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The Results Are In: Recast The West Wing

BuzzSugar — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:30:03 -0800

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar T-shirt!

Last week, in light of all the election hubbub, I thought it would be fun to recast the White House staff that was so entertaining on The West Wing. Some of you couldn't bear to think of any other actors filling the original cast's shoes while others went ahead and gave it a whirl.

Whip's cast suggestions were great. I got a laugh out of Tina Fey as C.J., who would then secretly have the hots for Whip's suggestion for Josh Lyman, Matt Damon. Tina and Matt together is an amazing idea!

Mommapoppins had some creative ideas as well: Kal Penn as the young aide to President Bartlet is a fantastic idea, and I actually think Katie Holmes would make a decent Donna. I smiled at thecolourclear's casting for the president because Samuel L. Jackson would not be someone folks in Congress would mess with.

The winner came down to a cast full of actors I would love to see on screen together and who could totally pull off these roles as brilliant politicos. Congratulations to lauraonbway!

To see who lauraonbway chose, along with a new cast photo,

Recast The West Wing and Win a Prize!

BuzzSugar — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:30:38 -0800

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

Since the air is still crackling with exciting presidential news, I thought it would be fun to recast one of the most presidential TV shows ever: The West Wing! And the timing is kind of perfect because as president-elect Barack Obama chooses his own White House staff, we'll be casting our own.

As fans of the show know, the cast was large, diverse, and ever-changing so for the purposes of this challenge I thought we'd stick to the president's long-standing inner circle. Who do you think could play President Bartlet with Martin Sheen's same level of integrity and intelligence, and his physician wife Abbey Bartlet? What about tough-as-nails press secretary turned chief of staff, C. J. Cregg (Allison Janney)? Then there are the guys: Deputy White House Communications Director Sam Seaborn (Rob Lowe), Communications Director Toby Ziegler (Richard Schiff), and Deputy White House Chief of Staff Josh Lyman (Bradley Whitford).

Finally, who would you cast as the president's personal aide Charlie Young, Josh's assistant Donna Moss, and the president's closest confidant, Leo McGarry?

Leave your entry in the comment section below, and I'll pick one winner to feature Tuesday, Nov. 11, complete with a "new" cast photo. To see a list of characters to recast and a photo of the BuzzSugar t-shirt,

The Results Are In: Recast Speed

BuzzSugar — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:30:12 -0700

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar T-shirt!

I'm glad so many of you were as into recasting Speed as I am — it's a fun action movie to think about updating.

A lot of you, like Baluk, thought of Shia Lebeouf to play Officer Jack Traven, which is a good thought as the young actor is making a name for himself in these kinds of fast-paced action roles. And it's hard to argue with CYL's suggestion for the intense Christian Bale to play the lead, too.

As for the spunky Annie, luckiedog came up with Renee Zellweger who probably could have done a good job making that role her own. I liked RosieButterface's idea for Liv Tyler to play Annie too.

In the end I went with the Jack I liked best, as well as a great suggestion for Lt. McMahon: congrats to lilprisci!

To see who lilprisci chose, along with a new cast photo,

Recast Speed and Win a Prize!

BuzzSugar — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:30:26 -0700

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

I'm excited about this week's recast challenge because 1994's Speed is one of my all-time favorite guilty pleasures. I don't know what it is but if I'm channel surfing and I come across Speed, I have to watch it. That opening elevator scene still makes my heart pound! There are many characters that make up the passengers on the bus, so let's stick to the basics on this recast.

Who would you cast as one of the LAPD's explosives experts, Jack Traven (originally played by a very fit Keanu Reeves), and his veteran partner Harry Temple (Jeff Daniels)? What about the evil Howard Payne (Dennis Hopper) who made famous the line, "Pop quiz, hot shot. There's a bomb on a bus. Once the bus goes 50 miles an hour, the bomb is armed. If it drops below 50, it blows up. What do you do? What do you do?!"

But it's not all dudes. We need to recast the tough and outspoken bus passenger Annie Porter, a role that helped launch Sandra Bullock to stardom. Finally, let's recast the police boss-man Lt. "Mac" McMahon (Joe Morton).

Leave your entry in the comment section below, and I'll pick one winner to feature Tuesday, October 28, complete with a "new" cast photo. To see a list of characters to recast and a photo of the BuzzSugar t-shirt,

The Results Are In: Recast The Partridge Family

BuzzSugar — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:33:01 -0700

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar T-shirt!

Recasting The Partridge Family is no easy task. There are so many archetypes to think about, including the likable mom and the teen heartthrob son! I really like Jinx's idea for Chace Crawford to play Keith because he has "swoon" written all over him. I wonder if Chace can sing? I also thought NurseDeAnna had the right idea with Kristen Davis to play Shirley as well as Joe Jonas for Keith. Those two make an adorable mother-son match-up.

As for the other kids mommapoppins had a great idea to cast Emma Roberts as Laurie and it's hard to go wrong with Amethyst's suggestion for Abigail Breslin to play young Tracy.

Ultimately it was the recast with the most perfect idea for Shirley along with a pretty spot-on Keith and Laurie that I chose as the winner. Congratulations alynn!

To see who alynn chose, along with a new cast photo,

Recast The Partridge Family and Win a Prize!

BuzzSugar — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:30:30 -0700

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

Why The Partridge Family? Because they're doing it anyway so we may as well put our own casting suggestions out there. Even though many of us might not remember the show, the characters are pretty typical, so let's update this family that sings together for a new generation. Did you know that back in the day this show ran as part of ABC's Friday night lineup following The Brady Bunch? I just thought that was interesting.

Who would you cast as the widowed head of the family, Shirley Partridge? What about the family heartthrob, Keith Partridge, originally portrayed by David Cassidy? There's also precocious little brother Danny Partridge, played by a then-tiny Danny Bonaduce, and pretty teenage daughter Laurie Partridge. Finally, there are the littlest Partridges to recast: Tracy and Chris. Oh, and we might as well give Shirley another adult and recast the band manager, Reuben Kincaid.

