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Please change the way of acting on Legends of Tomorrow


It's so pretentious and unnerving

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He's a villain on that show that's how he's supposed to act

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Because there is one way, and only one way, to play a villain and this is it. Every other actor is doing it wrong.

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No there isn't, no it isn't and no they're not.
But maybe, just maybe this way is the way that the show/directors/producers/milkman require from him.


- What about being proud of being me ? -

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Maybe but this gentleman seems always to be victimized by writers and directors into giving mediocre performances while the same writers/directors let other actors be good. Back when PB was on originally, some of his fiercest fans (I don't say you were one) made the case that he was unfairly burdened by being the lead since it is self-evident the lead must be the most boring and least-developed character and the actor must, equally plainly, be instructed to underplay everything so the supporting cast would steal every scene. He gets no credit for being good if he gets no blame for being less than good but I doubt you'd think that fair. Even if directors/writers are the sole arbiters of how an actor plays a character, it still must be allowed that some actors will follow the instructions better than others.

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Back when PB was on originally, some of his fiercest fans (I don't say you were one) made the case that he was unfairly burdened by being the lead since it is self-evident the lead must be the most boring and least-developed character and the actor must, equally plainly, be instructed to underplay everything so the supporting cast would steal every sceneYeah that was hilarious.
“I hate small talk. Let’s drink in silence.” (Rosa Diaz)

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some actors will follow the instructions better than others.
Fair enough.


- What about being proud of being me ? -

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He's a villain on that show that's how he's supposed to actNonsense! It's not supposed to be bad acting. An actor playing a villain should be able to yell with out it being comical.

“I hate small talk. Let’s drink in silence.” (Rosa Diaz)

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some actors will follow the instructions better than others.What about when an actor can't follow the instructions do to lack of acting talent.
Like in the case of wentworth.
I mean, he can't follow instructions bacause he aint got the acting skills, he also can't improvise.

“I hate small talk. Let’s drink in silence.” (Rosa Diaz)

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