Discussion: the acting

"I'll admit that I can be a little harsh in my critiques on actors...Some people are horrible actors but their stars for example Julia Roberts is a terrible actress but people love her...but then there are actors that bring nothing and I bang my head wondering why I have to watch them ruining perfectly good movies/tv shows (Cameron Diaz). Anyrant in regards to true blood some of these guys are okay and I think they'll improve with time(anna, steven, etc) Lafayette is great he steals every seen he's in. Tara and Sam on the other hand are so wooden I feel embarrassed for them.I don't know if its too much botox or not enough experience with on screen acting but they have two facial expressions. Tara uses the same tone in her voice no matter what shes saying UGHH!! "

"I'm fine with it too. But this show makes me appreciate anew the guts it takes for anyone to be in the arts, be it theatre or film or television or music. Everyone is an armchair expert. And some reviews can be so brutal. I remember a few interviews with various actors in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and Peter Jackson himself, and all of them commenting on how they were always very cognizant of how attached Tolkien fans were to these characters and how they all hoped they did their characters justice. So I wonder, are those the most challenging/intimidating roles for actors? Characters taken from beloved books? I've seen interviews with actors who say they never read reviews, good or bad, because they don't want to be influenced or become too self-conscious about their own acting. I'm curious what True Blood cast members are reading any of the reviews. "

"Are you for real? Their is almost 200yrs. worth of literature & 100yrs. of celuloide to sift through"

"^5 to you, Sookierocks!!!! She did receive an academy award and well deserved at that! This show is NEW. I think in this day and age people EXPECT certain things to be somewhat perfect?! Which it is NOT. This series will soar, I KNOW it will. Example....... I personally thought that when Buffy The Vampire Slayer first started out it was so silly, over time it improved and then recieved so many positive reviews. And to denniskeithlev.......... far from glamed sorry to disappoint you!!!!!!!!!!! I know a GOOD show when I see one, mark my words, this is truly a refreshing new series and will DEFINATELY become a HIT!!!"

"I hope you are right about this show being a success. I love the whole idea of it, but mark my words if they do not make some cast changes it will not be the success the producers want it to be & they are the ones that are bankrolling this show. As if you didn't know it this is my first time on any forum expressing my opionions, but I think you will find a lot of people out hterethat agree with me about my initial statements. Thanks for not beating up on me to bad! "

"Sorry if I was a lil' hard there:) I understand what your saying about the producers etc..... But it's just a gut feeling that I know this show will do just fine! About 2 hours ago I read on yahoo entertainment news that True Blood was a BIG hit !!!!!!!!! YEA! Word of mouth doesn't hurt either. I have been spreading the word around to all my friends and on MySpace. And all that have watched it, LOVE IT!"

"Yea how do you criticize someone playing a fantasy role anyway? "You're not acting like a *real* vampire... didn't you research this role at all?" :["

"Literature and myths, precisely.

If an actor wanted to know how to play a doctor well, they could go spend time in a hospital. Interview REAL doctors. Learn medical terminology.

Playing a vampire... all you have is mythology and other people's interpretations. Ball even said the reason he cast Moyer is because he didn't audition like the other 99% of the actors who were playing cliche vampires... he made it a little different.

And hanging out with a bunch of goth vamp lifestylers isn't any more "real" research, either. Unless you're auditioning for a role as a Fangtasia employee."