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Post by The Captain on Nov 23, 2017 10:38:36 GMT -5
Filing this under the heading "You learn something new every day":
I did not know that Tim Curry was cast as the original voice of The Joker on Batman: The Animated Series, but was replaced by Mark Hamill after recording four episodes because he was "too scary".
It's interesting that Hamill has become identified with that role (notwithstanding his icon status as a certain Tatooine farmboy) even though he wasn't their first choice, while a much-better actor in Curry has not had anything nearly as memorable in the ensuing years.
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Post by Cei-U! on Nov 23, 2017 10:43:49 GMT -5
Curry would've made a great onscreen Joker back in his younger, fitter "Rocky Horror" days.
Cei-U! I summon the might-have-beens!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2017 10:49:37 GMT -5
Curry would've made a great onscreen Joker back in his younger, fitter "Rocky Horror" days. Cei-U! I summon the might-have-beens! Wasn't there speculation he was going to be the Joker in the 1989 Burton Batman film before the Nicholson casting was announced? I remember the name being associated with the role when reading CBG at the time, but not sure if it was actual scuttlebutt or wishful thinking by someone writing for the paper or in the letters column. -M
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Post by Icctrombone on Nov 23, 2017 10:54:52 GMT -5
He would have been a great Joker. I believe he's in poor health these days after suffering a stroke. He had a cameo in the live TV version of Rocky Horror and he was in a wheelchair.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Nov 23, 2017 10:55:33 GMT -5
Tim Curry might have filled the role better in The Batman as it was much darker and violent. While I like TAS's Joker because it was more like Caesar Romero than Jack Nicholson (or the completely deranged violent psychopath he's been recently) I can't say if I'd like Curry if Hamiall never got the chance.
Reminds me when I watch the first few early TAS episodes how different Clive Revill is to Efriam Zimblest Jr, whom is the definitive voice of Alfred. Where Michael Gough is the definitive actor to portray him, in my opinion.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Nov 23, 2017 10:57:37 GMT -5
Happy Thanksgiving everyone ! Remember to all wear your stretchy pants ... Like the blonde dude I wouldnt be thinking about turkey either.
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Post by Icctrombone on Nov 23, 2017 10:58:44 GMT -5
Tim Curry might have filled the role better in The Batman as it was much darker and violent. While I like TAS's Joker because it was more like Caesar Romero than Jack Nicholson (or the completely deranged violent psychopath he's been recently) I can't say if I'd like Curry if Hamiall never got the chance. Reminds me when I watch the first few early TAS episodes how different Clive Revill is to Efriam Zimblest Jr, whom is the definitive voice of Alfred. Where Michael Gough is the definitive actor to portray him, in my opinion. I was a bit partial to Michael Caine.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Nov 23, 2017 11:03:59 GMT -5
Tim Curry might have filled the role better in The Batman as it was much darker and violent. While I like TAS's Joker because it was more like Caesar Romero than Jack Nicholson (or the completely deranged violent psychopath he's been recently) I can't say if I'd like Curry if Hamiall never got the chance. Reminds me when I watch the first few early TAS episodes how different Clive Revill is to Efriam Zimblest Jr, whom is the definitive voice of Alfred. Where Michael Gough is the definitive actor to portray him, in my opinion. I was a bit partial to Michael Caine. While I like Michael Caine and I do think he was a good Alfred, I guess in not liking the Nolan films much and don't rewatch them, I forget how good he probably was. While Burton's Batman is my favorite live action Batman.
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Post by Icctrombone on Nov 23, 2017 11:07:49 GMT -5
I guess it would influence your choice because of the preference for the film series. For sure I enjoyed the first Michael Keaton Batman over all the others. My second favorite was the Val Kilmer one.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Nov 23, 2017 11:28:29 GMT -5
I liked Kilmer as Wayne/Batman. And the movie fairly well overall. I thought Carey and Jones were badly casted even though they're both excellent actors. But not nearly as bad as Arnold as Mr Freeze. That was just ..... I'd much preferred more Kilmer Batman movies to Clooney.
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Post by Icctrombone on Nov 23, 2017 14:12:58 GMT -5
It's generally agreed upon that the Clooney Batman film killed the franchise.
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Post by Icctrombone on Nov 23, 2017 14:14:02 GMT -5
I have to say that I'm a bit psyched to hear about this years CCF Christmas.
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Post by BigPapaJoe on Nov 23, 2017 20:20:15 GMT -5
Curry would've made a great onscreen Joker back in his younger, fitter "Rocky Horror" days. Cei-U! I summon the might-have-beens! It's cool. Curry makes a fabulous point guard for the Warriors now.
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Post by thwhtguardian on Nov 24, 2017 15:08:38 GMT -5
I picked up my first 4k Ultra HD tv today and the picture is crazy clear. The details are so clear that it's almost weird to see; it's definitely going to take some getting used to.
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Post by The Captain on Nov 24, 2017 17:41:46 GMT -5
The last 24 hours have been great. I feared dinner at my parents' house last night, but everyone got along wonderfully, in large part because my dad was sober the entire evening.
Spent this morning at worship with my family and almost 3000 other people, then packed over 700 meals for one of our local food pantries with my girls and another two families. Just an incredible experience that we intend to make part of our annual Black Friday routine.
And last night, my mom handed me a few hundred dollars, although I have to work for it. She grew up in Memphis and had a deep love for that city's biggest celebrity, that being Elvis Presley. She had an almost complete set of the 1956 set of Elvis trading cards, which she found in an old box and which she gave me after dinner to do with as I please. A quick scan of eBay showed these things are actually pretty valuable, so if I put some effort into the endeavor, I may be able to come out with a nice chunk of cash, which will make up for when she or my dad threw out my original, near-complete run of Star Wars comics when I was away at college.
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