Is he a Baxter?
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Michael Showalter
dannyclark80 — 20 years ago(September 06, 2005 10:24 PM)
Showalter seems to specialize in characters who have trouble getting girls to notice them. You know, the "nice guys" who are super-polite and watch helplessly as their dream girls walk all over them and go out with brooding a-holes. His character in "Wet Hot American Summer" would probably grow up to be "The Baxter". (And the speech that Katie gives Coop in WHAS about choosing Andy over him seems to be what every hot teen girl literally means, without actually saying, when she dumps the "safe guy" for the hunk.) Anyway, my point is, this recurring theme in the stuff he writes can only come from personal experience.
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hartangel7 — 20 years ago(September 12, 2005 10:20 AM)
He, probably like most "intelligent" guys (he's not necessarily nerdy, that would imply that plays D n'D and watches anime [come on folks it's true]), has Baxter like moments. As do us intelligent, intense women who aren't the kind of girls guys just screw around with.
I think what he's trying to say with the Baxter is that you must find the person who is right for you, not the person you think is right for you. -
leogrl11 — 20 years ago(September 12, 2005 06:50 PM)
I find it strange Michelle Williams left him for Heath Ledger right after making the movie
a strange coincidence cause theres no way in heck that I'd dump show for him.
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spencercore — 20 years ago(September 20, 2005 10:36 PM)
Hey! did you guys ever notice that the (VERY MILD SPOILER STOP READING IF YOU DONT WANT TO KNOW) boyfriend of Show's love interest in both movies was Paul Rudd?
Did not notice that.
And, Showalter went out with Michelle Williams? Neat, what a shame they're broken up. -
tenminutes — 19 years ago(August 18, 2006 07:53 AM)
Do you know Michael Showalter or Michelle Williams in person? Or their relationship exactly??
I think that they dated during filming Baxter or before for a little while at the beginning of 2004. Their relationship was short.
And Michelle has been with Heath after May or June in 2004 from the time of filming Brokeback Mountain. And she knew that she was pregnant in about March or April in 2005. Even she was with Heath from the Christmas season in 2004 to April in 2005 in Austrailia. I don't think that she could cheat on him for a long time and with a long-distance relationship.
Maybe I can be wrong. But my opinion is based on her some interviews, articles, and some news at that time.
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tvethiopia — 18 years ago(December 06, 2007 01:33 PM)
well, i met him and it was a positively wonderful experience. he couldn't possibly have been nicer. maybe you caught him on a bad day? or perhaps you're just one of those dicks who thinks a performer should always be "on" for you, like they owe you something?
sho is super-awesome. you, i'm guessing, are not. -
prittyser — 18 years ago(December 09, 2007 11:57 PM)
I didn't mean I just "met" him, one time thing, on the street, fan-to-celebrity. I met him in a social situation more than once, and as person-to-person interactions go, he rarely believes others to be worthy of his time. I'm not debating his talent at comedy - I like his work. I'm simply stating a fact about his character that has become notorious to most anyone that knows him.