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Thinking of either an actor or a character on True Blood, who do you think doesn't get enough air time and should either get more lines or their own show?
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Re: Who's the Breakout Character/Actor?
Oct 12, 2009 10:59 AM
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> I think this is such an amazing ensemble cast.
> Nelsan Ellis Rutina Wesley and Ryan Kwanten really
> y stand out, espcially since they play such smaller
> roles to varying degrees in the books. Deborah Ann
> Woll was also amazing as an entirely new character,
> she was so unexpected. I really hope Kristen Bauer
> is able to express the hilarity that is Pam, please
> give her more screen time. This holds true for
> Alexander Skarsgard as well, both are completely
> underutilized. I don't think you could have picked a
> better Sookie than Anna Paquin, her performance was a
> given.
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> I wasn't happy with the choice for SA but having one
> e complaint is minor. I had pictured or hoped for a
> Leelee Sobieski type.
Good post, since I totally agree with you. I really disliked Jason in the books but Ryan Kwanten gives him some added dimensions which makes him a tiny bit more lovable. I am also having a hard time with Sophie-Ann, I don't know exactly how I mentally saw her, but this definitely wasn't it.
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Re: Who's the Breakout Character/Actor?
Oct 12, 2009 4:06 AM
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I think this is such an amazing ensemble cast. Nelsan Ellis Rutina Wesley and Ryan Kwanten really stand out, espcially since they play such smaller roles to varying degrees in the books. Deborah Ann Woll was also amazing as an entirely new character, she was so unexpected. I really hope Kristen Bauer is able to express the hilarity that is Pam, please give her more screen time. This holds true for Alexander Skarsgard as well, both are completely underutilized. I don't think you could have picked a better Sookie than Anna Paquin, her performance was a given.
I wasn't happy with the choice for SA but having one complaint is minor. I had pictured or hoped for a Leelee Sobieski type.
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Re: Who's the Breakout Character/Actor?
Oct 10, 2009 10:10 AM
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AS has
> to play the bad guy we love to hate
And this line demonstrates why Alex is the best actor on TB ... however, laffy, Sam, Tara, Hoyt, Jessica all tied for second!
AB tried to get people to "love to hate Eric" but because of Alex's brilliant, nuanced portrayal ... no one hated him ... except "Bill" lovers...lol
Sad that they are threatened by his Alex's amazing acting, screen presence, power, stunning looks, and the "fact absoulte" ... he steals every single scene we are lucky enough to see him in.
Yep ... we wil have MORE Eric in the future. The waiting audience demands this and afterall, it is the unerversial law of an "Alpha Male" to get what he wants.
AB is not stupid and neither are we. popcorn for smart people ...remember?
She's mine
I'm part of her now
Get out of the way
Just sayin
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Re: Who's the Breakout Character/Actor?
Oct 9, 2009 10:53 PM
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I really think the sucess of this show boils down to the massive amount talent we see in ALL the characters. How ever the most captivating character that has really made a niche and a triumph for him self is Lafayette played by Nelson Ellis. If you read the books you know he is supposed to be dead by now. Thank God he isn't. He uses a very subtle touch on a very ostentatious character. He has so much power and complexity I really can't wait to see how he develops.
The only other character I REALLY want to see more of is Hoyt Fortenberry played by Jim Parrack. I think he is just dreamy and again such a subtle actor. His romance with Jessica really made the second season for me. Without it would have been very very dark.
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Re: Who's the Breakout Character/Actor?
Oct 1, 2009 1:25 PM
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I believe the breakout is Alexander Skarsgard (followed by Nelsan and Ryan). The reason I choose Alexander is he had so very little screen time compared to the others, but still he made the most of his talent and stole every damn scene he was in. (Reviewers say the same thing.) Sure Alexander is handsome, but handsome only takes you so far in the business. I wish the other guy's fans would quit whinning about his popularity being only his looks. Worried much, Billsbabes? Honestly, both vamps are doing a good job. There is room for both of them, I say.
I really hope AB is going to give us more depth to Eric's character (doesnt have to be exactly like the books either) so that he is not so one dimensional. Come on Alan, we are fairly savy TV viewers... we are capable of handling our hero (Bill) with flaws and not so boring saintly, and our bad guy (Eric as you seem determined to play him) as having the capacity to find his humanity just like Bill. It has always been more interesting to me the idea of the 1,000 year old vampire learning to change and love (ie Godric style). But this is me... oh... and many many others apparently.
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Re: Who's the Breakout Character/Actor?
Sep 28, 2009 10:07 AM
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> I think that pretty much the entire cast is break out
> actors because they are all so talented. SM and AS
> are at the top of my list because they have some
> diificult characters to play. I mean SM is a charming
> humorous Brit who has to act like a brooding southern
> vampire. And Bill has been getting the short end of
> the stick sense eric showed up in the series. AS has
> to play the bad guy we love to hate, and that's not
> an easy thing to pull off. Despite how dispicable and
> conniving eric is, AS still makes us like him for the
> respect he sometimes shows bill and sookie and his
> veiled senses of love, commitment, and possibly
> humanity.
