When people hate a series because of an actor.

POSTED BY: OPPYH
UPDATED: Monday, August 7, 2006 04:12
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OPPYH

Thursday, August 3, 2006 2:39 AM

I'm not one of them, but some people I know absolutely will not watch Buffy because of Sarah Michelle Gellar. To this I say ??? I have tried to get them hooked on Buffy, to no avail. I don't know where the hate originates, but 2 of my friends are adament they will never watch Buffy because of SMG. I ask them what's wrong with SMG, and they tell me they don't, they just can't stand her.

Now I don't really think Jessica Alba is anything special, but I thought Dark Angel was pretty cool. I personally feel SMG could act circles around Jessica Alba, but my friends insist Dark Angel is better, even though they never watched Buffy.

If anyone can explain the strangeness of why people hate actors for no reason please let me know what causes it, and I will look for a cure.

MONKSDAD

Thursday, August 3, 2006 2:53 AM

Yeah, for along time I refused to watch buffy just because of smg, I dont know what it is about her but something about her annoys me. But after BDM came out and i broke my browncoat cherry I decided to give all things Whedon another try, I now don't hate buffy but its not on my top list either. I really enjoy watching the eps with dushku in em, but that is mostly cause i have a crush on her. SMG just gives me the willys and it does affect the show for me, I just have a hard time seeing through my annoyance of her.

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LISSA37

Thursday, August 3, 2006 2:54 AM

I wish I could help you, but I don't have a clue.

I don't understand why some people hate a number of things (actors, real people, movies, books, etc.) for no apparent reason. If you're going to not like something, fine; but, can't you at least give some kind of reason?

I don't know what to tell you accept that it bugs me, too.

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RMMC

Thursday, August 3, 2006 3:18 AM

There are certain actors (Jim Carey, Bill Murray, Adam Sandler) who just are vastly annoying to me, who come across as abrasive and untalented and no matter what, thatis the only impression I have of what ever I've seen them in. I have tried to see them in different types of, in these cases, movies, but to no avail. I just can't stand 'em.

It probably has a lot to do with the fact that, to me, none of them can really act. (Carey is less of an actor than a cartoon carcature incognito. Very, very annoying.)

I don't think there's much you can do about it.

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ARCADIA

Thursday, August 3, 2006 4:04 AM

So... you won't watch eternal sunshine of the spotless mind then? It's a beautiful film. I don't like Carry much when he's being funny, but in Eternal Sunshine and the Truman Show, where he's trying to be dramatic, he'll pretty good.

But, yeah...

SMG. I have mixed feelings about her. I don't like her as much as other actrssess, but I LOVE Buffy(show and character). Maybe its because I saw Buffy from the beginning...

Hmm. Honestly, there are very few actors I dislike, but even then I am forced to admit they have good films/shows now and them. I hate Tom Cruise. I hated him way before it was populer, too. But he makes a great Lestat, no? And, to mention another recently unpopular actor, I have never cared for Mel Gibson. But Braveheart is good.

I knew lots of people who hated Kiera Knightly, then saw Pride and Prejudice, and now they love her. I wish more people could do that -- judge actors by the merit of their work instead of the publicized personality (if that makes sense).

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PHOENIXROSE

Thursday, August 3, 2006 4:20 AM

I... really don't like SMG. But it's not just random and for no reason, I really don't think she can act. Everything I've seen her in (mostly a few episodes of Buffy I caught) she was always acting the same. Her style is shallow; she seems bad at showing emotion. She's always got kind of a blank look on her face and I totally totally cannot buy her as a badass. Her movements are jerky and would barely knock down a ten-year old in real life. The only episode of Buffy I ever watched all the way through actually didn't feature her that much, and the guest star was Clea DuVall (drool) so I watched it and enjoyed it alright. Don't think it was near the level of Firefly, though.

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ARCADIA

Thursday, August 3, 2006 4:26 AM

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Originally posted by PhoenixRose:
The only episode of Buffy I ever watched all the way through actually didn't feature her that much, and the guest star was Clea DuVall (drool) so I watched it and enjoyed it alright. Don't think it was near the level of Firefly, though.

That was season one. It really wasn't that great season one. Really, if you ever decide to give buffy a try, just skip it. Start in season two... but not the first episode of season two, because it isn't that great. The third episode is good (intoduction of Spike, hell yeah...)

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OPPYH

Thursday, August 3, 2006 4:46 AM

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Originally posted by PhoenixRose:
I... really don't like SMG. But it's not just random and for no reason, I really don't think she can act. Everything I've seen her in (mostly a few episodes of Buffy I caught) she was always acting the same. Her style is shallow; she seems bad at showing emotion. She's always got kind of a blank look on her face and I totally totally cannot buy her as a badass. Her movements are jerky and would barely knock down a ten-year old in real life. The only episode of Buffy I ever watched all the way through actually didn't feature her that much, and the guest star was Clea DuVall (drool) so I watched it and enjoyed it alright. Don't think it was near the level of Firefly, though.

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Well, at least you have a reason. You don't think she can act. Watching her act in "The Body", and numerous other Buffy episodes actually brought me to tears, and that just doesn't happen when I watch tv. Perhaps it's the subject matter,(mostly the pain of life when it comes to Buffy) but Alyson hannigan has also made me cry when I watch Buffy. But with Alyson Hannigan I practically break down if she so much as frowns. She just has that effect.

WHISPER

Thursday, August 3, 2006 4:58 AM

I have had the same "I won't watch Buffy becuase of SMG" many times. I have always told those people that everything she has done in the past has sucked (with the exception of Cruel Intentions) but Buffy was the role she was meant for as an actress. To truly see SMG acting range, you have to see Buffy all the way through.
Some I have found still won't watch, but there have been a couple that i have convinced to at least try it. One has now completely finished the series and really likes it, and the other is working on S3 and seems to be enjoying it.

I'm not really sure where the animosity towards SMG comes from but i have found that is the most common reason people give for not wanting to watch BtVS.

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Thursday, August 3, 2006 5:08 AM

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Originally posted by monksdad:
(...)But after BDM came out and i broke my browncoat cherry (...)

My, what a lovely metaphor, Monksdad...

I will admit to having irrational dislikes (irrational as in completely subjetive, immediate, and based on nothing but a feeling)...such as Jim Carey (though I didn't mind him so much in The Truman Show, and would watch him in other dramatic roles), Brendan Frasier, and Eugene Levy. And while their role in a movie or show I've heard wonderful things about won't stop me from seeing it, it may well diminish my enjoyment of it.

And to be honest, SMG does bother me a bit, though I know she didn't used to. With some people there's a certain trait that is interesting or endearing at first, but becomes irritating over time and continued exposure.

But keep in mind, Zoe couldn't stand Wash when she first met him, so...

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