A document published by “Weeds” writer/producer Stephen Falk has most TV websites talking about the cast that “Modern Family” could have had — maybe. Falk writes:
Found the Modern Family pilot script in some old folder on my computer and discovered this interesting cast breakdown with (mostly) temp/wishlist actors as models for the development executives. Very instructive as a writing practice (I do this as well), and interesting to see who they had in mind.
The notable names on the list are Craig T. Nelson as Jay (instead of Ed O’Neill), Lisa Kudrow as Claire (Julie Bowen), and Andy Richter as Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson). Check out the document below:
And yes, that’s “Arrested Development’s” Tony Hale as Cam, now played with Emmy-winning flair by Eric Stonestreet. Everyone’s all, “OMG LISA KUDROW?? ANDY RICHTER??” But if you take this for what it’s actually worth — a preliminary guide to help visualize the characters — it doesn’t seem so insane. Like, this is just a hunch, but I don’t think the creators actually wanted to travel back in time to cast a young Sara Gilbert as Alex. But hey, that’s just me. I enjoy small pleasures like thinking and not throwing hissy fits.
[via SplitSider and Pop Culture Brain]
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I had a dream last night where Andy Richter and Buster Bluthe were fucking. It was intense.
Thank God Lisa Kudrow wasn’t involved. She’s terrible.
and Lilly the yellow baby was going to be Lobster Dog.
I’d buy Richter and Hale as the gay couple (though I would’ve thought Richter would’ve been Cameron and Hale would’ve been Mitchell), but that kid they have slotted in for Manny looks like a fucking serial killer.
The profile for Haley is “loves wine coolers” away from being the To-Catch-a-Predatoriest thing anyone’s ever written.
@Danger Guerrero … or simply, “gullible”
Anyone ever try to watch “The Comeback” with Kudrow a few years back? She is fucking terrible. In everything.
I think that document is meant to depict the type of person they had in mind, not the actor. I mean, the 13-year-old played by Sara Gilbert? She’s going on 35.
If they cast that girl as Lily, this show would’ve tanked.
Hey Jeff Zinger, thanks for rephrasing what Matt said in his last sentence. I couldn’t figure out what he meant.
Is that Darlene from Roseanne playing the 13 year old??
@ Greg – (*eats like a zillion eggs*)
Pfft. I put that comment in the wrong post, addressed to the wrong person. Another A+ comment from DG! Meet me in the next post.
They got the two most important parts correct. And those are both on Sofia Vergara.
disaster averted
Hey brother!
Jonathon Lipnicki there would been shitty as Manny. And who the hell is the alternate Haley? She looks just as jailbaity.
UNBELIEVABLE…..
…NOTHING for Jim Belushi?
Take Phil’s description and replace “real estate agent” with “morning talk show host”. What do you get? Danny Tanner.
What do you mean “could have” sucked? How did I miss the part where this show isn’t predictable and lame? We all know how the major networks work — if it was any good, it would have been canceled by now.