good grief.
i would have thought my choice of words(a "proper scolding")would make clear my remarks were meant lightly. a jest. a bit of back-and-forth.
Okay.
i would have to say that talent and presence are two different things. like most actors who ended up with major parts on the series briscoe had alot of onscreen presence. he kept your eyes glued to the screen when he was on it. however that's something else than being truly gifted along the lines of say grayson hall or louis edmonds or clarice blackburn. they were genuinely gifted actors.
even our beloved roger davis had alot of onscreen presence. he left an indelible mark on the series. but i would not call him an immensely talented actor.
Isn't there a middle ground, between
immensely talented actors, and actors who don't even rate as talented? It sounds as if basic acting doesn't even count as "talent" to you. A lot of people feel that way. "Presence" doesn't get you through a scene believably. Actors make a scene look natural, and viewers think it was easy. Try it. If you don't have the talent, gift, whatever, however basic that gift may be, it can be a disaster.
Midnite: I never even responded to the "scolding" remark.