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Display Case / Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« on: July 06, 2011, 07:08:06 PM »
It's ok, snowleopard.  I know that (besides me) no one is perfect, so I won't hold your obviously imperfect opinion against you... ;)

What I was going for, both with Michael and Morgan, was finding actors I'm familiar with who are older, are physically imposing (big and tall), and who I could see as either of the two men without having to squint my eyes and look sideways at them to get them to fit into my mental image of the character.

Facially, I think Neeson would be pretty good as Michael, but, although he is tall, he just doesn't seem that physically imposing to me.

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Display Case / Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« on: July 06, 2011, 06:58:54 PM »
Quote from: Snowleopard on July 06, 2011, 06:56:40 PM
Naw, Morgan doesn't smirk - snarl maybe - smirk no!
Morgan has to look as Indy says - "It's not the years it's the miles!"
And Morgan has a century's worth of miles.

Have you seen Adam Baldwin on Chuck?  He's got the snarl down cold!

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Display Case / Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« on: July 06, 2011, 06:53:40 PM »
Quote from: Warden John Marcone on July 06, 2011, 06:44:56 PM
It's fine, snowy.  I agree that ADAM Baldwin should be there.  Just not as Michael.

Alternatively, I could see Adam Baldwin as Morgan, although (unless he does some pretty serious makeup and acting changes) that would prelude him being Michael.  Hmm, I'd have to think about who could play Michael in that case, since of the actors I've seen, I thought Baldwin was my best bet at Michael.
Choices, choices, choices....

EDIT: Duh, I already put Neeson as my Michael alternate.  I'd have no problem with him being Michael, as long as he doesn't have to grow long hair, wear a robe, and have Amoracchius (sp)
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.  Unless that's the key twist in the plot of Ghost Story...

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Display Case / Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« on: July 06, 2011, 06:50:03 PM »
Quote from: Snowleopard on July 06, 2011, 06:44:05 PM
Be nice habu.  We may dislike someone's choice but we don't go after them.
Except maybe Grey Warden and his periodic efforts to stir the pot by putting Tom Cruise up.  (Deep sigh)
(I think it's GW.  Oh goodie - senior moment!  ::))

My apologies if I offend anyone--my comments are usually meant to be firmly tongue in cheek.

On the other hand, ya know, if Harry
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, then Tom Cruise would be a great choice!

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Display Case / Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« on: July 06, 2011, 06:37:08 PM »
I'll agree no ALEC Baldwin.  Ugh, I can't picture Michael with that perpetual smirk that Alec Baldwin always seems to have...

As far as no ADAM Baldwin, y'all are quite obviously delusional!  ;D

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Display Case / Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« on: July 06, 2011, 04:44:44 PM »
Quote from: Quantus on July 06, 2011, 04:32:16 PM
I always liked a quote from Joss Whedon I heard once where he said he always tries to cast comic for dramatic roles, because comedy is the harder one.  
Yeah.  I'm not saying that the cast of The Life and Times of Harry Dresden (aka, the Dresden Files) would need to be stand up comedians, but that the actors need to be able to give that little burst of humor that is their trademark in the books.  Anyone can do drama--if you've got a poker face, you're good enough.  But how many actors/actresses out there can do drama and slip something at least vaguely comedic in the middle of the drama?  I've seen plenty of folks onscreen who can't do that for the life of them.

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Display Case / Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« on: July 06, 2011, 04:40:14 PM »
Quote from: Warden John Marcone on July 06, 2011, 04:30:01 PM
Um...ADAM Baldwin?  For MICHAEL?  Methinks you got a few screws loose, my friend.  Baldwin's an enforcer, not a warrior and father.

As I said, I just picked actors and actresses for how they appear, not necessarily how they would be in the role.  In this case, big guy in his late 40s/early 50s who can throw down with the best of them...and do it while quoting Scripture and whatnot in Latin...

That being said, I can see AB playing Michael.  He's big, the right age, and can do action.  No clue about the rest of the stuff--sure, it would be a departure from his normal role, but I don't see any reason why he couldn't pull it off.

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Display Case / Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« on: July 06, 2011, 10:53:21 AM »
Quote from: samrvs on July 05, 2011, 10:12:49 PM
I tried watching a few episodes of the Syfy series and have to admit that I was extremely underwhelmed.  Even though I am just discovering Jim Butcher's work, I would really like to see someone transfer his sense of humor onto the screen. 

My blog, With Both Hands and a Flashlight:  http://withbothhandsandaflashlight.blogspot.com/

I think it would be important for any future Harry actor to have at least some sort of comedic capabilities.  And not just Harry, but have the other main folks have comedic capabilities.  The humor is part of what makes the books so unique for me--serious fantasies are a dime a dozen, and the ones that can successfully capture that blend of seriousness and comedy are much fewer and far between.

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Display Case / Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« on: July 05, 2011, 10:07:40 PM »
Aight, here're my series casting ideas.  I've only drawn actors and actresses from tv shows and movies that I have watched, so I'm sure there are plenty of suitable other members of the acting community that I haven't named here.  In addition, this is not a recommendation of their acting talents, or lack thereof, but rather just a recommendation of how they appear in my head.

