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Post by thrilla on Mar 6, 2006 19:07:41 GMT -5
Shane- antwan was right about what he said about him to kavanaugh
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Post by Janice on Mar 9, 2006 16:57:26 GMT -5
Dutch gets on my nerves. Especially when he killed the cat.
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Post by BenYankee on Mar 9, 2006 18:39:46 GMT -5
Dutch is great. Without Dutch, the show would lose a lot of what makes it interesting.
Worst Shield character is Julien. Seriously, what has he done that's added to any story line after the first or second season? I think the writers saw that too and really reduced his screen time.
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Post by jw on Mar 11, 2006 10:36:28 GMT -5
Corrine annoys me because I'm always distracted by Cathy Ryan's nose and her speech impediment. Maybe it's just me, but I just dont' think she's the right actress for the role, and since she's Shawn Ryan's wife, it's hard not to believe that that's the ONLY reason she was given the role. Otherwise, the character Corrine isn't so bad.
That said, my least favorite character is Nina, David Acaveda's nitpicky disciple.
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Post by qb on Mar 11, 2006 12:27:15 GMT -5
Corrine annoys me because I'm always distracted by Cathy Ryan's nose and her speech impediment. Maybe it's just me, but I just dont' think she's the right actress for the role, and since she's Shawn Ryan's wife, it's hard not to believe that that's the ONLY reason she was given the role. Otherwise, the character Corrine isn't so bad. That said, my least favorite character is Nina, David Acaveda's nitpicky disciple. Hey, good pick! I had forgotten about Nina... she's probably the one who drove Assinvader to a life of crime.
I like Cathy as Corrine. She's not terribly pretty and very human...slight speech impediment and wierd facial expressions. I can see Vic Mackey marrying her (and subsequently banging every hot woman he encounters) And the two of them look like they could have produced Cassidy.
One gesture that I hate as much as you hate Tina's "Oh Shit" hand to forehead thang: when Corrine/Cathy puts up both hands and whines "What was I supposed to do?" Same exact gesture and facial expression and whine every time! I wonder if she ever does that with Shawn when he gets on her about a bad shoot... anyway, when I see and hear that out of Corrine, I want someone to pass me a bite size piece of foil!!
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Post by jray on Mar 14, 2006 3:01:58 GMT -5
Corrine annoys me because I'm always distracted by Cathy Ryan's nose and her speech impediment. Maybe it's just me, but I just dont' think she's the right actress for the role, and since she's Shawn Ryan's wife, it's hard not to believe that that's the ONLY reason she was given the role. Otherwise, the character Corrine isn't so bad. That said, my least favorite character is Nina, David Acaveda's nitpicky disciple. I like Cathy as Corrine. She's not terribly pretty and very human...slight speech impediment and wierd facial expressions.Cathy isn't as good looking as Shawn's Ex-G/F who was one of my college professors.
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Post by shadow on Mar 15, 2006 0:00:48 GMT -5
pish posh, we all know the worst character is that kid of his, she has the worst writing in the show... SHAME on who ever write for that character, i have nothing against chickles' daughter though (i know he'd kick my ass)
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Post by jw on Mar 18, 2006 10:11:22 GMT -5
pish posh, we all know the worst character is that kid of his, she has the worst writing in the show... SHAME on who ever write for that character, i have nothing against chickles' daughter though (i know he'd kick my ass) Nepotism is absolutely RAMPANT at The Shield. From Cathy Ryan as Corinne to David Snell's wife as Paula and David Mamet's wife as Joanna (the Cuddler Rapist's wife). Besides Rebecca Pidgeon (Mamet's wife) I think the parts are not particularly well cast.
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Post by bullethead on Mar 24, 2006 21:52:43 GMT -5
Corrine is totally worthless. As for hated it's a tie between Kavenasshole and Assinvada.
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Post by tsarina on Apr 10, 2006 5:02:10 GMT -5
When I watch Cathy Ryan act, I think of my former roommate Missy. Missy tried to tell me one afternoon that the apartment above us was on fire--it was--I was so impressed by her panicky warning that I told her to wake me up again if the fire got closer to my room. I guess her boyfriend, asleep in another room, said the same thing. Missy could not alert either of us when screaming FIRE! Cathy Ryan is merely method acting, like Missy.
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Post by stovetop on Apr 11, 2006 19:53:26 GMT -5
I really cant say I have a least favorite character. If I had to pick I would pick Julien because he is very weak. In episode 4.06 he wouldnt even bust into that church. Also in episode 3.06 he had a clean shot at the crack head who killed Tommy the unis X wife and son, and didnt take it. Overall he is very weak mentaly as a character.
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Post by striketeamwashere on Apr 11, 2006 22:10:32 GMT -5
I really cant say I have a least favorite character. If I had to pick I would pick Julien because he is very weak. In episode 4.06 he wouldnt even bust into that church. Also in episode 3.06 he had a clean shot at the crack head who killed Tommy the unis X wife and son, and didnt take it. Overall he is very weak mentaly as a character. Im going to half to disagree about being "mentaly weak". Hes not mentaly weak, he just has morales that he wont break for anything. The church thing I could understand for someone who is very religous like Julien. If pushed far enought he will burst but it takes alot. Like the one uni in S2 who called his kid and told him Julien was gay, he tackled him. Then broke the arm of one of the unis who gave him the blanket party.
