...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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Comments

[bjohan57.livejournal.com]

The other thing I noticed about Paul in that interview - for someone who always seems so calm and together: he bites his fingernails.

TOTC - you will adore, and Paul is great in it despite playing a supporting role*. His character listens to a lot of James Brown, which suits him perfectly. And if you think that Paul writes wacky storylines, just wait until you get to Armistead Maupin. He makes singing Mounties heading towards nuclear disaster look completely plausible.

*As always with Paul, he particularly shines when he has a little monologue. There is this one scene when he reveals his 'secret' to Mary Ann while smoking a joint, which is just great. Ah crap, I want to watch it all again.

[primroseburrows.livejournal.com]

Okay. *cues up TOTC as tonight's viewing*


Paul bites his fingernails? I didn't notice that. he does cover his mouth a lot, which I find very attractive, for some odd reason.

Nail-biting is worse to quit than hard drugs, I bet. I've been trying since I was ten.

[bjohan57.livejournal.com]

I'm watching it right now! I talked myself into it. The other thing to watch out for: Look for the UST between Paul's character and the actor playing Mouse. I still have no idea whether this was deliberate, as I can't remember it from the book.