I rolled my eyes when I heard they cast a (no offense) washed up old has-been rocker to play the Devil. It seemed really tacky. And I've never ever heard a Rick Springfield song. I don't even know if my dad used to listen to him.
But he was a surprisingly good actor. He was good as Vince and sold how emotionally tormented he was. And even though he strayed from the straight Mark Pellegrino impression Misha Collins did last season, it was a close enough take on the character.
Honestly while Misha got some of the mannerisms right, he was so obviously imitating Hallucifer rather than the calm, soft spoken, menacing Pellegrino we got in 5. Springfield just made the devil actually have a sense of threat again and applause for that.
Exactly my thoughts. Misha was great as Lucifer, no doubt, but Casifer wasn't scary and menacing enough. I really liked Rick Springfield, he reminded me of Lucifer from season 5; dark and scary, I'm so excited to see him more in future episodes!
Washed up, old, has-been. Who could possibly take offense to that?
He recently co-starred in a film with Meryl Streep. He has recorded more than 20 albums (ETA: 4 of them platinum, 1 gold) and tours a good portion of the year to a fanbase *nearly* as.. enthusiastic as SPN's. Pretty good for a has-been!
"Screw destiny, right in the face." ~Dean Winchester
^THIS^ I saw Rick Springfield in concert back in my teenage days and I loved him on GH... I think he's doing a freaking great job even before he became Lucifer, how he was emotionally heartbroken over losing the love of his life and drinking his life away then to playing Lucifer and he's doing HIS own version which is so far incredible, he's bringing that very dark side w/the Lucifer character as it should be... he's far from washed up, and I am proud to say I will forever be Springfield fan b/c I love his singing/song-writer/acting - I see nothing washed up about this man...
I agree that Lucifer/Castiel sucked last season. He wasn't menacing at all. The fact that they actually resorted to having him pout and lock himself in his room and blast music like a moody teenage brat as soon as God showed up was meant for comedic relief. I get it. But it made the Prince of Darkness look like a lame pussy.
So far I agree Rick Springfield has brought some menace and weight back to the character.
I rolled my eyes when I heard they cast a (no offense) washed up old has-been rocker to play the Devil.
Prefacing a comment you know to be offensive, with the blurb "no offense" doesn't magically make it non-offensive. It simply clarifies to the rest of us that you knew it to be offensive and chose to say it anyway.
It's your right to make offensive remarks about people, but if you choose to do it, at least own up to it. Don't try to pretend it wasn't your clear intention to be offensive by unsuccessfully attempting to sugarcoat your remark with an untrue statement meant to counteract.
What you said was clearly meant to be offensive. It's naive (no offense) to believe you could make anyone believe otherwise.
He's far from washed up, and not a has been at all. Maybe he's not as popular as he once was, but that doesn't come close to fitting him into your definition.
If I called your comment crude, childish, and ignorant, but said "no offense", would you be able to reply without getting defensive? And if you did, would you actually mean it?
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That's how I think the OP would reply to that, cause I imagine he would have a problem with his dad nagging at him about his manners, so no ofense meant.
Me personally though, I think you are perfectly within your own rights to teach people lessons on the Internet.
Are you going to send the op to bed with no dinner while you're at it? Good grief, one or two sentences would have gotten your point across. Going on and on just makes you look like a bigger a$$ (no offense) than the person you were calling out.
adouthit-1 replied 7h ago Are you going to send the op to bed with no dinner while you're at it? Good grief, one or two sentences would have gotten your point across. Going on and on just makes you look like a bigger a$$ (no offense) than the person you were calling out.
If one or two sentences is all it takes, and more makes me look like an a$$, what kind of an a$$ (no offense) does it make you for failing to stay within your own set parameters? I guess counting is too difficult for a genius like you (no offense), but don't worry, I'll help you out by letting you know this is sentence number two and, unlike you, I was able to meet your requirements.
