Reports are starting to find their way to the internet from members of the live audience present for the filming of the still unnamed pilot.? The filming took five hours and all the audience seats were filled.? Thanks to Joss’d for this report - link to full review below.
…I don?t want to spoil the pilot for anyone who is interested in watching, but it (not surprisingly) feels a lot like Will & Grace.? Even though I haven?t watched a lot of that show, the feel is very Will & Grace-y. I do like Josh and Alan together, I think they play off each other well and you do feel like these two characters are very good friends. Alan seemed (to biased old me) to steal the show with his performances. I was reminded again what a FACIAL actor he is. His body language speaks volumes and many times the larger laughs were because of his expressions (without dialogue)…
…Now, to Alan?s wardrobe. It really suited his body type, his hair and his eyes. I really like Alan in the more professional attire, which he wears throughout this episode. I particularly like his first wardrobe which was a blue shirt that really brought out his eyes. I?ve never noticed that Alan has great eyes until I saw him in that shirt (and, least you think I?m a raving Tudyk fangirl, I really am not - I just really liked that shirt).
Alan likes to run through his lines right before the director starts the scene. I watched him several times as he was running through and he also tries out different emphasizes and different facial expressions as he goes through them.
I think Alan?s character (Drew) had some of the best lines…
I love Alan, He’s sooo funny, he is right on his comic cues, In Firefly and Serenity, he does a great job playing the “boy next door meets the uprising comic”. I really see him going far, he’s obviously talented, and very good looking. I can’t wait to see what comes up next with him. I’d love to see Firefly picked back up, I think it would be unprecedented and wonderful!!!
Again, Alan is very talented, handsome, and charming in his roll as “Wash” and I look forward to seeing more of thim in the future.
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Alan Tudyk is a good comic actor. He plays the comic characters very well, but he can play the serious moments very well also. He was the pilot, Wash, in Firefly and Serenity and he did a great job as that character. He had plenty of good funny moments and he just did a great job. I’ve also seen him in his gues appearance on CSI and it was pretty weird seeing him as that character; however, he played the character well and really creeped me out. That’s the most serious I’ve ever seen him act and he did well; his career should really grow. I’ve also seen him in 3:10 to Yuma as the doctor/vet and he was just halarious in that movie. It’s funny that the two movies I’ve seen him in he’s died…hmmm…anyways, he’s a great actor and has a wide range of talent.
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One of the single most amazing actors I’ve ever seen. More than just a funny guy. Mr. Tudyk has impressed me.
I first saw him as Wat in “A Knight’s Tail” and instantly loved him! Then my Dad and brother introduced me to Firefly, and I couldn’t get enough of it! His comedic roles are outstanding!
However, today I was blown away. I saw him in CSI (I believe the episode is called “Burn Out”) and I was completely stunned. He doesn’t get enough credit for his character acting because everyone sees him as the funny guy. He played a child molester. A CREEPY child molester. He played his role so convincingly that I actually began to dislike him! And then he turns it around so fast! You begin to feel for the slime-ball criminal he plays! Oh, it was a completely mind blowing experience to see him in such a contrasting role.
…[Death at a Funeral] has little bits of all kinds of humor, including slapstick and physical humor, as well as conventional and dialogue. I kept laughing nearly every minute without a single dry moment, only a feat few other comedies have matched, including Borat, Shaun of the Dead, and Office Space. In addition, this is Alan Tudyk’s true mainstream calling - if everyone doesn’t recognize his incredible talent after seeing this, then they must’ve seen the wrong film. I couldn’t wait to see his character again on screen when he wasn’t in a scene, and even though the comedy kept up at the same level throughout, Tudyk just made the film that much better. Without spoiling the surprises too much, Tudyk delivers the best drugged-up comedic character I’ve ever seen…
A talented and hard-working actor who can bring warmth and comedy to a hugely diverse range of acting roles both on the small and big screen, and in theatre.
Alan Tudyk is one of those actors who you definitely have seen in something. From animation to science-fiction, westerns, drama, comedy, musicals, he’s pretty much done it all.
Alan began his career in the theatre, where a passion for acting led him to a wide range of roles in local, regional and national productions in the US. His versatility did not go un-noticed ; he gained rave reviews in many productions, and went on to take a small role in movie Patch Adams.
Alan appeared in the Sandra Bullock comedy drama 28 Days, where his performance as Gerhardt the gay German drug addict so delighted audiences that the studio re-shot the ending to give closure to Gerhardt’s story arc. An exectutive once commented to Alan that “The audience were liking you more than Sandy.”
Tudyk’s breakthrough role was the action comedy A Knight’s Tale, starring Heath Ledger as a squire who masquerades as a Knight to compete in a championship joust. Coming off the back of the high profile role in 28 Days, this film marked Alan as a comedic character actor who could easily steal the scene from the leading man.
Shortly after A Knight’s Tale, Alan won the part of the affable pilot Wash in Joss Whedon’s short lived sci-fi drama Firefly. The show was cancelled after 14 episodes, but gained such a huge audience on DVD that it was made into a feature length film, Serenity. Serenity mad number 1 in the UK box office and was accompanied by a huge viral marketing campaign as ardent fans of the series pushed for its success.
For some, Alan will always be Wash. Given the opportunity to spread a role over more than 2 hours, Alan’s ability to diversify his role from comedy to drama to action and romance made him a firm favourite with fans, and demonstrated the full range of his acting talent.
Tudyk’s high profile roles in Dodgeball : A True Underdog Story and I,Robot have garnered more respect and a new legion of fans. His good nature and humility are well-known, and he will surely be able to capitalise further on his immense versatility and talent.