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@ Roi - Oh snap.  I had forgotten about Spy Kids.  Yes, yes.  Hmmmm...

@ miyamoto - I stopped watching The Shield after Season 4, so all I know of Shane is that he kills his friends to save his own ass.  He was hard to like.  I should put the rest of the seasons in my Netflix queue.

Walton Goggins?  Interesting.  He was very good on The Shield, but I can't picture him as Rick.  What is it about him that reminds you of Rick?  I'd be interested to know.   

Idris Elba would be the perfect Tyreese, but he's probably too mainstream or quasi A list for television.

Mark Strong as The Governor would be numero uno, baby.  Picture him with the hair, the eyepatch, and the evil smile.  Couldn't get any better.  Some people I know who also read the book think Danny Trejo would be good as The Gov, but he lacks a certain charming characteristic that would be needed to believe he's capable of organizing and running Woodbury.

My perfect season 1 cast would be:

Rick – Rupert Penry-Jones or Peter Sarsgaard

Lori – Molly Parker

Michonne – Michael Michele

Tyrese – Chad L. Coleman

Dale – Glenn Morshower

Andrea – Stephanie Jacobsen*

Glenn – Aaron Yoo

Hershel – Geoff Pierson

Maggie – Kelli Garner

with

Shane – Dominic Purcell

*Doesn’t look like Andrea, I know, but she has the chops and the toughness to pull it off.  Sadly, she just signed on for Melrose Place.