^Your post reminded of something. I think people ragging on Majel's acting skills need to keep in mind that the series lead character was/is himself an average actor at best and has been parodied countless times for his abrupt and halting way of delivering his lines, as... though... every... word... deserves... its... own... sentence.
I can name any number of supporting/recurring actors (Michael Ansara, John Colicos, Mark Lenard, Christopher Lloyd, Ricardo Montalban, Diana Muldaur, Paul Winfield, etc.) who were/are better actors than Shatner, so it seems pointless to pick on anyone else affiliated with the franchise because his or her acting skills are suspect, particularly someone who had only guest roles following the TV series.
I agree with those of you who think that Majel carried the banner of Star Trek well. I don't know too many people who envision themselves becoming one of the faces/spokespersons of a cultural phenomenon; she seemed to embrace the role, which others in her position may not have done. For that alone she deserves a great deal of credit as opposed to criticism.
Edit: I just looked back at the list of actors' names I typed, and realized belatedly how many are gone. It makes me feel sad.
--Sran
^Your post reminded of something. I think people ragging on Majel's acting skills need to keep in mind that the series lead character was/is himself an average actor at best and has been parodied countless times for his abrupt and halting way of delivering his lines, as... though... every... word... deserves... its... own... sentence.
^Your post reminded of something. I think people ragging on Majel's acting skills need to keep in mind that the series lead character was/is himself an average actor at best and has been parodied countless times for his abrupt and halting way of delivering his lines, as... though... every... word... deserves... its... own... sentence.
One....moment he's HALTing..............and then-- he's RUSHINGLIKEARIVERINATORRENT...........unTIL---he.....calms down again.
But he's not just similar to Chritopher Walken, who generally doesn't rush. BUFFY's Allison Hannigan is also a serial pauser.
I say we put the three of them together in an actor's workshop.
For me it comes down to the character / portrayal of Lwaxana Troi. She's one-dimensional. Strong female characters? Great! But self-centered, loud, bossy, indifferent to the needs of others, etc etc -- if you have a character like that, she'd better have some kind of redeeming qualities, or else be relegated to the background. I have a really hard time watching her. And the hammy, cliche characterizations, the way she expresses herself... I half expect her to spread her fingers out and start singing Mammy.
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