Adam Pascal Quote in NYTimes: Ew, Ew, Ew! — Page 6

re: Tarzan - I think the plan to have that "narrator" role was scrapped.

I'm not arguing this anymore. People will make what they want of everyhing, and if you all want to be convinced that he meant it as some "I'm too good for this" slam, go ahead, hate. And I really don't see what's so out of line - I'm hesitant to toss out the freedom of speech option, but really - why can't he state his opinion? It was gutsy, not out of line.

Don't you see, BroadwayGirl? We believe what we want to believe. I think Idina's plenty talented, and plenty versatile, but we... well, we see what we wanna see. My perception of Adam's versatility, whatever it may be, is probably not the same as yours. And my perception of Idina's, while I like and respect her very much, is probably not the same as yours. I agree that Adam is limited, but I don't think it to the degree that I'd assume he's getting no offers because he flat-out sucks. I don't becomea die-hard fan of someone's because they have a pretty face and a nice ass. I believe in him. Call me crazy, but I do.

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Updated On: 9/4/05 at 09:20 PM

luvtheEmcee,

Hardly bitter. You're the one who was ever so quick to say that I was. How dare I made some negative statements about one your
favorites??? For that I must be vilified as being bitter.

Your bend over backwards at all costs defending of all things Adam is very transparent.

Honey, read your posts. You start off talking about a Broadway actor, and then suddenly it's a rant about the economy? And why must this thread suddenly be about you bashing me? I posted to you two pages ago, and you're still coming back around to slam me? And no, have your high-horse opinions about the actor, but don't you dare make negative statements and far-fetched, disgusting assumptions about ME.

If I bend over backwards, what's transparent about that? That's like implying that he pays me to be his fan, or something. You don't even make any sense. Transparent to what? What's to be seen through to? That's an empty statement if I ever heard one.

ETA - Thank you, I guess, BroadwayGirl.

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Updated On: 9/4/05 at 09:28 PM

I find it funny you call Emcee a Class Act.

Becaus she loves Julia...and Julia was in A CLASS ACT.

And that's 6 degrees.

My posts about the Real World 101 was in response to threads by those who say that they'd rather stay unemployed than take a job with a jukebox musicals like ASU.

The bend-over-backwards at all cost is a comment about your being involved in every single thread about Adam. Your insistent
posts about everything about the RENT movie.
You constant gushing about Adam and Raul. It is more than a little "odd" to put it mildly. Back in one of the RENT movie threads
someone else pointed this out to you. It is like you have some sort
of personal stake in protecting your favorites.


PS It wasn't about you, but when you started calling me bitter,
then I will fight back. When you attack someone, they will fight back.

Updated On: 9/4/05 at 09:34 PM

Insomniak. Idina's talents are NOT universal. She'd probably never be in a show composed by Sondheim or Guettel. She could never play Glinda. She could never be RUth Sherwood, or Millie Dillmount, Jo March, or Mimi Marquez. She could never play a million roles. However, the roles that were mentioned here I wholeheartedly believe she can play.

Idina will never play in a Sonheim show because the girl has horrible diction.

I love her, but she needs to work on her diction.

But hey, Patti played Sondheim...so...

(Am I comparing Idina to Patti)

P.S. If Idina did Sondheim, then the tweens would flock and say, "It was no WICKED, but Idina was good"

BwayGirl, you haven't insulted me (or Adam, for that matter), I just have the feeling that Idina would not care to have her superiority proclaimed as a way of denigrating another performer, who also happens to be her friend. But maybe I'm wrong, and she's much shallower than I'm giving her credit for.

Insomniak, where did I not show Emcee respect? (and Emcee, if you feel I was disrespectful, I apologize.) The reason why she is a class act is because she maturely argues her point, and didn't seem to take my difference in opinion on Pascal as a personal attack on her, nor did she attack me personally for thinking differently. And not only do I respect that, but it made me consider what she had to say more. In fact, she made a lot of great points and convinced me on some of them.

You and Chloe on the other hand seem to have a real problem with me because I don't love Adam, and I don't understand why. I never said anything against either one of you. Did I?


EDIT: Insomniak, would "winning with" me be considered making me love Adam and hate Idina? Because I don't see what the problem is. It's a shame really, because I always enjoyed reading your posts.

Updated On: 9/4/05 at 09:44 PM

Actually, this marks the first time we've NOT gotten along, Broadwaygirl. We were quite chummy on the Welcome Wagon thread.

Tonally, I'd say you've been a bit snippy towards all of us, Emcee included. I don't deny acting the same way, but I don't claim otherwise. (And yes, Emcee is good about not flaming, but I'm not the doting type so I'll leave it at that.)

I don't like you because you don't like Adam? Is this a cheap shot or a radical misunderstanding? I've never had a problem with someone on the basis of something as flimsy as who they're a fan of. I do, however, have a problem with the way people express their distaste. (See Chloe's comment about superiority and degeneration)

How I read this quote was that he actually sounded reluctant to have to make the leap into film, that he exhausted most of his possibilities of doing something he wanted to do, rather than just took for the sake of keeping up his resume.

Perhaps I'm being too nice, I don't know what he felt when he said it, but the fact that he said "I have to go into film" makes it sound like its a secondary option for him. Not "I'd rather" or "I'd prefer" but "I have to." I think it's unfair to judge someone on this one quote alone.

If Sondheim said the same, I'm sure people would not be having such a field day with this, because apparently Sondheim walks on water with some people. If he said he didn't want to write anything for theatre anymore because the material being produced were atrocious, I'm sure many would agree with him.

Patrick Wilson has also stated that he hasn't done musicals on broadway in a while because he's waiting for a really great role and that the roles being written for men right now just aren't very good. "One of the reasons I haven't done a musical since Oklahoma! is that there hasn't been a role in a musical that has interested me." Much more delicate but the same sentiment, but Adam has never been the best in regard to interviews.

Finally, if you've seen the blog video on the Rent site, he talks about doing Bryant Park for Broadway Cares and even though it's for the film, which is technically not on Broadway, that he is very happy to still be associated with the community. So I'm going to cut Adam some slack.

I have to agree with Emcee on this one. I don't think there is anything Adam could do right now. And I know that dirty rotten scoundrels was mentioned as a top show or something from someone, but did you see what happened when John Lithgow left for vacation? That's how many people go to see the show just for him, not for the show itself. With that responce I wouldn't exactly call it top grade.

And with the responce that this thread is getting over Adam, one preformer, it at least shows that he is noticed because of all of this attention. ^_~

Wow, indeed. lol.