They were going to get rid of kim.
Wang couldn't remember his lines, and showed up to work without sleeping reeking of booze (but not drunk) with glitter stained floozies in tow, so they penalized him by kicking him out of a couple episodes as punishment. Bloodfever was one of the ones he missed out on.
On his way out.
They hired Jeri before they fired Wang.
People magazine made Wang one of the sexiest people in the world on a poll.
Sexier than Brad Pit and Xena Warrior princess.
The Network said "keep him" which superseded the producers needs to cut off the dead weight.
Lien was next in line to go, or they couldn't afford Jeri.
Finite money
I haven't posted a response here, to any comment in several years, since pressing circumstances made my continued presence, logistically impossible (if anyone has the slightest interest, I can explain on PM, though I doubt such would evince much concern at all). I have dropped in a few comments regarding Ms. Lien's latest unfortunate run-in with the law, though I've been derelict in ascertaining how the most recent proceeding, about a week ago, may have concluded, whether with yet, another rescheduled appearance, or not. I will attempt to remember to follow-up on that later today. Unfortunately, Smith County seems to be one in a generally tighter financial state than most of the others in Tennessee, as they haven't been able to make the systemic IT provision to be included on the state judicial site, that allows one to view the disposition of cases in any type of court, by simply choosing the county and making a few more keystrokes. Smith County is simply not on the roster to choose from.
So, one has to connect with the County Clerk directly to procure that same information. In any case, it would probably fall only to you, Guy, to prompt such an interactive return, for which I thank you, in this instance. The reason is that you've so accurately and concisely set out the conditions for Ms.Lien's departure from Voyager. Many, many here are aware of it, but it's a boon you've provided (though I would hardly be surprised if you don't view it that way) to members new to the forum or those that have been exposed to faulty (sometimes intentionally, with malice aforethought) speculations about her alleged experiences in Hollywood or earlier on in her life. I suppose it's just as easy to work backwards, assuming what occurred over 20 years ago, can be intuited from a police blotter that's been significantly filled, since 2012. While it's clear that alcohol/drugs have amplified Ms. Lien's tragic path, it's important to be consistent in repeating that, in no way, does that factor represent the genesis and absolute core of her life's decline, that being major psychological problems of some stripe, that were evident early on, certainly to anyone that could distinguish the actual reason for her marked reticence, from the very first of her convention appearances. She already suffered from a severe social anxiety disorder, pretty copiously noted by her castmates, from other scenarios, as well. How that reality germinated, by degrees, into a major illness, is beyond my ken to confidently assert, though I'm aware of one very significant factor, that was at play.
But, that's a whole other story, for which hypothesis or the most educated guesswork, aren't appropriate means to responsibly utilize. During the course of the couple of stints during which I was active here, I never saw comments from a member suggesting the sort of close knowledge, that would allow for an authoritative recounting of the situation, as it developed over the years. There's no real reason to suspect that anyone here is in the pretty rarefied position to be able to attest to such information, just as is the case for the vast majority of performers who have appreciably appeared in the ST canon. Certainly, there are a few members who have had occasion to meaningfully encounter some such actor, more than a time or two, but even in whatever conditions that may have taken place, it doesn't imply any sort of genuine apprehension of their private history or antecedents for behavior, that's not so readily apparent. We are, with very limited exceptions, fans, or perhaps a bit more kindly, connoisseurs of the franchise, after all, with no real connection to its players.
), and given it's probably been a decade or so since I've mentioned it here, I'm very much a Seven fan and on the whole I enjoyed the hell out of what the character brought to Voyager. I dislike(d) the lazy writing that led to the absurd "Borg nanoprobes can do anything!!!!" crap that became a rather obnoxious trope, but the character herself was brilliant. The fact she was portrayed by a stellar actress helped a great deal; the mind boggles at what Seven would have been like if played by a lesser performer than Jeri Ryan.
