| Mazrim Taim |
Robert DeNiro - 8.1%
Colm Feore - 8.1% (tie)
This was one role where voters couldn't come to any decent consensus. DeNiro and Feore tied for first, but there's six guys tied for second at 5.4%, including John Malkovich, Pierce Brosnan, and Alan Rickman. Anyway, DeNiro... "You talkin' to me, Nae'blis?"
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Ralph Fiennes
I still like Fiennes for this role because he can give you that ambiguity of motive behind gimlet eyes. Anybody who's seen 'Schindler's List' knows what this man is capable of doing on screen. |
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| Bayle Domon |
John Goodman - 57.1%
Billy Connolly - 5.7%
Gerard Depardieu - 5.7%
Now that's what I call a consensus. Even Ross Perot could get elected with numbers like that. Connolly? Depardieu? Thanks for coming out. Any more fat guys who want to get their butts kicked by Goodman? I thought so. :) |
John Goodman
I can't argue with the masses on this one - John could wear this role like a glove. The only other possibility I might consider would be Brian Dennehy, but Goodman had to put up with Roseanne for seven years. He deserves the shot.
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| Floran Gelb |
Jon Lovitz - 38.5%
Oliver Platt - 15.3%
Saturday Night Live alum Jon Lovitz takes this one easily over Oliver Platt and a few others, including Cheech Marin and Mark Hamill. You can be forgiven for wondering what the heck those voters were thinking - I'm already way ahead of you.
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Jon Lovitz
Floran Gelb is a rat-faced bastard. Lovitz is, well, a rat-faced comedian. I'm not ragging on Lovitz or anything; I'm sure he gets his fair share of action, but let's face it, he looks like a weasel. |
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| Valan Luca |
Will Smith - 33.0%
Greg Wise - 9.5%
Despite not having a hit movie since 'Enemy of the State', Will Smith wins this role pretty easily. Charming and vain, Luca would be a natural fit for the former Fresh Prince... |
Nicholas Brendon
...Except that Nicholas Brendon would be a lot better. Brendon displays his charm and wit every week as Xander on 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer', and the only real difference between Xander and Valan Luca is their levels of self-confidence. Luca has ego to spare. |
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| Aram |
Leo DiCaprio - 45.2%
Will Smith - 4.8%
Matt Damon - 4.8%
I guess this means that people still think Leo the Lion is still a good-looking guy. Matt Damon is a surprise; he looks too jug-eared to me. Well, I'm a straight guy, what do I know? :)
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Mark Wahlberg
I'm thinking about the blank look that Wahlberg sometimes has when he's dazed, or pondering a dilemma. Then I think about how Aram becomes this blank-faced force of nature, barely controllable, a twisted mirror image of Bornhald's lapdog, Jaret Byar. 'Course, this means I have to find a part for George Clooney now. :) |
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| Setalle Anan |
Whoopi Goldberg - 40.0%
Judi Dench - 13.3%
Star Trek fans have a lot of affection for Guinan, the wise bartender played by Whoopi Goldberg, and I think we're seeing that association here in these results. She can certainly steal a scene with the best of them, and that's certainly what Setalle Anan does in 'A Crown of Swords'.
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Whoopi Goldberg
The people's choice is the right choice in this instance; her cameo roles are always a treat to watch, and I know she'd have a ball with this one. |
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| Herid Fel |
John Lithgow - 17.4%
Robin Williams - 8.3%
Anthony Stewart-Head - 8.3%
Let's see, a wacky, possibly crazy philosopher who is easily distracted by women. All three of these actors would be excellent choices to fit that bill; Anthony Head plays Buffy's Watcher, so at least he's familiar with horrible deaths. :)
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Grampa Simpson
Look at the similarities: both Fel and Grampa Simpson are old, prone to forgetfulness, often make no coherent sense, and are usually left all alone except for the occasional visit by somebody who needs something from them. It's a perfect fit. |
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| Caraline Damodred |
Jodie Foster - 16.7%
Sophie Marceau - 8.3%
Rebecca DeMornay - 8.3%
There weren't many votes for this role; I don't know if people forgot who Caraline Damodred was, or they didn't have a good idea of what she looked like, or that the bloody survey was too damn long in the first place and no rational human being could possibly complete the whole thing in one sitting. |
Helen Hunt
With this pick, I'm playing off the fact that Caraline and Moiraine are related, so if you know what other Oscar-winning actress is always being mistaken for Helen Hunt, then you know who I'm picking for Moiraine. :) |
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| High Lord Darlin |
Ben Kingsley - 9.5%
Gary Sinise - 4.2%
Alan Rickman - 4.2%
I'm still trying to figure out what Ben Kingsley is even doing in this role. Alan Rickman, I can understand. Gary Sinise, well, he did play George Wallace in a movie, so I guess he has some experience with the ruling class. But Kingsley... Darlin is no Gandhi, that's for sure.
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Jeff Goldblum
Goldblum's the kind of too-smart-for-his-own-good rabblerouser that fits this part perfectly. It also helps that he thinks he's God's gift to women, so his constant pawing of Caraline will look more authentic. |
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| Lord Toram Riatin |
Nicolas Cage - 16.7%
Pierce Brosnan - 16.7% (tie)
Nicolas Cage has played a few great villains in his career, and he would enjoy the blustery showiness of Toram Riatin. Brosnan is an interesting choice; it would be cool to see him play a bad guy for a change.
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Kenneth Branagh
Speaking of blustery showiness, Branagh has always preferred the ostentatious over the subtle, and we have seen through his Shakespeare productions that he can play the enraged schemer quite well. |
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| Olver |
Haley Joel Osment - 66.7%
Jonathan Lipnicki - 11.1%
Olver is supposed to be this ugly, jug-eared little sprat, so when you think about it, any child actor you nominate for this role should feel a little insulted by the selection. But these days, Haley Joel Osment is the most well-known child actor in Hollywood, so I suppose it was inevitable that he would get the most votes. Still... ouch. |
Erik Per Sullivan
Now at least this kid is jug-eared. He plays the youngest of three boys on the Fox hit sitcom, 'Malcolm In The Middle', but he hasn't reached that level of media saturation where you just want to the throttle the brat, so it's all good. |
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| Gholam |
Robert Patrick - 20.0%
Ray Park - 10.0%
Jackie Chan - 10.0%
Robert Patrick, of course, is best known for his role as the bad Terminator in T2, and when you think about it, that's what a Gholam is - a deadly, unstoppable Terminator. Too bad Randland doesn't have any super-hot melting pits. |
Robert Patrick
What can I say, Patrick is a great pick. Wonder how he'll do as Mulder's replacement on the X-Files... |
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| Basel Gill |
Danny Glover - 22.2%
Brian Blessed - 11.1%
Danny Glover, the man who popularized the catch-phrase, "I'm gettin' too old for this." He's a good choice; it would seem that as we get further into the series, Basel Gill will be more involved with the battles, so you need someone who can fight.
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Danny Glover
Glover can give you a strong physical presence, a sense of age and weariness, and a jovial attitude. And he's not skinny. Very important when casting good innkeepers.
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| Logain |
David Duchovny - 16.3%
Adrian Paul - 8.1%
Nicolas Cage - 6.1%
The incumbent wins this role, as my pick from the previous cast list beats out newcomers Adrian Paul and Nicolas Cage. Given that Duchovny is leaving The X-Files to pursue other projects, at least we know he'll be available. :)
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David Boreanaz
Boreanaz plays a character, the vampire Angel, formerly on the wrong path, given a second chance to do some good, but harbours a dark, brooding personality. Doesn't that sound like Logain to you?
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