::mystery_sock:: - Heroes casting news: I am PSYCHED!

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Well, maybe not the best. No, who am I kidding? THE BEST. When I found this out I was so excited I had to go out and walk around so that I wouldn't just start screaming with joy right here in the office.

Bruce Boxleitner ("Babylon 5," "Scarecrow and Mrs. King," "How the West Was Won") has landed a top-secret
recurring role in NBC's "Heroes."

The ... role was originally going to be modeled after Sen.
John McCain. The character has since been reconceived and is expected to be
sharing scenes with a female series regular.

They add that, although the show is introducing some new faces next season,
the primary focus will remain "on the core characters from the pilot."

Anybody who's known me for a while knows how much I esteem Babylon 5 - I still hold it up as the best science fiction show ever made (and no, you can't convince me otherwise) - and how insanely in love I was with Boxleitner's character, Captain John Sheridan (and his Ass of Mastery - a dear friend who unexpectedly became a B5 freak during a B5-season-viewing marathon nicknamed him "Motorbooty"). Also anybody who knows me well knows what a gigantic TRON freak I am... I notice they don't list that amongst his credits! C'mon, throw us nerds a bone!

Here's my rampant speculation - and only time will tell if I'm wrong:
I just have a feeling that our Brucie is going to be playing Arthur Petrelli. Because he's hot, he's the right age, he's got the right body type, etc. "A female series regular"? Like who? Niki? I think not. Claire? Heh, I doubt it. Monica? C'mon. It's gotta be the queen of the world, Angela "The Queen of Diamonds" Petrelli. Even if I'm wrong, I couldn't possibly be more excited. Does this trump my glee over Richard Roundtree, George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, Malcolm McDowell, or Christopher Eccleston? IT MIGHT JUST. Best stuntcasting ever.

I am EXPLODING. I am so happy I have a headache now. God, I love this show.

Tags: aside, awesome, for the win, squee
Current Mood: joy joy joy

	From: eowyn_girl	Date: May 8th, 2008 11:33 pm (UTC)		(Link)

I would have a bad case of explody head if he was going to be Arthur Petrelli. How Awesome would that be???

	From: mystery_sock	Date: May 9th, 2008 12:06 am (UTC)		(Link)

So much hotness all in one spot... so many of my most loved, cherished, and desired actors, all playing the same family... my God, how can I not slash?

	From: xanatosdecrion	Date: May 9th, 2008 12:11 pm (UTC)		(Link)

This family is like the sexiest set of motherf*ckers like EVER. LOL. I'm loving this. Sexy m.f. I remember that old show. Used to watch it as a wee one. Thanks for the news! :)

Question: If they're filming Season 3 now, 'when' will it debut??? Fall? It's just so HARD to wait on good shows. I'm sitting on pins and needles waiting for the return of '24' and that shit doesn't come on again until freakin' January of NEXT year! LOLOL Thanks again.

	From: mystery_sock	Date: May 10th, 2008 03:20 am (UTC)		(Link)

Heroes returns on September 15th. More than six months from now.

GOD.

	From: fabrisse	Date: May 10th, 2008 03:52 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Math wasn't your strong suit in school, right?

It's just over FOUR months from today, not six. *G*

	From: mystery_sock	Date: May 11th, 2008 01:21 am (UTC)		(Link)

Er... apparently not. Amazingly enough, I can actually count 99.999% of the time. Just not right then.

*HORRIFIC EMBARRASSMENT*

	From: xanatosdecrion	Date: May 9th, 2008 12:22 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Oh yeah, one other thing. If you posit that he'll be Arthur Petrelli and because I've missed the latter part of Season 2, will he, Arthur/Bruce be featured in flashbacks too or will he be brought back from the dead as this new character? What do you think? Is he really dead? Did he ever really die? LOL. Do these m.f. company people ever die? LOL.
They're like the freakin' Illuminati.

How much of what has happened was planned? How could Angela live that double life all this time? I guess if spies do it, then why not a New York debutante, eh? LOL. She's a bad bitch; I love her. LOL. And I'm totally rambling. This is exciting!

