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I was looking at this picture and thinking, “of course he looks stunned, he just got zatted”.
Then it struck me, once again, how GOOD an actor the man is. While we say, “Jack got zatted,” and think nothing of his reaction, RDA did not get hit with a charge from a fictitious weapon. He got to lay on the floor, surrounded by crew and with a camera in his face, and be told “OK, you got zatted. Now, ACTION.”
Every reaction we attribute to things happening to Jack are really the products of the man’s consummate skill as an actor.
(of course, even knowing this (especially knowing this), Mac / Jack / RDA in any incarnation is SOOOO droolworthy and thunkable.)
Oh the man so needs some love and tender care. No cuts on the line ladies!
Originally posted by Jynjyr
I was looking at this picture and thinking, “of course he looks stunned, he just got zatted”.
Then it struck me, once again, how GOOD an actor the man is. While we say, “Jack got zatted,” and think nothing of his reaction, RDA did not get hit with a charge from a fictitious weapon. He got to lay on the floor, surrounded by crew and with a camera in his face, and be told “OK, you got zatted. Now, ACTION.”
Every reaction we attribute to things happening to Jack are really the products of the man’s consummate skill as an actor.
(of course, even knowing this (especially knowing this), Mac / Jack / RDA in any incarnation is SOOOO droolworthy and thunkable.)
Well said Jynjyr. As much as we all lust and drool I know for me part of the attraction has always been the man behind the characters. RDA is a much better actor than he seems to understand and that self effacing quality as much as his obvious sex appeal keeps me coming back for more.
This is from the first season episode 1.06 - trumbo's world which I saw a few weeks ago.
It is THE most thunkable RDA has ever looked. For the first five minutes of the show, as he's wearing is that towel!
THUNK
Not for an old bag like myself! LOL I think the way RDA has looked during
these past 6 seasons has been his most thunkable. I think he looks fantastic
nicely matured, in all areas. Yum yummmmmmmmmmmmm.
(Well, I have a thing -- yes, *that* thing -- for older men. Maybe it's
because their eyesight is a bit poorer, so I can stand a chance with them. )
If by "fond" you mean droolworthy, hummable, coma-causing, breath-stealing, lustful, libidinous
appreciation of the First Hussy Magnitude for Jack & his splendid, dirty, sweaty, sun-kissed, lithe-fingered,
full-bottom-lipped, lickable-eared, agile-tongued, long-necked, silver-haired, gracefully moving body
in all its fantasmagorical glory, then--- yes. I am also "fond." -- OzGirl
Not for an old bag like myself! LOL I think the way RDA has looked during
these past 6 seasons has been his most thunkable. I think he looks fantastic
nicely matured, in all areas. Yum yummmmmmmmmmmmm.
(Well, I have a thing -- yes, *that* thing -- for older men. Maybe it's
because their eyesight is a bit poorer, so I can stand a chance with them. )
I agree! (from one old bag to another!)
For me, RDA/JACK is hotter today than in any of his Mac years......
Bad eyesight and bad knees?! What better way to catch them!!
I was looking at this picture and thinking, “of course he looks stunned, he just got zatted”.
Then it struck me, once again, how GOOD an actor the man is. While we say, “Jack got zatted,” and think nothing of his reaction, RDA did not get hit with a charge from a fictitious weapon. He got to lay on the floor, surrounded by crew and with a camera in his face, and be told “OK, you got zatted. Now, ACTION.”
Every reaction we attribute to things happening to Jack are really the products of the man’s consummate skill as an actor.
(of course, even knowing this (especially knowing this), Mac / Jack / RDA in any incarnation is SOOOO droolworthy and thunkable.)
The SIG says it all.
Yes, you and Susan Ewokmonster say it all with that phrase. It's the acting.
