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Originally posted by SimonWho:
It's fascinating to see such a strong response against any recasting. Of course, I'd be against it too but the fact remains that any one of hundreds of actors could have played those parts and they'd have been pretty much the same.

The characters come from Joss. The writing comes from Joss (and the episode's author). The actors say the lines and try not to bump into the scenary. Okay, I'm oversimplifying but Firefly without Joss = no show. Firefly without any of the original actors = a slightly different Firefly.

Joss tells them what to do. It's all there on the page for them. Yes, they're a gifted group of actors and damn lovely people to boot. But they're utterly replacable. Heck, one of them already has been.

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Originally posted by Embers:
don't worry about it - Joss would never agree to it.
In his most recent radio interview he said he can't write long extensive Firefly comic books because he cannot tell the stories without these actors.
He is holding out all his best stories for when he gets to make them with our BDHs.
So re-casting isn't an option

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Originally posted by stinkingrose:
Simonwho,
Actors (good ones anyway) are not just a plug and play commodity. They spend a lot of time creating their characters. No two actors will bring you the same performance. Not even an understudy, though they do their best to come close.
That is part of the beauty of their craft. They take the director's general vision, a sense of the character, then translate the script through acting.
No two people think *exactly* the same, so no two people act exactly the same. They make different choices because of who they are and what they bring with them to the performance.
That's the whole point of auditions. The director is trying to weed through everybody who is not interpreting the character the way they hope. They search for the person who will best bring their work to life.

Anyway, that's what I was taught in college.

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Originally posted by nbz:
I do not have as much faith in Joss as others on here do.

I would watch the show, but I would hope it is all new characters and all new story to go along with all new actors.

It's an interesting 'verse, and the BDH are not the only ones to have anything nteresting happen to them.

If we do not get more firely, I would love to see related mini series.

I would love to see a Jayne arc. You know... life before Serenity.

Also obviously the Book arc. Could be like The Goidfather, telling two stories at the same time.

Then there are the underground movements, following Niska, the life and times of Jubal Early. A small series set in or just before the war would also be very interesting.

The 'verse has many interesting options.

All it has to be is not too fantastical (Firefly was not fantastical. The movie was slightly, but it was made to be bigger. It detracted from the 'verse.), have brilliant writing, good stories and believable characters.

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Originally posted by IndependenceSoldier:

Case in point....*coughs* James Bond *coughs*

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Originally posted by IndependenceSoldier:

Case in point....*coughs* James Bond *coughs*

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Or Doctor Who or Dracula or Sherlock Holmes or anyone of countless other characters who have been played by different actors.

Yes it would be different but different doesn't always mean worse. Remember Inara was recast after shooting began - everyone would probably be just as insistent that Rebecca Gayheart was irreplacable had she not been replaced.

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Originally posted by Penguin:

No...These people ARE Firefly.

No one else could play River the way Summer does...

No one else could play Mal the way Nathan does...

The same goes for the rest of the cast.

Joss created the germ...the BDH's brought it to life.

The BDH's and Firefly are one.

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Originally posted by nbz:
I do not have as much faith in Joss as others on here do.

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Originally posted by NewOldBrownCoat:
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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