so THATS why some of the cast didn't like Diana Muldaur
 

she got paid more. (click on the next gen segment)

http://emmytvlegends.org/interviews/...diana-muldaur#

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Wonder why she said Gene died between 2nd and 3rd seasons when he in fact died a couple years afterwards? Honest mistake? Still a good interview though.

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It's a conspiracy!

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Wasn't there some sort of Roddenberry clause in contracts for his actresses-turned-comfort-women?

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Diana Muldaur didn't want to sign a standard five seasons contract with TNG, so they let her leave her and brought back Gates McFadden. The producers REALLY didn't want three different CMDs for the first three seasons.

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I also don't buy her "there was nothing creative about it" after Roddenberry died. Season 3 marked the beginning of TNG's best episodes.

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I wonder if she even watched the show, being as she was a little mixed up over when he died?

It's a really nice interview on the whole though. I really appreciated Pulaski in season two, and have ever since read very little about Diane Muldaur's time on the show. Or before and after, for that matter. Well, whatever I have read or watched has only left positive vibes. It wasn't her fault she was paid more, or that she replaced Gates McFadden in the first place.

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I'm sure being friends with Roddenberry had something to do with that!:lol:

But the rest of the TNG cast ended up being paid more in the end after seven seasons (six for McFadden) and also four movies.

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Could have been an interesting way to go with the series though, new doctor at the beginning of each season. Look at how many Chief Engineers Picard went through.

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[QUOTE=Dream;7113838]I'm sure being friends with Roddenberry had something to do with that!:lol:/[quote]

Good point! I just meant that she didn't want to be tied down for several ears, hence the Guest Star contract.

Yeah, moot point really.

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Good point! I just meant that she didn't want to be tied down for several ears, hence the Guest Star contract.

Yeah, moot point really.

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One thing I really want to know is if she was ever asked to return later in the series' run. I just think what a missed opportunity it would have been to see Pulaski and Crusher match wits in Season 5's "Ethics". I know she didn't like her time with Season 2, but Crosby didn't like her time during Season 1 and she returned 6 times (Yesterday's Enterprise, The Minds Eye, the two Redemption Episodes, and the Unification 2 parter).

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I love Gates McFadden, but Diana Muldaur's Pulaski really clicked for me. I would have been happy having her around in some capacity for the entire series run.

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Same here. I like her sense of humor.

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Glad there are other Muldaur/Pulaski fans. I find McFadden (infact most of TNG) dull.