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tencrush ([personal profile] tencrush) wrote2010-07-13 09:20 am
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Spoilers for Torchwood USA

Casting call reposted at ONTD:

TORCHWOOD
Episodic
1 Hour Drama
BBC Show that will air on STARZ
UNION

Executive Producers: Julie Gardner, Russell T Davies
Writer: Russell T Davies
Director: TBD
Casting Directors: John Frank Levey, Melanie Burgess
Work Dates: starting approx Jan 12, 2011 for 10 eps
Location: Tentatively Los Angeles

SUBMIT ELECTRONICALLY

[REX MATHESON] CAUCASIAN, Late 20s, CIA agent, a fast-tracked high-flyer. And he knows it! Rex is fast, sharp, smart, clever, and when the situation demands it, ruthless. He's got a lethal sense of humor - he doesn't care if he makes enemies, he's too busy enjoying himself. But when Rex's life is put in danger, he feels his own mortality for the first time, and has to balance the demands of the job, and his duty to his country, against his desperate desire to survive. Though that doesn't defeat him - if anything, it makes him even more arrogant and unstoppable than ever. For Rex, all rules are off! Like him or loathe him, you can't miss him - and that's exactly how Rex wants things to be…..SERIES REGULAR

[ESTHER KATUSI] She's early 20s, a Watch Analyst at the CIA - it's one of the less glamorous jobs, filtering information to pass along the chain. But Esther's determined to better herself! She's still young, so the job hasn't made her cynical yet - she's still an optimist, ever hopeful, and her faith in mankind is sustained by her own Christianity. She's hopelessly in love with one of the CIA agents, Rex Matheson, though she'd never tell him. Nevertheless, she's no pushover - she's more than capable of thinking for herself, and can break the rules when she needs to. And when Esther's forced off the grid, and on the run, she learns to survive, fast. She turns out to be a natural, learning to fight and run with the best of them, without ever losing her essential good-hearted nature. Please submit actors of all races and ethnicities EXCEPT Caucasian. Recurring Guest Star. Will appear in many, or possibly all 10 episodes.

[OSWALD JONES] CAUCASIAN, Late 40s, a convicted murderer and pedophile. But he's no thug - this man is dangerously clever. Oswald escapes his sentence on a technicality, and finds himself becoming a media celebrity. And he's sharp enough to make the most of the situation, and profit from it. He's always thinking, always aware, always looking for the chance to promote himself - while living with the fact that many people want him dead. He appears to be wonderfully, genuinely repentant - but underneath, he's still boiling with lust and rage. And one day, he's going to lose control again. But this man is destined to become more important than even he could have foreseen, as terrifying events of worldwide significance begin to turn around him... Recurring Guest Star. Will appear in many, or possibly all 10 episodes.


I think Rex should be called Max Power. Shame he'll never know how much the non-white wimmens is pining for him, that's a nice storyline there, Russell. We've not seen that one before.

BUT HEY, RUSSELL, THE LOVEABLE ROGUEISH PEDOPHILE ANGLE?? LOVE IT. LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT, IT'LL BE TASTEFUL AND ARTY AND... I JUST LOVE IT. YOU'VE CONVINCED ME TO WATCH THIS SHIT THEY CANCELLED PARTY DOWN FOR. I'VE BEEN SWAYED BY THE JOLLY, SEXY, BROODING CELEBRITY PEDO. I'M IN! I'M IN, YOU HEAR ME! WHEN'S IT STARTING????

My favourite bit, apart from the obvious, is where it doesn't mention aliens or that it's sci-fi, anywhere. At all.

[identity profile] kel-reiley.livejournal.com 2010-07-13 07:54 pm (UTC)(link)
that's actually what i was thinking - it's too detailed, and yet there's hardly any physical feature details, which is what i've ALWAYS seen foremost in casting calls

[identity profile] ella-caramella.livejournal.com 2010-07-13 08:03 pm (UTC)(link)
I think the problem, for me at least, is not that he is 'lovable' or 'irredeemable'. He's a pedo and

Will appear in many, or possibly all 10 episodes

Why should I find him so interesting to want him to stick around for 10 eps.

[identity profile] radiant-pip.livejournal.com 2010-07-13 08:13 pm (UTC)(link)
For what it's worth, I suggest watching Party Down anyway. It has sort of a natural end even though the story could have continued. It's not like Carnivale! (Yes, I'm still fuming about that one; thanks a lot, "It's Not TV, It's HBO." Ha. Canceling a show 1/3rd of the way into the story smells of TV to me!)

[identity profile] kel-reiley.livejournal.com 2010-07-13 08:19 pm (UTC)(link)
i know! i LOVED carnivale!!!

[identity profile] aviv-b.livejournal.com 2010-07-13 08:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Pedos! Cause America loves Pedos! What is it with the British writers and child molesting (anyone see the play Blackbird or The History Boys). I loathe the concept of the sympathetic child molester. Is this his nod to Polanski?

And with all these new Mary Sues, will Gwen just get lost in the shuffle? Oh the angst.

