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Live action TV has had a number of [[And the Fandom Rejoiced|moments where the casting has engendered excitement.]] Here are a few
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== ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ==
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== ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' ==
* With George R.R. Martin being personally involved, fans were quietly optimistic about the adaptation of ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]''. The first bit of casting news, Peter Dinklage as Tyrion, was widely accepted as a perfect bit of dream casting. Then we get ''Sean Bean'' as Ned Stark. Yeah. It's perfectly OK to be excited now.▼
== ''[[Glee]]'' ==
* ''[[Glee]]'' was announced to be getting a second
== Other Works ==
* [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]: JEFFREY COMBS AS WEYOUN.
▲* [[Doctor Who]]: The news that [[Christopher Eccleston]], a high-profile "serious" actor, had been cast as the Doctor for the new ''[[Doctor Who]]'' series -- prior to this it was worried that the new series would merely be a campy, slightly snide over-parody, and previous casting rumors hadn't helped matters. So much so that when it was announced that he was quitting after one season, many fans [[Serious Business|didn't take it at all well]].
▲** And then cue ''his'' successor, [[David Tennant]], to much the same effect. Including the fans not taking his departure at all well.
▲*** And ''HIS'' successor, [[Matt Smith]], has already won over most of the ''western hemisphere'' with his wiggly hand movements in an interview.
▲** Preceding the announcement of Smith as the new Doctor was the absolute shitstorm of win kicked up by [[Steven Moffat]] accepting the job of showrunner. There will be much awesome and subsequent hiding behind couches.
▲** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lldtm-HA0yw This trailer] seems to be swinging quite a few of the unconvinced into Eleven's corner. The {{spoiler|WEEPING MOTHERFUCKING ANGELS}} probably didn't hurt. Is it possible to be both a [[And the Fandom Rejoiced|Fandom Rejoice]] ''and'' [[Nightmare Fuel]] at the same time?
▲*** Many seemed to be sold by Matt Smith saying {{spoiler|'Trust Me, I'm the Doctor.'}}
▲**** And if that didn't work, "Basically... run." ''did''.
▲** And now the ''2011'' season has a Fandom Rejoice moment: '''''[[Neil Gaiman]]''''' has confirmed having written an episode for said season.
▲** [[Mark Sheppard|Mark]] freaking [[Mark Sheppard|Sheppard]] is guest-starring. Mark. Sheppard.
▲** And for you [[Big Finish]] fans, [http://www.tom-baker.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=267# p2518 guess who's back?]
▲** It's confirmed - [http://doctorwhointhemedia.blogspot.com/2010/04/bbc-press-release-doctor-and-jo-grant.html Jo Grant's going to be back in the Whoniverse].
▲** There is absolutely no description for the amount of this created by the announcement that [[Elisabeth Sladen]] would be returning to ''Who'' proper as beloved Classic companion Sarah Jane Smith. And then the cries got ''louder'' when she got [[The Sarah Jane Adventures|her own show]] - a show that would see the return of the above-mentioned Jo Grant ''and'' Nicholas Courtney as [[The Brigadier]].
▲** A survey of fanzines from 1988 show great rejoicing when the by-then-hated producer of the series, John Nathan-Turner, was reported as having left the series; this ended up being a premature report and Nathan-Turner ended up staying in charge for the show's final year in 1989, which no doubt led to the polar opposite of fan rejoicing in some quarters.
▲** There was rejoicing in fandom when {{spoiler|it was announced Rose Tyler would return}} in Season 4.
▲** Much fan rejoicing in the recent news that Rupert Graves will be in Season 7.
▲** Mark Williams A.K.A. Arthur Weasley is playing Rory's dad? Awesome!
▲** Ben Browder of ''[[Farscape]]'' is showing up in Season 7 as well. Niiiiiice.
