It's gotta be a tough gig to be an actor...no, seriously it must. First they've gotta play pretend all the time and they've always gotta get it right, but they don't always have (nor should they) the say in who they get to play with. Whenever chemistry is there on screen it's like peeking into a window an actually seeing some people do some stuff. Like, Real People Really Doing Things Together. They can be performing mundane or trivial pursuits; they can be sad or scary or naughty or completely inspiring and an adoring audience (moi) will love them forever. Not so much if they can't muster up even the tiniest spark. Nothing...and you're professionals? The following is a list of couples who just can't seem to get it up.
1. Pam and Jim, The Office. If you didn't know, these two are supposed to be you and me if we worked at The Office. We're goofy, and honest, and forthright and so in....not love. Pam and Jim have more report with the camera than they do together. They look like a couple of High School theater kids who totally do not hang out together after school. A let down because office romances are hot.
2. Jack and Wendy Torrance, The Shining. I suppose that one would have to have a little distance from their spouse, maybe even a total disregard for that person's well being if one were going to willingly sign up for a tour of duty in the scariest haunted hotel in the world. That would make sense. Because these two, when they are together, can't even convincingly feign interest. It's like watching one of those Animal Planet shows where they try to the the boy panda to bang the girl panda. They're not feeling it, I can tell. Give me the bat!
3. McCain and Palin or hell, Obama and Biden for that matter. Maybe they are not actors, but that doesn't excuse them from trying. Ain't none of these a Clinton and Gore.
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