Cast the Characters of Trek Literature - Page 166

TJ Sinclair · January 22 2013, 04:15 AM

Paris wrote:

TJ Sinclair wrote:

...Ael t'Rllaillieu ... Arrhae ...K's't'lk ...Ael ...Arrahe

Is there anywhere i can get some phonetic pronunciations of the various Rihannsu characters?

Considering the preponderance of Rihannsu-based fan sites, I'm sure there's something out there. I couldn't tell you where, but Google probably could.

Alternatively, you could ask Diane Duane herself via her blog.

Mr. Laser Beam · January 22 2013, 04:39 AM

I just had a thought for Naraht's voice: Pablo Francisco, the comedian, doing his 'Movie Preview' voice.

I would have suggested Don LaFontaine himself but unfortunately he passed away several years ago

TJ Sinclair · January 24 2013, 06:57 PM

Okay, I think I've settled on CCH Pounder for Asarem Wadeen.

JD · January 24 2013, 11:12 PM

I could see that working.

TJ Sinclair · January 26 2013, 08:03 PM

Okay, I suppose this one is rather obvious, but it only just occurred to me. Liam Hemsworth as Peter Kirk in Sarek.

Unless he might be too young, as I recall Peter was supposed to be older than the average cadet at the time of that novel...

Christopher · January 26 2013, 08:08 PM

Well, Sarek is set in 2293, about 26 years after "Operation: Annihilate," so Peter would've been around 38 or so at the time. According to Wikipedia, Liam Hemsworth is only 23.

TJ Sinclair · January 26 2013, 08:30 PM

Christopher wrote:

Well, Sarek is set in 2293, about 26 years after "Operation: Annihilate," so Peter would've been around 38 or so at the time. According to Wikipedia, Liam Hemsworth is only 23.

Christopher, he's Chris Hemworth's brother. That was why it came to mind.

I know Peter's age was explicitly mentioned in Sarek, but it's been too long since I read it and I don't have access to my collection at the moment. I could've sworn the book said he was 28 either at the time or when he joined the Academy, but that would've only made him about 2 in "Operation: Annihilate!" so that doesn't make any sense...

Christopher · January 26 2013, 08:48 PM

TJ Sinclair wrote:

Christopher, he's Chris Hemworth's brother. That was why it came to mind.

Yes, I guessed that even before I looked him up. If you propose someone named Hemsworth to play a relative of George Kirk, it doesn't take Sherlock Holmes to figure out why.

(And I thought I'd never heard of him, but then I saw he was Gale in The Hunger Games, which I have seen.)

I know Peter's age was explicitly mentioned in Sarek, but it's been too long since I read it and I don't have access to my collection at the moment. I could've sworn the book said he was 28 either at the time or when he joined the Academy, but that would've only made him about 2 in "Operation: Annihilate!" so that doesn't make any sense...

It says he was 7 when he lost his parents and is 32 at the time of the book. A bit of a retcon, but I guess O:A never really specified how old Peter was supposed to be. I based my estimate of Peter's age on the actor's age at the time.

TJ Sinclair · January 26 2013, 08:59 PM

Christopher wrote:

TJ Sinclair wrote:

Christopher, he's Chris Hemworth's brother. That was why it came to mind.

Yes, I guessed that even before I looked him up. If you propose someone named Hemsworth to play a relative of George Kirk, it doesn't take Sherlock Holmes to figure out why.

(And I thought I'd never heard of him, but then I saw he was Gale in The Hunger Games, which I have seen.)

...sigh... Sometimes I forget your unrelenting penchant for exactitude.

In any event, he was also in The Expendables 2, in a significant but relatively minor role that was originally intended for first film but was cut.

I know Peter's age was explicitly mentioned in Sarek, but it's been too long since I read it and I don't have access to my collection at the moment. I could've sworn the book said he was 28 either at the time or when he joined the Academy, but that would've only made him about 2 in "Operation: Annihilate!" so that doesn't make any sense...

It says he was 7 when he lost his parents and is 32 at the time of the book. A bit of a retcon, but I guess O:A never really specified how old Peter was supposed to be. I based my estimate of Peter's age on the actor's age at the time.

Okay, so yeah, 28 when he entered the Academy, then. I knew I remembered that age for a reason.

I suppose it could be a simple enough retcon to make the character in Sarek one of Peter's brothers instead, but I think that would rob the story of some of its punch, at least.