Leave your entry in the comment section below, and I'll pick one winner to feature Tuesday, October 14, complete with a "new" cast photo. To see a list of characters to recast and a photo of the BuzzSugar t-shirt,

The Results Are In: Recast Forrest Gump

BuzzSugar — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:30:49 -0700

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar T-shirt!

You guys chipped in a lot of different ideas for this one, even though it's hard to imagine any other actors in this cast. I think the hardest role — and the most important, of course — is Forrest. It takes a special kind of actor to pull off this role in a charming and relatable way. I absolutely love jasmint's idea of Lee Pace, and I thought bigestivediscuit's Adam Sandler idea showed some good thinking.

Jenny's a tough one to replace, too, since the actress has to be believable as a teenager through to adulthood. Several of you suggested Sienna Miller which definitely captures the free-spirited side of the character. I also think Whip is right on the money with Reese Witherspoon, especially since we know she can nail that accent.

As for the other characters: khowell's idea of Matthew Fox to play Lt. Dan is cool, I agree with littlesnipsnap that a younger Forest Whitaker would make a great Bubba, and can't argue with paperdoll's suggestion for Forrest's mom, Susan Sarandon.

For the winner, I chose a recast list with good suggestions throughout — especially for Forrest and Lt. Dan. Congrats to alethe16!

To see who alethe16 chose, along with a new cast photo,

Recast Forrest Gump and Win a Prize!

BuzzSugar — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:36:58 -0700

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

That adorable moment between Tom Hanks and Sally Fields at the Emmys made me a little nostalgic for Robert Zemeckis's movie Forest Gump, so I thought I'd put it to a recast. (Sidenote: Remember how popular the soundtrack was, too? I totally had that thing on constant rotation at the time.)

So, who would you cast as the big-hearted lead character Forrest? I'm going to go ahead and say it's not fair to suggest Colin Hanks because he looks and sounds just like his father (seriously it's getting creepy!) — it's too easy! And what pretty lady would you cast as his life-long love, Jenny Curran (originally portrayed by Robin Wright Penn)?

What about Forrest's best buddies Lt. Dan Taylor ("Lieutenant Dan! Ice cream!") and Benjamin Buford "Bubba" Blue? Finally, what gentle but firm soul could play Forrest's mom Mrs. Gump as lovingly as Sally Field's could?

Leave your entry in the comment section below, and I'll pick one winner to feature Tuesday, Sept. 30, complete with a "new" cast photo. To see a list of characters to recast and a photo of the BuzzSugar t-shirt,

The Results Are In: Recast The Wonder Years

BuzzSugar — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:30:40 -0700

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar T-shirt!

Thanks to all of you who chimed in with suggestions for The Wonder Years, which is a challenging one due to all the young characters. I really like the ideas for Winnie Cooper, including Whip's suggestion of Selena Gomez, and agree I with arienne that Madeline Zima would have been perfect if she were a tad younger.

And then of course there's the all-important Kevin Arnold to recast (it's so hard to think of anyone but Fred Savage in that role!). Nick Jonas, as leeluvfashion suggests, definitely has the right hair for the period and there were several suggestions for Michael Cera which is actually right on in terms of little Kev's neurotic nature.

But as you know, I could only choose one and the winning recast's suggestions for Winnie and Paul totally won me over. Congratulations johnsonkm20!

To see who johnsonkm20 chose, along with a new cast photo,

Recast The Wonder Years and Win a Prize!

BuzzSugar — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:30:20 -0700

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

Last week there was news that NBC has ordered a pilot by the writer of The Wonder Years that will be similar in tone to the classic dramatic series, except it'll take place in the '80s. So even though it's not a remake, I thought it would be fun to recast Kevin Arnold and gang anyway! I loved this show set in the late '60s/early '70s, and the first few lines of the opening credits song still give me goosebumps.

So, who could possibly play Kevin Arnold, the tween at the heart of the show? What about his nerdy, loyal friend Paul, and his childhood crush (whose hair I wanted so badly!) Gwendolyn "Winnie" Cooper?

Let's also recast the rest of the Arnold family: Kevin's dad Jack (played with perfect moodiness by Dan Lauria), stay-at-home mom Norma, Kevin's free-spirited sister Karen, and big brother from hell, Wayne. And for kicks, who could play Mr. Cantwell, the junior high school science teacher, famously portrayed by Ben Stein?

Leave your entry in the comment section below, and I'll pick one winner to feature Tuesday, Sept. 16, complete with a "new" cast photo.

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The Results Are In: Recast Charles in Charge

BuzzSugar — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:30:31 -0700

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar T-shirt!

Thanks everyone for chipping in your ideas about a new cast for Charles in Charge! I really liked all your hunky ideas for who could play Charles, including Whip's idea for Jake Gyllenhaal and leeluvfashion's suggestion of Penn Badgley. Those are some yummy nannies!

I also liked daisydidi's idea of Dakota Fanning for one of the Powell girls and got a kick out of alethe16's idea for William H. Macy as Mr. Powell.

But it was one commenter's use of the cast of a very funny movie franchise — plus really great look-alike choices for the Powell kids— that won the challenge. Congrats to azulskies!

To see who azulskies chose, along with a new cast photo,

Recast Charles in Charge and Win a Prize!

BuzzSugar — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:30:12 -0700

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar T-shirt!

I bet you guessed I would get around to this '80s television staple one of these days. This week, the time is right to recast Charles in Charge!

