Comment on Podcast Discussion | Star Trek: Khan | 1x01 "Paradise"
dethstrobe@startrek.website 6 months ago
I’ll add my comment from the other post here too.
Naveen Andrews is doing a great job with Khan sounding very charismatic.
Not to throw shade at Andrews, but I do kind of wish maybe they got Earl Boen who can do a very good sound alike to Ricardo Montalban. Boen filled in for Montalban as Señor Senior Sr. in Kim Possible, and sounded really spot on.
But if we ever see Khan on screen again, I think Andrews would be great casting.
I also did the unthinkable, I’m listening to this podcast at 1x speed. Because I wanted to really be immersed in the story telling. I usually listen to podcasts at 1.5x or 2x, whichever allows me to consume the content quicker while understanding it.
It’ll be intersting to see what hell comes from this that will inform Khan’s revenge for Kirk in Wrath of Khan.
I did not know this, but apparently Earl Boen passed away in 2023, which would make casting…difficult.
I’ve liked Naveen Andrews ever since he was an underutilized breakout star on “Lost”, and he has the advantage of actually being of Indian descent. I’ll be very curious to see how much range he gets to show as this series winds on.
Gasp! I should have looked up if Earl Boen was still with us.
dethstrobe@startrek.website 6 months ago
I’m refreshing myself on Khan story and am watching Space Seed. And I see Lt. McGivers identifies Khan as a Sikh. I knew that Khan and company rules over India during the Eugenics Wars, but for some reason I always thought since the augments were multiracial, I just assumed they got Ricardo Montalban, a Mexican actor, because when they’re combining genes to make the perfect human they just kind of go with whatever’s on hand.
It not makes me think that Andrews is even better casting choice now.
Not to throw shade at Montalban, because I love Ricardo Montalban. He’s got so much charisma. But I do think it makes sense to have a Sikh character played by an Indian actor.
In contrast, Benedict Cumberbatch is another fantastic actor, but literally made no sense why they casted him as Khan.