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The Best and Worst Fan Castings

On the internet, you're familiar with the term "fancasting." When a fan chooses a certain actor or voice actor to play a character they like, it can be divisive. Some fan castings are pretty good or decent, and you can see them work; others, not so much. For this list, pick fan castings you've seen online or heard about that you think would be great, and others that you just can't see happen and wonder why those fans even thought it was a good idea to begin with.

Characters That Were Cruelly Tortured By Writers

In many lists of pop culture media, you always see a character who suffers a lot. Sometimes, letting a character suffer isn't so bad because it can build character and allow them to develop, but sometimes writers tend to make a character suffer WAY too much, and it ends up just becoming too cruel to watch and makes you feel sorry for that character (but that doesn't stop the writing from nastily torturing that said character for amusement). For this list, choose characters YOU think were bullied and tormented too much by writers, and didn't deserve all of that torment (it can be a video game, comic, TV show, movie, etc.)

Voice Roles Rino Romano could play

Rino Romano is truly one of the most underrated voice actors ever. With how much range he displayed in many of his voice roles, especially in how he played certain characters like Spider-Man, Batman, Eduardo Rivera, Luis Sera, Darth Revan, Gaspard, Uncle Tony, and Reiji Ishioda, we should definitely be hearing more of him, as he was heard everywhere in the 90s and early 2000s. For this list, choose characters that you think Romano would be perfect for, and in addition to that, choose companies (can even be defunct companies as well) that you think he would be perfect to work for.

Movies That Didn't Really Need a Sequel (But Unfortunately Got One)

Sometimes, when making a movie, it needs a sequel to help carry out its ending, and it can get a pretty good one. However, sometimes there's a movie that has a perfect, or at least decent, ending that it doesn't really need a sequel, and is better off as just a one-time film (but that doesn't stop Hollywood from giving it an unnecessary sequel that COMPLETELY ruins the film). For this list, choose movies YOU think were better as one-time films and didn't really need any sequels (but sadly suffered the unfortunate fate).

The Worst Voice Acting Performances Ever

Now, let's be honest. We all know there are a lot of voice actors out there who have given you many nostalgic performances as characters you love throughout your childhood. Such great performances that you enjoy to this day. However, that doesn't mean EVERY voice actor can give a good performance. Some voice actors (INCLUDING your favorite ones) can sometimes give a pretty awful performance that makes them sound like a miscast. For this list, choose voice actors YOU think gave an abysmal performance in any piece of media such as a video game, movie, cartoon, etc.

Characters that got WAY too much screentime

In many pieces of media, such as video games, TV shows, movies, etc., you've seen many characters who got WAY too much screen time. These characters ended up hogging the spotlight and stole a lot of important scenes and development for many underrated characters. For this list, choose many characters you think were overrated and appeared too much, and ended up hogging all the attention and scenes for characters you think deserved it more.

Voice Actors Jason Griffith Should Team Up With

Jason Griffith, the 4Kids voice actor for Sonic and Shadow from Sonic X, is by far one of the most influential (and personally, my favorite voice actor of all time) voice actors ever! He's certainly come a long way since his 4Kids days, and it's amazing to see how many amazing people he's worked with over the years. However, let's all be honest. There are more voice actors that Jason hasn't teamed up with yet that you want to see him collaborate with (especially since now that he lives in Los Angeles, it shouldn't be too hard for him to work with the likes of Tom Kenny). For this list, choose voice actors you want Jason Griffith to work with.

Nobody Duology (2011-2015)

A docile family man slowly reveals his true character after his house gets burgled by two petty thieves, which, coincidentally, leads him into a bloody war with a Russian crime boss.

Johto Pokémon that would have been better off debuting in the Sinnoh Region

Now, let's face it: many of the Johto Pokémon were pretty much underdeveloped in their debuts. With how low their stats were, how some had no good moveset at all, had poor typing, and worse, didn't get an evolution UNTIL the fourth generation, some of these second-generation Pokémon might as well have been better off as fourth-generation Pokémon instead. For this list, choose Johto Pokémon you think would have been better off as Sinnoh Pokémon instead.

Companies that should have never went bankrupt

Throughout the decades, we've lost a lot of companies through bankruptcy. Said companies are many companies that were responsible for giving us many of the nostalgic things we loved as children (whether it was Saturday Morning Cartoons, toys, video games, movies, etc.), that we all secretly wish they never closed down, and we're still running as of this day. For this list, choose a defunct company that you loved so much and gave you many of your favorite things growing up, and you wish it were still around.

Monster House Live Action (2013)

On the eve of Halloween, three kids discover their old neighbor's house is, in fact, a living, sentient monster! Now the three preteens must band together to take down the house before it devours people on Halloween.

