Would you still fly?
POSTED BY: IndependenceSoldier
UPDATED: Wednesday, August 3, 2022 06:53
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There was a theard on here earlier about the curse of Firefly's acting cast.Well this isn't about that but it is about what is deemed to the the curse to television actors or sometime movie actors. Actors and actresses sometime get pegged into the character roles that they play in a successful tv series.Much to the point where they begin to hate that role. This never got a chance to happen to FF. I know the actors would welcome the chance to play those parts again.
Inara, I can't think of another actress I would like seeing play that part. Marena IS Inara. I can't see anyone else playing Mal or Jayne,Kaylee,Zoe,Simon,River and even Wash and Book.
There can't be another Saffron or Badger and Niska has me cring every time I watch that eps.
Guess if any changes were to be made we'd have to just wait and see.
Z
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Nope.
"Well, my days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle." http://whimsicalnbrainpan.blogspot.com/
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Hypothetically, I would watch. After all, can only one actor ever play Hamlet? And, Firefly ain't Hamlet.
On the other hand, in actuality, I might not like it.
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Originally posted by nbz:
I do not have as much faith in Joss as others on here do.
Same thing here. I lost my faith at Serenity. Erm, the movie theatre. When Joss killed my Washie.
Back on topic, no, I would not watch it. Unless it was new ship with new crew. I cannot imagine anyone else playing our characters.
If anyone ends up playing our characters we can have a blonde River. It has happened before (in remakes and such -- pisses me off).
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Yep, I'd watch, provided it's still Joss' show. While I'm not a Whedophile, I haven't been disappointed by his work yet, on the whole.
Guess I'm in agreement with SimonWho, for the most part.
I can separate the actor from the character. (The idea that the character and the actor are one in the same seems a little otaku to me.) Lots of people keep saying it's a character driven show, which holds truth. But, I'm not sure that changing the face of the character would actually change the essence of the character. Therefore, I can't seem to wholly dismiss the possibility that another actor could conceivably portray the character in the same or similarly appropriate manner.
Considering actors change and grow because of the very nature of their careers, the same actor returning to a role from many years ago may not necessarily bring the same thing to that role as they did when they first had the part. Their experiences may hinder a complete return to the character as it was originally portrayed; a sort of "you can never go home again" thing, ya know? (I've already rambled too much, so I won't bore you with examples.)
That being said...
ADAM = JAYNE FOREVER!!! WOOHOO!!! XD
EDIT:
Cuz I'm a horrible person, I think Brendan Fraser would make an excellent Mal (ref. The Mummy and check out the pictures)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120616/
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A lot of ppl here may be to young to remember but it was tried(different actor same character) years ago with a show called "Alias Smith and Jones" after one of the actors untimely death. Don't think it worked. I'm sure there are other examples I'm not aware of and maybe some have worked out.
Z
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I love Josh Charles. I just finished watching the Sports Night Season 1 and I love Josh Charles.
I wish he would work more.
I could only accept others cast in Firefly if our BDHs couldn't do it.
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When the first Dumbledore (Richard Harris) died, they replaced him with Michael Gambon, that didn't work. Kind of a lame example, I know, but it does show how actors make the characters unique.
And, what about the husband on "Bewitched"? He was changed up, and there's a significant difference.
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I'd give it a try.
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I'd owe it to Joss to at least give it a watch, but I couldn't love it anywhere near as much as the original.
The thought of seeing anyone but Jewel Staite as my lovely Kaylee makes me a sad panda. :(
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