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Miscast Roosevelt
posted by rich24STAFFMOD on February 11, 2018 at 1:53 PM
The Teddy Roosevelt actor is totally miscast. How is this wimpy guy supposed to be TR? He doesn't even try to do the voice (there are recordings) or capture the larger than life personality.
Reply by tuffysmom
on February 13, 2018 at 9:48 PM
Yeah, I was surprised they're portraying him as such a milquetoast.
Reply by ScorpionQ2
on February 24, 2018 at 1:13 AM
I agree. I did not even realize at first that was who that character was supposed to be.
Well seems like TR may have finally grown a pair when he fired Captain Conner.
Reply by WhoIsJohnGalt
on March 27, 2018 at 9:22 AM
Totally - I came here to write the same thing. They originally cast (and I believe even shot scenes with) Sean Astin but he dropped out due to scheduling conflicts so they cast this other misfit as a last-second replacement. Imagine you're a D-list actor who is given the opportunity to play one of history's great characters in one of the best novels of the past 30 years...and you deliver this piece of shit with no emotion, nothing special, not even an effort. Truly shameful and in my opinion ruined the show