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Old 07-11-2012, 10:24 AM   #1 (permalink)
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I would say they sound about as much like people as the characters on Married with Children do.
But the characters on Married with Children aren't trying to sound so desperately ironic. Always trying to sound so obviously ironic just makes Tina Fey and Tracy Morgan just seem like actors dryly reading lines as if they're too self conscious to actually try to bring any actual personality to their character.
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But the characters on Married with Children aren't trying to sound so desperately ironic. Always trying to sound so obviously ironic just makes Tina Fey and Tracy Morgan just seem like actors dryly reading lines as if they're too self conscious to actually try to bring any actual personality to their character.
I guess I don't see the actors on 30 Rock as trying to sound obviously ironic. It's actually pretty hard for me to imagine how anyone could describe Tracy Morgan as "dryly reading lines". If anything his performance is kind of over the top.
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It's actually pretty hard for me to imagine how anyone could describe Tracy Morgan as "dryly reading lines". If anything his performance is kind of over the top.
But he tries too damn hard to be over the top that he just comes off as some guy trying to be over the top. Which is very dry and boring to me.
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But he tries too damn hard to be over the top that he just comes off as some guy trying to be over the top. Which is very dry and boring to me.
I think Tracy Morgan is the best part of 30 rock. I find his character hilarious. I also love married and seinfeld. Comedy covers a pretty broad spectrum.
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But he tries too damn hard to be over the top that he just comes off as some guy trying to be over the top. Which is very dry and boring to me.
But aren't "over the top" and "dry" kind of opposite concepts? I'm confused how he can be both.
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But aren't "over the top" and "dry" kind of opposite concepts? I'm confused how he can be both.
He's just so obvious and calculating about being over the top that it takes all the ridiculousness out of his performance and it becomes dry and lame. Like the circle of life. I don't know how to explain it any better. Not being condescending, if I just sound confusing, I really don't know how to put it any better than that.
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