British actress Alex Kingston: On “Doctor Who,” she played “River Song.” On “FlashForward,” she played “Fiona Banks.” On “Law and Order: SVU” she played “Miranda Pond.”
What IS it with this woman and bodies of water?
PAD
British actress Alex Kingston: On “Doctor Who,” she played “River Song.” On “FlashForward,” she played “Fiona Banks.” On “Law and Order: SVU” she played “Miranda Pond.”
What IS it with this woman and bodies of water?
PAD
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I still think of her as Dr. Corday from ER… not so watery.
In the case of her time on ER, she was from ACROSS THE POND.
I apologize profusely….
Well, yes, in a way. After all, the historical (Charlotte) Corday was the woman who assassinated Marat while he was taking a bath.
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Unfortunately the only answer I have isn’t safe for a family friendly site.
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Not sure about her but it reminds me of the early 90’s when there was the Ricki Lake show, The Richard Bey show, and the Jerry Spring-er show for our “viewing pleasure”.
You could also ask what’s with Stephen Moffat and bodies of water/water-related things… River Song, Amelia Pond, Jeffrey MurDOCK from “Coupling” (OK, I admit, that one’s kinda pushing it a bit…), Dan McGILL on “Chalk”…
Lighten up she is just going with the flow…lol
Actress Kim Delaney had three shows where she went up and down the East Coast.
NYPD Blue, CSI: Miami and Philly.
Me, I wanna know why David Straithairn has played a child molester twice (the HBO movie Judgment and Dolores Clairborne) and why Skip Homeier played a Nazi twice (as a child in Tomorrow, the World! and in the classic Star Trek episode “Patterns of Force”).
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I mean, what’s that gotta do to an actor when a casting director takes one look at your headshot and says, “Yeah! Now THAT guy looks like a child molestor!”, or “Hmmm…I think this guy has the ‘Nazi vibe’ we’re looking for!”
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Or did they just get those latter parts on the basis of the prior one? Given that Homeier was a child when cast in the prior one, and didn’t get the latter one until 24 years later, I don’t think that’s it.
How about Michael Sheard? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheard) Cast as Hitler five times, and Himmler three.
“why Skip Homeier played a Nazi twice”
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So has Ian McKellan (three times if you count Richard III, in which he was a Nazi-esque leader). There’s no great mystery here… if an actor plays enough roles, eventually he’s going to play the same kind of role multiple times.
Just think about poor Michael Ironside .. a dedicated pacifist who can’t get a role that doesn’t have him snarling or toting a plethora of weaponry.
Let’s not forget she has appeared in “Hope SPRINGS,” and in “The Bill,” as “Maggie FISHER!”
If she shows up next in a biography of Veronica Lake, we’ll really know something’s up…
And perhaps she is a fan of singer Billy Ocean.
Or maybe she’ll be in a biopic of Joan Rivers. Directed by John Waters.
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We should check IMDB to see what else she has on tap.
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PAD
And maybe she’ll do something with Ricki Lake.
Waters? We’re in the desert.
I was misinformed.
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PAD
Off-topic: Peter, is it possible for the RSS feed on this site to be fixed? It’s been down for many months now and I rarely get to read this site anymore because of it.
It’s been working all this time, just go to: http://www.peterdavid.net/index.php/feed/rss/ or mouse over the little Matt Feazell illustration in the upper right corner.
I’m normally not a follower of astrology, but I’ll have to give it another look if Alex Kingston turns out to be a Pisces…
… or Aquarian.
I nominate her for Mera in the Aquaman Movie!!!
“I’m normally not a follower of astrology, but I’ll have to give it another look if Alex Kingston turns out to be a Pisces…”
According to IMDB, her birthday is March 11th. So yes, she is a Pisces.
So apparently, all her jobs are for scale?
There is something a bit fishy about all these puns.
Ah, but Jim, like all humor, you have to rely on the hook!
Sean wrote: “Ah, but Jim, like all humor, you have to rely on the hook!”
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OK, now you are just baiting me..
Looks like you’ve been schooled.
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PAD
I’m sick of all this fish jokes. They serve no porpoise. Are we just telling them for the halibut?
Sorry. Someone had to say them.
Now you’re just trolling for fish puns.
I think you mean trawling for fish puns.
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PAD
We’re gonna need a bigger boat.
FYI: Trolling is a fishing term. It’s what anglers do when they cast out a baited line and slowly draw it through the water to make the fish think it’s prey and pursue it.
(It’s also the basis for the term internet troll. As in “I’m trolling for suckers”.)
I guess my pun was too obscure. I’m not as finny as I thought I was.
Peter David says:
May 12, 2010 at 8:12 am
I think you mean trawling for fish puns.
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Anne Replies:
FYI: Trolling is a fishing term. It’s what anglers do when they cast out a baited line and slowly draw it through the water to make the fish think it’s prey and pursue it.
(It’s also the basis for the term internet troll. As in “I’m trolling for suckers”.)
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I guess my pun was too obscure. I’m not as finny as I thought I was
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I entry the fray with:
Your pun was not obscure. PAD got it. “Trawling” IS the correct term. Trolling has become an accepted corruption of the original term “Trawl”. But you are very correct in that internet trolls are named after this.
A few days off, but whatever.
She could be trying to break a record or something. Guiness World of Records ‘For Most …’ I haven’t figured out how to end that, but you get the general idea.