I thought I'd make a topic about one of my favorites characters, Trufflehunter the badger, and his portrayals in the adaptations (past and future).

While he only appears in PC as a supporting character, he's a character I'm definitely fond of. His perseverance, kindness and loyalty definitely make him stand out, and on top of that, he's a badger, which are definitely cool creatures. 

Now..on to the tricky part. I'm not sure exactly how to say this, but I'll try. I really didn't like the portrayal of Trufflehunter in the BBC adaptation. There are two reasons. One is that they had to use a person in a costume---which I'm sure everyone will agree that, despite the limited technology at the time making it the only option, just didn't work. But the other reason---and again, I hope this doesn't come across the wrong way---is thatI didn't like the choice they made to make him female.

I know there's been some talk about Aslan potentially being female in the new adaptation, which is itself a whole discussion. I don't want to say that a character shouldn't be allowed to be a different gender. But when we're so used to a character being a certain gender, it's hard to imagine them a different one. As a male, I tend to associate more strongly with male characters, so seeing that happen with Trufflehunter and potentially Aslan---two of my favorite characters---is rather difficult. But ultimately, I also think it comes down to the choices of the creators. If they want to give certain characters the chance to be portrayed as a different gender, I can accept that decision, even if it's not one I would personally make if i were adapting Lewis's books.

I will add that, despite BBC's portrayal of Trufflehunter not being my favorite, I still felt that they were able to retained the important aspect's of the book's character, and applaud them for that, since ultimately that's what's most important. I guess I should keep this in mind for Aslan in the upcoming adaptation.

As I'm sure you can guess, I liked Walden Media's Trufflehunter a lot more. Aside from being male, he looked a lot more like an actual badger. While the CG on him definitely looks dated by today's standards, it was pretty good for the time. (I also read about how the creators based the design of Trufflehunter's den on that of a real badger's, which was a nice bonus.) My only real complaint is that I feel he could have been in it more. 

As for future adaptations? I think if the PC book is adapted for the next adaptation, Ken Scott's voice for Trufflehunter is a good example for what the character's voice should sound like, assuming they keep him male. (However, Scott is also the only male I'm positive I've heard as the character, since I'm not sure I heard Trufflehunter's parts in the radio play adaptation. I don't know if the audio adaptations are online, I'd like to hear Trufflehunter's voice in them to compare.) Assuming they go with a voice like Scott's, I think a good way to set the portrayal apart from Walden's would be to perhaps make Trufflehunter a bit bigger (as well as maybe give him more lines). 

Anyways, I didn't realize this post would become quite so long when I started it! Sorry about that. And again, I hope I didn't come across as too sexist; I apologize if I did.