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| Chandler Massey interview with Frontiers LA | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jul 23 2012, 08:59 PM (10,594 Views) | |
| badaddiction | Jul 24 2012, 09:34 PM Post #81 |
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I think he's a good young actor. I believe he is the best talent of the younger crew, but I don't think he's strong enough to elevate those in his age group to a higher level of acting. He has so much potential and it seems (based on his comments) that his talent is nurtured by observing the acting talent he's interacting in scenes with. I would say being stuck in the young crowds' storyines more than likely he'll mirror the collective blandness and skill level. And to me that is a waste. Edited by badaddiction, Jul 24 2012, 09:39 PM.
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| DiMera87 | Jul 24 2012, 09:41 PM Post #82 |
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I would like to see Will doing more than just working for EJ, but I thought it added a new dimension to his character. He likes the power and its pretty much in his DNA with his mother being Sami. That doesn't bother me at all. He also feels whatever he feels for EJ. I can easily buy him having some kind of weird crush on EJ because..well look at EJ. Its creepy for me, but judging by a lot of reaction I have seen DAYS was sitting on something pretty big with EJill. I won't be heartbroken if they move Will out of EJ's orbit, but I think they should still have their scenes. EJ will be busy enough with John, Kristen, Chad, and a returning Stefano anyway. I don't want James Scott to continue to be on every day of the week, even though I like him. So if he is just in one or two storylines instead of 5 or 6 I will be thrilled. Chandler doesn't seem thrilled about WilSon, but they really do have a nice friendship so I can see where he's coming from. Putting the only two gay people together is a bad move, IMO, but its really the only place to go. Bringing in a random third gay person is just as awkward to me. I'm a supporter of Wilson, but I really don't care one way or the other...just wish they would move the damn story along to wherever they plan on going with it. We really need more Justin and Adrienne and some Victor in order for me to care about Sonny. Right now he just seems like a nice guy, but it isn't important in the least. Would have been nice to see some Sonny and Jack...they really haven't put any effort into Sonny. He's the only character (besides Kayla, who is recurring) that shows up halfway or 3/4 through an episode. Its so weird to me. |
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| michr544125 | Jul 24 2012, 10:01 PM Post #83 |
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This is still the old writers. It's obvious MarDar had no interest in him nor his parents. When Sonny first debuted he wasn't just an extension of Will appearing in one or two scenes. It sounds like that is about to change next month with whatever story he is involved in. I doubt we'd be seeing Sonny so much starting end of August through Oct in just a couple of scenes a day. Freddie has stated that we will be sick of him by October with how much we will be seeing him...that he has a ton of story coming up and appears almost every day in Sep. And I can't believe all of that airtime is about a romance with Will. I am excited to see it play out because Sonny was very interesting last summer with the old writing and we got to see him interact with his family as his own character. I don't think the interview says Will will be completely out of EJ's orbit but i do think it will be tuned down drastically. Will has become unappealing to a lot of fans. He needs to interact with other characters. I don't see where putting the only two gay people together is as bad move. They at least have more of a friendship established to make a relationship work unlike almost all other couples that are just thrown together with no establishment of friendship. If anything they are less contrived than other coupes because of that. If they were contrived they would have been thrown together months ago before Will came out to everybody. After reading this a few more times, I now possibly see this different but again this was so ambiguous that it's hard to tell. I think Chandler could have meant that he has always enjoyed the friendship Will and Sonny have and he just hopes he can pull off making the romance work as good as the friendship works. Chandler may also feel uneasy because he knows he has been criticized for his romantic acting. Maybe he's scared it won't come across good enough to please fans. He needs a lot of improvement with his romantic acting I do hope the improvement will show with WilSon from the get go or it will be a big flop. Edited by michr544125, Jul 24 2012, 10:17 PM.
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| Difficult Diva | Jul 24 2012, 10:34 PM Post #84 |
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I applaud you and I LOVE all the "off screen sex" references, because you know that there will be no onscreen sex between Will and Sonny (or any random day player gay character) at all on DAYS. They'll be the good non-offensive gay characters until the last episode of DAYS airs in the US. Edited by Difficult Diva, Jul 24 2012, 10:52 PM.