But seriously, I think RDA has greatly improved since his Mac days. Yes,
I do think he needed some improvement. His ability to say so much more
with his facial expressions, or the tone of his voice (even when he says
a simple line such as "No", which the DVD narrators pointed out on the
"Paradise Lost" clip), or his body language -- brings a whole new interest
in linguistics for me -- has really matured. He brings a lot of esperience
into the O'Neill role. And I think none of the others can play pain as
well as RDA/Jack, really. I think RDA's eyes show a lot more as Jack
than they did as Mac. To me, Mac was a more physical role with not
as much real emotion. (LOVED the way he kissed his women, though!!!)
This RDA shows admiration, distrust, disdain, anger, trust, a real tenderness
at times, command mode, steely determination, sadness, pain, pride
-- you name it.
When O'Neill shows emotion, even subtely, it has an underlying fire.
Well, RuralStar wrote it before, I think -- RDA brings a real passion to
the character. That was my favorite part of the O'Neill person.
I mean, besides his caustic wit!!
But that's not the part for which I LUST! LOL
Sure, I mess around in the shallow world of hussydom -- all in fun and
fancy, of course. But I truly do admire RDA the actor in this role. It
hooked me on the show, RDA's acting did, and he was the glue that
made me stick with it.
**shudders ** Ooooooooo, it's like I've seen my own clone, being all
serious and such. Spooky! I MUST get back to shallowness, before
I shrivel up into the intellectual hell that is my real life. hee hee
Where's that feather boa when I need it?
If by "fond" you mean droolworthy, hummable, coma-causing, breath-stealing, lustful, libidinous
appreciation of the First Hussy Magnitude for Jack & his splendid, dirty, sweaty, sun-kissed, lithe-fingered,
full-bottom-lipped, lickable-eared, agile-tongued, long-necked, silver-haired, gracefully moving body
in all its fantasmagorical glory, then--- yes. I am also "fond." -- OzGirl
I think Bev stole it
*watches as Bev twirls Oz's boa around*
in all seriousness, I think you're right about RDA's "maturation" as an actor. We get so much from him, even in the stills (which we can coincidentally thunk over) there is so much emotion and body language.
Luckily it's Friday, so I can watch and admire lots of that body language tonight on TV
Yes, you and Susan Ewokmonster say it all with that phrase. It's the acting.
But seriously, I think RDA has greatly improved since his Mac days. Yes,
I do think he needed some improvement. His ability to say so much more
with his facial expressions, or the tone of his voice (even when he says
a simple line such as "No", which the DVD narrators pointed out on the
"Paradise Lost" clip), or his body language -- brings a whole new interest
in linguistics for me -- has really matured. He brings a lot of esperience
into the O'Neill role. And I think none of the others can play pain as
well as RDA/Jack, really. I think RDA's eyes show a lot more as Jack
than they did as Mac. To me, Mac was a more physical role with not
as much real emotion. (LOVED the way he kissed his women, though!!!)
This RDA shows admiration, distrust, disdain, anger, trust, a real tenderness
at times, command mode, steely determination, sadness, pain, pride
-- you name it.
When O'Neill shows emotion, even subtely, it has an underlying fire.
Well, RuralStar wrote it before, I think -- RDA brings a real passion to
the character. That was my favorite part of the O'Neill person.
I mean, besides his caustic wit!!
But that's not the part for which I LUST! LOL
Sure, I mess around in the shallow world of hussydom -- all in fun and
fancy, of course. But I truly do admire RDA the actor in this role. It
hooked me on the show, RDA's acting did, and he was the glue that
made me stick with it.
**shudders ** Ooooooooo, it's like I've seen my own clone, being all
serious and such. Spooky! I MUST get back to shallowness, before
I shrivel up into the intellectual hell that is my real life. hee hee
Where's that feather boa when I need it?
Oz I always said you could turn a phrase. Very well put.
I would like to add by way of clarification that my personal interest in the Mac years has alot to do with how old I was and what was going on in my life at that time. I did and I still do find him exceedingly hot as Angus MacGyver. I do agree however, that RDA's acting has improved markedly since he assumed the role of Jack O'Neill. With the exception of a few gems MacGyver was not a great acting challenge.
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