I can't really blame him too much for not knowing about the Sharpe's series since to be completely fair, that ran on PBS before either one of us started here at UNC-TV. But you would think he'd recognize "the bad guy" from Goldeneye or Patriot Games, or that he would've at least seen some ads for Flightplan or The Island when they were coming out this year, or would've seen Troy last year. The one that finally ran a bell for him was that Sean was "the bad guy" in National Treasure.
But it's mind boggling to me that out of all of those, that even after saying right off the bat, "He was Boromir in Lord of the Rings" that he goes "Oh... Now which one was he?" The best known of all of Bean's roles, and that's all that Tim can say??
Katie (the director who would fight me for Orlando unless distracted by Johnny Depp) and I are just simply going to have to educate a certain producer. To me, Sean has been in the entertainment news enough since LOTR that even if you didn't see the movies, you've surely at least heard his name in passing. Yep, I think we have to teach Tim that there's more going on in the world than what's happening at the State Legislature. ;)
I can see not being aware of the British pieces but things like Troy and Patriot Games are mainstream in the US market. Btw, they are doing another Sharpe - it's set a couple of years after Waterloo and they are now in India shooting it. Should be interesting.
Yeah, but especially after Lord of the Rings, it seems like even if he didn't know the names of the actors in the Fellowship, he would know the characters, or at least have heard of them. The, "Oh... Now which one was he?" just about made my jaw drop through the floor. And considering that we've got metal floor tiles, that's a hard drop! Not to mention that there's a few LOTR fans in the building. But at the least I figured he'd seen something like Troy, Goldeneye or Patriot Games. But I do have to say I'm a bit biased. :) At least National Treasure rang a bell for him.
I just saw something about the new Sharpe online today, first I've heard of it. So it's true? Whoo-hoo! :) {Makes note to get further down her Netflix queue to get to the rest of the Sharpe shows soon.}
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Date: 2005-11-15 07:07 pm (UTC)But it's mind boggling to me that out of all of those, that even after saying right off the bat, "He was Boromir in Lord of the Rings" that he goes "Oh... Now which one was he?" The best known of all of Bean's roles, and that's all that Tim can say??
Katie (the director who would fight me for Orlando unless distracted by Johnny Depp) and I are just simply going to have to educate a certain producer. To me, Sean has been in the entertainment news enough since LOTR that even if you didn't see the movies, you've surely at least heard his name in passing. Yep, I think we have to teach Tim that there's more going on in the world than what's happening at the State Legislature. ;)
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Date: 2005-11-15 10:29 pm (UTC)I just saw something about the new Sharpe online today, first I've heard of it. So it's true? Whoo-hoo! :) {Makes note to get further down her Netflix queue to get to the rest of the Sharpe shows soon.}