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Okay, I've given it some thought, and if there's any actor who could be considered the "next Bill Murray", imho, it's...

Posted by znufrii Dec 2 '08, 09:56

Seth Rogen.

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sandler? -- nm - gingerbread men love mandy lane Dec 2, 10:13 10
- He's taken a very similar career path so far. Including an early, somewhat failed, push into drama. -- nm - Inigo Dec 2, 10:27 3
  - Yeah, I could see Spanglish and The Razor's Edge in the same boat. - Dr.Vermin Dec 2, 10:38 2
    - I really like Punch Drunk Love, but we're in the minority. -- nm - Inigo Dec 2, 10:39 1
      - I wanted to like it, but for some reason just couldn't ge through it. -- nm - znufrii Dec 2, 10:44
- You funny -- nm - con_carne Dec 2, 10:18 1
  - He does have a teeny bit of a Venkman vibe to him, though. If you replace Venkman's smarm with, say, NCIS's McGeek, that is. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 2, 10:23
- with the possible execption of Punch Drunk Love, his humor is far too slapstick. -- nm - znufrii Dec 2, 10:15 3
  - 50 First Dates had a bit of that, but it had something deeper, too -- nm - Beryllium Dec 2, 10:22 2
    - I really liked that sandler/tea leoni movie from 2004 or 2005. -- nm - gingerbread men love mandy lane Dec 2, 10:28 1
      - Spanglish. I like Sandler when he isn't being a juvenile character, which he hasn't done in a while actually. -- nm - El Fandie Dec 2, 10:41
I would have gone with the other Seth - amoxy Dec 2, 10:11 1
- hmmm...possible. - znufrii Dec 2, 10:19
Closer, but no. -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Dec 2, 09:58 8
- certainly a lot closer than Ferrel or Vaughn. - znufrii Dec 2, 09:59 7
  - I don't even think he's closer if you compare say, Anchorman's smarmy to Venkman's smarmy. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 2, 10:00 6
    - Ferrel has always had, for me at least, this self-conscious air of "look how funny I'm being". Vaughn is pretty much of the same school. - znufrii Dec 2, 10:03 5
      - Murray's always half a beat from looking at the camera and winking to me. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 2, 10:10 2
        
        the difference is that he doesn't. - znufrii Dec 2, 10:12 1
        
        Wha? No, none of them actually wink at the camera. - Inigo Dec 2, 10:19
      - I love Bill Murray, but he's the epitome of self aware comedy to me. - Inigo Dec 2, 10:09 1
        
        but he also trusts the audience to be in on it rather than constantly winking at them. -- nm - znufrii Dec 2, 10:17

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