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Post by Mandi on Jun 4, 2003 22:14:23 GMT -5
Hey Matt,
I just love your actng on Guiding Light! You are such a great actor. I just have a small question, Are you leaving GL when your contract runs out? We all love you here and really hope that you stay.
Stay cool!
Mandi
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Post by Emily on Jun 7, 2003 14:02:11 GMT -5
I LOVE YOU MATT! WAY TO GO! Way to know how to act!
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Post by Joanna32 on Jul 12, 2003 9:20:14 GMT -5
I LOVE MATTHEW BOMER AS BEN. HE IS THE BEST YOUNGER ACTOR ON THE SHOW. GUIDING LIGHT WOULD BE A FOOL TO LET THIS ONE GET AWAY, BUT YOU KNOW HOW THAT GOES. WELL ANYWAY...MATTHEW BOMER IS THE BOMB!!!! ;D
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Post by Emily on Jul 15, 2003 15:16:51 GMT -5
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Post by lonestarstate on Jul 26, 2003 21:42:50 GMT -5
Thank you so much Love, Matt
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Post by arkansasgal on Aug 7, 2003 14:24:30 GMT -5
Matt, I think you did a great job as Ben. I didn't know they killed you off!! I work a four on/four off schedule so i don't get to catch GL every day, so when I flipped it on and heard you were gone I had to call my mom!! Of course then I found out Ben was the serial killer. That sucked, but it was a good ending. Who would've thought......? I wish I had caught the ending, I know I would've bawled like a baby. Good luck in your future in whatever you choose to do next. If you stay in soaps, hope you end up on one of mine. Good luck! ArkyGal
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Post by guidinglightfan03 on Aug 9, 2003 16:46:52 GMT -5
hey mattlet me tell you i think you have been doing an execellent job in the past few months and that we will definitely miss you on gl and good luck with your pilot tru calling and good luck with superman
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Post by Emily on Aug 11, 2003 2:23:06 GMT -5
Wow, Matt! Thanks for responding to us. You are so welcome. Thank you again for everything you did on GL. You are awesome! [glow=red,2,300] WELCOME to ArkyGal![/glow] Have fun here and post often!
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Post by Annie on Aug 11, 2003 9:58:43 GMT -5
Welcome to the board Arkygal! Post often and most importantly have fun!
Matt...I wanted to take a minute and thank you for taking time out of your very busy schedule to leave us a little note. Hope you can by again sometime. Again, Thank You! =)
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Post by lizhall on Aug 11, 2003 21:38:37 GMT -5
Annie, I don't think matt is too terribly busy these days. he got fired,remember? besides, it's only right, and quite frankly expected that he should acknowledge the people who demonstrate their respect. The truth is, you are the good people for taking time out of your lives to create this message board. Also, what do you want to bet that we never hear from him again? Liz P.S. I don't mean to be so negative, but i detected an air of arrogance in his message that really irked me!
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Post by jimmytheduck on Aug 12, 2003 11:55:32 GMT -5
I still haven't figured out how anyone coud find Matt's response rude or smug. But to each their own opinion, it is what makes the world go round. Anyway, best of luck to you Matt!! I look forward to seeing your future work. I am sure it will be as great as your performance on GL. You and your character will be missed.
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Post by Ainslie on Aug 13, 2003 14:27:11 GMT -5
Hi y'all. This is my first time here - I'm actually not sure how I ended up here - just looking up stuff on the net. Anyway, I've seen some posts about Matt & how he responded to y'all on this website. Can someone tell me where I could read the posts? Thanks, that's all I wanted to know.
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Post by lizhall on Aug 15, 2003 23:46:21 GMT -5
Ainsley, His response was that whole sentence on the same page as your message. Nothing terribly exciting as you can see> Liz
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Post by tessmgill on Aug 24, 2003 22:25:25 GMT -5
Hi all....I feel a bit odd writing this, but I guess I feel as though this sort of thing will be accepted and reviwed with compassion and understanding. As a child, I was abused by two male cousins. This abuse went on for years, and when I did tell my family, for the most part I was met with what I thought was stoic indifference. Actually, there "indifference" was really fear and guilt. Guilt that they did not step in, that they didn't know what was going on, that they ignored what was going on with me out of their own misery (my mother had recently passed away atthe time and my family was all sort of grieving in their own way.) For a good part of my adult life, I often felt as though I was "broken" or "damaged." When re-telling my story to close friends I have often used the phrase "I'm not like everybody else." So...I was rocked to the core to hear that Ben Reade used these same exact words when re-telling his tale to Marina. (My friend had recently been cast as Shayne's baseball scout, and I had sporadically tuned in after watching his episode. I hadn't seen the show in years but had heard so much about Bomer that I wanted to see what the fuss was about.) I'm angry at this s/l because the writers are perpetuating a stereotype. That which portrays survivors (notice I don't use the word victim) of sexual abuse as "crazy" or "psychotic." Yes, this type of abuse can result in tragic consequences...but sometime--MANY TIMES--it results in creating a person who is strong, empathetic and resiliant. Yes, there are still scars that I carry--lack of trust, etc.--but I happen to think that I am an excellent example of how these events can turn a person into a stronger, more compassionate person of character. While I think the writers took the easy way out with this s/l..and that Conboy and Weston deserve a slap on the wrist for once again creating a negative image of incest/abuse survivors....the dialogue--and Bomer's portrayal...was "write" on. Bomer got it. He understood the agony of carrying the secret, the feeling that you weren't important enough for anyone to defend, the fear of people seeing you as "broken," the rage that can easily seep through if not properly contained with the help of great friends, strong self-esteem...and therapy I truly wish that the writers had explored this s/l deeper (minus making Bomer the serial killer) and let Bomer play it out...maybe to resolve his rage and become a stronger, softer person. Maybe--and I think this is a foreign concept to GL right now--to make positive out of a negative situation. My thanks to the writers who seemed to understand the pain of abuse survivors, and my great thanks to Bomer for clearly doing his homework and finding that place within himself where he resourced his feelings of agony, need for control, rage, fear, weakness and ultimately peace (in his last scene with Holly.) Matt, if you do truly read this, I just wanted to say thank you. I'm a 32 year old woman here in NYC, and I did search after search looking for a way to contact you and let you know that your performance deeply moved and resonated with me.
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Post by operadiva on Dec 13, 2003 21:52:54 GMT -5
Hey Matt I just want to say what a gifted actor I think you are. I was very sad to see you leave GL (I haved watched it since I was a baby ;D ), but now I am hooked on Tru Calling. You are truly an inspiration to this actress/music teacher. Keep up the wonderful work!!!!!! Musically, Amanda
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