"Not with that negative attitude I won't!" (jumps, misses, dies.)
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The episode also took a big swing at Deepak Chopra as well (the Selfosophy guru was named somethingsomething Gupta).
Juggernaut Onan Gupta
James Berardinelli has his Dark Knight review online, and it's four stars. He is not one to hand out four stars easily--since 2005, he's given only three other four-star reviews.
Didn't the Yuri Geller-esque phony psychic from "Clyde Buckman's Final Repose" also make a reappearance?
Didn't the Yuri Geller-esque phony psychic from "Clyde Buckman's Final Repose" also make a reappearance?
The Stupendous YAPPI!
Yeah, I think he did.