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ivyfic ([personal profile] ivyfic) wrote2005-08-22 09:26 am
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Smallville gossip

Even though I bet most of you know this already,

I have mentioned before that the casting of James Marsters as Brainiac in Smallville this season seems like blatant Buffy fan pandering. I offer now an alternative explanation. According to a source not at all in the industry but who seems to know these things, the WB is casting Marsters in Smallville to prevent him from taking on new projects while they negotiate a Spike movie/mini-series/spin-off series/whatever. I don't pretend to claim this is the real reason, but it could be the reason. How sneaky of the WB.
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[identity profile] dotsomething.livejournal.com 2005-08-22 02:00 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't watch SV as you know, but James Marsters as Brainiac sounds really very intriguing.

[identity profile] trinityvixen.livejournal.com 2005-08-22 02:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, it might be pandering. On the other hand, without the bleached out hair and accent, Marsters is actually hard to recognize as the same character, believe it or not. Unlike Brickface Boreanaz or "I AM SO BUFFY NO MATTER HOW MUCH I WHIMPER" Gellar, he tends not to register outside of Buffy because so much of his character on it was faked.

[identity profile] chuckro.livejournal.com 2005-08-22 02:23 pm (UTC)(link)
When do the new episodes start up? Maybe I'll remember to watch (or at least tape) most of them.

[identity profile] bigscary.livejournal.com 2005-08-22 03:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Because I'm just that big of a geek, I've been trying to figure out if this casting is evidence for which Braniac he'll be. I think it's evidence for (at least initially) him being Human-sideshow-mentalist-Braniac, as they're probably not going to bring in Other Alien Races at this point....
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