Normally, this is the part of the post where I remind you what the show was about, why it was memorable, etc. But thankfully, the theme song writers did that job for me via these classic lyrics:

New boy in the neighborhood/Lives downstairs and it is understood/He’s there just to take good care of me/Like he’s one of the family/Charles in Charge/Of our days and our nights/Charles in Charge/Of our wrongs and our rights

So basically he's part of the family, but he's a nanny, but the crazy thing is he's — wait for it — a guy!

What young, Scott Baio-esque hunk would you cast as Charles? Who could play his best buddy, er, Buddy? And what about the Powell kids? Who would play Jamie (originally played by ex-Baywatcher Nicole Eggert), Sarah, and Adam? Finally, let's recast Mrs. Powell, Walter Powell, and Charles's mom, Lillian.

Leave your entry in the comment section below, and I'll pick one winner to feature Tuesday, Sept. 2, complete with a "new" cast photo.

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The Results Are In: Recast Working Girl

BuzzSugar — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:40:59 -0700

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

I'm glad you were all as enthusiastic about recasting Working Girl as I was — it's such a great, classic film that I could watch over and over again. There were so many creative ideas it's hard to know where to start, but the first one that I got a huge kick out of was lilprisci's idea for Jeremy Piven to play Tess's boyfriend Mick.

I also think Baluk is right on with suggesting Vince Vaughn for the skeevy Mick as well; I can already see him in one of those dirty white tank tops yelling to Tess, "Babe! Wait! Don't run out on me. She doesn't mean anything to me!"

As for Tess, I think Reese Witherspoon, despite her all-American girl-next door charm, could pull off that role, as redsilkshoes suggested. When you think about it, Legally Blonde is a fairly similar plot: good-looking girl no one takes seriously who has the last laugh. I also loved Rancher'sGirl's suggestion for Penelope Cruz in that role because I think Cruz exudes a similar sex appeal as Melanie Griffith. And both Rancher'sGirl and paperdoll had the same excellent idea for Katharine: Halle Berry.

But as you know, I could only choose one winner and I went with the one whose idea for Jack Trainer I could not resist: congratulations, littlesnipsnap!

To see who littlesnipsnap chose, along with a new cast photo,

Recast Working Girl and Win a Prize!

BuzzSugar — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:30:06 -0700

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

This week I thought of one of my favorite '80s movies: Working Girl. This is one of those inspiring movies that I occasionally turn on to feel a little more kickass on the job. Plus, Harrison Ford in his hey day is a dreamy sight to behold.

Who would you pick to play Staten Island secretary Tess McGill (Melanie Griffith), who gives herself a makeover — on the inside and on the outside — to be taken more seriously in a high stakes business world?

And of course we have the deliciously undermining executive, Katharine Parker (which is a hard recast for me to imagine due to Sigourney Weaver's flawless performance). And what about the handsome deal-maker Jack Trainer (Ford)?

Also, let's recast Tess's crappy cheating boyfriend Mick Dugan, originally played by a wonderfully sleazy Alec Baldwin. Finally, we have to find Tess her Cynthia (Joan Cusack) — the no-nonsense best friend and fellow secretary who cautions Tess about reaching too far beyond her lot in life.

Leave your entry in the comment section below, and I'll pick one winner to feature Tuesday, August 19, complete with a "new" cast photo.

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The Results Are In: Recast Wings

BuzzSugar — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:30:53 -0700

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

I'm so relieved to know I wasn't alone in my nerd-love for Wings and you all came up with some great new casts for this show I secretly loved for years. I could tell you guys were having fun thinking up which actors could look like brothers. alynn went the logical route and cast real-life brothers Luke and Owen Wilson. I also thought leeluvfashion was right on with her casting of Michael Vartan and Paul Walker as brothers — they totally look like they could have the same DNA.

As for Helen, I liked fatatiecat07's idea for Reese Witherspoon, as she completely embodies the spunky spirit of that character. daisydidi's idea for Michael Imperioli to play Antonio Scarpacci is awesome, though after so many years on the Sopranos I still see him as more scary than snuggly.

In the end, I just had to choose the recast with the most adorable combo of two small-screen actors as the main brothers. Congrats to Chibbie!

To see who Chibbie chose, along with a new cast photo,

Recast Wings and Win a Prize!

BuzzSugar — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:30:06 -0700

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

This week, let's recast a show that I watched a lot as a kid: Wings! It's kind of an embarrassing show to admit I was really into because it was totally tame, like something only boring adults might watch as frequently as I did.

I mean, do you remember the show's opener? It's hilariously uncool. But you know what? The two lead guys were cute and that short woman with the Southern accent was sassy, and I just couldn't help but give into their charms!

So, who would you cast to play the brothers Hackett? Both are pilots and run Sandpiper Air on Nantucket Island but that's where the similarities end. Joe Hackett is the older, more mature one while Brian is the flaky ladies man. What about Helen, the attractive and smart woman who runs the lunch counter in the airport terminal?

One of my favorite characters on Wings was Antonio Scarpacci, the taxi driver on the island, originally played by Monk star Tony Shalhoub. Who else could play this romantic Italian character with a heart of gold? And finally let's recast Lowell Mather, originally Thomas Haden Church's role. Lowell is the hilariously dense airport mechanic who often frustrated the Hackett men.

Leave your entry in the comment section below, and I'll pick one winner to feature Tuesday, August 5, complete with a "new" cast photo.

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The Results Are In: Recast Empire Records

BuzzSugar — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:35:44 -0700

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

I'm glad to see everyone shared in my enthusiasm for one of my favorite movies out of the '90s, Empire Records! These are really fun characters to recast and I'm sure young actors in Hollywood would die for a part in a movie like this.

I liked that both daisydidi and lookwhatimade suggested Mandy Moore for the character Liv Tyler played, Corey. Mandy is someone I could see in an independent record store, yet she gives off a "once I'm done here I'm off to the Ivy league" vibe.

I was also totally thrilled to see Olivia Thirlby's name pop up many times; I think she'd be right at home in a movie like this.

