Sela Ward: Genre babe of the week #43 (Oct. 2009) - Page 2

John Picard · October 16 2009, 02:59 PM

All one has to do is mention her name and I give her a thumbs up. She's HAWT.

Captain Craig · October 16 2009, 03:05 PM

UP!!

DevilEyes · October 16 2009, 03:08 PM

Yoda wrote:

Wow, not even trying this week. Thumbs Down!

Agent Richard0'Lantern wrote:

At the age of 39, she was rejected for the Bond Girl role in Tomorrow Never Dies, reportedly because she was too old. Here's what she had to say about it... "I'd never felt more sexy and more confident as a woman, and more ready as an actress. Yet, as I quickly discovered, if you were over 35, you weren't any of those things as far as Hollywood is concerned."

There you have it, she was too old in 1997! Also, she 'never felt more ready as an actress'? Really? She needed to hone her craft before taking a crack at being a BOND GIRL?

Sheesh, she wasn't even that good looking when she was young!

What's your point? That women over 35 are actually too old to be attractive?

gh4chiefs · October 16 2009, 03:23 PM

Robot Devil wrote:

Oh yes. I don't care if she's over fifty, Sela Ward is a timeless beauty... but I'm sure Yoda will be along soon enough to tell me why I'm wrong.

Thumbs up!

Yoda wrote:

Wow, not even trying this week. Thumbs Down!

Agent Richard0'Lantern wrote:

At the age of 39, she was rejected for the Bond Girl role in Tomorrow Never Dies, reportedly because she was too old. Here's what she had to say about it... "I'd never felt more sexy and more confident as a woman, and more ready as an actress. Yet, as I quickly discovered, if you were over 35, you weren't any of those things as far as Hollywood is concerned."

There you have it, she was too old in 1997! Also, she 'never felt more ready as an actress'? Really? She needed to hone her craft before taking a crack at being a BOND GIRL?

Sheesh, she wasn't even that good looking when she was young!

Wow, you called that one Robot Devil.

thestrangequark · October 16 2009, 03:34 PM

I dunno. Her forehead's smoother than mine. I find that a little disturbing.

TheSeeker · October 16 2009, 04:12 PM

gh4chiefs wrote:

Robot Devil wrote:

Oh yes. I don't care if she's over fifty, Sela Ward is a timeless beauty... but I'm sure Yoda will be along soon enough to tell me why I'm wrong.

Thumbs up!

Yoda wrote:

Wow, not even trying this week. Thumbs Down!

Agent Richard0'Lantern wrote:

At the age of 39, she was rejected for the Bond Girl role in Tomorrow Never Dies, reportedly because she was too old. Here's what she had to say about it... "I'd never felt more sexy and more confident as a woman, and more ready as an actress. Yet, as I quickly discovered, if you were over 35, you weren't any of those things as far as Hollywood is concerned."

There you have it, she was too old in 1997! Also, she 'never felt more ready as an actress'? Really? She needed to hone her craft before taking a crack at being a BOND GIRL?

Sheesh, she wasn't even that good looking when she was young!

Wow, you called that one Robot Devil.

I could have predicted that for you too if I'd joined the thread sooner.

Thumbs-up from me.

Bad Bishop · October 16 2009, 06:02 PM

Agent Richard0'Lantern wrote:

She has an old fashioned, classic kind of beauty. Thumbs up.

At the age of 39, she was rejected for the Bond Girl role in Tomorrow Never Dies, reportedly because she was too old. Here's what she had to say about it... "I'd never felt more sexy and more confident as a woman, and more ready as an actress. Yet, as I quickly discovered, if you were over 35, you weren't any of those things as far as Hollywood is concerned."

We hear this a lot, that opportunities dry up for actresses when they reach a certain age. But I can think of a number of actresses who have done quite well in film after hitting 30, thanks to their talent and maybe a bit of luck. Diane Lane was 36 when she filmed Unfaithful. She received an Academy Award nomination, which gave her career another boost. Now she's 44, filming Secretariat for Disney.

Jennifer Connelly will be 39 this year. She's thriving in her career. She's second on the Forbes "Best Actresses For the Buck" list. It's a list of 10 actresses who are not the highest paid (like Angelina Jolie perhaps) but represent the best financial returns for studios:

http://www.forbes.com/2009/10/05/bes...omi-watts.html

#1 on the list is Naomi Watts. She's 41. She was already over 30 before she starred in her first international hit, The Ring (2002). Her career really took off after that.

At 53, Sela Ward might be too old (in the minds of studio execs) to compete for lead roles in big-studio films. Fortunately, there are always lots of supporting roles that she can compete for, not to mention work in television. IMHO, Sela Ward still looks at least 10 years younger than she really is. She has talent and I expect her to be around for years to come.

Stiletto · October 16 2009, 06:22 PM

I've never posted or voted in one of these "Genre babe of the week" threads, but I had to come in and vote on this one. Absolute thumbs up. She's been amazing for a long time.

