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The Potter Discussion: Harry Potter, Fantastic Beasts and the Wizarding World Fandom

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In this episode, we discuss the similarities of the TV show cast to the film cast and what that might mean for the show. Enjoy!

Topics/Summary:

· 2:30 Might point to reduced creativity when making the sets. If they’re recasting the cast, why not just use the same sets. To be fair, the silhouette of Hogwarts is iconic as well as some other places, so those should stay the same. But we will hopefully explore the castle more, so they will be forced to come up with new sets.

· 9:34 Will this be a character driven story? If these characters are the same, they might be trying to explore different parts of the story. But connecting to the characters is why the fandom has lasted this long, so why wouldn’t this story be character driven?

· 16:46 If the TV is the same, what is this whole thing for? With a similar cast of characters, what are we really going to learn? A lot! I think there are a lot of things to be gained from this show even if the cast is very similar to the original. With the hours of time they have, I think it is literally impossible for them to avoid showing us more of the story that we got in the films.

· 22:00 The new actors should play the character, not the actor. The film actors brought these characters to life with their own interpretations. But the books are the original stories, not the films. The TV show actors should build their own versions of the characters.

· 25:53 Actors should act in the moment, not the future. There are no secrets now. Everyone knows what is to come. But that opens to door to explore the story more deeply. However, they shouldn’t rely on the audience’s knowledge of what’s to come to give individual moments meaning.

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Chapters

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Might point to reduced creativity when making the sets (00:02:30)

3. Will this be a character driven story? (00:09:34)

4. If the TV is the same, what is this whole thing for? (00:16:46)

5. The new actors should play the character, not the actor (00:22:00)

6. Actors should act in the moment, not the future (00:25:53)