For the boys, I liked Whip's idea for Joseph Gordon-Levitt to play A.J. (he's another one of those actors whose name makes me smile), and my friend Citizen's pick for A.J., Michael Rady (a.k.a. the cutie from The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and now Swingtown), is great too.

In the end, I went with the cast that's hard to argue with: Congrats to Mary_Sofi!

To see who she chose, along with a new cast photo,

Recast Empire Records and Win a Prize!

BuzzSugar — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:31:33 -0700

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

This week I was totally inspired by the American Teen soundtrack and chose for this week's recast challenge the movie with a soundtrack that rocked my world as a kid: Empire Records! Though I haven't seen the movie in a few years, I remember being completely envious of Liv Tyler's hair, being in love with Ethan Embry, and vowing to work at a record store and/or own one when I grew up.

But I digress. Let's recast this movie! Who would play the employees of this independently owned record store? There's the smart and leggy Corey (Tyler), cute A.J. (Johnny Whitworth), sexy free spirit Gina (Renée Zellweger), moody Debra (Robin Tunney), cute stoner Mark (Embry) and the quirky kid that tries to save the store, Lucas (Rory Cochrane).

Leave your entry in the comment section below, and I'll pick one winner to feature Tuesday, July 22, complete with a "new" cast photo.

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The Results Are In: Recast Boy Meets World

BuzzSugar — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:34:57 -0700

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

Thanks for tossing in your new cast ideas for that beloved '90s sitcom, Boy Meets World last week. It was a very informative trip down young Hollywood lane for me and I had several moments that went something like, "Oh so that's who that kid is" as I matched your suggestions to faces. I totally hear you cordata: Thinking of actors under 18 is challenging!

A few of you, including ShePirate2008 and lellybear, thought Shia Labeouf would make a great Cory and I agree that once upon a time he was an excellent awkward teen. But alas, he's a bit older now and probably "too cool" for the role. I also thought savilerow085's suggestion that Alexandar Gould from Weeds is a great idea for Cory.

I got a kick out of all the Topangas including leeluvfashion's idea for Willa Holland (remember her from The O.C.?) and chasingjamie's suggestion for Miriam McDonald (even though she changed her mind to Brittany Snow later).

In the end, it was a great young cast and a truly spot-on Mr. Feeny that won this week's challenge: congrats to kea718!

To see who she chose, along with a new cast photo,

Recast Boy Meets World and Win a Prize!

BuzzSugar — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:30:27 -0700

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

This week we travel back to one of the sitcoms that is just so '90s: Boy Meets World! When this was on the air, I may have been a little too cool for school to admit that it was a guilty pleasure of mine. But it was just so hard to resist another Savage boy!

If you could cast the show today, who would you pick to play Cory Matthews (Ben Savage), the funny and neurotic teenager with a dry sense of humor?

Who could play the vaguely rebellious Shawn (Rider Strong), Cory's best friend, despite the fact that they are opposites in many ways? What about Cory's charming older brother Eric (Will Friedle) who had a way with the ladies? And don't forget the love of Cory's life, Topanga (best TV name ever), originally played by Danielle Fishel.

We should also recast Mr. Feeny (William Daniels) the boys' neighbor, teacher, principal (and later college professor — ha!) while we're at it, and Cory's parents as well, Alan and Amy Matthews.

Leave your entry in the comment section below, and I'll pick one winner to feature Tuesday, July 8, complete with a "new" cast photo.

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The Results Are In: Recast Murphy Brown

BuzzSugar — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:33:28 -0700

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

Thanks to everyone who posted ideas for the Murphy Brown recast challenge; there were so many good ones this week, it was hard to pick just one. For example, RCLdesigngirl's suggestion of Elizabeth Perkins as Murphy Brown is totally right on, as I think Perkins possesses the necessary gravitas to play the newswoman. I also thought krock19's idea to have Queen Latifah play Murphy was cool.

A lot of your ideas for the supporting cast members were great, too, including fattiecat07's suggestion that Kelsey Grammer play the stodgy Jim Dial. And I love megnmac's idea for T.R. Knight to play Miles Silverberg.

See what I mean? Tough decision, but I could only choose one and nomareader's Murphy Brown was so awesome I had to go with hers. Congrats nomareader!

To see who she chose, along with a new cast photo,

Recast Murphy Brown and Win a Prize!

BuzzSugar — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:30:09 -0700

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

I remember Murphy Brown being a big hit with the grown-ups in my life when I was young, though during the show's early days the humor was a bit too sophisticated for me and my Nickelodeon-loving self. In retrospect I think of it as one of the greatest television shows of its generation — especially since it centered around a tough-minded single woman in the workplace. Plus, I loved the Motown songs that opened each episode!

Candice Bergen was fantastic as the title character Murphy Brown, but what over-30 actress do you think has the stature and the comedic timing to inhabit the part today? And then there are her colleagues: Stuffy veteran anchorman Jim Dial (Charles Kimbrough), goofy reporter Frank Fontana (Joe Regalbuto), and the lovable Southern beauty who's a few muffins short of a dozen, Corky Sherwood (Faith Ford).

One of my favorite characters on the show was Miles Silverberg (Grant Shaud), the young and ambitious producer who makes for an easy target for Brown. Is there an excitable, slightly nerdy actor out there you think could play him? And finally, who could play Brown's "other side of the tracks" painter at home, Eldin Berneck (Robert Pastorelli)? Despite his appearance, Eldin is a well of wisdom and a good friend to the woman who would become a single mom.

Leave your entry in the comment section below, and I'll pick one winner to feature Tuesday, June 24, complete with a "new" cast photo.

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The Results Are In: Recast Mermaids

BuzzSugar — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:30:53 -0700

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

I'm glad that many of you were as excited about this Mermaids recast as I was. The female roles are so meaty, it makes me yearn for similar films to be made today.