I have to agree with you, Compton. Although most of the actors have had other roles, especially Anna, this series has been a big leap up for most, if not all, of them.
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Re: Who's the Breakout Character/Actor?
Sep 28, 2009 8:19 AM
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I think that pretty much the entire cast is break out actors because they are all so talented. SM and AS are at the top of my list because they have some diificult characters to play. I mean SM is a charming humorous Brit who has to act like a brooding southern vampire. And Bill has been getting the short end of the stick sense eric showed up in the series. AS has to play the bad guy we love to hate, and that's not an easy thing to pull off. Despite how dispicable and conniving eric is, AS still makes us like him for the respect he sometimes shows bill and sookie and his veiled senses of love, commitment, and possibly humanity.
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Re: Who's the Breakout Character/Actor?
Sep 27, 2009 7:42 PM
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> I concur swtp555
> AS is the best actor. It is a testament to AS acting
> skills that he can make the Billettes hate him so.
> The proof in the pudding will be who gets acting nods
> at the Emmy's next year foe season 2. While it might
> be AS, AH, ST or NE it will not be (again) AP or SM.
I think it's a huge testament to AS's acting that he can make us LOVE a character that the writers and AB clearly want us to despise. Eric would be one-dimensional and a lost cause if he was portrayed by a lesser actor... especially with the way some of the scripts are written.
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Re: Who's the Breakout Character/Actor?
Sep 27, 2009 6:47 PM
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>So sad a Comic Con when everyone was giving so much
> attention to Alexander for the few episodes that he
> was in and very little to the good actors.
That's why AS was good, he made Eric very memorable in those few episodes. Of course, his looks don't hurt, the camera loves his face and tall stature. But he's been able to pull off some wonderful scenes as well.
Not to say the other actors should be slighted either; Ryan, Sam and Nelsan and Ruthina made their characters believable and endearing.
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Re: Who's the Breakout Character/Actor?
Sep 27, 2009 1:33 PM
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> > Definitely NOT Alexander Skarsgard! He is not
> that
> > talented and I am sick of everyone saying so
> because
> > he is good looking. He is handsome but
> talent is
> > definitely lacking.
> > Best breakout Sam Trammel, Nelsan Ellis, Rutina,
> and
> > Ryan! They become their characters! I love
> any
> > story line with them in it.
> > So sad a Comic Con when everyone was giving so
> much
> > attention to Alexander for the few episodes that
> he
> > was in and very little to the good actors.
> There are
> > those of us out there that recognize the true
> talent.
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> You are definitely not watching the same show or you
> are deeply in lust with St. Bill.
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> "It's done. I'm part of her now. Get out of the
> way."
> - Eric to Bill, "I Will Rise Up"
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> Edited by swtp555 at 09/20/2009 11:33 AM PDT
I concur swtp555
AS is the best actor. It is a testament to AS acting skills that he can make the Billettes hate him so. The proof in the pudding will be who gets acting nods at the Emmy's next year foe season 2. While it might be AS, AH, ST or NE it will not be (again) AP or SM.
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Re: Who's the Breakout Character/Actor?
Sep 27, 2009 12:40 PM
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Honestly, the entire cast is just amazing. But I think Jason and Lafayette were the most riveting because they truly inhabit the skins of their characters. I never, or very very rarely, catch them 'acting.'
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Re: Who's the Breakout Character/Actor?
Sep 20, 2009 2:35 PM
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> There are
> those of us out there that recognize the true talent.
Um, no offense, but if you can't see it in AS, then maybe you are not as good at it as you think. He is one of the very best actors on the show.
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Re: Who's the Breakout Character/Actor?
Sep 20, 2009 2:31 PM
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> Definitely NOT Alexander Skarsgard! He is not that
> talented and I am sick of everyone saying so because
> he is good looking. He is handsome but talent is
> definitely lacking.
> Best breakout Sam Trammel, Nelsan Ellis, Rutina, and
> Ryan! They become their characters! I love any
> story line with them in it.
> So sad a Comic Con when everyone was giving so much
> attention to Alexander for the few episodes that he
> was in and very little to the good actors. There are
> those of us out there that recognize the true talent.
You are definitely not watching the same show or you are deeply in lust with St. Bill.
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"It's done. I'm part of her now. Get out of the way."
- Eric to Bill, "I Will Rise Up"
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Re: Who's the Breakout Character/Actor?
Sep 20, 2009 2:29 PM
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Definitely NOT Alexander Skarsgard! He is not that talented and I am sick of everyone saying so because he is good looking. He is handsome but talent is
definitely lacking.
Best breakout Sam Trammel, Nelsan Ellis, Rutina, and Ryan! They become their characters! I love any story line with them in it.
So sad a Comic Con when everyone was giving so much attention to Alexander for the few episodes that he was in and very little to the good actors. There are those of us out there that recognize the true talent.
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Re: Who's the Breakout Character/Actor?
Sep 19, 2009 3:01 PM
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love pam also ...
my least fav is Tara ..
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