Who Else to Play Darcy?
Topic 194 · 36 responses · archived october 2000
~Amy
Mon, Feb 17, 1997 (03:03)
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Response 152 of 167: Cassandra (cassandra) * Sat, Feb 8, 1997 (23:27) * 3 lines
Oh Paul Gross can smolder all right. Anyone who has seen him in the 20s period drama, Chasing Rainbows(it aired twice on the CBC, don't know if it ever nade it to the US) can testify to that. He played this tough, sexy guy from the wrong side of the tracks who gets involved in a love triangle with his best friend's fiancee.
But as for Paul Gross as Darcy-only CF. I agree with Amy, he is just as much Darcy as Gable was Rhett, Bogie-Rick, Errol Flynn-Robin Hood....
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Response 153 of 167: Carolyn Esau (Carolyn) * Sun, Feb 9, 1997 (18:26) * 11 lines
] I was upset when it was canceled
So was I!
]but was thrilled when I heard this week that it will be returning to CTV in the next few months.
New episodes? or reruns?
]I wonder what a Paul Gross smolder would be like.......
I think he would do it really well. I remember the Victoria(?) episodes.
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Response 154 of 167: Lisa (lisaC) * Sun, Feb 9, 1997 (20:43) * 5 lines
Due South will be returning to CTV with new episodes. It is going into production again with Paul Gross as producer (I believe, I'm not 100% sure) and writer of some episodes. David Marciano (Ray) will be on sporadically.
This was one great Canadian show that should have never left the air! I'm glad it's coming back.
I think he would smolder very well indeed!
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Response 155 of 167: Johanne (JohanneD) * Mon, Feb 10, 1997 (15:18) * 1 lines
And this show will air starting Saturday on Showcase, check local listings.
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Response 156 of 167: Lola (breezin) * Wed, Feb 12, 1997 (21:12) * 4 lines
Y'know who could play a cool satire version of P&P? ROBIN WILLIAMS. Like one of those old Peter Sellers or Alec Guinness movies, he could play all the main parts, in different wigs, costumes, voices, etc. With the magic of film fx, his Darcy could be deflated by his Mrs. Bennet, etc.
Or get the cast of ARE YOU BEING SERVED? to do a parody of P&P. Or, Monty Python. Or, MUPPETS AT PEMBERLEY.
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Response 157 of 167: Carolyn Esau (Carolyn) * Thu, Feb 13, 1997 (07:16) * 10 lines
] MUPPETS AT
PEMBERLEY.
OK, CF and JE as D & E, of course.
Miss Piggy...Caroline
Kermit.......Bingley
Fozzy........Sir William
Gonzo........Mr. Collins
Rizzo........Wickham
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Response 158 of 167: Cheryl Sneed (Cheryl) * Thu, Feb 13, 1997 (11:45) * 1 lines
Oh I love those Carolyn! Goofball Gonzo as Mr. Collins, and Rizzo the Rat as Wickham! Inspired! ;-)
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Response 159 of 167: Inko (Inko) * Thu, Feb 13, 1997 (16:57) * 1 lines
Love your casting Carolyn. What about The Grouch for Mr. Bennett (I will be in the library (trash can) and not to be disturbed! Cookie monster for Lydia - as far as I could see, whenever she sat down she nibbled on chocolate or complained she was hungry!
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Response 160 of 167: Kali Pappas (Kali) * Fri, Feb 14, 1997 (07:03) * 1 lines
Nick at Nite is the Greatest! I've been watching since its inception in '85...I'm quite of the mind that God watches Nick at Nite...;)
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Response 161 of 167: Johanne (JohanneD) * Fri, Feb 14, 1997 (12:39) * 1 lines
Great casting job Carolyn, Oscar could also be Mr Hurst and Mrs Hurst one of Gonzo's girlfriend chicken. Animal for Mr. Bennet, is kind of wild with a soft heart :)
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Response 162 of 167: Ann (Ann) * Fri, Feb 14, 1997 (13:02) * 3 lines
I actually went to the Nick at Nite touring show a few years back. It was fun.
I want to know what part "Grover" would play in P&P?
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Response 163 of 167: Kali Pappas (Kali) * Fri, Feb 14, 1997 (13:41) * 1 lines
Grover would be Bingley...;)
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Response 164 of 167: Carolyn Esau (Carolyn) * Fri, Feb 14, 1997 (14:53) * 15 lines
]Grover would be Bingley...;)
No, no Kermit is Bingley, Grover could be Mr. Gardiner.
Also (additional casting)
Charlotte....Fishlips (Girl singer for Dr. Teeth)
Mr. Hurst....Lance Links (the Captain in Pigs in Space)
Lady Catherine...Waldorf or Astoria (the one without the mustache)
Musicians:
Meryton Assembly Band...Dr. Teeth with Animal on Drums
Netherfield Ball Band...The penguin orchestra
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Response 165 of 167: Lola (breezin) * Fri, Feb 14, 1997 (23:02) * 3 lines
Wow, you guys sure took off with that flippant concept, huh?!
