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Armchair Casting Director
"Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas asked the fans to give him casting tips for a new character on the show! Here is the final list with 3 Whedon-guys! |
From December the 21st:
Question: Yay, Wallace is back on Veronica Mars! What else can we look forward to when the second half of the season kicks off? — John
Ausiello: The show is working on its own version of "Aaron Echolls: The E! True Hollywood Story" to be cut into an upcoming episode, and exec producer Rob Thomas needs our help. You see, the spoof is supposed to feature an interview with the actor playing Echolls in the TV-movie "The Aaron Echolls Story," but in a funny twist, Rob is having a tough time casting the role. "We actually attempted to book Peter Gallagher," Thomas says, "but we didn't have enough money in our budget for Peter's agents to 'take it seriously.'" Now this is where we come in. Rob is curious who AA readers think should "play" Harry Hamlin's evil alter ego. Although he admits "it's doubtful we'll actually be able to book their top choice, we may give it a shot." OK, guys, it's not every day that the man in charge of TV's coolest show comes directly to AA for casting tips, so let's not disappoint him. Send me your suggestions by Friday, Dec. 23, and I'll post a list of the top finalists in an upcoming AA. Oh, and to make my life a little easier, please write "Armchair Casting Director" in the subject line. Contrary to rampant speculation, I don't have a team of eight assistants helping me put out this column every week.
 This week:
Question: Man! I just found out about your Veronica Mars Armchair Casting Couch Director challenge and am so upset I missed my chance to cast my vote for Jimmy Kimmel. Oh well… but give it up: Who won? — John
Ausiello: After tallying all 1,042 votes, Falcon Crest's Lance Cumson won by a mere chest hair. Here's the final breakdown:
Lorenzo Lamas: 25%
James Marsters: 23%
David Hasselhoff: 17%
Corbin Bernsen (with a rug): 13%
Don Swayze (brother of Patrick): 7%
Andy Hallett: 5%
A. Martinez: 4%
Rick Springfield: 3%
Chris Sarandon: 2%
Others receiving multiple votes: Rob Lowe, Tim Daly, Adam Baldwin, Michael Ausiello (I love you guys!), Richard Dean Anderson, Michael Ontkean, Kato Kaelin, Dale Midkiff, Jeremy Piven, Mark Hamill, Peter Reckell and BSG's Richard Hatch. Now for the $4 million question: Will exec producer Rob Thomas go with AA readers' first choice, Lamas, or pull a Buffy trifecta and side with runner-up Marsters? Or might he pick someone else altogether? Well, I just sent him this list yesterday, so give the poor guy a few days to make some phone calls. I'll (hopefully) have an update for you in next week's AA. Thanks to everyone who played!
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