* They're doing ''another'' adaptation of ''[[Sherlock Holmes]]''? ''Another'' one? And it's going to be set in modern-day instead of period? Didn't they already try doing that back in the '40s? Wait... It's being created by ''[[Steven Moffat]]'' and ''[[Mark Gatiss]]''? '''''[[Martin Freeman]]''''' is [[The Watson|Watson]]?? And '''''[[Benedict Cumberbatch]]''''' is [[Sherlock Holmes|Holmes]]? Holy shit!!
* Jane Espenson (of ''[[Buffy]]'', ''[[Battlestar Galactica|Battlestar]]'', and ''[[Caprica]]'' fame) is on the writing staff for ''[[Torchwood: Miracle Day]]''!
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* ''[[Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger]]'' is now pulling what Decade did above, only with all 35 seasons of heroes. With a similar first episode. With almost every ranger ever. That's just under 200 rangers on screen at once fighting an enemy empire. That made the fandom forget that the yellow ranger would eventually find the power to transform into Big One.
** Movie sounds good. But really old school rangers aren't going to get love because most of them are retired (aside of Kenji Ohba as [[Denshi Sentai Denziman|Denzi Blue]])... [[Himitsu Sentai Goranger|Akaranger]] and [[JAKQ Dengekitai|Big One]]? That's predictab -- HOLY SHIT ARE THOSE [[Dai Sentai Goggle Five|GOGGLE BLACK]], [[Kagaku Sentai Dynaman|DYNA PINK]], [[Choudenshi Bioman|RED ONE]] and [[Kousoku Sentai Turboranger|RED TURBO]]!?!? Cue [[Squee|Squees]] from old school fans.
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** Here's a bigger one recently: ''[[Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie|Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan the Movie]]''!! Yes, you heard it folks, the [[Space Sheriff Gavan|original]] Metal Hero is back, in HD even and still with Kenji Ohba as Retsu Ichijouji! Keep your fingers crossed for perhaps a revival of [[Metal Heroes]] franchise!
** They are even planning a ''[[Kamen Rider x Super Sentai: The Great Superhero War|Kamen Rider Vs. Super Sentai]]'' Crossover movie now!
▲* With George R.R. Martin being personally involved, fans were quietly optimistic about the adaptation of ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]''. The first bit of casting news, Peter Dinklage as Tyrion, was widely accepted as a perfect bit of dream casting. Then we get ''Sean Bean'' as Ned Stark. Yeah. It's perfectly OK to be excited now.
▲** Then one of the last decisions to be announced: ''[[Stargate Atlantis|Ronon]]'' as Khal Drogo. Best. Casting decision. Ever.
▲** Aiden Gillan from ''[[The Wire]]'' as Littlefinger has gotten a fair amount of squees.
▲** [[Thin Blue Line|Detective Boyle]] is King Robert? Awesome!
▲** A lot of these moments happened as the show progressed:
▲*** Who the hell is this guy playing Syrio Forel? Syrio's bald, not an effemi...effem....OMG THIS IS SOOOOO AWESOME!!
▲*** [[Terminator The Sarah Connor Chronicles|Sarah Connor]] is Cersei Lannister? Really? Oh...WOW!
▲*** "I'm just worried about the child actors - you know what they can sometimes be cra...AMAZING."
▲** One of the last roles to be filled: Tywin Lannister. Who do we get? Charles Dance. And he's a fan of the books.
▲** Well, the first season is over, and it was '''[[So Cool Its Awesome|AWESOME]]'''!! But the second season doesn't start till Spring 2012. NOOOOOOOOO..wait, '''[[George R. R. Martin|THE MAN]] HIMSELF''' is writing the script for the Battle of the Blackwater episode? YES!!
▲** Gwendoline Christie as Brienne. Though there are inevitably still some complaints that she's too good-looking for the hideously plain [[Action Girl]], we can still be thankful that she's not some supermodel, and Martin himself approved of the casting. Now that pictures are out of [http://images.wikia.com/gameofthrones/images/3/37/Brienne.jpg Christie in costume], any and all doubts should be alleviated.
▲** Natalie Dormer (from ''[[The Tudors]]'') as Margaery Tyrell has sparked this sort of reaction, as well.
