An odd little Contest...

[xita]

Oh Eliana, Garbo as Tara... you made my day!

[emma peel]

ninjitsugrrl: Parker Posey would be the BEST Anya.What a great thought!!
Janice

[eccentrictulip]

you guys are all killing me....this is great!!!!! still laughing about meatloaf and eminem.....

[Penrose Orleans]

Since most dictators have been male, I guess I'll ignore gender distinctions...

Willow = Fidel Castro ('cause she'd look cute in suspenders with a cigar!)
Tara = Not possible-- how could you describe such a wonderfully passive person as a dictator?!?
Buffy = Chairman Mao (brought all of China together as a unified force)
Giles = Lenin (obsessed with discipline...)
Joyce = Stalin (led a quasi- 'witch hunt' to purge the country of the 'evil element')
Xander =Muammar Qaddafi (Horrific slaughter and still no-one remembers him!)
Anya = Agusto Pinochet (created a free and almost capitalistic market)
Spike = Hitler (enough said, though by now Spike's too much of a pansy to even be evil)
Faith = Slobodon Milosevic (always on the run from the authorities!)
Angel = Sadaam Hussein (you never hear anything from him, but you know he's up to no good)
Cordelia = "Tito" Marshal Josip Broz (master manipulator)
Dawn = Fransisco Franco (was hyper-sensitive about his height)

[Unregistered(d)]

Hey, I have just had the same idea in my mind for Dawn!!! Incredible!!!! Lucy from 7th Heaven me too!!!!
They are so similar!!!!!!

[ninjitsugrrl]

This is my new favorite thread!
Emma peel, I'm glad someone agrees with me. I can just picture Parker Posey playing the role in my head! I think it would be fabulous.
btvssara82, the two characters are similar in some ways aren't they? I can almost picture the two actresses switching roles.

[Elianna]

I live to make your day, Xita.

-Elianna

[superzonic(d)]

Bagheera: So can i add Safron Burrows=Cordelia onto that UK list? Julia Sawalha as a leather pantsed slayer? Hilarity!

And i totally snorted at the thought of Noah Taylor as Spike...That is some kooky casting, yo. How about Eric Bana?

Z

[Lindy]

uh huh; I am trying a city list..

Tara: San Francisco
Willow: Paris
Anya: New York City (more precisely lower Manhattan.. Wall Street and that, no bunnies, lots of scorned women)
Xander: Sunnydale (he's born there and will die there)
Angel: London (No, not L.A., tisk.. he needs lots of rain to brood)
Faith: Los Angeles (powerfull city, but with a lot loneliness inside)
Spike: Kandahar
Oz: Wolfsburg (yeah, sorry, German city.. seems to fit.. other option would be somewhere in Tibet)
Giles: er.. London is taken already.. er.. damn
Riley: Iowa? Is that even a city? Ok, I take Brussels instead.
Cordelia: Cannes (superficial and sophisticated)
Drusilla: Belfast
Dawn: Braslia (nice idea, but not self grown and thus.. a problem)

At least I had fun with those..

[ChibiWillowR]

Lol!!!
Being the huge Ally McBeal fan that I am *doges flying fruit* I found this hilarious! One thing also stuck me as kind of ironic. You listed Tara as Nelle "Lesbian Sex is Ew" Porter, the funny thing is that the acress who plays nelle (Portia DeRossi) is actually dating a girl herself - singer Francesca Gregorini

~*~*Morgan*~*~


Well seeing as the Law Firm of Fish, Cage & McBeal has been disbanded they do need a new job:

Buffy = Ally "Sneeze and she will blow away" McBeal
Willow = Ling "The Wicked Witch from the West" Woo
Tara = Nelle "Lesbian Sex is Ew" Porter
Xander = Richard "Driven by the Dumbstick" Fish
Giles = John "The Nose Whistler Instead of Glass Cleaner" Cage
Anya = Elaine "Bad Luck With Men" Vassal
Spike = Claire "This is not my Natural Haircolor" Otoms
Oz = The Dancing Baby (Nuff said)
Cordelia = Georgia "Look at me I am Pretty" Thomas
Angel = Billy Allan "Bore Me to Death" Thomas

[Killin Joke]

Riley, like our muscles from Brussels, Jean-Claude Van Damme... Ok, I know which city to avoid this summer

[Lindy]

Heh, well yeah, some of my dutch friends told me that Brussels is supposed to be pretty boring, with all it's official government institutions and stuff. So.. I though.. ya know.. fits.

[BytrSuite]

Oooh, Elianna, that's really good. Now I just have to go look up who half those people are...

