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    Warren Ellis Weirded Out By Helen Mirren's "Red" Casting, Plus John C. Reilly and Mary Louise Parker Join the Cast

    New Doctor Who Should Be Female, Say Female Scientists
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    Image of Dr.Quatermass: I have to say Dr. You are once again spot on with that oberservation and anything I am about to say that contradicts this statement is strictly for humor sake. Dr.Quatermass: I have to say Dr. You are once again spot on with that oberservation and anything I am about to say that contradicts this statement is strictly for humor sake.
    11/05/09

    In reply to Warren Ellis Weirded Out By Helen Mirren's "Red" Casting, Plus John C. Reilly and Mary Louise Parker Join the Cast
    I think he is just tripped out that one of his projects is being headed by three A-List Hollywood stars.

    Ellis is relatively successful but I'm sure he sees this as a big step forward. And big steps are trippy.

    Hence, the "so weird." #red
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    Dr.Quatermass: I have to say Dr. You are once again spot on with that oberservation and anything I am about to say that contradicts this statement is strictly for humor sake. was starred Dr.Quatermass: I have to say Dr. You are once again spot on with that oberservation and anything I am about to say that contradicts this statement is strictly for humor sake. was unstarred
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    11/05/09

    In reply to Warren Ellis Weirded Out By Helen Mirren's "Red" Casting, Plus John C. Reilly and Mary Louise Parker Join the Cast
    Helen Mirren weirds out the Pope of Weird. Yet another reason why Dame Helen's DNA is made up of 100% WIN. :) #red
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    11/05/09

    In reply to Warren Ellis Weirded Out By Helen Mirren's "Red" Casting, Plus John C. Reilly and Mary Louise Parker Join the Cast
    What's SO WEIRD? They're all capable actors and box office draws. I'd love to have Helen Mirren....in a film adaptation of something I wrote. #red
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    11/05/09

    @Bill-Lee: They're probably not like the characters he imagined as he was writing them. I mean... Bruce Willis? #red
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    11/05/09

    @Paul_Is_Drunk: Very few film adaptations cast the people the author imagined when he was writing. Dan Brown imagined Harrison Ford as Robert Langdon, he even describes him as "Harrison Ford in a tweed jacket" or something like that. Ron Howard cast Tom Hanks. Tom Hanks is a great actor but he is a far from Harrison Ford as I am from the Grand Canyon. Warren Ellis is an excellent writer. He should know that describing something as "So Weird" doesn't actually convey any information. There are probably a dozen different interpretations of what he meant in the minds of just those people who read this particular post. #red
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    11/05/09

    @Bill-Lee: yeah, that's a fair assessment . (hard to type - cut finger cooking). #red
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    Image of Chip Overclock Chip Overclock
    11/05/09

    In reply to Warren Ellis Weirded Out By Helen Mirren's "Red" Casting, Plus John C. Reilly and Mary Louise Parker Join the Cast
    I guess I go rewatch HOPSCOTCH ([www.imdb.com]) to prepare for this. #red
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    11/05/09

    @Chip Overclock: Just added it to my Netflix Watch Instantly...how did I not know about this movie? #red
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    11/05/09

    @Presidentpez: If you get the chance read the original book written by Brian Garfield. Where the movie plays for laughs, the book is deadly serious. The basic plot idea is so good it works either way, although I think the book is far better.

    As for me I'm going to watch some episodes of James Munro's 'Callan' (with Edward Woodward') to get in the mood for 'Red'. #red
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    11/05/09

    @Presidentpez: It helps to be very very old (like me). I saw it in the theater with the future Mrs. Overclock (who I do not think was even a.k.a. Dr. Overclock, Medicine Woman yet). #red
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    11/05/09

    @blackoak: Thanks for the pointer to the book by Garfield... just one-clicked it from Amazon.com. #red
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    11/05/09

    In reply to Warren Ellis Weirded Out By Helen Mirren's "Red" Casting, Plus John C. Reilly and Mary Louise Parker Join the Cast
    I can't believe this is being made into a movie. The art is great, but the story in red is so bad. Also Helen Mirren is one doable old chick.
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    Edited by Dash_Stryker at 11/05/09 10:25 AM Dash_Stryker was starred Dash_Stryker was unstarred
    Image of Im_your_Huckleberry Im_your_Huckleberry
    11/05/09

    In reply to Warren Ellis Weirded Out By Helen Mirren's "Red" Casting, Plus John C. Reilly and Mary Louise Parker Join the Cast
    Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman and Helen Mirren were in this dream I had last night. SO WEIRD! #red
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    11/05/09

    @Im_your_Huckleberry: Note to self, dream about Helen naked tomorrow.
    /Check #red
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    11/05/09

    @Im_your_Huckleberry: @Dash_Stryker:

    And for the next poll on io9 : Which over 50 sci-fi chick is the most do-able, a poll that Summer Glau (in any incarnation) cannot win. #red
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    Chip Skylark of Space promoted this comment Jassen was starred Jassen was unstarred
    Image of Chip Skylark of Space Chip Skylark of Space
    11/05/09


    @Im_your_Huckleberry: The proper usage is "She's one over 50 Dame I'd like to see naked". When the woman has a formal title, it's best to use the formal title in the formal wet dream.

