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theonetruebix |
so we're redefining the term?
Oct 12 2008, 4:29 PM EDT
The term, ganked from sports where it was about the number three, has always been applied to the Whedonverse to mean "appeared in all three of his television shows". Arguably, one could make a case for revising it upward (three or more of his television shows) or outward (three or more of his projects), but surely we can't revised it downward (more than one of his projects) without gutting the entire point: The term is meant to convey something rare.
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Lionesss |
1. RE: so we're redefining the term?
Oct 12 2008, 7:53 PM EDT
I agree, a hat trick is not just "one or more shows" It loses all meaning then. I'd include projects like Dr. Horrible though.
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steverg |
2. RE: so we're redefining the term?
Feb 18 2009, 10:50 PM EST
True. The hat trick comes from ice hockey and requires three goals. Still, this is a fan site and meant for fun. I'll give 'em some slack...
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hawkedup |
3. RE: so we're redefining the term?
Feb 19 2009, 1:09 AM EST
There aren't many actors or actresses left who haven't (or won't soon be) in 3 seperate Joss projects. :)
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LarryDAB |
4. RE: so we're redefining the term?
Feb 19 2009, 8:00 AM EST
"There aren't many actors or actresses left who haven't (or won't soon be) in 3 seperate Joss projects. :)"Summer Glau, James Marsters (I would not want to include David Boreanaz since I want Bones to continue), Gina Torres, Morena Baccarin (we never got to see her martial arts and weapons proficiency in Firefly because “it made her appear too much like Wonder Woman). While we can’t go overboard with the number of Actives, other roles in the series would be good. The Visions of Eliza and Summer together introducing the show lingers in my head. What a team those two would make in terms of physical action episodes. Adiós, Larry - Central Floridays Dollhouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . http://dollhousewiki.fox.com/thread Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles http://terminatorwiki.fox.com/thread Do you find this valuable? |
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buffyaddict |
5. RE: so we're redefining the term?
Mar 7 2009, 12:27 AM EST
Oops. Not much of a sports fan - added some recurring characters/actors and then saw your post... I love how he reuses actors, though. Maybe a new thread? :o)
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runa27 |
6. RE: so we're redefining the term?
May 19 2009, 6:43 PM EDT
"Summer Glau, James Marsters (I would not want to include David Boreanaz since I want Bones to continue), Gina Torres, Morena Baccarin (we never got to see her martial arts and weapons proficiency in Firefly because “it made her appear too much like Wonder Woman). While we can’t go overboard with the number of Actives, other roles in the series would be good.Ha! That actually gave me trouble for the first few episodes, actually... somebody suggested in some place online that Summer Glau would have made a better "Echo", and until I realized the particular vibe Eliza gives the role is worth keeping and now an integral part of her character... I had it in the back of my mind, and it drove me nuts. Particularly in "Ghost", but also when we see Echo in her tabula rasa state, because all due respect to Eliza, I think she had trouble with that part of the role at first, or at least, it comes off awkwardly at any rate. Having seen a scrap of her in TSCC playing someone so completely different from River, I can't help but agree that she is total "active" material... she can play shy/delicate or know it all as much as she can play cold badass, and everything in between, plus, her ballet background makes her great at fight scenes (she's easy to train, and good at them too - the fight scenes in Serenity are some of my favorites ever <3 ) . I can totally see Joss wanting to bring her in as active, especially now that her other show is (unfortunately) canceled. But she'd really be good in just about any role he could make for her, tbh. Do you find this valuable? |
