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alizadivine · 03-14-2005, 12:52 AM

I don't know if this has been brought up before (and it probably has) but did anyone else notice that Jenilee Harrison's acting seems rather fake? Compared to the acting skills of Joyce and John's, hers seems like she was trying too hard. Maybe Joyce and John were just so comfortable with their characters that they didn't need to put in a lot of effort to make the character seem real. But in Jenilee's case, I think she over did it.

TVFactFan · 03-14-2005, 01:03 AM

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Originally Posted by alizadivine

I don't know if this has been brought up before (and it probably has) but did anyone else notice that Jenilee Harrison's acting seems rather fake? Compared to the acting skills of Joyce and John's, hers seems like she was trying too hard. Maybe Joyce and John were just so comfortable with their characters that they didn't need to put in a lot of effort to make the character seem real. But in Jenilee's case, I think she over did it.

Yeah that was obvious in several episodes.

I Love John Ritter · 03-14-2005, 01:04 AM

She was a Rams Cheerleader, so she didn't have much experience in the acting department. I didn't think her acting was bad, but I thought it was okay. It was nothing compared to John and Joyce's though.

Mr. Television · 03-14-2005, 01:07 AM

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Originally Posted by I Love John Ritter

She was a Rams Cheerleader, so she didn't have much experience in the acting department. I didn't think her acting was bad, but I thought it was okay. It was nothing compared to John and Joyce's though.

Exactly. You can't compare them equally. I think she did fine for what she was asked to do.

Number 9 Dream · 03-14-2005, 01:10 AM

Also, wasn't Jenilee 21 at the time of the show?

Terri Cardellini · 03-14-2005, 01:10 AM

Ya you have to keep in mind that the writers and producers were still trying to recover from the SS catastrophe and Janilee just came out of no where with nothing, so I think she didn't pretty good for what her background was

Janet Tripper · 03-14-2005, 01:12 AM

I liked JH! she was kinda funny! I think her smile was kinda funny and looked overdone but other then that like eveyone says she didn't have the experiance as the other characters or the time to adjust to her character and get comfty w/it!

I Love John Ritter · 03-14-2005, 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Janet Tripper

I liked JH! she was kinda funny! I think her smile was kinda funny and looked overdone but other then that like eveyone says she didn't have the experiance as the other characters or the time to adjust to her character and get comfty w/it!

I liked it when she made her eyes really big LOL like she did in "Double Trouble" when she heard her voice on the tape recorder from the living room in Jack's room.

Janet Tripper · 03-14-2005, 01:24 AM

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I liked it when she made her eyes really big LOL like she did in "Double Trouble" when she heard her voice on the tape recorder from the living room in Jack's room.

LOL! That always makes me laugh! I am like omg have u done that and looked in the mirror! LOL! But she did a good job at doing what she was getting paid for...making us laugh...some way or the other! I think her timing w/John was great too! Better then w/any of the other blonds! I think its b/c of her cheer leading experiance!

I Love John Ritter · 03-14-2005, 01:27 AM

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LOL! That always makes me laugh! I am like omg have u done that and looked in the mirror! LOL! But she did a good job at doing what she was getting paid for...making us laugh...some way or the other! I think her timing w/John was great too! Better then w/any of the other blonds! I think its b/c of her cheer leading experiance!

I thought she was funny when she was constantly hitting poor Jack

Vegas Girl · 03-14-2005, 07:22 AM

I think she started out looking a little stiff and unnatural, but seemed to relax and get better as the episodes went along.

Frischman_Fan · 03-14-2005, 12:42 PM

Jenilee was cute in her own way. She wasn't like John or Joyce but then again you shouldn't really compare them. She was very funny and that's what the show needed....comedy. It still amazes me how great she did in spite of all that was going on in the set [with Somers] and the fact that she didn't really have much experience. She did great and was very funny. I liked her alot!! I'm sure the constant abuse Jack took from her made the show funnier imo!!

Chain Gang Member · 03-14-2005, 01:08 PM

My fav. episode with Cindy was And Baby Makes Four

Terri Cardellini · 03-14-2005, 04:06 PM

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I thought she was funny when she was constantly hitting poor Jack

I loved how she was always hurting him, that made me laugh every time

My favorite Jack/Cindy moment was when she hit him in the head with a tennis racket, it was timed sooo perfectly, and John's expression was hilarious

brasspounder · 03-14-2005, 11:26 PM

Well, her acting talent was good enough to get a recurring role as Jaime Ewing in "Dallas" between 1984 and 1987.

03-14-2005, 12:52 AM	#1
alizadivine Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 18, 2005 Posts: 32	Jenilee's acting I don't know if this has been brought up before (and it probably has) but did anyone else notice that Jenilee Harrison's acting seems rather fake? Compared to the acting skills of Joyce and John's, hers seems like she was trying too hard. Maybe Joyce and John were just so comfortable with their characters that they didn't need to put in a lot of effort to make the character seem real. But in Jenilee's case, I think she over did it.

03-14-2005, 01:04 AM	#3
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03-14-2005, 01:12 AM	#7
Janet Tripper Mr. & Mrs. Tripper<3 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 03, 2003 Location: Next door to Mr. and Mrs. Tripper <3 Posts: 2,530	I liked JH! she was kinda funny! I think her smile was kinda funny and looked overdone but other then that like eveyone says she didn't have the experiance as the other characters or the time to adjust to her character and get comfty w/it!
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03-14-2005, 07:22 AM	#11
Vegas Girl Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 10, 2003 Posts: 1,339	I think she started out looking a little stiff and unnatural, but seemed to relax and get better as the episodes went along.

03-14-2005, 12:42 PM	#12
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