DreamCast: Parade

I love PARADE like none other.

On Lost, Ian Somerhalder & Terry O'Quinn were nothing if not dedicated soldiers to an antiquated cause. As The Young Soldier, Ian Somerhalder would provide an earnest & attractive introduction to the show. And his poetic face & baby blues would be a nice way to easy into the show with some poetry before we get bombarded with facts & courtrooms. Terry O'Quinn exudes the rawness that falls out with life experience. He could enrich The Old Soldier's role from a role with some great harmonies to a role with great impact.

Michael Emerson clearly has the physical embodiment of Leo Frank down. He gives a terrible & incriminating first impression, followed by some weird heart-warming sense of that's he's not all bad.

Mariska Hargitay has already shown in SVU that she can solve any crime by dinner time. Lucille Frank is a magnolia crafted from most hardcore of steel, and Mariska Hargitay is a perfect marriage of bound magnolia meets sexual crimes investigator.

Evan Rachel Wood has proven time & time again that she can play the spunky, ragmuffin roles like Mary Phagan. The Mean Girls Trio seemed like a strangely appropriate counter casting as the gaggle of Factory Girls, and Amanda Seyfried seemed the sauciest, sassiest, & most capable of handing Iola Stover.

I would cast Craig Robinson as Jim Conley because he plays roles subtlety that could easily become caricatures. His timing, slightest mannerisms, and vocal inflections all add up to a potentially powerful performance from the character whose actions are at the root of the show. Perez Hilton is our modern-day Britt Craig. Both of them created an identity putting celebrity/human interest stories on full-blast. Plus, Perez Hilton is a pioneer for the blogging generation, which makes him all the more appropriate.


Red-heads in this age-range are a rare commodity. Rupert Grint has the acting chops & heart-breaking chops to pull off Frankie Epps.

There are at least two things in this world that I know inside & out & upside down: Lost & Parade. I feel this is an angel-sanctioned union of casting & my loves. On Lost, Paula Malcomson played an under-appreciated, underdeveloped, & haunting part. Mrs. Phagan is a role of the same color & Paula Malcomson pulls off a perfect downtrodden dishrag.


Christopher Walken is clearly capable of taking on challenging & sickening roles, and Tom Watson calls for nothing else.

In Thank You For Smoking, Aaron Eckhart played a charming advocate for the side of the devil. Hugh Dorsey shows shades of those characteristics, and Aaron Eckhart could play the part with complexity, charm, & an underlying air of distrust.