Controversy in the writers’ blog’s comments
Have you voted for Brothers & Sisters in the People’s Choice Awards? Today? The latest entry on the B&S writer’s blog shills for more votes on behalf of Dave the PA, but an interesting discussion has developed in the comments, started by a commenter who refuses to vote for a show that “actively seeks straight actors to play gay roles.” The comments that follow debate the question of whether the sexuality of an actor is what makes him or her convincing in a romantic role, or whether it’s the degree of commitment brought to the acting. Personally, I’d say that if an actor can’t convince me that he or she is really in love or in lust, that’s just bad acting, and his or her personal gender preference shouldn’t play into it. What do you think? Do you think the romances on B&S have been convincing, or have some lacked commitment? Which ones have worked for you? I don’t actually know or care about the sex lives of all the actors involved, but I found Kevin and Scotty more convincing as a couple than, say, Jonathan and Kitty (although I just thought that was because Jonathan was supposed to be a manipulative jerk.)
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