Hey, she'll be Greek!!! Great news!
(Yes, I know his name is spelled differently)
Michelle Yeoh will feature in Discovery, possibly as lead
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(Yes, I know his name is spelled differently)
I'll betcha anything they'll save the casting Announcement for "Number One" last (they probably want to get the right person for the job and not any joe blow (or jane blow). Similar to how Chris Pine was announced to be playing two weeks before Shooting began on ST 09.
If the captain isn't Garth, I'll be slightly disappointed, but life goes on. 
History as it was explained to us in the 60s: "Garth" gets into a horrible accident, and is then rebuilt by aliens who don't understand his biology at all... So maybe Garth was born as a Chinese woman, but they put him back together as a white dude?
You're thinking of Vina from "The Cage".
Garth crash-landed on Antos IV and was taught the technique of cellular metamorphosis. (Not sure how a human being could 'learn' how to shapeshift, but there we are.
)I meant, I'd like it if Garth was the captain of the Discovery itself (not the Shenzhou). We know that whoever the captain is, it won't be a main character, so if it's Garth, it would fit.
I read this on Memory Alpha last night.
I did notice the similarity, but I'd assumed that they'd recycled the Cage plot.
I guess it's just a question of our definition of "nursed".
I did notice the similarity, but I'd assumed that they'd recycled the Cage plot.
I guess it's just a question of our definition of "nursed".
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(Yes, I know his name is spelled differently)
Only because his is a given name (Giorgio(s)) but hers is a surname (Georgiou). Greek female surnames are in the genitive case of the male name.
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Maybe one of the DSC writers is a Cat Stevens fan?
(his real name is Steven Georgiou)
(his real name is Steven Georgiou)
Or not hard enough.
There goes all my planned Han Bolo jokes.
The same way Enterprise season 4 had Captain Hernandez as a recurring character even though she wasn't one of the NX-01's crew. Or hell, just look at how many characters were in DS9's recurring cast that weren't actually serving on board the station or the Defiant.
Hell, if we go outside of Trek, BSG had several recurring characters and even a few main characters who weren't part of the Galactica crew. The Stargate series had uncounted supporting characters who didn't belong to the SGC, Atlantis expedition, or Destiny crew.
However, the character's name is Greek.
It's almost as bad as the American captain commanding a ship with an English-language name that's rooted in American military history
Or a French Captain that has a British accent and is constantly referring to or adopting British mannerisms...oh, wait...
Very possible that her name is "Han Bo Georgiou", not just one or the other.
OT but I've always figured that in the StarTrek universe Henry V didn't die as soon as he did in ours, so England (and later Britain, after Scotland's invasion of England) maintained control of France. Irrespective of his accent, Jean-luc Picard is consistently shown as the most British person ever.
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