Cast the Characters of Trek Literature

[Kilana2]

I liked Judi Dench´s portrayal of Elizabeth I in Shakespear in Love and her dry humor and her wit. The same goes for Bacco. So I´m with you.

 

[KRAD]

Bacco is from Cestus III, so I'm not sure where Earth nationality plays into it, but if you trace her ancestry back to Earth, it would be to neither the U.S. nor the UK, but to Italy.

 

[Paris]

Since baseball was so popular on Cestus III, I always assumed that a lot of people from that part of the world settled on Cestus. Of course, this does not mean necessarily mean Bacco would be american, as KRAD was so kind to point out..

 

[KRAD]

^ That's a silly assumption, since baseball is also extremely popular in the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Cuba, Japan, Canada, Taiwan, and the Netherlands.

 

[Paris]

^ That's a silly assumption, since baseball is also extremely popular in the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Cuba, Japan, Canada, Taiwan, and the Netherlands.

Why is it silly to assume several Americans settled Cestus? Baseball is the national sport in several american nations. I never said it was exclusively Americans from the USA. The Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Cuba, and Canada are all part of the America's, aren't they? And, the only baseball player we knew of for sure was Kasidy Yates' brother, and from what I can tell, Kasidy was of African American decent. I was just going by the information that was available.

 

[Sci]

Honestly, my feeling that Bacco should have a more working/middle-class American vibe was based on KRAD's description of her as being based in part on both Molly Ivins and former Texas Governor Ann Richards. In fact, given his description of these two prominent residents of that state as among the inspirations for Bacco, I sometimes picture Bacco with a Texan accent.

Whether or not you think Bacco should have an American accent, I stand by my stance on Mirren or Dench, though: I think they are both too patrician. Yeah, actors can act -- but most also have a fairly consistent vibe they bring with them, and an affect of being "patrician" or "plebeian" is typically among them.

I would, however, loved to see either one of these actors as Federation Councillor T'Latrek of Vulcan, whom I do imagine as having a very patrician air about her.

 

[KRAD]

^ Funny you should say that, Sci, because I've always written T'Latrek with Judi Dench in mind.

 

[Kilana2]

Any suggestions for Klingon characters? Robert O´Reilly said, actors who play Klingons often have experience with playing Shakespeare characters. But they need physical presence, too. I like Robert O´Reilly´s glare.

 

[Mage]

I've been trying to find a decent Klingon in TrekLit that could be played by Clancy Brown. That man would be a great Klingon!

 

[KRAD]

Actually, Clancy Brown would be excellent for Lorgh......

 

[dstyer]

I've always thought Leslie Jordan would make a good Klingon . . . I'm just not sure for which particular role. . .

And then there's Gilbert Gottfried. Even with his stature being slight, I'm betting his delivery would fill the bill!

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

There's hardly a Trek character who wouldn't be made massively more awesome AND hilarious by having their lines read by Gilbert Gottfried.

 

[JD]

He needs to be a Ferengi.

 

[Paper Moon]

^Agreed– Gilbert Gottfried has to be a Ferengi. Failing that, a Zakdorn.

 

[Idran]

He needs to be a Ferengi.

I missed a couple posts, and thought you were still talking about Clancy Brown.

That was an interesting mental image.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

I wonder what Gottfried's real voice sounds like. I know it's nothing like the screechy thing he always does in public.

 

[Idran]

I wonder what Gottfried's real voice sounds like. I know it's nothing like the screechy thing he always does in public.

He used his real voice in this SNL Weekend Update bit the year he was in the cast. (Warning, somewhat NWS content)

 

[Cicero]

A few from Vanguard:

Karen Cahow - Elisabeth Rosen (Jennifer Hailey on SG-1; more recent photos)
Mahmud al-Khaled - Khaled Nabawy (star of The Citizen, the mullah in Kingdom of Heaven)
Vanessa Theriault - Molly Quinn (Alexis Castle on Castle; semi-recent interview - spoilers for season 6)

I also tried imagining Alice Eve as the young Carol Marcus, since that was easier for me to visualize than a young Bibi Besch. But I don't know what Eve would sound like with an American accent, so it was harder to imagine her performance than her appearance.

I don't know if you've seen it, but she showed off her childhood Los Angeles accent on Conan a few years ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GgHhOqUrUw&t=2m8s.

 

[Sci]

Vanessa Theriault - Molly Quinn (Alexis Castle on Castle; semi-recent interview - spoilers for season 6)

I like Molly Quinn a lot, but don't you think she's a bit young? Granted, Theriault starts as an ensign in the stories set in 2266, but she's a lieutenant j.g. by 2268 and a lieutenant commander by 2269. Quinn only just turned 21--she's literally not even old enough to have graduated from college yet on a traditional college schedule. And she looks it.

 

[JD]

I've always gone with Alyson Hanigan for Theriault. I believe she was David Mack's pick, and I've never really been able to picture anyone else.