Genderswap re-cast challenge. SG-1

[lyssie]

This is the current Femslashland challenge, and I went ahead and swapped races, as well. (Because I could). I tried to limit myself to people not currently working, but failed more than once. (and holy gooood, some of the decisions were hard!) Also, I was only supposed to re-cast four, but I ended up re-casting a lot.


Angela Bassett as General Hammond. omfg, I would watch this show only knowing about her. Ahem. I love her a lot and while she's not quite as old as the original, I think she would manage the part splendidly.


Michelle Yeoh as Jackie O'Neill. Cranky and cynical, Jackie resigned from the AF after the death of her son. Yeoh is perfect for the part, able to pull off the gun-running and snarkiness easily.


Rekha Sharma as Danielle Jackson, archeologist and linguist. Everyone will call her a Mary Sue despite her allergies and tendency to argue heatedly with Jackie about peace being the obvious option. I chose her because she is adorable when geeky.


Alessandro Juliani as Samuel Carter, astro-physicist. He is a perfectly geeky type, and he's also got that ability to be innocent and cynical, all at once. He would be adorable as a bouncy happy scientist going through the gate for the first time.


Tricia Helfer as Teal'c, ~exotic alien body-guard to a God who isn't real. Why cast her? Because I know she can pull off kicking someone's ass, because she's regal and commanding. Because she can pull off stoic and act with just her eyes. Because I want to see her acclimating to Earth omg.


Phylicia Rashad as Bra'tac. Holy fuck, can I talk about how the Bra'tac and Hammond show needs to be on my TV yesterday? Because it would be awesome and fantastic, and I would glee a lot.


Tahmoh Penikett as Jackson's husband, Sharre. To fill out the damsel in distress role... I know I'd steal him for my husband.


Lily Cole as Apophis. Because holy god, can she pull off artifice and costumes, and the goa'uld at prone to, well, extravagant decadence.

In later seasons.....

Indira Varma as Cameron Mitchell. Because her show has been cancelled and also because I want to see her as a fighter pilot, with swagger. (sadly, there are no images of this sort on the web. *SADS*)


Callum Keith Rennie as Val Mal Doran. Because I ship Tory/Leoben. This is the only casting that is not racially-swapped.


Gina Torres as Ba'al, who dresses suavely and runs a multi-million dollar empire on Earth. And clones herself.


Dichen Lachmann as Ska'ra, Sharre's sister who bonded with Dani. I couldn't resist, once I'd cast Sharre (or however we'd have to name him). She'd be perfect as the annoying kid sister who ends up trying to rule the galaxy.

(I know I didn't remember everyone)

Comments

[agathons-fan.livejournal.com]

Reuniting some of the BSG cast......woot woot!

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

It was hard not to put more in, but they had to fit. =D

eta: grammar confusion

[rihansu.livejournal.com]

Get out of my dreams and on to my tv!

I'm not familiar with Lily Cole or Dichen Lachmann, and I bowed out of BSG before I really got to know Alessandro Julliani, but otherwise you hit exactly on actors I love, love, love.

[endis-ni.livejournal.com]

The discovery of Dichen Lachmann is the joint best thing to have come out of Dollhouse, for my money. She's a much underrated actor.

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

Lily Cole was the queen of the geeks in St. Trinian's, and also in the Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus. I quite like her (and also the Siren from Amy, Pirate of the High Seas)

[rihansu.livejournal.com]

Oh she was Polly, she was awesome. I never knew her actual name. And totally didn't recognize her this week on Doctor Who.

[holdouttrout.livejournal.com]

Okay, this is AWESOME. :-)

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

Thank you--I'm quite pleased =D

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

I kept coming up with the actresses, and MY BRAIN kept getting happier and happier.

[wishfulaces.livejournal.com]

I would be happy with Gina Torres cloning herself, I'm not gonna lie. (Also, I think I'd enjoy your Danielle a lot.)

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

I'm disappointed it isn't happening right now. SIGH.

