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Originally Posted by Severian

I would not call her, for this or any other purpose.

I used to work with a guy when I was doing the coprorate accounting thing — the boss's useless brother, who primarily used his desk to eat and wear sweatpants — who would tease me for "having a Billie Piper hard-on" because I was a Doctor Who fan. I guess people like that must exist, but to me she doesn't get the blood flowing in that way.

Is she OK acting-wise in this?

funny thing about billie piper, i read that she's been winning theatre awards lately. i shit you not.

(and no, i don't like writing "theater". to me it reads like "teeter." roget can suck it.)

anyway supposedly she's a very good actress now.

but the first time i encounted her was as brona croft in penny dreadful. i thought she was very good as a tuberculose prostitute etc. a very dark and tormented creature. i didn't think she was a looker or anything but she does have something. is it the crazy mouth? i dont know.

i dont watch diary of a call girl for the looks of the girl, but because i need some adult content in my life. i dont mean "porn", i mean believable grownup situations of some sort, to keep me from regressing into thumbsucking i guess, or something, i don't know. it's not as fun as "hung" used to be, but it gives me 30 minutes of spacing out at the end of the workday and doesn't require heavy attention.

as for her acting there, it's apt. it's not really a melodrama, it's kind of a, hm, well, there's always an ironic detachment in the narrative, some comedy, some social satire, a little bit of drama, and she serves it well. but i wouldn't say this show is grounds for awards though.

i guess she works hard at her craft and you can see a progression? from rose to brona croft it's a huge leap i'd say. haven't seen her on the stage obviously.