Voice Actors that could have played adult Spike in the series finale of MLP

For those who saw the My Little Pony series finale, we can all agree on one thing: having Cathy Weseluck (the voice of Spike as a child) play Spike as an adult wasn't a very good decision. The problem with that casting choice is that she didn't sound fitting for the right reasons: 1. Spike was a grown adult, and by then his voice would change and sound deeper and more mature. 2. Cathy didn't really try to make her voice even sound masculine; she just used her voice for when Spike sounded like a child, which wouldn't fit him by the time he becomes an adult. 3. Having a woman voice a grown male character doesn't work when their voice is meant to become deeper and more masculine (usually, when it's done for comedic purposes, it's fine). So, for this story, put down suggestions of male voice actors you think would have been more fitting to play Spike's adult form in the My Little Pony Friendship is Magic series finale (before, at least, Martin Roach would voice Spike's adult self in My Little Pony Generation 5).

The Polar Express Live Action (2010)

On Christmas Eve, a young boy embarks on a magical adventure to the North Pole on the Polar Express, while learning about friendship, bravery, and the spirit of Christmas.

Fictional Characters that should have "I'm Just a Kid" play for them

"I'm Just a Kid" by Simple Plan has remained as one of the most iconic songs of all time. The song is relatable to us adults, teenagers, and kids who go through depression, loneliness, the frustration of adolescence, being bullied by others, and the feeling of being misunderstood. It's a song that relates to those who go through tough times. For this story, choose fictional characters from media such as cartoons, tv shows, video games, movies etc. that you feel like would be fitting to have "I'm Just a Kid" play for them. These can be characters (male and female) that have been bullied, abused, tormented, judged, misunderstood, lonely, and have been belittled by society. It can be an adult, teenager, or a kid character.

Everyone's Hero Live Action (2016)

A boy comes to a turning point in his life when he faces a critical decision: Should he take a chance and possibly become a hero, or should he play it safe? Though the odds are stacked against him, he begins a cross-country adventure to return Babe Ruth's baseball bat before the deciding game of the 1932 World Series.

Underrated Voice Actors

Throughout the voice acting industry, a lot of voice actors out there just don't get enough appreciation when compared to legends like Frank Welker, Rob Paulson, Kath Soucie, Tress MacNeille, Jeff Bennett, Dee Bradley Baker, Elizabeth Daily, June Foray, Jennifer Hale, Maurice LaMarche, Mel Blanc, Phil Lamarr, Tom Kenny, Kevin Michael Richardson, Laura Bailey, Cree Summer and many more. A lot of voice actors out there don't get the credit they deserve, aren't cast enough, and are COMPLETELY unknown to the public. For this list, put in all kinds of voice actors you think are completely unknown and don't get the recognition they deserve.

Voice roles Corey Marshall could play

Now, let's be honest: Corey Marshall, the English voice of Ryo Hazuki from the Shenmue franchise, is incredibly underrated, talented, unknown, and deserves more voice roles. With how well he played the character of Ryo Hazuki, his roles for anime: Boogiepop Never Laughs: Boogiepop Phantom, and Assemble Insert, he definitely is a talented voice actor that should have gotten further in his career. For this page, choose characters that you think Marshall would be perfect for, and in addition to that, choose companies (can even be defunct companies as well) that you think he would be perfect to work for. This page is dedicated to one of the most underrated, underused, and unknown voice actors of all time: Corey Marshall. (Loved you in the Shenmue franchise).

Death to Smoochy 2002 (Alternate Cast)

A kids' show host, Rainbow Randolph, is fired in disgrace while his replacement, Sheldon Mopes, A.K.A. Smoochy the Rhino, finds himself a rising star. Unfortunately for Sheldon, the business of kids' television isn't all child's play. What if one of the most criminally underrated movies of all time had a COMPLETELY different cast? Add all kinds of actors that were famous, well-known, or available in the year 2002 (the year the film was released). To clarify to some that might vote on the story: this is NOT a modern remake, so don't use actors that are famous today, instead only actors that were well known in the early 2000s.

Zathura (2015)

After their father is called into work, two young boys, Walter and Danny, are left in the care of their teenage sister, Lisa, and told they must stay inside. Walter and Danny, who anticipate a boring day, are shocked when they begin playing Zathura, a space-themed board game, which they realize has mystical powers when their house is shot into space. With the help of an astronaut, the boys attempt to return home.

Robots 2005 (Alternate Cast)

In a world of sentient robots, striving young inventor Rodney Copperbottom wants to work for the avuncular Bigweld, whose Bigweld Industries makes spare robot parts. But Bigweld has just been deposed as company head by the villainous Phineas T. Ratchet, who wants to make all robots submit to profitable forced upgrades. In this animated adventure, Rodney and his friend Fender go underground to fight Ratchet's evil plans.