Will Summer ever play a 'normal' character ? by AURaptor

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Will Summer ever play a 'normal' character ?

POSTED BY: AURAPTOR
UPDATED: Thursday, January 24, 2008 12:30
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Monday, January 21, 2008 6:44 PM

America loves a winner!

I hope our deal mei mei isn't getting type cast. Her Terminator character is sounding more and more 'River-ish' .

Thoughts ?

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Monday, January 21, 2008 6:59 PM

JEWELSTAITEFAN

What for? The entire cast of Firefly kept saying they had no idea what those lines of River's where supposed to be, they made no sense, and had no clue how they could be delivered - but Summer always found a way for them to make sense.
If these are roles that are hard to cast, more power to Summer. There had to be a bunch of casting decisions for TTSCC, they didn't just flip a coin.
She has many years to work on other roles. Hope she's making a buttload of cash - then she can pick roles that don't pay well.

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Monday, January 21, 2008 7:07 PM

BLINDOUTLAW

I'm guessing you didn't see her in The Unit

she played the girlfriend of a soldier (who was played by her boyfriend)living in a trailer park and having problems with love and money and other things. Now is that the normal you were looking for?

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Monday, January 21, 2008 9:07 PM

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Who is her boyfriend?

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Monday, January 21, 2008 9:42 PM

BLINDOUTLAW

don't know his name but i heard in an interview she did that her boyfriend in real life played the boyfriend in the show The Unit

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Monday, January 21, 2008 10:37 PM

BADKARMA00

I don't care if the character's normal or not, if she's in it, I'm watching. Period.

And I am crushed, crushed I tell you, to discover that she has a boyfriend. There go all my dreams for the future

Bad_karma

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Monday, January 21, 2008 11:06 PM

BLINDOUTLAW

yes and her boyfriend is ME!!!! HAHAHAHAHA, mine is an evil laugh

just joking, but she does have a boyfriend

sorry to crush anyone, didnt mean to

honest

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Tuesday, January 22, 2008 12:35 AM

BADKARMA00

It's okay. Mine is a life rife with bitterness and disappointment. Very sad.

Oh well, back to the old drawing board

Bad_karma
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Tuesday, January 22, 2008 2:33 AM

LWAVES

By my calculations, and I couldn't think of a better way to state it than normal and fantasy:

Angel, Firefly, Serenity, The 4400 and Terminator are NON-NORMAL roles in FANTASY scenarios.

Mammoth and Initiation Of Sarah are NORMAL roles in FANTASY scenarios.

Cold Case, Sleepover, CSI and The Unit are NORMAL roles in NORMAL scenarios.

So yes, most of her work has been in a fantasy type setting, so typecasting may be a problem later. But that all depends on her choices and how others perceive her acting abilities. We know she can act but it needs the bosses and casting people to realise this. The Unit was a step in the right direction.

I stated in another post that I would really like to see her in some kind of high emotion drama. Take the reaction she gets from people on this board about her emotional stuff in FF and then place it in a real life setting. She'd be breaking hearts all over again.

She already has some good exposure thanks to Terminator. Just the brand name alone will get people interested in it and hopefully finding out who she is. If the show is a success (fingers crossed) then it will only get better for her.

And I gotta go with BadKarma. If she's in it, I'm watching it.

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Tuesday, January 22, 2008 3:12 AM

HIXIE129

I would like to see her play the role of a hooker or topless dancer

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Tuesday, January 22, 2008 3:24 AM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

Quote:
Originally posted by Blindoutlaw:
I'm guessing you didn't see her in The Unit

she played the girlfriend of a soldier (who was played by her boyfriend)living in a trailer park and having problems with love and money and other things. Now is that the normal you were looking for?

You're right. I missed her in 'The Unit'.

It is not those who use the term "Islamo-Fascism" who are sullying the name of Islam; it is the Islamo-Fascists. - Dennis Prager

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

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Tuesday, January 22, 2008 9:11 AM

EVILDEAD1971

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368975/fullcredits#cast

scroll down to ticket girl... normal enough for ya?

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Tuesday, January 22, 2008 10:07 AM

GUSGALLOWS

Why mess with a good thing? Like Joss said, Summer is the best damn action hero in this country. Her terminator and river roles are great roles for her. She is amazingly skilled and graceful. The fight in Serenity with the Reevers was the sexiest fight scene I have ever seen in my life. I think she has found her groove and I say more power to her.

Gus Gallows

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Tuesday, January 22, 2008 1:57 PM

OUT2THEBLACK

Quote:
Originally posted by lwaves:

...But that all depends on her choices and how others perceive her acting abilities. We know she can act but it needs the bosses and casting people to realise this. The Unit was a step in the right direction.

I stated in another post that I would really like to see her in some kind of high emotion drama. Take the reaction she gets from people on this board about her emotional stuff in FF and then place it in a real life setting. She'd be breaking hearts all over again.

She already has some good exposure thanks to Terminator. Just the brand name alone will get people interested in it and hopefully finding out who she is. If the show is a success (fingers crossed) then it will only get better for her.

And I gotta go with BadKarma. If she's in it, I'm watching it.

Thirded !

The big upside to the current attention in TTSCC

is that people will evermore say : I like that

girl ! What else has she been in ?

Which means bringin' more folk to the 'Verse...

More BROWNCOAT Folk !

Thank You , Summer Glau !
Browncoats Fly with You , Mei-mei !

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Tuesday, January 22, 2008 2:18 PM

TRAVELER

Summer is young. Give her time. She will have opportunities to play all sorts of roles. Anyway, are there any normal roles out there? I watch the Law and Order series and I'm as frightened by the weird police officers as I am the criminals at times.

