Charisma Carpenter - They Said #1: Because there's nothing but good things to say about her

shutterbug579 · 07-05-2008, 02:34 PM

The point of this thread is to gather together all the things that have been said about Charisma over the years. Here are the two quotes that inspired the idea.

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Whenever you have some outside source affecting someone on the set, it’s going to have some sort of outcome that’s going to be different, but she was a great sport and would suck up the pain even though you could see that she was in it. She didn’t like really wearing her shoes to set, which I understand because I have sisters and [pregnant women’s] feet get so swollen.

I guess the only technical thing that came up was during our love scene. I was terrified because they were like, “Well you’re going to be on top,” and I was like, “Oh my God, she’s four months pregnant and I’m laying on top of this woman.” So I was hovering about two and a half feet over Charisma throughout the sex scene, just to make double sure that I wouldn’t harm her or her child.

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AM: How much of a practical change did it make you on set?
VK: Not a lot. There are much worse issues than people being pregnant, unfortunately, in this industry. I’ve worked with actors with much bigger problems than that. You had to be sensitive about some things. I’m a smoker so I would have to go back to my trailer to smoke. We had to try to work around [Charisma]. Sometimes we had to shoot her out fast, but not a lot. Actually she had an abundance of energy for a working, pregnant lady who, right in the heart of her pregnancy, they put her in so much. I was so surprised. But it worked, and I think she did well with it. But to me it didn’t really change anything.

**Fearlessღ** · 07-05-2008, 09:27 PM

It's open!

shutterbug579 · 07-05-2008, 09:33 PM

I didn't know what to put before the title you came up with so I hope this is okay. We could start a She Said thread too with quotes from Charisma.

shutterbug579 · 07-09-2008, 11:16 AM

Another quote for the collection

At 100 (episodes), Angel bites into a new future while remembering the past

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Talk about working with Charisma again.
Marsters: She's wonderful, man. She's wonderful. I was supposed to be the new Cordelia on Buffy, and it didn't really work out that well, because I was a vampire, and I kept lighting on fire when I tried to get into the house. So, yeah, watching Cordy, watching Charisma at work, is like, "Oh, that's what they wanted. The master's at work. I see." She's fabulous. She looks great. ... She kicks butt with a sword, too. That was this morning.

**Fearlessღ** · 07-09-2008, 01:49 PM

James always has the best things to say about people.

andbreatheme · 07-09-2008, 03:19 PM

One from Joss on Charisma & David's s3 sex scene (Season 3 DVD commentary on Waiting In The Wings)

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"This was, you know, this was an intense day. You know, because there was a lot with the smoochies and with the undressing, and you know, David really went out of his way to make Charisma as comfortable as possible because this isn't something she'd actually done a lot of on my shows. And the two of them were, you know, they handled the whole thing very delicately. We had this beautiful little four walled set, and we kept people out of it and let them do their thing. And they were, well kinda electrifying. "

Damn right they were electrifying Joss!

shutterbug579 · 07-10-2008, 02:26 PM

They definitely sizzled

Here's one from the author of See Jane Date.

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I love that you take writing for teens seriously, instead of seeing it as a quick way to turn a buck. But I'm not surprised - I loved SEE JANE DATE, too, which was turned into an ABC Family Movie starring Charisma Carpenter of BUFFY fame. Tell us about the experience of seeing your words translated to TV.

I loved, loved, loved the TV movie. The script and direction captured the spirit of the book. I really felt that was my Jane up there on the small screen. Charisma Carpenter was a perfect Jane, and the movie was so adorably cast. Antonio Sabato Jr., who I think is one of the hottest men alive, was the love interest. From start to finish, everything to do with the movie was a highlight of my life. So unexpected that my book would be turned into a movie!

niniandcat · 07-11-2008, 02:07 AM

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Originally Posted by BrendaSaysHi (View Post)

It's open!

nice link ,Thank you

**Fearlessღ** · 07-14-2008, 05:12 AM

"Electrifying" Joss, have you ever reflected on your words much?

shutterbug579 · 07-14-2008, 03:27 PM

Didn't he claim that they didn't follow through on the C/A romance because the chemistry wasn't there?

andbreatheme · 07-14-2008, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by shutterbug579 (View Post)

Didn't he claim that they didn't follow through on the C/A romance because the chemistry wasn't there?

Did he really? How ridiculous! Maybe he'd forgotten ever recording that commentary

shutterbug579 · 07-17-2008, 01:18 PM

I've always gotten the impression that he just runs off at the mouth while he watches the episode. In one of the commentaries he even says that Charisma looks like a cartoon character.

andbreatheme · 07-17-2008, 03:41 PM

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In one of the commentaries he even says that Charisma looks like a cartoon character.

Nice, Joss!

I thought this was pretty sweet:

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Charisma "No Words to Describe Her Inner and Outer Beauty" Carpenter

From Matt Mitovich, here. How very true, Matt!

shutterbug579 · 07-18-2008, 10:33 AM

They really seem to love her at TV Guide. I stumbled across Matt Roush's review of "You're Welcome" the other day. I bolded my favorite parts.

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Leave it to Angel's longtime missing-in-action heroine Cordelia Chase to, well, cut to the chase with her old vampire boss. "Spike's a hero, and you're CEO of Hell, Inc. What frickin' bizarro world did I wake up in?"

As Angel fans know, and have been anticipating for months, Cordelia emerges from her mystical coma just in time to rejoin her hero buddies for the WB series' landmark 100th episode (Feb. 4, 9 pm/ET). This episode, written and directed by David Fury, is titled "You're Welcome" — the meaning of which becomes unforgettably clear in the show's final moments. It's an homage to Cordelia, a tribute to the wonderfully witty performance by the much-missed Charisma Carpenter, and a reminder of the show's overriding themes of redemption, sacrifice and teamwork. (There's even a poignant nod to Doyle, Angel's ill-fated first sidekick, played by the late Glenn Quinn.)

Carpenter is a joy, and her blithe comic delivery brings a renewed vigor to the show and to her co-stars: not just David Boreanaz, either. Watch Wesley (Alexis Denisof) beam — a rare trait for the guy these days — as he watches his snarky associate back in her groove.

Cordy's purpose in returning has everything to do with Angel's disillusionment in his new corporate role. It's not a secret that nearly everyone (including the show's viewers) has had a difficult period of adjustment with Angel & Co. operating from the plush halls of evil law firm Wolfram & Hart. Cordy's startled reaction — "You've made a deal with the devil" — reminds us what a risky gambit this was.

And Cordy is so not impressed with Eve (join the club). Confronted with this devious liaison to the Senior Partners, Cordy snipes, "And I thought Darla was rock bottom," in one of several peerless disses.

I loved last week's episode, which involved a visit by Buffy's fey villain-turned-hero Andrew (Tom Lenk), who brought news of old friends along with a mandate to retrieve a renegade psycho-slayer. But this episode is better, richer, packing an emotional wallop as it honors Cordelia, a female hero who evolved from spoiled brat to one of the best, most loyal and brave friends a vampire champion could ever hope to know.

andbreatheme · 07-18-2008, 10:57 AM

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Cordelia, a female hero who evolved from spoiled brat to one of the best, most loyal and brave friends a vampire champion could ever hope to know.

Aww, that's the nicest thing I've ever seen in print about Cordelia Chase, well, that didn't come from one of the fans