History revives "In Search Of," Zachary Quinto to host

[David]

http://variety.com/2018/tv/news/zachary-quinto-history-in-search-of-1202680918/

Zachary Quinto to Host, Executive Produce Unscripted Series ‘In Search
Of’ for History
By Joe Otterson

History has greenlit the unscripted series “In Search Of” with Zachary
Quinto attached as host and executive producer, the cable network
announced Tuesday.

Inspired by the iconic 1970s series of the same name, the show will
examine unexplained phenomena from all over the world. Each episode
will follow Quinto as he investigates a different subject within a
dynamic theme – such as alien encounters, mysterious creatures, UFO
sightings, time travel and artificial intelligence – and searches for
the truth to some of the world’s greatest mysteries.

[Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha]

David <diml...@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:cb917dtenv6vqm5es...@4ax.com:

> http://variety.com/2018/tv/news/zachary-quinto-history-in-search-
> of-1202680918/
>
> Zachary Quinto to Host,

Is it just me, or is Quinto's quest to emulate Nimoy in all possible
things getting a little creepy?

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[suzeeq]

Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha wrote:
> David <diml...@yahoo.com> wrote in
> news:cb917dtenv6vqm5es...@4ax.com:
>
>> http://variety.com/2018/tv/news/zachary-quinto-history-in-search-
>> of-1202680918/
>>
>> Zachary Quinto to Host,
>
> Is it just me, or is Quinto's quest to emulate Nimoy in all possible
> things getting a little creepy?
>

That, or he's cashing in on it.

[Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha]

suzeeq <su...@imbris.com> wrote in
news:p4qcaj$8sa$1...@news.albasani.net:

That really doesn't make it less creepy. It just adds to the list of
creepy people.

[A Friend]

In article <XnsA87A6E8976F...@69.16.179.42>, Jibini Kula

Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taus...@gmail.com> wrote:

> suzeeq <su...@imbris.com> wrote in
> news:p4qcaj$8sa$1...@news.albasani.net:
>
> > Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha wrote:
> >> David <diml...@yahoo.com> wrote in
> >> news:cb917dtenv6vqm5es...@4ax.com:
> >>
> >>> http://variety.com/2018/tv/news/zachary-quinto-history-in-searc
> >>> h- of-1202680918/
> >>>
> >>> Zachary Quinto to Host,
> >>
> >> Is it just me, or is Quinto's quest to emulate Nimoy in all
> >> possible things getting a little creepy?
> >>
> > That, or he's cashing in on it.
> >
> That really doesn't make it less creepy. It just adds to the list of
> creepy people.

IN SEARCH OF is now a 40-year-old show. (I still remember the season
when it premiered with Nimoy wearing his Spock haircut for STTMP.
People went nuts.) Casting Quinto as the new host is great art.
Nothing creepy about it at all.

[Jim G.]

suzeeq sent the following on 01/30/2018 at 12:08 PM:
> Zachary Quinto

I get the sense that, of all of Trek 2.0's principal cast, his career is
on the shakiest ground. Certainly Pine, Saldana and Pegg have little to
worry about at the moment, and even Urban and Cho seem to be getting
steady paychecks in the skiffy market. I'm not seeing a lot of Quinto,
though, and I follow the skiffy stuff pretty closely.

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occupant makes the rescue imperative." -- Lt. Gordon Malloy, THE ORVILLE

[Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha]

"Jim G." <jimg...@geemail.com.invalid> wrote in
news:p4qllb$hoa$8...@dont-email.me:

> suzeeq sent the following on 01/30/2018 at 12:08 PM:
>> Zachary Quinto
>
> I get the sense that, of all of Trek 2.0's principal cast, his
> career is on the shakiest ground. Certainly Pine, Saldana and
> Pegg have little to worry about at the moment, and even Urban
> and Cho seem to be getting steady paychecks in the skiffy
> market. I'm not seeing a lot of Quinto, though, and I follow the
> skiffy stuff pretty closely.
>

He has quite a few credits on IMDB. Many of them are not sf, but he's
working quite a bit.

