A Realistic Miserable Rant

Okay, so my mom made a really good point. She basically told me to get over it and accept the fact that there's only going to be 'big' stars in this film. So here's my ideal cast with that in mind:

Jean Valjean: I'm still gonna say Alfie Boe. He's HUGE in Britain so he qualifies.

Javert: Hugh Jackman

You're welcome.

Thenardier: Geoffrey Rush

Madame Thenardier: Helena Bonham Carter

Fantine: Kate Winslet or Gwyneth Paltrow

Marius: Jim Sturgess

Enjolras: Patrick Wilson (might be a little old)

Eponine: What's-her-bucket from Glee...because you know it's gonna happen.

Bishop: Colm Wilkinson (No, he's not a 'big' star, but this isn't a 'big' role. Since he originated Valjean it just seems appropriate he have some sort of cameo.)

And while we're at it, could we get Alan Rickman in there? He could be one of the guards that shouts/sings to the students behind the barricade. Or little Gavroche. Rickman can do anything, don't deny it.

Another Miserable Rant

Ann Hathaway has been cast as Fantine.

What.
The.
F.

And you know why? Because she sang a FEW seconds of 'On My Own' at the Oscars this year! That wretched evening of awkward moments and flat jokes we'd all like to forget! I don't doubt she has a good voice, in fact it's fairly decent. But we don't want decent. We want fabulous. Fan-frickin-tabulous!!! And you know who would be perfect? Lea Salonga!

She played Fantine in the Les Miserables 25th Anniversary Concert and she was incredible! I can personally vouch for her now too because I just got back from seeing her in concert! She sang Fantine's 'I Dreamed A Dream' and I nearly peed my pants it was so awe-inspiring. And when she sang Eponine's 'On My Own' the audience flipped out and we gave her a standing ovation! And the show wasn't even over yet! FREAK!

Okay...I'm calming down now. I like Ann Hathaway. I really do. Just not for this.

So far it's looking like the casting directors are shooting for the big stars, but what they need to realize is this movie won't need big stars. It's going to draw in audiences all on it's own.

Here's my ideal casting for a FEW roles:

Jean Valjean-- Alfie Boe or J. Mark McVey


Javert-- Andrew Varela or Andrew Varela

Fantine-- Lea Salonga

And you know what? While she's at it, just have her play Eponine too.


Marius-- Justin Scott Brown or Daniel Radcliffe (actually Radcliffe doesn't have that great of a voice, but with the way things are going I can see him being cast)


Enjolras-- Ramin Karimloo


The Bishop-- Philip Quast or Colm Wilkinson. Or better yet--have them both do it! It will be doubly awesome and highly entertaining. (But in my fantasy world they're still young enough to play Javert and Valjean)


Thenardier-- Paul Bettany (Don't know if he can sing, but he's being considered for Javert so he must...)


What do you think?
My first 'Miserable Rant' can be found here:
http://memoirsofakimmy.blogspot.com/2011/07/miserable-rant.html

The Subtle Science of Anthropology

Today I taught my Anthro 101 lab for the first time. I burst through the doors and swept to the front of the class as I said, "There will be no foolish pencil waving or silly lectures in this class! As such i don't expect many of you to appreciate the subtle science and exact art that is anthropology." Then I singled out a little Freshmen and decided to make his life a living hell.

Just kidding.

But wouldn't that have been awesome if I did?

Hopefully I'll never have to channel Snape, they seem pretty well-behaved. I was nervous, in fact I had to actually tell myself in my head "Calm down, calm down, calm down..." for the first few minutes. Eventually, I got into the swing of things.

When I first arrived there were several students loitering in my classroom from a previous class. I slowly made my way over to the podium and gave them a questioning look. Then I heard a girl say, "Is there another class in here?" A boy replied, "They can wait." It was 5 minutes 'till the top of the hour, so I figured my freshmen didn't need to wait any longer for some lazy jerks. I said in a loud voice, "Are you kids here for the Anthro section 16 class?" They replied in the negative, so I made a sweeping movement toward the doors and said, "Out!"
I heard an indignant, "'Please'?"

I cast them a Snape-worthy sneer and repeated, "Please get out!"

Normally I wouldn't have been so callous but my students were literally crowded outside in the hall waiting on these jerks. Once the douche bags were gone, my Freshmen made their way in and I had to focus on getting cheerful.
'Cheerful' and 'Kimmy' don't normally appear in the same sentence, my countenance can seem gloomy or angry even when I'm perfectly content. So I had to focus on controlling my facial expressions while telling myself to "calm down calm down calm down" at the same time.

Looking back on it, I probably shouldn't have tried so hard. I must have looked like a twitchy-faced schizo gripping the podium for dear life. I can only imagine what those little Freshmen thought of me as they walked in.

But it turns out they're a good bunch of kids. So far. I'll always have my inner Snape handy just in case.