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TV Show: AHS: Roanoke | Paleyfest Panel: 3/26 | Season 7: 2017
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BASED on experience in seeing her, that is something I would not be surprised by seeing. I am not saying that we are definitely going to get that from her. I'm not saying I expect her to be bad. I do question her acting since she doesn't have much experience, and since she often relies on dramatics, it would not be a surprise if she becomes a large ham and overacts.
HOWEVER, she could be fantastic. Her acting skills are an enigma popstar.
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We've literally only seen Gaga acting in things that are purposely overacted and overly camp. I don't know why anyone is judging how she will be on the show based on her music video acting
I have faith she will be good (and will put in the effort to be her very best like she did with the Oscars). Ryan Murphy and AHS might be a mess lately, but the quality of the acting is consistent. If Gaga were actually bad, she'd be stuck with a small recurring role or a guest spot.
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I think she'll be at least decent, if outshined by the veterans. I'll address ham moments on a case-by-case basis.
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in that scene the possessed SME went to the woods took the nun outfit off and seduced and got sex with one of the raspers, SME was able to get out of the possession while doing it and started to cry and screamed in pain and agony the devil took back her body and then she went to rape the monsignor , thats how it was described it got deleted, it was filmed for The Name Game episode
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This supports my theory that the ultimate storyline of American Horror Story is supposed to be about the Devil trying to take over the world.
In Season 1, it turns out that they were trying to give birth to the AntiChrist.
In Season 2, the Devil itself came to earth and took particular interest in Dr. Arden. Why? I always thought it was because it was interested in using the raspers to raise an undead army.
In Season 3, it wasn't really about the Devil but it did explore what Hell was like.
And in Season 4 we got to see a glimpse of Heaven. Both Heaven and Hell are extremely personalized to what the being's soul considers paradise/torture.
and since all seasons are connected, I'm hoping the final season will be about all these separate threads coming together to tell the story about the Devil trying to bring the AntiChrist to earth and bring about the end of the world.
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Well, the acting is consistent in that the young actors suck (save Lily) and the older actors are the show's backbone. Let's hope Gaga becomes BFFs with the legends, as she's prone to doing. Have girls' nights out with Lily.
In seriousness, I'm sure Gaga will take lessons or hire a coach. I have more confidence in her doing well than poorly.
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Vespertine clearly did not read my post. All he saw was "overact".
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Also, just to clarify, training for one performance =/= Training for a season of acting, cuz y'all like to bring that up a lot
I am not insisting she will be bad. But I am not insisting she will be good. I am saying that her acting is questionable because we literally have not seen it, and I am naturally a skeptical person. Don't take anything I'm saying as an attack on Gaga, please, thank you, God bless.
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Well, the acting is consistent in that the young actors suck (save Lily) and the older actors are the show's backbone. Let's hope Gaga becomes BFFs with the legends, as she's prone to doing. Have girls' nights out with Lily.
In seriousness, I'm sure Gaga will take lessons or hire a coach. I have more confidence in her doing well than poorly.
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This. Like, this is a landmark moment in her career. She's not going to want to mess up.
And if we're really going to use her acting from her music videos to base what we thinking her acting will be like, she'll be fine. Telephone had good acting.
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LORD, if this is what it's gonna be like with y'all...
I'm saying, she doesn't have experience, and acting isn't a skill you can just pick up so quickly. If it was, Emma wouldn't have BUTCHERED the already-poorly-written Maggie, and Taissa would have an Emmy.
She could be fantastic, for all we know. I have said that numerous times. But we do not know. It's a risky move on Ryan's part to cast her with such little experience & demonstration. And, before y'all repeat "Well he must have tried her out!!!", there's like an 80% he did not. That's a Ryan problem, not a Gaga problem.
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One performance isn't equivalent to a season of acting, but I'm sure Gaga already knows her character and the basic premise of the season. In a sense, the role is one big performance, and the practice is in becoming the character. It's fine to be skeptical, but allow room for positivity and optimism.
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Gir, even Ryan doesn't know her character.
But anyway, I've been saying this entire time that it's possible for her to be a fantastic actress, or she could fly right under the radar. We just don't know, and it's risky and strange.
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[FONT="Book Antiqua"][SIZE="2"][CENTER]bj;
LORD, if this is what it's gonna be like with y'all...
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you can tell this entire season is going to be filled with delusional monsters living in denial and jumping on everybody's back while actual AHS fans roll their eyes and silently tune out as the ratings fall lower and lower each episode.
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We DO know that Gaga acted in high school, which automatically puts her at Taissa's skill level.
We also know that Gaga learned acting in her one year in university, too. I'm just going to hope the good sis slays, as she mostly does.
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you can tell this entire season is going to be filled with delusional monsters living in denial and jumping on everybody's back while actual AHS fans roll their eyes and silently tune out as the ratings fall lower and lower each episode.
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Originally posted by TheGreatestThing
We DO know that Gaga acted in high school, which automatically puts her at Taissa's skill level.
We also know that Gaga learned acting in her one year in university, too. I'm just going to hope the good sis slays, as she mostly does.
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fdjb;
Gir (pt. 2), she dropped out of Tisch before completing tha year.
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you can tell this entire season is going to be filled with delusional monsters living in denial and jumping on everybody's back while actual AHS fans roll their eyes and silently tune out as the ratings fall lower and lower each episode.
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I assume that the Monsters who care enough to watch the show and comment here are rational enough to call a spade a spade when the time comes. The season will be good, bad or middling, and so will Gaga's acting. Implying that we're delusional and living in denial when all everyone's doing is speculating is ridiculous.
Also, you can stop with that "actual AHS fan" **** when the Monsters regularly commenting here at the moment have seen the entire series.
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fdjb;
Gir (pt. 2), she dropped out of Tisch before completing tha year.
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It was in her sophomore year, IIRC. Three semesters.
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Knot ALL of them, TGT.
But you're the most level-headed Monster I've met to date, other than, like, Meowster, but he's been weird so I'm not sure if he counts.
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Like Elsa (except not condescending), I love all of the Monsters. I also think I've found the perfect avatar to settle on for a while. It's timeless, badass, has Jessica Lange (which is the same as badass) and is versatile for use as a gif in any number of ATRL situations.
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Is every post going to involve Gaga in this thread now.
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Literally all we know is the word "Hotel", and that Lady Gaga is in the main cast. What do you expect?
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