Harry: Zachary Levi
Murphy: I'm drawing a complete blank on who would fit her!   Selma Blair?  If Amanda Seyfried were 10-15 years older, I'd give her my nod.
Lea: Kate Beckinsale
Elaine: Lake Bell I haven't read the books in a while and don't remember what she's supposed to look like...
Thomas: Matt Bomer
Susan: Valerie Cruz I thought she did a great job as Murphy in the show
Morgan: Stephen Lang
Michael: Adam Baldwin or Liam Neeson
Charity: Kari Matchett or Elisabeth Rohm
Molly: Abbie Cornish She's not tall enough, though
Fr. Forthill: Ron Rifkin
Sanya: Taye Diggs
Shiro: I'm drawing a complete blank
Lara: Yvonne Strahovski
Mac: Ian McElhenney He's a bit too old, though
Nic: Ray Wise Can't remember Nic's description...
Eb: Ron Donachie or James Cosmo Both are too tall, though
Injun Joe: Russell Means
Merlin: Julian Glover
Ancient Mai: No clue
The Gatekeeper: No clue
Cowl: This guy
Marcone: Edward Norton He sold me with American History X
Gard: Tricia Helfer or Ali Larter
Hendricks: Rory McCann He's not huge enough, though.  As an alternative, John Cena
Lash: Kristen Bell I just feel "eh" about this one
Mab: Sophie Marceau Not entirely sure how old Mab or Lea are supposed to appear
Butters: Breckin Meyer or Josh Zuckerman
Ivy: Drawing a blank--don't watch too many shows/movies with kids/teenagers in them
Kincaid: Andy Whitfield. Or, if Andy's cancer is still an issue, Christian Slater
Luccio (post DB): Lauren Cohan
Billy: No idea
Georgia: Amy Acker
Maeve: Amanda Crew
Lily: Hayden Panettiere
Mort: David H. Lawrence XVII
Bob: This guy
Mister: This guy
Mouse: This guy

Lemme know if I missed anyone of significance!

EDIT: I filled in a few of the missing folks and cleaned up the formatting.  In addition, Famke Janssen and Bridget Moynahanpop out at me, but I haven't a clue who I'd like to cast them as.  Maybe alternates for Lea and Mab or Charity?

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Display Case / Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« on: July 05, 2011, 05:39:12 PM »
I'll be posting my best guess at casting all of the main and recurring characters (36 of 'em, if my count is correct) a bit later on, once I've got links to pictures of each person, but how about Zachary Levi for Harry?  He's almost got the height (I think he's 6'4"), he's the right age, and can do the snark.

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Display Case / Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« on: July 01, 2011, 03:07:33 AM »
Quote from: co99p on July 01, 2011, 02:47:09 AM
Can't you just picture Ryan Stiles as Harry?



Ryan Stiles has the height--and actually looks the height, that's for sure.  Although he's a mite old...and I don't think I can see him in the duster...and I don't think Harry is known for wearing outlandish shoes...

"And in unrelated news, to spice the character up from the book, we're casting Colin Mochrie as Mac!"

"And in further unrelated news, we're also casting Wayne Brady as Sanya!"

Ya know, can't keep things too close to the book...

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DF Reference Collection / Re: Dresden Files Geek Code (long)
« on: June 30, 2011, 10:36:56 PM »
All right, here goes for mine.  Let's see if I managed to do this properly:

DV Habu v1.2 YR1 FR0.5 BK++ RP- JB TH(+) WG++(+++) CL(+) SW++ BC+ MC-(++++) SH[Murphy++, Molly+, Lara+]


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Display Case / Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« on: June 30, 2011, 09:50:30 PM »
On a more serious note, I'm sure it has been mentioned before in this thread (no way am I gonna look through 260 some odd pages), but I think Ryan Reynolds would be perfect for the smart @ssery that is Harry, but I so cannot picture him physically playing the part.  Maybe if it was an animated movie...maybe.

I dunno, none of the actors on the poll really do it for me.  I thought Paul Blackthorne did a great job on the show (ducks head and waits for the flaming monkey excrement to come raining down), and he's probably the closest to the mental picture I have of Harry.  That being said, I saw the show before I read the books, so I'm sure that has something to do with it.

Hmm, I'll have to think about this one...

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DF Books / Re: Did you discover the books because of the TV Show?
« on: June 30, 2011, 09:43:07 PM »
Quote from: Remy Sinclair on March 18, 2011, 06:47:22 PM
My wife and I are both sadly never heard of the books until we saw the TV show. We thought the previews on SyLy was interesting. We were looking for a new series because our obsessions at the time one was not coming out fast enough in book form (Kim Harrison's Hollow Series) & Hamilton destroying her Anita Blake series.

I grabbed the first book and the rest is history. We devoured all the books up to White Knight in that summer. We became huge fans. It is really bad here we now get them on audio then buy the paperbacks. We cannot contain our excitement when one is reading and the wife is a slow reader. So we listen to books now which is really good. Helps also when we have long trips or nothing is on (since TV is mostly crap now adays

Kinda similar introduction for me.  I got hooked on Kim Harrison's series last spring, and had seen the Dresden Files books in Barnes and Noble for ages, but never picked up a DF book.  Last fall Netflix recommended that I watch the tv show, so I watched it over the course of a weekend.  The next day I went to B&N and picked up all the DF books they had on hand--they had all but Blood Rites and Changes on hand.  Ordered the other two from Amazon and read the series over the course of the next two weeks...and have read them *once or twice, cough, cough* since then.  For the most part, I prefer the books to the tv show, but I thought it was a great introduction to the Dresden Universe, or at least enough to spark my interest.

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Display Case / Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« on: June 30, 2011, 09:34:59 PM »
Ooh, ooh, I've got the perfect actor for Harry!  Neil Patrick Harris!

I mean, seriously, doesn't Harry Dresden just pop into mind whenever you see NPH?!

Anyone?  Anyone?

I'll just go twiddle my thumbs and whistle tunelessly over here in my corner...

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