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If one or two sentences is all it takes, and more makes me look like an a$$, what kind of an a$$ (no offense) does it make you for failing to stay within your own set parameters? I guess counting is too difficult for a genius like you (no offense), but don't worry, I'll help you out by letting you know this is sentence number two and, unlike you, I was able to meet your requirements.
Except your last sentence should really be 2. But nice try.
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Except your last sentence should really be 2. But nice try.
If that's what you believe, it's a safe assumption you either failed English, or had very generous teachers. So nice try but, next time you should first take a course on grammar, and learn what is and isn't acceptable.
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adouthit-1 replied 1h ago You might want to consider a class yourself because you suck at it.
Really? Why reply at all? You may have well just said, "I know you are, but what am I?". I'm not wasting time on a child.
You have 2 choices here. You can stop now, and be perceived as almost, somewhat intelligent and mature, or you could reply again, with something just as pathetic, and prove you're as immature as you've so far shown yourself to be.
You started the debate, so attempting to have the last word, as well as the first, is simply childish. In either case, I can't be bothered going back and forth with a juvenile who simply replies back with what was just said to them.
I'm curious, will you reply with something equally foolish, or do you have what it takes to be a grown up, and stop? I'm betting on the former. Children don't have the control or discipline to not attempt to get the last word. Regardless, I won't reply again, so if you want to take the toddler route, make it good. Though we both know that's an impossibility. Your best bet is to ignore this rambling reply of mine. You couldn't possibly reply with anything intelligent anyway. I guess you could always use the rubber and glue retort, since that seems to be all you have to offer.
Like I said, the last word isn't yours to take, since you chose the first. So, let's see what you're made of, diapers or Depends.
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Well, wasn't he an actor before his music career took off? It was before my time but I believe he was a huge heartthrob on General Hospital and I think he's done a bunch of other things before and since so he's not exactly a novice. What's there to be surprised about?
Rick Springfield Date of Birth 23 August 1949, Guildford, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Height 6' 1" (1.85 m)
Rick Springfield was born Richard Lewis Springthorpe in Guildford, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, to Eileen Louise (Evennett) and Norman James Springthorpe, a Lt. Colonel in the Australian Army. Rick spent his childhood on various army bases in Australia and Britain. As a teenager, he fronted many music bands, such as the "Jordy Boys", "Wakedy Wak", and "Zoot". The latter was his most successful, paving his way for future success as a musician. He came to the U.S. early 1970s, and recorded an album, Beginnings. It had one "major" hit - Speak to The Sky. After that came "Comic Book Heroes", which was marginally successful.
He learned to speak English with an American accent to further his acting career, after he lost his record label. He also had a recurring role on the soap The Young and the Restless (1973). In the early 1980s, his luck changed as he signed to RCA Records and was then cast as "Dr. Noah Drake" on the soap General Hospital (1963). While he had released six albums in the 1970s, his 1980 break-through album "Working Class Dog" gave him the #1 single "Jessie's Girl".
In 2015, Rick received positive notices playing Meryl Streep's character's boyfriend in Ricki and the Flash (2015)
He won a Grammy Award for the song "Jessie's Girl" in 1982.
His first single released was "Speak to the Sky" in 1972.
Had a hit song "Speak to the Sky" nine years before "Working Class Dog".
He was in the Australian rock band, "Zoot", with Beeb Birtles, who later co-founded one of Australia's most successful rock bands, The Little River Band.
He was in the early group version of wickety wak.wickety wak - later Australia's premier showband in the 1980s and 1990s.
He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 7060 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on May 9, 2014.
He's not just a rock star, he's been acting since the 70's. He's had roles in other good shows before. I don't think they would have cast him if his only qualification was being a "has been" rock icon.
Well done Springfield for giving us back S5 Lucifer thats the one i love , no disrespect to Misha who played the part well however he played hallucifer more then Lucifer IMO. Springfield was atcully menacing as the devil, i wouldnt want to bump into him on a dark night