Paul Mescal reveals ...

AllForIt · 27-07-2020 4:22pm #1

...something new every few days.

https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2020/0727/1155675-paul-mescals-reveals-nerves-after-normal-people/

I'm sick of seeing his face to be quite frank. I didn't even watch NP but at this rate I feel like I'm living a portion of my life as his.

Danial Day Lewis never got this much media attention and I'm sorry but from the clips I've seen I don't see any Oscar nominations coming any times soon.

He's no Brad Pitt either, I mean he might get a a degree of attention in Coppers but in the grand scheme of things - slightly above average.

Fair play to him for his 'making it' an all, but jezz, we'll be reading how often he goes to the bathroom per day if this level of media attention doesn't abate.

El_Duderino 09 · 27-07-2020 4:34pm

AllForIt wrote: »

...something new every few days.

https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2020/0727/1155675-paul-mescals-reveals-nerves-after-normal-people/

I'm sick of seeing his face to be quite frank. I didn't even watch NP but at this rate I feel like I'm living a portion of my life as his.

Danial Day Lewis never got this much media attention and I'm sorry but from the clips I've seen I don't see any Oscar nominations coming any times soon.

He's no Brad Pitt either, I mean he might get a a degree of attention in Coppers but in the grand scheme of things - slightly above average.

Fair play to him for his 'making it' an all, but jezz, we'll be reading how often he goes to the bathroom per day if this level of media attention doesn't abate.

I liked Normal People and I just wouldn't click on any of that stuff. I can't imagine being cross about it though.

I see an odd headline on RTE news but nobody has tried to make me click on it. Fair play to the actors if they can get clicks from people like yourself, OP.

Purple Mountain · 27-07-2020 4:36pm

Irish begrudgery.

freshpopcorn · 27-07-2020 4:37pm

It aired on TV when there wasn't much else going on.
No Love Island, no films, music,etc really been released.
So, it was one of these things that was going to attract a bit of attetion.

McGinniesta · 27-07-2020 4:39pm

freshpopcorn wrote: »

It aired on TV when there wasn't much else going on.
No Love Island, no films, music,etc really been released.
So, it was one of these things that was going to attract a bit of attetion.

was there loads of diddies in it?

freshpopcorn · 27-07-2020 4:42pm

McGinniesta wrote: »

was there loads of diddies in it?

A few!

KungPao · 27-07-2020 4:43pm

freshpopcorn wrote: »

A few!

That chick from Total Recall was in it? I’m a fan of her work.

odyssey06 · 27-07-2020 4:44pm

The guy has a new show to plug.

It's not his fault the RTE 'journalist' went with that headline.
Probably cos Normal People aired on RTE and this new show is on VM1.

I think a lot of articles about Daniel Day Lewis back in the day had headlines about his Irish roots, when I'm sure he'd have rather talked about how he learned to fire a musket for his role in Last of the Mohicans.

ClydeTallyBump · 27-07-2020 4:49pm

At least he is an 'actor'. I'd rather see his face everywhere than some influencer or reality tv person.

topper75 · 27-07-2020 5:12pm

McGinniesta wrote: »

was there loads of diddies in it?

One pair, but only about 2/3 the size of my moobs, if that does it for you.

I need to cut back on the snacks.

Sky King · 27-07-2020 5:14pm

AllForIt wrote: »

Danial Day Lewis never got this much media attention and I'm sorry but from the clips I've seen I don't see any Oscar nominations coming any times soon.
He's no Brad Pitt either

Would you say he's a.....

....normal person?

JP Liz V1 · 27-07-2020 5:14pm

He'll get the rides for his sausage

Purple Mountain · 27-07-2020 5:36pm

ClydeTallyBump wrote: »

At least he is an 'actor'. I'd rather see his face everywhere than some influencer or reality tv person.

A fine damn good actor.
A welcome break from interviews with Love Islands wannabes.

Larbre34 · 27-07-2020 5:44pm

I've known him since he was baby as I know his Mam since we too were babies and although I'm biased I'd say ye haven't seen 20% of his talent yet.