[Obveeus]

I wouldn't call it creepy, but I would call it 'in poor taste' that he
was even offered the job and 'a poor career move' that he accepted it.

[Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha]

Obveeus <Obv...@aol.com> wrote in
news:p4qv7g$lpl$6...@dont-email.me:

Offering him a job in a remake when Nimoy was in the original isn't
creepy. Doing it again and again is getting there, though.

[Ubiquitous]

diml...@yahoo.com wrote:

>History has greenlit the unscripted series “In Search Of” with Zachary
>Quinto attached as host and executive producer, the cable network
>announced Tuesday.

Unscripted? Huh?

>Inspired by the iconic 1970s series of the same name, the show will
>examine unexplained phenomena from all over the world. Each episode
>will follow Quinto as he investigates a different subject within a
>dynamic theme – such as alien encounters, mysterious creatures, UFO
>sightings, time travel and artificial intelligence – and searches for
>the truth to some of the world’s greatest mysteries.

What makes them think the guy who did Pulp Fiction is going to make it work
this time?

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have to audit liberals & wire tap reporters' phones.

[Jim G.]

Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha sent the following on 01/30/2018 at
03:36 PM:

> "Jim G." <jimg...@geemail.com.invalid> wrote in
> news:p4qllb$hoa$8...@dont-email.me:
>
>> suzeeq sent the following on 01/30/2018 at 12:08 PM:
>>> Zachary Quinto
>>
>> I get the sense that, of all of Trek 2.0's principal cast, his
>> career is on the shakiest ground. Certainly Pine, Saldana and
>> Pegg have little to worry about at the moment, and even Urban
>> and Cho seem to be getting steady paychecks in the skiffy
>> market. I'm not seeing a lot of Quinto, though, and I follow the
>> skiffy stuff pretty closely.
>>
> He has quite a few credits on IMDB. Many of them are not sf, but he's
> working quite a bit.

Fair enough. After HEROES and the Trek stuff and a season of AMERICAN
HORROR STORY, I'd assumed that his future would continue to be along
those same lines.

[Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha]

"Jim G." <jimg...@geemail.com.invalid> wrote in

news:p4tv69$ue7$2...@dont-email.me:

> Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha sent the following on
> 01/30/2018 at 03:36 PM:
>> "Jim G." <jimg...@geemail.com.invalid> wrote in
>> news:p4qllb$hoa$8...@dont-email.me:
>>
>>> suzeeq sent the following on 01/30/2018 at 12:08 PM:
>>>> Zachary Quinto
>>>
>>> I get the sense that, of all of Trek 2.0's principal cast, his
>>> career is on the shakiest ground. Certainly Pine, Saldana and
>>> Pegg have little to worry about at the moment, and even Urban
>>> and Cho seem to be getting steady paychecks in the skiffy
>>> market. I'm not seeing a lot of Quinto, though, and I follow
>>> the skiffy stuff pretty closely.
>>>
>> He has quite a few credits on IMDB. Many of them are not sf,
>> but he's working quite a bit.
>
> Fair enough. After HEROES and the Trek stuff and a season of
> AMERICAN HORROR STORY, I'd assumed that his future would
> continue to be along those same lines.
>

Typecasting is more normal than not in Hollywood, but some actors
rise above it, and justly so. No matter how hard the studios fight
against it. (I recenetly re-watched "Falling Down," which was, IIRC,
Michael Douglas' first non-comedic roll. Didn't do especially well in
the theaters, in part because it was avertised as a comedy. It was
*not* a comedy.)

