TV shows only, no movies, no miniseries. No shows that fizzled after less than 6 episodes. Network, cable, internet-only are all fine. Shows from any country are also fine.
The average height for men in the US is roughly 5'10"; that for women is roughly 5'4". Those heights will be our benchmarks.
Only series regulars (for at least one season of the series) may be counted. No guest stars, no recurring characters. Actor must appear onscreen -- voice-only actors may not be counted. Any reasonable verification of height may be used.
Points will be awarded for inches over the men's average or under the women's (no points for fractional inches). So a male actor who is 6'2" is worth 4 points, and so is a female actor who is 5'0". 10 bonus points for each pair of male/female actors with a height differential of 15 inches or more.
You may include as many or as few series regulars are you like.
I'm scoring it differently than the OP: I picked 4 characters that are far away from the norm. I'm counting Morgan's shortness, even though he's a guy, and Sara's tallness, even though she's a gal.
Points: Chuck 6, Adam 6, Sara 5, Morgan 3. Total: 20
eta: I think that I should get a bonus for having a female lead taller than the male lead equal to twice the difference. That would bring my total up to 24.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
*Diamond and Halop both refused to publicly admit to their heights. However, the photographicevidence implies heights of 5'0" and 4'8", respectively -- rounded up by 2 inches in each case to allow for a reasonable margin of error
Points: Harry - 6, Dan - 6, Bull - 10, Mac - 5, Selma 2, Florence - 6, and 20 bonus points Total: 55 Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
If you can use as many characters as you want, then this could turn into a contest of which TV show has the most series regulars.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
At least those who are uncommonly tall or short. Night Court had way more regulars than that, but they were all women who were average or taller.
Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :
I call Castle. (Goes to check, still doesn't understand the rules)
Actually, too many of these actors don't have heights in a reputable source.
[ March 18, 2011, 01:58 PM: Message edited by: pooka ]
Posted by DSH (Member # 741) on :
Started out strong with an all male main cast but the premise of the show doesnt allow for a large cast, I dont think twelve episodes is enough to include some of the others.
Posted by Raymond Arnold (Member # 11712) on :
quote:Everybody Loves Raymond
god I hate that show.
Posted by Xavier (Member # 405) on :
I am not interested in playing at the moment (maybe later), but I will mention that these kinds of silly games are one of the things I miss about hatrack past.
So kudos!
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
quote:Originally posted by Xavier: these kinds of silly games are one of the things I miss about hatrack past.
Me too! I've been trying to think of a good one for a while. Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
quote:Originally posted by Raymond Arnold:
quote:Everybody Loves Raymond
god I hate that show.
I sort of agree. (Although I love Doris Roberts, I hate her in that role. She was way better as Mildred.) But it's an excellent contender for this game. Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Points: Baze - 5, Ryan - 2, Math - 4, Lux - 1, Cate - 1 Total: 13 Looking at cast shots I would expect this show to score much higher.
Posted by The Rabbit (Member # 671) on :
Dibs on Lost and Heroes! (Just because they have an absolutely massive cast of regulars)
This is going to take me the better part of an hour....Better get to work.
Posted by The Rabbit (Member # 671) on :
I presume that since we are using the average height for adults that child actors would not be acceptable. If not, there are many points to be earned from shows with a bunch of child stars.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
quote:Originally posted by The Rabbit: I presume that since we are using the average height for adults that child actors would not be acceptable.
Correct.
Posted by Glenn Arnold (Member # 3192) on :
The Addams family:
Ted Cassidy: 6 ft 9 in
Felix Silla 3' 11"
Does the short short have to be a woman? How sexist.
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
quote:Does the short short have to be a woman? How sexist.
Not by mu rules. See Chuck above.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
quote:Originally posted by Glenn Arnold: Does the short short have to be a woman? How sexist.
Only in that natural averages for the human species are sexist.
Posted by Nighthawk (Member # 4176) on :
Darn it... Why are Joss' women so TALL? Buffy's 5'4", but the rest of them are around 5'8".