Lovely lad too, as down to earth as they come, good company, very self deprecating and very charming. I'm delighted to see things going so well for him tbh.

27-07-2020 5:47pm

Purple Mountain wrote: »

A fine damn good actor.
A welcome break from interviews with Love Islands wannabes.

or press releases/articles on Amy Huberman caught going for a slash in Dundrum Shopping Centre or Vogue Williams opinions on Quantum Physics

Beechwoodspark · 27-07-2020 5:48pm

freshpopcorn wrote: »

It aired on TV when there wasn't much else going on.
No Love Island, no films, music,etc really been released.
So, it was one of these things that was going to attract a bit of attetion.

Also RTÉ hyped the bejasus out of it for weeks on end

Bullocks · 27-07-2020 5:49pm

He revealed his mickey anyhow fair play to him

Beechwoodspark · 27-07-2020 5:52pm

Yes. He got the flute out

On that, In spar a few weeks ago I overheard a formerly well known and longstanding ac-tor (rough magic /abbey and various small roles in likes or fair city and crime line reconstructions) refer to him in a snobby d4 voice as “one step above Pornhub for god sake”

I think there’s a lot of jealousy and bitchiness in the Irish acting scene

AllForIt · 27-07-2020 8:01pm

Larbre34 wrote: »

I've known him since he was baby as I know his Mam since we too were babies and although I'm biased I'd say ye haven't seen 20% of his talent yet.

Lovely lad too, as down to earth as they come, good company, very self deprecating and very charming. I'm delighted to see things going so well for him tbh.

We all know him as well as you do now :pac:

AllForIt · 27-07-2020 8:11pm

odyssey06 wrote: »

The guy has a new show to plug.

It's not his fault the RTE 'journalist' went with that headline.
Probably cos Normal People aired on RTE and this new show is on VM1.

I think a lot of articles about Daniel Day Lewis back in the day had headlines about his Irish roots, when I'm sure he'd have rather talked about how he learned to fire a musket for his role in Last of the Mohicans.

I should have explicitly said it was the media I was having a go at, I just thought that was obvs. I did say fair play to him for making it to be fair.

And i'm sure he is, and has, a lovely lad.

Larbre34 · 27-07-2020 9:16pm

AllForIt wrote: »

We all know him as well as you do now :pac:

Well indeed. That was a weird night.

razorblunt · 27-07-2020 9:31pm

I think he’s a sound enough old fella but he would definitely need to watch for the over exposure.

27-07-2020 9:36pm

OP acting is hardly a stable career, who knows how long this wave will last for him? You're hardly saying he should be turning down publicity interviews? Just let him enjoy it.

As someone else said, which is a good point, at least acting is a trade. He's not some unemployable content creator lying to people about paid advertisements.

As for Normal People, it was a good programme alright but the soundtrack was mg favourite part. Very moody and contemplative, whoever was responsible for that did a brilliant job.

.anon. · 27-07-2020 10:22pm

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Also RTÉ hyped the bejasus out of it for weeks on end

One of the few shows that (in no small part due to RTE having nothing to do with its production) deserved the hype.

JP Liz V1 · 28-07-2020 5:16pm

He just scored an Emmy nomination for Normal People

murpho999 · 28-07-2020 5:28pm

freshpopcorn wrote: »

It aired on TV when there wasn't much else going on.
No Love Island, no films, music,etc really been released.
So, it was one of these things that was going to attract a bit of attetion.

In fairness it's not the reason it got so much attention.

It was because of the quality of the show and its popularity,

Now nominated for deserved Emmys.

murpho999 · 28-07-2020 5:29pm

.anon. wrote: »

One of the few shows that (in no small part due to RTE having nothing to do with its production) deserved the hype.

RTE only advertised it here and is not responsible for the show's worldwide success.

AllForIt · 28-07-2020 5:53pm

murpho999 wrote: »

Now nominated for deserved Emmys.

oh god, I timed this thread really badly.

murpho999 · 28-07-2020 6:05pm

AllForIt wrote: »

oh god, I timed this thread really badly.

