Lots of Work for Perrineau
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A guy stars on the one the best TV series of all time, and all he can get is a lame, second-banana gig in the Matrix sequels. Then he shows up on a show of debatable quality that everyone watches, and he's got jobs coming out of his ears. Yes, I'm talking about Harold Perrineau. And no, I'm not surprised, just a little depressed. Don't get wrong -- I'm happy the man's getting gigs, just a little resentful that it didn't happen during Oz. My own pouting aside, things are looking damn good for Perrineau these days: In the past few weeks he's signed up for gigs in three upcoming films. The first is 28 Weeks Later..., in which his role as "an upbeat American Special Forces pilot who documents and leads to safety the families returning to London after the viral outbreak" sounds likely to be pretty small (I'm thinking, like, Richard Dawson in King Rat small here). The others, however, could be more substantial. He'll be playing Richard Roundtree (who in my mind is at least three times Perrineau's size) in Matthew Wilder's Philip K. Dick movie -- recently retitled Your Name Here -- because, at least within the weirdass world of Wilder's film, Roundtree is obsessed with Dick. So to speak. In addition, Perrineau will appear in the harrowing-sounding Gardens of the Night alongside John Malkovich, Jeremy Sisto and Diana Ross' little boy Evan.
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8-31-2006 @ 5:22PM
Andy Grey said...
Debatable Quality? LOST? Surely you don't mean its cinematagrophy as its production values are higher than anyone else. Couldn't be the writing as it is more layered, multithemed, and detailed than any other weekly hourly show. What debate are you referring to anyway? You want to make a comment about LOST, do it in a real post. Don't give any throwaway comments ragging on a great show.
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8-31-2006 @ 6:25PM
Barrett said...
It must be the cool thing to hate on LOST now since so many people like it. Just because it's liked by many, doesn't mean the quality of the show sucks, because it doesn't.
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8-31-2006 @ 9:23PM
pmb said...
Debatable quality? Get someone from tvsquad over here stat! http://www.tvsquad.com/category/lost/ (276 posts!)
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9-02-2006 @ 9:03PM
Futurus said...
There is in fact no debate. LOST is a pretty horrendous example of network television. Yes it is popular and wildly successful. But then so to is McDonald's. But hey that's my opinion and I do tend to listen to that.
OZ on the other hand was sometimes a little uneven but a great show nonetheless. Perrineau as Augustus Hill was one of the shows strongest elements and should have been a firm springboard for better things.
Anyway Harold has been a firm favourite for a while now, good to see him rising every so slightly. Sometimes an actor has to wade across the mud (LOST) to get to other side.
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