The Wizard of Greendale
Mar. 11th, 2012 05:48 pm![[personal profile]](http://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
laurashapiroSo, P. said to me the other day that The Wizard of Oz could be perfectly recast with the characters from Community. I thought this was a brilliant idea, so I opened Photoshop and got to work.
Some things are obvious.
Other things become obvious only upon reflection.
Our fresh-faced Annie, young and just starting life's journey, is the natural choice for Dorothy. Place this pre-S3, when she hasn't yet found her home.
Troy is all heart, and he wears it on his sleeve for all to see! Of course he's the Tin Man! His best friend Abed, the smartest guy around, is of course the Scarecrow.
Pierce as the Cowardly Lion makes more sense the more I think about it. At his worst, he's afraid of everything (especially being seen as weak, which of course makes him look weaker). At his best, he will protect his friends with a roar.
"I can't come back, I don't know how it works!" Can't you just hear Dean Pelton saying that? The wizard is all about false fronts (drag), playing all the roles in Emerald City (emeralds are green, like Greendale!) and puffing himself up just to keep things running smoothly. He pretends to power but really, he's just a sweet guy who wants everybody to like him.
And of course, you can't have a good story without a villain.
ETA: I forgot to add that in this scenario, Britta and Jeff are Aunt Em and Uncle Henry. There weren't any compelling screencaps, so I didn't bother to realize that. But for the purposes of this exercise, we are playing to the parental aspects of their characters.
Some things are obvious.
Other things become obvious only upon reflection.
Our fresh-faced Annie, young and just starting life's journey, is the natural choice for Dorothy. Place this pre-S3, when she hasn't yet found her home.
Troy is all heart, and he wears it on his sleeve for all to see! Of course he's the Tin Man! His best friend Abed, the smartest guy around, is of course the Scarecrow.
Pierce as the Cowardly Lion makes more sense the more I think about it. At his worst, he's afraid of everything (especially being seen as weak, which of course makes him look weaker). At his best, he will protect his friends with a roar.
"I can't come back, I don't know how it works!" Can't you just hear Dean Pelton saying that? The wizard is all about false fronts (drag), playing all the roles in Emerald City (emeralds are green, like Greendale!) and puffing himself up just to keep things running smoothly. He pretends to power but really, he's just a sweet guy who wants everybody to like him.
And of course, you can't have a good story without a villain.
ETA: I forgot to add that in this scenario, Britta and Jeff are Aunt Em and Uncle Henry. There weren't any compelling screencaps, so I didn't bother to realize that. But for the purposes of this exercise, we are playing to the parental aspects of their characters.
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