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Re: Gillian Anderson hated 'X-Files', and probably you too [message #236565 is a reply to message #236561] Sun, 22 April 2007 14:08 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Gillian who?
Re: Gillian Anderson hated 'X-Files', and probably you too [message #236566 is a reply to message #236546] Sun, 22 April 2007 14:11 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Originally posted by: marc0ni@earthlink.net

On Apr 22, 8:24 am, Forge <f...@allspammersshoulddie.youneedageek.com>
wrote:
> On 21 Apr 2007 21:29:48 -0700, marc...@earthlink.net wrote:
>
>> Oh, Gillian, Gillian... you're just one ungrateful, one-time hottie,
>> aren't you? Have you ever had a real job? And by "real job", I mean
>> something more strenuous than spending 16 hours-a-day, nine-months-a-
>> year preening before fawning employers and co-workers.
>
> I'm totally sure you could stand up to the workload of someone working on a
> series for a major television network. Me, I'll stick to 10-hour days
> supporting clueless users at the IT helpdesk. It's WAY easier work.

What "workload"? Isn't most of the reason the days are so long is that
the actors/actresses are waiting hours for the technicians to set up
each shot?

Sure, I guess I standing around *waiting* for something to happen can
be grind -- just ask any security guard. But if I was getting paid
more-per-episode than most people make in a year, I think I could
suffer in silence, yes.
Re: Gillian Anderson hated 'X-Files', and probably you too [message #236567 is a reply to message #236555] Sun, 22 April 2007 14:28 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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In article <jJMWh.7401$3P3.5706@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net>,
"Steven L." <sdlitvin@earthlinkNOSPAM.net> wrote:

> Ken from Chicago wrote:
>> "Garondo Marondo" <Classic.Mr.Hole@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1177213580.126527.138000@y80g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>>> http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/a45533/gillian-anderson-hat ed-x-files.html
>>>
>>> Saturday, April 21 2007, 09:51 BST (04:51 ET)
>>>
>>> By Daniel Kilkelly
>>>
>>> Gillian Anderson has confessed that she hated her time on The X-Files
>>> and will never appear in another TV series.
>>>
>>> The actress insisted that the only reason she played Agent Scully for
>>> nine years was because she enjoyed the financial rewards of starring
>>> on the show.
>>>
>>> "I couldn't get out of it. I didn't have a choice. I had to sign a
>>> contract for five-and-a-half-years before I even went to my first
>>> audition - when I didn't know if I'd got the part," Gillian told
>>> Stella magazine. "Back then I was all innocent and I thought, 'Wow
>>> that sounds wonderful.'
>>>
>>> "But then, when I started, I realised I'd be in a Canadian wood
>>> working 16 hours a day for nine months a year. And the reason I stayed
>>> so long was because the only way I could get more money was to commit
>>> myself to doing it for another couple of years."
>>>
>>> Asked about future TV projects, she replied: "Oh, shut the f*** up!
>>> Are you kidding me? My God, I don't even watch television. I don't
>>> like television. I never have liked it. The whole concept of sitting
>>> down in front of a TV feels like one of the things that's destroying
>>> society, as far as I'm concerned."
>>>
>>
>> Brent Spiner fell out of love with the role of "Data". A lot actors aren't
>> as crazy about the roles they play--even if said roles are hugely popular.
>
> In fact, Evangeline Lilly just said pretty much the same thing about her
> show "Lost": She's gotten to the point that now she hates it.
>
> And Patrick Stewart wanted out of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" too.
> Of course, that show ran for 7 seasons, so I can see how an
> accomplished actor like Stewart might want to do something else with his
> life already, after spending 7 years on one project.

By 'accomplished' you mean 'had a bit part in Lifeforce'?
Re: Gillian Anderson hated 'X-Files', and probably you too [message #236568 is a reply to message #236560] Sun, 22 April 2007 14:30 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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In article <1177263175.594694.182580@l77g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>,
zaryzary2003@yahoo.com wrote:

> On Apr 22, 12:29 am, "marc...@earthlink.net" <marc...@earthlink.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Oh, Gillian, Gillian... you're just one ungrateful, one-time hottie,
>> aren't you? Have you ever had a real job? And by "real job", I mean
>> something more strenuous than spending 16 hours-a-day, nine-months-a-
>> year preening before fawning employers and co-workers.- Hide quoted text -
>
> Doubtful. She went on "X Files" when she was 25 and became a huge
> star. Poor thing had to work long hours and her only reward was
> millions of dollars and international fame.

And sex. Let's not forget she was screwing the help.
Re: Gillian Anderson hated 'X-Files', and probably you too [message #236569 is a reply to message #236567] Sun, 22 April 2007 14:50 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Originally posted by: Michael Bowker

Anim8rFSK wrote:
> In article <jJMWh.7401$3P3.5706@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net>,
> "Steven L." <sdlitvin@earthlinkNOSPAM.net> wrote:
>
>> Ken from Chicago wrote:
>>> "Garondo Marondo" <Classic.Mr.Hole@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:1177213580.126527.138000@y80g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>>>> http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/a45533/gillian-anderson-hat ed-x-files.html
>>>>
>>>> Saturday, April 21 2007, 09:51 BST (04:51 ET)
>>>>
>>>> By Daniel Kilkelly
>>>>
>>>> Gillian Anderson has confessed that she hated her time on The X-Files
>>>> and will never appear in another TV series.
>>>>
>>>> The actress insisted that the only reason she played Agent Scully for
>>>> nine years was because she enjoyed the financial rewards of starring
>>>> on the show.
>>>>
>>>> "I couldn't get out of it. I didn't have a choice. I had to sign a
>>>> contract for five-and-a-half-years before I even went to my first
>>>> audition - when I didn't know if I'd got the part," Gillian told
>>>> Stella magazine. "Back then I was all innocent and I thought, 'Wow
>>>> that sounds wonderful.'
>>>>
>>>> "But then, when I started, I realised I'd be in a Canadian wood
>>>> working 16 hours a day for nine months a year. And the reason I stayed
>>>> so long was because the only way I could get more money was to commit
>>>> myself to doing it for another couple of years."
>>>>
>>>> Asked about future TV projects, she replied: "Oh, shut the f*** up!
>>>> Are you kidding me? My God, I don't even watch television. I don't
>>>> like television. I never have liked it. The whole concept of sitting
>>>> down in front of a TV feels like one of the things that's destroying
>>>> society, as far as I'm concerned."
>>>>
>>> Brent Spiner fell out of love with the role of "Data". A lot actors aren't
>>> as crazy about the roles they play--even if said roles are hugely popular.
>> In fact, Evangeline Lilly just said pretty much the same thing about her
>> show "Lost": She's gotten to the point that now she hates it.
>>
>> And Patrick Stewart wanted out of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" too.
>> Of course, that show ran for 7 seasons, so I can see how an
>> accomplished actor like Stewart might want to do something else with his
>> life already, after spending 7 years on one project.
>
> By 'accomplished' you mean 'had a bit part in Lifeforce'?

and Excalibur. Don't forget a bit part in Excalibur. :)
Re: Gillian Anderson hated 'X-Files', and probably you too [message #236570 is a reply to message #236568] Sun, 22 April 2007 14:57 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Originally posted by: Michael Bowker

Anim8rFSK wrote:
> In article <1177263175.594694.182580@l77g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>,
> zaryzary2003@yahoo.com wrote:
>
>> On Apr 22, 12:29 am, "marc...@earthlink.net" <marc...@earthlink.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Oh, Gillian, Gillian... you're just one ungrateful, one-time hottie,
>>> aren't you? Have you ever had a real job? And by "real job", I mean
>>> something more strenuous than spending 16 hours-a-day, nine-months-a-
>>> year preening before fawning employers and co-workers.- Hide quoted text -
>> Doubtful. She went on "X Files" when she was 25 and became a huge
>> star. Poor thing had to work long hours and her only reward was
>> millions of dollars and international fame.
>
> And sex. Let's not forget she was screwing the help.

