What if Kristen Bell had played Sydney Bristow? What if Jennifer Garner had played Veronica Mars?
By Jessica Rae on Mar 31, 2008 in Misc.
(2 votes, average: 5 out of 5)I was messing around in Photoshop when I started turning Kristen Bell’s hair red. I liked it. It happened to be a promotional image of Kristen as Veronica Mars. What happened then was that I decided to give her fiery reddish hair like Sydney Bristow had on Alias in the first episode. I got to wondering, what if those actresses had been switched? One reason this wouldn’t have worked is that Bell was born in 1980, and Garner was born in 1972. Now, before anyone gets angry and wants to throw shoes at me - I don’t actually wish that would have happened. I love Kristen Bell as Veronica Mars, and I love Jennifer Garner as Sydney Bristow. Still, it’s a little fun to wonder… So, here’s the image of Kristen where I pondered what she might have been like as Sydney in that first episode
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I think Veronica and Sydney have some obvious similarities - both being tough women. One of them (Sydney) worked for the CIA, the other (Veronica) would have (if season 4 had happened as was possibly planned) gone on to be in the FBI. Both of them had reasons to be pissed off at people (finance murdered, best friend murdered…) and both did strive for justice. Of course, there are plenty of reasons that make the characters different. For one example - Veronica and her dad had a really (what I think is) amazing relationship. Meanwhile, Sydney was constantly trying to figure out the relationship she had with her father.
I’m no Photoshop expert, but I did give a picture of Garner a makeover to see what she would look like blonde. (You can see it after the jump.) What do you think of these looks?
So, what else is up? *Pats the sofa* Come sit down and chat! Tonight I made cornbread, it was pretty good. Am I a chef, or what? Maybe I need more practice, hmm. Suggestions?
I found a very cool post on Televisionary.com about Tina Fey/30 Rock - which, as you guys know, is my new TV obsession. I am angry at myself that I missed Fey hosting SNL recently.
I have another TV obsession I’m hoping to get into once I get the DVDs. And that, my friends, would be The Tudor’s. If anyone else is slow to get on this bandwagon, I suggest checking out this post by DaemonsTV.com. The post details the different character’s with pretty, pretty pictures. *Pets*
Oh, and I feel so relieved that another huge Buffy fan agrees with me about what is happening to Buffy in the ongoing ‘canon’ Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics. It’s not in character for her! Check out a review of the latest BTVS comic at this post from MikeyLikesTV.com.
Images from the wonderful sites: veronicamarstv.net and jen-garner.net. If you want to see more images of Bell or Garner, check them out.
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On Apr 1, 2008, Sandie said:
I never thought about that before, but I think I can see Kristen Bell as Sydney more than the other way around. Probably because of the age difference.
But you know what, now I kind of would like to see Kristen Bell in an Alias-type show.
On Apr 2, 2008, JessicaRae said:
I agree - I can see KBell as Sydney more than Jennifer as Veronica. Although, if I think about a younger Jennifer, I think I could.
Did you happen to see the season 4 trailer on the Veronica Mars season 3 DVDs? It was showing V as part of the FBI, so we *almost* got to see Kristen in an Alias-type of show. Sigh! Of course, there’s still time for new shows.
On Apr 2, 2008, Sandie said:
I did see the season 4 trailer, but didn’t like it. So I’m not really disappointed that I didn’t get to see more. I do miss Veronica Mars though.
On Apr 2, 2008, Jessica Rae said:
I miss it too. And while I would have preferred to not jump years ahead, I really wanted Vmars to stay on - in any way possible. Vmars forever!