However, I stand by the opinion that if the original casting had gone through, Alec Baldwin would have been sublime in that role.
The role Tim Allen played? I did not know that. That would've worked. I've liked AB in probably most of the things I've seen him in, even if I haven't always like the movies. Well, and some of his stuff on SNL? C'mon. Freakin' hilarious, is all. I don't watch SNL that often, but I will try if he's on it. He just clicks there.
Let him know how much we appreciated him in this ep. "Hey! Good Stargate! Hope they ask you back!"
Yes, this.
The role Tim Allen played?
Yep. I don't know the whole story, but either he got out of playing the role, or something came up so he couldn't do it. I really, really hope it was the latter, because I also generally like AB, and would hate to think he'd pass up such a chance. I mean, Tim Allen did an OK job of parodying Shatner, but AB would have been SUBLIME at that. IMO.
ITA
Sigh, yes. The potential is wonderful, but I'm SO happy with the actual film that it's mainly a wistful notion. I mean, it was a film that got fandom, sent up fandom, and also managed to give the heroics that is why there is fandom.
I'm curious what the Mutant Enemy folks thought of it, because that is one hell of a tricky balancing act to pull off.
Yeah - no diminishment of enjoyment here (Tim Allen V. AB).
I mean, it was a film that got fandom, sent up fandom, and also managed to give the heroics that is why there is fandom.
They did handle all of that deftly, didn't they? Huh. Go them. Makes me like it even more now. I had not thought of it from that perspective before, which is funny, 'cuz ... well, part of fandom and all.
Yeah, I can't be disappointed, because who knows? My gut says AB would've been great, but I know that TA was great.
God, I love that movie. I should buy it.
Thanks, Katie. I missed all of that very helpful information. Damn. No whipping back of the hood to reveal ....... ta da!!!
Well, there actually was a reveal. They spent like a season going "Oh No, Anubis! Who We Have Never Seen!" And then we saw him from, like, the back, and then we saw his complete lack of face, and then Ascended!Daniel told the whole "hey, turns out he's kinda ascended" story.
So they've been working with this guy for a long time. Shame about the dullness. (I'm not a big Anubis fan.)
Well, there actually was a reveal.
So ... I've been waiting for a reveal that's already happened. Sadly, I am not surprised by that. Sigh.
I thought they went with Tim Allen because he could do a general amalgam of Shatner and all his ilk - they'd also get in qualities of all the standard sci-fi macho heroes. Weaver was not only playing Uhura, but all the women who'd get stuck with more minor roles and not get to do much ass-kicking. The red-shirt is not only a Star Trek tradition, it was just that Trekkers gave that sort of character a name. What I loved most was that the aliens were alien - they weren't just slightly funny looking humans who spoke flawless English and ate regular food that was just a different color. And definite props to Enrico who managed to make his character as foamy as Alan Rickman in that movie.
(I'm not a big Anubis fan.)
I'm with you. Although, now that I think about it... I've never really felt much for the villains. Apophis, eh. Herruuuuur, eh. Anubis, who doesn't even have any features (unlike Apophis's I-smell-something-bad high eyebrow of Doom!) but is essentially a big old cape walking around... I like the non-arc episodes, mostly, and I wish they'd done more with Ahmonet, because that story made no sense. Ahh! The injustice!
