*reads preliminary reports from the Rift*

[tencrush]

Ah-ha! Gareth says Jack and Ianto have probably been fucking all along.
*points told-you-so-finger at the world and his wife*
I KNEW IT! Don't even TRY and contradict me on that one anymore, srsly.




Also: New infos re. cock, Marsters compares GDLcock favourably to his own. Cock estimation amended by one half inch until further info on the Marsterscock is obtained.

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[tencrush]

*shocked* I wasn't seriously suggesting ER. I didn't even realise it was still on. I was seriously suggesting House. And no, they haven't updated his CV or headshot for what looks to be two years. That's fucking shocking, that is.

[erinnthered.livejournal.com]

Sorry. I've actually had people still pull out ER in the recent past. Law and Order shouldn't be off the table though. Any of them. It's a great way to get noticed, and a right of passage for most US actors.

Considering how much attention he should be getting in the UK right now, and the people praising him are not at the bottom of the barrel, I can't believe his agency isn't capitalizing on this. Think of the commissions.

He is ripe for America. I've seen a lot of UK actors who aren't (Ioan Gruffudd, I am looking at you.), but he is. If he could master some sort of nondescript accent...dude. He could be A List if he tried. Totally Sean Penn/ Christian Bale quirky A list type. He's just got that attitude. He fits here.

The thing is, I don't know if he is aiming high enough. He needs to reach for A list to even get there. Even if all he wants is the damn farmhouse in bumfuck Wales, he needs money and free time to do that. Aiming high in his career will get him that.

[tencrush]

Considering how much attention he should be getting in the UK right now, and the people praising him are not at the bottom of the barrel, I can't believe his agency isn't capitalizing on this. Think of the commissions.
Yeah, someone's seriously not doing their job right now.

Ioan Gruffudd, I am looking at you.
*sporfle* Fucking WORD.

I do think Gareth could take America pretty easily, there is just something about him that's right for the US.

[cionaudha.livejournal.com]

God, get that boy on House for sure, or some damn HBO show.

He needs a mentor. A mentor who will kick his ass and tell him unpleasant truths.

The thing is, I don't know if he is aiming high enough. He needs to reach for A list

*nodnod*

He needs a small-to-medium but interesting role in a good and noticable movie; a large and interesting role in another series; a lead in a tv movie. Something. Get out there, boy. Be the pride of Wales. Play your cards right and you can keep your Aunty in the splendor she deserves.

[tencrush]

Play your cards right and you can keep your Aunty in the splendor she deserves.
She died last week. :(

We were discussing all that shiz here, yeah. I rib on his agent a lot, mostly because of his shocking not-been-updated-in-three-years cv and headshot, but also because:
A) Gareth DOES seem to complain quite a bit about a lack of work, and that's just fucking bizarre for a guy in his position and it means either his agent's not getting off his arse and getting him some minor US shit, which he could easily be in the running for or his agent's let the BBC get away with a strangling exclusive BBC contract and then proceed to not utilise him. Either way that's pretty bad.
B) Gareth REALLY needs someone to sit him down and tell him some home truths, one of which would be to lay off the beer. I'm hearing from every corner that he's WAY less pudgy than he comes across on screen, which means that basically, the camera is just REALLY UNKIND to him, and someone needs to tell him to get a workout, or a tan, or both to improve that. And while they're at it, they need to kick him up the backside generally because complaining about how hard it is to make it in the States doesn't get you anywhere, and he could have guested on House or Law and Order by now without even trying. Or Burn Notice, apparently, that seems to be the popular choice.

[cionaudha.livejournal.com]

She died last week. :(

Oh no! :-( Poor Gareth. I'm sorry I was flippant-- I didn't know. (How did you know?)

I remember coming across his agent's site a while back and being taken aback by the WTFery. Suffocating Beeb contract or no, that's no way to advertise your wares.

Oh, no tan please! His skin is perrrrrrfect. <3 Less beer for sure, for more reasons than one. I realize that "drunkard" is #2 on his list, but it'll catch up with him. Though at his age I was a pretty dedicated drunkard myself, and having myself a time.

I believe the non-pudge reports. His suits are not cut for pudge. They're pretty unforgiving.

Is it wrong that I want to see him on House just to see him in lab whites? You know, I wanted to love that show, but somehow I just can't.

Never heard of Burn Notice...

[tencrush]

He mentioned it at the Rift.

I once made a mean joke about his gf in Day One, and said there wasn't a filter in the world that could disguise the pale Welshness of her thighs. I don't really mean a tan, it's just that the British complexion can be pretty camera unfriendly, and quickly makes a person look ill or puffy, a slight glow usually works wonders.

(I'd love to see him on House, too, I don't know why, the idea really appeals. Burn Notice is a comedy drama thing with Bruce Campell, I think it's on USA.)

[cionaudha.livejournal.com]

Ah, I understand. I have a freckles-on-fishbelly Scottish complexion, and a day in the sun does wonders. I thought you meant a full-on tan, which God forbid.

Bruce Campbell! :-D I'd be lyin' if I said the thought of Gareth and Bruce in the same show didn't amuse the heck outta me.