Posted: December 24th, 2006, 2:18 amInto the Wardrobe
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What should the 'Caspian' characters look like?
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Posted: December 24th, 2006, 2:18 amPosted: December 24th, 2006, 5:39 amPosted: December 24th, 2006, 8:05 amFor what its worth, I have four ear piercings, although I usually only wear one or two. My comment was merely tongue-in-cheek. ;)
Posted: December 29th, 2006, 7:02 amI beg your pardon? Did you say that you have four piercings, including tongue and cheek? Ugh, yukky, yuk, John!!!
If you felt like dragging yourself to the News page on Narniaweb, you could find out that the Telmarines are being cast as sort of Mediterranean looking, pirates from Mediterranean countries + South Sea Island women having produced reasonably tanned people.... Apparently the casting search for Caspian included non-English countries, but I'd expect the actor to need to be a good English speaker.
This leaves room for the Calormenes to be darker skinned still.
If you felt like dragging yourself to the News page on Narniaweb, you could find out that the Telmarines are being cast as sort of Mediterranean looking, pirates from Mediterranean countries + South Sea Island women having produced reasonably tanned people.... Apparently the casting search for Caspian included non-English countries, but I'd expect the actor to need to be a good English speaker.
This leaves room for the Calormenes to be darker skinned still.
Posted: December 29th, 2006, 1:25 pmPosted: December 29th, 2006, 4:42 pmPosted: December 29th, 2006, 8:08 pmPosted: December 30th, 2006, 2:48 amPosted: December 30th, 2006, 10:22 amSomething to do with the Narnian sun? Their pale English skin had to adapt quickly to the stronger southern sun of Calormen. Remembering how the magical young earth of Narnia was still causing things to grow at an amazing rate, perhaps there was also something in the air and soil and water that allowed these physical adjustments to happen faster.
(Lewis didn't work out all the details... he just told stories!)
(Lewis didn't work out all the details... he just told stories!)
Posted: December 30th, 2006, 3:03 pmPosted: January 1st, 2007, 7:17 pmOooh, hadn't thought of the pirate connection. I hope they don't cast Orlando Bloom. 
They wouldn't. Would they?
They wouldn't. Would they?
Posted: January 1st, 2007, 10:09 pmPosted: January 2nd, 2007, 12:54 amPosted: January 2nd, 2007, 4:38 amWasn't it 100 years? I have always thought it was. 
But yes, The children riding talking Horses unnecessarily (not to mention the Unicorn) goes right against Narnian traditions. It is unthinkable, like eating a Talking Beast. Well maybe not THAT bad...
But yes, The children riding talking Horses unnecessarily (not to mention the Unicorn) goes right against Narnian traditions. It is unthinkable, like eating a Talking Beast. Well maybe not THAT bad...
Posted: January 2nd, 2007, 4:42 amIf Lewis thought there were inconsistencies, who are we to argue? 
But I bet he never imagined that the great Heretic himself would turn his attention to Narnia to address the interesting -- er -- quirks, shall we call them?
But I bet he never imagined that the great Heretic himself would turn his attention to Narnia to address the interesting -- er -- quirks, shall we call them?