Many of your ideas for the sexy and spontaneous Rachel Flax were right on, including fattiecat07's suggestion of Michelle Pfeiffer and dbanner's idea of Marisa Tomei. Several of you picked Elizabeth Perkins, which would be amazing and hilarious.

I got a kick out of jadenirvana's suggestion that Diablo Cody fill Winona Ryder's shoes. yiddidea's suggestion for Ellen Page is pretty spot-on for the role of Charlotte and got me thinking about how similar Page and Ryder are as actors, actually.

I really enjoyed all of your casts, thanks for sharing! But alas, there can only be one winner and l think Baluk slam-dunked the female leads. Congrats to Baluk!

To see who she chose, along with a new cast photo,

Recast Mermaids and Win a Prize!

BuzzSugar — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:32:30 -0700

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

Did anyone else love the 1990 flick Mermaids? I loved it. I don't know what it was exactly — maybe the wonderful performance by Cher as a quirky single mom who's only capable of feeding her girls finger food? Winona Ryder at her angsty best? A young, hot, brooding Michael Schoeffling (you know, dreamboat Jake Ryan from Sixteen Candles)? Or the adorableness that was an itty-bitty Christina Ricci?

Who would you recast as the drop-dead-gorgeous mother of two, Rachel Flax, who has a hard time with maternal instincts? And we'll need a young actress to portray her frustrated, religion-swapping daughter, Charlotte, who's a bit of an outcast. What about Charlotte's crush, the stoic and silent Joe Porretti? Is there a little actress today that reminds you of a young Christina Ricci? And finally, who would you cast as Lou Landsky (originally played by Bob Hoskins, and why they allowed this DVD cover to be made with his face frozen like that is beyond me), who's no Brad Pitt on the outside, but has a heart of gold?

Leave your entry in the comment section below, and I'll pick one winner to feature Tuesday, June 10, complete with a "new" cast photo.

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The Results Are In: Recast Bosom Buddies

BuzzSugar — Tue, 27 May 2008 15:42:04 -0700

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

Casting this drag-tastic hit show is challenging because you have to think about which guys can pull off being girls who live, undetected, among girls.

I find it hilarious that several of you cited Ashton Kutcher for the Tom Hank's character Kip Wilson, a.k.a. Buffy because Ashton is very pretty. Honestly, if he showed up in my women-only hotel in a wig and heels I'm not sure I'd think, "That's a dude." Same goes for lynettes's suggestion for that role, Adrian Grenier (assuming he shaves).

As for Kip's reluctant partner in cross-dressing, Henry Desmond a.k.a. Hildegarde (originally played by Peter Scolari), I think alethe16's suggestion of Zachery Levi is a great one. We know he's got the less-than-confident shtick down on Chuck. I really like fuzzles's suggestion of America Ferrera for the boys' responsible friend who's in on their secret, and I think songguy's suggestion of Jaime Pressly as Kip's hotel crush is cute.

Thanks for pitching in your ideas, they were a lot of fun to visualize! But I can only choose one, and I think controlledspin's cast as a whole is awesome — and I especially love her two male leads. Congrats to controlledspin!

To see who she chose, along with new cast photos,

Recast Bosom Buddies and Win a Prize!

BuzzSugar — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:30:35 -0700

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

This week I'm asking you to stretch your memory back to a time before Tom Hanks was a major movie star because I'm recasting Bosom Buddies! Many thanks to WhiplashGirlchild and friends for the suggestion.

When you stop and think about it, the premise for this show is really outlandish. Bosom Buddies starred Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari as friends and colleagues who pretend to be women so that they can live in a female-only hotel where the rent is cheap. Tom Hanks' character develops a crush on one of the women, providing even more incentive to go through with this crazy scheme. I still have to laugh that this turned out to be such a successful program.

If you were recasting this bonkers program, who would choose to play the "buddies"? Who would play Kip Wilson (Hanks) a.k.a. "Buffy," and his crush in the hotel Sonny Lumet (played by Donna Dixon)? And what about Henry Desmond, a.k.a. Hildegarde "Hildy" (Scolari), the aspiring writer? We should also recast their fellow resident, Isabelle Hammond (Telma Hopkins), their co-worker and friend Amy Cassidy (Wendie Jo Sperber) who's in on their secret, and the guys' boss at the ad agency Ruth Dunbar (Holland Taylor).

Leave your entry in the comment section below, and I'll pick one winner to feature Tuesday, May 27, complete with a "new" cast photo.

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The Results Are In: Recast Sleepless in Seattle

BuzzSugar — Tue, 13 May 2008 15:33:14 -0700

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

Before we get to the recast results, did you see that the houseboat featured in Sleepless in Seattle is now for sale? You could live out your own Sleepless in Seattle!

As for the recast lists themselves, this week posed a serious challenge in choosing just one list as the winner. Most of all, I loved so many of the Sam-Annie pairings. Some of my favorites include Mari_Sofi's idea of Hugh Jackman and Elizabeth Banks, sweetrae80's adorable suggestion of James McAvoy and Jenna Fischer, jopperma's pairing of James Marsden with Keri Russell, cleegiants' coupling of Matthew Perry and Lauren Graham and the Lee Pace-Jennifer Garner combo that sfmastiffmom suggested.

There were many great Becky ideas as well, like ChrissyBaby's Leah Remini (perfect!), alethe16's idea to cast Angela Kinsey and supertramp's suggestion of Melissa McCarthy (Sookie is ever the best best friend!). Finally, I have to say I loved the suggestion of Sarah Chalke playing Annie, as put forth by leeluvfashion. Such great ideas!

Since I did have to pick just one, however, I finally went with kateymarie's recast list. Congrats, kateymarie! To see who she chose, along with new cast photos,

Recast Sleepless in Seattle and Win a Prize!

