A&E's Inside the Actors Studio - only 'big' stars, not man..

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> T wrote:
>> Seems I watch this from time to time and only see the big money
> makers
>> from Hollywood.
>>
>> Now, of course there are two subsets here that overlap; those that
> act
>> well and those that make dollars.
>>
>> But why do I get the feeling that there are a lot of people we are
> not
>> seeing who are great actors, those that could really help _teach_
>> something, but instead we get 'personalities'.
>>
>> It's about the ratings, I know, I know. But still.
>
> Maybe Lipton and producers learned that actors are boring and aloof.
> Just watch the Deniro interview. Deniro mumbled a lot and didn't seem
> to care about the audience.

Maybe they learned that generalizations are inane. I just watched the
Morgan Freeman interview, which was brilliant and fascinating. The show's
on Bravo, btw, not A&E.

Jim Beaver
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T wrote:
> Seems I watch this from time to time and only see the big money
makers
> from Hollywood.
>
> Now, of course there are two subsets here that overlap; those that
act
> well and those that make dollars.
>
> But why do I get the feeling that there are a lot of people we are
not
> seeing who are great actors, those that could really help _teach_
> something, but instead we get 'personalities'.
>
> It's about the ratings, I know, I know. But still.

I would love to see an episode with Fritz Weaver. An episode with him
in the interviewee's chair would probably be an exceptionally
educational one for the students; and a fascinating one for me as
well... ;)

vandevere
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Jim Beaver wrote:
<snip De Nero mummbeling>
>
> Maybe they learned that generalizations are inane. I just watched the
> Morgan Freeman interview, which was brilliant and fascinating. The show's
> on Bravo, btw, not A&E.
>
> Jim Beaver
>
>


OK, I missed the describing the right channel in the Subject line. Fixed
it.

btw- I too liked Freeman's episode, it was one of the few that seems to
live up to the premise of the show.

Still, others just seem like a talk show interview.



TBerk
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In rec.arts.movies.past-films Jim Beaver wrote:

: Maybe they learned that generalizations are inane. I just watched the
: Morgan Freeman interview, which was brilliant and fascinating. The show's
: on Bravo, btw, not A&E.

I've seen a few episodes and the two things they have in common are Lipton's
sycophancy and the absolutely wretched quality of the editing.

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This whole thing jumped the shark when they stopped even DISGUISING
"it's all about ratings," and brought in such....er, "actors" as Billy
f'n Joel.
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Richard Schultz wrote:
> In rec.arts.movies.past-films Jim Beaver wrote:
>
> : Maybe they learned that generalizations are inane. I just watched the
> : Morgan Freeman interview, which was brilliant and fascinating. The show's
> : on Bravo, btw, not A&E.
>
> I've seen a few episodes and the two things they have in common are Lipton's
> sycophancy and the absolutely wretched quality of the editing.
>
> -----
> Richard Schultz


Yeah, kind of syrupy isn't he? SNL, yet long in the tooth, was able to
hit the nail right on the head.

It would likely be a Cable Access show if it actually had 'teaching'
actors in the greater balance.

I _like_ the show, it just doesn't seem to live up to the potential.
What it _does_ live up to is a great thing, but it feels like bait n'
switch to me.


TBerk
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T wrote:

>I _like_ the show, it just doesn't seem to live up to the potential.

I watch it for the Badalamenti theme, which gives me the feeling I'm
about to watch something elevated, in a sort of Kennedy-Center-Honors
way.





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>
>
>Yeah, kind of syrupy isn't he? SNL, yet long in the tooth, was able to
>hit the nail right on the head.

Eh. I thought that they went for the cheap joke with Lipton. I wanted to see
something akin to Celebrity Jeopardy, where Sean Connery goes at it with
Lipton.


MadiHolmes
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