Plastic Passion

Which lot?

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And for people who have just joined us here on 125.9 FM, Radio Zelaron, todays subject of discussion is titled Plastic Passion - a large majority of the acting community that is seen by millions on TV and in films (whether they be American or otherwise, though this jockey's view is that the main offenders are the American ilk) are 'pretty' in a plastic way. Rather than natural beauty, in both conventional and unconventional terms, the prettyness is faked by way of make-up, 'photoshopping', and even plastic surgery in extreme circumstances.

Discuss.

Both groups. I don't see a standout in either of them.

Lenny. Look, first off the casting for The Office here stateside has had much more funding and money for casting, compared to it's Eastern counterpart, which had hired lower class actors (no offense) and even still, the Office cast over here isn't that plasticy. Maybe you've been watching too much of 'The OC'..

The only programmes I watch are Top Gear, Have I Got News For You, Torchwood, and Doctor Who. Four completely English (well, British - TW can be considered Welsh) series.

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From what I heard and read, the producers of the American version of The Office recast the entire show because the English cast weren't 'pretty' enough.

What I read and the people who I heard it from were obviously wrong.

But The OC is a classic example of plastic, I take it. Yes?

Well, you decide





It's basically a fake reality show with failed models living under their parents wealth. I see what your point is Lenny, but I feel really that it can hold true with about anything, any show atleast. And yes, we do have an obsession with the plastic look, and good teeth.

If you notice the difference between first season 'not-so popular' shows and later seasons in same shows, you can see how they got 'hollywoodized'. Examples would be Scrubs and House. Lol, both doctor shows.

Good teeth, eh?



Richard Hammond - probably the best looking presenter on BBC.

And this is who he works with:



And Stiggy:



Talking about teeth, though, Hamster is always teased about his teeth by Clarkson and May - at the end of a series he had bad, yellow teeth, he came back the next one and they were white.

Your British actors look too much like people.

Seriously. And they look like Brits.

That's why they recast the American Office.

If I wanted to look at real people I'd go outside, not watch a show. And people think that acting is hard. It's not, anyone can do it. Hence, all the pretty people who have no real skills or intelligence because they've been pageanted by mommy and daddy all their lives become actors.