Yoshimitsu Posted January 6, 2012 Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 He was better this last year, but the years prior were comical. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cenj Posted January 6, 2012 Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 Honestly, it's a fantastic idea for the Shakespeare festival. People who want to go to the play will go regardless of who is cast. A local guy like EG will bring in plenty of people who otherwise wouldn't go or want to go, but wouldn't get around to it. He can be comically bad and it wouldn't matter -- people will still go to see a train wreck. Besides, most of these classical plays lend themselves to painful, Shatner-like overacting anyway. He wouldn't be the first Caesar making awkward facial gestures and shouting dramatically. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMax Posted January 6, 2012 Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 He was better this last year, but the years prior were comical. He's a work in progress to be sure but he has shown improvement year to year. I'd like to see him do all the Titans games all season.. He's better than most of the clowns who are on CBS's payroll. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WG53 Posted January 6, 2012 Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 Makes sense. Great RB who was run to the ground by a man close to him. Jeff. Caesar a man stabbed to the ground by a man close to him. Brutus. Brutus was an interesting character. His family was known to stand up to tyrants. The elder Brutus stood up to the last Roman king after the rape of Lucretia. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
abenjami Posted January 6, 2012 Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 I don't get it, why does it matter that Caesar wasn't black? In the same way it would matter if a white guy played Martin Luther King I guess. It's just not an accurate portrayal of the character. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOTT Posted January 6, 2012 Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 I'll bet EG is taller than Caesar and probably weighs more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NashvilleNinja Posted January 6, 2012 Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 He's a work in progress to be sure but he has shown improvement year to year. I'd like to see him do all the Titans games all season.. He's better than most of the clowns who are on CBS's payroll. Only because he's a homer for the Titans. If he wasn't a homer he'd be no different than any of those guys. Only for that fact is he redeemable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshimitsu Posted January 6, 2012 Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 In the same way it would matter if a white guy played Martin Luther King I guess. It's just not an accurate portrayal of the character. Characters in modern Shakespearean plays range from authentic to something completely outside of the box. I watched a portrayal of A Midsummer Night's Dream once that saw Puck exiting the stage on a Harley. That's what makes Shakespeare's plays great...they are done so often in the classical sense that often times fresh takes on the characters/stories within are encouraged. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMax Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 Only because he's a homer for the Titans. If he wasn't a homer he'd be no different than any of those guys. Only for that fact is he redeemable. Ah, the Mike Keith effect? Since he actually knows the players names do I like him? LOL you're likely right. Ok, I'll change my stance to say he's as good as most of the clowns on CBS's payroll. That's probably just as accurate. I bet Brad Hopkins and Kevin Carter would be better than most of the aforementioned clowns. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMax Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 but I still like Eddie. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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