E.... C.... (godiva@kublai.com)
Sun, 17 May 1998 11:01:03 -0400
On Sun, May 17, 1998 at 02:33:50PM +1000, sbaskett wrote:
> I realise everyone's had their say on this so it's a little indulgent
> to start a new thread on it, but I'm interested in the role of secondary
> characters (I'm including Sarah, Frazz and Tiddler in this list).
How can Frazz and Sarah be secondary characters? They appear in the opening
credits!!! I love Frazz, and I don't like seeing him put down. I know this
is silly, as it is obvious that the show revolves around Spike, Lynda, Kenny
and Colin, but I think if Frazz is on the secondary characters list, so
should be Julie.
> I think it's part of what makes PG so good - the real ability of the
> secondary characters to deliver a line well. It's something
> Frazz/Mmoloki made an art of and Sarah/Kelda also pulled off well. Her
> role as "straight man" to her rather interesting ensemble of workmates
> is, in my view, a significant contributer to the success of the other
> characters. By way of example I mean Colin's antics are funnier when
> there is someone relatively normal to respond to them.
>
Maybe it's just me, in fact I know it probably is, but I don't remember
Colin playing lines off of Sarah... Remind me? I enjoy him playing them off
of someone who can fight back more though...
Unfortunately this ability to play second fiddle (and acting with
> restraint is a hard task which requires a skilled and unselfish actor)
> also meant in Sarah-Kelda's case that she was not strong enough to carry
> a whole episode herself. This is a shame, but not all Kelda-Sarah's
> fault. It's pretty hard to compete with Spike, Lynda and Colin (his
> eyebrows alone could carry an episode :) )
>
Frazz didn't mind the second fiddle position, and "UnXpected" was basically
a Frazz episode. I liked it a great deal because of that, and I thought he
could pull the whole thing by himself. I'm not saying I wouldn't miss the
Spike and Lynda moments, but I think that he could have done it if it needed
to be done. I just wish that hole on his head were smaller and prettier...
--Eavan
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