I don't buy drama on CD. If it were a radio play then I'd listen to it on the strength of the trailers/plot/info known about it and NOT on the strength of who was in it. I don't tend to follow actors around like that, it works in the opposite way in as much as if I dislike someone I'll avoid them rather than their presence making the content more marketable to me.
I've noticed he pops up from time to time doing narrations within documentaries - sub-plot stuff, not the main narration - and he does have a rather good villain voice.
I listened to "The Silver Sky" on radio just because it had Paul Darrow in it, but that was a looooong time ago. :)
Almost certainly no, as I rarely listen to CDs these days (the CD part of my music system seems to have broken, and I wasn't using it enough to have bothered to find out about fixing it; I can listen to CDs on my computer, and sometimes do, but they often make buzzing noises, so I've taken to downloading tracks from an Oxfam site to play as and when).
But if I did, it would depend chiefly on the drama, and whether it sounded interesting enough to fork out money for. I chain-listen to Radio Four, so get plenty of free drama that way.
Re Paul: if I thought the drama was simply a vehicle for him, it would put me off. I think he's fine when he's got a strong actor to play against, or a strong director to rein him in, but not when he's allowed to indulge himself.
I can't really remember the scene with the witches I'm afraid. It was all a long time ago! I remember his Macbeth being very one-dimensional, no depth to the character at all, just played as a bastard who wanted to rule. Out of all the productions of that play I've seen (and I've seen many, including numerous amateur ones) it was the least interesting.
I will do him the courtesy of assuming he was having a bad day when I saw him and was usually a bit better!
Rolling all over the floor looking as though they were having sex together.
It was my first time for Macbeth, so I had nothing to judge against. I think the amateur production I saw about a decade later was more enjoyable though (but I had the kids with me, so I was seeing it though their eyes as well)
I saw him play the King five times in Wales. Well,not exactly the King of Scotland ... just the putative King of Rock (Elvis). Darrow was good. I think of him as a good, edgy actor who can be very good with a director who knows him. I don't think he has much depth on his own.
I thought Paul's performance in the Horizon audio tape was enjoyable, but that was a few years ago. I wouldn't buy a CD *just because* Paul was in it, it would have to hold my interest in other areas.
I answered "No" not meaning that I'd specifically avoid it because of his presence; but that I don't really buy CD drama, and I wouldn't be any more likely to because of his presence.
I don't buy any audio only drama, because I've found I have too much trouble concentrating enough on the talk to keep up with what is going on. If I did buy CD Drama, a CD with Paul Darrow would tempt me.
I answered "no" because there wasn't a "maybe" option. I wouldn't buy it just because he was the lead; it would depend on the actual content. When he's good, he's very very good, and when he's bad he's horrid. 8-P
It just comes down to whether the writer was any good. I do not buy anything on the strength of the actor. I am not sure how good an actor Paul Darrow is nowadays, but he was a total ham on B7, well known for his habit of throwing a pose and practicing his fast draw in front of a mirror. [sigh]
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I listened to "The Silver Sky" on radio just because it had Paul Darrow in it, but that was a looooong time ago. :)
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But if I did, it would depend chiefly on the drama, and whether it sounded interesting enough to fork out money for. I chain-listen to Radio Four, so get plenty of free drama that way.
Re Paul: if I thought the drama was simply a vehicle for him, it would put me off. I think he's fine when he's got a strong actor to play against, or a strong director to rein him in, but not when he's allowed to indulge himself.
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I will do him the courtesy of assuming he was having a bad day when I saw him and was usually a bit better!
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It was my first time for Macbeth, so I had nothing to judge against. I think the amateur production I saw about a decade later was more enjoyable though (but I had the kids with me, so I was seeing it though their eyes as well)
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Yes, I'm insane.
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Paul Darrow in Macbeth
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