Terry Farrell and DS9 Season 7

[Joel_Kirk]

possibly yes

But that's terrible. If word gets around there won't be anymore actors to want to play in the trek series.

It's only been 50 years. Things could change.

Seriously, I don't think typecasting will be a problem for the current cast. They have done and are continuing to do other projects outside Trek. Their careers will continue when this iteration of Star Trek is done.

I predict Benedict Cumberbatch will star as Kunta Kinte in a big screen remake of Roots.

^^
Directed by Ridley Scott.

(And yes, I do agree the current cast doesn't seem to have a problem with typecasting).

 

[Bad Thoughts]

Avoiding typecasting is much simpler considering they aren't doign television and only produce one Trek film every three to four years.

 

[kirkfan]

Avoiding typecasting is much simpler considering they aren't doign television and only produce one Trek film every three to four years.

I think it's about time for a new ST series.

 

[Bad Thoughts]

Avoiding typecasting is much simpler considering they aren't doign television and only produce one Trek film every three to four years.

I think it's about time for a new ST series.

I'm ready to typecast seven new actors.

 

[kirkfan]

Avoiding typecasting is much simpler considering they aren't doign television and only produce one Trek film every three to four years.

I think it's about time for a new ST series.

I'm ready to typecast seven new actors.

Seems like an odd number...

 

[Bad Thoughts]

I think it's about time for a new ST series.

I'm ready to typecast seven new actors.

Seems like an odd number...

Technically speaking, 7 is an odd number.

 

[Trimm]

We often forget that for most people in Hollywood, a long running series is the apex of an actor's career, not the springboard for it. Ferrell is actually one of the luckier folks in Hollywood, seeing as she had 6 seasons of DS9 and then several seasons of Becker following it.

 

[USS KG5]

We often forget that for most people in Hollywood, a long running series is the apex of an actor's career, not the springboard for it. Ferrell is actually one of the luckier folks in Hollywood, seeing as she had 6 seasons of DS9 and then several seasons of Becker following it.

QFT - for a (let's face it, even though we have fond memories of her time on DS9) basically middling talent she actually did pretty well career-wise.

 

[Dobian]

Well, Terry Farrell didn't land any important part since DS9, so that kinda speaks for itself.

How many of the others did?

Well you have to include Becker, which she left DS9 for. Some actors have had massive runs on tv. David Boreanaz comes to mind, going from guest spots on Buffy to five years as the star of Angel to ten years as one of the stars of Bones. Then there's Richard Belzer, who played Munch on seven seasons of Homicide and fifteen seasons of Law & Order SVU, plus appeared on numerous other shows as the character. I believe it's the most prolific character in tv history.

 

[M'rk son of Mogh]

Well, Terry Farrell didn't land any important part since DS9, so that kinda speaks for itself.

It doesn't speak for anything.

I personally talked to her yesterday in Toronto. She was so friendly, for the record, but she said she pretty much stopped acting when her son was born to raise him, doing one of the greatest jobs on earth, being a mother. He's now 11 and she doesn't regret that at all, in fact she says she has a blast with her as she goes to conventions now and he gets to meet a lot of his acting heroes.

It really sucks that just because someone isn't seen on your television set right this instant that they're considered a failure to many. If anything, she's more successful to me because of what she chose to do with her life. A regret that Kate Mulgrew openly has.

 

[urbandefault]

I've seen a lot worse acting in Trek over the decades than what Terry Farrell delivered.

(A few days a go I watched the behind the scenes stuff about "Trials" and her excitememnt about what was happening made me smile. Then I watched the episode again, for the first time in years, and remembered why I liked the show so much.)

Really, was she that bad?

"I just don't see it." - Orson Welles

 

[marlboro]

I don't think she was that bad either. I think it is a very difficult role to pull off. How would someone with hundred of years worth of lifetimes, and multiple sets of memories behave? I don't think the writers ever really had a handle on it. Jadzia was way too cool. Ezri was way too insecure. It would take one incredibly talented actor/actress to do a character that complicated justice.


I think a less attractive actress would have helped. Maybe someone slightly androgynous who still looked feminine but had some masculine qualities too. A Sigourney Weaver type.

 

[urbandefault]

I don't think she was that bad either. I think it is a very difficult role to pull off. How would someone with hundred of years worth of lifetimes, and multiple sets of memories behave? I don't think the writers ever really had a handle on it. Jadzia was way too cool. Ezri was way too insecure. It would take one incredibly talented actor/actress to do a character that complicated justice.


I think a less attractive actress would have helped. Maybe someone slightly androgynous who still looked feminine but had some masculine qualities too. A Sigourney Weaver type.

Yeah, but Sigourney could be smokin' hot when she wanted to.

