My Favourite Actor

          Entertaining is the job of an actor. If they don’t do it well enough then they end up unemployed. Different people find different actors entertaining. Just because one person finds Richard Dean Anderson entertaining doesn’t mean that someone else does. They may even find him extremely annoying. I however like Richard Dean Anderson (RDA for short). I find him very entertaining. He has been in many TV shows and movies. He is well known for his role as MacGyver in the show of the same name. In my personal favourite, Stargate SG1, he starts off as a US Air Force Colonel, in Season Eight he is promoted to Brigadier General.

In his role on Stargate he is hilarious. Anderson’s portrayal of Jack is amazing. Jack O’Neill is, let’s just say...he’s not the brightest light bulb in the box. I’m not sure that any other actor could portray O’Neill quite like Anderson. He’s funny and charming and when he states the obvious, it always sends me into fits of laughter. I’d say most of the entertainment I get from his portrayal of O’Neill comes from the fact that Jack is not quite bright. He also has a way of trying not to look stupid by deferring to his smarter colleagues. This could just be the way the character is, but it’s funny every time.

This year Anderson has semi-retired. He’s still going to make appearances on the show but he won’t be the main attraction. He’s taking more time off this year because he wants to spend more time with his children. While I admire and respect that, the show will not be the same without him in a starring role. This week was the season premiere; unfortunately I couldn’t watch it because I don’t get the channel. So I can’t say what the show is like without him.

Richard Dean Anderson is a funny and charming guy. He obviously loves Stargate, the fact that he has stayed with them the entire eight seasons they’ve been on the air is evidence of this. The fact that he is relinquishing his starring role just to spend time with his children means that he is also a good father. These are the reasons that I like Richard Dean Anderson so much.