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Skriven 2006-06-26 20:24:00 av Robert E Starr JR (3358.babylon5)
Ärende: Re: Babylon 5 revisited a
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On Mon, 26 Jun 2006 21:54:32 +0000 (UTC), Amy Guskin
<aisling@fjordstone.com> wrote:

>>>On Mon, 26 Jun 2006 15:40:13 -0400, Rob Perkins wrote
>(in article <4gareaF1lk3qvU1@individual.net>):
>
>> Wendy of NJ wrote:
>> 
>>> Dr Pulaski (I know a lot of people didn't like her, but I did
>>> especially since she wasn't "beautiful" and she also didn't like Data)
>> 
>> Brent Spiner should have more roles than he's offered. It's just that 
>> simple. <<
>
>That can be said about lots of fine actors who end up in science fiction (and 
>get pigeonholed).  Andreas is a classic example.  And it's not like he wasn't 
>_good_ before G'Kar; he was plenty good, but usually only got about five 
>lines in his non-thug roles in which to exercise his considerable talent (and 
>the thug roles were by and large fairly broad).  As an actor, he must have 
>been incredibly grateful to JMS for the chance to show off his craft (albeit 
>underneath the latex) with such a sublime role.
>
>So yeah, look at all the talent who should have more roles than they're 
>offered.  And look at what we get instead.
>
>I'm pretty perturbed these days at TPTB over at The 4400 on this score, in 
>fact.  They dumped Laura Allen (Lily) in favor of a younger, exotically 
>attractive woman playing her unnaturally-aged daughter.  Now, Laura Allen is 
>only 32 herself - and thin, blonde and cute!  imagine a sort of 
>sharper-featured Kristen Bell - but she was a capable actress.  The girl who 
>got a contract this season, and I'm pretty sure that Laura Allen was dumped 
>as a consequence of that, is 23 years old and as awkward and green as they 
>come.  It hurts to watch her.  And I don't really see how she's helped, as of 
>yet.  The character has potential simply because of the nature of her 
>existence, but the actress is a joke.  I hope they jettison her storyline 
>_fast_ if she doesn't improve.

I haven't seen "The 4400" this season, at all (and from your
description, Amy, I'm glad I haven't).  I thought they started
reaching last season, and it lost a lot then, for me.  I'm not even
sure I could put my finger on it, really, but it seemed they went too
far afield, I guess.
>
>>> The actor who played Pulaski, Diana Muldaur, also guested in TOS at 
>> least twice, and it cannot be said that she wasn't "beautiful" in those 
>> eps. She even rated the 60's-era soft-focus closeups that Nichelle 
>> Nichols got a lot of. 
>>
>> IMDB reports the ep names as "Is there in Truth No Beauty" and "Return 
>> to Tomorrow."<<
>

Much preferred her over Gates McFadden(sp?).  Why did she leave,
anyway?  Did she get suddenly smart? (sorry, that wasn't nice;  there
WERE very decent TNG episodes, even some with Dr. Crusher...)

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