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| Alin89 | Jul 24 2012, 10:42 PM Post #85 |
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im so happy ejill is ending |
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| Kali | Jul 25 2012, 07:42 AM Post #86 |
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Ejill was inspired. I really enjoyed their storyline and dynamic. I hope Will doesn't become boring again. |
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| emma mia | Jul 25 2012, 08:07 AM Post #87 |
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it really was and really hoping that while the focus is shifted a bit their dynamic remains; I think EJ has come to need a Will in his life and vice versa :wub: |
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| LonePirate | Jul 25 2012, 08:29 AM Post #88 |
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I don't think there is much chance his acting will slack off once he rejoins the younger cast and spends less time with the experienced older cast members. After his Emmy win, he probably understands the increased expectations now placed upon him to live up to that award. Granted, it won't be until late September before we see his first scenes filmed after his Emmy win so it will be a while before we have a chance to see if that affects his performance. Still, I think he does want to do right by his fans as he mentions in the interview. In the meantime, at least he will apparently be working quite a bit with the show's other talented young actor, Freddie, who is quite capable even if he has received very little challenging material in recent months. Both of them almost always improve the material given to them in their shared scenes. I also think Chandler can help inspire the other young cast members to step up their game. Except for Camila who I think is a lost cause, the rest of the younger cast is capable of delivering good work. They are simply inconsistent because of their inexperience. Kate M. is slowly becoming one of the better actresses on the show. Casey is capable of good moments when he is invested in the scene. Molly has her good days, even if she is hated on here. Schuyler is still an unknown but I will give him a chance. Even the guy playing Andrew is a better actor than this show deserves regardless if his death is imminent. I would much rather watch the young cast than I would watch Josh/Roman or Drake/John, who I think is the worst actor on the show given his terrible line delivery and his hammy overacting. To each his or her own, I suppose. |
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| CarlD2 | Jul 25 2012, 08:33 AM Post #89 |
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He sucks now, he can just hide behind James Scott. The EJ/Will scenes amount to Will smirking and making doe eyes. Not much acting from Chandler required. I can't say I've seen a lot of good work from him in the story, or ever since they turned Will into Sami 2.0/random rageaholic last winter. I don't think he is the right type of actor for this material, and even if he dislikes it, he's probably much better suited for lighter stuff. If he doesn't care for Sonny/Will, he's not alone - I don't know why Sonny would go anywhere near such an unpleasant character. Let Will wash EJ's car and give Sonny a real story. |
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| Liz<3Days | Jul 25 2012, 08:36 AM Post #90 |
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IMO, CM's acting has gone downhill all summer. His smirks, nervous ticks, were unnoticeable when he works with the other cast but now its distracting. He's very natural with DH. He's fine with AS and BD. I think it'll be good to backburn him at bit. Maybe he can take some acting classes.
Edited by Liz<3Days, Jul 25 2012, 08:37 AM.
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| emma mia | Jul 25 2012, 08:46 AM Post #91 |
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He seemed to hold his own with JS just fine IMO; we constantly see JS walk circles around some of the others but not CM which is why I think so many latched onto them. I do agree about Sonny though, he clearly has no clue about who Will really is and is capable off. |
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| CarlD2 | Jul 25 2012, 08:51 AM Post #92 |
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I think James Scott mostly plays chemistry and Massey can respond to that, but to me it doesn't translate to acting. I'm often surprised at just how poor Massey is in scenes which should have some type of layers or pull. It's just smirking and weird reactions. I can't even say it's a nervous tic, because apparently he thinks this means Will is dark, or edgy. I have no idea how Will feels about EJ, or why he cares about EJ. The show has given out so many different answers. The fans have given out so many different answers. At the end of the day all I can see is that it's two handsome actors, so people respond to that, and Will loves EJ and this facilitates Sami/EJ, so people who love EJ and love Sami/EJ can respond to that. Massey's performances are an afterthought. Aside from Deirdre Hall, I see no connection between Massey and any scene partners besides James Scott. To me that isn't a good actor. So many key scenes with Will over the last year have been undermined because Massey just seems lost in them. I can see where Will as EJ's lapdog might be fun to play. Is it a relationship? Is there any story in this? If so, I haven't seen it so far. Edited by CarlD2, Jul 25 2012, 08:58 AM.
