HIGHLA-L Digest - 6 Jun 2004 to 7 Jun 2004 (#2004-104)
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1. Season Four dvds: Brothers in Arms (2)
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Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2004 13:51:00 +1000
From: Fiona Palmer <lorien1976@optusnet.com.au>
Subject: Re: Season Four dvds: Brothers in Arms
Hi MacGeorge,
I've been lurking on this list for years now, and have really
been enjoying your commentaries of the special features in
these box sets. I've actually got Season 4 on DVD and one
comments that you didn't mention (but struck me) was the
opinion (was it the director?) that the guy playing the young
Joe Dawson didn't actually look like Joe.
I know for myself, one of the things that I really enjoyed
about this episode was the portrayal of Young Joe and the
huge amount of emotional insight he offers into the shaping
of Older Joe. Unfortunately, I forget the young actors name,
but not only did he bear a striking resemblance to Jim, I think
he did a superb job of "matching" Jim Byrnes' affectations,
speaking style, and resilient-but-sensitive personality. It was
this flashback that really made the episode special (not
forgetting the touching scene with poor Charlie at the end).
Just had to add my two cents.
:-)
Fiona
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Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2004 08:51:31 -0400
From: kageorge <kageorge@erols.com>
Subject: Re: Season Four dvds: Brothers in Arms
From: "Fiona Palmer" <lorien1976@optusnet.com.au>
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> Hi MacGeorge,
>
> I've been lurking on this list for years now, and have really
> been enjoying your commentaries of the special features in
> these box sets. I've actually got Season 4 on DVD and one
> comments that you didn't mention (but struck me) was the
> opinion (was it the director?) that the guy playing the young
> Joe Dawson didn't actually look like Joe.
>
> I know for myself, one of the things that I really enjoyed
> about this episode was the portrayal of Young Joe and the
> huge amount of emotional insight he offers into the shaping
> of Older Joe. Unfortunately, I forget the young actors name,
> but not only did he bear a striking resemblance to Jim, I think
> he did a superb job of "matching" Jim Byrnes' affectations,
> speaking style, and resilient-but-sensitive personality. It was
> this flashback that really made the episode special (not
> forgetting the touching scene with poor Charlie at the end).
>
> Just had to add my two cents.
> :-)
And I'm glad you did. This flashback was riveting and powerful, which is a
tribute to the acting, writing and directing, and also to how much we care
about Joe Dawson that an entire flashback would be devoted to him.
MacGeorge
P. S. The actor's name was Chris Bradford.
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