David Gerrold was not invited to the premiere. Seems unhappy about it.
- Thread starter BeatleJWOL
- Start date
I'm going to bet Shatner and Nichols were paid to attend. Frakes was there because he's directing one (or several?) Discovery episodes. The rest fit my theory that the A-listers declined.
I'd guess Stewart declined, Bakula is probably off filming NCIS New Orleans. There was a story about Michael Dorn refusing a cameo due to how much they were offering to pay him - if true, then they may not have invited him.
I still think there's a casting announcement for Michael Trucco or a cameo in an episode - he was a bit of a random choice, and seemed to be hanging around with Ted Sullivan (?) in the background of several interviews I've seen with the cast and crew. Yes - he did Galactica, but that's a very tenuous connection and I'd imagine if you were going to invite BSG alumni, you'd aim for Helfer, Bamber, Olmos or Sackhoff.
I still think there's a casting announcement for Michael Trucco or a cameo in an episode - he was a bit of a random choice, and seemed to be hanging around with Ted Sullivan (?) in the background of several interviews I've seen with the cast and crew. Yes - he did Galactica, but that's a very tenuous connection and I'd imagine if you were going to invite BSG alumni, you'd aim for Helfer, Bamber, Olmos or Sackhoff.
Not just "Journey to Babel", but also "Yesteryear", Sturgeon elaborated on Vulcan culture, but only indirectly on Spock's immediate family
Oh, Gerrold was the source for Wheaton not being invited? Well, that immediately seems suspect then! I missed that detail upthread, insufficient fact-checking on my part, my bad...
Linda Park and Connor Trineer were also there.
What do you call "achieve"? I've had an 18 year successful career as a professionally qualified person during which I have accomplished notable things in my field. In terms of sustained success I am more successful than Gerrold. The problem with your comment is it presupposes that I and anyone else aspire to fame or write for television (and/or Star Trek). For many of us we can be Star Trek fans and have no compulsion to want to work on the show or gain fame in fan circles. You obviously do, otherwise you would not consider people like Gerrold to be professionally superior and more accomplished than you, which is the inherent sentiment in your remark.
As was Bob Picardo, Aron Eisenberg and Chase Masterson.
Please tell me it was the guy who had to have his costume repaired on the BTS roll footage and goes "Hi, Mom."
Sounds like the lineup for Star Trek: The Cruise!
I don't write Star Trek. Don't care to.
Then your comment was even more pointless.
Um.. why? My point was he has achieved something more than others may have. He has.
Then how does that impact the definition in your post of "achieve?"
How does it not? He achieved a notable episode or don't you think so?
Again, that depends on what you consider to be an achievement. You are basically making the case that writing one television episode of a famous TV show is a major achievement and by implication you are telling critics of him, including me, whose post you quoted, that it is more than we have achieved. Why else make the comment?
If I recall what was quoted from you was 'notable episode'. I see it as an achievement, still do.
Is that the only measurement of achievement is my question.
Because, the initial point is "more than most people will have achieved" setting a standard of achievement that is rather odd to me.
