...and now for another episode of When Apples Met Oranges, starring Tom Hanks and Paul Gross.

[primroseburrows]

I'm ecstatic (and very unsurprised) that Slings & Arrows is getting yet another rave review.

But, um.

The main player in ``Slings'' is actor-turned-director Geoffrey Tennant (Paul Gross, a Canadian Tom Hanks best known in this country for the TV cult claassic ``Due South''), who became interim artistic director of the festival....

I really like Tom Hanks (Philadelphia is one of my very, very favourite movies in the world). Very talented guy, and from everything I've heard, a very nice guy. But he and Paul Gross are nothing alike (aside from being talented and, hopefully, nice). Their acting styles are completely different, they don't look anything alike, they don't sound anything alike. WTF? It's also a bad way to promote the series, because not everyone likes Tom Hanks. Not to mention that Tom Hanks as Geoffrey makes me wince a little, no matter how much I like him as an actor. To be fair, Paul Gross as Forrest Gump makes me wince a lot.

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[primroseburrows.livejournal.com]

It's obviously meant as a compliment ... For Paul or Tom is anyone's guess

I guess it's really a compliment for both of them. They both are way talented. Just...their acting styles are like night and day.

The picture of Paul writing love letters to Meg Ryan sprung to my mind and ... ::chuckles:: ... ::giggles:: ... See?

Or carrying Gary Sinise through the jungles of Vietnam...

[bjohan57.livejournal.com]

the thought of Paul writing love letters to anyone makes me giggle.
As for carrying Gary Sinise...I wonder if there will be a scene in Passchendaele of Paul carrying an injured CKR across the battle field. Ah the fandom will go wild.

I heard a rumour that the ACTRA strike may be nearing it's end by the way.

[primroseburrows.livejournal.com]

So I hear. Apparently the obstacle now is coming from America, quelle surprise!. Something about rights to media that's made for internet use. *headdesk*

I wonder if CKR will be in H₂O. His name's not on the cast list, even though I've heard in a bunch of places he's definitely going to be there. :/