[Ubiquitous]

taus...@gmail.com wrote:

>"Jim G." <jimg...@geemail.com.invalid> wrote:
>> Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha sent the following on
>> 01/30/2018 at 03:36 PM:

>>> "Jim G." <jimg...@geemail.com.invalid> wrote:
>>>> suzeeq sent the following on 01/30/2018 at 12:08 PM:

>>>>> Zachary Quinto
>>>>
>>>> I get the sense that, of all of Trek 2.0's principal cast, his
>>>> career is on the shakiest ground. Certainly Pine, Saldana and
>>>> Pegg have little to worry about at the moment, and even Urban
>>>> and Cho seem to be getting steady paychecks in the skiffy
>>>> market. I'm not seeing a lot of Quinto, though, and I follow
>>>> the skiffy stuff pretty closely.
>>>>
>>> He has quite a few credits on IMDB. Many of them are not sf,
>>> but he's working quite a bit.
>>
>> Fair enough. After HEROES and the Trek stuff and a season of
>> AMERICAN HORROR STORY, I'd assumed that his future would
>> continue to be along those same lines.
>>
>Typecasting is more normal than not in Hollywood, but some actors
>rise above it, and justly so. No matter how hard the studios fight
>against it. (I recenetly re-watched "Falling Down," which was, IIRC,
>Michael Douglas' first non-comedic roll. Didn't do especially well in
>the theaters, in part because it was avertised as a comedy. It was
>*not* a comedy.)

It was?

(Promoted as a comedy, that is)

[Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha]

Ubiquitous <web...@polaris.net> wrote in
news:p4vja4$kee$1...@dont-email.me:

It wasn't explicitly stated, but it was presented in the way that
comedies are. All the scenese in the trailer were funny, at least
out of context, for instance. And Douglas had, at that point, only
done romantic comedy stuff. Do not think for one moment that the
implication escaped the notice of the marketing people.

[A Friend]

In article <p4vja4$kee$1...@dont-email.me>, Ubiquitous

It was.

Douglas played a misfit who decides to rebel against all sorts of stuff
he doesn't like, and it's all way, way over the top. The ads included
scenes such as when Douglas yells "Hey, fat lady!" at a woman behind
the counter at the motor vehicle office. From context, you were
supposed to take all of this as comedic.

[Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha]

A Friend <no...@noway.com> wrote in
news:010220181335348932%no...@noway.com:

You are a thinking of a different movie. Falling Down had no DMV
scene. It is a very dark character study of a troubled man having a
psychotic break (and going on a killing spree, though I think he
only actually *kills* one person, but not for lack of trying)
because the world has pushed him a little too far, and he can't
handle it.

There are some mildly amusing (if you ignore the racist overtones -
which were quite deliberate) scenes in it, ones that certainly
resonate with anyone who has ever had to deal with the
shitheadedness of living in the big city (like trying to order
breakfast three minutes after they stop serving it, so he pulls a
machinegun out of his gym bag), but it gets dark very quickly when
he starts killing people, and it becomes very overtly clear that
he's a violent stalker.

He's a pretty sympathetic character, but still a violent psycho
over the edge (with an appropriate, and entirely believable,
ending). "I'm the bad guy?" "Yes, you're the bad guy." "How did
that happen? I did everything they told me."

This was the movie where I really started to realize how nearly
universal a truth it is that actors who are good at comedic roles
are even better at dramatic acting.

[anim8rfsk]

In article <p4vja4$kee$1...@dont-email.me>,
Ubiquitous <web...@polaris.net> wrote:

What possible comedic roles had Michael Douglas had?

Before Falling Down (a terrible movie made by a terrible person):

Basic Instinct
War of the Roses
Black Rain
Wall Street
Fatal Attraction
Star Chamber
China Syndrome
Coma
The Streets of San Francisco

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anim8rfsk <anim...@cox.net> wrote in
news:anim8rfsk-462EA...@news.easynews.com:

You've never heard of Romancing the Stone? Pretty much defined rom-
com for its day.

[Jack Bohn]

anim8rfsk wrote:

>What possible comedic roles had Michael Douglas had? 

>Before Falling Down (a terrible movie made by a terrible person): 

[Snip]

> Fatal Attraction

Fatal Attraction, a comedy? Oh, I *get it* now!

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