Personally, If it were a P&P with Muppet music, I could see Tim Curry (Long John Silver from their Treasure Island film) playing a devilishly cute Darcy! And Jeremy Irons (who guestspotted/sang long ago on Muppet Show) could be a wicked Wickham.
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Response 166 of 167: Amy (Amy) * Sun, Feb 16, 1997 (10:52) * 2 lines
Irons. Can he sing?
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Response 167 of 167: Cheryl Sneed (Cheryl) * Sun, Feb 16, 1997 (16:14) * 4 lines
Amy: Irons. Can he sing?
He sang as Scar in The Lion King...not well, but he can carry a tune...;-)
~mpk
Mon, Feb 17, 1997 (21:41)
#1
I love this crazy group and I am so happy that I found you all just about
three months ago...I get such a kick just "listening" to everyone and
putting in my 2 cents in occasionally...LOL and loving it!
~Kali
Mon, Feb 17, 1997 (22:01)
#2
Hey, Carolyn! Where could we cast Crazy Louie and Beaker?
~bernhard
Mon, Feb 17, 1997 (23:36)
#3
Not to change the subject, but ... has anyone seen Wishbone's Darcy? He does a great job in the dancing scene!
~bernhard
Mon, Feb 17, 1997 (23:37)
#4
Back to Beaker - I think he'd look dashing in his regimentals. Pick an officer, any officer
~Ann
Tue, Feb 18, 1997 (00:00)
#5
I always liked Digit! He could be Sir William.
~amy2
Tue, Feb 18, 1997 (11:38)
#6
How about the actor who plays Mr. Elton in the A&E version of EMMA? He looked like a fleshier CF in some scenes!
~SYLVIA
Tue, Feb 18, 1997 (14:24)
#7
WHAT ABOUT RALPH FIENNES FOR DARCY? i BELIEVE HE CAN SMOLDER!
~JohanneD
Tue, Feb 18, 1997 (15:50)
#8
Wishbone P&P : what about this old and chubby Lizzy! Taped it for my daughter though ;)
~bernhard
Tue, Feb 18, 1997 (20:15)
#9
Yeah, just think how smolder-y Wishbone could have been with the proper leading lady!
~JohanneD
Tue, Feb 18, 1997 (20:48)
#10
And costume wise they could at least be in the right decade not 20 years later
~Carolineevans
Tue, Feb 18, 1997 (22:02)
#11
But you must admit, Johanne, Wishbone makes a very fair Darcy indeed!
~JohanneD
Tue, Feb 18, 1997 (22:47)
#12
Very dashing, more than just a hound dog
~Ann
Tue, Feb 18, 1997 (23:07)
#13
Amy2, I noticed that too! At times, from certain angles, Mr. Elton certainly looked like our Darcy. I just thought it was the obsession poking its little head up.
~breezin
Wed, Feb 19, 1997 (06:39)
#14
...At times, from certain angles, Mr. Elton certainly looked like our
Darcy. I just thought it was the obsession poking its little head up.
ROTFLOL Missed this A&E version, but that comment does sound punny and disparaging of the actor's lack of dagginess, compared to CF! (Cheryl? Agreed?)
~Carolyn
Wed, Feb 19, 1997 (06:44)
#15
MUPPETS AT PEMBERLEY at the updated cast list
OK, CF and JE as D & E, of course.
Miss Piggy...Caroline
Kermit.......Bingley
Fozzy........Sir William
Gonzo........Mr. Collins
Rizzo........Wickham
Oscar ......Mr. Hurst
Animal......Mr. BennetOscar could also be Mr Hurst and one of Gonzo's girlfriend
Camillia chicken...Mrs Hurst
Grove....... Mr. Gardiner.
Charlotte....Fishlips (Girl singer for Dr. Teeth)
Mr. Hurst....Lance Links (the Captain in Pigs in Space)
Lady Catherine...Waldorf or Astoria (the one without the mustache)
Crazy Louie......Regimental Demolitions officer (I hope I am not confusing Louie with another muppet))
Beaker.......Capt. Carter
Bunson.......Capt. Saunderson
Musicians:
Meryton Assembly Band...Dr. Teeth with Animal on Drums
Netherfield Ball Band...The penguin orchestra
Food: Prepared by the Svedish Chef
Singing vegetables and fruits
Talking Cheeses
Bandito Lobsters
(I always liked Digit! He could be Sir William.) I must confess that I cannot remember which muppet is Digit (and here I thought I knew the muppets). But the part of Capt. Denny is still up for grabs, would Digit fit?
PS--I like the Wishbone version of P&P, especially Caroline and her wild gestures.