Yes but don't get how you say you're sick of him but look up articles about them and post here.

freshpopcorn · 28-07-2020 6:22pm

murpho999 wrote: »

In fairness it's not the reason it got so much attention.

It was because if the quality of the show and its popularity,

Now nominated for deserved Emmys.

It was a good enough program.

if we had a series of Love Island this year he'd be mentioned very little on Instrgram and other social media sites now in my opinion now.
Whilst the program would still get nominated for awards.
So, I'll stick to my opinion.

Junkyard Tom · 28-07-2020 6:39pm

It's PC gone mad... or it might be cultural marxism.. I don't like it anyway.

28-07-2020 7:20pm

Haley Fit Ginseng wrote: »

or press releases/articles on Amy Huberman caught going for a slash in Dundrum Shopping Centre or Vogue Williams opinions on Quantum Physics

Jeez I must have missed those

StupidLikeAFox · 28-07-2020 7:26pm

His career peaked in the Bali......haunis ad tbh

odyssey06 · 28-07-2020 7:28pm

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

He just scored an Emmy nomination for Normal People

Remarkable to be nominated for your first leading role (?) when you look at the other nominees - Hugh Jackman, Jeremy Irons, Mark Ruffalo and Jeremy Pope (Tony nominee and Broadway star).

Basq · 28-07-2020 7:30pm

odyssey06 wrote: »

Remarkable to be nominated for your first leading role (?) when you look at the other nominees - Hugh Jackman, Jeremy Irons, Mark Ruffalo and Jeremy Pope (Tony nominee and Broadway star).

Ruffalo has it in the bag though..

tupenny · 28-07-2020 8:02pm

Great to see a normal lad doing well. Pun actually wasn't intended.. but I didn't get the hype of the show. It was nothing special imo

AllForIt · 28-07-2020 8:32pm

murpho999 wrote: »

Yes but don't get how you say you're sick of him but look up articles about them and post here.

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murpho999 · 28-07-2020 9:37pm

freshpopcorn wrote: »

It was a good enough program.

if we had a series of Love Island this year he'd be mentioned very little on Instrgram and other social media sites now in my opinion now.
Whilst the program would still get nominated for awards.
So, I'll stick to my opinion.

Wasn't there a Love Island series earlier in the year that flopped?

I also think they appeal to very different audiences.

MrMusician18 · 28-07-2020 9:43pm

RTE have gone way overboard on plugging this show at every opportunity.

For a couple of weeks there seemed to be a new non story about the cast on a daily or near daily basis.

Beechwoodspark · 28-07-2020 9:45pm

MrMusician18 wrote: »

RTE have gone way overboard on plugging this show at every opportunity.

For a couple of weeks there seemed to be a new non story about the cast on a daily or near daily basis.

Yep and completely unnecessary.

It turned off huge audiences

Total overkill

Beechwoodspark · 28-07-2020 9:46pm

tupenny wrote: »

Great to see a normal lad doing well. Pun actually wasn't intended.. but I didn't get the hype of the show. It was nothing special imo

The show was hyped to astronomical levels even though it was v v boring

Rothko · 28-07-2020 9:52pm

MrMusician18 wrote: »

RTE have gone way overboard on plugging this show at every opportunity.

For a couple of weeks there seemed to be a new non story about the cast on a daily or near daily basis.

RTE always do that with a new show. Just look at how they relentlessly promoted Love/Hate.

JasonStatham · 28-07-2020 9:54pm

AllForIt wrote: »

...something new every few days.

https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2020/0727/1155675-paul-mescals-reveals-nerves-after-normal-people/

I'm sick of seeing his face to be quite frank. I didn't even watch NP but at this rate I feel like I'm living a portion of my life as his.

Danial Day Lewis never got this much media attention and I'm sorry but from the clips I've seen I don't see any Oscar nominations coming any times soon.

