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(Some Guy) Misc "Heroes" producers made George Takei audition for his role as Japanese man   (edmontonsun.com) divider line 37
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orrinbloquy 2007-01-20 06:36:11 PM  
They were concerned about him sucking.

 
Blackneto 2007-01-20 06:36:19 PM  
That's ironic.
Usually producers make actors do gay things to get parts.

 
LyleDAL [TotalFark] 2007-01-20 06:41:03 PM  
Are you guys intimating that George Takei is a homosexual?

Really?

WOW!

 
PegoTheJerk 2007-01-20 06:41:18 PM  
ohhhh my.

 
Etchy333 [TotalFark] 2007-01-20 06:42:51 PM  
Maybe they were concerned about his Japanese.

I hear he's going to play Hiro's father, so obviously he must have to speak fluently, which might be tough for someone who has spent all their life in America and has a distinctive American voice.

 
orrinbloquy 2007-01-20 06:45:03 PM  
Considering he was bilingual when he was an internee, I'm betting he's still so today.

 
amo [TotalFark] 2007-01-20 06:46:50 PM  
Naw, they needed to make sure he could play a straight father.

/who cares if he is gay
//he was teh hawtness in his day

 
SpinStopper [TotalFark] 2007-01-20 06:48:58 PM  
This cannot end well. I like George.

 
gopher321 [TotalFark] 2007-01-20 06:51:17 PM  
PegoTheJerk: ohhhh my

FTW.

 
Craptastic 2007-01-20 06:55:17 PM  
Very cool. Takei is a nice guy and a good actor. Plus, as a ST:TOS fan from way back, I'll enjoy seeing him in my new favorite series.

 
ekdikeo4 2007-01-20 07:06:53 PM  
Really deserves the Stupid tag, but ok

 
LyleDAL [TotalFark] 2007-01-20 07:10:17 PM  
ekdikeo4: Really deserves the Stupid tag, but ok

Nah... Takei rocks and I'm looking forward to seeing him in the show.


I think it will be lots of fun.

 
Tatsuma [TotalFark] 2007-01-20 07:10:24 PM  
How do you stop an exploding man?

 
LyleDAL [TotalFark] 2007-01-20 07:25:08 PM  
Tatsuma: How do you stop an exploding man?

You put him inside a cheerleader.


/hm...

 
orrinbloquy 2007-01-20 07:25:22 PM  
Tatsuma: How do you stop an exploding man?

A waffer-thin piece of antimatter.

 
PegoTheJerk 2007-01-20 07:50:29 PM  
Tatsuma: How do you stop an exploding man?

you don't.. you fly him up and away from humans or materials where he can do damage.

 
PegoTheJerk 2007-01-20 07:51:04 PM  
or transport him.

 
RocketRod [TotalFark] 2007-01-20 08:04:21 PM  
Set phasers to... STUNNING!

 
Shostie [TotalFark] 2007-01-20 08:08:23 PM  
[insert "George Takei is a homosexual" joke here]

 
PegoTheJerk 2007-01-20 08:24:46 PM  
Shostie: [insert George Takei here]

 
The Glass Dragon 2007-01-20 08:25:04 PM  
static.flickr.com

 
JasonOfOrillia 2007-01-20 08:27:59 PM  
Incorrect RocketRod

Set phasers to... FABULOUS!

 
RocketRod [TotalFark] 2007-01-20 08:34:21 PM  
JasonOfOrillia: Incorrect RocketRod


Just trying to "out" TFers tonight, that's all. Thanks for helping.

/not I'm not

 
JasonOfOrillia 2007-01-20 08:51:02 PM  
RocketRod Just trying to "out" TFers tonight, that's all. Thanks for helping.

D'oh.

 
1. Put snakes on plane 2007-01-20 08:54:16 PM  
orrinbloquy: Considering he was bilingual when he was an internee, I'm betting he's still so today.

He is not bilingual. He knows some Japanese, but sounds pretty much like any other American speaking Japanese.

The two current actors have American accents, but not as strong. The guy who plays Hiro seems pretty fluent. The other guy not so much.

 
Leishu [TotalFark] 2007-01-20 09:29:01 PM  
Eh... keep in mind 'having to audtion' may be as follows

Show guys: Hmm. We have to audition for Hiro's Father.
Takei walks in
Show guys: Holy Crap! You're Sulu!
Audition Ends

 
boonfarker 2007-01-20 10:03:23 PM  
Dry oatmeal.

/nothin'

 
Shostie [TotalFark] 2007-01-20 11:34:56 PM  
PegoTheJerk

Nice.

/golf clap...

 
hoju2 2007-01-21 12:12:23 AM  
He's amazingly naive on Stern. Great radio, but especially when he is sitting in as announcer.

 
Kiler 2007-01-21 03:52:03 AM  
Balloon Knot

 
espiaboricua 2007-01-21 09:32:55 AM  
Thankfully Señor Takei did *not* get the role. He would have sucked to levels where no man has sucked before.

/forum.wiredfire.org
//save the cheerleader, save the world

 
Timdesuyo 2007-01-21 10:55:06 AM  
globoboss

Finally they get it right! I was getting tired of watching Chinese and Koreas play Japanese, which is hollywood's old little dirty secret.

What, you mean like the Mexican guys who used to play Asian roles? Or do you mean white guys playing black roles?

Old yes. Dirty, yes. Secret? Never has been.

 
azureus 2007-01-21 01:08:55 PM  
How about a Japanese actor portraying a Mexican?

 
Mugato [TotalFark] 2007-01-21 03:34:38 PM  
globoboss: Finally they get it right! I was getting tired of watching Chinese and Koreas play Japanese, which is hollywood's old little dirty secret.

Yeah and what about Pierce Brosnan, an Irishman playing an English James Bond? And Leonard Nimoy isn't even a vulcan.

 
Radioactive_Clown 2007-01-21 05:20:57 PM  
Or Jennifer Lopez playing Selena?

 
rka 2007-01-21 07:37:24 PM  
Or Mel Gibson playing Hamlet..or an American? Or Kevin Costner playing Robin Hood?

Those racist bastards.

 
boonfarker 2007-01-21 09:03:45 PM  
i133.photobucket.com

"Touch of Evil's playing near my hotel. You wanna go check it out? We can watch Charlton Heston play a Mexican"

 
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