johnnyfarragut Posted May 4, 2023 Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 (edited) -STING: I read somewhere Don Johnson asked him to be on the show. Hell, this is a no-brainer to me: he was even more famous in 1986 than when he was fronting The Police a couple of years back. I think he did a pretty good job in Stormy Monday playing a shady nightclub owner. -DAVID BOWIE -OZZY OSBOURNE -DAVID LEE ROTH ... Edited May 4, 2023 by johnnyfarragut 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadrian Posted May 4, 2023 Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 1 hour ago, johnnyfarragut said: -STING: I read somewhere Don Johnson asked him to be on the show. Hell, this is a no-brainer to me: he was even more famous in 1986 than when he was fronting The Police a couple of years back. I think he did a pretty good job in Stormy Monday playing a shady nightclub owner. -DAVID BOWIE -OZZY OSBOURNE -DAVID LEE ROTH ... Sting would have been GREAT as Glanz in “Death and the Lady”—heck he even kind of looks like the dude. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewRemington Posted May 4, 2023 Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 1 hour ago, Dadrian said: Sting would have been GREAT as Glanz in “Death and the Lady”—heck he even kind of looks like the dude. Great idea! I’m going to add that I think young Dadrian should have guest-starred in “Like a Hurricane” playing a Yamaha keytar with Jan Hammer at the wedding. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyfarragut Posted May 4, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Dadrian said: Sting would have been GREAT as Glanz in “Death and the Lady”—heck he even kind of looks like the dude. True! And the part is the kind of devious s**t Sting just LOVED to sing about * *for the uninitiated: ''Every Breath You Take" is not a love song. It's about a stalker! It's all double meanings with this guy. Edited May 4, 2023 by johnnyfarragut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadrian Posted May 4, 2023 Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 2 hours ago, johnnyfarragut said: True! And the part is the kind of devious s**t Sting just LOVED to sing about * *for the uninitiated: ''Every Breath You Take" is not a love song. It's about a stalker! It's all double meanings with this guy. Sting is great at sinister roles, and would be very believable as a sadistic model-monger. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt5 Posted May 11, 2023 Report Share Posted May 11, 2023 On 5/4/2023 at 9:06 PM, Dadrian said: Sting is great at sinister roles, and would be very believable as a sadistic model-monger. A great choice —Sting would have worked well and Bowie. Perhaps they were both a little too big from 85-89 for tv? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt5 Posted May 11, 2023 Report Share Posted May 11, 2023 (edited) On 5/4/2023 at 2:58 PM, johnnyfarragut said: -STING: I read somewhere Don Johnson asked him to be on the show. Hell, this is a no-brainer to me: he was even more famous in 1986 than when he was fronting The Police a couple of years back. I think he did a pretty good job in Stormy Monday playing a shady nightclub owner. -DAVID BOWIE -OZZY OSBOURNE -DAVID LEE ROTH ... Great choices. Roth and Sting would have worked well. I read Bowie turned down the James Bond villain role in 1984-85. Edited May 11, 2023 by Matt5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedDragon86 Posted May 11, 2023 Report Share Posted May 11, 2023 (edited) Stuart Margolin who played Angel in "The Rockford Files" who like Izzy was a loveable grifter. Edited May 11, 2023 by RedDragon86 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted May 11, 2023 Report Share Posted May 11, 2023 Am 4.5.2023 um 15:58 schrieb johnnyfarragut: -STING: I read somewhere Don Johnson asked him to be on the show. Hell, this is a no-brainer to me: he was even more famous in 1986 than when he was fronting The Police a couple of years back. I think he did a pretty good job in Stormy Monday playing a shady nightclub owner. -DAVID BOWIE -OZZY OSBOURNE -DAVID LEE ROTH ... Yes, Sting was asked and turned it down. DJ and the producers asked a lot of celebrities at that time. David Lee Roth was asked too and turned it down as well as he was supposed to play a dope dealer and he was afraid about his image. Bowie sent his girlfriend Iman to guest star two times and accompanied her. He is even on a set photo that we posted here in the BTS thread. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadrian Posted May 11, 2023 Report Share Posted May 11, 2023 7 hours ago, Tom said: Yes, Sting was asked and turned it down. DJ and the producers asked a lot of celebrities at that time. David Lee Roth was asked too and turned it down as well as he was supposed to play a dope dealer and he was afraid about his image. Bowie sent his girlfriend Iman to guest star two times and accompanied her. He is even on a set photo that we posted here in the BTS thread. Any idea what role/episode (if any) they had in mind for Sting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted May 11, 2023 Report Share Posted May 11, 2023 vor 3 Minuten schrieb Dadrian: Any idea what role/episode (if any) they had in mind for Sting? No sorry. I appreciate you believe I know everything about the show, but I ain’t! