December 17th 2007 11:12 am
Stephen Fry Appreciation Monday - Bones
Dear faithful readers happy Stephen Fry Appreciation Monday!
I will have to begin with an explanation. I only watch Bones sporadically. That is why I have completely missed Mr. Fry’s appearance on the show. I know, shame on me.
Mr. Fry is making an appearance in season 2 and the episodes are 13, 14 and 17. He plays the character of psychiatrist dr. Gordon Wyatt. All I can say is what a delightful performance. I know that might sound terribly condescending however it made me want to pinch those cheeks into oblivion. In my defense I will say that Mr. Fry unleashes some unseemly urges that are not befitting a snarky cow, but I have decided it is easier to just give in.
What I particularly liked about the show are 2 things:
a) the writers have actually let him talk in an English accent.
I do not know about you but for me Mr. Fry without the English accent would be like chocolate chip cookie without the chocolate chips – the essential ingredient would be missing.
And while I do not doubt Mr. Fry’s acting abilities for one second, I much prefer it this way. Then again I always had a bit of thing for men with accents which led me into all sorts of silly shenanigans last of which was 5 Scottish blokes in a Dublin pub taking their shirts off because I asked them to. Ahem, see what I mean?
b) the character is quintessential Fry
Honestly from the beginning to the end, its Mr. Fry we know and love. I’m glad that rather then trying to fit him into some preconceived mold and character befitting a popular American TV show (which lets face it they could have easily done) he gets to play a character that is well… so him. And how refreshing it is to see that in an American show. A chap that will make you tea, call you a silly sausage as a term of endearment and then give you a mini lecture on where do words come from or how to pimp your browser (yup thats the word he used).
So all in all, I have thoroughly enjoyed Mr. Fry in Bones. Now what I would simply love to see is him making an appearance on House. That would be such a treat, although if history is anything to go by I say no punching Mr. Laurie - I have grown quite fond of him too.
2 Comments »
Hannah-Mae on 18 Dec 2007 at 1:05 pm #
Oh no, I vote he DOES punch Hugh Laurie! It’d be brilliant. And then we fans from back in the day can snigger smugly to ourselves at the classic ABOFAL reference, whilst everyone else wonders why that random British guy who they vaguely recognise from V for Vendetta is physically assaulting their favourite doctor…
bertas on 19 Dec 2007 at 12:24 am #
You do have a point, but oh that lovely face…
It was kind of easier to bare when Mr. Laurie has dufus face on, hell I would have slapped him myself if I had a chance 
Also what with the cane and all, he is not supposed to bounce back as easily as he used to… and you have to agree that was half the fun