    The picture here is from this summer.
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    11/05/09

    @Jassen: On July 24, 2031, Summer Glau will still be do-able. #red
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    11/05/09

    @icy_one: I' m a fan of Glau and all but please tell me you had to look up her birthday to work that out. #red
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    11/05/09

    @Jassen: She is 23 days younger than me, which is a lot easi..

    I mean, 7/24/81 is easy to remember. 7 is a holy number indicating perfection, 24 is the number of episodes of the first season of Terminator plus the number of episodes of Firefly, and the Arabic numerals for 81 are visible in the left palm of the human hand, which is the hand that..

    Yeah, I looked it up.
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    Edited by icy_one at 11/05/09 12:32 PM icy_one was starred icy_one was unstarred
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    11/05/09

    @Chip Skylark of Space: O.K. so now I really will be putting her "naked" dream sequence on the docket for tonight. MMMMM DAME MIRREN:) #red
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    11/05/09

    @Chip Skylark of Space: O.K. so "DAME MIRREN" will be on the dream sequence docket tonight after that pic. MMMMMM HELEN:) #red
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    11/05/09

    In reply to Warren Ellis Weirded Out By Helen Mirren's "Red" Casting, Plus John C. Reilly and Mary Louise Parker Join the Cast
    Couldn't you read that as him thinking all of the casting was weird? #red
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    11/05/09

    @Shewski: That's what I thought. #red
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    11/05/09

    @aubreyf: This is how I read it too. Which one is the weird one: Bruce, Morgan, or Hellen? #red
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    Image of RollsRoyceRevenge RollsRoyceRevenge
    12/04/08

    In reply to New Doctor Who Should Be Female, Say Female Scientists
    Romana ruled, and I wouldn't say no to Sparrow. The ohter female character that they could technically bring back (would be quite a process) would be Yvonne from Torchwood, who got turned into a cyber-man but evidently hung on to her own personality and who also was not (definitely) killed off. I liked the actress, the character was brainy and was also an older woman than the usual companion. Plus she was kind of an immoral creep, so you'd have the Turlough-like potential as well.


    Gear up the plastic surgery cyber-man-reversing machine and viola!

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    12/03/08

    In reply to New Doctor Who Should Be Female, Say Female Scientists
    Mabye we've got it wrong and The Dr. is just a really butch hermaphrodite?
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    Image of Zarian Zarian
    12/03/08

    In reply to New Doctor Who Should Be Female, Say Female Scientists
    I understand the sentiment. But why not just have a brand new show involving a female as the lead character who is a scientist.
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    12/03/08

    @Zarian: Exactly what I was going to suggest.


    They could call it Doctor Sue

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    12/04/08

    @FunkyJ: Doctor's get nervous when they hear the word "Sue."
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    Image of KiddChaos KiddChaos
    12/03/08

    In reply to New Doctor Who Should Be Female, Say Female Scientists
    Main reason Doctor Who can't be a woman: he's a DOCTOR. When they change the name of the show to Nurse Who or Stewardess Who or Frumpy Librarian That Lets Her Hair Down And Then Is Totally Hot Who, then you can cast a woman.
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    12/03/08

    @KiddChaos: Thank you, at last a voice of reason. If Frank Miller has taught us anything it's that women can only be mommies, nurses, or secretaries. Oh, and strippers.
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    Image of braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.
    12/03/08

    @Grey_Area: They can also be police officers, provided they spend a lot of time in the nude.
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    braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. was starred braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. was unstarred
    Image of Canoehead Canoehead
    12/03/08

    In reply to New Doctor Who Should Be Female, Say Female Scientists
    Too bad British women are too dumb and/or uninspired to becomes scientists without some SciFi show to guide them? That's what this lobby group spends its days thinking about - affirmative action for established TV characters?
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    Image of braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.
    12/03/08

    @Canoehead: To quote Moff's good friend MARSHALL MCLUHAN:


    "Anyone who tries to make a distinction between education and entertainment doesn't know the first thing about either."

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    braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. was starred braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. was unstarred
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    12/03/08

    In reply to New Doctor Who Should Be Female, Say Female Scientists
    I recall this being a matter of some contention among Who fans since the 80s.


    I say let it rip. I mean as a quasi-immortal, regenerating being with two hearts and weird lungs from Gallifrey who knows what weirdness such biology can manifest, and changing genders really is pretty tame in comparison to some of the things the Doctor has done.


    Now, let's move on to a serious issue, the Doctor's real name.

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    Image of braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.
    12/03/08

    @corpore-metal: Herbert. I thought everyone knew that.
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    braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. was starred braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. was unstarred
    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    12/03/08

    @braak: Nope, it's Melvin.
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    12/03/08

    In reply to New Doctor Who Should Be Female, Say Female Scientists
    That girl has great eyebrows.
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    Image of braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.
    12/03/08

    @Ed Grabianowski: She is generally very pretty. I wouldn't mind watching her on the television.
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    Image of Ed Grabianowski Ed Grabianowski
    12/03/08

    @braak: Oh yes, there is general prettiness. I just happen to have an eyebrow fetish.
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    12/03/08

    In reply to New Doctor Who Should Be Female, Say Female Scientists
    He should stay male. I mean, that's the way it's been for years and years. Male Doctor, female asssistant.


    Why don't the BBC go make a female scientist show who fights crime with the aid of her trusty whip. Leave the good stuff alone ]:

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