Jayne ,'War Stories'
A topic for the discussion of Farscape, Smallville, and Due South. Beware possible invasions of Stargate, Highlander, or pretty much anything else that captures our fancy. Expect Adult Content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
Can you parse that for me?
Hmm. What I meant to say was, 1) if you as an actor are truly stupid (let's say you have been catapulted onto screen solely based on your physical assets), it would be pretty difficult if not impossible for you to pull off an Austen or a Shakespeare role convincingly, but 2) the mere fact that you are intelligent doesn't necessarily guarantee that you'll be good in such a role, either.
Ehh, I think. Logic, she defeats me.
Right, good, I get it. I didn't know how good or bad Lemmon was at Shakespeare, nor how bright or dumb. No referents.
This makes me wonder, have there been any actors/actresses who are not known to be the brightest bulbs on the shelf yet can consistently do "intelligent" convincingly on screen? I can't think of any, off the top of my head.
De Niro is reportedly quite off.
Really? I've met his brother and he seemed pretty bright. I was interviewing him for a newspaper article about his business.
"Hello, Newman."
Bwah! I hadn't caught that before. (SG - ep where Jack goes to Maybourne's secret off-world base). Verra funny.
De Niro is off? Huh. Charisma must make up for a lot.
RDA is really, really hot out of the uniform.
Maybourne is such a little weasel in this episode. It still astounds me how much I've gotten to like the bastard over the following seasons. They did a really good job of turning him from a pompous one-note villain to a fun Trickster figure of SG-verse.
I've met his brother and he seemed pretty bright.
I can't decide if I should make a joke about me being dumb or my sister, so I'm going to settle for just recording the urge.
RDA is really, really hot out of the uniform.
sigh
Maybourne is such a little weasel in this episode ...They did a really good job of turning him from a pompous one-note villain to a fun Trickster figure of SG-verse.
ITA.
Also love the bit at the end about Daniel drawing the short straw when Jack was trying to be all bondy.
This makes me wonder, have there been any actors/actresses who are not known to be the brightest bulbs on the shelf yet can consistently do "intelligent" convincingly on screen? I can't think of any, off the top of my head.
Peter Donat. He played Mulder's father. He can't find his way on or off the stage without help. I've met several actors who seemed totally dim off stage and brilliant on stage.
Hey, Carter's on the Traffic miniseries on USA.
Musta been filmed in Canada.