Why doesn't SMG ever speak in the commentaries and special features?
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Oh I wasn't trying to defend her, I just wanted to say that not all her castmates had bad things to say about her. Trying to be fair.
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Oh I wasn't trying to defend her, I just wanted to say that not all her castmates had bad things to say about her. Trying to be fair.
Sorry. Did a bit of a mis-interpret.
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It's an interesting discussion, but when you get right down to it, I just have to ask: what does it all matter?
I enjoy watching her on-screen as Buffy; no one else could've possibly been better in that role than her. Off-screen, I don't have to work or hang out with her, so whether she's the sweetest, friendliest person around, or the biggest bitch on the planet, who really cares?
Just my two cents...
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I guess the whole question ties into the grander issue of an artist and his or her art. The whole thing of SMG trying to distance herself from Buffy is a tough issue. Do you want the role that brought you fame and fortune to overshadow your whole life, or do you distance yourself from that to the point where you spit in the face of everyone one and thing that brought you it. There are countless examples of people throughout Hollywood history that have dealt with this. It's how you do deal with it that defines the kind of entertainer you are. Who knows? Maybe SMG will come around and embrace the character that made her famous and write a tell all book or something or do the convention circuit.
As for the thread issue, there are a number of reasons why actors and directors don't do stuff like that. I know that David Lynch, Steven Spielberg and Woody Allen don't do commentary tracks for their movies (in Allens case he doesn't look at the movies he makes once they're finished) becuase they feel that by explaining the movie as you're watching it, it robs the movie of it's mystique and why you fell in love with it in the first place. And Curtis Hanson doesn't do commentary tracks basically because he can't talk for two hours nonstop. That's not to say that they wont sit down for an interview and be showcased in the features. It's just a case of one and not the other. So as for SMG not involved with the DVD features, it could either be a complex issue, or something very simple.
Also, to hit on the bigger picture that this thread taps into, the film industry is filled on every level with creative and artistic types. And artistic types can be the most egocentric, tempermental and insecure people on the planet. And I should know. I'm earning a degree in the fine arts program. So you throw them all together to put on a song and dance number for people to enjoy, you're obviously going to have a clash on numerous levels. The "happy crew" is another Hollywood myth that very rarely turns out to be true. So it's no surprise that something like this happens.
One other thing. I notice that whenever there's a convention or something involving FIREFLY, you can always expect Nathan, Adam, Summer and Jewel to be there. But I notice that Gina, Alan, Sean, Ron and Morena don't make a lot of these. Does that mean they're trying to distance themselves from the enterprise that made them somewhat famous? Of course not. I'm sure they've got plenty of reasons why they don't frequent the conventions like the former do.
As for SMG, you'll be seeing her a lot soon. She's in another horror flick coming out this fall (can't remember the title) as well as being one of the leads in Richard Kelly's follow up to DONNIE DARKO, SOUTHLAND TALES. And I think with SOUTHLAND, she'll definitly make people forget her as a vampire slayer. Now they'll remember her as an entreprenurial ex-porn star who'll play a part in the apocalypse.
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As for SMG, you'll be seeing her a lot soon. She's in another horror flick coming out this fall (can't remember the title)
Grudge 2?
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as well as being one of the leads in Richard Kelly's follow up to DONNIE DARKO, SOUTHLAND TALES.
...wait...a follow up to Donnie Darko?...*twitch*...must see...must SEE!...*twitch*.
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Originally posted by reginaroadie:
As for SMG, you'll be seeing her a lot soon. She's in another horror flick coming out this fall (can't remember the title)
Grudge 2?Quote:
as well as being one of the leads in Richard Kelly's follow up to DONNIE DARKO, SOUTHLAND TALES.
...wait...a follow up to Donnie Darko?...*twitch*...must see...must SEE!...*twitch*.
Follow-up just meaning its the first thing he's done since then, it's not a sequel to DD.
As for SMG, I believe her next film is The Return. The Grudge 2 stars Amber Tamblyn (Joan of Arcadia).
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Originally posted by fredgiblet:
...wait...a follow up to Donnie Darko?...*twitch*...must see...must SEE!...*twitch*.
Follow-up just meaning its the first thing he's done since then, it's not a sequel to DD.
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Thanks, all, for your insights.
I think it's fair enough for a professional actor to do her job well and then call it a day; and I think it's even more admirable that everyone was able to stay professional and do such a great job if it had in fact started to get a little acrimonious on set.
There's a quote by someone or other about how one should always avoid seeing how sausages and laws are made; guess we should add TV shows to the list :)
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Originally posted by reginaroadie:
Do you want the role that brought you fame and fortune to overshadow your whole life, or do you distance yourself from that to the point where you spit in the face of everyone one and thing that brought you it. There are countless examples of people throughout Hollywood history that have dealt with this.
There ARE countless actors that have dealt with this, and the majority have failed. SMG has a perfectly legitmate fear of being forever "Buffy." The George Clooney's of the world are few and far between.
Distance is good, being nasty about a role that made you famous, not so much. But then again, I've never heard/read anything where she was openly nasty. I've heard some pointed comments from Joss, but not SMG (although I admittedly read more about Joss than SMG).
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