13 Notable Male Roles Rewritten as Amazing Women

High Fidelity is the best-selling novel by Nick Hornby that was adapted into the 2000 film starring John Cusack.

It is now being developed into a TV series with one major change: the lead role is being written for a woman.

Let's check out some of the other times that a woman stepped into a role originally created for a man.

1. Kara "Starbuck" Thrace (Battlestar Galactica)

When Ronald D. Moore's re-imagining of Battlestar Galactica announced that Starbuck was going to be a woman, there were many skeptics. Katee Sackhoff ultimately landed the role and quickly won over viewers with her powerful portrayal.

2. Lenny (Legion)

Showrunner Noah Hawley first envisioned David's friend Lenny as a middle-aged man. Once he met Aubrey Plaza, Hawley rewrote the role so she could play it.

3. Jeri Hogarth (Marvel Netflix Universe)

In adapting comic character Jeryn Hogarth for the Marvel/Netflix franchise, he became a she. Played by Carrie-Anne Moss, Jeri Hogarth is a fierce lawyer and the first lesbian character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

4. Joan Watson (Elementary)

In this modern-day interpretation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's legendary stories, Lucy Liu plays former surgeon Joan Watson, a consulting detective and Sherlock Holmes' sober companion.

5. The Doctor (Doctor Who)

While not a role that was ever explicitly written for a man, Jodie Whittaker is the first woman to step into the TARDIS as the Doctor. She made her debut in the 2017 Christmas special, and her first full season begins this fall.

6. Karsi (Game of Thrones)

Although Karsi only appeared in "Hardhome," Birgitte Hjort Sørensen delivered a haunting performance. Director Miguel Sapochnik revealed that the character was originally written for a man but was recast as a woman during production, a decision that made a huge impact on an epic episode.

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17 Inspired and Surprising TV Crossovers

What do you get when characters from two or more shows team up? A crossover! Most recently, Supernatural's Sam and Dean got animated and met a certain mystery-solving pup on "ScoobyNatural."

That's not the only cool mash-up of TV series, though.

Let's hop into the Mystery Machine and take a trip through TV history to revisit some of the most memorable small-screen crossovers.

1. "ScoobyNatural" (Scooby Doo and Supernatural)

It took 13 seasons, but the Winchester Brothers are finally teaming up with the original Scooby gang in the TV crossover event of the year.

2. "The Stolen Earth" (Doctor Who, Torchwood, and The Sarah Jane Adventures)

The Tenth Doctor calls upon old friends to help save the Earth from the Daleks, including Captain Jack Harkness, Rose Tyler, Martha Jones and Sarah Jane Smith.

3. "How to Get Away with Scandal" (Scandal and How to Get Away with Murder)

Actually titled “Allow Me to Reintroduce Myself” and “Lahey v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,” this two-hour Shondaland crossover event brought two of TV's fiercest ladies together -- Olivia Pope and Annalise Keating.

4. "Hiding Not Seeking" and "Profiles" (Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D.)

This two-hour crossover event brings Intelligence together with Firehouse 51 to track down a bomber. It also celebrates P.D.'s 100th episode.

5. "I Will Remember You" (Angel and Buffy)

In a heartbreaking episode, Angel kills a demon that makes him human again, leading to a night of passion with Buffy. When he learns that Buffy's life is in peril, Angel begs the Oracles to make him a vampire again. Following a tearful goodbye, only Angel remembers the pure happiness that he briefly had with Buffy.

6. The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones

When a time travel experiment goes wrong, the Modern Stone Age Family meets the Family of the Future in a made for TV movie.

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