Very little....

Posted by Michaelson from em12-686.utsi.edu on April 29, 1999 at 09:41:29:

In Reply to: OLD Indy (George Hall) added what to the character? posted by DrJones on April 29, 1999 at 09:31:55:

: Hi everyone,

: I just thought of the topic for my latest post.
: What does everyone think of the OLD Indy character
: portrayed (ADMIRABLY in my opinion) by George Hall?
: Did it add layers to the character of Indiana Jones or
: was he too soft for you to take? please let me know
: cause I am in the process of writing a paper and I would
: love ALOT of input!

: Thanks in advance,

: regards

: DrJones

I personally like George Hall, especially his work on AMC's show "Remember WENN", but the old Indy character I just did not like at all. He didn't add anything but a sad commentary as to what Indy ended up as, a one eyed old codger who cornered people with his war stories, rather than still being a force at a university to deal with, as his father was at his age, still viable, still participating. Speaking for myself, I understood the meaning of the patch over the eye as Lucas' salute to his favorite director, John Ford, but I didn't like seeing Indy disfigured that way, as we had seen him dodge bullets, rolling boulders, arrows, etc, and pretty much walked away unscathed. A little worse for wear, but still standing tall. To see him with such a brutal injury did not sit well with me, and didn't add ANYTHING to the characterization for my part. I did not miss him when they pulled his bookends off of the YIJC series. Regards. Michaelson

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: : Hi everyone,

: : I just thought of the topic for my latest post.
: : What does everyone think of the OLD Indy character
: : portrayed (ADMIRABLY in my opinion) by George Hall?
: : Did it add layers to the character of Indiana Jones or
: : was he too soft for you to take? please let me know
: : cause I am in the process of writing a paper and I would
: : love ALOT of input!

: : Thanks in advance,

: : regards

: : DrJones

: I personally like George Hall, especially his work on AMC's show "Remember WENN", but the old Indy character I just did not like at all. He didn't add anything but a sad commentary as to what Indy ended up as, a one eyed old codger who cornered people with his war stories, rather than still being a force at a university to deal with, as his father was at his age, still viable, still participating. Speaking for myself, I understood the meaning of the patch over the eye as Lucas' salute to his favorite director, John Ford, but I didn't like seeing Indy disfigured that way, as we had seen him dodge bullets, rolling boulders, arrows, etc, and pretty much walked away unscathed. A little worse for wear, but still standing tall. To see him with such a brutal injury did not sit well with me, and didn't add ANYTHING to the characterization for my part. I did not miss him when they pulled his bookends off of the YIJC series. Regards. Michaelson

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