BuzzSugar — Wed, 07 May 2008 10:34:01 -0700

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

I hope you're in a romantic mood because this week I've set my sights on a great romcom: Sleepless in Seattle. The movie was, as you probably remember, a big hit featuring box office stars Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks (who managed to have a lot of chemistry despite spending about five minutes on screen together). I have a special place in my heart for this movie and for the film's writer/director Nora Ephron.

If you could recast this film today, who would you pick for the two romantic leads? Remember, Tom Hanks' widowed character Sam Baldwin is old enough to have a school-aged son and Meg Ryan's Annie Reed is an accomplished journalist engaged to be married. Who would be Annie's quick-witted BFF Becky, originally played by Rosie O'Donnell? And then there are the two little ones: What little boy could you see as Sam's son Jonah and his acronym-slinging pal Jessica, played by Gabby Hoffmann? If you'd like to recast Annie's nerdy fiance Walter (Bill Pullman), as well as Sam's best friends Greg (Victor Garber) and Suzy (Rita Wilson), go for it.

Leave your entry in the comment section below, and I'll pick one winner to feature Tuesday, May 13, complete with a "new" cast photo.

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The Results Are In: Recast Hey Dude

BuzzSugar — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:30:21 -0700

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

There were some really great suggestions for last week's challenge, the recast of the Nickelodeon '80s hit Hey Dude. I had a feeling this recast would get a lot of folks who were kids during that era of television feeling nostalgic, and I'm so excited most of you remembered the characters! I had a great time thinking about new cast members, too, but mostly I just couldn't get the theme song out of my head all week.

I really loved the ideas of of Rainn Wilson as Mr. Ernst and Greek's Spencer Grammer as Melody that azulskies suggested. The more I think about it, the more Spencer looks like a young Christine Taylor to me, and they already have similar careers — both getting their starts on TV as the nice girl.

I thought that the somewhat nerdy Buddy Ernst would be tough to cast, but ladyelephant's suggestion of Haley Joel Osment is creative and I think it would work well. A young Freddie Muniz would be fun too, as bratty3000 pointed out. And I'm glad we all agreed last week that David Lascher was such a crush-worthy Ted McGriff, but I see kendallina's point that Ben McKenzie would give David a run for his money.

Thank you to everyone for your great suggestions! There was one cast that was right on with the innocent Melody and the rich girl Brad, not to mention a totally hilarious suggestion for Mr. Ernst that I just couldn't resist. Congrats to khowell!

To see who khowell picked, along with a new cast photo,

Recast Hey Dude and Win a Prize!

BuzzSugar — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:30:21 -0700

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

For this week's recast I wanted to tap into that Nickelodeon era of programming aimed at teens in the late '80s and early '90s which included shows like Salute Your Shorts, Clarissa Explains It All and my personal favorite: Hey Dude! This teen comedy about a dude ranch in Arizona opened with the lyrics, "It's a little wild and a little strange/ when you make your home out on the range." Hey Dude had that Saved by the Bell mix of cheeseball plot scenarios and recognizable teenage stereotypes. It was kinda dorky but I loved every minute of it. "Singin'. . . Yippee ki yi yay! Yippee ki yi what?"

Who do you think could play city slicker-turned-rancher Mr. Ernst and his adolescent son Buddy today? Who would you recast as the teenagers on Mr. Ernst's staff for the summer: Ted McGriff (originally played by the handsome David Lascher), rich girl Brad Taylor (I used to be so jealous of her hair!), and the girl-next-door ranch lifeguard, Melody Hanson (played by a young Chrstine Taylor, now-wife of Ben Stiller)? Finally, remember Danny Lightfoot (Joe Torres)?

Leave your entry in the comment section below, and I'll pick one winner to feature Tuesday, April 29, complete with a "new" cast photo.

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The Results Are In: Recast Ghostbusters

BuzzSugar — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:30:52 -0700

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

Everyone came up with some terrific ensemble cast suggestions for this week's challenge to recast the '80s hit franchise Ghostbusters. I love bchicgrl's idea for Zach Braff as Dr. Raymond Stantz (originally played by Dan Aykroyd). It got me thinking that Mr. Braff should take a look at some fun, big-budget ensemble comedies as his next career move (rather than doing yet another quarterlife crisis flick).

When I think of Dana Barrett, the strong, down-to-earth character originally played by Sigourney Weaver, I totally agree with hollywoodholiday that Charlize Theron is just the type of actress to take on a role like that. biscuitgirl's suggestion of Thandie Newton is really inspired as well.

Thanks, everyone, for sharing your ideas! Now I almost want them to remake this, but people involved in the original say it's never going to happen, which is probably for the best. As for recasting, though, there was one list in which the actors fit the characters to a "T" and seem like they'd have a lot of chemistry as co-stars: Congrats to leeluvfashion!

To see who leeluvfashion picked, along with a new cast photo,

Recast Ghostbusters and Win a Prize!

BuzzSugar — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:29:52 -0700

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

For this recast I challenge, I wanted to revisit the '80's hit movie Ghostbusters — the first one — directed by Ivan Reitman (father of Juno director Jason Reitman) and starring Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Ernie Hudson, and Sigourney Weaver.

If you could cast the movie for a remake (and let's face it, it's kinda likely these days) who would you pick to fill Bill Murray's shoes as the wisecracking leader of the bunch? Which popular nerdy actor could play the geeky Dr. Egon Spengler? Then there's Dan Aykroyd's Dr. Raymond Stantz (or, as his fellow 'busters call him, Ray), who is passionate but bumbling. Who would you cast as the fourth and most even-tempered of the gang, Winston Zeddmore, originally played by Ernie Hudson? And finally, there's the love interest: the beautiful and urbane Dana Barrett played by the great Ms. Weaver.

Leave your entry in the comment section below, and I'll pick one winner to feature Tuesday, April 15, complete with a "new" cast photo.

