Cast the Characters of Trek Literature

[Trent Roman]

Sci wrote:

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As someone who has been involved in the words of amateur, university, and professional theatre, I can assure you that for every beautiful woman who is cast in a role, there are dozens and dozens and dozens of other beautiful women and even more dozens of less-attractive women who would be more than capable of playing the part as well. There are legions of unattractive actresses out there -- they just don't get cast because Hollywood doesn't think anyone wants to watch unattractive women.

This is what I meant, since the casting taking place in this thread is based on people seen in those mediums.

Fictitiously yours, Trent Roman

[Sci]

Trent Roman wrote:

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This is what I meant, since the casting taking place in this thread is based on people seen in those mediums.

Fictitiously yours, Trent Roman

Ah, okay, gotcha.

[Steve Mollmann]

David Mack wrote:

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Actually, Major Foyle was inspired by and based on the character of Inspector Christopher Foyle (from the BBC mystery series Foyle's War), so my template was actor Michael Kitchen.

On the other hand, I am utterly in favor of "fantasy casting" when it concerns actors who are 100% awesome.

[TJ Sinclair]

Steve Mollmann wrote:

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On the other hand, I am utterly in favor of "fantasy casting" when it concerns actors who are 100% awesome.

Yes, absolutely, I do indeed concur, wholeheartedly.

Michael Kitchen is perhaps the best actor to ever grace a BBC drama, and that's saying a lot. Christopher Foyle is probably my favorite fictional cop. Period. (Though, I gotta admit I love Mark Harmon, too, but it's not the same).

Every time I say Major Foyle's name, I kept thinking of Foyle's War (huzzah for more episodes, btw). Now that I know the character was inspired by Michael Kitchen, that might indeed be enough to get me to read Destiny. Excellent taste, David. :-)

[JD]

Christopher wrote:

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Nobody in particular. Although my default mental image of her does have a vague resemblance to a friend of mine from college, ethnicity aside.

Good grief, not even remotely in the ballpark. She's nothing like them in appearance. Her human ancestry is Chinese, and her features are described as "tomboyish." She doesn't look like a porcelain doll. The elfin delicacy of Portman or Knightley's features would be a better match for how Counselor T'Lana was described. (Also, Knightley is disturbingly thin. I think you'd need to actually, you know, eat food to meet Starfleet's physical fitness requirements.)

Also, it seems to me that a lot of people here are trying to cast actresses based primarily on their physical beauty. Does every female character have to be a knockout? We're casting for Starfleet officers, not Miss Universe contestants. Trys is attractive, but not movie-star gorgeous. Her sex appeal is more in her attitude.

What about the actress that Kermett and I both liked up thread, Lindsay Price. Here's a clip I found of her in Lipstick Jungle (no I don't watch it, I just saw a preview and thought she seemed pretty good for the part). According to wikipedia, she's even Korean/German/?

[Christopher]

^^I don't see it. A bit too mature, for one thing.

[TerriO]

TJ Sinclair wrote:

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He put 18 minuets into one song?

Seriously, though... I really shouldn't be surprised that someone today hasn't heard of Arlo or Woody Guthrie... Jeez, in twenty years, people might not know who Bob Dylan is...

Yeah, but not knowing who Dylan is can actually be a good thing for some people (says the person who was scarred for life by her best friend singing Def Leppard's "Photograph" in her best Dylan impression, which will warp your brain for life). From that moment on I've been unable to hear any Dylan song without that breaking into my brain.

And if you haven't at least heard Alice's Restaurant, cleanse yourself, you uncleansed heathen! Just listen to it the next time it comes around on the guitar!

[KRAD]

TerriO wrote:

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And if you haven't at least heard Alice's Restaurant, cleanse yourself, you uncleansed heathen! Just listen to it the next time it comes around on the guitar!

With feelin'.....

[JD]

Christopher wrote:

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^^I don't see it. A bit too mature, for one thing.

Ok, cool. Thanks for the answer. I guess I'll just use my own mental image for now then.

[TJ Sinclair]

TerriO wrote:

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Yeah, but not knowing who Dylan is can actually be a good thing for some people (says the person who was scarred for life by her best friend singing Def Leppard's "Photograph" in her best Dylan impression, which will warp your brain for life). From that moment on I've been unable to hear any Dylan song without that breaking into my brain.

Actually, I can't stand Dylan. I'd sooner drive an icepick through my ears than listen to him sing. There isn't a song that he's written which hasn't been made more palatable by someone else. And no, I don't mean Hendrix.

[KRAD]

^ Yeah, but at least you know who he is.

[TJ Sinclair]

KRAD wrote:

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^ Yeah, but at least you know who he is.

And that was my point. Love him or hate him, everyone should know who Dylan is, because his influence has been that widespread. The Guthries are on a similar plane, but the present generation has no clue who they are. In twenty years, that will probably happen to Dylan... and that's scary.

[Dimesdan]

TJ Sinclair wrote:

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And that was my point. Love him or hate him, everyone should know who Dylan is, because his influence has been that widespread. The Guthries are on a similar plane, but the present generation has no clue who they are. In twenty years, that will probably happen to Dylan... and that's scary.

I also know who Bob Dylan is, I must admit though before a couple of years ago I hadn't really listened to any of his music until my girlfriend at the time put on on of his albums on a particularly long car journey.

[captcalhoun]

i used to get bob dylan and bob marley muddled up. i don't like either of them though.

nor the beatles or the stones.

*flees torch-bearing mob*

[JD]

KILL THE HERETIC!!!!