Re: Evangeline Lilly's Acting

Steven L. wrote:
> 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.  All kinds 
>> of examples.  It's probably the case with Evangeline Lilly as well.  
>> Her acting has improved; she's adjusted to the role.
> 
> It usually doesn't take three whole seasons for the leading actor (or 
> leading actress) to get into the role.  That's as long as some TV series

> last.
> 
> It certainly didn't take Terry O'Quinn three seasons to get into his 
> role.  Or even Josh Holloway, who was also a neophyte.
> 
> But, I'm glad Evangeline Lilly has finally blossomed.  There was genuine

> chemistry between her and Matthew Fox in those scenes, something we 
> hadn't seen before.

You do know she held up video game peripherals for G4, right?

And she looked amazing doing it.

And she had a fake back tattoo in a movie.

All non-speaking roles.