^ You don't like it? I'm just curious as to why not.
I haven't watched this season of Heroes yet (I watch that show on DVD), but I thought he did a fine job in that during season one - some good solid acting.
And the fact that he bears a passing resemblance to Nimoy is a bit of a bonus.
He bears a passing resemblance, yes. I think if I showed up at a local Halloween party and he was dressed as Spock, I would say, "Good choice. You pulled it off." But that's about the level I would place him at, in terms of similarity.
(Now granted, I have not seen the movie yet, and I may be blown away, but neither have any of the people who seem to think he is simply perfect.)
As to his acting, I think he does an alright job on a show that has a lot of buzz at the moment (or
had a lot of buzz, anyway). I think some of the temporary fanboy excitement over "Heroes" spilled over onto the fanboy excitement over the Quinto casting.
He does an okay job on a television show that does not ask for ridiculous amounts of acting on the part of its actors.
And as for the role he plays on "Heroes", there is nothing about how he plays Sylar that would indicate, for good or for bad, his ability to convincingly play Spock.
And yes, I realize that Nimoy was just a t.v. actor when he first played Spock. I guess I have been so impressed by Nimoy's ability to absolutely
define that character over the years, that I'm not as giddy as some others are to hand over the mantle to some flash-in-the-pan (for the moment, anyway) t.v. actor who only bears a passing resemblance to him.
Again, his performance may blow me away. But I've seen nothing to indicate that, so far.
** Plus, we all know I hate the gays.
