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Rollin Hand or Paris , who is the better magician ?

posted 12 years ago by asiras1
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Hi this has nothing to do with Martin Landau and Leonard Nimoy about being the better actor , just their characters . Also I am not sure if this question was ever posted on here before . If it was please let me know . Anyway back to the topic , I mean both are magicians and masters of disguise . Also had this weird thought one day , I was wondering if these two characters ever knew each other . Were Rollin and Paris friends or rivals or friendly rivals ? There's probably fan fiction out there some where saying they knew each other. Anyway please tell me who's better Rollin or Paris ? ( Please remember this is not about Martin or Leonard, just their characters) Thank You.

[–] happipuppi13 12 years ago

I'd say they're both about equal but then again,
we never saw Rollin do a huge magic act like Paris did as Zastro.

happipuppi13 *arf,man!*!

[–] DodgersRule 12 years ago

Rollin was more a "jack of all trades". A fast study. If he didn't know it he'd learn it an fast.

[–] linkzelda 11 years ago

Rollin Hand was the better character. He had more charisma and was able to voice a foreign accent way better then Paris did. Plus it felt weird him leaving since the Phelps and Rollin had established such a personal relationship during some of the episodes for him to all of a sudden abandon him like that.

[–] snoops 11 years ago

I like Paris the best.

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[–] Tyler-A-Arse 11 years ago

Rollin.

[–] Inspector_Spacetime 11 years ago

I have to go with Paris on this one!

[–] cind5 10 years ago

The best magician: Paris
The master of disguise: Rollin
The best at playing a character: Rollin
The best at thinking on his feet: Rollin
Now that's only comparing between the 2.

Readiness is all.

[–] im2cool4 9 years ago

paris was good while Rollin was great

[–] littlenightmusic-15077 9 years ago

It would not surprise me to find that Paris had studied under Rollin's tutelage. There is a great scene in the pilot episode where Rollin is pacing and, unthinking, he makes the cigarette in his hand appear-disappear-appear-disappear.

[–] lima-2 9 years ago

Hmm. I never considered that. It's a distinct possibility. I like that theory!

[–] mariakelly-04164 8 years ago

I liked both of them. However, I feel that you haven't lived until you've seen Leonard Nimoy portray a Japanese Kabuki actor.

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