Posted on 12/30/2004 12:26:25 PM PST by K1avg
< When I think an individual poster is being inappropriate, I've found it much more effective to confront the specific individual at the time and place where I see it happening. Posting a vanity to chastise an entire forum for the perceived incivility of a few is destined to provoke flames, ridicule and zot bait. >
I love this post. Well done.
Adam Brody has become such an arrogant jerk on the set of "The O.C." that producers have told him to get his act together -- or else, say sources.
Set insiders say execs have even discussed killing off his character Seth Cohen at the end of the season to get rid of 24-year-old Adam . . . and his attitude.
"As Adam's popularity on the show has grown, his drama queen-like temper tantrums have grown in frequency and intensity," one insider revealed.
"He plays a lovable dork on the series and is a crucial member of the cast, but it's gotten to the point where he feels he IS the show.
CRITICISMS
"He ignores set personnel and criticizes everything from how his character is depicted in the writing to his wardrobe.
"Adam will abruptly stop a scene and snap at another actor if he thinks they're stepping on his lines, unless it's someone prominent on the show like veteran Peter Gallagher.
"And there was one time that Adam cynically joked to Peter when he felt his older co-star was coming in too soon with his dialogue, saying, "Give us YOUNG guys a chance, Peter. You're stepping on my toes."
"Everyone was stunned -- including Peter. But before anyone could say anything Adam stomped off the set like a little kid.
"On the flip side, if Adam steps on another actor's lines, he says ??On-set rants land him in hot water he was just 'in the moment' or 'adding to the scene' and scolds his counterpart for taking themselves too seriously.
"And it's obvious that Adam is very jealous of Benjamin McKenzie, who plays the other male lead on the series, Ryan Atwood.
COLD SHOULDER
"Adam says he's the biggest draw on the show so he doesn't understand why McKenzie gets the better story lines.
"To show his displeasure, Adam gives Ben the cold shoulder."
He also wants his character to have a more dramatic edge and not always be comic relief, another source disclosed.
"Adam once suggested a story line where he becomes addicted to drugs, explaining to the higher-ups that they weren't allowing him to display his true acting talents.
"It caused some of the producers to joke that maybe they should just kill off his character and end Adam's ego-inflated flights of fancy and on-set rants -- but some of the producers weren't really joking!"
The insider added: "Producers patiently explained to Adam he should be grateful he has the opportunity of being on a hit show like 'The O.C.,' that something like this doesn't come along every day and if he doesn't get his act together he'll be sorry.
"They stressed that it is an ensemble show -- and no one is irreplaceable!"
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I thought the same thing you did on dead's thread. I was very relieved.
It's all horrible, but the children are the worst.
Hey Howlin,
You've been around a long time and will know the answer to this question.
Isn't the common term RATS, when referring to democrats, a result of that 2000 Bush commercial which offended the Dems because they thought it was showing background, highlighting the letters RATS, and insinuating they were rats?
I reserve the right to revise and extend my remarks.
One of the things about FR I find delightful in a Gothic sort of way is when someone corrects our grammar or requests that we configure our posts with paragraph brakes. Could you explain the reasons and antecedents for that? Cal
Not everything here has to be Shakespeare. We like a little Stephen King and Robert B. Parker from time to time.
hehee... yer evil.... HAHAHAAAhahhaa....
Yep, it sure is.
I am proud of the fact that I have never heard of any of those people.
Yes, it is!
I've always used dems or dims!
Why, you must not be a member of the mainstream!
Clue: I wasn't posting to you...
Yes, he seems to have left the building.
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