Are there any famous politicians who are trekkies?
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Not a Politician but the King of Jorden is a Fan
Union thugs have big brass balls.Babaganoosh said:
A major figure of royalty, and *still* he wasn't allowed to have any lines - just because he's not in SAG. It must have taken some balls, some pure NADS, for some pissant union to dare say that to the King of Jordan.
Babaganoosh said:
A major figure of royalty, and *still* he wasn't allowed to have any lines - just because he's not in SAG. It must have taken some balls, some pure NADS, for some pissant union to dare say that to the King of Jordan.
That "pissant union" is the thing that has kept studios from exploiting actors for decades -- and why should the King of Jordan be exempt from union regs? (For the record, he was only a Prince at the time, BTW.) We have a thing in this country called "the rule of law" which means that no one is exempt from the rules just because of their station in life, after all.
And, besides, what makes you think they even recognize the legitimacy of the Jordanian royal family? Some people think that monarchies don't have any right to exist; why should such a person be intimidated by a royal, then?
Oh, I'm sure that SAG had no issue with him being Crown Prince then (or king now, for that matter) but the rules are the rules, and I'm equally sure that Abdullah, given his station, understood that perfectly well. After all, without rules, what is a king but just another schmuck like the rest of us?
Besides this is just Baba noisily tilting at windmills* again, and it shouldn't be mistaken for anything else.
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Besides this is just Baba noisily tilting at windmills* again, and it shouldn't be mistaken for anything else.
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Babaganoosh said:
A major figure of royalty, and *still* he wasn't allowed to have any lines - just because he's not in SAG. It must have taken some balls, some pure NADS, for some pissant union to dare say that to the King of Jordan.
Over and above the points already mentioned, you're assuming a) that the union was even involved in the situation and that the cast and crew didn't abide by the rules themselves, b) that the then Crown Prince didn't want to abide by the union rules himself, and c) that he even wanted anything more involved than a non-speaking guest appearance.
Unlike most things in the Baba universe, I would imagine that it was entirely a non-issue and was a pleasant experience for all involved. But don't let that stop you from wild speculation.
I'm a little surprised they didn't try getting around it with Abdullah, or one of their later celebrity fan cameos. You see, a person is allowed to act without joining the SGA if they're playing themselves. That's how Scott Adams was allowed to have a speaking part on Babylon 5.
(The fact that there's no logical way Scott Adams could live long enough to be the same person as the Mr. Adams who visited Babylon 5 in 2261 was quietly ignored.)
(The fact that there's no logical way Scott Adams could live long enough to be the same person as the Mr. Adams who visited Babylon 5 in 2261 was quietly ignored.)
I'm pretty sure Kucinich is a Trek fan. He oughtta be, his concepts about peaceful diplomacy are straight out of Trek. Not to mention that he is open to the ideas of extraterrestrials and has been quoted as have seeing a UFO.
There was another canditate from the 80's (ran for the nom against Dukakis) who was also a self proclaimed trek fan.
There was another canditate from the 80's (ran for the nom against Dukakis) who was also a self proclaimed trek fan.
I think it more likely that Abdullah's visit to the set and his appearance on-camera were, if not spur-of-the-moment, arranged as a favor to an important fan by someone (at State Department, perhaps) who was able to arrange to pull a few strings with the studio and producers on short notice. He would almost certainly have had a very busy, tightly-organized itinerary when traveling anywhere (not to mention an ultra-cautious Secret Service detail assigned to him) and a "quick in/suit up/couple of run-throughs and shoot scene/handshake with Berman and stars and out again" would have been far easier to manage than anything involving learning lines and rehearsing them with the cast would be.
Someone may correct me here, if they know different, but I suspect the Prince was on the studio grounds for no more than a couple of hours, total. SAG was probably notified as a courtesy, and may not even have known until after all was said and done.
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