Podcast/Lee Tergesen
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There's a hilarious moment from Lee Tergesen ("Scribe") in the featurette "Behind the Wheel" where he's talking about the lead humvee he's riding in: "Our humvee has Madeleine Albright, [her photo is] right there in the middle of the dash. She's looking at you with that naughty - like, 'I'm so smart and you're pathetic'. Ugh...it just turns us on."
Never having watched Oz, I only know about Lee Tergesen secondhand from sarkastic's picspams about the twisted, intense, and frankly quite depressing-looking relationship of Beecher and Keller. You wouldn't guess from those that the guy could be so funny, which he frequently is on Generation Kill, especially in those scenes which he plays without dialogue.
Some caps of "Scribe" from various episodes:
I remember reading an advanced review at Salon.com of the first episode, which was written by Anne Badkhen, who was also an embedded reporter in Iraq. She complained that Wright's character was "too often surprised, too often afraid, too often caught unaware." That he didn't ask enough questions, didn't take enough notes. Fair enough, because Evan Wright initially didn't even want to be in the series as a character. In the end, "Scribe" is probably the only character who is consciously underwritten. He's there to observe and record, not to interfere or involve himself. Apart from his "fish out of water" comedic scenes (notably in the first and last episodes), his character moments are all in his reactions to what he witnesses. I would also point out Wright has his Moleskin notebook out within two minutes of being introduced on the show.
"Write this as you see it. We're not here to stop you."
I LOVE Evan's silent Wow! at Ray's incredible speech about his being "half a world away from good Thai pussy" and Brad's disappointment in not getting to slay dragons with a sword upon joining the Marines. Scribe is (intentionally) an invisible character - unremarkable, uncomplaining. His realisation that, as a journalist, being in a humvee with Ray Person is like scoring the jackpot is very true to his character.
Post-coitalshoot out mellow.
"I feel safe. Do you feel safe?"
Lovell literally drags Evan out of the way of sniper fire.
*hearts his scrunched up facial expressions*
When Fick asks him if he's ready to run for cover, Evan squeezes out this high-pitched "Yeah...", like the last bit of air out of a deflating balloon. You can almost hear the question mark at the end of it.
Nate is confused.
Colbert's eyeball-only reaction, which I will never tire of watching.
"Serpentine, Shel. Serpentine."
There he is, subtly in the scene, watching everything.
There's a hilarious moment from Lee Tergesen ("Scribe") in the featurette "Behind the Wheel" where he's talking about the lead humvee he's riding in: "Our humvee has Madeleine Albright, [her photo is] right there in the middle of the dash. She's looking at you with that naughty - like, 'I'm so smart and you're pathetic'. Ugh...it just turns us on."
Never having watched Oz, I only know about Lee Tergesen secondhand from sarkastic's picspams about the twisted, intense, and frankly quite depressing-looking relationship of Beecher and Keller. You wouldn't guess from those that the guy could be so funny, which he frequently is on Generation Kill, especially in those scenes which he plays without dialogue.
Some caps of "Scribe" from various episodes:
I remember reading an advanced review at Salon.com of the first episode, which was written by Anne Badkhen, who was also an embedded reporter in Iraq. She complained that Wright's character was "too often surprised, too often afraid, too often caught unaware." That he didn't ask enough questions, didn't take enough notes. Fair enough, because Evan Wright initially didn't even want to be in the series as a character. In the end, "Scribe" is probably the only character who is consciously underwritten. He's there to observe and record, not to interfere or involve himself. Apart from his "fish out of water" comedic scenes (notably in the first and last episodes), his character moments are all in his reactions to what he witnesses. I would also point out Wright has his Moleskin notebook out within two minutes of being introduced on the show.
"Write this as you see it. We're not here to stop you."
I LOVE Evan's silent Wow! at Ray's incredible speech about his being "half a world away from good Thai pussy" and Brad's disappointment in not getting to slay dragons with a sword upon joining the Marines. Scribe is (intentionally) an invisible character - unremarkable, uncomplaining. His realisation that, as a journalist, being in a humvee with Ray Person is like scoring the jackpot is very true to his character.
Post-coitalshoot out mellow.
"I feel safe. Do you feel safe?"
Lovell literally drags Evan out of the way of sniper fire.
*hearts his scrunched up facial expressions*
When Fick asks him if he's ready to run for cover, Evan squeezes out this high-pitched "Yeah...", like the last bit of air out of a deflating balloon. You can almost hear the question mark at the end of it.
Nate is confused.
Colbert's eyeball-only reaction, which I will never tire of watching.
"Serpentine, Shel. Serpentine."
There he is, subtly in the scene, watching everything.