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadrian Posted May 11, 2023 Report Share Posted May 11, 2023 11 minutes ago, Tom said: No sorry. I appreciate you believe I know everything about the show, but I ain’t! Someone once taught me “The Rule of ‘Ask’ ”, and it’s opened a lot of doors for me over the years. One time I asked Jan Hammer’s manager to to show him a birthday video I made for him. I’m sure you’ll have many answers for future questions. Heck, you’ve answered A LOT that I didn’t even ask!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyfarragut Posted May 12, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2023 (edited) I'm speculating here, but Sting's refusal to be on 'Vice' may have been a management, rather than personal, decision. Sting's manager Miles Copeland Jr. always wanted his client to focus on music, which is what he does best. This was a bone of contention in the last days of The Police (Sting was offered the bad guy role in James Bond's For Your Eyes Only, among other juicy parts. He couldn't accept because of touring commitments). Sting's wife (actress Trudie Styler) thought Copeland had too much influence on Sting's decisions. The story goes, back in the 90s she cut a deal with Creative Artists Agency superboss Michael Ovitz: get rid of Copeland and she'll get to be a movie producer. Which is exactly what happened. It didn't do any good to Sting's acting career, but it certainly damaged his musical career (classical music records?). Sorry for the off-topic. Edited May 12, 2023 by johnnyfarragut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedDragon86 Posted May 12, 2023 Report Share Posted May 12, 2023 (edited) 22 hours ago, Dadrian said: Any idea what role/episode (if any) they had in mind for Sting? Maybe The Police were the first choice for Whatever Works instead of Power Station? Edited May 12, 2023 by RedDragon86 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadrian Posted May 12, 2023 Report Share Posted May 12, 2023 27 minutes ago, RedDragon86 said: Maybe The Police were the first choice for Whatever Works instead of Power Station? The Police were alrady disbanded by then. Besides, the fight would have started on the stage if they were there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedDragon86 Posted May 12, 2023 Report Share Posted May 12, 2023 (edited) 8 hours ago, Dadrian said: The Police were alrady disbanded by then. Besides, the fight would have started on the stage if they were there. Oh I thought they were still active in 1986 and the episode was in 1985. Edited May 12, 2023 by RedDragon86 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadrian Posted May 12, 2023 Report Share Posted May 12, 2023 3 minutes ago, RedDragon86 said: Oh I thought they were still active in 1986 and the episode was in 1985. Without googling, I think they broke up in 84, and only did a one or two things around 86. Then the reunion in the 2000s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedDragon86 Posted May 12, 2023 Report Share Posted May 12, 2023 8 hours ago, Dadrian said: Without googling, I think they broke up in 84, and only did a one or two things around 86. Then the reunion in the 2000s. So it wouldn't be "Whatever Works" then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted May 12, 2023 Report Share Posted May 12, 2023 vor einer Stunde schrieb RedDragon86: Oh I thought they were still active in 1986 and the episode was in 1985. Last Police album before their split was Synchronity in 1983. The song in The Maze was from this album. Sting published his first solo album in 1985. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadrian Posted May 12, 2023 Report Share Posted May 12, 2023 5 hours ago, Tom said: Last Police album before their split was Synchronity in 1983. The song in The Maze was from this album. Sting published his first solo album in 1985. Yes, and the “Don’t Stand So Close to Me” rework was 1986. Not sure what that was all about, but I LOVE it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyfarragut Posted May 12, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2023 1 hour ago, Dadrian said: Yes, and the “Don’t Stand So Close to Me” rework was 1986. Not sure what that was all about, but I LOVE it! It's a priceless story : https://www.sting.com/news/title/Interview: GUITAR WORLD (2003) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Calderon Posted May 13, 2023 Report Share Posted May 13, 2023 And this is because miles is the drummer's brother. Well, in 2007, miles went nuts when they did the tour reunion but nobody put miles on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedDragon86 Posted December 1, 2023 Report Share Posted December 1, 2023 On 5/11/2023 at 8:30 AM, Tom said: Yes, Sting was asked and turned it down. DJ and the producers asked a lot of celebrities at that time. David Lee Roth was asked too and turned it down as well as he was supposed to play a dope dealer and he was afraid about his image. Bowie sent his girlfriend Iman to guest star two times and accompanied her. He is even on a set photo that we posted here in the BTS thread. Didn't Iman start dating Bowie in 1990? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedDragon86 Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 Surprised they didn't cast Willem Dafoe from To Live and Die in LA, quite a few actors starred in the series from that film, Dean Stockwell, John Turturro, John Pankow, Debra Feuer, Gary Cole, I would have like to have seen actresses Sean Young and Daryl Hannah as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalci Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 Mickey Rourke. Although I know he was too big at the time to star in it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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