What's in YOUR 'head canon'?

[Mr. Laser Beam]

^ I think what @Six of Twelve meant was, why didn't J. Paul Boehmer (One) also play Mulcahey?

 

[Tracy Trek]

^ I think what @Six of Twelve meant was, why didn't J. Paul Boehmer (One) also play Mulcahey?

I know. I wondered that also. Or why the actor who played Mulcahey not play One?

 

[F. King Daniel]

Why would Picard do something like that to his best friend (Jack)? That's not how Picard acts. He doesn't fool around with his best friend's wife.

Also, neither Picard nor Beverly are the drinking types anyway.

Nobody's perfect. Weren't they having an affair behind Jack's back in one of the "Q Squared" AU's?


On a related note, it's my headcanon that McCoy cheated on his wife with Nancy Crater, hence the messy divorce that led him to Starfleet.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Nobody's perfect. Weren't they having an affair behind Jack's back in one of the "Q Squared" AU's?

Not exactly. In that universe, Jack and Beverly were already divorced by the time she had her thing with Picard. And initially, Jack had no problem with it, he only went nuts because Trelane was manipulating him.

 

[JonnyQuest037]

On a related note, it's my headcanon that McCoy cheated on his wife with Nancy Crater, hence the messy divorce that led him to Starfleet.

Same here. I think I stated that earlier in this thread, too.

I rewatched "The Man Trap" on Sept. 8th, and the moment where McCoy is nervous about Nancy coming on to him when Crater is away has an extra bite to it if you have that backstory in your head.

 

[Nerys Myk]

Nobody's perfect. Weren't they having an affair behind Jack's back in one of the "Q Squared" AU's?


On a related note, it's my headcanon that McCoy cheated on his wife with Nancy Crater, hence the messy divorce that led him to Starfleet.

I think the missus stepped out on him. Probably because he was spending too much time working.

 

[JonnyQuest037]

On a related note, it's my headcanon that McCoy cheated on his wife with Nancy Crater, hence the messy divorce that led him to Starfleet.

Same here. I think I stated that earlier in this thread, too.

Yep, I did. One the first page of the thread:

Here are some significant bits for me: [SNIP]

-McCoy's affair with Nancy Crater was an extramarital one, which led to the end of McCoy's marriage.

I think the missus stepped out on him. Probably because he was spending too much time working.

I find that a much less interesting possibility, as it falls into an easy "Bones is good, his ex-wife is bad" interpretation. If Bones was the one who had the affair, it gives him some interesting guilt issues to play with, further explains his estrangement from his daughter Joanna, and gives McCoy a determination to never make that same mistake again. I like it better when our heroes are not absolute paragons of virtue.

 

[Nerys Myk]

Yep, I did. One the first page of the thread:


I find that a much less interesting possibility, as it falls into an easy "Bones is good, his ex-wife is bad" interpretation. If Bones was the one who had the affair, it gives him some interesting guilt issues to play with, further explains his estrangement from his daughter Joanna, and gives McCoy a determination to never make that same mistake again. I like it better when our heroes are not absolute paragons of virtue.

I think ignoring his family because he's too absorbed in work places him in the less than perfect category. His daughter could blame him as well.

 

[stardream]

I think ignoring his family because he's too absorbed in work places him in the less than perfect category. His daughter could blame him as well.

I agree. The man in a relationship cheating is business as usual. Yawn.

Not saying that all men cheat of course. It's been done to death.

 

[JonnyQuest037]

I agree. The man in a relationship cheating is business as usual.

Not for Star Trek, it isn't.

Besides, the whole "I'm neglecting my family because I'm such a workaholic" thing has also been done to death. That backstory can be explained in one sentence. The affair thing you can create actual conflict and stories out of.

 

[Nerys Myk]

Not for Star Trek, it isn't.

Besides, the whole "I'm neglecting my family because I'm such a workaholic" thing has also been done to death. That backstory can be explained in one sentence. The affair thing you can create actual conflict and stories out of.

You can do the same with the workaholic thing too. Both are just starting points for storylines.

 

[stardream]

It all comes down to what we prefer to watch. I don't like the old 'somebody cheated' storyline. I find them boring and predictable.

I don't necessarily need to see a workaholic story either...let's make it something different. Maybe he gave medical aid and comfort to an escaped 'freedom fighter' or something. Got in trouble with the law...wife didn't like it.

 

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

So maybe neither are to blame. Maybe the McCoy family was broken up by something like the entity from "Day of The Dove". (and they never figured it out).

 

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

"Piotr" was lonely only child Pavel Chekov's imaginary friend as a boy. The entity caused him to think he was real.

 

[JonnyQuest037]

So maybe neither are to blame. Maybe the McCoy family was broken up by something like the entity from "Day of The Dove". (and they never figured it out).

Ugh. Sorry, but I absolutely hate that idea. "Don't worry, your divorce wasn't your fault, it was all done by this evil space cloud, and you never found out about it!" I don't see how anyone in the audience could relate to that. I'd rather that the breakup of McCoy's marriage was based in real, human emotions. McCoy having an affair, his wife having an affair, or McCoy neglecting his family all fit the bill. An outside alien entity doesn't.

Also, the entity breaks up one marriage? Set your sights a little higher, space cloud. At least the thing in "Day of the Dove" was trying to start a human/Klingon war...

 

[Nyotarules]

I *really* hope Idris Elba is the next Bond, BTW.

Its impossible for a fictional character to change skin colour.....

 

[JonnyQuest037]

I *really* hope Idris Elba is the next Bond, BTW.

I don't, largely because the internet hive-mind has been so damn annoying about it. Elba doesn't really need Bond at this point, anyway.

Besides, Daniel Craig hasn't officially quit yet. All he did was bitch a bit in interviews shortly after he was done working on the movie. EON still hasn't made any official announcement that he's done with the role.

 

[Finn]

I just love, love episodes that follow this pattern:

-Dramatic showdown, often our captain looking at the viewscreen on the bridge, tensely staring down enemy captain
-cliffhanger music plays, cut to commercial
-return from commercial, show external shot of both ships facing each other
-narration: "Captain's Log, Supplemental. We are currently engaged with a Romulan warbird. Tensions are high, and the stakes have never been so drastic."
-cut to bridge: captain is still at the same spot, still looking at the viewscreen, the two captains about to face off

Like, *when* did Picard have the time to record his log? Did he record it while the channel was still open? Did everyone on the bridge and the enemy ship hear the whole thing?

Which leads me to believe that your theory is probably the most logical one.

Except there were instances where some of the log entries sounded as if it was being recorded as it the scene was happening. I can't think of an example right now tho.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Its impossible for a fictional character to change skin colour.....

Bond changes appearance with each new actor, this would be no different.

And there's nothing that says Bond can't be black. He has to be British, but that's it.

 

[Cyke101]

Except there were instances where some of the log entries sounded as if it was being recorded as it the scene was happening. I can't think of an example right now tho.

Unless Picard is trying his hand at suspense fiction for Starfleet brass and archivists, there's no real reason for him to record in the present tense, if that were the case. He has many more logs where he records in the past tense, always after whatever-event or crisis has occurred.