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The Results Are In: Recast Family Ties

BuzzSugar — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:32:02 -0700

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

There were some excellent ideas for this week's recast challenge, Family Ties. I especially loved some of the ideas for ex-hippie and lovable patriarch Steven Keaton, like WhiplashGirlchild's suggestion of Jon Corbett and leeluvfashion's Woody Harrelson pick.

I'm also with LaurenG22 on bringing Lauren Graham back to the small screen as Elyse Keaton and I totally agree with her that Adam Brody would make a hilarious young Republican. Also, big extra credit shout-outs go to sfmastiffmom for casting all musicians (Justin Timberlake as Alex!), and The Pickle for going that extra mile and recasting supporting characters Skippy and Mallory's boyfriend Nick.

I think my biggest smile came from bobo2854's suggestion that Lynne Spears play mom to little American Idol superstar David Archuleta. Would that Alex P. Keaton turn out like Britney?!

Thanks to everyone for chipping in ideas — it was an entertaining trip down memory lane. I thought that Alex P. Keaton would be the biggest factor for me, but Nitachequita's suggested recast for Elyse was so spot-on, I had to go with her recast list! Congrats!

To see who Nitachequita picked, along with a new cast photo,

Recast Family Ties and Win a Prize!

BuzzSugar — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:30:03 -0700

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

For this recast challenge let's journey back to the '80s and take a look at one of my all-time favorite sitcoms, Family Ties. Every week from 1982 to 1989, families across America tuned in to watch and laugh as the hippie Keaton parents attempted to relate to their ideologically opposite children. Some of the funniest, most memorable scenes resulted from clashes between Elyse and Steven and their young Republican, Reagan-loving son Alex, played by Michael J. Fox.

If you could choose a new cast for an updated version of this show, who would you pick to play gentle-natured mom Elyse and left-leaning dad Steven? What young actor could portray an uptight, older-than-his years (George Bush-loving?) but totally crushworthy teenage son? Who would you choose for oldest sister Mallory, who's more concerned with the mall and boys than current events? Finally, recast the youngest sibling Jen, who is generally the voice of reason even though her sane words fall on deaf ears.

Leave your entry in the comment section below, and I'll pick one winner to feature Tuesday, April 1, complete with a "new" cast photo.

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The Results Are In: Recast Jerry Maguire

BuzzSugar — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:44:35 -0700

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

Great minds certainly think alike, as was proven by this week's recast challenge for Jerry Maguire. Many people agreed that the best person to play Rod Tidwell would be Donald Faison (and, while Faison's an excellent choice, I also liked WhiplashGirlchild and jlgb4008's suggestion of Weeds' Romany Malco).

On the other hand, ideas for who should play Jerry Maguire himself were all over the place, from Ryan Reynolds (a popular suggestion) to Christian Bale (ohmondieu) to Jason Dohring (sarahrah).

The ideas for the part of little Ray Boyd were probably the most entertaining, with some of you not attempting to replace the "perfect" Jonathan Lipnicki and many others suggesting the children of high-profile celebrities, like Cruz Beckham. Finally, I really loved Grantz's idea of Emily Blunt in the role of Dorothy Boyd. But I had to choose just one list from the bunch, and this week I went with mishale1's recast list!

To see who mishale1 picked, along with a new cast photo,

Recast Jerry Maguire and Win a Prize!

BuzzSugar — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:29:49 -0700

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

For this recast challenge, let's take a look at director Cameron Crowe's Jerry Maguire, which earned Cuba Gooding Jr. an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor and launched Renée Zellweger into stardom.

If you could cast this movie with new actors, who do you think would convey the magnetism of sports agent Jerry Maguire? Who else besides Cuba could pull off the "show me the money" sequence, and what other actress could endearingly utter, "You had me at hello"?

Finally, Jonathan Lipnicki ran away with every scene he was in as Dorothy's son Ray Boyd. Is there a little guy out there you think would be adorable in that part as well?

Leave your entry in the comment section below, and I'll pick one winner to feature Tuesday, March 18, complete with a "new" cast photo.

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The Results Are In: Recast Good Will Hunting

BuzzSugar — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:30:34 -0800

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

Interestingly, some of my favorite recast suggestions this week were for the part of the psychologist character in Good Will Hunting, Sean Maguire, originally played by Robin Williams. My very favorite idea is Forest Whitaker, as put forth by alethe16, though I also like pinkflats' suggestion of Jeff Bridges and alynn's idea of Paul Giamatti.

I also really enjoyed the reversing of genders this week, like kellys' entirely reversed cast and HelloKittyMini's idea to put Ellen Page in the role of Will's pal Chuckie Sullivan. Other Chuckies I liked were WhiplashGirlchild's idea of Peter Saarsgard and Zachary Quinto, as suggested by trvasquez.

However, my overall favorite recast list this week comes from redscorpio! To see who redscorpio picked, along with a new cast photo,

Recast Good Will Hunting and Win a Prize!

BuzzSugar — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 16:30:38 -0800

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

For this recast challenge, let's take a look at Good Will Hunting, which earned Robin Williams an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor along with a Best Original Screenplay win for dynamic duo Matt Damon and Ben Affleck.

If you could cast this movie with new actors, who would you choose for the genius janitor at MIT, Will Hunting? Besides Robin Williams, who else could play psychologist Sean Maguire, and which actress would take Minnie Driver's role as the romantic interest, Skylar? While we're at it, let's recast Ben Affleck's role as Will's best friend Chuckie Sullivan.

Leave your entry in the comment section below, and I'll pick one winner to feature Tuesday, March 4, complete with a "new" cast photo.

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The Results Are In: Recast Will and Grace

BuzzSugar — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:30:53 -0800

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

This week's recast challenge for Will and Grace proved that great minds think alike, as many of you suggested similar actors to take on the roles of Will, Grace, Karen and Jack. Amidst all the Michael Uries for Jack and Isla Fischers to play Grace, there were some other interesting suggestions, like runnerjenn827's idea to put Jane Krakowski in Karen's role, and leeluvfashion'sawesome suggestion of Matthew Rhys playing Will.

