Joss as Badger - would it have worked?

POSTED BY: Zol
UPDATED: Thursday, February 17, 2005 18:18
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ZOL

Wednesday, February 16, 2005 8:05 PM

Just been listening again to the episode commentary of Serenity - At the point where we see Badger for the 1st time, Nathan mentions that Joss was planning on playing the character but Joss pipes up and says that they found a much more prettier man(!) for the role `Mark Shepherd`. The actor does a great job for a small part.

Do you think Joss would have been good playing the part of Badger?

or is there somebody else that would have been just as good as MS?

Darin (Zol.)

RAT

Wednesday, February 16, 2005 8:24 PM

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Originally posted by Zol:
Do you think Joss would have been good playing the part of Badger?

is there somebody else that would have been just as good as MS?

Joss(numfar) would have been good, but Mark Shepherd is perfect!

-Ratboy

KAYLEE4SIMON

Wednesday, February 16, 2005 9:02 PM

Love Mark Shepherd as Rat, think he did a great job. Joss is great, but I think this was Shepherd's role.

Keep shiny!

HAWK

Wednesday, February 16, 2005 9:16 PM

Depends; would he have done the accent?

One thing I cannot condone the Whed of is the comedic "Oliver! The Musical" accents adopted by the "Brittish" characters!

I was ready to give Summer Glau the part of "Flower Girl No.5" after her turn in Shindig!

And Wesley and Giles from the Buffyverse; Nobody in Britain uses the expression "Blast!" to convey annoyance! Not now, and probably not ever!

STATIC

Wednesday, February 16, 2005 10:30 PM

Michael Madsen!!!!

Mickey Rourke!!!!

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BLINKER

Thursday, February 17, 2005 3:57 AM

I'd like to think it would have worked, but I can't imagine anyone but Sheppard as Badger.

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And Wesley and Giles from the Buffyverse; Nobody in Britain uses the expression "Blast!" to convey annoyance! Not now, and probably not ever!

Similarly, no one in Canada ends their sentences with "eh?"

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BARNEYT

Thursday, February 17, 2005 10:34 AM

Don't think so. I mean, I love Joss but I don't think he could bring the sudden switch from humour to menace that Mark Shepherd brings.

The scene at the beginning of Shindig when Badger calls to Mal to have the meeting and he says 'I'm sorry, did you think you had a choice?' - the menace there is just fantastic, and I don't think anyone could have done better.

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SHW

Thursday, February 17, 2005 11:01 AM

Hawk Stated:
>And Wesley and Giles from the Buffyverse; Nobody >in Britain uses the expression "Blast!" to >convey annoyance! Not now, and probably not ever!

..and in one of those weird moments of synchroicity.. I shouted 'BLAST AND BOTHERATION' about 5 seconds before opening this thread.
I hadn't used the word in about 15 years though!

shw (England)

BARNEYT

Thursday, February 17, 2005 11:53 AM

And the words we do use can't usually be spoken on prime-time TV!

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"I think the right place to start is to say, fair is fair. This is who we are. These are our numbers." Mr Willis of Ohio - The West Wing

CASUALTY

Thursday, February 17, 2005 1:18 PM

It is hard to imagine anyone else playing Badger now, simply because I have watched the episodes so many times. Mark Shepherd fits the role perfectly.

It's kinda like how my friend Laura asked me the other day whether she looked like a Laura. Of course she does thats her name! Did that make sense?

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Originally posted by Hawk:
And Wesley and Giles from the Buffyverse; Nobody in Britain uses the expression "Blast!" to convey annoyance! Not now, and probably not ever!

I say 'blast' all the time! And 'okey dokey'. I was told yesterday that no one has said okey dokey for 20 years! Ahh well.

"If nothing we do means anything then the only thing that means anything is what we do"

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