Worst acting?
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Frogfisher — 9 years ago(October 21, 2016 02:43 AM)
I think Doohan and Nimoy stands out as the ones who managed to convey familarity with technical phrases of the future best while also providing some good performances.
Definetly Nimoy was perfectly cast.
Takei I am just very fond of no matter what he did.
Shatner was a bit off and on in that when he was serious he did really well but pushing the psyche of Kirk he would mostly go a bit overboard. But such was the times I think. However with Shatner you just grow to like that about him. So that is redeeming I think.
I actually struggle a bit with Nichols's performance. She is alright but her reactions and background actions always seemed a bit off. Not a whole lot but just enough to sometimes dislike her performance.
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rcocean3 — 9 years ago(October 22, 2016 04:22 PM)
I actually struggle a bit with Nichols's performance. She is alright but her reactions and background actions always seemed a bit off. Not a whole lot but just enough to sometimes dislike her performance.
Interesting Point. I liked her in every scene she did. Care to elaborate. Just curious. -
jxh13 — 9 years ago(October 12, 2016 03:13 AM)
Robert Brown as Lazarus in The Alternative Factor stands out as one of the most memorable bad acting performances to me.
You're right, but in his defense, Brown was a last-moment replacement for an actor who breached his contract. Brown was much better seen in the fondly remembered sit-com
Here Come the Brides
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Which performance stands out as the worst of the many campy, scene-chewing and simply bad performances in the series?
The real answer here is, was, and will always be, Melvin Belli. -
stewie-3 — 9 years ago(October 15, 2016 05:29 PM)
For guest stars, I have to agree with the pick of Melvin Belli. Granted, he was a lawyer, not an actor (dammit, Jim!), but it was just a dreadful showing.
For worst performance by a regularI'm gonna go with Kirk's performance in "Turnabout Intruder." I get that Janice Lester is supposed to be unstable and all that, but Shatner is pretty over the top, even at that. -
a_l_i_e_n — 9 years ago(October 22, 2016 02:19 AM)
For worst performance by a regularI'm gonna go with Kirk's performance in "Turnabout Intruder."
I actually think he's terrific in that one; especially in the courtroom scenes ("Silence! You will be silent!"). For me, the one performance in that episode that really falls flat is from Sandra Smith. As Janice Lester she doesn't seem to do a thing to try and convey that Kirk's personality is occupying her body, and if any actor had mannerisms and inflections that could've been imitated, it's William freaking Shatner. Really uninspired performance.