~bernhard
Wed, Feb 19, 1997 (07:11)
#16
I thought that it was Crazy Harry, or Larry, rather than Louie as the dynamite king. I, too , can't recall a Digit. Also, doesn't Fishlips have the name Janice?
~bernhard
Wed, Feb 19, 1997 (07:14)
#17
speaking of the band members, since we're casting in dual roles, what about Floyd as Denny?
~Anne3
Wed, Feb 19, 1997 (07:52)
#18
Re Mr. Elton's resemblance to Darcy: has anyone noticed that the man on the cover of the Emma3 video is Mr. Elton, not Mr. Knightley?
~Ann
Wed, Feb 19, 1997 (10:38)
#19
Digit was a character on the short-lived Muppets show a few years back which took place at a TV station. Digit repaired the equiptment. He was pale with wires coming out of his head and he never spoke.
~bernhard
Wed, Feb 19, 1997 (19:43)
#20
thanks for clearing that up for me (I still don't remember him)
what about the boomerang fish guy as someone?
Anne3, I couldn't figure that one either
~Andee1
Wed, Feb 19, 1997 (20:44)
#21
What about Sam the Eagle as Darcy? Or perhaps Mr. Bennet?
Gonzo and Camilla as Mr. and Mrs. Hurst, or actually Lydia and Wickham?
Personally, I think Beaker would make a mean Bingly-he always gets tromped on!
~bernhard
Wed, Feb 19, 1997 (21:41)
#22
or Kermit and Piggy as Mr/Mrs Bennet
but, no, I like Piggy as Caroline - the possibilities for jealousy (v. EB) within the role as well as Piggy's always conniving to try for the lead (v. JE) are too good - we should be excessively diverted!
~JohanneD
Wed, Feb 19, 1997 (22:08)
#23
Piggy's ahhhhrrrRRRRAAAAHHH with full swing
~Karen
Wed, Feb 19, 1997 (23:35)
#24
Johanne and Caroline, which is the Wishbone P&P? It isn't P&P0 or P&P1 so I'm lost.
~JohanneD
Wed, Feb 19, 1997 (23:54)
#25
P&P0 is with Olivier (40's)
P&P1 with Rintoul (ugh!) (85ish)
P&P2 we love
think it could be P&PW
~kate
Thu, Feb 20, 1997 (00:24)
#26
P&P1 must be earlier than '85. I first saw it in 1982, and that was on video at school
~JohanneD
Thu, Feb 20, 1997 (00:38)
#27
various dates have been reported for this one, some up to 1990 by my video store (I couldn't believe it either)
~Anna
Thu, Feb 20, 1997 (16:43)
#28
P&P1 was made in 1979, first shown in the US in 1985; we colonials had seen it much earlier. It was 'the rest of the world''s objection to the use of P&P 1985 (and P&P 1996 since it was shown in the UK in 1995) which led to the use of numbers instead of years.
~Andee1
Thu, Feb 20, 1997 (18:00)
#29
I saw P&P0 on PBS not too long ago. Or I should say part of it. It was pretty silly-the Lydia and Kitty characters were stupid (more so than usual!). It didn't seem as serious an adaptation to me!
~Anne3
Thu, Feb 20, 1997 (19:53)
#30
P&P1 was shown in the U.S. much earlier than 1985. I remember discussing it with friends in 1981, and we were recalling a PBS telecast that had occurred some time earlier, perhaps in 1980.
~Ann
Thu, Feb 20, 1997 (20:00)
#31
The Wishbone "Furst Impressions" is numbered either P&P3 (half in joke) or P&PW.
~elder
Thu, Feb 20, 1997 (20:23)
#32
Anne3 -- I concur re the earlier showing of P&P1 (at least on some PBS) stations. I saw it in 1979 or 1980 when I lived in the Boston area. I remember wishing that I had a VCR so that I could have taped it -- I found it quite wonderful at the time, though it pales in comparison to P&P2 (and what doesn't?!).
I do wonder when/if another adaptation gets made -- do you think there could be a P&P3 Support Group formed about 20 years from now? :-)
~kate
Fri, Feb 21, 1997 (01:52)
#33
Very much depends on which 10 year old aspiring actor gets to play Darcy in 20 years time, I would think...
~bernhard
Thu, Mar 6, 1997 (21:05)
#34
Very much depends on which 10 year old aspiring actor gets to play Darcy in 20 years time, I would think...
This has been bouncing around in my head for a couple of weeks now, what with my having a 10-year-old son. He and his friends are in such an incredibly goofy, silly, early-potty-mouth/bathroom-humor stage! I know they're going to go through major life-altering changes in the next 10, but it got me wondering...
Do you think our CF was ever a 10-year-old boy?! Horrors!
~Inko
Thu, Mar 6, 1997 (21:27)
#35
According to his own interview accounts, as a child he was scruffy, cocky, precocious, and TROUBLE!!;-)
~JohanneD
Fri, Mar 7, 1997 (13:26)
#36
Why does this not surprise me :)