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James · 03-18-2003, 03:33 PM

I have read in some accounts that Tina Louise did not care for the show, kind of like Robert Reed did Sherwood Schwartz's other work, The Brady Bunch. How come?

carlupq · 03-18-2003, 03:48 PM

She has said in several interviews that what they did on Gilligan's Island "was not acting - not the way I was taught acting". I believe the first major announcement like this was in an interview with TV Guide while the show was in its first or second year.

She went to some prestigous acting schools which would likely have frowned upon these types of shows and thought better of such things as Broadway plays, etc.

iDOhavealife · 03-18-2003, 04:48 PM

She also came to the show thinking she was going to be the star. Playing a character named "Ginger" on "Gilligan's Island" and having 5th billing, I don't know how she thought this, but apparently she did.

Personally, I think her blatant bitterness and hatred of the show have only made her look bad. Everyone in GI ended up being typecast, and they learned to live with it, even embrace it.

James · 03-19-2003, 02:17 AM

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Originally posted by carlupq
She has said in several interviews that what they did on Gilligan's Island "was not acting - not the way I was taught acting".

That sounds just like Robert Reed thought of The Brady Bunch! It, particularly being a Shakespearean actor, took me a while to understand, but I came up with the following analogy:

Shakespearean actor : calculus
Comedic actor (like on TBB or GI) : general math

(I don't mean to insult TBB or GI, but I know calculus has a greater degree of difficulty than general math! My take is that Tina and Robert didn't care for their roles just like a rocket scientist wouldn't care for a job only requiring general math skills as opposed to calculus.)

tesiay · 03-19-2003, 05:11 AM

I believe Tina has mellowed somewhat now that her daughter is a fan of the show.

iDOhavealife · 03-19-2003, 09:09 AM

But what people may not realize is that Bob Denver is an extraordinarily smart, well-read man. While he's not Shakespearean-trained, he did do Shakespeare in college. And he almost became an attorney. But he loved doing GI. He just likes that sort of broad comedy. And Dawn Wells was once thought to be "too smart" to play Mary Ann--she was planning to enter the field of medicine and had trained to be a ballerina (a bad knee stopped this), but she decided to go into acting. So I don't think intelligence is necessarily the issue here--I think it just boils down to attitude.

iDOhavealife · 03-19-2003, 10:58 AM

Tina's daughter is a fan of the show?

Oh, I bet Tina's sooo thrilled....

Julie the GI girl · 03-19-2003, 04:18 PM

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Originally posted by iDOhavealife
Tina's daughter is a fan of the show?

Oh, I bet Tina's sooo thrilled....

LOL!!!! my thoughts exactly!

03-18-2003, 03:33 PM	#1
James Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 07, 2001 Location: Dayton, Ohio, USA Posts: 6,370	Tina Louise I have read in some accounts that Tina Louise did not care for the show, kind of like Robert Reed did Sherwood Schwartz's other work, The Brady Bunch. How come?

03-19-2003, 09:09 AM	#6
iDOhavealife "Let It Be" Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 24, 2003 Location: Sitting here in Blue Jay Way Posts: 195	But what people may not realize is that Bob Denver is an extraordinarily smart, well-read man. While he's not Shakespearean-trained, he did do Shakespeare in college. And he almost became an attorney. But he loved doing GI. He just likes that sort of broad comedy. And Dawn Wells was once thought to be "too smart" to play Mary Ann--she was planning to enter the field of medicine and had trained to be a ballerina (a bad knee stopped this), but she decided to go into acting. So I don't think intelligence is necessarily the issue here--I think it just boils down to attitude.
	Last edited by iDOhavealife; 03-19-2003 at 10:59 AM.

03-18-2003, 03:48 PM	#2
carlupq Member Forum Hawk Join Date: Mar 18, 2003 Posts: 4	She has said in several interviews that what they did on Gilligan's Island "was not acting - not the way I was taught acting". I believe the first major announcement like this was in an interview with TV Guide while the show was in its first or second year. She went to some prestigous acting schools which would likely have frowned upon these types of shows and thought better of such things as Broadway plays, etc.

03-18-2003, 04:48 PM	#3
iDOhavealife "Let It Be" Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 24, 2003 Location: Sitting here in Blue Jay Way Posts: 195	She also came to the show thinking she was going to be the star. Playing a character named "Ginger" on "Gilligan's Island" and having 5th billing, I don't know how she thought this, but apparently she did. Personally, I think her blatant bitterness and hatred of the show have only made her look bad. Everyone in GI ended up being typecast, and they learned to live with it, even embrace it.

03-19-2003, 05:11 AM	#5
tesiay Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 18, 2003 Location: canada Posts: 71	I believe Tina has mellowed somewhat now that her daughter is a fan of the show.

03-19-2003, 10:58 AM	#7
iDOhavealife "Let It Be" Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 24, 2003 Location: Sitting here in Blue Jay Way Posts: 195	Tina's daughter is a fan of the show? Oh, I bet Tina's sooo thrilled....