▲** THE REEDS WILL BE IN SEASON THREE!
* A remake of ''[[The Prisoner]]''? Oh man, it's gonna be a lame [[Cultural Translation|Americanized]] [[They Changed It, Now It Sucks|hack job]], etcetera... But then, Ian McKellen said... "[http://io9.com/5385875/ian-mckellen-is-a-sick-torture-genius-in-new-trailer-for-the-prisoner Be seeing you]". [[And There Was Much Rejoicing]].
* So we all thought for a while that ''[[Walking with Dinosaurs]]'' was just a documentary done in a [[Follow the Leader]] to [[Jurassic Park]]... until the [[Always a Bigger Fish|GIANT DINO-DOLPHIN]] [[Paranoia Fuel|BURSTS OUT OF THE SEA AND]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfSEGOs-XyM EATS A LAND-WALKING DINO.]
* ''Gameshow Marathon'' is going to be hosted by Ricki Lake? RICKI F'N LAKE?!!? And C-list celebrities will be playing all the ga...oh wow, is that a recreation of the CBS ''[[Match Game]]'' set? And the NBC version of ''[[Card Sharks]]'', going back to the ORIGINAL rules??? And [[Press Your Luck|the Big Board]] lives!
* Michael Schumacher's coming back to [[Formula One]]? Oh fuck yeah, I'm watching again!
* The average [[Discworld]] fan's reaction to the ''[[
* Oh, they're making a new superhero drama on NBC called ''[[The Cape (2010 TV series)|The Cape]]''. Eh, we've already got one superhero drama wait is that [[Keith David]] and is ''that'' [[Summer Glau]] and ''holy shit'' this is going to be ''awesome!''
▲* ''[[Glee]]'' was announced to be getting a second AND third season before its first season was even finished airing. Needless to say the fans were pleased.
▲** Speaking of Glee, the recent addition of [[Team Starkid|Darren Criss]] to the cast has excited a large portion of the gleeks.
▲** Two fandoms rejoiced at once when it was announced that ''[[Joss Whedon]]'' was going to direct an episode. More rejoicing when it was revealed that ''[[Neil Patrick Harris]]'' was guest starring in the episode. YES PLEASE!
▲** Idina Menzel guest-starring in [[Glee]] was a big one, but the rejoicing hit stratospheric levels once it was revealed that she {{spoiler|WAS Rachel's birth mother}}.
▲** Charice.
▲** {{spoiler|Kurt and Blaine finally, finally, FINALLY kissed! TWICE!}} That sound you heard was a million {{spoiler|Klaine}} fangirls [[Squee|Squeeing]]. {{spoiler|They Kissed}} was even a trending topic on Twitter within minutes of it airing.
▲** The above was made all the more significant because fans thought they were getting let down again when Misery, which was thought to {{spoiler|be sung to Kurt}} was just another Warblers number. The reaction: It's just going to be another UST-filled epi....holy shit! {{spoiler|Blaine}} just said he wants to sing at Regionals with {{spoiler|Kurt}}? He picked {{spoiler|Candles}} as their duet? HOLY SHIT {{spoiler|THEY KISSED}}!
▲** The news that Darren Criss and the Warblers will be releasing an album of their own was greeted with multiple, ear-piercing squeals.
▲** However there was an aversion for the first confirmed song of the prom episode. Friday.
▲** No doubt quite a few will rejoice when they hear that Finn and Rachel '''''WON'T''''' be going through any more drama. Of course, half of them are [[Shipping|genuine shippers]] and the other half is ''utterly sick of Finchel drama.''
* Well done, [[SVU]]. You've killed off yet another AD- hey, is that [[Hello, Attorney!|Alex Cabot]]? [[Les Yay|Boy, is Liv going to be pleased to see you!]]
* ''[[Victorious]]'' is a nice show, but it might be even better if some of the other characters got some time in the spotlight... Wait, did you say [[Ariana Grande]] and [[Liz Gillies]] would be performing? A duet, no less!?
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