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Display Case / Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« on: March 31, 2010, 04:36:12 AM »
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Harry- Paul Blackthorne.  Was perfect casting imo, about the only thing the tv show did right.

Murphy- Murphy is Laura Linney for me.  If only she could become 5-10 years younger for storm front!

Thomas- I've always pictured the white court as the flawless china doll type.  For me he has always resembled Jude Law...whats more, Law could pull off the effortless swuave thing.

Morgan-- I don't know why, but I've always pictured him as kris kristofferson.  There is that mix of venom yet you know underneath he is one of the good guys.  He had that 'been there, done it' vibe going in blade too.

Lara Raith-- Mila Kunis or Megan Fox.  If they wanted her slightly older, Angelina Jolie or Monica Belucci.  This character just needs to ooze sex and power.
Susan-- Roselyn Sanchez
Bob -- Voiced by Stephen Fry.  Needs the sarcasm and the wit in the voice.   Would be superb.
Butters-- Needs the geek factor.  I think Zach Braff would be great as butters.
Michael--  Needs a severity, but also the ability to really act out such a pure character.  For me he would be great portrayed by Viggo Mortensen.

Nicodemus -- Has always been Udo Kier for me.  Seriously, google him.  He has the total look, with an otherworldly presence about him.   
Kincaid --  I've always pictured him as Benicio Del Toro.
Faerie Queens-- Think it

would be fantastic to have Cate Blanchett portray both.

Ladies and gentlemen, with the exception of Nicodemus and Lara, I believe we have found our casting director.

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Author Craft / Actually, I can see it.
« on: March 26, 2010, 01:45:53 AM »

If you're reading instead of writing, then stop reading. If you're researching instead of writing, then stop researching.

"Do not read fiction," also echoes something Vonnegut once said. (Vonnegut? I wanna say Vonnegut... It was in that essay he wrote calling Ginsburg's "Howl" self-absorbed...) Vonnegut once wrote that he became a writer because he came up through the Chemistry department, rather than the English department. He said if he had started writing in full knowledge of how men like Twain, Dickens and Shakespeare had approached and solved the problems he had, it would have put a cap on his writing before it had even begun.

Sometimes ignorance is a blessing. 


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Display Case / Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« on: March 23, 2010, 08:38:43 PM »
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Uh... Walken could be Mac. They could maybe let Mac talk a bit more but still be the mysterious old sometimes insightful bartender.

The massive gruff left furrows in the ceiling as it walked out. I tried to get my breathing started again, though my heart just wouldn't stop. Murphy took a couple of tries to get her gun reholstered.

Mac brought over three bottles, and kept one for himself. He pulled the top off, and raised the bottle. "Bravely done." Mac took a slug and furrowed his brow.

"But you could have used more cowbell."



The chair splintered over Morgan's head, and he just dropped. The storm was brewing, and I was running out of time. Mac gave me a look. "Council's gonna be pissed," he said.

"Mac, I need to borrow your car." Mac nodded, reached into his apron and pulled out ... a bottle of beer.

"Mac?"

"This bottle of beer was brewed by the first company in America to brew beer. Your mother and I ran from the wardens for five years, during which time she kept the beer hidden. After she passed on, I hid this cold, uncomfortable hunk of glass up my ass for two years. And now, little man, I give this bottle to you. "

The damnedest thing was the bottle actually started the car....


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Display Case / Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« on: March 23, 2010, 06:10:41 AM »
Christopher Walken?

Nicodemus. Arthur Langtry. ...

And maybe Mouse's voiceover.

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Display Case / Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« on: March 23, 2010, 12:36:24 AM »
Gabriel Byrne as Marcone is an excellent choice.

Now that I think about it, I kinda like Alfred Molina for the part too.

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Display Case / Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« on: March 22, 2010, 10:12:42 PM »
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And I still say Clancy Brown as Marcone. 

I love Clancy Brown, but I'd cast him for Hendricks before I'd cast him for Marcone. Clancy's too big, in body and personality. I'd cast Ron Perlman before Clancy, and Ron's still way too big for the part.

Marcone's a snake, sleek, quiet, and hitting WAY above his weight class. In his own way, Marcone's every bit a "badass grandpa" as Ebenezer, and the two of them would reach an "adequate understanding of each other" upon meeting, no gunfire or soulgaze required.

Andy Garcia's way too good-looking for Marcone, but I still read him closer than Brown.

Marcone is Quiet.

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Display Case / Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« on: March 18, 2010, 11:24:49 PM »
Jennifer Garner's as predictable a choice for Luccio as Tricia Helfer is for Lash. Gimme someone fun, gimme someone you did not see coming for the part, but qualifies none the less.

Gimme Gromit playing the part of Mouse...


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Display Case / Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« on: March 18, 2010, 10:42:54 PM »
And while I''m at it, does anyone else think Sarah Michelle Gellar might finally be getting old and worn enough to play Murphy?

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Display Case / Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« on: March 18, 2010, 10:35:11 PM »
OK, sure, we could come in and cast Jennifer Garner as Luccio and Sam Worthington as Michael, but where's the fun in that?

I admit I've got a warped sense of humor, but I hardly think I'm the only one guilty of that around here. I'm having fun, but I promise I'm not trolling. 

C'mon, admit it. Wouldn't it be fun to see Jesse Ventura as Morgan?

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Display Case / Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« on: March 18, 2010, 09:07:57 PM »
Snoop is tall. Gangly. A bit funny looking. Full of hidden malice with a bit of an eldritch air around him. He's constantly leaving rooms rapidly filling with smoke. I think it would be an interesting cast against type.

Of course, I'd still rather see Roddy Piper as Michael.

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Display Case / Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« on: March 18, 2010, 06:56:39 PM »
I want to see Snoop Dogg play Harry at least once...

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Display Case / Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« on: March 18, 2010, 04:41:15 AM »
Robert Duvall for Ebenezer.
Roddy Piper for Michael
Hugh Laurie for Nicodemus
Djimon Hounsou for Sasha
Still want Joanne Kelley for Lara.
Actually, make that still want Joanne Kelley period.

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