Mission Impossible (Completed)

[thisbluespirit]

Well, I am back & will be catching up with people soon.

My trip to London included a day trying to find bridesmaids' dresses (my youngest sister is getting married in Sept) and this seemed like a tough proposition, given the budget, the varying tastes of the 3 bridesmaids (me being one) and the bride-to-be... and we did it. We picked up something unexpected, very different, that we all liked, and flattered all of us in somewhere we never would have thought of, in the sale. We are gleeful. If I reveal details, even under flock to a bunch of people who couldn't care less, I would be hung, drawn and quartered, so I shan't. Besides, I don't think you want stuff about dresses. (It's blue. I'll go that far.) And then we got into see a show cheaply in a mad rush - in the stalls! It was a bit of randomly great day. I also spent all of yesterday at The National Archives. I love TNA, but what I'm currently researching involves me ordering 3 volumes, waiting 40 minutes, looking in the index (No, no, no / yes) and then waiting at least 20-30 minutes for the next... I suppose if I was organised I would research something complementary at the same time. Still, I did find two new pieces of information, so it was not in vain. All the waiting is bad, because they have a bookshop full of history stuff.

And I have been plotting out casting and things for shows 2 and 3. (I know I posted a bit of Show 2, but it is actually missing major characters and some stuff is wrong, so stand by because I just posted all the background family stuff really before...)

Just a plea: out of current actors around who would you cast as the Duke of Wellington? (You can see a pic of him HERE.)

Comments

[thisbluespirit]

I did - I got pver the lack of Sam Kelly after a few minutes! :lol: (I'll say no more; I vaguely recall that you despise musicals and have no wish to be sneered at!)

I thought that, but his part is very significant now; I think he makes a convincing much older half-brother for RA, and he is a bit old to play Peninsular/Waterloo Wellington.

Hmm. David Morrisey. I dunno. I'll snaffle him for someone though, I think. I have plenty of uncast politicians (I need at the very least the other two Wellesleys, Canning, Castlereagh, Percival, and most probably the Duke of York.)

What were you saying about this meme? :lol:

[jjpor.livejournal.com]

LOL - indeed.

I'm not a very musical person, I'll admit. Although obviously it's a very different experience seeing one on stage than on the telly.

Yeah, definitely have Morrissey in it in some role because, well, he's David Morrissey. Don't really see him as Wellington, though, I have to be honest. I'm afraid I'm drawing a blank right now on who would be good for that part...hmm...

[thisbluespirit]

I ended up with him as Wellington. I can't think of anyone else, but I'm not entirely happy. Still, he's not in it all that much and someone's got to do it. Besides, he didn't look anything like any of the politicians, after all, so that was no use. :lol:

[jjpor.livejournal.com]

He'd do a good job, I think, even if he doesn't look the part particularly, but when casting historical figures is the likeness that important?

I'd make some comment here about Stephen Fry in Blackadder III, but I suspect you're aiming for a somewhat higher level of historical realism! :D

[thisbluespirit]

Well, the whole cast & eps is up - you can see for yourself now if you so wish! :-)