On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 9:03 AM, Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote:
> > For the record, I did not post it as a joke and as April Fools pranks > had not yet started, I did not even consider that this story was not > genuine. We all have our perception filters and right now one I use > has to do with the idea of team effort versus individual talent. I'm > sensitized to it both through my work with organizing and movement > building and also listening to all those Marc Maron podcasts where he > goes into the different mindsets behind standup and sketch/improv. So > the idea of Chase having a problem with the show seems reasonable if > not inevitable. (SNIP) > > So I do not know what is going through Chase's head right now. He has > to be aware how rare of an opportunity he has been given to have > regular work in show business at his age, but perhaps his resentment > at not being the center of attention has gotten the better of him. > Should Community go to a fourth season he will not be missed. Leonard > could be added to the study group. > I don't disagree with anything you wrote above - except that I am more toxic and less respectful of Chase's work and judgement that you are. The reports of his behavior are entirely consistent with what we have seen from him throughout his career. Indeed, the reports are so consistent, so on the nose, that it seems almost too Chevy to be Chevy, and better (and more charitably) explained as self-parody. I see now the article on HuffPo that puts the quotes from the article you posted in some context at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/31/community-chevy-chase_n_1393823.html?ref=mostpopular(e.g. " *Would you hang out with Pierce?* No. No! [Laughs.] Why would I? Part of the challenge of being in this is to not be anything like myself. No ... I'm funny. Pierce isn't funny). -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