Really? Who is/was the help? Don't get me wrong, I think she is a very
attractive woman. But what I don't understand is why anyone cares what
they (actors) think. It's not like that's what they do for a living.

I mean all the fuss about the opinions about a bunch of people who stand
around waiting to pretend to be someone else. Actors, singers,
celebrities in general-- who cares what they think, if indeed they do at
all.
Re: Gillian Anderson hated 'X-Files', and probably you too [message #236571 is a reply to message #236546] Sun, 22 April 2007 15:02 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Originally posted by: John H

"Forge" <forge@allspammersshoulddie.youneedageek.com> wrote in message
news:1f5zg6r9os4v2$.1i2x5mk6hq2m7.dlg@40tude.net...
> On 21 Apr 2007 21:29:48 -0700, marc0ni@earthlink.net wrote:
>
>> Oh, Gillian, Gillian... you're just one ungrateful, one-time hottie,
>> aren't you? Have you ever had a real job? And by "real job", I mean
>> something more strenuous than spending 16 hours-a-day, nine-months-a-
>> year preening before fawning employers and co-workers.
>
> I'm totally sure you could stand up to the workload of someone working on
> a
> series for a major television network. Me, I'll stick to 10-hour days
> supporting clueless users at the IT helpdesk. It's WAY easier work.

I'd rather sit there with free food and a bunch of lackeys, who actually are
working 16 hour days, wait on me and then do about 2 hours of actual work
than sitting on my ass being a deskjockey for 10 a day.
Re: Gillian Anderson hated 'X-Files', and probably you too [message #236572 is a reply to message #236567] Sun, 22 April 2007 15:03 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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"Anim8rFSK" <ANIM8Rfsk@cox.net> wrote in message
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> In article <jJMWh.7401$3P3.5706@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net>,
> "Steven L." <sdlitvin@earthlinkNOSPAM.net> wrote:
>
>> Ken from Chicago wrote:
>>> "Garondo Marondo" <Classic.Mr.Hole@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:1177213580.126527.138000@y80g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>>>> http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/a45533/gillian-anderson-hat ed-x-files.html
>>>>
>>>> Saturday, April 21 2007, 09:51 BST (04:51 ET)
>>>>
>>>> By Daniel Kilkelly
>>>>
>>>> Gillian Anderson has confessed that she hated her time on The X-Files
>>>> and will never appear in another TV series.
>>>>
>>>> The actress insisted that the only reason she played Agent Scully for
>>>> nine years was because she enjoyed the financial rewards of starring
>>>> on the show.
>>>>
>>>> "I couldn't get out of it. I didn't have a choice. I had to sign a
>>>> contract for five-and-a-half-years before I even went to my first
>>>> audition - when I didn't know if I'd got the part," Gillian told
>>>> Stella magazine. "Back then I was all innocent and I thought, 'Wow
>>>> that sounds wonderful.'
>>>>
>>>> "But then, when I started, I realised I'd be in a Canadian wood
>>>> working 16 hours a day for nine months a year. And the reason I stayed
>>>> so long was because the only way I could get more money was to commit
>>>> myself to doing it for another couple of years."
>>>>
>>>> Asked about future TV projects, she replied: "Oh, shut the f*** up!
>>>> Are you kidding me? My God, I don't even watch television. I don't
>>>> like television. I never have liked it. The whole concept of sitting
>>>> down in front of a TV feels like one of the things that's destroying
>>>> society, as far as I'm concerned."
>>>>
>>>
>>> Brent Spiner fell out of love with the role of "Data". A lot actors
>>> aren't
>>> as crazy about the roles they play--even if said roles are hugely
>>> popular.
>>
>> In fact, Evangeline Lilly just said pretty much the same thing about her
>> show "Lost": She's gotten to the point that now she hates it.
>>
>> And Patrick Stewart wanted out of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" too.
>> Of course, that show ran for 7 seasons, so I can see how an
>> accomplished actor like Stewart might want to do something else with his
>> life already, after spending 7 years on one project.
>
> By 'accomplished' you mean 'had a bit part in Lifeforce'?

You ARE kidding...right? You DO know what a long and distinguished career
this gentleman has had I hope. Probably the best actor to ever appear in
any Star Trek version...hands down...despite some of the vehicles he has
been in. He has certainly never suffered for lack of work.
Re: Gillian Anderson hated 'X-Files', and probably you too [message #236573 is a reply to message #236563] Sun, 22 April 2007 15:23 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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In article <132nbjmlm32cf3b@corp.supernews.com>,
Michael Bowker <mikeb@blueneptune.com> wrote:

> Anim8rFSK wrote:
>> In article <jJMWh.7401$3P3.5706@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net>,
>> "Steven L." <sdlitvin@earthlinkNOSPAM.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Ken from Chicago wrote:
>>>> "Garondo Marondo" <Classic.Mr.Hole@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:1177213580.126527.138000@y80g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>>>> > http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/a45533/gillian-anderson-hat ed-x-files.ht
>>>> > ml
>>>> >
>>>> > Saturday, April 21 2007, 09:51 BST (04:51 ET)
>>>> >
>>>> > By Daniel Kilkelly
>>>> >
>>>> > Gillian Anderson has confessed that she hated her time on The X-Files
>>>> > and will never appear in another TV series.
>>>> >
>>>> > The actress insisted that the only reason she played Agent Scully for
>>>> > nine years was because she enjoyed the financial rewards of starring
>>>> > on the show.
>>>> >
>>>> > "I couldn't get out of it. I didn't have a choice. I had to sign a
>>>> > contract for five-and-a-half-years before I even went to my first
>>>> > audition - when I didn't know if I'd got the part," Gillian told
>>>> > Stella magazine. "Back then I was all innocent and I thought, 'Wow
>>>> > that sounds wonderful.'
>>>> >
>>>> > "But then, when I started, I realised I'd be in a Canadian wood
>>>> > working 16 hours a day for nine months a year. And the reason I stayed
>>>> > so long was because the only way I could get more money was to commit
>>>> > myself to doing it for another couple of years."
>>>> >
>>>> > Asked about future TV projects, she replied: "Oh, shut the f*** up!
>>>> > Are you kidding me? My God, I don't even watch television. I don't
>>>> > like television. I never have liked it. The whole concept of sitting
>>>> > down in front of a TV feels like one of the things that's destroying
>>>> > society, as far as I'm concerned."
>>>> >
>>>> Brent Spiner fell out of love with the role of "Data". A lot actors
>>>> aren't
>>>> as crazy about the roles they play--even if said roles are hugely
>>>> popular.
>>> In fact, Evangeline Lilly just said pretty much the same thing about her
>>> show "Lost": She's gotten to the point that now she hates it.
>>>
>>> And Patrick Stewart wanted out of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" too.
>>> Of course, that show ran for 7 seasons, so I can see how an
>>> accomplished actor like Stewart might want to do something else with his
>>> life already, after spending 7 years on one project.
>>
>> By 'accomplished' you mean 'had a bit part in Lifeforce'?
>
> and Excalibur. Don't forget a bit part in Excalibur. :)

