Linda Hamilton as Kathryn Janeway
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I don't know... no offense to Linda but she's not the best actress.
Still, every time she came on screen I would have went 'Sarah Connor' in the Ahnold voice an I would have laughed. And she was a much better choice than Bujold.
I believe Sue Dibney (Leah Brahms) and Erin Gray (of the 70s' 'Buck Rogers') also auditioned for the part. Does anyone know other names?
Still, every time she came on screen I would have went 'Sarah Connor' in the Ahnold voice an I would have laughed. And she was a much better choice than Bujold.
I believe Sue Dibney (Leah Brahms) and Erin Gray (of the 70s' 'Buck Rogers') also auditioned for the part. Does anyone know other names?
As much as I love Linda Hamilton as Sarah Connor, and to a lesser extent in Beauty & the Beast - for the most part, her performances aren't that impressive. I just don't see her as Janeway. I think part of that is that Hamilton doesn't seem to make bad writing work - like it has to kick ass before she arrives or it's crap. And one of the things that I treasure about Mulgrew is she can make some of the worst scripts almost watchable. A rare gift.
Linda Hamilton as Janeway? No thanks...
Linda Hamilton as Torres? Okay. I'm in!
Linda Hamilton as Torres? Okay. I'm in!
you're correct about those. one other actress was chelsea field, who coincidentally co-starred with roxann dawson (as roxann biggs) in nightingales and RDM in the masters of the universe movie, and married scott bakula in 1996.
rumor has it that she was an early favorite, but the producers said she was either too young or too young looking (i forget which exactly).
they also auditioned a couple of guys in case they couldn't decide on or liked any of the women, but i forget who.
r), unlike Margaret Donner, whose only talent is stealing books from her husband Larry
I remember seeing a picture of one of those guys. British, IIRC.
Chelsea Field also has a smoker's voice. I could see her or Sue Dibny pulling it off.
But I prefer Mulgrew.
Only if the pre-requisite for the Janeway character was shooting every alien she saw with a double barrel shotgun would she have been the right choice!
Headey now? Maybe. Still a little young to be captain.
Headey when Voyager started was 22 years old. So she probably wasn't going to work as a starship captain.
Here's a short list of actresses that I believe could have worked and brought more to the role than Mulgrew:
Jodie Foster
Sally Field
Carrie Fisher
Candice Bergen
Judi Dench (would have played Janeway a bit older, but as long as it didn't interfere with the great britcom "As Time Goes By", I'd have been for it)
Rita Moreno
Khandi Alexander
Susan Lucci
Jane Curtin
Mary McDonell
Shelley Long
Lorna Patterson
Sela Ward
Sofia Milos
June Chadwick
Jane Badler
Faye Grant
Dana Delany
Lindsay Wagner
Eileen Davidson
Jess Walton
Hunter Tylo
Kim Zimmer
Vanessa Williams
But, I'll say this: Watching the clips of Bujold in the part has certainly given me a new appreciation for Mulgrew - and I wouldn't have thought that possible, really.
V fan?
I'd follow Dana anywhere. But I think if she had been cast as Captain, the dynamic with the crew would have been thrown off it's hinges; they'd have had to recast all the other roles.
Yes, I'm an unapologetic original 'V' tv series fan. And boy, I'll tell you, this has been one loooooong hiatus between seasons. But one day, we'll get word that the new season is about to start. I have faith.V fan?
Maybe not all, but some. For one thing, there'd have been no need for Seven to have been quite the ... erm ... shape that she was. Which could have led to a more interesting interaction with the Borg.
Imagine, for example, if Annika had been assimilated much more recently, and was still a little girl Borg, selected by The Collective to interact with Voyager to be less threatening and promote cooperation against Species 8472. They's have still freed her, and taken her along.
Now imagine the actress who played Naomi Wildman playing that role. Her Borg knowledge and seriousness would make her much more reasonable as the Captain's "girl Friday" than Naomi was.
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