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Perfect Casting, part 2
ShadowX81:
--- Quote from: Quantus on March 21, 2013, 12:47:27 PM ---Not my first choices in most cases, but all good pics. The only thing I have to say against it is that Jon Huertas is way too old for Carlos. Carlos is roughly Molly's age, a teenager at the latest in SK and in his early 20's later on.
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Yea, il admit that I took a liberty with that casting, but here was my reasoning. Even though Carlos is a young man (I think he is mentioned as being 23 in Dead Beat), he has never been seen as anything but an equal to Harry. He is easily able to hold his own with the rest of the White Council in combat and is mature enough to be a trusted warden. Becuase of this his age has never seemed that relevant to Harry or anyone else. They treat him like a peer.
I felt that casting a signifigantly younger actor than Harry would at best result in a mentor/mentee relationship that didn't fit the character, and at worst could leave you with a Wesely Crusher. Therefore I chose to prioritize that peer dynamic over the described age of the character, and aged him by a few years.
Quantus:
--- Quote from: ShadowX81 on March 22, 2013, 09:41:02 PM ---Yea, il admit that I took a liberty with that casting, but here was my reasoning. Even though Carlos is a young man (I think he is mentioned as being 23 in Dead Beat), he has never been seen as anything but an equal to Harry. He is easily able to hold his own with the rest of the White Council in combat and is mature enough to be a trusted warden. Becuase of this his age has never seemed that relevant to Harry or anyone else. They treat him like a peer.
I felt that casting a signifigantly younger actor than Harry would at best result in a mentor/mentee relationship that didn't fit the character, and at worst could leave you with a Wesely Crusher. Therefore I chose to prioritize that peer dynamic over the described age of the character, and aged him by a few years.
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I dont think so. I mean, there was always mutual respect there, but the age difference was also a big part of their relationship, especially during WN. From the Old Man being grumpy in the morning because he couldnt keep up with the young whippersnappers in late night drinking to the whole Virgin thing
Harry is going to be noticeably older than all the New Guard wardens
and keeping a good, visible gap between the Old and New Guard is a line I wouldnt want to blur too much if it can be avoided
ShadowX81:
--- Quote from: Quantus on March 25, 2013, 02:33:01 PM ---I dont think so. I mean, there was always mutual respect there, but the age difference was also a big part of their relationship, especially during WN. From the Old Man being grumpy in the morning because he couldnt keep up with the young whippersnappers in late night drinking to the whole Virgin thing
Harry is going to be noticeably older than all the New Guard wardens
and keeping a good, visible gap between the Old and New Guard is a line I wouldnt want to blur too much if it can be avoided
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The age difference meat nothing except for the occasional insult/joke to one another or something else superficial. In terms of their relationship and overall interaction with one another, they were equals.
Quantus:
--- Quote from: ShadowX81 on March 25, 2013, 04:00:48 PM ---The age difference meat nothing except for the occasional insult/joke to one another or something else superficial. In terms of their relationship and overall interaction with one another, they were equals.
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I agree completely, but I dont just think that "equals" as Wardens has to also mean Equal ages. Especially with the Virgin Joke. Him being an early 20s virgin is cute and endearing; but a 40 year old virgin has a whole different connotation.
Besides, at that point Harry will also be dealing with and/or dating an early 20-something Luccio, and having Carlos already on screen and established as a young compatriot that is never-the-less treated as an equal will do a lot to smooth over some of the age difference involved in that.
ShadowX81:
--- Quote from: Quantus on March 25, 2013, 04:35:42 PM ---I agree completely, but I dont just think that "equals" as Wardens has to also mean Equal ages. Especially with the Virgin Joke. Him being an early 20s virgin is cute and endearing; but a 40 year old virgin has a whole different connotation.
Besides, at that point Harry will also be dealing with and/or dating an early 20-something Luccio, and having Carlos already on screen and established as a young compatriot that is never-the-less treated as an equal will do a lot to smooth over some of the age difference involved in that.
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I do agree that the Virgin thing wouldn't quite work if he is made to be Harry's age. But you said it yourself that in the books Carlos is roughly Molly's age (about 5-6 years older). But if you compare the two there is a world of difference in thier personality and maturity levels that I just don't think would come across if they were made to be around the same age.
I don't think Harry being involved with Luccio would be as huge of a problem, as actresses in thier early 20s playing roles that involve them hooking up with men in thier 30s isn't too uncommon on tv (Supernatural is a good example). In fact im fairly certain that women above the age of 30 are only allowed on tv in rare instances. If you get an actress with the right amount of maturity it shouldn't be an issue.
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