Good point, although I consider LIFEFORCE to be his career pinnacle
prior to TNG.
Re: Gillian Anderson hated 'X-Files', and probably you too [message #236575 is a reply to message #236570] Sun, 22 April 2007 15:57 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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In article <132nc0ni5n9rr6e@corp.supernews.com>,
Michael Bowker <mikeb@blueneptune.com> wrote:

> Anim8rFSK wrote:
>> In article <1177263175.594694.182580@l77g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>,
>> zaryzary2003@yahoo.com wrote:
>>
>>> On Apr 22, 12:29 am, "marc...@earthlink.net" <marc...@earthlink.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Oh, Gillian, Gillian... you're just one ungrateful, one-time hottie,
>>>> aren't you? Have you ever had a real job? And by "real job", I mean
>>>> something more strenuous than spending 16 hours-a-day, nine-months-a-
>>>> year preening before fawning employers and co-workers.- Hide quoted text -
>>> Doubtful. She went on "X Files" when she was 25 and became a huge
>>> star. Poor thing had to work long hours and her only reward was
>>> millions of dollars and international fame.
>>
>> And sex. Let's not forget she was screwing the help.
>
> Really? Who is/was the help? Don't get me wrong, I think she is a very
> attractive woman. But what I don't understand is why anyone cares what
> they (actors) think. It's not like that's what they do for a living.

I thought it was a grip, but I looked it up, and it was an assistant art
director. That's who got her pregnant, causing wackiness to ensue on
the storyline.
>
> I mean all the fuss about the opinions about a bunch of people who stand
> around waiting to pretend to be someone else. Actors, singers,
> celebrities in general-- who cares what they think, if indeed they do at
> all.

there's that. It amazes me when actors testify in front of Congress
about stuff they know less about that most folk.
Re: Gillian Anderson hated 'X-Files', and probably you too [message #236576 is a reply to message #236542] Sun, 22 April 2007 15:59 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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"Alan McHurshman" <alan.hurshman@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Apr 22, 10:05 am, "Ken from Chicago" <kwicker1b_nos...@comcast.net>
> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Brent Spiner fell out of love with the role of "Data".
>
> Then went on to do a bad job playing an even lamer character,
> on the short lived "Threshold".
>
> --
> AlanH

I disagree. He was great on THRESHOLD.

-- Ken from Chicago
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"FDR" <_removespamfilter_fdr@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Ken from Chicago" <kwicker1b_nospam@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:AcGdnVuep_MjwLbbnZ2dnUVZ_t-mnZ2d@comcast.com...
>>
>> "Garondo Marondo" <Classic.Mr.Hole@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1177213580.126527.138000@y80g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>>> http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/a45533/gillian-anderson-hat ed-x-files.html
>>>
>>> Saturday, April 21 2007, 09:51 BST (04:51 ET)
>>>
>>> By Daniel Kilkelly
>>>
>>> Gillian Anderson has confessed that she hated her time on The X-Files
>>> and will never appear in another TV series.
>>>
>>> The actress insisted that the only reason she played Agent Scully for
>>> nine years was because she enjoyed the financial rewards of starring
>>> on the show.
>>>
>>> "I couldn't get out of it. I didn't have a choice. I had to sign a
>>> contract for five-and-a-half-years before I even went to my first
>>> audition - when I didn't know if I'd got the part," Gillian told
>>> Stella magazine. "Back then I was all innocent and I thought, 'Wow
>>> that sounds wonderful.'
>>>
>>> "But then, when I started, I realised I'd be in a Canadian wood
>>> working 16 hours a day for nine months a year. And the reason I stayed
>>> so long was because the only way I could get more money was to commit
>>> myself to doing it for another couple of years."
>>>
>>> Asked about future TV projects, she replied: "Oh, shut the f*** up!
>>> Are you kidding me? My God, I don't even watch television. I don't
>>> like television. I never have liked it. The whole concept of sitting
>>> down in front of a TV feels like one of the things that's destroying
>>> society, as far as I'm concerned."
>>>
>>
>> Brent Spiner fell out of love with the role of "Data". A lot actors
>> aren't as crazy about the roles they play--even if said roles are hugely
>> popular.
>>
>> -- Ken from Chicago
>>
>> P.S. It's like musicians, such as Cheap Trick, who hate their most
>> popular song, such as "The Flame".
>
> They rightfully should hate that song :)
>

I disagree. It's a great song and a great performance of said song.

Whether it fits the rest of their repertoire is another matter.

-- Ken from Chicago
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"Steven L." <sdlitvin@earthlinkNOSPAM.net> wrote in message
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> Ken from Chicago wrote:
>> "Garondo Marondo" <Classic.Mr.Hole@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1177213580.126527.138000@y80g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>>> http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/a45533/gillian-anderson-hat ed-x-files.html
>>>
>>> Saturday, April 21 2007, 09:51 BST (04:51 ET)
>>>
>>> By Daniel Kilkelly
>>>
>>> Gillian Anderson has confessed that she hated her time on The X-Files
>>> and will never appear in another TV series.
>>>
>>> The actress insisted that the only reason she played Agent Scully for
>>> nine years was because she enjoyed the financial rewards of starring
>>> on the show.
>>>
>>> "I couldn't get out of it. I didn't have a choice. I had to sign a
>>> contract for five-and-a-half-years before I even went to my first
>>> audition - when I didn't know if I'd got the part," Gillian told
>>> Stella magazine. "Back then I was all innocent and I thought, 'Wow
>>> that sounds wonderful.'
>>>
>>> "But then, when I started, I realised I'd be in a Canadian wood
>>> working 16 hours a day for nine months a year. And the reason I stayed
>>> so long was because the only way I could get more money was to commit
>>> myself to doing it for another couple of years."
>>>
>>> Asked about future TV projects, she replied: "Oh, shut the f*** up!
>>> Are you kidding me? My God, I don't even watch television. I don't
>>> like television. I never have liked it. The whole concept of sitting
>>> down in front of a TV feels like one of the things that's destroying
>>> society, as far as I'm concerned."
>>>
>>
>> Brent Spiner fell out of love with the role of "Data". A lot actors
>> aren't as crazy about the roles they play--even if said roles are hugely
>> popular.
>
> In fact, Evangeline Lilly just said pretty much the same thing about her
> show "Lost": She's gotten to the point that now she hates it.
>
> And Patrick Stewart wanted out of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" too.
> Of course, that show ran for 7 seasons, so I can see how an accomplished
> actor like Stewart might want to do something else with his life already,
> after spending 7 years on one project.
>
>
> --
> Steven D. Litvintchouk
> Email: sdlitvin@earthlinkNOSPAM.net
> Remove the NOSPAM before replying to me.

