That he's perceived as British. He did have kind of a "classy" accent, but not in a way that strikes me as British.
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That he's perceived as British. He did have kind of a "classy" accent, but not in a way that strikes me as British.
...and in interviews, Harris has addressed this, affirming his heterosexuality.
Agreed, but some are too willing to attach that to anyone, instead of understanding its simply another type of character.
Parker Posey as Dr. Smith? I like it.
Glad they've confirmed the character. Based on the discussion here it sounded like the daughter was going to fill that role. Maybe she was and they got some backlash, so they decided to add an actual Dr. Smith after all. Or maybe people jumped to conclusions. I don't know.
Glad they've confirmed the character. Based on the discussion here it sounded like the daughter was going to fill that role. Maybe she was and they got some backlash, so they decided to add an actual Dr. Smith after all. Or maybe people jumped to conclusions. I don't know.
Well, only to the extent that Judy is a medical doctor according to the cast descriptions. I had the impression that the role of the rogue/troublemaker was going to Don West in this version -- since pretty much none of the characters have much resemblance to their namesakes.
More likely, the casting sheet that was released was not the whole story. Fans have this odd expectation that what we know about a show is everything there is to know at the time. Usually it's just fragments. And often we don't find out about an idea or decision until well after the creators came up with it, which means that fans greatly overestimate the influence their reactions generally have on the decision-making process.
Or else the casting sheet was unreal to begin with. I'm not sure we ever got confirmation that it was legitimate.
Well, he was cultured and elegant and, often, lumped in with Karloff and Rains and Rathbone and Lee and Cushing and all those "other" British horror stars . . . .
Yeah, they were totally going to leave out the single breakout character of the original series. I bet there's not going to be a robot, either. Or even a spaceship. True story.
They were a debonair lot, weren't they? Although Lon Chaney, Jr. was kind of the odd man out there.
Whenever we watch "The Wolf Man," my girlfriend always snickers at the idea that Lon is supposed to be Claude Rains' son.
There's also Lugosi and Peter Lorre, who had their own distinctive vibes.
I didn't think of the sexual dynamics.
Mark had 9 years on Marta in the 60s, but they were supposed to be part of a larger colony eventually, with people her own age... Now however, West is going to be caught in between two women with nothing left but bad options.
Which brings us to LGBT representation.
If Smith is "evil" and gay, then week to week, West is going to be narrowly avoiding/missing idle attempts on his life... Kinda like Clouseau bumbling through life, so that Smith can have Judy all to herself.
Although if we really want to spit-take at the 1960s era series, make it so that nu West and nu John Robinson are comically having an affair behind Maureens back the hole time.
Everytime Will is almost eating by monsters, when the men are supposed to be out in their Chariot scouring for the boy across a disparate alien vista, they're making whoopie.
Mark had 9 years on Marta in the 60s, but they were supposed to be part of a larger colony eventually, with people her own age... Now however, West is going to be caught in between two women with nothing left but bad options.
Which brings us to LGBT representation.
If Smith is "evil" and gay, then week to week, West is going to be narrowly avoiding/missing idle attempts on his life... Kinda like Clouseau bumbling through life, so that Smith can have Judy all to herself.
Although if we really want to spit-take at the 1960s era series, make it so that nu West and nu John Robinson are comically having an affair behind Maureens back the hole time.
Everytime Will is almost eating by monsters, when the men are supposed to be out in their Chariot scouring for the boy across a disparate alien vista, they're making whoopie.
Post proof or retract.
According to IMDB, the role of Penny will be played by Mina Sundwall from ''#Horror.''
Why? How old is she?
To update it to modern-ish times, look at the cast of Frasier. Personal lives off camera not withstanding, both Frasier and Niles are played as very foppish and effeminate, even though it is VERY clear that both characters are straight. Of course, this was pointedly called out in the episode where Patrick Stewart played a gay symphony conductor who thought Frasier was making the moves on him.
OK, I got the two Robinson girls confused. At first I thought Mina Sundwall was playing Judy Robinson and that's what was peculiar. At 14something she's the right age to play Penny Robinson. The post below yours about Mark's-Marta's age difference probably added to my confusion.
^ What, you found one of Guy's posts confusing?
The Robot.
Oh god.
The Robot is going to be humaniform, and sexy.
Oh god.
The Robot is going to be humaniform, and sexy.
No, Warren said that he's not going to build one.
Major West has been cast: Ignacio Serricchio
http://www.blastr.com/2016-12-14/netflixs-lost-space-remake-completes-main-cast-adding-bones-alum
http://www.blastr.com/2016-12-14/netflixs-lost-space-remake-completes-main-cast-adding-bones-alum
They strike me as effete caricatures rather than "effeminate."
I liked pretty much the whole cast of Bones, so I'm happy to see one of them again.
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