 

[TPT]

I've seen a lot worse acting in Trek over the decades than what Terry Farrell delivered.

(A few days a go I watched the behind the scenes stuff about "Trials" and her excitememnt about what was happening made me smile. Then I watched the episode again, for the first time in years, and remembered why I liked the show so much.)

Really, was she that bad?

"I just don't see it." - Orson Welles

Farrell was a TOS fan and a Captain Kirk fan, so she seemed to really enjoy doing that episode, and her enthusiasm and excitement translates well on the screen. It is also fun to see that Dax is indeed a very old soul. I like the scene where she remembers Bones McCoy.

As far as acting goes, whether it be Farrell or any other actors, you’re not going to get anyone who is truly god-awful as a regular cast member, because they usually have to go through cut throat competition via multiple auditions to get the role. This is especially true for the three series after TNG, since TNG became such a commercial success that landing a regular role in a Star Trek show meant financial jackpot. (Back in the days, if an actor did seven years of TV as a regular, he or she was usually financially set for life.)

All in all, I think the producers of the show had a good eye for casting.

 

[Bad Thoughts]

You can comb through this thread. Many posters point out scenes that should not have challenged an actor, things that have been part and parcel of television since the 1960s:

1. Regret for past indiscretions (Dax)
2. Recovered memory (Equilibrium)
3. Fear of losing a child (Nor the Battle to the Strong)

Those tropes come up a lot in scripts. The unique species she played should have made little difference.

 

[urbandefault]

You can comb through this thread. Many posters point out scenes that should not have challenged an actor, things that have been part and parcel of television since the 1960s:

1. Regret for past indiscretions (Dax)
2. Recovered memory (Equilibrium)
3. Fear of losing a child (Nor the Battle to the Strong)

Those tropes come up a lot in scripts. The unique species she played should have made little difference.

I've followed this thread from the start. Despite all the complaints, she wasn't fired during her original contract. Some, like me, enjoyed her as Dax. Probably more than is represented here.

As I said, I've seen a lot worse acting in Trek. A lot of it from regulars in the four latter series, who also completed their contracts.

Terry Farrell just seems to me to be an easy target. :/

 

[Bad Thoughts]

You can comb through this thread. Many posters point out scenes that should not have challenged an actor, things that have been part and parcel of television since the 1960s:

1. Regret for past indiscretions (Dax)
2. Recovered memory (Equilibrium)
3. Fear of losing a child (Nor the Battle to the Strong)

Those tropes come up a lot in scripts. The unique species she played should have made little difference.

I've followed this thread from the start. Despite all the complaints, she wasn't fired during her original contract. Some, like me, enjoyed her as Dax. Probably more than is represented here.

As I said, I've seen a lot worse acting in Trek. A lot of it from regulars in the four latter series, who also completed their contracts.

Terry Farrell just seems to me to be an easy target. :/

There was worse. There was better. And there has been far less apologetics from that "talent."

 

[Reaper63]

I've followed this thread from the start. Despite all the complaints, she wasn't fired during her original contract. Some, like me, enjoyed her as Dax. Probably more than is represented here.

As I said, I've seen a lot worse acting in Trek. A lot of it from regulars in the four latter series, who also completed their contracts.

Terry Farrell just seems to me to be an easy target. :/

I'm with you man, I've just recently rewatched all 7 seasons and I still enjoy Ferrell's Dax.

 

[kkt]

Farrell was an okay actress, but she was surrounded by terrific actors, and she was playing a part that would have challenged a great actor. I sort of sigh when the college puts on King Lear with a 22-year-old man playing Lear. But Farrell had to play an old man, an old woman, and a young man and woman, all at the same time.

 

[TPT]

You can comb through this thread. Many posters point out scenes that should not have challenged an actor, things that have been part and parcel of television since the 1960s:

1. Regret for past indiscretions (Dax)
2. Recovered memory (Equilibrium)
3. Fear of losing a child (Nor the Battle to the Strong)

Those tropes come up a lot in scripts. The unique species she played should have made little difference.

I've followed this thread from the start. Despite all the complaints, she wasn't fired during her original contract. Some, like me, enjoyed her as Dax. Probably more than is represented here.

As I said, I've seen a lot worse acting in Trek. A lot of it from regulars in the four latter series, who also completed their contracts.

Terry Farrell just seems to me to be an easy target. :/

totally agree, I liked the character, thought she did a good job, and was smokin hot.

As for worse actors, try geordi, wesley, neelix, ok their characters were awful, but the actors were seemingly awful as well.

If you never had a chance to do so, you may want to try watching Stand By Me and Roots. That might change your views regarding Wil Wheaton and LeVar Burton.