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Tuesday, January 22, 2008 3:28 PM

REGINAROADIE

While I'm not as big a Summer fan as everyone else here, yes I do hope that someone decides to put her in a "normal" role that shows off some more versatility from her. She needs an Adrienne Shelley, the way Nathan Fillion had one. And while TSCC maybe a bigger name and series to be associated with, in a way it's kind of a step down. River might have been one note for my taste, but there was potential to show off various emotions. Cameron is literally a robot. The trick is to show zero emotion.

And I'm sure after two ass-kicking roles, that even Summer herself is getting bored by it and wants to be in something that would premiere at Sundance or be a critical or award darling.

The thing about our BDH'S is that half the cast are famous only for FIREFLY, while the other half are famous for other things along with FIREFLY. Like Alan. Even though we refer to him as Wash, other's might think of him as Steve the Pirate or Sonny the Robot or Katherine Heigl's boss in KNOCKED UP or a number of other roles that he takes and makes his own. Nathan has WAITRESS and DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES to show his versatility. Gina has been on so many other series and movies. Ron has already had a long career with Barney Miller. Book is probably the icing on the cake for him. With Ossie Davis gone, maybe Spike Lee can put him in one of his flicks. And Adam I think is just as famous for MY BODYGUARD, CHUCK and as Animal Mother in FULL METAL JACKET. I know if I were to meet him, I'd be bugging him more about Stanley Kubrick than about Joss Whedon.

But with Summer, Jewel, Sean and Morena, they seem to be only known for FIREFLY so far. And with Summer and Jewel on two sci-fi shows, and the latter apparently dropping off the face of the Earth, they do run the risk of relative obscurity. So yeah, their managers and agents need to be getting off their asses to get them some more prestigious, high profile work so that they're not relying on royalty checks.

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Tuesday, January 22, 2008 3:38 PM

OUT2THEBLACK

Quote:
Originally posted by reginaroadie:
...But with Summer, Jewel, Sean and Morena, they seem to be only known for FIREFLY so far. And with Summer and Jewel on two sci-fi shows, and the latter apparently dropping off the face of the Earth, they do run the risk of relative obscurity...

Haven't seen much of Sean , but Morena is still

getting work...And it's good work...She'll be

around...Just isn't yet the time for her big star

turn...

Cameron the Terminator *will* be showing some

emotion...There are many foreshadowings already...

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Tuesday, January 22, 2008 5:50 PM

BROWNCOATSANDINISTA

Quote:
Originally posted by Hixie129:
I would like to see her play the role of a hooker or topless dancer

Bad, Naughty, Bad Hixie. How could you say that about her? That's just demeaning.

I'm disappointed in you. And sorry if I seem anal about it, but I...That's just...Wrong Bad Sao Gao and fills my soul with all sorts of flowery cursing in French.

"I'm not going to say Serenity is the greatest SciFi movie ever; oh wait yes I am." - Orson Scott Card

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Tuesday, January 22, 2008 10:06 PM

HIXIE129

I just don't want River to get type cast into sci-fi roles only... There could be a lot more movie opportunities as a seductress, and showing some flesh doesn’t hurt the career

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Wednesday, January 23, 2008 7:09 PM

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Reading the recent Summer interview, she really wanted this terminator role. She did not think she had a chance of getting it, but she really wanted it and auditioned for it anyhow.

If being typecast helps her get the roles she really really wants, more power to her.

It used to be said that hooker roles and "mentally challenged" roles were the ones to get awards from. If it helps her get some awards or recognition, it's fine for her to do a hooker role. As long as it's not some garbage like Jessica Alba pretending to be a stripper in SinCity, being the only primary cast member without nudity, and the only stripper role in the film - how lame! (yes, I enjoy Alba, but she should not have done this role)

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Wednesday, January 23, 2008 10:50 PM

ASARIAN

Quote:
Originally posted by reginaroadie:

And with Summer and Jewel on two sci-fi shows, and the latter apparently dropping off the face of the Earth, ...

Oh? Reports of Dr. Keller's death are highly exaggerated. :) She prominently figured in the last ep of SG-ATL, "Quarantine."

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Wednesday, January 23, 2008 10:53 PM

ASARIAN

Quote:
Originally posted by Hixie129:

I would like to see her play the role of a hooker or topless dancer

That's just not something traumatized seventeen year old girls do. Well, on some planets, but only pretty bad ones.

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Wednesday, January 23, 2008 11:13 PM

HIXIE129

Asarian, How about Basic Instinct 3.0 or 9 1/2 weeks 2x or Last Tango in Paris 2x

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Wednesday, January 23, 2008 11:33 PM

ASARIAN

Quote:
Originally posted by Hixie129:

Asarian, How about Basic Instinct 3.0 or 9 1/2 weeks 2x or Last Tango in Paris 2x

Yeah, but Summer is OUR traumatized seventeen year old. So cut her the hell down. :)

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Wednesday, January 23, 2008 11:45 PM

HIXIE129

Sarah Connor Chronicles stinks, its not River's fault but the show is terrible. We need to get her some good work and expose her to others that don't know her. And I do mean expose! :)

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Thursday, January 24, 2008 12:30 PM

CAVALIER

Quote:
Originally posted by lwaves:

So yes, most of her work has been in a fantasy type setting, so typecasting may be a problem later. But that all depends on her choices and how others perceive her acting abilities. We know she can act but it needs the bosses and casting people to realise this. The Unit was a step in the right direction.

I stated in another post that I would really like to see her in some kind of high emotion drama.

Cameron wouldn’t be ideal then.

I would love to see Summer play a villain. Someone like Becky Sharp.

After all, Becky has a really innocent quality, a poor little orphan in the cold hard world, which Summer ought to be good at.

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