Variety published a new interview today with Rhea Seehorn and Bryan Cranston, the two principal actors in Vince Gilligan’s corner of prestige television.
She was very professional. I will never find the appeal to a series with that kind of premise and protagonist, however, she handled the interview well.
I haven't seen this show but from what the article tells me I can't see how the Walter Wright comparison is even feasable. Walter wasn't completely miserable at the start of Breaking Bad, had genuine affection for his family and enjoyed his job at least a little, even if it was way below his intellectual level. You went on the whole journey downward with him, that makes it way easier to build up sympathy and even pitty. If he had started out as a completely miserable bastard the show wouldn't have been as successfull.
And bringing gender into it is just completely stupid. Good she didn't fall for it. Cranston on the other hand...
I liked the lead actress in some other parts, but the basic premise of this show just had no appeal to me. It made me think of Waldrop's "Do Ya, Do Ya, Wanna Dance?", in which I always felt I would be one of those standing on the sidelines.
That I give her credit for. Not falling for Variety’s bait.
Seehorn sounds like she'd make a fine lead under the right director.
She was very professional. I will never find the appeal to a series with that kind of premise and protagonist, however, she handled the interview well.
I haven't seen this show but from what the article tells me I can't see how the Walter Wright comparison is even feasable. Walter wasn't completely miserable at the start of Breaking Bad, had genuine affection for his family and enjoyed his job at least a little, even if it was way below his intellectual level. You went on the whole journey downward with him, that makes it way easier to build up sympathy and even pitty. If he had started out as a completely miserable bastard the show wouldn't have been as successfull.
And bringing gender into it is just completely stupid. Good she didn't fall for it. Cranston on the other hand...
I liked the lead actress in some other parts, but the basic premise of this show just had no appeal to me. It made me think of Waldrop's "Do Ya, Do Ya, Wanna Dance?", in which I always felt I would be one of those standing on the sidelines.