Not liking the new season. I guarantee they'll get rid of the Asian girl. She's just a filler.
Not liking the new season. I guarantee they'll get rid of the Asian girl. She's just a filler.
Yeah... I can't figure out why the producers of the show would go so far as to stop her from getting on a plane back to her homeland just to star in this season, when she is obviously the weakest link. What else has she been in that could have been good?
As far as the latest episode... I wouldn't be surprised if the destruction at the end of the episode comes back to haunt the new girl in the next, or a later episode. It seems very House-like to provoke an act such as that, then leave them with the consequences, and constantly hold it over their head.
It's dangerous to go alone. Take Nep.
A petite woman with a sharp, witty (yet nerdy) tongue is just what I like to see on TV. Something I'd only expect to read about in Urban Fantasies.
"Leaving hell is not the same as entering it." - Tierce Japhrimel
Yeah but why does she have to be a homely Asian girl? Why does the Asian girl have to be unpleasant as well as ugly with a bowl cut? Where are the buck teef? It's all the worse that they bring on another new girl who is gorgeous and Caucasian. Why couldn't the Asian be tall and hot and the white girl short and squat? Hollywood sux.
“For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?”
Seeing only "attractive" people on TV is boring.
I like how the UK will give someone butt ugly the lead as long as they can act he part. And if they can act, it pulls me in better.
"Leaving hell is not the same as entering it." - Tierce Japhrimel
Yes but attractiveness is so relative. They should bring in someone who will appeal to at least 25% of their demographic. The Asian girl will appeal to maybe 1%, and that's just the nerds who would still rather see a hot girl be bitchy than an ugly girl.
“For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?”
It all falls on the bowl cut, in my opinion. If she had a better hairstyle, she might be more attractive.
It's dangerous to go alone. Take Nep.
Sorry, it's not just the bowl cut.Originally Posted by Alhuin
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“For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?”
she funny
"Leaving hell is not the same as entering it." - Tierce Japhrimel
I would be willing to look past her looks if her character spoke properly. Her continuous mumbling with no highs or lows just annoys the crap out of me. It is less like an actress playing a nerd but a nerd trying to act.
Ouch. Hope lost.
It's dangerous to go alone. Take Nep.
I don't think she is ugly, just plain. And the bowl cut an her way of talking makes me think of her as Dr. Teenager.
QFT.
Wow, she is not attractive...at all.
Seeing you all rip on her is ironic considering you're all probably of equal or lesser attractiveness. -_-
"Leaving hell is not the same as entering it." - Tierce Japhrimel
Perhaps, but beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so someone will find her attractive. Plus most of us aren't in the public eye. Since she is, she opens herself to criticism.
“For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?”
@Sapphire
She is an actress in the public eye. A big part of that is looking attractive (or at least making an effort). If she doesn't look good, then she has a handicap which she may be able to overcome through outstanding acting ability. But that is how it is supposed to work. I say 'supposed to' because of the recent 'ugly is the new beautiful' trend in popular culture which I really dislike.
Regardless, as Animeniax said, she is open to criticism unlike most of us that did not pick her profession. Just like professional sports players who do not perform are open to criticism.
And the ugly head of US superficiality rears itself right here.
The purpose of an actor is to act, not to look like a supermodel. I also notice that no one complains and rails about how ugly any of the male actors are, as any male from that show is far from being an Adonis. Do you people even realize your sexism?
"Leaving hell is not the same as entering it." - Tierce Japhrimel
I have no problem with Charlyne Yi, besides the fact that she looks like a pre-teen with that haircut (and that her character lives with her parents and is beholden to them). I think the superficiality is getting out of hand here though. I am not saying anyone else needs to be bashed either, but actors shouldn't be picked just because they "test well" or "appeal to middle America" or some other crap. That is one of the main reasons people have these horrible body images of themselves (although yes, there are some uggos out there).
Except I don't think she is a very good actress, regardless of her looks.
But I think it is utter BS to say that looks don't matter in acting (BTW, I don't think physical beauty is always relative). You alluded to the fact that looks definitely matter to supermodels, then tell me why exactly they don't matter AT ALL to actors? A big part of it is capturing the audience, which is more easily done if a person is attractive. Now I am not saying that looks are everything to an actor, but they are definitely an important asset.
As for self esteem issues and people's body images, I have a serious gripe with people trying to rectify the problem by forcefully shoving unattractive people into show business to make shows more accurately depict society. This is entertainment, it's not supposed to be an accurate depiction of society, and anyone who thinks that is beyond stupid. I acknowledge superficiality in real society as a problem, but don't blame pretty people in show business, blame the stupidity of the masses for trying to emulate the imagery they see in TV and movies (which were created for the sole purpose of providing entertainment value).
I will go back to the example of viewing professional sports for entertainment. All the players are at the peak of human athletic ability, but I don't see people getting self-esteem issues because of their general lack of fitness or sporting talent. And even if people did started feeling bad about themselves, I wouldn't expect the solution of the problem to be the introduction of untalented and unfit players into sports teams.
People need to be cautious of how entertainment affects their real lives. They should not try and alter entertainment so that their real lives are still manipluated, but in a different way.
Lastly, I don't understand you calling people who don't like Charlyne Yi's looks sexist. As a heterosexual male, I just don't bother too much with trying to evaluate the attractiveness of other men. But if you would like to do that, then by all means please share. It would be interesting to look at it from a woman's or a homosexual guy's perspective.
I think ugly people can make for better characters in many cases. Park looks pretty unattractive to me, but because of that I am forced to evaluate her personality and behaviors to decide whether or not I like her. Dr. Pretty Doctor (not my coinage but I find it very apt) on the other hand I couldn't care less about anything beyond her looks. I see her role on the show as just being hot and wearing trendy outfitss. DPD doesn't need a personality because being hot is her personality and anything she does will just be taken within the context of her hotness and either ignored or marginalized. Looking back at the last few eps of the season she doesn't even seem to have much self identity at all, she just does whatever other smarter more decisive people think and then moralityfags at people based on her apparent rich girl guilt.
I think a similar dichotomy exists between Chase and Taub. Taub looks to me like he'd poll solidly as an like an ugly fuck if you asked a lot of people, alternatively Chase looks like he'd probably test at least above average if not decently well for attractiveness. Now consider the characters and how they are used in the show. Chase doesn't really get much focus outside of working on the cases and with the other cast members. We don't know much of anything about him as a person beyond that he is/was a playboy and can sleep with anyone he wants. Taub on the other hand seems to get a good bit of focus on his personal issues with his wife and his problems with sleeping around, etc. I feel like the reason for this is b/c Chase is supposed to be 'hot' so he doesn't need to have much depth to appeal to the people he's aimed at. He just needs to look a certain way and not say too much or do to much to mess up any fantasies people have about him and he'll get a certain amount of positive feedback from a section of the fanbase. Taub on the other hand can't sustain much of a following based on his looks, he has to have some sort of character or personality to make anyone care about him at all, in his case I guess it would be that he's a sort of lovable buffoon.
While I miss the likes of Masters and Thirteen I have to say I find Parks stark unattractiveness one of the few reasonably refreshing things about this season. Whether she'll turn out to be a character I actually like remains to be seen but she's already got a better chance then DPD who I have determined I like physically and no longer care about at all beyond that.
Last edited by Yukimura; Fri, 11-11-2011 at 05:40 PM. Reason: According to some 'ugly' should be replaced with 'not typical Hollywood attractive'
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