Adam Westing - TV Tropes. I can say pretty well anything, because people know it's not Tom Baker talking. Maybe they're famous for being divas on the set. Maybe they're famous for only playing certain roles — or even worse, only playing one role. Nobody will let them forget it. They can struggle mightily to earn a new reputation as decent people who can play a variety of roles. The One Steve Limit trope as used in popular culture. A pretty rigid rule that no two characters in a work of fiction (novel, movie, play, TV series, comic. Rap Industry is a complete resource for hip hop, news and music, including all the latest in the rap industry. Every Friday, dozens of new records are released into the wild. Some make big splashes, and others sink almost immediately. For most music consumers, it’s almost. 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Sure, the role was stupid, but they enjoyed it. ![]() Adam Westing is most often found among actors who have had certain forms of Type Casting. Actors who had to act goofy all the time and never got a chance for serious work. If they must be goofy, let it be in mocking goofiness. See also Parody Assistance, when the actor works on a parody of whatever show/film/etc. Very closely related to Playing with Character Type, which is when a typecast actor takes on a role superficially similar to their . He embraced it; almost every subsequent role of his was a parody of either Batman the goofy superhero, Adam West the washed- up actor, or both at once. Turns out that Bats is a huge Gray Ghost fanboy and it inspired his motifs. Incidentally, this portrayal was much more sympathetic and slightly less funny than normal simply because it was the show's way of saying . Ron, having never heard of such an old TV show, eagerly jumps at the call and ends up very disappointed when he finally learns that North is just a senile old man. As a bonus example of Actor Allusion, Ron is voiced by the same guy as Terry Mc. Ginnis, who took over for Batman himself in Batman Beyond. In this version, he had formerly played a detective on TV and thought he could use his actor training to solve real crimes. During the Turkey Day 1. Marathon of Mystery Science Theater 3. Zombie Nightmare, he hosted a number of host segments loaded with bad turkey puns and Cloudcuckoolander moments. The episode itself features countless . Another episode has the Simpsons view the TV series Batmobile in a Hollywood museum and comment on how lifelike the dummies sitting in it are — who turn out to actually be Adam West and Burt Ward sitting perfectly still all day. Considering Conan O'Brien wrote for The Simpsons, and co- wrote Lookwell with Robert Smigel, it's arguable that O'Brien is responsible for giving us the Adam West we know and love today. The story was written by Butch Hartman and Seth Mac. Farlane, not like he ever worked with them again. He's quickly bumped off because they managed to book someone else that it turns out is dead, prompting him to lament, ? The inspiration for the character was West's aforementioned appearance on Johnny Bravo (an episode Mc. Farlane co- wrote). He's simply playing a psychotic version of himself who was inexplicably elected mayor of Quahog. Then the actual Adam West came in to read for the part and the rest, as they say, is history. In the TV version, the Galloping Gazelle was washed- up and bailed on the kid protagonist because he thought he was too old for the job. Kelly who made a video of himself whizzing on a schoolgirl in The Boondocks. In typical over- the- top West fashion, of course. It's like he doesn't even want to stop Adam Westing anymore. After he flubs the introduction and gets thrown out, he complains that he was promised a meal. The main character was led to believe he was her father. The program referenced his autobiography and his real name of Bill Anderson. Like in several of the other examples, he's delusional and thinks he really is Catman. West: Where?! In doing so, he ditches his original choice, Doug's neighbor Lou Ferrigno (TV's Hulk). On the drive to the convention an irked West explains that Sci- fi actors . There's even an attempt to fix West up with a single friend, before he freaks out and leaves due to all the weird attention. Not once do we ever hear a mention of Batman. They pop out as Fry and Bender are climbing the wall. He's also pretty washed up and now makes a living by making appearances as the man who played Batman, while dissing several of his successor Batman actors. He specifically avoids the I Am Not Spock effect, by virtue of creating a . One must wonder, however, if it has reached the level of enlightened self- parody or if he has become genuinely unhinged (MAD once put it that he is trying, thirty years too late, to prove to everyone that he was always . His turn as Denny Crane in Boston Legal. I'm William Shatner; I can score anything. In Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Kirk's latest (and last) Green- Skinned Space Babe turns out to be a shapeshifter and takes on the form of Kirk, resulting in this