Showmanship
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Last published Wed, Oct 10, 2018
When you get yourself a role, with a very successful T.V show. So successful that it moved from Netflix to an Oscar in at least three weeks. A person is very carful with a leading role in a show like that. They usually don't fall in love with one of the other cast members.
But that seemed to be his place on set.
He couldn't be Dorothy. The spontaneous lead who swore her only talent was singing, even though she can do about anything, but whistling.
He couldn't be Carol. To smart to see Dorothy's antics as anything but annoying.
He couldn't be Kendal, who was just to oblivious to see anything. He was even to oblivious to see his failing dancing career.
He couldn't be Lucy, who was so self-destructive that she would blow up any minute.
He could only be James, himself. To caught in a history of failed life lessons and a family of one to many people.
And if you can only be yourself, how are you supposed to act?
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