[friskylez]

Ok someone did silent movie stars, ill do the old style glamour hollywood talkie types

Buffy: Marilyn Monroe
Xander: James Stewart
Willow: Deborah Kerr
Tara: Princess Grace/Grace Kelly
Giles: Richard Burton
Spike: James Dean
Drusilla: Elizabeth Taylor
Anya: Audrey Hepburn
Riley: Rock Hudson
Dawn: Doris Day
Angel: Humphrey Bogart

[Jennifer]

Grace Kelly as Tara? *Sigh*

[Magrat70]

I apopoligise in advance to all non British kitties but I've decided to go with a Coronation Street casting

Buffy: Maxine-the ditzy hairdresser-Peacock
Tara: Toyah Batersby- seemed demonic when she started but turned into sensitve uni student who fights for what she believes in, occasionaly lets her heart rule her head, plus traumatic year last year.
Willow: Gina maybe not be obvious but her male ex had an affair with someone he had more in common with (older, shopkeeper). It was the call of the cash register
Xander and Anya: Roy and Hayley Cropper- when hayley started on the street she had a secret, okay not a demon, just that she was Harold.
Evil Willow: Fizz-scarey
Faith- Karen MacDonald.
Giles-Ken Barlow.
Joyce- Rita- the person who mothers the street.
Dawn-Sarah Platt
Spike-Bet Lynch-Chain smoking, bleach blonde who is another one of loves bitches.

Any other Brits got suggestion for those other hellmouts-Albert Square and Brookside Close

[Hair Annoyed]

An even more mature list:

Buffy -- Ruth Gordon
Willow -- Maggie Smith
Tara -- Helen Hayes
Spike -- Micheal Caine
Xander -- Wilford Brimley
Anya -- Jessica Tandy
Giles -- John Gielgud
Angel -- Clint Eastwood
Cordelia -- Rosalind Russel
Oz -- Mickey Rooney
Drusilla -- Bette Davis

[Hyo Shin]

Mine is a low-budget Canadian movie.

Buffy = Megan Follows
Willow = Liane Balaban
Tara = Sarah Polley
Giles = Colm Feore
Anya = Molly Parker
Dawn = Emily Perkins
Xander = Scott Thompson
Joyce = Pascale Bussieres
Faith = Katharine Isabelle
Angel = Jonathan Crombie
Spike = Tom McCamus
Cordelia = Mia Kirshner
Drusilla = Shalom Harlow
Oz = Don McKellar

[alyamber4ever]

Ok, at first I didn't think I could do this cuz, I seriously can't see anyone else playing them but..well, them. But, I figured....What the Hell. So, here we go:

Willow = Mischa Barton
Tara = Tara Reid
Buffy = Piper Perabo
Xander = Matthew Perry
Anya = Lisa Kudrow
Giles = Rupert Everett
Dawn = Lacey Chabert (good idea)
Joyce = Stockard Channing
Faith = Neve Campbell
Amy = Holly Marie Combs
Spike = Ryan Phillipee
Riley = Freddie Prinze JR
Oz = ( isn't in my version of the show) Willow never passed through "boystown"
Cordelia = Denise Richards
Angel = Skeet Ulrich

Mmm kay. That sounds good to me.

[urnofosiris]

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Being the huge Ally McBeal fan that I am *doges flying fruit* I found this hilarious! One thing also stuck me as kind of ironic. You listed Tara as Nelle "Lesbian Sex is Ew" Porter, the funny thing is that the acress who plays nelle (Portia DeRossi) is actually dating a girl herself - singer Francesca Gregorini

~*~*Morgan*~*~

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Well according to some gossip mags -so it *must* be true- they are actually ceremoniously married. Portia's character Nelle once said something like "Lesbian sex is just...ew" complete with a disgusted look and shudder. It really pissed me off at the time. Later I learned she herself is a lesbian, and now I wonder whether it was some sort of inside joke. Hmmph. Well at the time it struck me as one of those many little homophobic comments some of the characters kept making and getting away with. My biggest beef with that show along with Ally's incessant man hunt. I did keep watching the show though, and it did still amused me at times. Jane Krakowski, Portia DeRossi and when she was still on it Lucy Liu made it worth the while for me.

Anyway back onto the thread topic. What would make me watch BtVS again would probably be a French and Saunders/Ab Fab type parody. God love those women and I'll limit myself to them:

Buffy = Dawn French
Willow = Jennifer Saunders
Tara = Joanna Lumley
Dawn = Julia Sawalha
Anya = Jane Horrocks

[maudmac]

Oh, Lord.

Patsy and Edina as Tara and Willow?!? I always thought there was some subtext there.

Tara: [i:55ee033265] I bloody well am, you know.[/i:55ee033265]

Willow: [i:55ee033265] What? What, sweetie-darling, what?[/i:55ee033265]

Tara: [i:55ee033265] Yours.[/i:55ee033265]

[Hair Annoyed]

Dawn French as Buffy??! Oooooohhhh, just imagine the fight scenes! This is my favorite casting so far!!!

