One other note about Morgan.  I read the excerpt posted from Turn Coat, but still didn't get the impression that this determined his racial background fully.  His hair color was noted, but that doesn't 100% determine race or skin color.  The rest of the description didn't seem to give more than a description of his facial features.  What am I missing here?  I don't recall, in any of the other books (not that I have a photographic memory or anything) enough about Morgan to say one way or another.  Mostly, since I had this image in my mind from the show, I just don't recall reading something about him that made me think "Wait a second, he's not African American".  Now Sanya's skin tone is described specifically. 

Not looking for a major discussion, just noting that it may be an undetermined point in the books.  Has Morgan ever appeared in the graphic novells?  That may settle this point.

You missed Joe Flanigan.

I agree with the rest.

I had thought, originally, that Paul Bettany might not be a bad choice.  Perhaps he's not "action hero" enought and more of a thinking hero type, but he does have a lot of positive qualities for the role.  Tall, right body type, can do sarcasm with the best of them, seasoned enough in acting.  Oh well...  If Tom Selleck weren't too old (and less stiff in his acting), he might have been a possible, but he's a bit heavy in the body type.  Just brain storming here. 

I'd not heard of the Dresden Files before the show, but didn't realize or had forgotten they were based on a series of books.  I recently was reminded of that and, using my trusty Kindle, started to read the series.  I've now read all the novels from Storm Front to Changes, all in the last month or two.  I'm glad to hear there will be more. 

I liked the TV show, but it was too low budget for the stories the way they did.  Plus I remember reading that they did not air the shows in the order they were shot.  This made the ownership of the charaters in the show shaky, as we would see them somewhat comfortable in their roles and then not so much.  And powers or props demonstrated in an earlier episode are not apparent in ones that follow.

Blackthorne was reasonably cast but was written too weak for the role, like he was always out of his league and not in possession of the raw power he shows in the books.  It's like the show had a lot of cards stacked against it (much like against the Dresden character in the novels), but because of that he didn't come across as strong or smart enough to draw you into the show.  I think all this contributed to the show's downfall.

I think Morgan was cast well, but Valerie Cruz (as good as she looks) was far too tall for the part (she's over 5' 8" and we all know Karin M's character is supposed to be far closer to 5 feet). 

Anyway, I'm waiting for the next book to see what happens and find out . 

My take on the actors chosen in the survey.  There are several who could pull off the character, that are at the top of the survey, but who I don't think work becasue they don't fit the body style, which is so central to the role.  That's why I picked Paul Bettany.  I think he can get off those snappy, wiseass lines really well.  Also, he's 6 ft 3.  Not as tall as the Dresden character, but taller than most of the other choices.  Plus, he's fairly thin and wiry whereas Hugh Jackman and all the other top choices, are far more musclar and broard shouldered.  Jackman, for example or Gerard might make an excellent Sanya. 

SAS