Brian Brophy didn’t return?

Discussion in 'Star Trek: Picard' started by EnriqueH, Feb 22, 2020.

  1. EnriqueH

    EnriqueH Commodore Commodore

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    I understand the show is just getting started and I can’t believe they didn’t get Brophy to reprise the role. It’s not like a meaningless cameo.

    The show has been mentioning Maddox repeatedly since day 1.

    what a shame.

    My first BIG criticism.
     
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  2. Kilana2

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    My big criticism is....

    ...killing the character off so quickly...
     
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    Day 1 in TNG also happened to be the only day the actor made an appearance. So I'm personally not worked up about it.

    But I expect at least 100 pages of nonsense about this in this thread.
     
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  4. Arpy

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    ^ worked up, shmurked up. No one’s going to lose sleep about it, but it’s just kind of sucky.
     
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  5. Hythlodeus

    Hythlodeus Commodore Commodore

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    no, he didn't.
    to answer the question of the thread
     
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  6. EnriqueH

    EnriqueH Commodore Commodore

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    D’oh!!! To retort.
     
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    Maybe it's because they found a better actor for the part. Just sayin'. :shrug:
     
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    He didn't have much screen time to show that he is better....
     
  9. Hythlodeus

    Hythlodeus Commodore Commodore

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    Maybe Brophy is allergic to chocolate chip cookies?
     
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    I mean, he doesn’t act anymore and is in a different profession. I don’t know if they approached him or not, but if they did and he doesn’t want to, they can’t make him. Plus, it was one episode decades ago. I honestly can’t get too worked up over that one.
     
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    I will say this, despite liking the continuity of keeping original actors for reprisals, Brophy played an entirely different kind of character than this guy did, & by different, I mean sympathetic. Brophy landed the role originally for almost being the exact opposite of that. So while I know too little about either to claim one is better than the other, I won't deny that the former might not have been as well suited for this reimagining of the role

    In that sense, it's kind of remarkable they DID cast Del Arco, because the same is true of his Hugh. Again, it might just have been availability. Del Arco is still a working actor & could make the thing play, & Brophy not so much :shrug:
     
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  12. donners22

    donners22 Commodore Commodore

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    The guy has barely acted in 20 years; I would have been surprised if they had brought him back.

    Trek has numerous examples of recasting within a series, yet alone decades later.
     
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    His last acting credit is 2014, actually. Anyway, he's been the Director of (appropriately enough) the Caltech Theatre for 10 years now. Maybe he wasn't interested in returning?
    Here's his bio:
    http://tacit.caltech.edu/about/brian
     
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  14. EnriqueH

    EnriqueH Commodore Commodore

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    Except they haven’t stopped talking about Maddox since episode 1, so yeah, it is something to get worked up about
     
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  15. EnriqueH

    EnriqueH Commodore Commodore

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    Ricardo Montalban played Khan 15 years ago. Nothing to get worked up about.
     
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  16. fireproof78

    fireproof78 Fleet Admiral Admiral

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    No, nothing to get worked up.
     
  17. Nerys Myk

    Nerys Myk A Spock and a smile Premium Member

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    No it's not.
     
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  18. EnriqueH

    EnriqueH Commodore Commodore

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    and I say, yes it is
     
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  19. Hythlodeus

    Hythlodeus Commodore Commodore

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    Everything's fine
     
  20. Nerys Myk

    Nerys Myk A Spock and a smile Premium Member

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    Meaning what?
     
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