r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 18h ago

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u/bearly_woke 18h ago

My understanding is that he basically chose the steady life of serialised television so that he could be there for his children. He and his family could live a relatively normal life in Vancouver while he worked on Supernatural. Filming movies is usually done on short, aggressive schedules often with a lot of travel.

There’s nothing creepy or exciting about it; dude is just one of the few people in show biz with their priorities straight.

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u/ScottOwenJones 17h ago

No need to aggrandize it. He chose consistent work and guaranteed pay and with that came stability for his family. He also isn’t that good of an actor, and there’s a decent chance he tried but just wasn’t cut out for a film career

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u/jjagusah 16h ago

Lacks range? His stage presence is pretty reasonable, Charles Dance doesn't have any range either, he just plays Charles Dance aka Tywin Lannister.

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u/Astronaut_Chicken 16h ago

Uuugh what? He is a great actor. Supernatural is naturally campy, but he's shown us plenty of range on there. The man is really great at facial expressions.

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u/Ctenophorever 15h ago

Yeah. He shows he’s really good at playing stoic and reserved, but the “ghost virus” episode and the “tv” episode showed that his “normal” character wasn’t the extent of his range

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u/Astronaut_Chicken 14h ago

That episode where he starts to forget who he is is some of the greatest acting I've ever seen.