WarsTrek1993 · January 26 2013, 09:45 PM

Does anyone else like the idea of Daniel Craig as a young Robert April?

TJ Sinclair · January 26 2013, 10:01 PM

WarsTrek1993 wrote:

Does anyone else like the idea of Daniel Craig as a young Robert April?

Uhm, not me.Seems utterly antithetical to the character, actually.

Unless nu-Trek April turns out to be radically different than previous interpretations of the character.

Markonian · January 26 2013, 11:54 PM

TJ Sinclair wrote:

WarsTrek1993 wrote:

Does anyone else like the idea of Daniel Craig as a young Robert April?

Uhm, not me.Seems utterly antithetical to the character, actually.

Unless nu-Trek April turns out to be radically different than previous interpretations of the character.

You mean, as in evily roaming around pre-warp civilisations?

TJ Sinclair · January 27 2013, 12:05 AM

Markonian wrote:

TJ Sinclair wrote:

WarsTrek1993 wrote:

Does anyone else like the idea of Daniel Craig as a young Robert April?

Uhm, not me.Seems utterly antithetical to the character, actually.

Unless nu-Trek April turns out to be radically different than previous interpretations of the character.

You mean, as in evily roaming around pre-warp civilisations?

I was thinking "a badass John Gill," myself.

WarsTrek1993 · February 1 2013, 12:53 AM

While I'm reading Section 31: Abyss for the first time, I can't stop picturing William Fichtner as Dr. Ethan Locken, with Cillian Murphy as an alternative.

Lee Son of Pete · February 9 2013, 07:27 PM

I know this wont mean much to any of you, but there's a bloke drinks in the Unicorn in Eccles that would make a fantastic Elias Vaughan.

January 22 2013, 04:39 AM	#2477
Mr. Laser Beam Fleet Admiral Location: The visitor's bullpen	Re: Cast the Characters of Trek Literature I just had a thought for Naraht's voice: Pablo Francisco, the comedian, doing his 'Movie Preview' voice. I would have suggested Don LaFontaine himself but unfortunately he passed away several years ago __________________ 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 24 2013, 06:57 PM	#2478
TJ Sinclair Captain Location: There and back again...	Re: Cast the Characters of Trek Literature Okay, I think I've settled on CCH Pounder for Asarem Wadeen. __________________ "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 24 2013, 11:12 PM	#2479
JD Admiral Location: Arizona, USA	Re: Cast the Characters of Trek Literature I could see that working. __________________ Over the course of many encounters and many years, I have successfully developed a standard operating procedure for dealing with big, nasty monsters. Run away. Me and Monty Python. Harry Dresden - Blood Rites (The Dresden Files #6)

January 26 2013, 08:03 PM	#2480
TJ Sinclair Captain Location: There and back again...	Re: Cast the Characters of Trek Literature Okay, I suppose this one is rather obvious, but it only just occurred to me. Liam Hemsworth as Peter Kirk in Sarek. Unless he might be too young, as I recall Peter was supposed to be older than the average cadet at the time of that novel... __________________ "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 26 2013, 08:08 PM	#2481
Christopher Writer	Re: Cast the Characters of Trek Literature Well, Sarek is set in 2293, about 26 years after "Operation: Annihilate," so Peter would've been around 38 or so at the time. According to Wikipedia, Liam Hemsworth is only 23. __________________ Christopher L. Bennett Homepage -- Includes purchasing links for Only Superhuman, on sale now! Updated 12/30/12 with annotations for the novel. Written Worlds -- My blog

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January 26 2013, 09:45 PM	#2485
WarsTrek1993 Captain Location: The Final Frontier, TX	Re: Cast the Characters of Trek Literature Does anyone else like the idea of Daniel Craig as a young Robert April?

February 1 2013, 12:53 AM	#2489
WarsTrek1993 Captain Location: The Final Frontier, TX	Re: Cast the Characters of Trek Literature While I'm reading Section 31: Abyss for the first time, I can't stop picturing William Fichtner as Dr. Ethan Locken, with Cillian Murphy as an alternative.

February 9 2013, 07:27 PM	#2490
Lee Son of Pete Lieutenant Junior Grade Location: Manchester, United Kingdom	Re: Cast the Characters of Trek Literature I know this wont mean much to any of you, but there's a bloke drinks in the Unicorn in Eccles that would make a fantastic Elias Vaughan.