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| peaches179 | Jul 25 2012, 09:01 AM Post #93 |
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I wish they would have kept the Tyler character on. I would perfer him than this version of Will. |
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| emma mia | Jul 25 2012, 09:06 AM Post #94 |
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If it were simply two good looking actors in scenes I would be drawn to EJ and Chad, yet I am not. I FLOVED the scenes where Will declared his independence, you got a real true sense of the dynamic here and that it is that Will stopped being just EJ's lap dog a LONG time ago. I think it is inaccurate at best to just sum it up to ppl being drawn to it because of the Sami connection the same way it would be wrong for me to state that opposition to it stems from the same as well and the perceived threat to the other pairings. It is for this very reason why I LOVE the scenes in the eppy yesterday and the ones for today. EJ never hid who he was from Will and yet Will accepted who he was; a very real bond was forged over the six months or so that went beyond the initial perceptions they had off each other. CM has a way to go to be at his best and quite frankly he would reach further being with the older set than the younger; but the sl needs to go there for a bit, so so be it, hopefully they will find some sort of balance soon. |
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| Liz<3Days | Jul 25 2012, 09:06 AM Post #95 |
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Thats why CM needs to take acting classes on the side. I hope getting the EMMY hasnt swelled his head to the point he thinks he doesnt need them. I personally like his Will as a overall good guy, but so confused with his acceptance of being gay, his mother's issues as well as his dad's "abandonment." If this soap was a bit deeper, Will would be questioning his recent infatuation with EJ. Is it because he, like his mother is attracted to him. Then he realizes it and it disgusts him. He goes back to Marlena to talk about his feelings and looks at EJ as he's always done- a manipulator who used his feelings of doubt/attraction to create a wedge between himself and his real father. Right now, I dont think CM is the type of actor that can play Will as an asshole who doesnt give a shit. Will should straddle the line between his Horton roots and environment of having such as self-aborbed mother as a "role model." |
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| cyndabell | Jul 25 2012, 09:51 AM Post #96 |
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Will and Sonny have FAIL written all over them. For all the dislike of Will and EJ, Will being around EJ has made Will a million times more of an interesting character than he's ever been. And Chandler certainly doesn't sound very enthusiastic about a Will/Sonny romance either. I can't say I blame him. |
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| reagon | Jul 25 2012, 10:32 AM Post #97 |
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Part of the problem I cant lay at Massey's feet. There really is no story here. Aside from Will sharing a few scenes with Sonny, his being gay is really an afterthought. It's pretty obvious to me there was no thought put into this "story". It was just an excuse to give Massey more scenes with James Scott. I said before they wasted killing off Stefano and making a big production out of it for this stuff? There was a story just waiting to be told with Lucas returning for Will centered on his issues with BOTH his parents where they could have used EJ to further drive a wedge there while Will was contiuing to get closer to EJ. But it's again all about framing EJ and his pain. Who cares. EJ is supposed to be a villain I'm not sure why folks would care that he was framed and based on ratings is seems most don't. For all the cries about how so called boring and irrelevant Will was pre EJ, I seem to recall he and Chad getting a ton of non manufactured buzz when they were sharing scenes and story a couple of years ago with many hoping they were going to move forward on some sort of relationship there. And frankly that's what the show should have pursed. The problem with Massey is this material is just not suited to him. He worked a lot better as so called boring as he was, as likable Will with Gani than this mess. |
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| CarlD2 | Jul 25 2012, 10:43 AM Post #98 |
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What's interesting about Will at the moment? He likes EJ. He really, really likes EJ. He has no other relationship or story on the show. The biggest problem with Will as EJ's lapdog is that anything else Will does will be seen as boring. That's all they have cared about writing for months, and that's all Chandler Massey seems capable of playing. Edited by CarlD2, Jul 25 2012, 10:44 AM.
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| cyndabell | Jul 25 2012, 10:44 AM Post #99 |
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You're right! Will worked very well with Chad because there was a certain "thing" that people saw (well, SOME people at least) during their scenes that doesn't seem to exist with Sonny. I don't know if it's the actor who plays Sonny or what but a great deal is lacking with Will and Sonny. It could be that they wrote CHILL much better than they are writing WILSON which opens up a whole new line of discussion. |
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| CarlD2 | Jul 25 2012, 10:49 AM Post #100 |
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EJ and Chad rarely interact. Will spends all his time trying to save EJ, emulate EJ. Any power he has over EJ is usually fleeting. The power dynamics are EJ as in charge, Will subservient. I'm not even sure who EJ is, so I don't know how Will would know that. EJ is so inconsistent as a character. He is a victim one day, a villain the next, and Will always has the same reaction. If EJ rapes Sami again, or has someone rape her, is Will going to bat his eyes and grin inanely? At this point I wouldn't be surprised. |
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