Also, someone help me out with the story, if the focus will still remain on core characters....what exactly was going on at the end, other than Nathan wanting to reveal to the world that there exists real-life XMen among them? and that virus thing... What more will happen for this community of extraordinaries??? Open-ended question, I get it... LOL. Okay, I'll go do some reading. ;)

	From: mystery_sock	Date: May 10th, 2008 03:33 am (UTC)		(Link)

At this point, he needs to be either brought back from the dead, or have been faking it all this time. Or in flashbacks, which would also rule. RULE!!!

Do these m.f. company people ever die? LOL.
And how serious is Tim Kring with keeping with the comic book rules of the world? I.E. unless you see a rotting body, and there's no necromancers, they're not necessarily dead.

They're like the freakin' Illuminati.
*snerk*

what exactly was going on at the end, other than Nathan wanting to reveal to the world that there exists real-life XMen among them?
Nathan had a head full of injustice, and desperately wanted to get back at his mom for saying that it was okay to kill Peter if he had to. The sight of Peter really committed him to taking the leap of faith and taking whatever came next. Without thinking about the millions of people that such a decision would affect. Nathan's bright, but he's just as emotionally driven as Peter is. *tsk* Yes, get to reading.

	From: xanatosdecrion	Date: May 10th, 2008 03:04 pm (UTC)		(Link)

*tsk* Yes, get to reading.

Yes, I shall ;) Thanks again. :)

	From: fabrisse	Date: May 10th, 2008 03:14 pm (UTC)		(Link)

But you know, this isn't really a sci-fi show until Armin Shimmerman has been on it. Right? *G*

	From: mystery_sock	Date: May 11th, 2008 01:22 am (UTC)		(Link)

true dat... I have my fantasy stuntcasting pool started, and he's definitely on it.

	From: 47_trek_47	Date: May 10th, 2008 09:36 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Oh, damn. You were so psyched, I thought that meant they were bringing back Claude.

That said... anyone being cast as Arthur would make me squee. I so called from the very beginning that he wasn't really dead. I've just been waiting. And your speculation makes perfect sense.

*becomes squee-y with you* OMGOMG, ARTHUR! *tries to resist urge to make icon just yet*

	From: 47_trek_47	Date: May 10th, 2008 09:39 pm (UTC)		(Link)

ALSO, if you're right, then that would make Angela an actual, acknowledged "series regular" which she so deserves. I need an icon of her where's she's not crying...

	From: mystery_sock	Date: May 11th, 2008 01:27 am (UTC)		(Link)

Amazingly (blasphemously) enough, there are characters who trump even the mighty Claude... and I haven't seen Bruce Boxleitner in way too long. And I WANT ARTHUR PETRELLI, dammit. (And now that's true in more ways than one.. unless Brucie has completely lost his looks.)

	From: indyhat	Date: May 15th, 2008 05:25 am (UTC)		(Link)

Oh, yay! :D Interesting speculation, too.

	From: keldjinfae_moon	Date: May 19th, 2008 03:09 pm (UTC)		(Link)

I saw this spoiler a little while ago too, and I am thrilled that I'm not the only one (in my small flist, that is) who went "SCARECROW OMG!" Then again, I'm only 20, so maybe it's just the age thing. *giggles*

He has to be Arthur. Has to be. If Nathan and Peter's father is Bruce, HOLY ROY MUSTANG, BATMAN! my heart... it's racing. Awesomeness. *breathes* I'm just so happy I'm in the privacy of my own home right now. *jumps around and shrieks joyfully*

	From: mystery_sock	Date: May 19th, 2008 06:55 pm (UTC)		(Link)

The funny thing is, I never watched Scarecrow and Mrs. King when it was on, because my childhood self was probably watching something else that was on in the same time slot. Besides, it seemed like a pale version of Hart to Hart, which was my crack. I guess I'm just an Aaron Spelling kind of gal.

He has to be Arthur. All the stuff I'm writing about Arthur now, I am envisioning the Boxleitner in the role... and boy, is that ever fun!

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