And if a character, since Kirk & co. are all characters, is written well enough, any body can play it.
I don't agree with this at all. To say that is to say that Shatner, Nimoy, and Kelley brought nothing to the roles. If any person could play any role, the casting of our favourite characters would not be such a fraught subject.
We shouldn't have to rely on Shatner, Nimoy, Kelley, etc. to portray those roles because, all else aside, they are not going to be around nearly as long as ST will be.
That's a false dichotomy. TNG and the subsequent 90s Treks proved that Star Trek as a franchise can survive without anybody playing Kirk, Spock, McCoy, etc. at all. Whether or not we need to fear new actors in old roles, we don't need new actors in old roles for the franchise to live on. Personally, I think if Hollywood had any bravery at all they would build on the past instead of perpetually trying to recreate it.
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Date: 2013-06-07 07:09 pm (UTC)I don't agree with this at all. To say that is to say that Shatner, Nimoy, and Kelley brought nothing to the roles. If any person could play any role, the casting of our favourite characters would not be such a fraught subject.
We shouldn't have to rely on Shatner, Nimoy, Kelley, etc. to portray those roles because, all else aside, they are not going to be around nearly as long as ST will be.
That's a false dichotomy. TNG and the subsequent 90s Treks proved that Star Trek as a franchise can survive without anybody playing Kirk, Spock, McCoy, etc. at all. Whether or not we need to fear new actors in old roles, we don't need new actors in old roles for the franchise to live on. Personally, I think if Hollywood had any bravery at all they would build on the past instead of perpetually trying to recreate it.