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Maris Actress?

Postby ProOperaVoter » Tue Jan 01, 2013 4:50 pm

If the producers of Frasier told you that you had to cast one actress to play Maris, who would you cast?
"Sherry, Niles?"
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Re: Maris Actress?

Postby Patrick » Tue Jan 01, 2013 5:35 pm

ProOperaVoter wrote:If the producers of Frasier told you that you had to cast one actress to play Maris, who would you cast?

Easy, I would have used the one that played Maris' friend on To Kill A Talking Bird. I thought she looked pretty close to what I imagine Maris would have looked like, had she retained a human shape. Picture that pillbox hat on her and you'll see what I mean. :D
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Re: Maris Actress?

Postby CatNamedRudy » Tue Jan 01, 2013 5:35 pm

Lara Flynn Boyle.
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Re: Maris Actress?

Postby Patrick » Tue Jan 01, 2013 5:48 pm

CatNamedRudy wrote:Lara Flynn Boyle.

I remember her from the Practice and Men In Black II. She was bitchy on the Practice yet too much of a babe to fit with Frasier's repeated intimations that she was ugly. Remember when Niles says (something like) "I never had to live with something unattractive" and Frasier gives him the look? I am not saying that Maris should be actually ugly but definitely not an eye bulging babe like Lara can be when wants to.
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Re: Maris Actress?

Postby CatNamedRudy » Tue Jan 01, 2013 5:52 pm

Have you seen her lately? She looks horrible and weighs about 50 lbs!
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Re: Maris Actress?

Postby Patrick » Tue Jan 01, 2013 6:00 pm

CatNamedRudy wrote:Have you seen her lately? She looks horrible and weighs about 50 lbs!

50 lbs! Ouch! Is she sick? The only people I know who've become this meager, had cancer.
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Re: Maris Actress?

Postby CatNamedRudy » Tue Jan 01, 2013 6:06 pm

Patrick wrote:
CatNamedRudy wrote:Have you seen her lately? She looks horrible and weighs about 50 lbs!

50 lbs! Ouch! Is she sick? The only people I know who've become this meager, had cancer.


She's extremely anorexic. 50lbs is a bit of an exaggeration but she is grotesquely thin. She's the only one I could think of that would be thin enough to play a hat rack!
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Postby Patrick » Tue Jan 01, 2013 6:11 pm

CatNamedRudy wrote:
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CatNamedRudy wrote:Have you seen her lately? She looks horrible and weighs about 50 lbs!

50 lbs! Ouch! Is she sick? The only people I know who've become this meager, had cancer.


She's extremely anorexic. 50lbs is a bit of an exaggeration but she is grotesquely thin. She's the only one I could think of that would be thin enough to play a hat rack!

That' reminds me of that crazy bitch on the right of Rush Limbaugh. See what I mean? She writes books outrageously insulting to the left and makes loads of money out of it.
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Postby PistolPoet » Tue Jan 01, 2013 7:15 pm

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Re: Maris Actress?

Postby Patrick » Tue Jan 01, 2013 7:38 pm

PistolPoet wrote:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michele_Bachmann
That crazy bitch?

Not that one. She was really thin, bony even. For some reason I can't remember her name.
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Re: Maris Actress?

Postby Patrick » Tue Jan 01, 2013 7:46 pm

I remember now, it's Ann Coulter:

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Postby CatNamedRudy » Wed Jan 02, 2013 3:08 am

Ann Coulter is an evil hateful horrible person. There are very few people that get under my skin like she does. She is just plain evil.

Michelle Bachmann is just plain stupid. I didn't know anyone could be dumber than Sarah Palin until Michelle Bachmann came into the picture.
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Postby ProOperaVoter » Wed Jan 02, 2013 6:02 am

CatNamedRudy wrote:Ann Coulter is an evil hateful horrible person. There are very few people that get under my skin like she does. She is just plain evil.

