Cast the Characters of Trek Literature - Page 162

Lee Son of Pete · January 11 2013, 08:17 PM

Markonian wrote:

Other than Helen Mirren I couldn't think of any other fit old woman

For a few years in the '90s Helen Mirren was renowned for getting naked in everything she was in. That'd be quite a Trek story if she played Bacco.

TJ Sinclair · January 12 2013, 02:53 PM

Lee Son of Pete wrote:

Markonian wrote:

Other than Helen Mirren I couldn't think of any other fit old woman

For a few years in the '90s Helen Mirren was renowned for getting naked in everything she was in. That'd be quite a Trek story if she played Bacco.

"Scandal in the Palais de la Concorde! Next time on Illuminating the City of Light..."

flandry84 · January 12 2013, 10:31 PM

/\Throw in a guest appearance by Aneta Smrhova.(I'm still giggling about that one).

TJ Sinclair · January 12 2013, 10:43 PM

Not that I want to recast this one, but just given how much he's been used in the novels of late... is there anyone who could fill in as Tomalak? No one could ever replace Andreas Katsulas, and I would never even consider recasting G'Kar, but Tomalak isn't quite as iconic, and someone might be able to take over the role...

Mr. Laser Beam · January 12 2013, 10:43 PM

TJ Sinclair wrote:

Andre Braugher

As who?

Tuvok's father, perhaps...

JWolf · January 13 2013, 01:57 AM

Markonian wrote:

TJ Sinclair wrote:

She's not even that far off from the shot of Bacco on the cover of Articles, even if it does remind me more of Admiral Janeway from "Endgame."

Other than Helen Mirren I couldn't think of any other fit old woman when I read Articles - other than Admiral Janeway. And to this day, it's elder Janeway I picture in the role.

If I am not mistaken, I think Bacco was written with Kathy Bates in mind and even if I am incorrect, Kathy Bates is the perfect choice for Bacco.

Christopher · January 13 2013, 02:45 AM

JWolf wrote:

If I am not mistaken, I think Bacco was written with Kathy Bates in mind and even if I am incorrect, Kathy Bates is the perfect choice for Bacco.

No, the first couple of times Bates was suggested in this thread, Keith said she wouldn't have been his first choice, but she could do the role justice. So he definitely didn't have her in mind. Keith has also said earlier in this thread that the physical and verbal template, and namesake, for Nan Bacco was his great-grandmother.

TJ Sinclair · January 13 2013, 03:08 AM

There's not a single thing about Bacco that I would ever associate with Kathy Bates...

Sci · January 13 2013, 03:14 AM

TJ Sinclair wrote:

There's not a single thing about Bacco that I would ever associate with Kathy Bates...

I think Kathy Bates has a lot of the same kind of sass, the same kind of down-to-Earth vibe, the same kind of assertiveness, that I think of Bacco as having.

KRAD · January 14 2013, 11:42 PM

TJ Sinclair wrote:

KRAD said he had Endgame Janeway at least partially in mind when writing the character.

I never said any such thing ever in my entire life ever. I never even thought about such a thing. Trust me, on the list of Things I Was Thinking About While Developing Nan Bacco, elder Janeway wouldn't crack the Top 10,000 of that list.

JWolf wrote:

If I am not mistaken, I think Bacco was written with Kathy Bates in mind and even if I am incorrect, Kathy Bates is the perfect choice for Bacco.

You are mistaken, as Christopher said, though I think Bates could do the role. So could Helen Mirren, but that's mainly because I'm fairly certain Helen Mirren can do anything.

Jessica Walter? Interesting. Not quite right, but not bad, either.....

Mr. Laser Beam · January 14 2013, 11:47 PM

I'm still going with Leslie Hendrix as Bacco. And also as the Klingon doctor, B'Oraq.

Sci · January 15 2013, 03:16 AM

KRAD wrote:

TJ Sinclair wrote:

KRAD said he had Endgame Janeway at least partially in mind when writing the character.

