I love David Tennant, but oddly enough this is one that I can't see him playing.
Perfect Actor To Play 'Q' in nuTNG
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What the F*** is wrong with John De Lancie?
If you are right, do you have to make a joke of it, and be a buffoon?
Simians!!
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'They said Mozart was mad, they said Einstein was mad, they said Louey was mad!!'
'Who's Louey??'
'My uncle. He WAS mad!'
Jimmy Durante.
If you are right, do you have to make a joke of it, and be a buffoon?
Simians!!
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'They said Mozart was mad, they said Einstein was mad, they said Louey was mad!!'
'Who's Louey??'
'My uncle. He WAS mad!'
Jimmy Durante.
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I've seen a lot of his work. He could definitely do it.
Though, I think like Heath Ledger/Joker, the best choice is someone you'd never think of.
I suppose you know every single actor's IQ?
Isn't acting just that? You don't need to be Einstein to give a convincing performance.
Well, that's true. Leonard Nimoy hasn't got an IQ of at least 200, which is what Spock must have, and he's excellent at the end of ST3. But, he understands the intention of Spock. Spock is superior, and so is Q, not a clown and a jokester.
Maybe you like a jokey character. I like to be insulted. It makes me think.
You like to be insulted?
Either way, I never said anything about a 'jokey' character. A lot of actors these days have range. Just because they've done a jokey or, dare I say it, camp role, it doesn't mean that's all they can do.
Any good actor can get inside a character's head and pull off the role. I happen to think both Neil Patrick Harris and David Tennant are great actors. I've seen a good body of their work and know they have range. Of course, there's probably more suitable actors out there, but asking Star Trek fans what actor they want for a role is like asking a toddler what they want for dinner... you'll never get the same answer twice.
Unless it's chocolate ice cream.
Yes, I do like to be provoked. I think Star Trek is about evolving your philosophy, not having some physics teacher type come in and give you a quick run round the universe, and only teach you a little at the end of it, if that, from what I pick up. Some seem to think they were in a maths lesson.
Nardpuncher
Rear Admiral
I nominate The Rock.
Philosophy, Physics, and Math in one sentence. Kudos.
And I think we're falling off-topic.
But I digest... (Family Guy ftw).
God characters who toy with the characters are villains. Villains are pretty easy, so pretty much anyone could play the role. Ditto for judgmental god characters. And sentimentally benevolent god characters.
The search for an actor who could communicate the right blend of Puckish disdain with offhand benevolence is considerably trickier. It is even trickier given that rational persuasion is apparently ruled out as a teaching tool in favor of pranks and disguised parables.
But the problem of casting God in white American's image is even trickier in a dramatic sense. (Not too difficult in the inadvertent comedy sense of course.) And, come to think of it, the logical absurdity of the whole omnipotence thing is kind of overwhelming.
In fact, the concept needs a little work. Heres the improved version. The Q continuum is actually a virtual reality. The Q are not the original people but simulations of personalities downloaded a la transhumanist daydreams. The Q are not actually omnipotent but they think they are. The Q continuum merely manipulates the environment and the Q so that whatever they do is undone at the end, and nothing as changed. That should be nicely illustrative of the follies of transhumanism and the nonsense ideal of omnipotence, no?
And when you have a sensible character, the casting is easy: Steve Carell playing a boob who thinks he's hot shit but can't actually do a damn thing.
The search for an actor who could communicate the right blend of Puckish disdain with offhand benevolence is considerably trickier. It is even trickier given that rational persuasion is apparently ruled out as a teaching tool in favor of pranks and disguised parables.
But the problem of casting God in white American's image is even trickier in a dramatic sense. (Not too difficult in the inadvertent comedy sense of course.) And, come to think of it, the logical absurdity of the whole omnipotence thing is kind of overwhelming.
In fact, the concept needs a little work. Heres the improved version. The Q continuum is actually a virtual reality. The Q are not the original people but simulations of personalities downloaded a la transhumanist daydreams. The Q are not actually omnipotent but they think they are. The Q continuum merely manipulates the environment and the Q so that whatever they do is undone at the end, and nothing as changed. That should be nicely illustrative of the follies of transhumanism and the nonsense ideal of omnipotence, no?
And when you have a sensible character, the casting is easy: Steve Carell playing a boob who thinks he's hot shit but can't actually do a damn thing.
Nardpuncher
Rear Admiral
If that's a joke from Family Guy then they plagiarized again.. I heard it on Married...With Children.
That's actually probably from an old vaudville routine, and they were both just carrying on tradition.
As for the rest of this, carry on.
Is he the guy who played Bill Church jr in Lois and Clark? If so, then I agree, he'd make a good Q.
For whatever reason, I see the Old Spice Guy as more the Star Wars character type. For Q, I'd be interested in seeing what Zach Levi can do with role. Or let's have Q be female this time round. Kristen Bell maybe.
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