And there's the fear of being typecast in a "genre" show that becomes hugely
popular. How long did it take for William Shatner or Leonard Nimoy to break
out of their Trek roles? Even some comic actors, Jim Carrey, Adam Sandler,
Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, et. al., try to break out of their comedic roles
for "serious" acting.

-- Ken from Chicago
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"Running Scissors" <runsci@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Steven L. wrote:
>> Ken from Chicago wrote:
>>
>>> "Garondo Marondo" <Classic.Mr.Hole@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:1177213580.126527.138000@y80g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...

<snip>

>>> Brent Spiner fell out of love with the role of "Data". A lot actors
>>> aren't as crazy about the roles they play--even if said roles are hugely
>>> popular.
>
> And yet... have we seen either of them again in any significant way?

Spiner costarred in PRESENTING DOROTHY DANDRIDGE.

> (I'm thinking their attitude may have more to do with the lack of offers
> than their genuine dislike for the work.)
>
>>
>>
>> In fact, Evangeline Lilly just said pretty much the same thing about her
>> show "Lost": She's gotten to the point that now she hates it.
>
> Spoiled brat. Many actors would KILL for regular work.

Depends on how the question was asked and how it was answered. It could be
easily misinterpreted.

>> And Patrick Stewart wanted out of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" too.
>> Of course, that show ran for 7 seasons, so I can see how an accomplished
>> actor like Stewart might want to do something else with his life already,
>> after spending 7 years on one project.
>
> Yes, we see how disenchanted he was since he then signed on to do how many
> follow-up films? Four? Five?
>

Old tradition: do the "paycheck" roles so you can do more "serious" roles in
between. Or some actors do "commercial" roles on screen and "serious" roles
on stage.

-- Ken from Chicago
Re: Gillian Anderson hated 'X-Files', and probably you too [message #236580 is a reply to message #236562] Sun, 22 April 2007 16:15 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Originally posted by: FDR

"Running Scissors" <runsci@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Steven L. wrote:
>> Ken from Chicago wrote:
>>
>>> "Garondo Marondo" <Classic.Mr.Hole@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:1177213580.126527.138000@y80g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>>>
>>>> http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/a45533/gillian-anderson-hat ed-x-files.html
>>>>
>>>> Saturday, April 21 2007, 09:51 BST (04:51 ET)
>>>>
>>>> By Daniel Kilkelly
>>>>
>>>> Gillian Anderson has confessed that she hated her time on The X-Files
>>>> and will never appear in another TV series.
>>>>
>>>> The actress insisted that the only reason she played Agent Scully for
>>>> nine years was because she enjoyed the financial rewards of starring
>>>> on the show.
>>>>
>>>> "I couldn't get out of it. I didn't have a choice. I had to sign a
>>>> contract for five-and-a-half-years before I even went to my first
>>>> audition - when I didn't know if I'd got the part," Gillian told
>>>> Stella magazine. "Back then I was all innocent and I thought, 'Wow
>>>> that sounds wonderful.'
>>>>
>>>> "But then, when I started, I realised I'd be in a Canadian wood
>>>> working 16 hours a day for nine months a year. And the reason I stayed
>>>> so long was because the only way I could get more money was to commit
>>>> myself to doing it for another couple of years."
>>>>
>>>> Asked about future TV projects, she replied: "Oh, shut the f*** up!
>>>> Are you kidding me? My God, I don't even watch television. I don't
>>>> like television. I never have liked it. The whole concept of sitting
>>>> down in front of a TV feels like one of the things that's destroying
>>>> society, as far as I'm concerned."
>>>>
>>>
>>> Brent Spiner fell out of love with the role of "Data". A lot actors
>>> aren't as crazy about the roles they play--even if said roles are hugely
>>> popular.
>
> And yet... have we seen either of them again in any significant way?
>
> (I'm thinking their attitude may have more to do with the lack of offers
> than their genuine dislike for the work.)
>
>>
>>
>> In fact, Evangeline Lilly just said pretty much the same thing about her
>> show "Lost": She's gotten to the point that now she hates it.
>
> Spoiled brat. Many actors would KILL for regular work.

I thought she complained about her celebrity status and how ppl bugged her
all the time now.
Re: Gillian Anderson hated 'X-Files', and probably you too [message #236581 is a reply to message #236569] Sun, 22 April 2007 16:17 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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"Michael Bowker" <mikeb@blueneptune.com> wrote in message
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> Anim8rFSK wrote:
>> In article <jJMWh.7401$3P3.5706@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net>,
>> "Steven L." <sdlitvin@earthlinkNOSPAM.net> wrote:

<snip>

>>> And Patrick Stewart wanted out of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" too.
>>> Of course, that show ran for 7 seasons, so I can see how an accomplished
>>> actor like Stewart might want to do something else with his life
>>> already, after spending 7 years on one project.
>>
>> By 'accomplished' you mean 'had a bit part in Lifeforce'?
>
> and Excalibur. Don't forget a bit part in Excalibur. :)

How DARE you overlook DUNE?!!!?!!

-- Ken from Chicago
Re: Gillian Anderson hated 'X-Files', and probably you too [message #236582 is a reply to message #236568] Sun, 22 April 2007 16:19 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Originally posted by: Sean Carroll

Anim8rFSK wrote:

> And sex. Let's not forget she was screwing the help.

I am *not* the help.

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Re: Gillian Anderson hated 'X-Files', and probably you too [message #236583 is a reply to message #236578] Sun, 22 April 2007 16:22 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Originally posted by: Sean Carroll

Ken from Chicago wrote:

> How long did it take for William Shatner or Leonard Nimoy to break
> out of their Trek roles?

Um ... never?

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Re: Gillian Anderson hated 'X-Files', and probably you too [message #236584 is a reply to message #236559] Sun, 22 April 2007 16:32 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Originally posted by: Victor Velazquez

"Sean Carroll" <seanc130@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> FDR wrote:
>> "Irulan" <lrulan@comcast.net> wrote
>
>>>> Gillian Anderson has confessed that she hated her time on The X-Files
>>>> and will never appear in another TV series.
>
>>> Sure, bite the hand that fed you very well for years.
>
>> Oh heck, lots of ppl hate their jobs but do it anyway.
>
> And lots of 'ppl' know better than to take idiotic tabloid soundbites
> seriously.
>
> if n is the number of replies this 'story' has already triggered, then n
> is exactly n more than it's worth. Don't you people have anything better
> to do than to dance whenever the overblown-celebrity-scandal-media
> industry tells you it's time to be 'outraged'?

