Well like I said it was that and Mystery Alaska that really influenced me. In his later work from that Boogie period forward his voice seems to have deepened considerably and it tends to lend him a greater gravity. Whoever would be cast as Vaughn I think would have to have a fairly deep voice. On many levels Sean Connery isn't a terrible choice but the man seems in rl to be such an asshat that personally I wouldn't want him anywhere near a Trek project. My first runner up is probably James Brolin.
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Well like I said it was that and Mystery Alaska that really influenced me. In his later work from that Boogie period forward his voice seems to have deepened considerably and it tends to lend him a greater gravity. Whoever would be cast as Vaughn I think would have to have a fairly deep voice. On many levels Sean Connery isn't a terrible choice but the man seems in rl to be such an asshat that personally I wouldn't want him anywhere near a Trek project. My first runner up is probably James Brolin.
Think of Burt Reynold's from Cannonball Run and Cannonball Run II and you'll soon see it's not a good fit (IMHO).
Have a look at this image of Boxleitner and you'll see he fits as Vaughn very well.
http://mutantreviewers.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/sheridan4.jpg
^ You may as well say 'take a look at Boxleitner in those Gambler movies he did with Kenny Rogers' and say he's not suitable. There's more to Burt than his good ol' boy persona from the likes of Cannonball Run.
I agree with you Captain, but at the same time I can understand where Jwolf is coming from. There are some actors who get stuck in your mind in a certain way and nothing else they do will ever erase that image.
^ I know what you mean.
FWIW, I don't see Burt as Vaughn either but I think he's a better actor than he gets credit for. I love him in Deliverance, for one.
FWIW, I don't see Burt as Vaughn either but I think he's a better actor than he gets credit for. I love him in Deliverance, for one.
What do you think of Mark Harmon for Elias Vaughn?
Seems way too young.
There's this thing called makeup...
Other than his age, and he's not that much younger than Boxleitner, I think he's got the gravitas and the attitude to pull it off.
ETA: In fact, Mark Harmon is only a little over a year younger than Bruce Boxleitner, who a lot of people seem to like as Vaughn...
There's this thing called makeup...
Other than his age, and he's not that much younger than Boxleitner, I think he's got the gravitas and the attitude to pull it off.
ETA: In fact, Mark Harmon is only a little over a year younger than Bruce Boxleitner, who a lot of people seem to like as Vaughn...
I see Boxlritner doing the role, but I just cannot see Harmon doing it.
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Just wanted to say, for Shar, I always pictured Anderson, the Manchester United midfielder, but back when he still had dreadlocks.
Just wanted to say, for Shar, I always pictured Anderson, the Manchester United midfielder, but back when he still had dreadlocks.
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Harmon is great in NCIS, but he doesn't fit my idea of Vaughn.
There's this thing called makeup...
Other than his age, and he's not that much younger than Boxleitner, I think he's got the gravitas and the attitude to pull it off.
ETA: In fact, Mark Harmon is only a little over a year younger than Bruce Boxleitner, who a lot of people seem to like as Vaughn...
He doesn't exactly fit my perfect idea of Vaughn, either, honestly, but he's the closest I've come to finding one. When I saw people suggesting Boxleitner for Vaughn, I just couldn't see him in the role. Harmon is more... serious, I guess. Vaughn isn't as gruff as Gibbs on NCIS, but Boxleitner just seems too... lightweight to me.
But then, how are we ever going to find someone who's basically Sean Connery without the accent? lol
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