He's no Brad Pitt either, I mean he might get a a degree of attention in Coppers but in the grand scheme of things - slightly above average.

Fair play to him for his 'making it' an all, but jezz, we'll be reading how often he goes to the bathroom per day if this level of media attention doesn't abate.

Mr Data...engage..."begrudge mode"

odyssey06 · 28-07-2020 9:58pm

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

The show was hyped to astronomical levels even though it was v v boring

It seems to divide opinion.

I thought in parts it was brilliant. More like a novel in how it put you in the shoes of the characters. The episode in the Italian villa could have been a movie in itself.

There were some glowing unprompted positive reviews in the UK Sunday Times readers section. Not just teenagers. People who said it reminded them of being an undergrad in the early 60s.

odyssey06 · 28-07-2020 10:16pm

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Most ppl I talked to found it boring and shallow and not worth watching

I dont think it was shallow at all.
It looked like that on the surface with the two attractive leads getting their kit off but there were depths of emotion there most TV shows dont even know exist.

NIMAN · 28-07-2020 10:36pm

If he keeps Kathryn Thomas, Lottie Ryan, Vogue etc out of the media for a while, I say good on him.

castletownman · 28-07-2020 10:42pm

Whatever about getting out there in the media, the amount of articles (geared towards women) saying how much of a ride he and his character is (and the almost fetish fascination with his chain) bordered on creepy. You just know if there was half as many pieces on how hot Daisy Edgar Jones is, it would be called out as misogynist.

Then again, it brings to mind the fact that it wasn't men that made Magic Mike so popular. Or Fifty Shades. It isn't males screaming from the top of their lungs whenever <INSERT NEW YOUNG MALE SINGER/BOYBAND> enters on stage either.

Women are, by and large, far more openly pervy than men

ziedth · 28-07-2020 11:47pm

AllForIt wrote: »

...something new every few days.

https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2020/0727/1155675-paul-mescals-reveals-nerves-after-normal-people/

Danial Day Lewis never got this much media attention and I'm sorry but from the clips I've seen I don't see any Oscar nominations coming any times soon.

Funnily enough given the right project i think he well has it in him....... One particular scene in Normal People was as good acting as I have seen this year

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts · 29-07-2020 2:42am

AllForIt wrote: »

...something new every few days.

https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2020/0727/1155675-paul-mescals-reveals-nerves-after-normal-people/

I'm sick of seeing his face to be quite frank. I didn't even watch NP but at this rate I feel like I'm living a portion of my life as his.

Danial Day Lewis never got this much media attention and I'm sorry but from the clips I've seen I don't see any Oscar nominations coming any times soon.

He's no Brad Pitt either, I mean he might get a a degree of attention in Coppers but in the grand scheme of things - slightly above average.

Fair play to him for his 'making it' an all, but jezz, we'll be reading how often he goes to the bathroom per day if this level of media attention doesn't abate.

Of my female friends, the Irish women are all like “Meh, he’s grand” and the non-Irish women are like “Schwing!”. They think he’s gorgeous whereas I feel like I’ve seen plenty of Mescals in my life.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts · 29-07-2020 2:54am

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

OP acting is hardly a stable career, who knows how long this wave will last for him? You're hardly saying he should be turning down publicity interviews? Just let him enjoy it.

Overexposure can be a career-killer for an actor though. If too visible, it’s harder to disappear into roles. I know I get distracted when I see an overexposed actor in something. Thoughts of all those pap shots/that ad they’re in/whatever pop into my head. So it can feed the instability of the profession. It’s a fine balance.

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Yes. He got the flute out

On that, In spar a few weeks ago I overheard a formerly well known and longstanding ac-tor (rough magic /abbey and various small roles in likes or fair city and crime line reconstructions) refer to him in a snobby d4 voice as “one step above Pornhub for god sake”

I think there’s a lot of jealousy and bitchiness in the Irish acting scene

I would well believe it.

JP Liz V1 · 29-07-2020 8:35pm

He is Irish just reminding the Brits

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