I don't even know who Chris Pine is. And
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What? How can you ignore Kelvin Universe Kirk???
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What? How can you ignore Kelvin Universe Kirk???
Well, little buckaroo, that's might neighborly of ya. A couple more pulls from my bottle of homemade genius juice and I'll have it all plum figured out.
Well, little buckaroo, that's might neighborly of ya. A couple more pulls from my bottle of homemade genius juice and I'll have it all plum figured out.
You tell him, kid.
Definitely, junior.
Take care.
Watch me.
You too.
Is that an allusion of some sort?
I think he certainly got better in the later seasons, I'd say Rene Auberjonois, Andrew Robinson, Alexander Siddig, and Colm Meaney all put in good performances. Nana Visitor varied-at her best she was one of the best.
Terry's acting was definitely the weakest in the early seasons, but by season 4 or so I think she had found her footing.
Terry's acting was definitely the weakest in the early seasons, but by season 4 or so I think she had found her footing.
It´s not bad acting. It has more to do with the two different main acting methods and which one is used by most actors. Basically there are two different methods to approach acting...one is to use "emotional memory" and basically try to "conjur up" the emotions a role feels in yourself. The other method is to approach it form the outside...in a more analytical way.."What is the role feeling? What changes in stance, expression etc. does that do to a person?" As far as I know the former method is what´s beeing used by most actors today, the latter beeing rarely used nowadays. You might just be so used to the first method that you expierence the other as "thought out" (which IS a way to describe it I guess)...but its not "the essence of bad acting".
(Side Note: I´m taking a voice actor course right now...and interestingly we were recently adviced AGAINST feeling our characters emotions to strongly.)
In fairness, she had by far the weakest character, especially in those early seasons.
TBH, one thing I like about DS9 is the variety of acting styles. You have Sisko and Martok with that exaggerated theatrical style, then you have Dax feeling kinda light and sitcomish. Not all acting needs to be based around realism, just like not all paintings need to depict reality exactly as we see it. DS9 would have been so much less without giving the actors room to go a little over the top.
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I'm no expert on acting but as someone who appreciates good acting I notice whether the actor lives up to the character's dramatic purpose in the story or whether he or she cannot live up to it. If an actor can play the part with conviction and believability, so that character's intent is clear and his role in the narrative is clear, the actor belongs in the part. A good actor can play both emotional and quiet scenes effortlessly and carry the character's function in the story. I think Avery Brooks was satisfactory in that regard. You never got the sense that Brooks "bit off more than he could chew". For me, the character, the script, and the performance worked together. Some actors don't know their own range and they don't know how to handle those big "emotional" moments or even those qualities that the part calls for. They lack conviction and believability. The audience can see the conflict between the character, the script, and the performance. For example, Nana Vistor seemed to stumble when the script called for a big emotional moment. Scott Bakula simply couldn't project the qualities of authority that a Starship Captain demanded. He was too much of a softie to be Captain. That's not too say that he didn't have any strengths as actor but just that his range and capabilities were mismatched with the role.
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Have to agree with some people here, Terry's acting was by far the worst of the DS9 crew. She seemed phony and bland. Of course a lot of that is down to the writing, but part of it is her delivery was generally pretty flat. Siddig could be pretty bad at times too, but I overall liked his performances.
Brooks could be over the top, but I found it added to the show. I guess I prefer over acting to under acting?
Brooks could be over the top, but I found it added to the show. I guess I prefer over acting to under acting?
I agree with that. I think Terry Farrell couldn't play Jadzia when they overemphasized her as a wisecracking and sultry party animal. It was a mismatch between the actress and the script. She was better when the script emphasized her in a more feminine way. Plus the poor actress was saddled with too many lines where she remembered her old hosts.
I´m with you on Bakula...he really comes across as a softie most of the time...but I never found that unfitting. He´s the first human really "out there"...there is no Federation and Starfleet is very young. So I think it´s believable that they don´t really know yet who is real "Captain material" and who´s not. And I always thought that he didn´t get the Captain´s Chair based on qualification and much more based on who his father was. That he´s very soft is also the reason why he works great with T'Pol as kind of polar oposite. Thinking about it now I wonder if he was actually cast specifically because they wanted that kind of dynamic and were actually looking for the "softie type".
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