Is Fassbender Canadian? Cuz if he ain't Canadian, he ain't right for the part.Michael Fassbender.
Discovery's Captain
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Probably some chance they will announce something at the Con in NYC next week...
Prepare for leaks then.
AICN Exclusive: Discovery Lead is 'Number One'
Who do we know in Hollywood who looks like Majel Barrett...?
Who do we know in Hollywood who looks like Majel Barrett...?
Wow, huge news here! "Discovery’s” lead character, whom we learned earlier this month would be a female, human non-captain Starfleet officer, will be referred to in the series as “Number One,” showrunner Bryan Fuller told".
Guess he lied after all
The setup for this show has got to be somewhat unique if the viewpoint of "Number One" is going to be different from what we've seen before. If it were someone like a section leader (Science Officer, for example), we would have a different dynamic since we could see them interact with the rest of the science section while carrying out the Captain's orders. However, using the term "Number One" implies that the female lead is the Executive Officer. Doesn't that then drag the show back into a viewpoint we've seen a lot? Post-TNG we got to know all the XO's pretty well, and saw struggles between them and their CO's. I don't see how that's new..........unless.......there's something in the premise of the show that really turns the CO/XO dynamic on its ear.
Filing this under "never gonna happen, but...."
^ Could make a good 21st century Number One.
Just for laughs, and assuming it is Majel's character they're talking about, I did some digging on IMDB of current actresses the same age Majel was in The Cage (32). The ones that most match Majel's look:
Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Olivia Wilde (She looks the closest to Majel)
Jaimie Alexander
Taylor Cole
Jena Malone (A dark horse pick, I'd say)
Katy Perry (HAH! If Gene was around today...)
Shannon Woodward
Christy Carlson Romano
Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Olivia Wilde (She looks the closest to Majel)
Jaimie Alexander
Taylor Cole
Jena Malone (A dark horse pick, I'd say)
Katy Perry (HAH! If Gene was around today...)
Shannon Woodward
Christy Carlson Romano
Filing this under "never gonna happen, but...."
^ Could make a good 21st century Number One.
Having seen the Renegades pilot ... nope, not at all.
I'm won over by the eyes. I'm easily bought
Thinking about it, I don't think I've actually seen her in anything since Xena.
I'm won over by the eyes. I'm easily bought
Thinking about it, I don't think I've actually seen her in anything since Xena.
I can see that. (Pun fully intended.)
However, her performance didn't really captivate me. I wasn't compelled to watch her. For me, she lacked that "it" quality. As always, everyone's mileage may vary.
Is Fassbender Canadian? Cuz if he ain't Canadian, he ain't right for the part.
He's German.
Fuller confirmed on the radio show that it was just a callback to Majel Barrett's character, they're not actually using her character in this show.
Like the captain being on loan from a traditionally hostile power (the Klingons)?
IIRC the show was originally meant to focus on the President's staff, but the casting of an actor of Martin Sheen's stature changed that.
Of course, one of the original actors sought was George C. Scott. Which would've really thrown a wrench in the works when he died the same day of the series premiere (September 22nd, 1999).
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