The problem isn't so much that he didn't pick up anything -- I mean, it is, but that's not the hole in the script -- they've 'blocked' Lorne's readings a number of times in the past.
The problem is really that they failed to acknowledge that he was in the scene. One-line later that said, "I read him when he sang and he was... kinda blank, I guess" or something -- just enough to acknowledge it.
It seems more like they (the writers) just forgot he could do it.
I read this complained about somewhere else and it was explained thusly: The guy playing the human puppet was actually David Fury, one of the show writers... and no one ever knows what the writers are thinking!
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Y'know -- I noticed that too! Wondered why Lorne didn't pick up on it.
Posted by: czeltic girl | February 26, 2004 9:50 AM
The problem isn't so much that he didn't pick up anything -- I mean, it is, but that's not the hole in the script -- they've 'blocked' Lorne's readings a number of times in the past.
The problem is really that they failed to acknowledge that he was in the scene. One-line later that said, "I read him when he sang and he was... kinda blank, I guess" or something -- just enough to acknowledge it.
It seems more like they (the writers) just forgot he could do it.
Posted by: Doyce | February 26, 2004 9:55 AM
I read this complained about somewhere else and it was explained thusly: The guy playing the human puppet was actually David Fury, one of the show writers... and no one ever knows what the writers are thinking!
Posted by: Eric | February 26, 2004 2:08 PM
I thought that was Fury!
Fun bit: he also appeared in Once More with Feeling as the "They Got the Mustard Out" lead singing guy. Man just loves to sing.
Damn shame they never got a chance to put him on Firefly for something.
Posted by: Doyce | February 26, 2004 2:41 PM
Maybe for the movie. Hat trick! Hat trick!
Agreed though -- an acknowledgement of Lorne reading/not reading would have been nice.
Posted by: czeltic girl | February 27, 2004 4:24 PM