Suspension of Disbelief

[tealin]

My sister and I have been watching the version of Nicholas Nickleby that features both James Darcy and Lee Ingleby.
At one point they travel to Portsmouth to see if they could find work on a ship. I found this endlessly amusing.
I long ago concluded that Mr Ingleby would be the perfect Quirrell, and upon watching this mostly non-naval film I have decided that Mr Darcy would make an ideal Tom Riddle. Tall, pale, handsome, long fingers, country estate ...

On an entirely different subject – drawings!

Crowley's Special Delivery - This is mostly a rough draft... I'm not terribly happy with anything (Crowley's pose, Ligur and Hastur, the perspective on the tombstone, the colour of pencil I used, etc) but it's not too bad to put up for now. How far can someone lean back before they fall over? And what does their neck look like when doing so? This is something I need to find out before I redo it.

Harry and the Minister - I was so pleased with my earlier design for Mr Lion that I was disappointed when he had a small and two-dimensional role. What the heck, I drew him anyway. I hope he turns out to be faking this whole self-interested-politician thing. I mean, he's an Auror, right? And Aurors are cool, right?

12:18 pm
Back to Nicholas Nickleby:

Should crazed Master & Commander fans even be allowed to watch this movie? They should do, like, a background check at the library or something. Offer you two mealworms and if you choose the smaller one, you don't get to check out the video. Or something.
All prior cast member associations aside, it was actually really good. Really. And I want it known that the casting was SO GOOD that I predicted the twist at the end! Hah!
(Image scanned from the back of the library's video case)

Comments

And I mean it in the BEST possible way.

[gabbysun.livejournal.com]

Tall, pale, handsome, long fingers
UNTIL HE GOES EEEEEEVIL AND STARTS, LIKE, FLAKING AND GLOWING RED AROUND THE EYEBALL AREA.

First drawing: PERFECT. Maybe you're unhappy with it, but all of it makes me so HAPPY. It's like this tiny inner fangirl is jumping around inside my head right now, flailing and cooing and random verbs of that caliber. Aand the expressions are super. xD I am endlessly amazed/amused by Crowley. ♥!, although Aziraphale more so.

Second: Meh, Harry Potter. NO I KID. Boy, everyone's image of Mr Lion is different, innit. I have seen, like, twenty different versions of him. But I agree; his role was surprisingly . . . tiny. And sort of flat. :( WHERE ARE MY COMPLEX CHARACTERS MAN!

ALSO | THEY ARE THE SAME PERSON

ALSO:

[gabbysun.livejournal.com]

YES

Re: ALSO:

[(Anonymous)]

Okay, a resemblance to Rogers... bit of a subconscious thing there as I had almost completey forgotten the existence of that movie. Hmm. Ben Franklin, well, that's mostly in the furniture (as Moist calls it) and the ... saggyness.

Darn, and I was so happy with that design.

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

Er... that was me. I thought I was logged in.

[gabbysun.livejournal.com]

(You are forgiven; it happens to the best of us. :( )

Hee, I actually liked Rogers, so I'm not complaining or anything. xD I think the Bennishness rather comes from the hair. The calm before the storm, as it were. *knee slappery*

Dude, I like the design too; keep it you must, 'kay? Really, it doesn't resemble Rogers that much, so it's not like people are going to pop up and point fingers and wail "OMGWTFCOPY-ER" or something. Besides, it is a flattering resemblance. I expect more from you! Forthwith!

IN CASE THE FIRST IMAGE DID NOT SHOW UP

[gabbysun.livejournal.com]

POINT PROVEN

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

UNTIL HE GOES EEEEEEVIL AND STARTS, LIKE, FLAKING AND GLOWING RED AROUND THE EYEBALL AREA.

That's the makeup department's problem.

[gabbysun.livejournal.com]

. . . Mmmm, yeah, it could happen.

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

I mean ... it'd be hard to cast someone with flaking white skin and glowing red eyes – there are so few of them in the world, and who knows if any can even act, let alone be a cooperative member of the cast?

[gabbysun.livejournal.com]

Point taken. We sigh dreamily as we contemplate those hardy and lovely individuals that make up the make-up department. (Haha, a pun, or play on words.)