Nice shot Dennis.
I must have landed on Maple Street
Should Phase II move on?
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I must have landed on Maple Street
The tools of conquest do not necessarily come with bombs and explosions and fallout. There are weapons that are simply thoughts, attitudes, prejudices. To be found only in the minds of men. For the record, prejudices can kill, and suspicion can destroy, and the frightened, thoughtless search for a scapegoat has a fallout all of its own: for the children, and the children yet unborn. And the pity of it is that these things can not be confined to the Twilight Zone.
For those who did not get my last reference.
Shall we start clean?
Why did Will Wheaton leave TNG?
Why did Dennis Crosby leave TNG?
Why did Terry Farrell leave DS9?
Why did Jennifer Lien leave Voyager?
Why did Pernell Roberts leave Bonanza?
Why did Larry Linville leave M*A*S*H?
Why did Wayne Rogers leave M*A*S*H?
Why did McLean Stevenson leave M*A*S*H?
Why did George Takei leave Heroes?
Why did they fire director after director on "Gone With The Wind" making a total of three directors?
Why did they fire directors of "The Wizard of OZ making a total of four directors?
Why in "Saratoga" sometimes you only see the back of Jean Harlow's hat?
Because these are interesting pieces of film history to know. Did these companies wanted the audience to know the real answers and reasons? Probably not but in the end the truth finally came out. Need I say more?
By the way can any of you answer any or all my questions I just asked?
For those who did not get my last reference.
Shall we start clean?
Why did Will Wheaton leave TNG?
Why did Dennis Crosby leave TNG?
Why did Terry Farrell leave DS9?
Why did Jennifer Lien leave Voyager?
Why did Pernell Roberts leave Bonanza?
Why did Larry Linville leave M*A*S*H?
Why did Wayne Rogers leave M*A*S*H?
Why did McLean Stevenson leave M*A*S*H?
Why did George Takei leave Heroes?
Why did they fire director after director on "Gone With The Wind" making a total of three directors?
Why did they fire directors of "The Wizard of OZ making a total of four directors?
Why in "Saratoga" sometimes you only see the back of Jean Harlow's hat?
Because these are interesting pieces of film history to know. Did these companies wanted the audience to know the real answers and reasons? Probably not but in the end the truth finally came out. Need I say more?
By the way can any of you answer any or all my questions I just asked?
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Yep. Including that his name was Pernell Roberts not Robert Pernells.
Or was that part of your very clever test, too.
I loved the Prisoner!!!!! But I just read your signature LOL
So you ARE fascinated by what goes on with the movies.
In "Saratoga" I am afraid no one even knows what a Jean Harlow is anymore. How sad.
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^^That's because we're old.
I am fascinated by all the behind the scenes stuff, but I couldn't care less about any behind the scenes drama about a fan film.
Actors have egos. Egos can be supportive or damaging.
I couldn't begrudge a supporting castmember for wanting to persue something bigger and better. If there's tension and wierdness, then perhaps it's for the better that they go and do something else.
It's a fan film, not the cast of Different Strokes. Now that's some good behind the scenes drama.
I am fascinated by all the behind the scenes stuff, but I couldn't care less about any behind the scenes drama about a fan film.
Actors have egos. Egos can be supportive or damaging.
I couldn't begrudge a supporting castmember for wanting to persue something bigger and better. If there's tension and wierdness, then perhaps it's for the better that they go and do something else.
It's a fan film, not the cast of Different Strokes. Now that's some good behind the scenes drama.
LOL No and thank you I have corrected the mistake and my answer to why is listed in the edit.
Now here is a story that I can not prove or disprove:
Lorne Greene did have his nipple bitten off, but it wasn't by an angry alligator, it was during a particularly vicious spat on the set of Bonanza, and Pernell Roberts was the guilty party accused of nipping off the Greene nipple. No one quite knows what the spat was about, but it's believed to have involved Roberts toupee and an unnapreciated game of "hair frisbee"
number6
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Nimoy allegedly did the same thing to Shatner as payback for hiding his bicycle.
YEP I feel old too. When I talk about "Cleopatra" or "A Star is Born". I am so tired of hearing about Elizabeth Taylor and Barbra Streisand, Kris Kristofferson
Claudette Colbert, Janet Gaynor, Fredric March I prefer them any day over the remakes.
But back to topic, the producers can be just as much the problem as the actors, professional film or fan film. I find that just as interesting. Hey we almost had Shirley Temple as "Dorothy" That would have been a horrible choice. If statements like these upset Fan Film Producers then
I do apologize to the Moderators and TrekBBS.
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Maybe I mean both.
And I kinda liked Buddy Ebsen as the Tin Man..He would have given the Beverly Hilbillies more star power and we would have gotten at least three more quality seasons of Barnaby Jones.
And I kinda liked Buddy Ebsen as the Tin Man..He would have given the Beverly Hilbillies more star power and we would have gotten at least three more quality seasons of Barnaby Jones.
I agree he would have been good if MGM did not try to poison him with that makeup. I believe the woman painted gold in "Goldfinger" became very sick because they completely covered her body in gold makeup
Man, the things one fines when looking for his name.
A few of points here:
1. Ms. Wright is a producer on the show and knew the direction they wanted certain characters to take, and she was able to bring that to the script, so our collaboration began as my doing the A story and she doing the B but eventually we both helped the other with our respective parts and I asked that we add her name to the script so she got credit for her work. (Normally the story editor or producers wouldn't get such credit, as Harlan and David and others were credited with their stories alone.) It should be noted that I asked for Patty's help because I had confidence she could add to the story in the way P2 wanted. I'd not have asked if I didn't think she could deliver. How often one is paid for one's writing isn't the determination of its quality.
2. While I'm certainly a professional writer, I worked for Phase II for free--something I've not done before and probably won't do again. It was my being a Star Trek FAN that made me want to give away those services I usually would not.
3. Phase II was a fun experience for me and I've made a lot of good friends from my association with the cast and crew. The love for Trek and for one another that shows through on film is a wonderful thing to be witness to and a part of.
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Thanks for joining in, Dave. I did not really think you were rewritten because of a headache. I was hoping to make the point that a script is rewritten for many reasons, whether the original author was a pro or not.
btw- The producers of TNG, DS9, and VOY were infamous for polishing scripts from both in-house and outside submissions as part of what most consider the duties of their job, except they would take shared credit, and therefore split the money due to the original writer. Glad to hear Cawley lets the script take precedent over egos at his studio.
btw- The producers of TNG, DS9, and VOY were infamous for polishing scripts from both in-house and outside submissions as part of what most consider the duties of their job, except they would take shared credit, and therefore split the money due to the original writer. Glad to hear Cawley lets the script take precedent over egos at his studio.
Jennifer Lien was Kes on Voyager. I am confused did you change my post to say DS9?
Your original post indicates that Jennifer left DS9. I think Arkady corrected your quote (but only in his own post, of course) to reflect that she actually left Voyager. Your original post continues to read "DS9" just as you had written.
I believe if you read the post it shows that my post says Voyager, then Arkady makes a comment. What ever the case maybe. Why did Jennifer Lien leave Voyager? Was she on drugs? Was she too skinny? Was she not sexy enough? The world may never know.
Why was Jeff Quinn let go? Did Doug give him a job which upset James. Why were there rumors started by certain people that Jeff was homophobic and that is why he was unable to join B&F. By the way is not true but was a great way to convince fans why Jeff did not attend.
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