Posted by Glenn Arnold (Member # 3192) on :
quote:Only in that natural averages for the human species are sexist.
Yes, but the rules could have asked for men below the average, and women above the average, or either men or women below or above the average.
The point as I see it is the difference from the norm, not the tendency for women to be shorter than men.
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
*points to mph's previous two posts*
Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
I don't understand this game. The Rules tell me how to score points but I don't understand the goal.
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
The goal is to think of TV shows that have high scores. And to have fun doing it.
Posted by C3PO the Dragon Slayer (Member # 10416) on :
Not many egregiously short people on that show... probably because being short was Radar's gig, and he was 5'5.
Posted by Speed (Member # 5162) on :
I can't take the time right now, but someone run a total for Saturday Night Live. That's got to be in the hundreds.
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
Stargate SG-1 (only counting team members lasting more than one season, including movies as +season [sorry, Jonas!])
(I was going to add Teryl Rothery and try to get the 15-inch-difference bonus, but she's only 5'2, which is 13 inches shorter than Christopher Judge's 6'3. Alas!)
Posted by Stone_Wolf_ (Member # 8299) on :
Not sure if all these characters count as "series regulars" vs "recurring characters". We shall let the judges decide.
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
West Wing (using the original rules)
Bradley Whitford: 5'11 Rob Lowe - 5'11 Jimmy Smits: 6'3 Alan Alda: 6'2 Kristin Chenoweth: 4'11
Total: 26
However, if you get to include tall women (which West Wing has a lot of if you look at the whole cast, but limited to regulars):
Mary McCormack: 5'8 Allison Janney: 6'0 Janel Moloney: 5'8
And short men:
John Spencer: 5'7 Martin Sheen : 5'7 Joshua Malina: 5'9
That adds 23 pts, for a total of 49. On the flip side, if you are penalized for actors who go the other way (tall shorts and short talls), then the point total is 3.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
quote:Originally posted by Glenn Arnold:
quote:Only in that natural averages for the human species are sexist.
Yes, but the rules could have asked for men below the average, and women above the average, or either men or women below or above the average.
Then everyone who isn't within one inch of average counts, and it becomes all about which shows have the most regulars.
Not what I had in mind. But hey, this is Hatrack -- y'all will do what you want regardless.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
quote:Originally posted by Stone_Wolf_: Not sure if all these characters count as "series regulars" vs "recurring characters". We shall let the judges decide.
Were they in the weekly opening credits, or listed as guests just in those shows in which they appeared?
Posted by Glenn Arnold (Member # 3192) on :
quote:Then everyone who isn't within one inch of average counts, and it becomes all about which shows have the most regulars.
Or just limited to the one character who is the most above average, and one character who is the most below average, as I did above. The only problem was that they were both male.
Even keeping the shortest character female and the tallest character male, shows with large casts seem to bypass the spirit of the game. But it could just as easily have been the shortest male, and tallest female, it's the difference from the norm makes it interesting.
Posted by Nighthawk (Member # 4176) on :
Wait, are we scoring women above average?
I'm having a hard time finding women below 5'4".
Posted by Yebor1 (Member # 1380) on :
Alberto Rodriguez 6'5" George Murdock 6'8" Christopher Mordetzky 6'4" Curt Hawkins 6'1" William Reso 6'2' Andrew Galloway 6'5" Adam Copeland 6'5" Rycklon Stephen 6'2" Jack Hager 6'5" Glenn Jacobs 7'0" Mark Callloway 6'8" Stuar Bennett 6'5" Robert Huffmann 6'3" Dylan Post 4'4"
total points 114
I only used wrestlers on the active roster at this time not ones who have left and only for this show
Posted by Glenn Arnold (Member # 3192) on :
quote:I'm having a hard time finding women below 5'4".
Have you met my wife?
Posted by Wingracer (Member # 12293) on :
Pit boss:
Luigi Francis Shorty Rossi 4' .5" Sebastian Saraceno can't find a height listed but short. Ronald Lee Clark, same. All are around 4 foot.
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