Topic Posted by: Gracie
Date Posted: Fri Jan 29 1:18:36 2010
Additional Comments: I always loved Tom Pelphrey's acting, and actually thought he was the second best actor EVER on "Guiding Light" (second only to Michael Zaslow, of course), and I was thrilled when I'd heard that he was joining ATWT. But what a letdown! This "Mick might be James" story is beyond stupid and is insulting to any of us with more than three brain cells to rub together. It's such a shame, couldn't they have come up with better thought out character for TP to play, and given him a reasonably compelling story? They could have brought him on as a recast of any one of a dozen departed characters, or created a new character for him to play that was more than the stupid cardboard cutout in a moronic sci-fi-ish story. Just awful!
Posted by: Roxie Date posted: Fri Jan 29 23:26:29 2010
Message:
I agree! I love Tom Pelphrey and I hate that he's been wasted in this storyline. I loved him as Jonathan on GL and I loved his over-the-top acting and every tantrum he ever threw! I'd even like to see a little more of that in Mick instead of this creepy character. It's really disappointing.
Posted by: Rosebud1 Date posted: Fri Jan 29 15:24:47 2010
Message: Soaps have always had some really great actors in their midst. There was a time when that was actually appreciated & they got opportunities to really shine! That hasn't been the case in the last several yrs. We've been seeing, time & again, examples of great potential being wasted in favor of plot driven crap! Then good actors come off looking bad, just as good writers come off looking bad--for no really good reason.
That is why I was skeptical of TP's stint on ATWT & why I'm cautiously optimistic about Daniel Cosgrove. Both are VERY capable actors, but if TP's situation is any indication & history holds, Chris is just going to be another directionless, weak character when he SHOULD be strong, complex & capable.
KZ got the same thing both at GL & Sunset Beach. She was a proven commodity, but the writing was crap & the characters weren't developed well. In terms of GL, I'm talking about Reva's return. Even KZ was openly unhappy w/Clone Reva, Ghost Reva & Amish Reva.
Posted by: daydreamer Date posted: Fri Jan 29 12:49:50 2010
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No I don't mean in a good way. Tom & Kim shouted & screamed way too much on their own. So I didn't care for those days when Zimmer & Pelphrey were in a lot of scenes together. For me one of the worst cases of over-acting was the scene when Jonathan jumped on top of Tammy when she died.
Posted by: fee Date posted: Fri Jan 29 10:08:18 2010
Message: KZ? Her scenes made me cry, and it is TOUGH to make fee cry! But her, Josh and Billy did it to me regularly. And her scenes with Jonathan with them in the hospital with her cancer really made me boohoo, and Jonathan usually was NOT one that would make me boohoo, but with her he did. So if by chewing scenery, you mean it's acting that brings you to tears, then you got it!
Posted by: pita Date posted: Fri Jan 29 8:45:34 2010
Message:
Gracie, I think he's a wonderful actor too. I thought his tantrums and such as Jonathan were often over-the-top, but Jonathan was an over-the-top character. I thought his real strength was in his more restrained and quieter work. For me he was riveting and I was pretty mesmerized by Jonathan when he wasn't trashing rooms or throwing tantrums.
I too have found this whole youthanized James, nose bleeding Mick story to be a total bust.
Posted by: Bertha Date posted: Fri Jan 29 8:36:57 2010
Message: I don't know about being the second best actor ever but he is given parts in which he over acts. I would like to see him in a totally different role. I hated the character of Jonathan on GL but a lot of that was the writing.
Posted by: tweety Date posted: Fri Jan 29 8:15:03 2010
Message: Maybe the second worst actor but definitely not the second best actor in the history of the show. Pleeese!! I didn't think he could play a worst character than the jerk-off Jonathan on GL. But hey, I was wrong. Who knew.
Posted by: daydreamer Date posted: Fri Jan 29 1:51:12 2010
Message:
I feel the opposite. He was second only to Kim Zimmer in chewing scenery every chance he got. Way too over the top. When Mick made the call and pretended to be a woman to report Meg. That was a throwback to his over-acting as Jonathan on GL.
