I feel old now...

[retroenzo]

I just found out that Hallie Todd turned 54 in January this year. For those that have forgotten, Hallie Todd played Lal, Data's daughter in The Offspring.

54!

I do forget that we're up to almost 30 years since the start of TNG though. Admittedly Patrick Stewart still looks exactly the same now, but some of the Voyager cast are visibly older than their days on TV. The Enterprise cast seem to be stuck in a timewarp though admittedly as I don't think they look any older than they did at the time.

However, 54! I really can't get over that.

 

[NaughtyTrekkie]

Patrick stewart aged, and it's easy to see it watching some recent photos.

 

[Green Shirt]

^I think that's mostly due to that horrible Blunt Talk show.

 

[FormerLurker]

Hosting bad talk shows ages you. Look at Jay Leno.

 

[2takesfrakes]

Time is the fire in which we burn.

 

[Kevman7987]

The Enterprise cast seem to be stuck in a timewarp though admittedly as I don't think they look any older than they did at the time.

I always just assumed that Scott Bakula fixed the Quantum Leap device and has been using time travel to stay young through future medical technologies.

 

[retroenzo]

I always just assumed that Scott Bakula fixed the Quantum Leap device and has been using time travel to stay young through future medical technologies.

Makes sense as he still looks good now in NCIS!

 

[ItIsGreen]

I haven't seen Scott Bakula for a long while (not an NCIS fan), but I saw that Quantum Leap skit he did on Stephen Colbert's show recently, and while he's looking good for a man of 61, he certainly looks much older than he did in Enterprise.

 

[Nyotarules]

Yeah SB is aging but aging well. Sir Patrick well, in the flesh he looks a bit pale and too thin. Captain Shatner looks pretty good, must have a great doctor. Dr 'Gates' Crusher..too much surgery.
Mis Nichelle Nicholls, well she is looking good (Went to a convention October 2014)

 

[Richard Baker]

The weird thing is that William Shatner was 35 when he became Captain Kirk. I am now 58, much older than he was, but when I see him in the show in that role I still feel he is older than me.

 

[retroenzo]

On another "I feel old" note. I just realised that the fifth season of TNG is 25 years old.

...or in other words, It's now as old as the first year of The Original Series was when 'Redemption' first aired.

 

[USS Triumphant]

The weird thing is that William Shatner was 35 when he became Captain Kirk. I am now 58, much older than he was, but when I see him in the show in that role I still feel he is older than me.

A baby elephant is tied with a simple rope to a pole, and learns he cannot run away. Later in life, that simple rope will still keep him there, even though he is much larger and strong enough to easily break that rope. He knows what he knows. Captain Kirk is our captain - older, wiser, and in command - and the mirror can't tell us otherwise.

 

[Gary 11's]

Maybe some of these actors merely looked old for their age when filming

 

[Nyotarules]

Maybe some of these actors merely looked old for their age when filming

Most Baby Boomers looked old for their age, stress took a toll on their faces and 70's fashion was terrible

 

[sbk1234]

What I find most disturbing is I'M nearly 30 years older than I was when TNG first aired!

 

[The Wormhole]

Time is the fire in which we burn.

I rather believe that time is the companion who goes with us on the journey and reminds us to cherish every moment.

 

[RandyS]

What I find most disturbing is I'M nearly 30 years older than I was when TNG first aired!

Me too!

Another irony is that next year, when they have their 30th anniversary, I will be the same age as Patrick Stewart was when he started playing Picard in 1987 (47!).

I'm guessing retroenzo is very young.

 

[Richard Baker]

Patrick Stewart was 47 when he started playing Picard?!?
Now I just don't feel old, I feel weird...

 

[USS Triumphant]

Time is the fire in which we burn.

My brain always switches to Douglas Adams right after this line and provides, "lunchtime, doubly so".

 

[2takesfrakes]

Well, I happen to like the "Time is the Fire ..." quote. It suits my fancy ...