exchange. Kirk: I can't believe I kissed you! Can be seen as a parody of his entire comedy routine style. But after a failed terrorist attack by Campbellians, a crazy terrorist cult that worships Bruce Campbell, all of the characters ever played by William Shatner are suddenly sucked into our world. Their mission: hunt down and destroy the real William Shatner. He stated, ? I'm William Tiberius Shatner! When he looks into a periscope, the camera cuts to what he sees - the Enterprise. After reacting with surprise, he looks again and we're back to the normal space scene. Although the acting is pure Shatner, no Star Trek references were made, and he's surprisingly hard to recognize with a mustache. If you've ever seen that cop show, T. J. Hooker, it isn't William Shatner the actor playing TJ, it's Captain Kirk! He's beamed down to Earth and got a job as a policeman! Sulu, generally Adam Wests in live action, but can get quite subtle and effective in voice acting. A recurring theme, if they don't get into his sexuality, tends to be drinking. I'm GEORGE TAKEI, DAMN IT! Wicked, squirm- inducing laughs. And an awesome retort to some intolerant remarks. This allowed Shawn and Gus to infiltrate the convention where he was the guest of honor. How did they do it? They pretended to be Takei's personal assistants. When they were confronted by Takei himself, Shawn explained that Takei had fired his previous assistants for incompetence, which he fully believed. They're completely.. When the spaceship is attacked by hostile aliens, he says ! How many times do I have to go through this? Kaito has nothing in common with Sulu (except for his fondness of swords). Although Hiro Nakamura is a huge Star Trek fan.. Played straight in that he's basically Sulu- ing it in a set of art- deco techno robes, with the cheese- factor cranked as high as it will go. The aversion comes in the fact that, compared to the other faction leaders and prominent characters, he's downright sedate. It gets kind of meta since the Emperor also seems to be playing it up in- universe; when he learns time travel is possible (which shatters his world view) he drops it until the end of the campaign when he regains his composure. He played the role completely straight (No Pun Intended), without an ounce of comedy. To be fair, he just seems crazy, because (due to being cobbled back together and being incomplete) KITT mistakes him for someone trying to rob the ATM and stuns him, and it's while he's stunned that Doohan starts quoting Scotty. One comes to suspect that the reason he refuses to upgrade his vocalizer (other than getting one with a British accent) is because of the sheer awesomeness of snarking in a Machine Monotone. Behind the scenes, he toured the set and remarked on the ship's warp core. Hawking: I'm working on that. I may have to steal it. I am the pickled head of Stephen Hawking, on a way cool rocket. If I knew I was going to meet you I'd have done something with my hair! You solved the problem that baffled Einstein and drove Stephen Hawking to quit Physics and become a cartoon voice actor. I don't make arithmetic mistakes. It just, I was thinking.. Oh, gosh, golly. I made a boo- boo, and I gave it to Stephen Hawking. Pepper's Cherry Chocolate flavoured soda. With a yacht. Particularly effective since his real- life persona is so close to what one would expect, given his movies. Of course, if you're worth two billion and change, you can afford some self depreciation. He throws a tantrum (and a minibar..) when he finds out they only serve alcohol free beer in his room, per example. He even recorded personalizable dialogue for a promo website, ramping up the ridiculousness. The advert in question involved Tennant using Virgin's Ti VO service to record episodes of Doctor Who, saying how the service is useful for watching sci- fi, while Richard Branson disappears in a clear Captain Ersatz version of the TARDIS. It ends with someone saying . So far Betty White, Abe Vigoda, Aretha Franklin, Liza Minnelli, Robin Williams, Joe Pesci and Danny Trejo have appeared. Three years later, he was speaking it againin a Pepsi commercial. Chuck Norris embraces his internet meme for a World of Warcraftcommercial Series of i. Phone commercials featuring celebrities asking Siri questions, playing broad caricatures of themselves: Samuel L. Jackson the suave ladies' man cooking a romantic dinner, Zooey Deschanel the Manic Pixie Dream Girl who doesn't wear shoes and wants to dance all day, John Malkovich.. John Malkovich, and Martin Scorsese as the busy Hollywood big shot. The most obvious was Antonio Banderas' Puss in Boots played as a Zorro type. He was to be played by Chris Farley (a classic Farleyesque role) before his death. I'm William Shatner; I can score anything. Featuring Franco, Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, Danny Mc. Bride, Craig Robinson, and Jay Baruchel. Drake, a security guard and former stuntman. When Daffy doesn't believe the latter, he claims he was in the Mummy movies .
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