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The Saltex Brujo
Apr 11, 2012, 5:27:42 PM4/11/12
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Brent Spiner says he regrets how Next Gen limited what came after
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True fact: Brent Spiner was brilliant as Star Trek: The Next
Generation's child-like wide-eyed android Data. He's also pretty awesome
in real life, too. But unfortunately, the actor suffered a bit from what
most Trek actors before and after him also suffered from: that pesky
Star Trek curse.
You guys know what we're talking about here, when Trek actors became
"pigeonholed" into the type of Trek character they played and almost
nothing else?
Make no mistake, guys. Brent Spiner is grateful to the show and the
opportunity it gave him as an actor. He got to star is such movies as
Independence Day, The Aviator, the too-short-lived sci-fi TV series
Threshold (which also starred Game of Thrones' Peter Dinklage),
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge and even played Data's own
"great-great-granddad" Arik Soong on Enterprise, among a load of other
stuff.
He's also starring in his own insanely funny webseries Fresh Hell, where
he pokes fun at himself mercilessly.
But if there's one tiny thing the actor regrets from all his years on
Star Trek: TNG, it's how the role somewhat limited him as an actor,
Spiner revealed in an interview with Vice .
Talking about the role of Data, the actor said:
Sometimes I think it limited me in ways I wished it hadn't, but I
realize I don't have any control over that. The part and the show was a
gift and I am eternally grateful. I'm delighted that other people have
opinions and affection for the character. The only thing that bothers
meâ€"and it happens all the timeâ€"is when people see me and
shout, "DATA! DATA"! I'm fine with people recognizing me. I just wish
they shouted, "Guy who played Data"!
We totally get what the actor's saying here, since there are
(unfortunately) plenty of people who can't seem to make out the
difference between a character and the actor playing him.
Spiner also spoke about how the role of Loreâ€"Data's evil
brotherâ€"was closer to him in personality (and no, we're NOT saying
that Brent Spiner is an evil android):
Well, I just played myself when I did that. It was playing Data that was
the stretch. I have all the foibles that humans have, like ego, anger,
and selfishness. It was easy to play Lore because he is closer to who I
am in real life. Closer to who you are too, I bet! I hope I get to play
my evil twin brother on Fresh Hell.
Heck, yeah! We'd love to see that. What do you guys think?
(via Trek Web )
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True fact: Brent Spiner was brilliant as Star Trek: The Next
Generation's child-like wide-eyed android Data. He's also pretty awesome
in real life, too. But unfortunately, the actor suffered a bit from what
most Trek actors before and after him also suffered from: that pesky
Star Trek curse.
You guys know what we're talking about here, when Trek actors became
"pigeonholed" into the type of Trek character they played and almost
nothing else?
Make no mistake, guys. Brent Spiner is grateful to the show and the
opportunity it gave him as an actor. He got to star is such movies as
Independence Day, The Aviator, the too-short-lived sci-fi TV series
Threshold (which also starred Game of Thrones' Peter Dinklage),
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge and even played Data's own
"great-great-granddad" Arik Soong on Enterprise, among a load of other
stuff.
He's also starring in his own insanely funny webseries Fresh Hell, where
he pokes fun at himself mercilessly.
But if there's one tiny thing the actor regrets from all his years on
Star Trek: TNG, it's how the role somewhat limited him as an actor,
Spiner revealed in an interview with Vice .
Talking about the role of Data, the actor said:
Sometimes I think it limited me in ways I wished it hadn't, but I
realize I don't have any control over that. The part and the show was a
gift and I am eternally grateful. I'm delighted that other people have
opinions and affection for the character. The only thing that bothers
meâ€"and it happens all the timeâ€"is when people see me and
shout, "DATA! DATA"! I'm fine with people recognizing me. I just wish
they shouted, "Guy who played Data"!
We totally get what the actor's saying here, since there are
(unfortunately) plenty of people who can't seem to make out the
difference between a character and the actor playing him.
Spiner also spoke about how the role of Loreâ€"Data's evil
brotherâ€"was closer to him in personality (and no, we're NOT saying
that Brent Spiner is an evil android):
Well, I just played myself when I did that. It was playing Data that was
the stretch. I have all the foibles that humans have, like ego, anger,
and selfishness. It was easy to play Lore because he is closer to who I
am in real life. Closer to who you are too, I bet! I hope I get to play
my evil twin brother on Fresh Hell.
Heck, yeah! We'd love to see that. What do you guys think?
(via Trek Web )
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Duggy
Apr 11, 2012, 5:49:57 PM4/11/12
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On Apr 12, 7:27 am, BillV2...@webtv.net (The Saltex Brujo) wrote:
> Brent Spiner says he regrets how Next Gen limited what came after
Being an actor is profession with limited option and many short or
> Brent Spiner says he regrets how Next Gen limited what came after
failed careers.
Many, many actors in famous roles are limited, many never even get the
one big role.
Happens in that line of work.
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MITO MINISTER
Apr 12, 2012, 3:38:49 AM4/12/12
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(BACK TO RADIO SILENCE)
Duggy
Apr 12, 2012, 4:10:21 AM4/12/12
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On Apr 12, 5:38 pm, MITO MINISTER <cigarmanw...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The word you people are looking for is "typecasting". You morons. ...
> (BACK TO RADIO SILENCE)
No, I'm saying success as an actor is rare. Success twice is even
> The word you people are looking for is "typecasting". You morons. ...
> (BACK TO RADIO SILENCE)
rarer.
Typecasting is when success *causes* later failure... but it isn't
always true.
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Travoltron
Apr 14, 2012, 6:24:08 PM4/14/12
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I don't think there's any particular Star Trek curse.
That's just the way it is with TV. One minute you're that wacky
neighbor on that sitcom everybody loves and the next minute no one wants
to hire you because you were that wacky neighbor on that old sitcom.
That's just the way it is with TV. One minute you're that wacky
neighbor on that sitcom everybody loves and the next minute no one wants
to hire you because you were that wacky neighbor on that old sitcom.
Your Name
Apr 14, 2012, 7:42:29 PM4/14/12
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In article <jmcte9$olq$1...@speranza.aioe.org>, Travoltron
Or they ONLY want to hire you as the wacky neighbour on a new sitcom.
Of course it can be annoying for viewers seeing the same five actors
playing roles in every TV show / movie - this is what happens in New
Zealand where they apparently only have five actors (one reason why
casting Temuera Morrison as Jango Fett was a mistake).
Of course it can be annoying for viewers seeing the same five actors
playing roles in every TV show / movie - this is what happens in New
Zealand where they apparently only have five actors (one reason why
casting Temuera Morrison as Jango Fett was a mistake).
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