We read TV newsgroups. What do you think?
Re: Gillian Anderson hated 'X-Files', and probably you too [message #236585 is a reply to message #236580] Sun, 22 April 2007 16:32 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Originally posted by: Sean Carroll

FDR wrote:

> I thought she complained about her celebrity status and how ppl bugged her
> all the time now.

I just can't understand what the hell's going on with ppl sometimes.

'People' is a six-letter word. 'Complained' is ten. 'Celebrity' is eight.

And 'people' is the one u abbreviate?? Afraid those extra three letters
will make ur sentence 78 letters long instead of 75, and that's a secret
mob signal that will make someone immediately shoot u in the balls with
a laser?

Y can't ppl ever just spell out their damn words? It doesn't take that
much extra effort. They're simple words. 'People'. 'You'. 'Why'. Would
it kill ppl to make just a few more keystrokes to make it an actual word?

--
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'Nobel invented dynamite. I won't accept his blood money.' --Dr Gregory
House
Re: Gillian Anderson hated 'X-Files', and probably you too [message #236586 is a reply to message #236566] Sun, 22 April 2007 16:34 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Originally posted by: Victor Velazquez

<marc0ni@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> On Apr 22, 8:24 am, Forge <f...@allspammersshoulddie.youneedageek.com>
> wrote:
>> On 21 Apr 2007 21:29:48 -0700, marc...@earthlink.net wrote:
>>
>>> Oh, Gillian, Gillian... you're just one ungrateful, one-time hottie,
>>> aren't you? Have you ever had a real job? And by "real job", I mean
>>> something more strenuous than spending 16 hours-a-day, nine-months-a-
>>> year preening before fawning employers and co-workers.
>>
>> I'm totally sure you could stand up to the workload of someone working on
>> a
>> series for a major television network. Me, I'll stick to 10-hour days
>> supporting clueless users at the IT helpdesk. It's WAY easier work.
>
> What "workload"? Isn't most of the reason the days are so long is that
> the actors/actresses are waiting hours for the technicians to set up
> each shot?
>
> Sure, I guess I standing around *waiting* for something to happen can
> be grind -- just ask any security guard. But if I was getting paid
> more-per-episode than most people make in a year, I think I could
> suffer in silence, yes.

I would bring a book. Getting paid to read books of my choosing? Heaven!
Re: Gillian Anderson hated 'X-Files', and probably you too [message #236587 is a reply to message #236572] Sun, 22 April 2007 16:33 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Originally posted by: Asher_N

"Dano" <janeanddano@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:ntqdnZ3mQvyoLLbbnZ2dnUVZ_vyunZ2d@comcast.com:

>
> "Anim8rFSK" <ANIM8Rfsk@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:ANIM8Rfsk-83498B.11282322042007@news.phx.highwinds-media.com...
>> In article <jJMWh.7401$3P3.5706@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net>,
>> "Steven L." <sdlitvin@earthlinkNOSPAM.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Ken from Chicago wrote:
>>>> "Garondo Marondo" <Classic.Mr.Hole@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:1177213580.126527.138000@y80g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>>>> > http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/a45533/gillian-anderson-hat ed-x-f
>>>> > iles.html
>>>> >
>>>> > Saturday, April 21 2007, 09:51 BST (04:51 ET)
>>>> >
>>>> > By Daniel Kilkelly
>>>> >
>>>> > Gillian Anderson has confessed that she hated her time on The
>>>> > X-Files and will never appear in another TV series.
>>>> >
>>>> > The actress insisted that the only reason she played Agent Scully
>>>> > for nine years was because she enjoyed the financial rewards of
>>>> > starring on the show.
>>>> >
>>>> > "I couldn't get out of it. I didn't have a choice. I had to sign
>>>> > a contract for five-and-a-half-years before I even went to my
>>>> > first audition - when I didn't know if I'd got the part," Gillian
>>>> > told Stella magazine. "Back then I was all innocent and I
>>>> > thought, 'Wow that sounds wonderful.'
>>>> >
>>>> > "But then, when I started, I realised I'd be in a Canadian wood
>>>> > working 16 hours a day for nine months a year. And the reason I
>>>> > stayed so long was because the only way I could get more money
>>>> > was to commit myself to doing it for another couple of years."
>>>> >
>>>> > Asked about future TV projects, she replied: "Oh, shut the f***
>>>> > up! Are you kidding me? My God, I don't even watch television. I
>>>> > don't like television. I never have liked it. The whole concept
>>>> > of sitting down in front of a TV feels like one of the things
>>>> > that's destroying society, as far as I'm concerned."
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>> Brent Spiner fell out of love with the role of "Data". A lot
>>>> actors aren't
>>>> as crazy about the roles they play--even if said roles are hugely
>>>> popular.
>>>
>>> In fact, Evangeline Lilly just said pretty much the same thing about
>>> her show "Lost": She's gotten to the point that now she hates it.
>>>
>>> And Patrick Stewart wanted out of "Star Trek: The Next Generation"
>>> too.
>>> Of course, that show ran for 7 seasons, so I can see how an
>>> accomplished actor like Stewart might want to do something else with
>>> his life already, after spending 7 years on one project.
>>
>> By 'accomplished' you mean 'had a bit part in Lifeforce'?
>
> You ARE kidding...right? You DO know what a long and distinguished
> career this gentleman has had I hope. Probably the best actor to ever
> appear in any Star Trek version...hands down...despite some of the
> vehicles he has been in. He has certainly never suffered for lack of
> work.
>

Some people have no clue that there is substantial acting aailable
outside a TV series. How often do you hear prople ask 'where is so-and-
so', while the actor has been doing stage non-stop.

Stewart was lucky to get that established before Trek. Shatner had a
short but distinguished career in Canada, mostly doing Shakespeare,
before Trek.
Re: Gillian Anderson hated 'X-Files', and probably you too [message #236588 is a reply to message #236585] Sun, 22 April 2007 16:37 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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"Sean Carroll" <seanc130@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> FDR wrote:
>
>> I thought she complained about her celebrity status and how ppl bugged
>> her all the time now.
>
> I just can't understand what the hell's going on with ppl sometimes.
>
> 'People' is a six-letter word. 'Complained' is ten. 'Celebrity' is eight.
>
> And 'people' is the one u abbreviate?? Afraid those extra three letters
> will make ur sentence 78 letters long instead of 75, and that's a secret
> mob signal that will make someone immediately shoot u in the balls with a
> laser?
>
> Y can't ppl ever just spell out their damn words? It doesn't take that
> much extra effort. They're simple words. 'People'. 'You'. 'Why'. Would it
> kill ppl to make just a few more keystrokes to make it an actual word?
>
Probly a text msger...ever message via a phone?
Re: Gillian Anderson hated 'X-Files', and probably you too [message #236630 is a reply to message #236581] Sun, 22 April 2007 16:39 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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"Ken from Chicago" <kwicker1b_nospam@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Michael Bowker" <mikeb@blueneptune.com> wrote in message
> news:132nbjmlm32cf3b@corp.supernews.com...
>> Anim8rFSK wrote:
>>> In article <jJMWh.7401$3P3.5706@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net>,
>>> "Steven L." <sdlitvin@earthlinkNOSPAM.net> wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
>>>> And Patrick Stewart wanted out of "Star Trek: The Next Generation"
>>>> too. Of course, that show ran for 7 seasons, so I can see how an
>>>> accomplished actor like Stewart might want to do something else with
>>>> his life already, after spending 7 years on one project.
>>>
>>> By 'accomplished' you mean 'had a bit part in Lifeforce'?
>>
>> and Excalibur. Don't forget a bit part in Excalibur. :)
>
> How DARE you overlook DUNE?!!!?!!
>

