Yaphet Kotto turned down the role of Jean-Luc Picard

Though in 1987 Wesley Snipes’ big high profile part was as Mini Max in the “Bad” music video.

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If Kotto had captained the Enterprise-D, there would have been no Lt. Giardello running the squadroom in Homicide: Life On The Street. And considering the entirety of both shows, that would almost certainly have been a net loss.

I’ve watched the whole run of Homicide three times. TNG - rewatched only selected episodes from time to time.

(Donning Kevlar) The former is the better show. (Shields down!)

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Yeah I was looking forward to her in the role when I heard that she had been cast. Accounts are that she was a bit of a prima donna not really ready for the schedule needed to shoot a TV show. So they had to recast after production had already started.

“A Doll’s Eyes,” is hands down the saddest thing I have ever seen on television. I’ve been a fan of Gary Basaraba ever since.

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I’ll just leave this here

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Are you tuning in to “i, Podius”? I bet someone notices a spike in rentals because of that podcast, it’s pretty fun!

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Thanks for owning up to the shoop @beschizza . I thought he had gotten sick or something. Mr. Kotto’s head was never that narrow.

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I had to widen Sir Pat’s head by at least 30 percent just to get it to Diet Yaphet.

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That’s what spurred me to rewatch it. Fortunately I have a local copy, so I don’t have to compete in the supply of rentals.

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Any serious rider would.

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As Exeter in Henry V. The best.

https://youtu.be/xaVD3iBz7CU?t=51

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Just, just fucking wow.

That is perhaps the single finest delivery of an actor’s lines in any movie I’ve ever seen. If acting skill were the size of his genitals, they would block out the sun compared to every other actor.

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Hell, he doesn’t even need to speak to see his amazing delivery . Same film, just watch his reactions to the kings speech.

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