"Bill Hathaway" <billh@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Mediajock wrote:
> > Justin looks about right for his age, maybe possibly a tad younger.
> > And when you consider he will turn 18 in February, he will look a
shade
> > younger than that (assuming not much drastic change over the summer).
>
> The summer breaks tend to bring about drastic changes for some reason.
> Maybe they take anti-growth pills during the filming :)
>
> I was just watching on Sunday and thought, he looks about 17ish now. His
> character is meant to be 15-16 in season 4, so I thought differently.
Interesting you say that. I actually thought the hairdo he had last year
in
Season 3 - the one that resembled Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray - made him
look
a touch older than this year's style.
> >> >> Dewey, meanwhile, is just Dewey.
> >> >
> >> > My favorite routine of his was last season's premiere where he was
> >> > left home alone for the first time. I won't spoil too much of
that
> >> > for those overseas who haven't had the chance to see it. Trust
me,
> >> > you will be laughing.
> >>
> >> What episode would that be then? Do you have a number, as I might
have
> >> seen it. Dewey really is the only character now who's supposed to
look
> >> his age.
> >
> > This was Episode 4.2 a.k.a "Humilithon" or the back-to-school episode.
> > His playing the piano and dancing with the broom were my favorites.
>
> I guess this will be on next week then. I look forward to it. I really
> think Dewey is such an underused character. The only purpose he ever
> seems to serve is for the B or C storylines. Given he is now between 10
> and 11 for season 5, only a year behind the age of Malcolm in the first
> series, I think it's time to start giving him one or two A storylines to
> mix things up a little.
I think he is meant more to be in the 11-12 range. In the above
referenced
episode, you will note that Lois is telling him he will be home at 3:00
for
the first time this year, indicated he is starting middle school when
(here)
the school day is an hour longer. In the US, that starts with 6th grade,
which most kids enter when they are 11.
And Dewey is very underused indeed. Granted that is what makes his
outbursts of cute comedy or youngest-child frustration more memorable, but
those are fewer and further between. Although hints that have been
dropped
here in the press might indicate that as Frankie and Justin age, many of
the
"kid" plots the writers have squirreled away may be reserved for Dewey.
Of course, they would be walking a fine line there about making "Malcolm
in
the Middle" into "Dewey in the Doldrums". :)
> > Dewey does look his age, or a little younger IMHO.
>
> Indeed he does. I suppose what happens over a potential season six will
> really depend again on how fast he grows up as he becomes a teenager
next
> year.
The dynamic of the show would surely change. For one thing Dewey would be
a
teen, an age that really seems not to be Lois's favorite. Couple that
with
the new baby ousting Dewey from his youngest child post, and the rules can
change. Of course this can be a good thing - the show has most always
been
fresh with ideas and it prevents recycling of ideas.
> Amongst all this Christopher Masterson seems to have been the only
> consistent character as the years have passed.
I guess once they come of age (he was about 19 when the pilot was
commissioned), the looks can plateau and even out.
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