Probably never heard of I, Claudius either.
Re: Gillian Anderson hated 'X-Files', and probably you too [message #236631 is a reply to message #236580] Sun, 22 April 2007 16:41 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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FDR wrote:
> "Running Scissors" <runsci@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:462ba016$0$27095$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>> Steven L. wrote:
>>> Ken from Chicago wrote:
>>>
>>>> "Garondo Marondo" <Classic.Mr.Hole@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:1177213580.126527.138000@y80g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>>>>
>>>> > http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/a45533/gillian-anderson-hat ed-x-files.html
>>>> >
>>>> > Saturday, April 21 2007, 09:51 BST (04:51 ET)
>>>> >
>>>> > By Daniel Kilkelly
>>>> >
>>>> > Gillian Anderson has confessed that she hated her time on The X-Files
>>>> > and will never appear in another TV series.
>>>> >
>>>> > The actress insisted that the only reason she played Agent Scully for
>>>> > nine years was because she enjoyed the financial rewards of starring
>>>> > on the show.
>>>> >
>>>> > "I couldn't get out of it. I didn't have a choice. I had to sign a
>>>> > contract for five-and-a-half-years before I even went to my first
>>>> > audition - when I didn't know if I'd got the part," Gillian told
>>>> > Stella magazine. "Back then I was all innocent and I thought, 'Wow
>>>> > that sounds wonderful.'
>>>> >
>>>> > "But then, when I started, I realised I'd be in a Canadian wood
>>>> > working 16 hours a day for nine months a year. And the reason I stayed
>>>> > so long was because the only way I could get more money was to commit
>>>> > myself to doing it for another couple of years."
>>>> >
>>>> > Asked about future TV projects, she replied: "Oh, shut the f*** up!
>>>> > Are you kidding me? My God, I don't even watch television. I don't
>>>> > like television. I never have liked it. The whole concept of sitting
>>>> > down in front of a TV feels like one of the things that's destroying
>>>> > society, as far as I'm concerned."
>>>> >
>>>> Brent Spiner fell out of love with the role of "Data". A lot actors
>>>> aren't as crazy about the roles they play--even if said roles are hugely
>>>> popular.
>> And yet... have we seen either of them again in any significant way?
>>
>> (I'm thinking their attitude may have more to do with the lack of offers
>> than their genuine dislike for the work.)
>>
>>>
>>> In fact, Evangeline Lilly just said pretty much the same thing about her
>>> show "Lost": She's gotten to the point that now she hates it.
>> Spoiled brat. Many actors would KILL for regular work.
>
> I thought she complained about her celebrity status and how ppl bugged her
> all the time now.

That's correct.
For her upcoming marriage to Dominic Monaghan, Evangeline Lilly is
planning to have their honeymoon in some country where they never heard
of Lost, and where there are no "paparazzi" to bother them.

I hope they enjoy their honeymoon in North Korea. :-)


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Re: Gillian Anderson hated 'X-Files', and probably you too [message #236632 is a reply to message #236583] Sun, 22 April 2007 17:16 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Originally posted by: nfitz

In article <TsPWh.133920$nh4.60763@newsfe20.lga>,
Sean Carroll <seanc130@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Ken from Chicago wrote:
>
>> How long did it take for William Shatner or Leonard Nimoy to break
>> out of their Trek roles?
>
> Um ... never?

Oh, I don't know - look at what Shatner's been doing in the last few years.
I'd say he's bigger now than he's ever been!
Re: Gillian Anderson hated 'X-Files', and probably you too [message #236633 is a reply to message #236588] Sun, 22 April 2007 17:30 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Originally posted by: Sean Carroll

Dano wrote:
> "Sean Carroll" <seanc130@hotmail.com> wrote

>> Y can't ppl ever just spell out their damn words? It doesn't take that
>> much extra effort. They're simple words. 'People'. 'You'. 'Why'. Would
>> it kill ppl to make just a few more keystrokes to make it an actual word?
>>
> Probly a text msger...ever message via a phone?

No, but I've cursed at people via my finger.

The phenomenon I was complaining about predates text messaging. It goes
back all the way through the history of the Internet, I believe. It
probably even started *before* the Internet, in such places as corporate
signs (which still do it a lot), or maybe it even traces all the way
back to telegraphs.

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'Nobel invented dynamite. I won't accept his blood money.' --Dr Gregory
House
Re: Gillian Anderson hated 'X-Files', and probably you too [message #236634 is a reply to message #236524] Sun, 22 April 2007 17:30 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Originally posted by: Pete B

In article <1177213580.126527.138000@y80g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>,
Classic.Mr.Hole@gmail.com says...
>
> Asked about future TV projects, she replied: "Oh, shut the f*** up!
> Are you kidding me"

I don't believe she would use such a phrase in an interview.
Re: Gillian Anderson hated 'X-Files', and probably you too [message #236635 is a reply to message #236525] Sun, 22 April 2007 17:30 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Originally posted by: Pete B

In article <ANIM8Rfsk-7296BC.21213221042007@news.phx.highwinds-
media.com>, ANIM8Rfsk@cox.net says...
> In article <1177213580.126527.138000@y80g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>,
> Garondo Marondo <Classic.Mr.Hole@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/a45533/gillian-anderson-hat ed-x-files.html
>>
>> Saturday, April 21 2007, 09:51 BST (04:51 ET)
>>
>> By Daniel Kilkelly
>>
>> Gillian Anderson has confessed that she hated her time on The X-Files
>> and will never appear in another TV series.
>
> Is anybody asking her?

Yes, she was Bafta nominated after they asked to be in Bleak House.
Re: Gillian Anderson hated 'X-Files', and probably you too [message #236636 is a reply to message #236545] Sun, 22 April 2007 17:32 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Originally posted by: Pete B

In article <1177254543.696488.101150@q75g2000hsh.googlegroups.com>,
marc0ni@earthlink.net says...
>
> I'll concede the point. But she wasn't dumping on *just* series
> television. She was implicitly dumping on television viewers
> themselves, contending that "sitting down in front of a TV feels like
> one of the things that's destroying society".

I think she's right. Just look how Bhutan went down the crapper once
they had tv, its a microcoms experiment.

> More likely, she was responding to a series of leading questions the
> writer asked. And then her entire interview was condensed into three
> paragraphs, devoid of context.