[karate0kat.livejournal.com]

Danielle Jackson can translate Ancient for me anytime, if you know what I mean.

[mfirefly10.livejournal.com]

Dear god yes!

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

*eg* Indeed. (suddenly, I'm a huuuuge, Daniel fan)

[lizardbeth-j.livejournal.com]

woot! very cool.

Torres as Baal is THE BEST.

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

I sort of want to find something with her as a bad guy now.

[daroos.livejournal.com]

+1

[mfirefly10.livejournal.com]

I LOVE YOU & YOUR BRAIN!!!

Rekha as Jackson (I see you just love casting her as archeologists :D)
Indira as Mitchell (YES PLEASE NOW! She needs to be in something where she doesn't die or have really limited screen-time...or both)
Angela as Hammond: Wow would I be shipping Hammond/everyone! Never thought that would happen :)
Tricia as Teal'c = perfection!
AJ & Tahmoh & Dichen! Also, I love your reason for casting CKR as Vala. Tory/Leoben 2.0!

But this just topped it:

GINA AS BA'AL!!! Again, I love you and your brain ♥

Awesome job!!!

[endis-ni.livejournal.com]

Indira as Mitchell (YES PLEASE NOW! She needs to be in something where she doesn't die or have really limited screen-time...or both)

I was just about to post that! As soon as I saw her in Luthor I started counting down...

[mfirefly10.livejournal.com]

I had a feeling they'd fridge her before the end of that series so I didn't even bother with it.

[endis-ni.livejournal.com]

You missed a very good series (the cast was excellent, and it's never a bad thing to see Paul McGann doing his anguished face) but your feeling was entirely correct.

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

Rekha could pull off the geeky glee of archeology! She and River Song = bffs

INDIRA FOREVER. sigh. WHY DO PEOPLE KEEP KILLING HER? she is so awesome. *also a little bitter over Human Target being canceled, since her role was growing*

=D Thank you!

[emmiere.livejournal.com]

Oh this is so good! <3

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

Thank you =D

[alryssa.livejournal.com]

*cackles* THIS IS AMAZING.

Can I please have Paul Gross as Hathor, because, omg.

[endis-ni.livejournal.com]

Can I please have Paul Gross as Hathor, because, omg.

The rest of that sentence was hanging there looking all superfluous :)

[alryssa.livejournal.com]

Oh, YOU.

I might be a bit obsessed, yes. Sorry.

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

YES WE CAN.

[alryssa.livejournal.com]

YAY! \o/

[bluediamond421.livejournal.com]

This would be a very awesome show to watch. :-D (possibly despite the weirdness that would be inherent in attempting to ship Tory with Gaeta (or Helo), but I would totally manage it, heh - and obviously Tory/Leoben, but that one wouldn't be weird, lol)

And yay for Indira Varma!

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

*giggles* Yes, yes, inddeeeed.

I would like a show with Indira Varma where she is awesome. GET ON THIS, TV GODS.

[ljs-lj.livejournal.com]

This recasting is a thing of beauty and you should bask in our adoration for it!

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

*g* Thank you

[beverly-mcintyr.livejournal.com]

Can I say you sold me with your first two choices? Yes, I can.

I would watch your cast here longer than I did the original.

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

Ahahah. I should have known they would have. =D

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

Hrm. The only person I can think of, off the top of my head is Meera Syal (from The Hungry Earth/Cold Blood in last season's Doctor Who), but I don't think she's old enough.

[alryssa.livejournal.com]

WAIT, WAIT, LINDSAY PRICE AS OSIRIS.

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

*ponders* I WOULD BE OK WITH THIS.

She'd be like, "Hathor, we used to have such fun..."

[alryssa.livejournal.com]

YES. YES, THIS. THIIIIIIS.

[jessica-eliza.livejournal.com]

Gina Torres as Ba'al? BRILLIANT! Also love your Jack, Daniel and Sam re-castings :D

[green-grrl.livejournal.com]

SO. MUCH. LOVE. You had me at Angela ... and then kept bringing the awesome!