The casting that we nearly got

Context: Wesley Snipes auditioned for Geordi LaForge and says that they almost picked him, but decided to go with LeVar Burton instead.

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Then we have LeVar Burton as Blade. Mmm.
- What we really need is Wesley Snipes as LeBar Burton as Blade.

It makes me wonder, are Star Trek actors generally better persons due to the influence of the show's scripts, or were they picked by the cast direction that was good at picking good people?
- Generally speaking, it's casting people. I've been listening to a shit ton of film production podcasts and the universal thread across the good shows is excellent casting directors.
  You need great writers of course, so after a while the two go hand in hand.

I was expecting one of those pretend-infuriating mashups of ST+Blade+The Matrix.
Like, you better wake up, Neo! If you don't reverse the polarity, everything stays the same. If you reverse the polarity, I show you how deep the vampire den is.

I don't know enough Star Trek to make an amusing change to "some mothafuckas always trying to ice skate uphill" but I wish I did.

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