Participation of the Actors

mincartaugh · Post by **mincartaugh** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 1:19 am

I've noticed a real imbalance in the participation of the actors in this forum. The Bree Chat is frequented very well by the actress who plays her (105 posts); the Creators answer a reasonable number of questions and participate more than expected(155 posts); Yousef, while reticent, has logged in a few times as DanielBeast (29 times); but Jackson has yet to post a single comment to the forum! I am outraged! (Well, probably not outraged as much as bummed)

Is this a character ploy? flaw? Is he illiterate?

Is not the purpose of the various chats to allow dialog with the characters? Can anything be done about this?

longlostposter · Post by **longlostposter** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 2:14 am

Yousef (if indeed it really is Yousef posting as DB) has been on vacation with his family for the last week. That is why he hasn't posted (if it is indeed him).

Outraged is ridiculous, mincar.

I do wish Jonas would post, but I think it's great that we are having more character interaction. There used to be none at all. I'm going to message Jackson on myspace, and ask him why Jonas doesn't post on the forums. I have a sneaking suspicion that the answer will be because everyone will flood him with questions about his sexuality.

Sami · Post by **Sami** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 4:47 am

I really don't think it's the actors who do the posting.
But more participation by the characters would be nice.

silvermoon · Post by **silvermoon** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 7:14 am

Sami wrote:I really don't think it's the actors who do the posting.
But more participation by the characters would be nice.

It was stated somewhere that one of the Creator's wife was the one who posted for Bree on youtube when the series started.

I assume Sami is correct, and that the actors have nothing to do with the character interaction on the forum.

That said, I do wish that they'd increase the character interaction on the forum (or get rid of that section, it's just more of the same for the most part).

Libra · Post by **Libra** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 7:47 am

silvermoon wrote:
Sami wrote:I really don't think it's the actors who do the posting.
But more participation by the characters would be nice.
It was stated somewhere that one of the Creator's wife was the one who posted for Bree on youtube when the series started.

I assume Sami is correct, and that the actors have nothing to do with the character interaction on the forum.

That said, I do wish that they'd increase the character interaction on the forum (or get rid of that section, it's just more of the same for the most part).

I'm not sure why Jonas doesn't post here, but if you think about the story then it makes sense why only Bree is posting. Daniel is drunk or asleep most of the time. They make sure to clearly point that out in the latest video. So of course he isn't posting on the forum!

As for real life, the creators stated that they are working on hiring more people so that the series can become more interactive. It'll happen, it just takes time.

I think people forget that they are only a few people and they are seriously doing everything (writing, directing, editing, filming, radio show, spin offs, finding sponsors, etc etc.).

Flautapantera · Post by **Flautapantera** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 9:22 am

Libra wrote:I think people forget that they are only a few people and they are seriously doing everything (writing, directing, editing, filming, radio show, spin offs, finding sponsors, etc etc.).

Yep. It's been stated before in odd places that Amanda (Greg Goodfried's wife) has been one of (if not the) main character writer for Bree and Daniel in the In-Character sections. The Creators are hoping to expand these sections by way of using them to their advantage of fan interactivity, as displayed in the latest LG15 vid.

I'm not sure why Jonas hasn't posted yet. I sincerely hope he starts soon!

Kasdeja · Post by **Kasdeja** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 9:47 am

Sometimes she posts in Off the Cuff, too!

trainer101 · Post by **trainer101** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 11:01 am

Whether the actors are posting or not isn't really relevant (after all, you can talk to them via myspace - they are pretty good about responding). The main point is that the 'characters' are using the forum more.

As for the lack of posts by Jonas, Bree posted a short explanation HERE.

silvermoon · Post by **silvermoon** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 11:02 am

Kasdeja wrote:Sometimes she posts in Off the Cuff, too!

Really? That's cool! I almost never go there, except for the odd lurkery visit.

Kasdeja · Post by **Kasdeja** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 11:52 am

Well...once, anyway, haha! I was just like...

mincartaugh · Post by **mincartaugh** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 2:23 am

longlostposter wrote: Outraged is ridiculous, mincar.

... I have a sneaking suspicion that the answer will be because everyone will flood him with questions about his sexuality.

Outraged was meant to be ridiculous, Juli. Nobody ever gets my jokes.

Questions about his sexuality would be answered by one post from him and about 30 referrals to the original post from us.

I'm much more interested in the lurking uneasiness I feel when I think about how many times he has been the one to give away their position; and that he never did answer Daniel and Bree about his loyalties when he was tied up; and that both times Alex looked to be warming toward the TAAG he was the one who shut her up and got them away from her.

I've been known to see shadows where there are none, but "must give us pause..."

rupaZer0 · Post by **rupaZer0** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 12:58 pm

mincartaugh wrote:
longlostposter wrote: Outraged is ridiculous, mincar.

... I have a sneaking suspicion that the answer will be because everyone will flood him with questions about his sexuality.
Outraged was meant to be ridiculous, Juli. Nobody ever gets my jokes.

Questions about his sexuality would be answered by one post from him and about 30 referrals to the original post from us.

I'm much more interested in the lurking uneasiness I feel when I think about how many times he has been the one to give away their position; and that he never did answer Daniel and Bree about his loyalties when he was tied up; and that both times Alex looked to be warming toward the TAAG he was the one who shut her up and got them away from her.

I've been known to see shadows where there are none, but "must give us pause..."

Aw, honey! I got the joke.

I trust Jonas to the extent that even if he isn't quite kosher, I don't think he's poisonous either. Even if he has given away their location a few times, he's never done anything that would make Bree more likely to do the ceremony. He even allowed Bree and Daniel the space to have a romantic evening when we all thought she was going to break the ol' purity bond.

I liked Bree's explanation for his lack of posts in that I can imagine that he's kind of sensitive and introverted and prefers one-to-one interaction to text interaction with strangers.

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 3:40 pm

Thank you, rupa, but I think my brother has left the forum for good. He got into a fight with another poster and now the idiot is sulking and only watches the videos.

Oh... He also still works on the religion aspect of the show, but he won't post.

longlostposter · Post by **longlostposter** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 5:11 pm

Hmmm.

garnet · Post by **garnet** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 6:28 pm

It's possible that Jonas doesn't post because the character couldn't be honest if he did. . . . but if he's lying to Bree and Daniel, I don't see why he wouldn't just lie to the forum too.

It's also possible that whomever it is who writes Jonas simply doesn't feel like coming on here -- as Bree said, people can be kind of harsh. If I were a writer or an actor for this series, I would feel very vulnerable making a post.

I have to admit that the responses are fun to get, and a few from Jonas would be a welcome addition, though.

It seems that Yousef may have done some in-character chats and possibly some posts too. I think that's very gutsy of him.