Patrick Dempsey and Chyler Leigh in Grey's Anatomy by Scott Garfield/ABC
I know, I know — it was just one scene. But as those who read Ask Ausiello know, Chyler Leigh — aka the "forward" young woman who cozied up to Patrick Dempsey's Derek at the end of last week's Grey's Anatomy — is likely a keeper, and that gives this fan of ABC's top drama a new hope.See, "dark and twisty" Meredith is not working for me. Of course, I am the same guy who took the character to task for not being serious about her work, her supposed career, but what Grey's has been attempting via Mer's own near-death experience and the actual passing of her mother and stepmother isn't solving the problem. Sure, it's giving Ellen Pompeo some "meat" to chew on — assuredly a welcome respite from the "I don't snore" silliness — but it doesn't make an especially enjoyable character to watch. When you're not entirely aghast that your protagonist just got wailed on by her drunken dad, something is wrong.Enter "forward" gal. Her and Derek's meeting was likely meant to e...
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Cutting remarks: Zorro's Williams
Question: I was a fan of Lost in Space, but was an even bigger fan of Zorro, who was played by LiS's Guy Williams. One thing I always wondered, though. Since he had a mask on, was that really him with the sword?
Answer: That it was, Jeff. Matter of fact, the only reason Williams, whose acting résumé was pretty much nonexistent up to that point, got the role was that he was mighty handy with a blade. It seems Williams, born Armando Catalano in New York City, was the only one to audition who could actually fence. His father, a skilled fencer in his native Italy, taught his son to handle a sword, but neither of them dreamed how valuable a skill it would prove to be after Williams became a contract player at Universal in the early '50s.
"I used to play anonymous men leaning in doorways with cigarettes dangling fr
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