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If Danny had a cop series, who should be his partner?

posted 13 years ago by PattyGJones
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A few of my suggestions are:

The Rock (Dwayne Johnson)
Vin Diesel (if it was futuristic, he could have Riddick eyes again! SO cool.)
Dean Winters ("Ryan" from Oz and currently "Mayhem" on the Allstate commercials)
Frank Whaley (if you don't recognize the name, look him up -- you'll definitely know the face)
Joseph Gordon-Levitt ("Brick," "Hesher" and a bunch of child-star roles)

Any other ideas?

"I'm only in Show Biz by injection"

[–] PattyGJones 13 years ago

Nobody? It could be somebody very young and very "white bread" (though not necessarily in racial terms). Danny could be the experienced "trainer" and very mild-mannered until lethal skills were required. I thought of Frank Whaley because he'd be such a contrast (physically I mean -- Frank can do Bad Guy very well, too). Somebody, PLEASE, throw me some names.

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[–] GroupCaptainMandrakeRAF 13 years ago

the 2nd baddest MOFO on the planet, sam jackson

[–] PattyGJones 13 years ago

Agreed. LOVE Sam Jackson.

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[–] catsndogs 12 years ago

Tony Shalhoub. Or Jason Gray-Stanford. Or Dylan Walsh.

[–] PattyGJones 12 years ago

Tony Shalhoub would be great, especially in his OCD mode. I can just picture the expression(s) on Danny's face when Tony started pontificating.

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[–] okaybuddy 12 years ago

Some black guy

[–] flacrestare 12 years ago

A partner is out of the question, Trejo is badass enough that he can take out the goons himself.

[–] PattyGJones 12 years ago

Absolutely, flacrestare, but think about how funny it could be with Danny and a smart but totally wimpy partner! Besides, I don't think any detectives take to the streets without a partner any more -- it's just too risky, even for Danny. Can you imagine somebody like Eric Millegan ("Zach" from Bones) spouting off about rules and psychology, and the look on Danny's face? Every week it would be "How does Danny keep from killing the little &$#^% this time?!" Did you see Recoil, by the way? One of the baddest of 200+ badass roles he's played, and he had a lot of dialogue this time -- a chance to show off some of his acting chops. It was made in 2011, and Danny's body, at 68, is still effing amazing. Andale, Papi, we love you forever.

"I'm only in Show Biz by injection"