Re: Evangeline Lilly's Acting

bc_gisele wrote:
> Tim <jmeth111@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> bc_gisele wrote:
>>> "Steven L." <sdlitvin@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>> One thing I had forgotten to mention in our review of 
>>> "Something Nice 
>>>
>>>> Back Home," was Evangeline Lilly's acting performance.
>>>>
>>>> In previous seasons, I thought she was rather wooden and 
> stiff.  
>>> But I 
>>>
>>>> have to say that in this episode, she really blossomed.  Her 
>>> acting was 
>>>
>>>> the best I've seen her do.  Really good job.
>>>
>>> It always takes a while for actors to get into their TV roles.  
>>> Watch any show that's been around for a while and look at the 
>>> early seasons.  There's usually a big difference in how the 
>>> actors performed at first to how they perform later.
>>>
>>> Gisele
>> D'oh.
> 
> What d'oh?  Take Scott Bakula in Star Trek Enterprise.  He never 
> got better.  I've seen him in other things but in Enterprise, he 
> was wooden from day one to the last day of the series.  Some 
> actors never get accustomed to some roles while others take a bit 
> of time to adjust.  Some seem to have it down pat from the get 
> go.  It depends on the actor.  Patrick Stewart's a good actor but 
> in TNG he was very stiff in the early seasons.  Ditto for Avery 
> Brooks in DS9.  

I have a suspicion that you may be overly critical of Star Trek actors.

Trust me, I'm not saying you are wrong, but I'm also not saying you are 
right.