Scrambled Actors

I could have made this a Current Talk topic, but I thought it might be more fun to make it a game.

Take an actor on Dark Shadows, and imagine him or her in a different, already existing Dark Shadows role.  The next game player takes the actor who actually did play that already existing role, and imagines him or her in another already existing Dark Shadows role.  And so on.

There are no age, gender, or availability requirements.  Denise Nickerson is allowed to play Amadeus Collins, and Kate Jackson is allowed to play Leviathan Alexander.  Also, if a given role has been suggested for one actor, it can be suggested later on for another actor.

Example:  Robert Gerringer played the beloved Dr. Woodard for most of that character's run, but I would have liked to see him playing the not-so-beloved Jason McGuire.  Jason McGuire was played by Dennis Patrick.  In what other role would it have been fun to see Dennis Patrick?

The next step is:  I would have liked to see Dennis Patrick playing Grandmama Edith in 1897.  Grandmama Edith was played by Isabella Hoopes.  In what other role would it have been fun to see Isabella Hoopes?

Who wants to re-cast Isabella?

I would have liked to see Dennis Patrick playing Grandmama Edith in 1897.

That would have been wild!!  

Who wants to re-cast Isabella?

How about taking her to the other extreme by having her play Sarah Collins.    Sarah was played by Sharon Smyth (who I actually miss at the Fests - but I digress...).

Let's give Sharon Smyth a change of tune and have her play Pansy Faye.

Pansy Faye was played by Kay Frye.  What other character would have suited Kay Frye?

How about having Kay Frye play Elizabeth Collins Stoddard?  Carolyn would sure have turned out different, and I can imagine how Roger would have felt about that!

So that leaves Joan Bennett.  What other character could she play?

After thinking deeply about what character Joan Bennett might enjoy playing, I came up with old Ezra Braithwaite.

Old Ezra was played by not-so-old Abe Vigoda.  What other role could Vigoda have played?

Abe Vigoda could have played... Judah Zachary! 

Judah Zachary was played by... Michael McGuire. What other role could Michael McGuire have played?

----- Sally -----

Michael Maguire could have played a rough and tumble Roger Collins.   

(okay, not sure If I am supposed to scramble Louis Edmonds?)

(I'm happily imagining Louis Edmonds putting on his best parallel time Roger smirk at the thought of being scrambled.  But I'll leave the pleasure of scrambling him to somebody else.)

I'd like to see Louis Edmonds play RT Willie Loomis.  Different, but fun to watch!

So that leaves Johnny Karlen....

I think John Karlen would have loved playing Jeb Hawkes! That also would have been fun to watch!  

Of course, Chris Pennock played Jeb, so he's next. What role could he play?



----- Sally -----

I want to see Chris Pennock playing Countess Natalie Dupres.  I want to see him insulting Joshua right and left, and I want to see him wearing those weird get-ups that Natalie wore.  And I want to see him crying at Josette's grave.

Calling all Grayson Hall worshippers!  What other role would you like to have seen her playing?

I want to see Grayson playing Hallie Stokes!

 

But think about it: given Grayson's flair for the dramatic, she could have been brilliant in the role. 

Kathy Cody played Hallie/Carrie/PTCarrie Stokes.  What other character might she have played?

I'd like to see Kathy Cody playing Victoria Winters – but which Victoria Winters?  Alexandra Moltke, Betsy Durkin, or Carolyn Groves?

OK, I'll make it easy on you people: Alexandra Moltke.  Now, whom else could Moltke have played?

Alexandra Moltke could be Charity/Pansy (with the emphasis on Pansy) :  can you picture her singing about not understanding?

how about Clarice Blackburn.....

Sorry, the rules of the game say that the next actor to be cast must be the one who played the last role mentioned.  In other words, we can't recast Clarice Blackburn next; we must recast Nancy Barrett because she played Charity/Pansy.