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Oct. 13th, 2011 09:10 amTV commentary:
House- Interesting changes at PPH. ( spoiler cut )
So, the new underling is played by Charlyne Yi, who I did not realize was part-Flip. I thought it was interesting that they had her character's ethnicity match her in real life (Flip-Korean) I mean, that was kinda oddly specific, I doubt the majority of viewers would care beyond "Asian". Also, I was amused by next week's promo and House making a Charlie's Angels ref about her, 13, and prison doctor girl. Mostly because how sucky would it be to be the homely chick in a group with Olivia Wilde and Odette Annable?
Sons of Anarchy- Well, that was rather convenient! ( spoiler cut )
I thought this was an amusing enough article: 9 TV actors who were never supposed to leave their castmates in the dust:
1) Alyson Hannigan- I'm not sure she exactly left her castmates "in the dust". Yeah, she has a pretty good career on a hit sitcom and getting way better rating than SMG is on her new show. But I think SMG is still a household name.
2) Bradley Cooper- Okay, the list is definitely true about this.
3) Mila Kunis- She seems to be on this list because the ones on That 70's Show that were expected to be the biggest stars were Ashton Kutcher and Topher Grace? People thought that much of those two?
4) Amanda Seyfried- Sure, Kristen Bell's career seems to have waned, while Seyfried has been getting more buzz as of late, but I wouldn't really count that as surprisingly having blown her castmates away.
5) Leonardo DiCaprio- I mean, obviously he's a huge star nowadays. But its not like the other people on Growing Pains were all that big at the time (well, except for Kirk Cameron) or seemed like they were on the road to becoming superstars. However, the list implies the rise to superstardom was a surprise, but I think even as early as this he was still getting buzz.
6) Michelle Williams- Yeah, she's been in a bunch of critically acclaimed stuff as of late. But while she has the indie cred, I'm not sure she is that more well known than Pacey. Sure, Fringe's ratings aren't all that great, but I think Joshua Jackson is at least as well known in the geek circles as she is in the indie circles. And Katie Holmes, are you kidding me? She's married to Tom frickin' Cruise!
7) Marisa Tomei- Marisa Tomei was in A Different World?!!
8) Joseph Gordon Levitt- Now this is the example they were trying to go for with Leo. I mean, back then, Leo being a big frickin deal now, I could believe it. But the kid from 3rd Rock? That was a definite surprise. I mean, I like the stuff he's done, its just surprising as all. Of course, even then, I think John Lithgow is still a big deal. And he's been around for longer, so its not like JGL left Lithgow behind.
9) Seth Rogen- While "Freaks and Geeks" was an amazing show, it is a definite surprise that Seth Rogen, James Franco, and Jason Segel became such big deals. Even then, I don't think there were any expectations that any one of the actors there would do that much better than the others. Linda Cardellini I think did okay, and Haverchuck and Sweets still have decent careers. Jason Segel has done a few movies and has HIMYM, though I think Franco and Rogen are still a bigger deal than him. But between those two, I'm not sure who's considered bigger.
House- Interesting changes at PPH. ( spoiler cut )
So, the new underling is played by Charlyne Yi, who I did not realize was part-Flip. I thought it was interesting that they had her character's ethnicity match her in real life (Flip-Korean) I mean, that was kinda oddly specific, I doubt the majority of viewers would care beyond "Asian". Also, I was amused by next week's promo and House making a Charlie's Angels ref about her, 13, and prison doctor girl. Mostly because how sucky would it be to be the homely chick in a group with Olivia Wilde and Odette Annable?
Sons of Anarchy- Well, that was rather convenient! ( spoiler cut )
I thought this was an amusing enough article: 9 TV actors who were never supposed to leave their castmates in the dust:
1) Alyson Hannigan- I'm not sure she exactly left her castmates "in the dust". Yeah, she has a pretty good career on a hit sitcom and getting way better rating than SMG is on her new show. But I think SMG is still a household name.
2) Bradley Cooper- Okay, the list is definitely true about this.
3) Mila Kunis- She seems to be on this list because the ones on That 70's Show that were expected to be the biggest stars were Ashton Kutcher and Topher Grace? People thought that much of those two?
4) Amanda Seyfried- Sure, Kristen Bell's career seems to have waned, while Seyfried has been getting more buzz as of late, but I wouldn't really count that as surprisingly having blown her castmates away.
5) Leonardo DiCaprio- I mean, obviously he's a huge star nowadays. But its not like the other people on Growing Pains were all that big at the time (well, except for Kirk Cameron) or seemed like they were on the road to becoming superstars. However, the list implies the rise to superstardom was a surprise, but I think even as early as this he was still getting buzz.
6) Michelle Williams- Yeah, she's been in a bunch of critically acclaimed stuff as of late. But while she has the indie cred, I'm not sure she is that more well known than Pacey. Sure, Fringe's ratings aren't all that great, but I think Joshua Jackson is at least as well known in the geek circles as she is in the indie circles. And Katie Holmes, are you kidding me? She's married to Tom frickin' Cruise!
7) Marisa Tomei- Marisa Tomei was in A Different World?!!
8) Joseph Gordon Levitt- Now this is the example they were trying to go for with Leo. I mean, back then, Leo being a big frickin deal now, I could believe it. But the kid from 3rd Rock? That was a definite surprise. I mean, I like the stuff he's done, its just surprising as all. Of course, even then, I think John Lithgow is still a big deal. And he's been around for longer, so its not like JGL left Lithgow behind.
9) Seth Rogen- While "Freaks and Geeks" was an amazing show, it is a definite surprise that Seth Rogen, James Franco, and Jason Segel became such big deals. Even then, I don't think there were any expectations that any one of the actors there would do that much better than the others. Linda Cardellini I think did okay, and Haverchuck and Sweets still have decent careers. Jason Segel has done a few movies and has HIMYM, though I think Franco and Rogen are still a bigger deal than him. But between those two, I'm not sure who's considered bigger.
