Buffy ,'Never Leave Me'
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By that logic, Farscape did it twice. Once with actual "Actor A plays Character B while still looking like A" and then again with "Actor A plays Character B in full costume and make-up of B, which is actually pretty freaky looking."
The former? Funny. The latter? Uncanny valley material. Like recognizing someone, until you get up close and realizing you don't know that person at all.
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Fuffy-Baith was the best one, I think.
I loved the X-Files episode "Small Potatoes" but that wasn't an actual swap, so I suppose it doesn't count. I'm trying to think of one that truly blew me away, but I can't at the moment.
Although not technically a body swap, I still smile thinking about the "Kenny Rogers Roasters" Seinfeld episode.
I loved the X-Files episode "Small Potatoes" but that wasn't an actual swap, so I suppose it doesn't count. I'm trying to think of one that truly blew me away, but I can't at the moment.
"Dreamland" was the actual body-swap episode for the X-Files. It's how Mulder got his waterbed!
By that logic, Farscape did it twice.
Or three times if you count two sets of switches in one episode.
Plus the "Won't Get Fooled Again/John Quixote" type episodes where you've got characters showing up as someone completely new.
"Dreamland" was the actual body-swap episode for the X-Files. It's how Mulder got his waterbed!
Right, and that little moment at the end is great, but didn't they Quantum Leap it and have the actors continuing to play their own characters?
Right, and that little moment at the end is great, but didn't they Quantum Leap it and have the actors continuing to play their own characters?
It depended on the POV, as I recall. If the camera was shooting from roughly Scully's POV, we saw MM. If it was Mulder POV, we saw DD. But it's been ages since I saw it.
Hmm. I think I need to own that season just to refresh my memory.
Hmm. I think I need to own that season just to refresh my memory.
Was that the season right after the movie/production move to LA? I seem to confalte the two and also mark it as the beginning of my serious misgivings about where the show was going.