Mark Benton is amazing. In TSC, you want to hate him; but he makes it really, really hard. Jo Joyner (Lynda-with-a-Y) was also in it, but her part got cut out, so I think she got Lynda as a trade!
Sounds quite intriguing (and I love that little story -- RTD and his actors. So cute).
Casanova was kind of fun, but it just didn't hit the spot for me. I don't think I like RTD in his smart-ass pop culture mode as much - even though I do tend to like anachronistic things; I'm a huge Alex Cox fan, as my icon attests. I'm sure a lot of people love it because it's more of David Tennant doing his Doctor thing!
Just watched it and quite enjoyed it, though it definitely has a 'breaking-the-fourth-wall' quality to it. It's definitely a very different product to the rest of his stuff that I've seen.
I think Steve and Jude (TSC) are my favourite RTD couple, but Nine/Rose is way up there, too. I'm glad Stuart and Vince got together, but I do feel like Stuart is a bit of an ass and Vince probably deserves more...but then, he wants Stuart. And around it goes. I love Bob & Rose, too, of course, but CE and Lesley Sharp have a sparkier chemistry.
Oh, Stuart doesn't deserve Vince in the slightest but I don't think there's anyone on Earth who could make Vince happier. Even without shagging (considering their relationship, that should maybe be especially without shagging). Plus, Vince has more issues than Discover magazine.
Apparently, CE was the one who "found" Aiden Gillen to replace him in QaF- how's that for generous? I think the thing was, by the time they got the damned thing off the ground, CE was 34, and they were afraid he was too old for 29 (although at 34, he still looked pretty young).
That is interesting.
I've tried to imagine it, too, and I think it would have just been different, maybe a bit edgier. Aiden Gillen is more your typical übercharming guy, and he comes off as irresponsible and shallow, it's only toward the end that you really start to get the depth. CE probably would have been more obviously wounded, and perhaps a bit more predatory/dangerous. Sexier in a darker way than Gillen's shiny-happy brittleness, although I would have loved to see him play the storyline with the baby and the scene in the car dealership.
Hmm. Yeah. It would have been quite different. So, did they mention if Chris would have done an accent for the part or did they change it to be Irish when they cast Aidan?
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Sounds quite intriguing (and I love that little story -- RTD and his actors. So cute).
Casanova was kind of fun, but it just didn't hit the spot for me. I don't think I like RTD in his smart-ass pop culture mode as much - even though I do tend to like anachronistic things; I'm a huge Alex Cox fan, as my icon attests. I'm sure a lot of people love it because it's more of David Tennant doing his Doctor thing!
Just watched it and quite enjoyed it, though it definitely has a 'breaking-the-fourth-wall' quality to it. It's definitely a very different product to the rest of his stuff that I've seen.
I think Steve and Jude (TSC) are my favourite RTD couple, but Nine/Rose is way up there, too. I'm glad Stuart and Vince got together, but I do feel like Stuart is a bit of an ass and Vince probably deserves more...but then, he wants Stuart. And around it goes. I love Bob & Rose, too, of course, but CE and Lesley Sharp have a sparkier chemistry.
Oh, Stuart doesn't deserve Vince in the slightest but I don't think there's anyone on Earth who could make Vince happier. Even without shagging (considering their relationship, that should maybe be especially without shagging). Plus, Vince has more issues than Discover magazine.
Apparently, CE was the one who "found" Aiden Gillen to replace him in QaF- how's that for generous? I think the thing was, by the time they got the damned thing off the ground, CE was 34, and they were afraid he was too old for 29 (although at 34, he still looked pretty young).
That is interesting.
I've tried to imagine it, too, and I think it would have just been different, maybe a bit edgier. Aiden Gillen is more your typical übercharming guy, and he comes off as irresponsible and shallow, it's only toward the end that you really start to get the depth. CE probably would have been more obviously wounded, and perhaps a bit more predatory/dangerous. Sexier in a darker way than Gillen's shiny-happy brittleness, although I would have loved to see him play the storyline with the baby and the scene in the car dealership.
Hmm. Yeah. It would have been quite different. So, did they mention if Chris would have done an accent for the part or did they change it to be Irish when they cast Aidan?