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[Corgi]

--- Felicia Rickmann wrote:
> Corgi! <raises eyebrows in utter astonishment> 

Felicia!  <raises eyebrows back>
 
> Is Michael Praed still around then?  I had never thought of him
> as a possible!  Not sure where I thought he had gone though (maybe
> Azkaban.....?) ;-)

OhDearGod YES, quite around!  After the tragedy of 'Dynasty', he did
some American TV movies, a bad SF movie, a couple of stage musicals,
then... [reverent music swells up] 'The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne'.

Here, lookit:
http://www.twoevilmonks.org
http://www.fanclub.sajv.net 
http://www.julesverne.tv/
http://www.sajv.net/

And, of course, the good ol' IMDb entry:
http://us.imdb.com/Name?Praed,+Michael

> I think Mayall would be be very very good Moody material, however,
> myth and legend has it that he was down as the voice of Peeves the
> *extinguished from the film on grounds of cost* poltergeist, so
> would that rule him out????? 

I wouldn't think so....
 
> Billy Connolly lacks the sinister element that I am sure your
> average auror has and which Mayall could definitely conjure up,
> but that's just a personal thing so no-one get upset OK?.

:)  But he's so good at EXTREME! :)

--- Barbara Sheridan wrote:
> I haven't seen [Michael Praed] in ages and ages but if memory
> serves he doesn't seem the Lupin type. Sirius maybe, Severus for
> sure (if Rickman hadn't turned into the Ultimate Snape)

Por quoi?  I'm not objecting, of course, but I'm curious to read
an amplification of your opinion. :)
 
> For me Connolly has a bit of the sinister in him, but I
> think a most excellent Moody would be found in Donald
> Sutherland.  He's got the look and he does such wonders
> with characters who are seriously skirting the realms of
> control and sanity. 
>  Christopher Walken comes to mind as another with that
> speciality.

Mmmmm... Donald. :)  Only problem -- Donald's Canadian (or
naturalised American, I'm not sure which) and Walken is definitely
American.  But you're right about the type, certainly.
 
> And I would _love_ to see Jeremy Irons as someone, anyone,
> preferably a nasty type. (yes I do have a thing for "bad
> boys" <grin>)

OOOOOOOOOOoooooo, YES!  Please?  (But I have no idea who.)

--- Linda Williams wrote:
> What's his voice like?  He looks a lot like what I
> picture Remus (if they lighten his hair).

Ditto, lighten his hair, even though it's naturally very pewtery
at this point.  He's been singing since he was just a child ;), so
he's got a wonderful, /shaped/ voice, resonant, baritone, and lovely
to listen to.  It's his musical instrument, so he knows how to play
it very well.

--- Alora wrote:
> All right, someone help me out, here.  I am not sure who this man 
> is, and if he is to portray Lupin, I want to see a pic! ;)  I'm 
> still holding out for Ewan, though :D.  Anyone have a link to a 
> website with a picture of him?

Z'par servu, Alora.  Michael Praed image links coming up.

start from:
http://www.michaelpraed.org/chm/ncar.htm ...
(there's several pages previous to this, but a lot is from when he was
a good bit younger, and, while desperately decorative, aren't relevant
to our discussion) 
...paying especial attention to the nice, casual B&Ws on
http://www.michaelpraed.org/chm/npup.htm, and the images of him as
Phileas Fogg (his most recent genre work) starting with
http://www.michaelpraed.org/chm/np1.htm.

Corgi
http://www.SFF.net/people/Corgi/JasonCarter/ - cast Jason as Sirius!