How would you cast classic Galactica today?

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How would you cast classic Galactica today?

Post by Hope It Is The Grog » Fri Oct 02, 2015 12:33 pm

If you were doing a remake - NOT a reimagining - of the 1978 series, what actors of today would you cast in the roles?

Sadly, I don't know enough present-day actors to have any ideas. :ugh:


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Re: How would you cast classic Galactica today?

Post by 137th Gebirg » Mon Oct 05, 2015 2:19 pm

Hmm... Good question. Lessee...

Apollo: Ben McKenzie (Gotham)
Starbuck: Timothy Olyphant (Deadwood/Justified)
Boomer: Anthony Mackie (Captain America)
Adama: I had a really hard time with this one. Lorne Greene is such a difficult act to follow, combining caring father figure with religious leader with military leader. Olmos fell short as a father figure (intentionally) and left the religious aspect out of it entirely. He was really first and foremost a military leader only. Very few men currently of Greene's age come to mind for this role. Perhaps maybe Rene Auberjonois or John Larroquette (both of Boston Legal/Star Trek).
Tigh: Harry Lennix (The Blacklist)
Athena: Jaimie Alexander (Thor/Agents of SHIELD)
Cain: Jeff Bridges (he looks more and more like his dad every day) - or if not him, then Ron Perlman (Sons of Anarchy)
Baltar: Ian McShane (Deadwood - I can just hear him screaming, "Lucifer, you c*cksucker!")
Serena: Jennifer Morrison (House, Once Upon a Time)
Sheba: Megan Boone (The Blacklist)
Boxey: Written out of the story entirely :nah:
President Adar: Shelley Berman (Boston Legal - nobody plays a vapid old fuddy-duddy like this guy)
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Re: How would you cast classic Galactica today?

Post by GoldCylon » Sat Oct 10, 2015 9:00 pm

37th I need to go take a look at some of these people because I have no idea who they are but what I have seen on the choices you've made of the people I know I think those are very admirable decisions.
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Re: How would you cast classic Galactica today?

Post by Hope It Is The Grog » Sat Oct 10, 2015 9:55 pm

So that would give us....

Apollo
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Starbuck
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Boomer
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Adama (I'm going with Larroquette here)
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Tigh
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Athena (I'm really liking this one)
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"Why, thank you! We do appreciate it!"

Cain
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"Greetings, Adama, you old war daggit!"

Baltar
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"Toys, Adama?"

Serina
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"Top of the class."

Sheba
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"You wouldn't want me throwing the mission just to avoid the bet."

Boxey
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President Adar
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"But they have! Through Baltar, they have sued for peace!"

But what about Cassiopeia?
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Re: How would you cast classic Galactica today?

Post by GoldCylon » Sat Oct 10, 2015 10:42 pm

OK I am digging that.

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Re: How would you cast classic Galactica today?

Post by GoldCylon » Sun Oct 11, 2015 1:16 pm

Hey look at this. The conversation ended up on facebook.
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Re: How would you cast classic Galactica today?

Post by Cylon-Knight » Sun Oct 11, 2015 1:55 pm

Cool to see it's on Facebook - maybe it'll get this remake off the ground! lol ;)

Okay, now, I'm the evil Cylon here... (of course)
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We gotta have a Boxey.

I think dropping Boxey would alter the show for the worse.
There would be no more "family" aspect. Okay, Adama has two full grown kids... "meh"... every adult is someone's kid.

I have no idea who to cast, I just want to see the show have a heart and soul again. So we Cylons can CRUSH THEM. K? Super. :roll: :cylon: :erk:
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Re: How would you cast classic Galactica today?

Post by Red Eye » Sun Oct 11, 2015 2:13 pm

And the most important question: Who's going to provide the voice for the Imperious Leader? :wink:
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Re: How would you cast classic Galactica today?

Post by Cylon-Knight » Sun Oct 11, 2015 2:20 pm

No one is a perfect as Patrick was, but how about Benedict Cumberbatch?
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Re: How would you cast classic Galactica today?

Post by GoldCylon » Sun Oct 11, 2015 2:24 pm

Oh any English actor will work...LoL

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Re: How would you cast classic Galactica today?

Post by Hope It Is The Grog » Sun Oct 11, 2015 2:41 pm

Cumberbatch seems appropriately sonorous.

But would he play Iblis too?

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Re: How would you cast classic Galactica today?

Post by Red Eye » Sun Oct 11, 2015 2:55 pm

Hm, why not?

I think German actor Udo Kier would make a good Iblis or Baltar too...

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Re: How would you cast classic Galactica today?

Post by Hope It Is The Grog » Sun Oct 11, 2015 4:56 pm

We still lack a Cassie.
Someone on Facebook suggested Amy Poehler.

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Re: How would you cast classic Galactica today?

Post by GoldCylon » Sun Oct 11, 2015 6:41 pm

Now we are talking. My vote for Amy as Cassie.

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Re: How would you cast classic Galactica today?

Post by Hope It Is The Grog » Sun Oct 11, 2015 9:11 pm

Let's get this thing made! :cool:

Major Kickstarter time! :nah:

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