Gatefan1976
Well Known GateFan
He looked his part, and I have no issue with that. I DO have issues with what he was given to work with however. I just don't see Rush as a failure of acting, I see him as a failure of writing, and I need to make that distinction clear.That's why I never got into the old Nabble forums mudslinging at the actors, or the rush needs a bath thread.
There is a line between Actor, and Character. One actor DID blow that line himself, and I had no issue having a dig when he did it.
I still think Robert Carlyle is a decent actor, but the role they crafted for him in SGU was too vague and undefined. He looked dirty and disheveled, and although that was more realistic for the backdrop, none of the other actors followed suit which made him look like a vagrant reading lines. I still feel he was too unkempt and dirty in the show (and evidently offset too). This is during his Dr Rush days on SGU:
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Well, tht is probably from OUAT, and to be honest, he looks a little worn for Mr Gold/Rumple.
Not a Begbie, ( ) but sure, he looked the part for the show. The fact that no one else did just made it look dumb.I see a big difference, with him looking better in the lower picture. But then again, an image search of Robert Carlyle will show that he is a master of appearance and attitude. A very interesting actor, But during SGU to me he looked like a beggar in need of a shower.
He was not the expert on the ancients, he was a big math geek trying to solve a math geek problem. Daniel is no math geek, and I doubt he would ever have gotten to the Destiny on his own.Besides that, you have to remember that basically NONE of the original characters were given any sort of mention during the show. Jack appeared as "altered clone" Jack for SGU during a ridiculous comm stones visit? How did Dr Rush become the foremost expert on Ancient technology and lore? Daniel is that person.