Michelle Bachmann is just plain stupid. I didn't know anyone could be dumber than Sarah Palin until Michelle Bachmann came into the picture.

Clearly, you've never met Daphne's friend Annie...
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Postby Patrick » Wed Jan 02, 2013 7:36 am

ProOperaVoter wrote:
CatNamedRudy wrote:Ann Coulter is an evil hateful horrible person. There are very few people that get under my skin like she does. She is just plain evil.

Michelle Bachmann is just plain stupid. I didn't know anyone could be dumber than Sarah Palin until Michelle Bachmann came into the picture.

Clearly, you've never met Daphne's friend Annie...

I am drawing a blank here. When do we see her?
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Re: Maris Actress?

Postby CatNamedRudy » Wed Jan 02, 2013 1:16 pm

The Ski Lodge.
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Postby Patrick » Wed Jan 02, 2013 1:39 pm

CatNamedRudy wrote:The Ski Lodge.

Well, she may be stupid, and stupid she is*, but at least she's sexy. :D

*Frasier: Puts one in mind of the Matterhorn, doesn't it?

Her: I don't know, I am not very musical. :lol:
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Postby CatNamedRudy » Wed Jan 02, 2013 2:37 pm

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Re: Maris Actress?

Postby Frasiertime » Sat Jan 05, 2013 2:45 am

I always pictured Maris looking somewhat like Calista Flockhart who played Ally McBeal on the tv show and was/is married to Harrison Ford. She's the thinnest actress I've ever seen and the thin dark blonde hair fits. I think Calista is prettier in the face than Maris would be, but definitely has the Maris body and hair styles.
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Re: Maris Actress?

Postby Patrick » Sat Jan 05, 2013 9:16 am

Frasiertime wrote:I always pictured Maris looking somewhat like Calista Flockhart who played Ally McBeal on the tv show and was/is married to Harrison Ford. She's the thinnest actress I've ever seen and the thin dark blonde hair fits. I think Calista is prettier in the face than Maris would be, but definitely has the Maris body and hair styles.

Still, I wouldn't confuse her with a hatrack:

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Re: Maris Actress?

Postby Patrick » Sat Jan 05, 2013 9:23 am

I think Maris would have to be at least partially, CGi-ed to conform to what they say about her. Remember what Frasier said about her ideal weight: no one could weigh that and live!
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Re: Maris Actress?

Postby CatNamedRudy » Sat Jan 05, 2013 3:54 pm

Calista Flockhart looks like a candidate for The Biggest Loser compared to what Lara Flynn Boyle currently looks like.
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Postby Patrick » Sat Jan 05, 2013 5:55 pm

CatNamedRudy wrote:Calista Flockhart looks like a candidate for The Biggest Loser compared to what Lara Flynn Boyle currently looks like.

Do you have any pictures? The ones I get from google show her to be thin but without excess.
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Re: Maris Actress?

Postby Frasiertime » Sun Jan 06, 2013 12:04 am

One of the funniest things said about Maris is when Niles stated they didn't hold hands because Maris had a slight webbing and was self conscious about it - makes me laugh every time.
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Re: Maris Actress?

Postby Patrick » Sun Jan 06, 2013 1:21 am

Frasiertime wrote:One of the funniest things said about Maris is when Niles stated they didn't hold hands because Maris had a slight webbing and was self conscious about it - makes me laugh every time.

Her sister (Brie, like the cheese I guess) with only one nostril that Frasier dated (as a favor to Niles) while she had a cold... :lol: Looks like a family of mutants. :D
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Re: Maris Actress?

Postby PistolPoet » Sun Jan 06, 2013 2:14 am

Call me crazy, but for the sheer talent it would take to pull that role off, I think Kristin Scott Thomas is the perfect woman for Maris. If you've seen Easy Virtue (and if you like comedies written by Noel Coward set in England in the 30's, you should), you know what I'm talking about. Image
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