I never said any such thing ever in my entire life ever. I never even thought about such a thing. Trust me, on the list of Things I Was Thinking About While Developing Nan Bacco, elder Janeway wouldn't crack the Top 10,000 of that list.

JWolf wrote:

If I am not mistaken, I think Bacco was written with Kathy Bates in mind and even if I am incorrect, Kathy Bates is the perfect choice for Bacco.

You are mistaken, as Christopher said, though I think Bates could do the role. So could Helen Mirren, but that's mainly because I'm fairly certain Helen Mirren can do anything.

Jessica Walter? Interesting. Not quite right, but not bad, either.....

Jessica Walter definitely brings a more patrician attitude to the roles I've seen her in than I'd associate with Nan Bacco, but I was thinking about her in terms of her wit, her biting sarcasm, and her air of being in charge.

TJ Sinclair · January 15 2013, 03:20 AM

KRAD wrote:

TJ Sinclair wrote:

KRAD said he had Endgame Janeway at least partially in mind when writing the character.

I never said any such thing ever in my entire life ever. I never even thought about such a thing. Trust me, on the list of Things I Was Thinking About While Developing Nan Bacco, elder Janeway wouldn't crack the Top 10,000 of that list.

My apologies, then. I very definitely recall somewhere years ago seeing (either in a thread here or an interview somewhere) a short list of influences for Nan Bacco, "part this person, part that person, and a dash of Admiral Janeway," and I thought for sure it came from you.

WarsTrek1993 · January 15 2013, 09:43 PM

This is a different character, but I can sort of see Wes Studi as Glinn Dygan!

TJ Sinclair · January 17 2013, 06:38 PM

^nice choice for a Cardassian, but way too old for Dygan.

January 12 2013, 10:31 PM	#2418
flandry84 Captain Location: Sunshine cottage,Lollipop lane,Latveria	Re: Cast the Characters of Trek Literature /\Throw in a guest appearance by Aneta Smrhova.(I'm still giggling about that one). __________________ Bah!

January 12 2013, 10:43 PM	#2419
TJ Sinclair Captain Location: There and back again...	Re: Cast the Characters of Trek Literature Not that I want to recast this one, but just given how much he's been used in the novels of late... is there anyone who could fill in as Tomalak? No one could ever replace Andreas Katsulas, and I would never even consider recasting G'Kar, but Tomalak isn't quite as iconic, and someone might be able to take over the role... __________________ "Social harmony is not a good goal. There's plenty of social harmony in a prison camp. The individual is the smallest and most oppressed minority..." -- Diane Carey, April 2001

January 13 2013, 03:08 AM	#2423
TJ Sinclair Captain Location: There and back again...	Re: Cast the Characters of Trek Literature There's not a single thing about Bacco that I would ever associate with Kathy Bates... __________________ "Social harmony is not a good goal. There's plenty of social harmony in a prison camp. The individual is the smallest and most oppressed minority..." -- Diane Carey, April 2001

January 14 2013, 11:47 PM	#2426
Mr. Laser Beam Fleet Admiral Location: The visitor's bullpen	Re: Cast the Characters of Trek Literature I'm still going with Leslie Hendrix as Bacco. And also as the Klingon doctor, B'Oraq. __________________ It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.

January 15 2013, 09:43 PM	#2429
WarsTrek1993 Captain Location: The Final Frontier, TX	Re: Cast the Characters of Trek Literature This is a different character, but I can sort of see Wes Studi as Glinn Dygan!

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January 17 2013, 06:38 PM	#2430
TJ Sinclair Captain Location: There and back again...	Re: Cast the Characters of Trek Literature ^nice choice for a Cardassian, but way too old for Dygan. __________________ "Social harmony is not a good goal. There's plenty of social harmony in a prison camp. The individual is the smallest and most oppressed minority..." -- Diane Carey, April 2001