Does sound like it.
Re: Gillian Anderson hated 'X-Files', and probably you too [message #236637 is a reply to message #236632] Sun, 22 April 2007 17:36 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Originally posted by: Sean Carroll

Nicholas Fitzpatrick wrote:
> Sean Carroll <seanc130@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Ken from Chicago wrote:

>>> How long did it take for William Shatner or Leonard Nimoy to break
>>> out of their Trek roles?
>>
>> Um ... never?

> Oh, I don't know - look at what Shatner's been doing in the last few years.
> I'd say he's bigger now than he's ever been!

I agree with you. But I'm also pretty sure that still, very few people
can see him without thinking about Kirk. He may have gone on to other
things, and done them well, but when he dies, I guarantee you that every
eulogic commentary on him will be anchored by talking about Star Trek.

And Nimoy isn't even anywhere near as close to escaping Spock. I can't
even think of anything else he's done, besides hosting that one show I
can't remember.

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Re: Gillian Anderson hated 'X-Files', and probably you too [message #236638 is a reply to message #236552] Sun, 22 April 2007 17:40 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Originally posted by: Highlandish

Quoth The Raven; Rob Jensen <ShutUpRob@aol.com> in
<534n23tl6qomo13o9mm5cmo292fj4eko82@4ax.com>
> On Sun, 22 Apr 2007 17:01:06 +1000, "Highlandish" <Say No To Spam>
> wrote:
>
>> Quoth The Raven; Rob Jensen <ShutUpRob@aol.com> in
>> <5tsl23lf0ub4bp2q1e5b0njsqcps9at585@4ax.com>
>>> On 21 Apr 2007 21:55:39 -0700, "marc0ni@earthlink.net"
>>> <marc0ni@earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Apr 21, 9:39 pm, "It's the Principle!"
>>>> <brandy...@kittylitternewsguy.com> wrote:
>>>> > Garondo Marondo <Classic.Mr.H...@gmail.com> wrote in rec.arts.tv:
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > > http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/a45533/gillian-anderson-hat ed-x-fi
>>>> > > les.html
>>>> >
>>>> > > Saturday, April 21 2007, 09:51 BST (04:51 ET)
>>>> >
>>>> > > By Daniel Kilkelly
>>>> >
>>>> > > Gillian Anderson has confessed that she hated her time on The
>>>> > > X-Files and will never appear in another TV series.
>>>> >
>>>> > > The actress insisted that the only reason she played Agent
>>>> > > Scully for nine years was because she enjoyed the financial
>>>> > > rewards of starring on the show.
>>>> >
>>>> > > "I couldn't get out of it. I didn't have a choice. I had to
>>>> > > sign a contract for five-and-a-half-years before I even went to
>>>> > > my first audition - when I didn't know if I'd got the part,"
>>>> > > Gillian told Stella magazine. "Back then I was all innocent and
>>>> > > I thought, 'Wow that sounds wonderful.'
>>>> >
>>>> > > "But then, when I started, I realised I'd be in a Canadian wood
>>>> > > working 16 hours a day for nine months a year. And the reason I
>>>> > > stayed so long was because the only way I could get more money
>>>> > > was to commit myself to doing it for another couple of years."
>>>> >
>>>> > > Asked about future TV projects, she replied: "Oh, shut the f***
>>>> > > up! Are you kidding me? My God, I don't even watch television. I
>>>> > > don't like television. I never have liked it. The whole concept
>>>> > > of sitting down in front of a TV feels like one of the things
>>>> > > that's destroying society, as far as I'm concerned."
>>>> >
>>>> > Okay, see you flipping at McD. You sound like AJ. It's an
>>>> > offense to your sensibilities and artiste-ry to perform for the
>>>> > masses, but you keep going on auditions and begging for work.
>>>> > Must have discovered you aren't much go for anything else, as if
>>>> > you were good for acting in the first place. I only watched for
>>>> > DD.
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>> Did she talk like this when she was with the "X-Files"? Judging by
>>>> her post-XF resume, she could just be parrotting the prejudices of
>>>> her new audience.
>>>
>>> She has more or less been like this for as long as I can remember
>>> (and I have a thing for redheads.) But then again, she was more or
>>> less a punk/goth chick before she landed the X-Files gig, so this
>>> all might be her way of saying how much she likes a series gig by
>>> saying how much she hates it. The fact that she lives in England
>>> now only convinces me more. The fact that the report comes from a
>>> British tabloid convinces me even *more,* as they tend to take
>>> anything out of context, stripping anything anybody says of any
>>> actual ironic content.
>>>
>>> -- Rob
>>
>> i am punk/goth and i had always liked her, but i didnt know she was
>> punk/goth.
>
> Oh yeah, you should read some of the biographical interviews with GA
> in which she discusses her personal history pre-XF, there are some
> pictures of her floating about from those years -- half-shaved blue
> hair, nose-piercing (IIRC), torn t-shirts, whole mid-to-late 80's punk
> thang.
>
> -- Rob

i did a google pic search, not much turned up, but interesting. i stopped
looking when there was a picture of the Hoff in there. how he fitted in i
didnt want to know.

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Re: Gillian Anderson hated 'X-Files', and probably you too [message #236639 is a reply to message #236634] Sun, 22 April 2007 17:42 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Pete B wrote:
> Classic.Mr.Hole@gmail.com says...

>> Asked about future TV projects, she replied: "Oh, shut the f*** up!
>> Are you kidding me"

> I don't believe she would use such a phrase in an interview.

She's dropped F-bombs before. When asked about when XF2 might finally
get going, she said 'I have no f***ing clue'.

I think it's sexy for a beautiful woman to say 'fuck'. It's too bad they
gave all the swearing to DD in FTF.

(Actually, she was supposed to say 'I don't fucking believe this' at one
point, but it was cut from the final film. Which sent Scully fans into a
seething rage of angry pandaemonium and uproar. You could probably get
one of us to foam at the mouth all over again, nine years later, if you
reminded us about that. It sucks, sucks, sucks, sucks, and blows that
they did that.)

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Re: Gillian Anderson hated 'X-Files', and probably you too [message #236640 is a reply to message #236630] Sun, 22 April 2007 17:43 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Quoth The Raven; Dano <janeanddano@yahoo.com> in
<-IednYhopoFcWrbbnZ2dnUVZ_qWvnZ2d@comcast.com>
> "Ken from Chicago" <kwicker1b_nospam@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:MoWdnbIU6NxsX7bbnZ2dnUVZ_syunZ2d@comcast.com...
>>
>> "Michael Bowker" <mikeb@blueneptune.com> wrote in message
>> news:132nbjmlm32cf3b@corp.supernews.com...
>>> Anim8rFSK wrote:
>>>> In article <jJMWh.7401$3P3.5706@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net>,
>>>> "Steven L." <sdlitvin@earthlinkNOSPAM.net> wrote:
>>
>> <snip>
>>
>>>> > And Patrick Stewart wanted out of "Star Trek: The Next
>>>> > Generation" too. Of course, that show ran for 7 seasons, so I can
>>>> > see how an accomplished actor like Stewart might want to do
>>>> > something else with his life already, after spending 7 years on
>>>> > one project.
>>>>
>>>> By 'accomplished' you mean 'had a bit part in Lifeforce'?
>>>
>>> and Excalibur. Don't forget a bit part in Excalibur. :)
>>
>> How DARE you overlook DUNE?!!!?!!
>>
>
> Probably never heard of I, Claudius either.