And you want me to pay EXTRA for this. HAHAHAHAHAHA!



As for ONTD - you have to be a member to see some of the locked posts.

[identity profile] ella-caramella.livejournal.com 2010-07-13 08:44 pm (UTC)(link)
The OP on ONTD gives this site as the source:

http://www.breakdownexpress.com/

Anyone with an access who can confirm?

[identity profile] ceindreadh.livejournal.com 2010-07-13 08:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Wow! That casting break down has really made me revise my previously stated intentions to never watch anything with RTD's name on it again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh sorry, I think I just broke my sarcasm meter.

My only fear now is that they'll cast actors that I'd watch read the phone book, and then I *might* be torn.

WTF, WTF, WTFFF?

[identity profile] aviv-b.livejournal.com 2010-07-13 09:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Does Rusty ever do anything other than repeat himself.
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[personal profile] juliet316 2010-07-13 11:41 pm (UTC)(link)
I want desperately to say hoax. Or at the very least the pedo angle is dropped before production. Otherwise this is going to be too triggering for me to watch.

[identity profile] rambleinblue.livejournal.com 2010-07-13 11:42 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't want anyone on the new series to have the last name JONES.....

.....period.
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[personal profile] juliet316 2010-07-13 11:43 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm praying it's a joke based on the pedophile stuff. Otherwise, I ain't watching!
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[personal profile] juliet316 2010-07-13 11:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Well the recent Power Ranger casting sides were kinda detailed.

But I'm praying these are bogus.

[identity profile] lookninjas.livejournal.com 2010-07-13 11:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Didn't ONTD once photoshop a twitter post from Lindsay Lohan announcing that she was pregnant? The comm's pretty suspect; I wouldn't trust this coming from them.

[identity profile] lookninjas.livejournal.com 2010-07-13 11:57 pm (UTC)(link)
I've already said this upthread, but ONTD has been the home of some VERY convincing trolling in the past. So I'd take it with a grain of salt until it's confirmed by a more reliable source. ONTD is suspect in the extreme.

[identity profile] 51stcenturyfox.livejournal.com 2010-07-14 12:01 am (UTC)(link)
I don't remember, but it's a gossip site.

Thing is, I have not actually seen any link with this casting call on it, but you can register on the thing as a casting director and post stuff (say you want to cast your indie film). So I think someone could have done it for the LOLZ. I feel like I'm losing brain cells even talking about it.

But I'm naturally suspicious like Lucky Charms are magically delicious.

[identity profile] lookninjas.livejournal.com 2010-07-14 12:16 am (UTC)(link)
The twitter thing made it to Jezebel; IIRC her father fell for it and responded, which is why it blew up the way it did. Or maybe they faked a tweet coming from him; I don't remember anymore.

Anyway, point is: I'm suspicious as well.

[identity profile] malle-babbe.livejournal.com 2010-07-14 12:24 am (UTC)(link)
This is either a troll, or RTD seriously needs to cut down on the cocaine and Red Bull smoothies he was chugging while writing The End Of Time...

[identity profile] penny-sieve.livejournal.com 2010-07-14 12:54 am (UTC)(link)
Ok yeah! Wasn't interested to begin with, this just sealed the deal for me!

[identity profile] nikki4noo.livejournal.com 2010-07-14 12:56 am (UTC)(link)
I've been having my contact in LA snoop around on this today and they hasn't seen any thing crop up in the trades or listings. The thing that rings untrue for them is that there is mention of race which, by law, you can't include in casting calls. So I'm thinking it might be bogus now.

[identity profile] lisamariedavis.livejournal.com 2010-07-14 03:27 am (UTC)(link)
This has to be a joke. Right? Please? Because if it's not, that's just seriously fucked up.

[identity profile] alchemistpotion.livejournal.com 2010-07-14 03:57 am (UTC)(link)
Pedophilia? I don't think my brain has digested that yet. Just give me a minute ... pedophilia?

They killed our wonderful Ianto, sweet Toshiko and our ... Owen, for THIS!? For pedophiles, and CIA agents!?

[identity profile] ceindreadh.livejournal.com 2010-07-14 07:30 am (UTC)(link)
The thing that rings untrue for them is that there is mention of race which, by law, you can't include in casting calls

I've seen casting calls published before which *did* specify race, although granted they were mainly guest spots and not lead roles, but it does seem to happen.
(and I'm not just talking about when say they're casting a relative of an established character and would *have* to get the race right)

[identity profile] ice-elf.livejournal.com 2010-07-14 11:08 am (UTC)(link)
I really hope this is a joke...

[identity profile] mscatmoon.livejournal.com 2010-07-14 11:13 am (UTC)(link)
Well, why not a child molester? They've had date rape portrayed as acceptable, workplace sexual harrassment for the thrills, homophobia played for laughs, a gay relationship as the comic relief... (am I missing anything?) definitely need some underage sex to round it off.

I was gonna say I hope it's not true, but then I realized... I don't care if it is or not since I won't be watching.

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