Othello · October 16 2009, 06:36 PM

Thumbs Up. Quite a beautiful lady.

Aragorn · October 16 2009, 07:13 PM

gh4chiefs wrote:

Wow, you called that one Robot Devil.

That's not calling anything. That's more along the lines of color commentator saying, "The team really wants to score here."

Daneel · October 16 2009, 07:44 PM

DevilEyes wrote:

Yoda wrote:

Wow, not even trying this week. Thumbs Down!

Agent Richard0'Lantern wrote:

At the age of 39, she was rejected for the Bond Girl role in Tomorrow Never Dies, reportedly because she was too old. Here's what she had to say about it... "I'd never felt more sexy and more confident as a woman, and more ready as an actress. Yet, as I quickly discovered, if you were over 35, you weren't any of those things as far as Hollywood is concerned."

There you have it, she was too old in 1997! Also, she 'never felt more ready as an actress'? Really? She needed to hone her craft before taking a crack at being a BOND GIRL?

Sheesh, she wasn't even that good looking when she was young!

What's your point? That women over 35 are actually too old to be attractive?

I take it you haven't read many of his posts in the other genre babe threads. That's precisely his point.

Aragorn wrote:

gh4chiefs wrote:

Wow, you called that one Robot Devil.

That's not calling anything. That's more along the lines of color commentator saying, "The team really wants to score here."

Yeah, I'd love to be able to claim clairvoyance here, but truthfully, you don't need to be psychic to predict some things.

DevilEyes · October 16 2009, 08:07 PM

Robot Devil wrote:

DevilEyes wrote:

Yoda wrote:

Wow, not even trying this week. Thumbs Down!

There you have it, she was too old in 1997! Also, she 'never felt more ready as an actress'? Really? She needed to hone her craft before taking a crack at being a BOND GIRL?

Sheesh, she wasn't even that good looking when she was young!

What's your point? That women over 35 are actually too old to be attractive?

I take it you haven't read many of his posts in the other genre babe threads. That's precisely his point.

Well, the "old lady" is currently at 77% thumbs up. No further comment necessary.

sidious618 · October 16 2009, 08:34 PM

I voted down but now I wish I voted up to cancel out Yoda's automatic "she's too old!!!!111" vote.

Kirkman1987 · October 16 2009, 08:58 PM

Thumbs up.

I am a sucker for women though. I'm easy.

Trekker4747 · October 16 2009, 09:13 PM

Sideways.

Decent-enough looking, I suppose, but her face is a little too botoxedly frozen.

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October 16 2009, 02:59 PM	#16
John Picard Vice Admiral Location: Waiting for Dorian Thompson to invite me to lunch	Re: Sela Ward: Genre babe of the week #43 (Oct. 2009) All one has to do is mention her name and I give her a thumbs up. She's HAWT. __________________ Don't like my posts? Fill out a report. Psssstttt - Dorian, my location.

October 16 2009, 03:05 PM	#17
Captain Craig Vice Admiral Location: Nashville,TN	Re: Sela Ward: Genre babe of the week #43 (Oct. 2009) UP!! __________________ "Picard never hit me." Q-Less(DS9) "Freedom is the Right of All Sentient Beings" Optimus Prime Twitter:http://twitter.com/#!/CaptainCraig1

October 16 2009, 03:34 PM	#20
thestrangequark Vice Admiral Location: Brooklyn!	Re: Sela Ward: Genre babe of the week #43 (Oct. 2009) I dunno. Her forehead's smoother than mine. I find that a little disturbing. __________________ The Enterprise is my TARDIS. View my art!

October 16 2009, 06:22 PM	#23
Stiletto Fleet Captain	Re: Sela Ward: Genre babe of the week #43 (Oct. 2009) I've never posted or voted in one of these "Genre babe of the week" threads, but I had to come in and vote on this one. Absolute thumbs up. She's been amazing for a long time. __________________ I'm an outcast to the ignorance of other people's mental jails.

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October 16 2009, 06:36 PM	#24
Othello Commodore	Re: Sela Ward: Genre babe of the week #43 (Oct. 2009) Thumbs Up. Quite a beautiful lady.

October 16 2009, 08:34 PM	#28
sidious618 Admiral Location: New York, US	Re: Sela Ward: Genre babe of the week #43 (Oct. 2009) I voted down but now I wish I voted up to cancel out Yoda's automatic "she's too old!!!!111" vote. __________________ We've met before, haven't we?

October 16 2009, 08:58 PM	#29
Kirkman1987 Commodore Location: Missouri	Re: Sela Ward: Genre babe of the week #43 (Oct. 2009) Thumbs up. I am a sucker for women though. I'm easy.

October 16 2009, 09:13 PM	#30
Trekker4747 To boldly go... Location: Kansas City	Re: Sela Ward: Genre babe of the week #43 (Oct. 2009) Sideways. Decent-enough looking, I suppose, but her face is a little too botoxedly frozen. __________________ Just because it's futuristic doesn't mean it's practical.