scene CHEWERS

[RobertScorpio]

Yeah, shatner takes a pounding some times because of how he chewed the scenes in some of those TOS episodes. But, to be honest, some of those third-season episodes are only worth watching so as to see Shatner chew through them..

what other characters/ actors in Star Trek(s) were scene chewers. Defnately Dukat and Garak rank up there, as does Q...but any more???

Rob

 

[DevilEyes]

The Sisko.

 

[RobertScorpio]

The Sisko.

I created it...it was reaaaaallll!!!

Oh yeah, Brooks and Shatner would make one-hell of a duo!!!

Rob

 

[PSGarak]

Nana Visitor as the Intendent.

 

[Mysterion]

William Windom in TOS' The Doomsday Machine. But in a really entertaining way. Some people have commented that he's over the top in that episode, but I've always enjoyed his performance as Commodore Decker.

 

[DevilEyes]

Also, pretty much everyone in the Mirror Universe, particularly Mirror Bashir, Mirror Jadzia, The Intendant (except that it works for her, kind of like for Dukat or Garak, while it doesn't work so well for MU Bashir or Jadzia), and, obviously, Mirror Sisko.

 

[RobertScorpio]

William Windom in TOS' The Doomsday Machine. But in a really entertaining way. Some people have commented that he's over the top in that episode, but I've always enjoyed his performance as Commodore Decker.

agreed..I thought Windom played perfect. In fact, is over-acting helps Kirk seem more subtle which, I think, helps shatner in this episode.

Rob

 

[USS Kongo]

There were some moments in Enterprise, especially in A Mirror Darkly, where the set suffered severe teethmarks from Archer chewing the scenery as intently as he did. At one point, I actually thought I heard him growling!

Sean

 

[DevilEyes]

William Windom in TOS' The Doomsday Machine. But in a really entertaining way. Some people have commented that he's over the top in that episode, but I've always enjoyed his performance as Commodore Decker.

agreed..I thought Windom played perfect. In fact, is over-acting helps Kirk seem more subtle which, I think, helps shatner in this episode.

Rob

Maybe we should make a distinction (like I did in my previous post) between good and bad scene-chewing? The line can be blurry...but it exists...

 

[RobertScorpio]

William Windom in TOS' The Doomsday Machine. But in a really entertaining way. Some people have commented that he's over the top in that episode, but I've always enjoyed his performance as Commodore Decker.

agreed..I thought Windom played perfect. In fact, is over-acting helps Kirk seem more subtle which, I think, helps shatner in this episode.

Rob

Maybe we should make a distinction (like I did in my previous post) between good and bad scene-chewing? The line can be blurry...but it exists...

True..and in this case, windom's was good. Ummmmm....let me think....Mirina Sirtis in ENCOUNTER? Not so good.

Rob

 

[DevilEyes]

Another good scene chewer: Jeffrey Combs as Weyoun. He was able to out-chew both Dukat and Sisko - not a small feat!

 

[Pemmer Harge]

For anyone interested in the phenomenon I'd like to flag up Shatner's performance as the evil Kirk in The Enemy Within as one of the most gloriously over the top performances in Star Trek, or indeed, any television show.

Deep Space Nine was especially good for scenery chewing - Avery Brooks, René Auberjonois, Nana Visitor. Not that there's anything wrong with chewing a bit of scenery, as great actors like Jack Nicholson and Al Pacino have shown us.

 

[PSGarak]

Jeffrey Combs is a B movie god. He can scene chew with the best. I might mention his role as Herbert West. No rhyme intended.

 

[RobertScorpio]

Jeffrey Combs is a B movie god. He can scene chew with the best. I might mention his role as Herbert West. No rhyme intended.

Definately!!! I'd love to see him, Shimmerman, Robinson, Abrejonnis, Shatner and De Lanci all in the same scene!!!

Rob

 

[DevilEyes]

For anyone interested in the phenomenon I'd like to flag up Shatner's performance as the evil Kirk in The Enemy Within as one of the most gloriously over the top performances in Star Trek, or indeed, any television show.

Deep Space Nine was especially good for scenery chewing - Avery Brooks, René Auberjonois, Nana Visitor. Not that there's anything wrong with chewing a bit of scenery, as great actors like Jack Nicholson and Al Pacino have shown us.

As I've pointed out, scene-chewing doesn't have to be bad at all, it can be great, especially since it's the only right way to play certain characters who are by definition OTT. Colm Meaney's subtle and unassuming style was perfect as O'Brien, but could you imagine someone using the same style to play Kirk, Sisko, Dukat or Q? It's all about whether the actor makes you believe that they are the character.

For instance, there is no way NOT to chew scenery when you're playing an insane or highly unbalanced person - as in the case of William Windom in The Doomsday Machine, or (to keep it TOS-related) William Marshall in The Ultimate Computer or Robert Walker Jr. in Charlie X.

 

[NIUPonyBoy]

Every time Picard took a physical hit, and did that little "aaauhhh" as he tumbled away with his eyes closed.

 

[DevilEyes]

Every time Picard took a physical hit, and did that little "aaauhhh" as he tumbled away with his eyes closed.

Stage-trained actors make great scene-chewers!