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Post by stovetop on Apr 15, 2006 20:42:59 GMT -5
Having morals that you wont break for anything and being a cop could get you killed. Plus who isnt going to bust into a church that has herion inside. He has just made some bad choices that I really dont like. I also remember when he wouldnt back up Danny when she shot that arab guy Ziad. Instead of saying he saw it and justifiying the shoot, he said he was inside and didnt see it. Who dosnt back up their partner? I respect your openion though.
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Post by Bad_Ass_Cop on Jun 8, 2006 6:35:06 GMT -5
Tina, I might grow to like her later, but now she seems like a little to nieve. Come on, one of the first things you learn in a police academy about crime scene prevention it to preserve the crime scene. she has made way to many stupid mistakes, even if she is a rookie.
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Post by shibby on Jun 8, 2006 14:26:11 GMT -5
Tina, I might grow to like her later, but now she seems like a little to nieve. Come on, one of the first things you learn in a police academy about crime scene prevention it to preserve the crime scene. she has made way to many stupid mistakes, even if she is a rookie. At first she was just annoying to me, a dumb n00b, but then she went off at danny like she did and I totally started to hate her!
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Post by ShootFirst on Jun 20, 2006 13:42:35 GMT -5
If hated meas the character I "root" against most and want to see brougt down in flames, no question it's Kavanaugh. I like what was/is being done with his character as I think it gives substance to the plotlines.
If hated means the character I think is useless to the show and annoying, probably Tina. Her storylines just don't grab me. She is a little hottie though. Mara is right up there and so is the civilian auditor. I think if the C.A. could have done as much with less camera time.
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Post by striketeamwashere on Jun 20, 2006 13:51:34 GMT -5
I think the civilan auditor(lannie kellis) was a good character. She was the main antagonist for Vic in S2. S1 was Aceveda, the Lannie in S2, Claudette in S3, S4 would half to go to Antwon, and of coarse in S5 Kav(by far the best antagonist of them all)
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Post by vladinator on Jun 23, 2006 19:23:23 GMT -5
I guess ill be the first to say Aceveda. I cant stand all the self serving bull-shit he pulls. Dont get me wrong Benito does a great job playing the part, its just the character in general i hate. Even in real life i hate those sort of people. I have to agree. I've hated Aceveda since the start.
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Post by electroshockblues on Jun 23, 2006 19:55:37 GMT -5
When you say that its the "character" that you hate does that mean that you think that he's poorly written? I'd never argue that Aceveda is "likeable" in the slightest - a lot of the time he is utterly repellent - but he's a superbly written (and, like you say, acted) character who from day one has been the perfect nemesis for Vic. The show wouldn't work without him.
The reason I say this is that in discussions like this people tend to talk at cross-purposes - when one person says that they "hate" a character they mean that they dislike them as a person, whilst when someone else says that they "hate" a character they mean that they think that the character is poorly written or acted. Case in point - Shane. Everybody hates Shane for being a racist a**hole and killing Lem, but at the same time the general consensus is that Walton Goggins does an awesome job and the character is incredibly entertaining to watch. As with Aceveda the show just wouldn't have worked to this point without him.
The character I most dislike for their "personality" is probably Antwon (though I think he's a great character). Even though Armadillo and Margos have been the show's most relentlessly evil villains (almost to the point of being evil incarnate) Antwon beats them out because he's a more rounded character. As good as Armadillo and Margos were they were somewhat faceless, and for the most part were just plot-devices in their villainy - obstacles for the ST to negotiate their way past. Antwon, on the other hand is far more recognisably human. Whilst he's an utterly unrepentant villain (killing Angie, threatening Lem etc) he can also be very funny, has a brilliant way with words and is emotionally scarred by his family's past and genuinely cares for his estranged son. This, for me, makes him all the more easier to hate - with Margos and Armadillo I found it hard to hate them as they had no personality to speak of or anything that made them recognisably human. Antwon is actually a multi-facetted human being. The same goes for Gilroy, who was truly reprehensible, but was also very human in his flaws (alcholism, womanising etc), even to the point of being more pathetic than evil, and this made him all the more easy to "hate".
As for my least favourite character from a writing point of view I would have to say Tina. At the moment she's just a caricature and I sort of switch off whenever she's on screen because she just bores me. The actress seems decent, but unless her character is given something to do beyond flirt and make mistakes then she won't really be able to prove herself in the role.
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Post by robomace on Jun 26, 2006 12:32:25 GMT -5
I am the opposite of many people here. I think Kavanaugh was the worst character on that show, not because he was the arch-nemisis of Vic, but because his character was poorly written and poorly cast. I know Forrest Whitaker is a great actor, but he hasn't been intimidating since he was Jefferson in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. What killed everything from the beginning was the lame ass dialoge about the stick of gum.
Yeah, offer someone a stick of gum and if they eventually take it they will break (whatever)... but offer Kavanaugh a Twinkie and he will let you go. Everytime I saw him in a scene, the theme music from Fat Albert came into my head. I thought everything about him was just terrible.
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