-[ Quoting Bob Donahue , to Dennis Menard ]-
 DM> Although I've enjoyed Sam Elliott in several of his movies, I
 DM> simply can't imagine him as a credible Travis McGee.
 BD> FWIW my opinion was quite the reverse; I thought he was quite good as
 BD> Travis McGee.
It is well that we don't all concur on the same things, else there would be
no variety.  :)  But when I read J.D.MacDonald, it strikes me that there is
always an underlying tension, and immediacy, about McGee that I simply fail
to perceive in S.Elliott.  McGee's lifestyle demands that - even when he is
in his most gentle and laid-back mode - he is constantly aware and prepared
to react instantly, like a coiled spring, a force disciplined by restraint;
Elliott's style of acting rather reminds me of a slow-burn to ignition (ie,
when he's laid-back, he's "laid back").  I get a sense! from Conrad's style
of acting, he could naturally portray McGee's flexible lifestyle and return
to recover from his adventures in a simple luxury, (battered, bruised, and)
soul-weary), I don't get from Sam Elliott.  Still, it's only my opinion.  I
hope I've explained my reasoning a touch better this time.  :)
In any case, no matter; I prefer the books anyway ... there's more of 'em.
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