tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617199.post6617230129509497924..comments2023-10-02T05:32:46.993-04:00Comments on Love with a Shot of Adrenaline: Actors. Sheesh.Natalie J. Damschroderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07800784042353921973noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617199.post-19290200275851824202008-07-25T10:39:00.000-04:002008-07-25T10:39:00.000-04:00LOL! So do I. :)LOL! So do I. :)Natalie J. Damschroderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07800784042353921973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617199.post-82198577036753619692008-07-25T10:34:00.000-04:002008-07-25T10:34:00.000-04:00I agree that unkindness in the workplace -- and ev...I agree that unkindness in the workplace -- and everywhere else, for that matter -- should be avoided at all costs, on principle. Given Heigl's scolding of one of her cast-mates for being cruel to another (can't remember their names, don't have time to look them up) I'm surprised she went there. I suspect we can chalk it up to badly chosen wording, but like you said, she had plenty of time to think about it, so no points for tact to her.<BR/><BR/>Wow. I know WAY more about <I>Grey's</I> than I should, given that I've never seen a full episode. :pAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617199.post-56538695931617962232008-07-25T09:42:00.000-04:002008-07-25T09:42:00.000-04:00As do you, Selah! LOL And thank you.Dropping out...As do you, Selah! LOL And thank you.<BR/><BR/>Dropping out/not entering can also take fear and cowardice, too. No one will ever know which it actually is, and it doesn't matter. As for Rhimes and the other writers having thick skins--sure, okay, but why make your workplace a more difficult place to be? <BR/><BR/>I agree with you on the Jensen Ackles thing. From what he said, that was the most difficult performance for him, and awards DO sometimes seem to go to people who go to the extremes with emotion (Monster's Ball, anyone?), but I'm totally with you. Nuance and complexity always hit me harder. :)Natalie J. Damschroderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07800784042353921973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617199.post-3377551742475561122008-07-25T09:37:00.000-04:002008-07-25T09:37:00.000-04:00Another Supernatural fan! I always knew you had go...Another <I>Supernatural</I> fan! I always knew you had good taste, Natalie. ;)<BR/><BR/>I don't watch <I>Grey's</I>, so I have no clue whether Heigl was right about the writing not being up to snuff, but I think dropping out if you don't think you deserve an award takes guts and a strong sense of self. As to how she phrased it...meh. We're told repeatedly that writers have to have thick skins. I doubt that changes when you reach Rhimes' level in the profession. Everybody involved will doubtless live to fight another day.<BR/><BR/>Ackles submitted the second half of "All Hell Breaks Loose" this year for Emmy consideration. Personally, I preferred "What Is And What Should Never Be," because I while watching Dean drown in grief over Sammy's death was heart-wrenching, Ackles' performance in "WIAWSNB" seemed significantly more subtle and layered, IMO. And we like The Pretty to be subtle and layered, dammit. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617199.post-86820414922390799142008-07-25T08:38:00.000-04:002008-07-25T08:38:00.000-04:00Mary, don't get me wrong, I have ABSOLUTELY NO pro...Mary, don't get me wrong, I have ABSOLUTELY NO problem with the decision itself. I admire her for making it. But it would have been so easy to say "I won last year, it's someone else's turn," without trying to blame others that she works with.<BR/><BR/>Your comparison to the Rita isn't valid. If you said, "I'm so popular now that I'd final in the Rita, even if I didn't deserve it," THAT would be presumptive. Emmy or Rita or Oscar or Grammy, it is not at all wrong to think your work might be deserving of an award.<BR/><BR/>I agree about Clooney. :) But SEVEN stores? Unbelievable!<BR/><BR/>Sarah, thanks so much for weighing in! You make some great points. The Emmy nominations DO honor the same people over and over. But I think maybe you're being a little harsh about the undeserving wannabes part. I don't watch One Tree Hill, but from seeing CMM on <I>Gilmore Girls</I> and even <I>House of Wax</I>, I think he's a decent actor. Maybe not Emmy-worthy, but they don't have to watch a whole season, just one performance. Jared Padalecki in season 2 of <I>Supernatural</I> wasn't Emmy-worthy as a whole, but his performance in "Born Under a Bad Sign" was TOTALLY worthy.<BR/><BR/>And okay, maybe it's it's not ego to think she likely would make the shortlist, but it IS ego to say she would, right after saying she wouldn't have deserved it. Again, honesty can be simple and uninsulting.Natalie J. Damschroderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07800784042353921973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617199.post-15217549800706620702008-07-25T01:31:00.000-04:002008-07-25T01:31:00.000-04:00I'm no Heigl fan and I'll be the first to criticiz...I'm no Heigl fan and I'll be the first to criticize her for saying what she did about the writing. Still, I can't fault her for being realistic about the fact that as last year's winner, she would have at LEAST made the shortlist, and probably would have landed a nomination. Did you SEE the list of actresses who submitted themselves for consideration? 130 people were up for best supporting actress in a drama - and when choosing from 130 names, who wouldn't gravitate towards the more recognizable ones, like the previous year's winner? Recognizing the same people over and over is highly characteristic of the Emmys, and it's because the initial ballot is so bloated with undeserving wannabes that voters don't have a chance of sorting through it all.<BR/><BR/>Besides, even though most coverage calls it "dropping out of the race," she was never in. The act that caused all this in the first place was Katherine Heigl NOT filling out a bunch of forms.<BR/><BR/>Where are the paparazzi hunting down Chad Michael Murray and asking him what the hell he was smoking when he decided to submit himself for Emmy consideration? Because he did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617199.post-84176655980082049572008-07-24T23:59:00.000-04:002008-07-24T23:59:00.000-04:00I don't know, I can kind of see Katherine's point,...I don't know, I can kind of see Katherine's point, though. She said other actors have made the same decision but such a big deal wasn't made of it. And her storyline was terrible this year - Izzie and GEORGE? GEORGE? Bleh.<BR/><BR/>But I almost relate. I was upset because neither of my books will be eligible for Rita this year. That's presumptive of me, thinking that even if I was able to enter, that I'd final. So it may be some ego, but it could be....well, I can't think of how to put it. Hope? experience? I don't know.<BR/><BR/>Clooney is another who never loses himself in the role. He is always Clooney. Not that it's a bad thing ;) I know just what you mean about Scarlet's mask, though. Good way to put it!<BR/><BR/>I had to go to 7 stores to find that issue, BTW.MJFredrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.com