Most overrated actor?
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... I do consider Shatner and Brooks to be overpraised at times. Brooks especially I thought was terrible, but to each their own.
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I disagree on all these actors, I think they are very good and not ovarrated. At least, they were very good in Star Trek, most of the time.
And I agree on actors you like, I like them too.
I totally agree, she is the worst in all Star Trek.
How could anyone cast her?
Only because of her looks...
I overrate the Hell out of Shatner. But... Come on! He's Shatner! How can you resist him?
I think Picardo is a lot of fun to watch (on Trek and on Stargate).
It's Trinneer. And I strongly disagree. Connor's delivery is natural and his instincts for how to play a scene are excellent. He uses his face, body language and interesting vocal inflections to create a character that is consistent and fun to watch. Even bad lines sound good coming from him.
That would be John Billingsley. Again, a very good actor who is always able to deliver a solid performance and convey the full range of emotions, even when buried under prosthetic makeup.
Wow. Incredible. This franchise has managed to survive for more than 40 years with only 6 capable actors.
My God, our standards are low!
Brooks wins this one in a landslide because Niners have lionized his competency and portrayed it as brilliance.
As to Conner Trinneer ... I despise Trip, yet think the actor conveyed the character excellently.
I think Jeri Ryan's somewhat overrated; she suffers from Voyager fans hailing her as God's gift to the acting craft. She's quite good, but not an unparalleled thespian.
As to Conner Trinneer ... I despise Trip, yet think the actor conveyed the character excellently.
I think Jeri Ryan's somewhat overrated; she suffers from Voyager fans hailing her as God's gift to the acting craft. She's quite good, but not an unparalleled thespian.
Most overrated actor in Trek. Well I haven't seen everything in the Trekverse.
Shatner & Brooks: I disagree! The question is overrated, right? A lot of people think Shatner can't act out of a paper bag (see Shatner roast - uncut if possible). Brooks has a style that many can't get into. So how can he be overrated? I think with both of these actors, their reputations are consistent with their work, and with both of them, their eccentricities lose some audiences.
So who is really overrated?
I can't think of any Star Trek actor that is really much overrated. Patrick Stewart might be a little overrated by Trek fans, but I can't really say as I haven't seen him in a stage show.
Part of the problem is the iconic nature of Star Trek. It's kind of like talking about the Beatles. A lot of people might say, George Harrison was an overrated lead guitarist, or that Paul is an overrated bassist. But then if you're a musician, and you work on some of that material, you see how well what they played fits, how the nuance of their styles meshed, etc.
Like in the case of Levar Burton. He portrayed Geordi LaForge as this slightly nerdy, warm, sometimes nervous, professional, brilliant engineer. He was great in that role as a supporting actor. You could have had someone go in there and just tear up the scenes like an Eddie Van Halen solo in a Beatles song, but it wouldn't have worked.
Shatner & Brooks: I disagree! The question is overrated, right? A lot of people think Shatner can't act out of a paper bag (see Shatner roast - uncut if possible). Brooks has a style that many can't get into. So how can he be overrated? I think with both of these actors, their reputations are consistent with their work, and with both of them, their eccentricities lose some audiences.
So who is really overrated?
I can't think of any Star Trek actor that is really much overrated. Patrick Stewart might be a little overrated by Trek fans, but I can't really say as I haven't seen him in a stage show.
Part of the problem is the iconic nature of Star Trek. It's kind of like talking about the Beatles. A lot of people might say, George Harrison was an overrated lead guitarist, or that Paul is an overrated bassist. But then if you're a musician, and you work on some of that material, you see how well what they played fits, how the nuance of their styles meshed, etc.
Like in the case of Levar Burton. He portrayed Geordi LaForge as this slightly nerdy, warm, sometimes nervous, professional, brilliant engineer. He was great in that role as a supporting actor. You could have had someone go in there and just tear up the scenes like an Eddie Van Halen solo in a Beatles song, but it wouldn't have worked.
I very much disagree. I thought she was a breath of fresh air for VOY. I never detected a misstep in her performance. She arrived as a detached automaton, and yet managed to create a fully-formed and sympathetic character, conveying vulnerablility, curiosity, honor, anger, fear and attachment.
And I will never forget her fantastic portrayal of The Doctor in "Body and Soul." Vocalization, gestures, expressions. Hilarious!
Jeffrey Combs on Wikipedia: On September 11, 2001, a man named Jeffrey Coombs (note the extra 'o' in the last name) was aboard hijacked American Airlines Flight 11, which was later crashed into the World Trade Center. Having been confused with the passenger on the jet, Combs the actor was pronounced dead by news media outlets and had to announce publicly that he was still alive.
Another tipoff that Combs isn't dead: He appeared in episodes of Enterprise in seasons 2, 3, and 4, all filmed long after 9/11. And he's going to be at Creation Vegas next month!
That's why I said "somewhat overrated," and not "wildly overrated."
I stand by my statement. She was accomplished, not masterful.
Well, if you think she is "somewhat overrated," you're still saying she's overrated.
I don't think she is.
I think you'd have to see the actor in more than one role to really judge. The actress who was 7 of 9 in Voyager played a nother nearly opposite character in Boston PUblic, which I think is a better indication of the actor then just a single role. On the other hand, even in interviews, Nimoy is completely emotionless. He did a movie of the week in which he played the wife of Golda Meir and it was almost exactly the same persona as Spock. If you're the same in every role, you aren't acting -- you're playing yourself while saying lines other people wrote.
I haven't seen the others in enough other roles to really judge them. Shatner seems pretty good in Boston Legal, and it is a completely different character. So maybe he can act.
I just don't know if OP has the same definition of Good Acting as I do.
I haven't seen the others in enough other roles to really judge them. Shatner seems pretty good in Boston Legal, and it is a completely different character. So maybe he can act.
I just don't know if OP has the same definition of Good Acting as I do.
Um ... yeah?
Let me clarify.
You can think someone's a very good actress (which I do about Jeri) while others think that same person is absolutely unimpeachable and brilliant. By that criteria (the one I'm using), she's overrated.
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