lol, he was so gay as the traitorous roman general/bodyguard who thought he
could marry the daughter and become emperor himself (forgot his name though)

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Re: Gillian Anderson hated 'X-Files', and probably you too [message #236641 is a reply to message #236587] Sun, 22 April 2007 17:44 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Quoth The Raven; Asher_N <compguy666@hotmail.com> in
<Xns991AA9326F88Acompguy666hotmailcom@66.250.146.185>
> "Dano" <janeanddano@yahoo.com> wrote in
> news:ntqdnZ3mQvyoLLbbnZ2dnUVZ_vyunZ2d@comcast.com:
>
>>
>> "Anim8rFSK" <ANIM8Rfsk@cox.net> wrote in message
>> news:ANIM8Rfsk-83498B.11282322042007@news.phx.highwinds-media.com...
>>> In article <jJMWh.7401$3P3.5706@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net>,
>>> "Steven L." <sdlitvin@earthlinkNOSPAM.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Ken from Chicago wrote:
>>>> > "Garondo Marondo" <Classic.Mr.Hole@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> > news:1177213580.126527.138000@y80g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>>>> >> http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/a45533/gillian-anderson-hat ed-x-f
>>>> >> iles.html
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Saturday, April 21 2007, 09:51 BST (04:51 ET)
>>>> >>
>>>> >> By Daniel Kilkelly
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Gillian Anderson has confessed that she hated her time on The
>>>> >> X-Files and will never appear in another TV series.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> The actress insisted that the only reason she played Agent
>>>> >> Scully for nine years was because she enjoyed the financial
>>>> >> rewards of starring on the show.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> "I couldn't get out of it. I didn't have a choice. I had to sign
>>>> >> a contract for five-and-a-half-years before I even went to my
>>>> >> first audition - when I didn't know if I'd got the part,"
>>>> >> Gillian told Stella magazine. "Back then I was all innocent and
>>>> >> I thought, 'Wow that sounds wonderful.'
>>>> >>
>>>> >> "But then, when I started, I realised I'd be in a Canadian wood
>>>> >> working 16 hours a day for nine months a year. And the reason I
>>>> >> stayed so long was because the only way I could get more money
>>>> >> was to commit myself to doing it for another couple of years."
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Asked about future TV projects, she replied: "Oh, shut the f***
>>>> >> up! Are you kidding me? My God, I don't even watch television. I
>>>> >> don't like television. I never have liked it. The whole concept
>>>> >> of sitting down in front of a TV feels like one of the things
>>>> >> that's destroying society, as far as I'm concerned."
>>>> >>
>>>> >
>>>> > Brent Spiner fell out of love with the role of "Data". A lot
>>>> > actors aren't
>>>> > as crazy about the roles they play--even if said roles are hugely
>>>> > popular.
>>>>
>>>> In fact, Evangeline Lilly just said pretty much the same thing
>>>> about her show "Lost": She's gotten to the point that now she
>>>> hates it.
>>>>
>>>> And Patrick Stewart wanted out of "Star Trek: The Next Generation"
>>>> too.
>>>> Of course, that show ran for 7 seasons, so I can see how an
>>>> accomplished actor like Stewart might want to do something else
>>>> with his life already, after spending 7 years on one project.
>>>
>>> By 'accomplished' you mean 'had a bit part in Lifeforce'?
>>
>> You ARE kidding...right? You DO know what a long and distinguished
>> career this gentleman has had I hope. Probably the best actor to
>> ever appear in any Star Trek version...hands down...despite some of
>> the vehicles he has been in. He has certainly never suffered for
>> lack of work.
>>
>
> Some people have no clue that there is substantial acting aailable
> outside a TV series. How often do you hear prople ask 'where is
> so-and- so', while the actor has been doing stage non-stop.
>
> Stewart was lucky to get that established before Trek. Shatner had a
> short but distinguished career in Canada, mostly doing Shakespeare,
> before Trek.

hence his "shakespearian pause" in his speech

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Re: Gillian Anderson hated 'X-Files', and probably you too [message #236642 is a reply to message #236632] Sun, 22 April 2007 17:45 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Quoth The Raven; Nicholas Fitzpatrick <nfitz@shell1.sentex.ca> in
<462bd0a9$1@news.sentex.net>
> In article <TsPWh.133920$nh4.60763@newsfe20.lga>,
> Sean Carroll <seanc130@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Ken from Chicago wrote:
>>
>>> How long did it take for William Shatner or Leonard Nimoy to break
>>> out of their Trek roles?
>>
>> Um ... never?
>
> Oh, I don't know - look at what Shatner's been doing in the last few
> years. I'd say he's bigger now than he's ever been!

TJ Hooker was fun, but not in a good way

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Re: Gillian Anderson hated 'X-Files', and probably you too [message #236643 is a reply to message #236575] Sun, 22 April 2007 17:45 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Anim8rFSK wrote:

> I thought it was a grip, but I looked it up, and it was an assistant art
> director. That's who got her pregnant, causing wackiness to ensue on
> the storyline.

Abduction, genetic experimentation, and near-death equals 'wackiness'?
Not quite the word I would have used.

> It amazes me when actors testify in front of Congress
> about stuff they know less about that most folk.

Why? Half the people who testify in front of Congress don't really know
what the fuck they're talking about.

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Re: Gillian Anderson hated 'X-Files', and probably you too [message #236644 is a reply to message #236582] Sun, 22 April 2007 17:46 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Quoth The Raven; Sean Carroll <seanc130@hotmail.com> in
<wqPWh.133919$nh4.114173@newsfe20.lga>
> Anim8rFSK wrote:
>
>> And sex. Let's not forget she was screwing the help.
>
> I am *not* the help.

no, just delusional

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Re: Gillian Anderson hated 'X-Files', and probably you too [message #236645 is a reply to message #236637] Sun, 22 April 2007 17:49 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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Quoth The Raven; Sean Carroll <seanc130@hotmail.com> in
<9yQWh.8179$2Q1.5109@newsfe16.lga>
> Nicholas Fitzpatrick wrote:
>> Sean Carroll <seanc130@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> Ken from Chicago wrote:
>
>>>> How long did it take for William Shatner or Leonard Nimoy to break
>>>> out of their Trek roles?
>>>
>>> Um ... never?
>
>> Oh, I don't know - look at what Shatner's been doing in the last few
>> years. I'd say he's bigger now than he's ever been!
>
> I agree with you. But I'm also pretty sure that still, very few people
> can see him without thinking about Kirk. He may have gone on to other
> things, and done them well, but when he dies, I guarantee you that
> every eulogic commentary on him will be anchored by talking about
> Star Trek.
> And Nimoy isn't even anywhere near as close to escaping Spock. I can't
> even think of anything else he's done, besides hosting that one show I
> can't remember.

and endless narrations of space docos

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