Members quartermainefan Posted May 16, 2011 Members Share Posted May 16, 2011 ESS is heading to primetime in FOX's I Hate My Teenage Daughter. So it always seems interesting how X makes it but Y doesn't. Soap biggie Steve Burton left and failed, Tony Geary left and had to come back, but Justin Hartley (he of the supposed school of Bad Acting called "Passions") has had great success in primetime. So what does ESS have that Van Hansis and Tyler Christopher do not? And paradoxically, why did all these people get emmy noms but ESS got shut out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JellicleCat Posted May 16, 2011 Members Share Posted May 16, 2011 Maybe he just wasn't good enough? Or he chose the wrong reel to submit. There are any number of reasons why someone would fail to be nominated. The fact that he was a newcomer in the industry probably didn't help either. Personally I think he's a bit overrated. He was okay, but nothing special. But then again, a lot of people who have been nominated for (and even won) emmys have been nothing special as well..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted May 16, 2011 Members Share Posted May 16, 2011 He's a great actor, it's hard to tell why he didn't get a nom, cause he's flawless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cheap21 Posted May 16, 2011 Members Share Posted May 16, 2011 Its Fox. His show will be cancelled within a year so it wont matter anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chris B Posted May 16, 2011 Members Share Posted May 16, 2011 His character was one of the most overrated and he was a mediocre actor IMO. I think his appeal was that he was something different (a gay House knock-off) and many weren't satisfied with Noah as Luke's love interest since Jake Silbermann is a dreadful actor. As for why certain actors succeed while others don't, I'll never understand. It's really just down to luck. I still can't believe that Brook Kerr never found success after Passions. I thought she was one of their better actors. In fact, most of their better actors are the ones you never hear from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeeeDee Posted May 16, 2011 Members Share Posted May 16, 2011 Amen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted May 16, 2011 Members Share Posted May 16, 2011 Steve Burton had a good-sized role in a well-received Steven Spielberg mini-series. If he didn't have big roles after that it may have been lack of pushing himself. Tony Geary was probably typecast, not all that easy to work with, and frankly, very overrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted May 16, 2011 Members Share Posted May 16, 2011 He's a better actor than either Hansis or Silbermann. That doesn't often count for anything in the business, but it can help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted May 16, 2011 Members Share Posted May 16, 2011 Overrated, seriously? He was anything but, Jake SIlbermann is the epitome of overrated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EastMA2 Posted May 16, 2011 Members Share Posted May 16, 2011 Silbermann is a horrible actor. Maybe he'll stick to making short films. ESS was great on ATWT and I am very happy his series got picked up. He deserves it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted May 16, 2011 Members Share Posted May 16, 2011 This is true. The television graveyard is strewn with half-hour shows from FOX that were axed. Some faster than others. Analyzing why certain former soap actors "make it" where others don't is pointless, IMO. It's the good, old-fashioned, luck of the draw. Simple as that. I will say, though, I thought ESS was a much better performer than VH or JS, if only because he seemed to rise above the plot-driven material to create a character that was more nuanced than either Noah or Luke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AlexElizabeth Posted May 16, 2011 Members Share Posted May 16, 2011 I can't agree more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JellicleCat Posted May 16, 2011 Members Share Posted May 16, 2011 I've hardly seen anyone (apart from the Nuke-fans) say that Jake Silbermann is a great actor, so how can he be overrated? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted May 16, 2011 Members Share Posted May 16, 2011 With the right project I think Jake would also have a chance. He can't be any worse than Brandon Routh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted May 16, 2011 Members Share Posted May 16, 2011 God, I hope not. If any actor out there is worse than BR or his female counterpart, Charity Rahmer, then all I can say is, McDonald's is still hiring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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