Some of the producers and writers seem freaked out by it, but others, maybe not so much. (PDL comes to mind..*g*)
The smart ones recognise that as an Art Director once told me (while shooting a really crappy Chevrolet commercial with Peggy Fleming): "I hate to say it as a creative, but advertising is advertising."
The producers have talked about the slash phenomenon? Where? *looks eager* Gosh I'm curious about their reactions.
What I thought was really funny was that MS said that he and Rick would 'camp it up' a lot during filming (or at least, during rehearsals), and got a little worried that maybe they did it too much and that's where the slash came from.
Oh, where and when did he say that? That really helps. I've been curious where the bleed through is from RL to the show, since there tends to be a little bleed-through when you play a character for a long time. The character becomes more and more like and idealized rendition of You.
wildernessguru wonders, "Why did they do that?" After I told him, he said, "That's it. They're both queer. No straight guy would do that. No way."
I dunno, I mean, actors.... When Fargo came out, they all started doing the Minnesota accents (Season one's loaded with Fargo moments). Then there were the Dr. Evil in-jokes. I can see them having a running queer joke, especially at the expense of the military.
As far as I could tell, MS seems pretty damn straight, though.
On the Season two DVD there's an interview with MS that's... jeeze. He melts into a puddle of goo when he talks about RDA (and doesn't when he talks about his other co-stars). His body language falls apart. Whether it's hero-worship or what-have-you, that was a blazing crush I saw. That doesn't mean you're gonna spot him at the nearest Vancouver gay bar. For a lot of guys the line is just blurry. It's not even a gay-bi-straight thing.
Frankly, actors have to preserve their Leading Man Status by not having gay rumours floating around. So it's probably more considerate not to speculate. I've never been much of a gossip. With RDA playing himself and MS creating a Daniel that's more and more like himself, the RL person is awfully close to the surface.
Not that it seems to bug him too much--as indicated by the outtakes in the Season 7 DVD, where he goofs around and plays with his nipples during the phone call scene with Jack in "Lost City". (I've downloaded the avi, but haven't watched it yet. ::slaps forehead::)
They have out-takes on the Season 7 DVD?! *runs off to buy*
I'm slowly catching up. I started watching (inconsistently) somewhere towards the end of Season 4, caught part of Season 5, then, believe it or not, got hooked during Season 6 of all things (largely due to a dearth of good scifi right about then). I was sooooo glad when Shanks came back. Now I've bought Seasons 1-3, and Santa's bringing me Season 4.
Because I'm watching it on network television, I'm seeing Season 7 right now, and won't see Season 8 until next year (unless I cave and buy the DVDs).
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Date: 2004-12-08 02:28 pm (UTC)The smart ones recognise that as an Art Director once told me (while shooting a really crappy Chevrolet commercial with Peggy Fleming): "I hate to say it as a creative, but advertising is advertising."
The producers have talked about the slash phenomenon? Where? *looks eager* Gosh I'm curious about their reactions.
What I thought was really funny was that MS said that he and Rick would 'camp it up' a lot during filming (or at least, during rehearsals), and got a little worried that maybe they did it too much and that's where the slash came from.
Oh, where and when did he say that? That really helps. I've been curious where the bleed through is from RL to the show, since there tends to be a little bleed-through when you play a character for a long time. The character becomes more and more like and idealized rendition of You.
I dunno, I mean, actors.... When Fargo came out, they all started doing the Minnesota accents (Season one's loaded with Fargo moments). Then there were the Dr. Evil in-jokes. I can see them having a running queer joke, especially at the expense of the military.
As far as I could tell, MS seems pretty damn straight, though.
On the Season two DVD there's an interview with MS that's... jeeze. He melts into a puddle of goo when he talks about RDA (and doesn't when he talks about his other co-stars). His body language falls apart. Whether it's hero-worship or what-have-you, that was a blazing crush I saw. That doesn't mean you're gonna spot him at the nearest Vancouver gay bar. For a lot of guys the line is just blurry. It's not even a gay-bi-straight thing.
Frankly, actors have to preserve their Leading Man Status by not having gay rumours floating around. So it's probably more considerate not to speculate. I've never been much of a gossip. With RDA playing himself and MS creating a Daniel that's more and more like himself, the RL person is awfully close to the surface.
Not that it seems to bug him too much--as indicated by the outtakes in the Season 7 DVD, where he goofs around and plays with his nipples during the phone call scene with Jack in "Lost City". (I've downloaded the avi, but haven't watched it yet. ::slaps forehead::)
They have out-takes on the Season 7 DVD?! *runs off to buy*
I'm slowly catching up. I started watching (inconsistently) somewhere towards the end of Season 4, caught part of Season 5, then, believe it or not, got hooked during Season 6 of all things (largely due to a dearth of good scifi right about then). I was sooooo glad when Shanks came back. Now I've bought Seasons 1-3, and Santa's bringing me Season 4.
Because I'm watching it on network television, I'm seeing Season 7 right now, and won't see Season 8 until next year (unless I cave and buy the DVDs).
/rambling :D
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