[Bagheera]

Buffy - Katy Manning (Jo Grant - cool judo)
Willow - Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane)
Tara - Sophie Aldred (Ace)
Xander - Matthew Waterhouse (Adric, yes I know everyone hated him...)
Cordelia - Nicola Bryant (Peri - for annoying voice)
Angel - A Dalek
Spike - A Cyberman with a toilet brush stuck on its head
Dawn - Lalla Ward (Romana - yummy)
Joyce - Mary Tamm (the first Romana)
Faith - Louise Jameson (Leela)
Giles - Jon Pertwee (the 3rd Doctor Who, velvet jackets and frilly shirts, oh yes)
Riley - Colin Baker (the 6th Doctor Who, yes, everyone hated him too...)

[xita]

maudmac that dialogue was so funny.
Yeah, cheers thanks a lot!

[GavfromIHJ]

Ok, I'll try my hand at this. Here's Buffy as played by the characters of Star Wars ... ignore the family relations, lol.

Buffy: Princess Leia
Willow: Mara Jade
Tara: Padme
Giles: Obi-Wan Kenobi
Angel: Anakin Skywalker
Spike: Luke Skywalker ... only bad
Oz: Han Solo (but sometimes he turns into Chewbacca)
Clem: Yoda
Dawn: Um ... Wicket the Ewok
Xander: Jar Jar Binks

[Bagheera]

Only problem is you miss out on all the cool Han Solo/Chewie subtext moments.

And "Luke Skywalker...only bad". Well, Mark Hamill's performances always were kind of, um, rank.

[Italiangirl]

Heh heh heh...you guys are great! This topic has me laughing out loud!

I have two offerings to throw into the mix - the first one started out as a strictly Facts of Life cast, but then I realized it had to be a Facts of Life/Punky Brewster crossover cast. Maybe an eighties pre-teen sitcom cast? Then, for the more dignified among us (yes, I'm chortling at THAT myself) I have a West Wing cast. Soooo, without further adieu....

ps...I took some liberties with the genders

Facts of Life/Punky Brewster Cast

Buffy...Tootie first and second seasons (Kim Fields)
Xander...Natalie (Mindy Cohen...heh heh heh)
Faith...Jo (Nancy McKeon...no explanation needed)
Cordy...Blair (Lisa Welchel...duh)
Dawn...Andy (annoying younger sib played by McKenzie Astin, not appearing until final two seasons)
Giles...Mrs. Garrett (Charlotte Rae)
Tara...Punky Brewster (Soleil Moon Frye...plucky heroine abandoned by biological family known for great big heart and creativity/individuality/quirkiness)
Willow...Molly (Played by Molly Ringwald, first season...felt she was a plain jane, disliked cheerleaders and 'popular girls' and was super smart, and champion of liberal causes and matchmaking)
Joyce...Henry (Loving caretaker of Punky Brewster, admittedly not having all the answers about childrearing but full of enough love for Punky and her friends and her dog. Played by George Gaines).

did you know...Armin Shimmerman and Seth Green both had guest appearances on the Facts of Life?


AND NOW...

West Wing Cast

Buffy...Gina Toscano (Georgia Fox)
Faith...Amy Gardner (Mary Louise Parker)
Tara...Donnatella Moss (Janel Maloney)
Willow...CJ Craigg (Allison Janney)
Xander...Sam Seaborn (Rob Lowe)
Cordy...Abby Bartlett (Stockard Channing)
Dawn...Zoey Bartlett (Elizabeth Moss)
Spike...Ainsley Hayes (Emily Proctor)
Giles...Toby Ziegler (Richard Schiff)
Joyce...Mrs. Landingham (Kathryn Joosten)

[Killin Joke]

Whoa ! Somebody here actually remembers Punky Brewster ! I was a kid myself at the time, when I watched it at my grandmother's house... Ah, sweet childhood memories... She was so spunky... Might have triggered my love for the whole girl power thing

[Grimalkin]

Okay, here's my try : the cast of the Askewniverse, Kevin Smith's 5 part New Jersey-Trilogy

Buffy - Liz (Dogma, Janeane Garofalo. I admit I'd just like to see Janeane as Buffy)
Willow - Tricia Jones, Alyssa Jones (Chasing Amy, Mallrats, JASBSB, I couldn't decide, I'm generally undecisive)
Tara - God(dess), she has a quirky sense of humour... Alanis Morissette (Dogma, JASBSB, there just too few females in Smith's flicks...)
Xander - Dante Hicks (Clerks, JASBSB)
Dawn - Justice (JASBSB, Shannon Elizabeth)
Giles - Metatron (Dogma, Alan Rickman) / Marshal Willenholly (JASBSB, Will Ferrell) both interesting
Angel - Silent Bob
Wesley - Jay
Gunn - Hooper X (Chasing Amy, JASBSB)
Spike - Shannon Hamilton (Mallrats, Ben Affleck, I can't stand Affleck and hated Shannon even more)
Faith - Sissy (JASBSB, Eliza Dushku, I mean come on, Sissy IS Faith!!!)

[Kalita]

Hyo Shin, great job!

I really like Molly Parker as Tara and Don McKellar as Oz. Not as sold on Megan Follows as Buffy, but you have to have her somewhere, right?