This is a True Story...
In dawnybee's latest entry, she has a link to an article/interview with Justin Hartley and Sam Witwer. I've included 3 excerpts from the Justin part of the article with my thanks to her for making me aware of this article. :-) As usual, Justin has included some positive words about Tom. I also think it's interesting that Justin's take on Oliver and Clark and Oliver's relationship is a bit different than what a lot of my flisters think:
Hartley is happy about the expansion of Oliver's relationship with Clark, which he feels like a natural progression to him. "They've always written Oliver in such a way that he doesn't berate Clark, which I really like," he says. "Oliver confronts him, he's straight with him and he's square with him. He says, 'This is the situation...' Oliver never whines to Clark or complains, 'Why, why why don't you do this? Come on!' He isn't that kind of person. Oliver will say, 'I call it as I see it, and you aren't doing what you should be doing. So let's move on from there.' This year is a little different in that Oliver is calling him out more, but he also has a new respect for Clark. Their friendship is definitely deepening."I don't know whether Clark has ever had a friend like that. Clark isn't going to let Oliver down. He's going to do everything he can for Oliver, and Oliver is going to do the same. They're like brothers. It's new how [the writers have handled] that. I wish I had more on-screen time working with Tom, because we have a blast. We laugh all the time. Many of our scenes are emotional, heartfelt, and deep, but between the scenes, we're laughing, making fun of people and just going crazy. We have a really good time working together."
Putting forth once last thought about Smallville and Oliver Queen's development on the show, Justin Hartley replies, "I like going deep into characters and getting emotionally involved. I know we're not doing Amistad, but at the same time, there's no reason why we can't go deep. I enjoyed the origin story, but I would have liked to have gone further. I like to work and anything that's hard is usually worth it. The more I'm working, the better. They've done a really good job so far, and I'm always happy with what they write for me!"
I really like how Justin is always saying good things about Tom and how he really seems to like him. Yay for Justin! I also like that he has a sense of humor and can laugh at himself.
Onto other topics:
I haven't watched The Real World in years, but I used to love it. Then it got all sleazy and skanky and contrived...The newest season is Real World: Brooklyn and it starts tomorrow night. I was discussing the show with my best friend (who lives in Brooklyn) and we were remembering some great/funny moments and our favorite seasons. This season of RW will include it's first transgendered roommate.
I think my favorite seasons of RW are San Francisco and Boston. Do you have a favorite?
Here's the Brooklyn cast. I guess I know I'm getting old because I used to be WAY younger than the cast of the show and now I'm probably older than all of them.
I heard the Destiny's Child song, "Bills, Bills, Bills" today. I haven't heard that song in forever. I always thought it was pretty silly. I also heard, "Shook Me All Night Long," and it make me think of Supernatural. :-)
Hartley is happy about the expansion of Oliver's relationship with Clark, which he feels like a natural progression to him. "They've always written Oliver in such a way that he doesn't berate Clark, which I really like," he says. "Oliver confronts him, he's straight with him and he's square with him. He says, 'This is the situation...' Oliver never whines to Clark or complains, 'Why, why why don't you do this? Come on!' He isn't that kind of person. Oliver will say, 'I call it as I see it, and you aren't doing what you should be doing. So let's move on from there.' This year is a little different in that Oliver is calling him out more, but he also has a new respect for Clark. Their friendship is definitely deepening."I don't know whether Clark has ever had a friend like that. Clark isn't going to let Oliver down. He's going to do everything he can for Oliver, and Oliver is going to do the same. They're like brothers. It's new how [the writers have handled] that. I wish I had more on-screen time working with Tom, because we have a blast. We laugh all the time. Many of our scenes are emotional, heartfelt, and deep, but between the scenes, we're laughing, making fun of people and just going crazy. We have a really good time working together."
Putting forth once last thought about Smallville and Oliver Queen's development on the show, Justin Hartley replies, "I like going deep into characters and getting emotionally involved. I know we're not doing Amistad, but at the same time, there's no reason why we can't go deep. I enjoyed the origin story, but I would have liked to have gone further. I like to work and anything that's hard is usually worth it. The more I'm working, the better. They've done a really good job so far, and I'm always happy with what they write for me!"
I really like how Justin is always saying good things about Tom and how he really seems to like him. Yay for Justin! I also like that he has a sense of humor and can laugh at himself.
Onto other topics:
I haven't watched The Real World in years, but I used to love it. Then it got all sleazy and skanky and contrived...The newest season is Real World: Brooklyn and it starts tomorrow night. I was discussing the show with my best friend (who lives in Brooklyn) and we were remembering some great/funny moments and our favorite seasons. This season of RW will include it's first transgendered roommate.
I think my favorite seasons of RW are San Francisco and Boston. Do you have a favorite?
Here's the Brooklyn cast. I guess I know I'm getting old because I used to be WAY younger than the cast of the show and now I'm probably older than all of them.
I heard the Destiny's Child song, "Bills, Bills, Bills" today. I haven't heard that song in forever. I always thought it was pretty silly. I also heard, "Shook Me All Night Long," and it make me think of Supernatural. :-)