Jewel Staite SPOILER (edit)

POSTED BY: Hauger
UPDATED: Saturday, January 7, 2006 15:47
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BROWNCOAT1

Friday, January 6, 2006 6:18 PM

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Originally posted by Hauger:
Hey, all...

Got hooked on FireFly when my brother introduced the show to me. Love the stories, the characters, the whole 'feel' of the thing.

And I just rented Serenity and watched that for the first time. I have but one complaint: Jewel Staite. Don't get me wrong, she's gorgeous. But her acting is awful. With all the actors, the 'futuresque' invented words come across stilted and forced. I can usually endure it. But Staite's sickly-sweet delivery pulls me right out of the movie. I very much would rather Kaylee had bit the dust instead of Wash.

Oh well. It's all good. Even with the sometimes-clunky dialogue and acting, the series kicked butt.

Welcome to the site Hauger! Glad to have you aboard!

I disagree w/ you about Jewel's acting. I have met Jewel several times & have had occasion to speak to her & see her acting in several different shows & movies. Kaylee is not Jewel. They are quite different actually. Jewel plays Kaylee exactly the way she is written. She is for the most part innocent, inexperienced, and too sweet & bubbly for her own good at times. She is however the heart of Serenity. It is her innocence that keeps the crew grounded & shows us that the 'verse Joss has created is not so hard & bleak as one might suspect at first. Watch the series Firefly that the movie is based off of & you will see what I mean.

If you want to see the opposite spectrum of Jewel's acting ability watch the DVD set "Wonderfalls" & she plays an entirely different character in the later episodes of that short lived series. You can also watch her performance in "Widow on the Hill". It was a made for tv movie not too long ago. Excellent showing of her talent.

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CAPERCAILLIE

Friday, January 6, 2006 7:21 PM

If you listen to the Director's (aka Josh aka God of the 'verse) commentary, he literally gushes over Jewel's performances - listen in particular to his comments on her work on the Serenity pilot (strawberry scene) and Objects in Space (scene with Jubal Early in the engine room). He also states in the book that his favorite line in the BDM is the one about the "C..(something)engines, they fall right out of the sky" which he says Jewel nails perfectly. So, if Josh is happy, I'm happy!

Granted her chirpy delivery does seem grating at time. In fact, I love Jayne and Mal's interaction in the Serenity pilot when they talk about duct-taping her mouth shut. But, hey, that's life....there are those people who drive us nuts but gorramit, we love 'em just the same.

OPTIMUS1998

Friday, January 6, 2006 7:56 PM

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Originally posted by capercaillie:
If you listen to the Director's (aka Josh aka God of the 'verse) commentary, he literally gushes over Jewel's performances - listen in particular to his comments on her work on the Serenity pilot (strawberry scene) and Objects in Space (scene with Jubal Early in the engine room). He also states in the book that his favorite line in the BDM is the one about the "C..(something)engines, they fall right out of the sky" which he says Jewel nails perfectly. So, if Josh is happy, I'm happy!

Granted her chirpy delivery does seem grating at time. In fact, I love Jayne and Mal's interaction in the Serenity pilot when they talk about duct-taping her mouth shut. But, hey, that's life....there are those people who drive us nuts but gorramit, we love 'em just the same.

now note my underlines in the above.

i realze you are relatively new ( joined up here after the BDM launched)m and its kinda a minor nit picky thing, but it is one that bothers me every time i see it....
JOSS Whedon.
the man's name is JOSS, not Josh!!
(actually it's Joseph, but he uses Joss)
ok, my rant endeth here...

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PIFFLE101

Friday, January 6, 2006 8:00 PM

Everyone's entitles to their own feelings, and opinions. I just wanted to say Jewel reads, posts, and has a username here, so try to be a little considerate.

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ETHAN

Friday, January 6, 2006 8:07 PM

Are you nuts?! Jewel Staite is a terrific actor. Her reactions are wonderfully intuitive and easily convey very hard to convey emotions. She never fails to heighten the moment and enhance everybody elses performance. Who else could've pull off unrequieted puppy love for that robotic gangrenous toe of a robot Simon? You just don't like the character she plays.

NEVERED

Friday, January 6, 2006 8:11 PM

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Originally posted by Piffle101:
Everyone's entitles to their own feelings, and opinions. I just wanted to say Jewel reads, posts, and has a username here, so try to be a little considerate.

ooh, she does?????

do they all?

do we know who they are?

SPINLAND

Friday, January 6, 2006 8:18 PM

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Originally posted by ethan:
Jewel Staite is a terrific actor. Her reactions are wonderfully intuitive and easily convey very hard to convey emotions.

Word! Just like Joss gushes in the BDM commentary: in a second's change of expression she conveyed everything the audience needed to know about her relationship with Simon. Who needs lengthy exposition when you have THOSE EYES to work with? :dreamy sigh emoticon goes here:

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PIFFLE101

Friday, January 6, 2006 8:24 PM

You should know her by her name.. LOL

http://www.fireflyfans.net/showprofile.asp?un=Jewelstaite

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NEVERED

Friday, January 6, 2006 8:29 PM

oh.

that was quite a bit simpler than i expected it would be. (and i'm pretty sure that if i had stumbled across that account while perusing some older threads, i would have just thought it was a fan.

kinda neat for them to come by the boards, tho.

JUBELLATE

Friday, January 6, 2006 10:52 PM

I love Kaylee. She's sweet in a way that makes me smile, not wretch. Plus she fiddles, so I share a bond with her as a fellow fiddler

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