Subject: Re: Second Season Failings
From: exuhag@exurchn1.ericsson.se (James Hague)
Date: 1991-07-24, 13:29
Newsgroups: alt.tv.twin-peaks

In article <1991Jul24.164835.19262@risky.ecs.umass.edu> giovin@medr4.ecs.umass.edu (Rocky J Giovinazzo) writes:
> >In article <1991Jul24.150631.16690@exurchn1.ericsson.se> exuhag@exurchn1.ericsson.se (James Hague) writes:
> >
>> >>Let me clarify what I meant.  IMO, the CHARACTER of Windom Earle just
>> >>didn't fit into TP.  But what I also meant was that the ACTORS who
>> >>played Earle and Renard just didn't seem to mesh with everyone else.
>> >>They seemed too fake, too comical, more like a couple of guys who got
>> >>arrested on Barney Miller...
> >
> >Both actors were excellent-- remember the scene where the Major and Leo
> >and drugged and WE is madly ranting while typing on his computer?  How
> >about the dialogue when he's drilling the Major?  Also remember the
> >casino scene, "Bite the bullet baby."  

In general, I really hated all of the WE nonsense.  I would have much
rather watched Coop trying figure out his next move than listen to WE
rant and rave.  Of course, THIS IS JUST MY OPINION.

My problem with Renard is that he is a character actor who shows up in
all sorts of silly sitcommy roles.  I distincly remember him dressed as
a hamburger on _Riptide_ playing some guy obsessed with Robin Hood.
Yeah, I know many of the other actors had lousy roles before TP, but
the actor that played Renard would fit in better as an extra on Three's
Company.  HEY, how about Jeffrey Tambor (sp?) as Renard?

I'll agree though, that the "bite the bullet..." line was a good 'un.
 
--
James Hague
exuhag@exurchn1.ericsson.se
Yes, my address ends with ".se," but I'm in Texas, not Sweden.