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jogoso2014 t1_jb192e7 wrote

Reply to What other examples like Henry Cavill on The Witcher are there of an actor being opposed to the way their character is portrayed - especially when the actor is in the right? by unitedfan6191

I’m not sure who was right in this one but Julianna Marguiles was supposed to a featured guest on Good Fight but wanted the same pay scale as she had in Good Wife for her appearances.

Producers said no, but the end result was she was basically given a new personality in a scene where she just stopped talking to her friends, her best friend was a lead in Good Fight, and then eventually moved to New York.

The funny thing is it almost matches up with the changes she was going through in Good Wife’s final season. lol l

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Maybe_In_Time t1_jb18fkf wrote

Reply to What other examples like Henry Cavill on The Witcher are there of an actor being opposed to the way their character is portrayed - especially when the actor is in the right? by unitedfan6191

Do they need to be adaptations to qualify? Harrison Ford had multiple ICONIC ad libs for Han Solo that were opposed by Lucas at first. John Boyega was pretty critical of his character and the Star Wars trilogy sequels as a whole, even during press tours.

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Maybe_In_Time t1_jb17fiv wrote

Reply to comment by testingtor in What other examples like Henry Cavill on The Witcher are there of an actor being opposed to the way their character is portrayed - especially when the actor is in the right? by unitedfan6191

To be fair, a lot of other coworkers/crew have confirmed she's horrible on set for multiple projects - and her mother is even worse. But yes, those guys have also been just as toxic, and in other sets.

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bannedagainomg t1_jb17axf wrote

Reply to What other examples like Henry Cavill on The Witcher are there of an actor being opposed to the way their character is portrayed - especially when the actor is in the right? by unitedfan6191

Might not really be opposed but

The therapist on Lucifer hated her character development, or lack of development.

Pretty sure she told the writers to stop making her character have sex with lucifer and actually give her something to do other than remove her clothes, they listened at least.

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sledgehammer_77 t1_jb0n7l1 wrote

Reply to Breaking Bad vs Sopranos by Radiant_Potential425

BB is a little too over the top from certain instances like the bathtub falling through the floor, explosive 'meth' & the trunk machine gun finish.... however, I'd say the story overall is better than the Sopranos.

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99999999999999999989 t1_jb0n56u wrote

Reply to Breaking Bad vs Sopranos by Radiant_Potential425

I feel BB is the Sopranos of its time. Back when Sopranos was airing, it was THE show to see. Ground breaking, innovative, and true(r) to life than pretty much anything else on at the time.

Breaking Bad took up the baton after Sopranos ended and ran with it to new places. I think Breaking Bad could not have been as good as it was without The Sopranos running that first mile.

Also I think the ending of The Sopranos was excellent. To me it is obvious that >!Tony was killed. The entire scene was minutiae about each of the family members leading up to the last second. Meadow trying to parallel park...who cares? Well it is the last moment of Tony's life and therefore the last moment of the family's life as a unit. So that is why it was significant.!< I loved how it ended.

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Lil_Mcgee t1_jb0myda wrote

Reply to Breaking Bad vs Sopranos by Radiant_Potential425

I think the Sopranos has significantly better characters and writing, on the whole it's much more rewatchable than BB. BB is better at suspense and thrills, there's great writing to back that up but ultimately I don't think it has quite as much depth.

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