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Post by greenleaf on Jul 20, 2009 11:21:17 GMT -4
I realize that a role is a role and it shouldn't be construed to apply to the actor. But the image of a pedophile is so vile to me that even though I KNOW the actor is simply playing a role, it sort sticks in my mind. I can't get the image of Ted Danson playing the incestuous father in TV movie "Something About Amelia." (Even the title of that movie is repugnant. It implies that Amelia did something to make her father behave that way.) Anyway, as much as I would KNOW it doesn't apply to Michael, it would sort of bother me a bit. Just as it would if he played someone like Hitler. I guess in the end it depends on how it's handled and how the actor handled it. (BTW, I think Danson did OK on the role, nor do I think of him that way, but it's still one of his performances that I recall and not in a good way.) The previous pedophile role Michael played was "Without A Trace." A lot happened in a short amount of time so you didn't have time to dwell on it, I suppose. I think, you write about Michael's role in TV-show "Inside" episode "Pre-filer". |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2009 11:50:39 GMT -4
Actually, he's done a lot of dark roles. I mean William Hinks was pretty dark, but I could take it because we never really saw the murders and details were discussed somewhat clinically in a trial. But yes, his role in prefiler was about a man who stalking murders, if I remember. Actually the role I'm thinking about now that it's morning and my head is clearer is actually a "Law & Order" episode about him playing a college professor who bought and murdered a young boy from Africa.
Yikes, he's done some dark stuff. but then all the roles on L&O and those shows aren't of characters of high moral repute.
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Post by snivellusfriend on Jul 20, 2009 15:08:07 GMT -4
From a psychological viewpoint, that would be out of character for Michael. He is, to use the vernacular, a Beta male. Meek, submissive, gentle in nature and non-confrontational. Which is actually a good thing. Think of the fight with Juliet when she knocks the glass of water from his hand and he actually cowers. Even though that was "acting" I would be willing to bet good money that would be his natural reaction to a similar situation in the real world. That makes sense. Yeah, I also noticed that he flinched when Terry O'Quinn had shouted and thrown the crutch at him on "Lost," in "The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham; I really felt as though, in that moment, he really was surprised and scared. Just wondering- How did you manage to feel better about all that you'd been through? I feel terrible. I think it's pathetic that my grandparents, who fled Poland because of World War II, for safety-how people were being treated-yet eventually came to the U.S and thought nothing of shouting and hitting their own children, who, in turn, didn't think twice about treating their own children the same way. |
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Post by Camille Moriarty on Jul 20, 2009 19:19:00 GMT -4
I sent you a PM reply, snivellusfriend.  Some men are more formal and less tolerant of being touched or having their personal space invaded by strangers. Since Michael mentioned his reason for not attending Comic Con previously as being overwhelmed and described the thought of that many fans in one place as being "scary," I'd bet he falls into that category. He's also a Virgo. Virgo men are very private with their personal lives and feelings. They're very particular who they open themselves up to and have only a handful of people in their lifetimes that are true "intimates." The rest of the world sees what we see: a polite, genial and charming man, but nothing of the core of the man himself. Virgo men are also not very touchy-feely. Not great reservoirs of smoldering passion. They tend to be quite "vanilla," if you know what I mean.  They also tend to be wound pretty tightly, making them a bit nervous or skittish in unfamiliar situations. They thrive on order and routine and are sticklers for the small details. The take-home message is that when you seek romantic relationships, look for kindness, gentleness, respectfulness, a sense of proper boundaries, etc. These are among the many things I think most of us are reacting positively to with Michael. He seems to come from a bygone era, where men had manners and actually treated women like ladies deserving of respect. A true Renaissance man. I so remember Ted Danson's role in that film. I've never gotten over it. I was a huge Cheers fan and never felt the same about him after seeing that movie. I got that he was an actor playing a part, but the inner child who was molested couldn't help fearing and hating him. Hence why I truly hope Michael isn't cast as one of the abusers.  I think one of the reasons Michael's role in "The Ritual" episode of L&O: SVU didn't impact me in the same way is that you never see him with the kids. |
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Post by snivellusfriend on Jul 22, 2009 14:33:41 GMT -4
Thanks for the advice!
I think that it'd be just as bad if Michael was cast as the defensive attorney for the grandfather in this film; His character would most likely have to try to get him a lighter sentence, even though the grandfather raped his granddaughter!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2009 15:19:46 GMT -4
He did also portray that heinous preacher in Laramie. He has this talent for the villain roles and there's just no denying that.
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They also tend to be wound pretty tightly, making them a bit nervous or skittish in unfamiliar situations. They thrive on order and routine and are sticklers for the small details.