I loved mamaseacat's Ugly Betty-inspired cast list, and sorano916's idea of Idina Menzel playing Grace is one of my favorites from this challenge. It was a tough task deciding on just one recast list, but in the end I chose hil34 as this week's winner. Congratulations, hil34! To see who she cast, along with a new cast photo,

Recast Will and Grace and Win a Prize!

BuzzSugar — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:31:08 -0800

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

While I liked many things about Will and Grace, I think most of all I liked the well-cast actors who brought to life these wacky characters. But if you had to choose new actors to play Grace, Will, Karen and Jack ("Just Jack!"), who would you pick? Who could do justice to the hilariously lovable foursome?

Leave your entry in the comment section below, and I'll pick one winner to feature Tuesday, February 19, complete with a "new" cast photo.

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The Results Are In: Recast Annie Hall

BuzzSugar — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:30:14 -0800

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

Wow, this week's recast challenge for Annie Hall prompted tons of awesome entries. I wish I could choose 10 winners — it was nearly impossible to pick just one. I especially loved allenorton's idea of John Cusack as Alvy paired with Zooey Deschanel as Annie. I also got a huge kick out of sfmastiffmom's Stephen Colbert and Tina Fey combo. Some of my favorite Alvy ideas were bart simpson's Creed Bratton from The Office (it's just funny), katie_c's Tony Shahloub and alethe16's Paul Giamatti.

And finally, because it's Super Tuesday, I have to give a special shout-out to janneth for her Hilary-Obama combination (with the genders reversed). That pretty much made my day.

I finally had to make a decision, however, and I went with coolgurl24's recast list! To see who coolgurl24 picked and a new cast photo,

Recast Annie Hall and Win a Prize!

BuzzSugar — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:29:12 -0800

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

For this recast challenge, the only requirement is to think of new actors for the main two characters: Annie (Diane Keaton) and Alvy (Woody Allen). However, if you wish to recast other characters from the film, you are welcome to do so! Who could play these two iconic, anxious people?

Leave your entry in the comment section below, and I'll pick one winner to feature Tuesday, February 5, complete with a "new" cast photo.

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The Results Are In: Recast Buffy the Vampire Slayer

BuzzSugar — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:12:45 -0800

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

Your passion for Buffy the Vampire Slayer certainly came out in this recast — one of the biggest ever! I'm seriously impressed with the time so many of you put into your recasts, choosing actors to play numerous other characters and painstakingly explaining your picks.

Buffy herself seemed to be the toughest choice, though there were several common picks to play her, most notably Hayden Panettiere and Kristen Bell. Amber Tamblyn was another interesting choice, and I got a kick out of supertramp's explanation for her choice of Evan Rachael Wood: "If she can deal with Mr. Manson, she can handle vampires." Many of you leaned toward Tina Majorino to play Willow, and Ellen Page was another common pick for that role. As for Spike, I was particularly intrigued by caseystrip and alynn's choice of Cillian Murphy.

But my favorite overall recast came from Adrenalynn75! To see wh Adrenalynn75 chose, along with some new cast photos, just

Recast Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Win a Prize!

BuzzSugar — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:29:58 -0800

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

Sarah Michelle Gellar — er, Prinze — may be a grown-up glamorous lady in big-screen movies now, but once upon a time she was the teenage vampire ass-kicker Buffy on beloved series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. If you could recast that show with new actors, who could fill SMP's shoes?

What about other characters, like Xander, Willow, Giles and Spike? If you so desire, you could also recast other players who came and went, like Cordelia, Angel, Dawn and Anya, though these characters are not necessary for the recast.

Leave your entry in the comment section below, and I'll pick one winner to feature Tuesday, Jan. 22, complete with a "new" cast photo. To see a list of characters to recast and a photo of the BuzzSugar t-shirt,

The Results Are In: Recast The Nanny

BuzzSugar — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:34:28 -0800

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

There were plenty of great suggestions for this first recast challenge of 2008! I especially loved the ideas for new actresses to play Fran Fine. My favorites include ChrissyBaby's idea of Ana Ortiz, and kersalli's suggestion of Sandra Bullock.

I also enjoyed the suggestions for the part of Niles, from foudini's idea of Steve Carell, to Hugh Laurie, as WhiplashGirlchild and supertramp suggested.

However, my favorite list this week comes from megan921! To see who megan921 chose, along with a new cast photo,

Recast The Nanny and Win a Prize!

BuzzSugar — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:30:22 -0800

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

As the show's official website points out, The Nanny was a matter of "blue collar meets blue blood," with the Queens-bred Franny Fine (Fran Drescher) bringing some of her straightforward, nasally attitude to one lucky Upper East Side family. One might say it's like Gossip Girl meets Ugly Betty — but with Fran Drescher.

If you could recast this '90s sitcom, who could you put in Franny Fine's role? Then there's the wealthy family she joins up with: Maxwell Sheffield and his three kids, Maggie, Brighton, and Grace. Niles the butler played a big enough role to include, as did Maxwell's business partner, C.C. Babcock.

Leave your entry in the comment section below, and I'll pick one winner to feature Tuesday, Jan. 8, complete with a "new" cast photo. And thanks to reader ChrissyBaby for this recast suggestion!

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The Top 10 Recast Winners: The Best of 2007

BuzzSugar — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 13:30:14 -0800

One of the best features on Buzz is the weekly recast challenge when I ask you to think up new actors to form the casts of classic TV shows and movies. I always look forward to seeing the creative new cast lists you all come up with! I've rounded up my top 10 favorite winners of the recast challenges from 2007.
To see which recasts made my top 10, click "start."