S/O well-cast characters

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Phil Dunphy

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Hmm, I tend to think about it when I see entirely well-cast movies or tv shows where I think "a good casting director was working here". Things that come to mind are:

Outlander -- I read the books before I saw the show though the show had started by then. I saw a still of the show after I had started the books and thought, "Wow they found Jamie, how did they do that?" All the other characters seem to fit too.

Lord of the Rings -- every character as I imagined them from the books

Harry Potter -- same.

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I know it sounds dumb, but I think one of the best cast movies is Ron Burgundy. It’s a really wonderful ensemble that pulls off a stupid movie

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Anonymous wrote:I know it sounds dumb, but I think one of the best cast movies is Ron Burgundy. It’s a really wonderful ensemble that pulls off a stupid movie

Agreed!

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The 3 protaganists in Moonlight.

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The main characters in Gossip Girl- especially Serena, Blair and Chuck

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Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill in the Wolf of Wall Street

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Anonymous wrote:Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill in the Wolf of Wall Street

+1

Just came here to post this!

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Almost all of the kid actors in This is Us. That is some uncanny good casting for Kevin, Kate, and Beth.

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Anonymous wrote:The main characters in Gossip Girl- especially Serena, Blair and Chuck

I had a hard time understanding Blake Lively as Serena in the beginning of the show. The main character was talking about how unbelievably beautiful she was in the beginning and I just couldn't buy it. But then I got into the show and started to kind of see it. It made me a fan of Blake Lively, although I still think she has that sort of face that I can't figure out if it's very plain or very beautiful. Same with Gwyneth Paltrow. Both of them have that kind of face with a great body and blonde hair.

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Anonymous wrote:Almost all of the kid actors in This is Us. That is some uncanny good casting for Kevin, Kate, and Beth.

Agree with Kevin and Beth. I think young Kate is still so perky, at some point they have to have her slowly morph into moody teenage Kate.

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Entire cast of Frasier. Even the supporting cast (Bebe, Lilith, Bulldog, Gil).

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This is Us, all around!

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Casting in Clueless was on point. Plus a young Paul Rudd.

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Anonymous wrote:Hmm, I tend to think about it when I see entirely well-cast movies or tv shows where I think "a good casting director was working here". Things that come to mind are:

Outlander -- I read the books before I saw the show though the show had started by then. I saw a still of the show after I had started the books and thought, "Wow they found Jamie, how did they do that?" All the other characters seem to fit too.

Lord of the Rings -- every character as I imagined them from the books

Harry Potter -- same.

Agree with all of the above, but especially Sam Heughan. Sam is 100% book version of Jamie Fraser.