ISTR from the time that it was originally a guest spot for Pulaski, with the two doctors sparring, but the idea might have been gone before it even made it from concept to first draft.
Or that might just have been fan rumour back then.
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Or that might just have been fan rumour back then.
Not sure, but I have seen a fascinating interview she did within the last few years, where she talked quite candidly and extensively about the whole Trek experience. It was not without it's eyebrow-raising moments (she talks about how she really only got along with "the black guy").
I tried to find it again just now, but no dice!
Middle aged!? Gates McFadden was only about 36!? Younger than me!
I'm talking about Diana Muldaur and the actress who played the other, blond, middle aged Doctor in Ethics, not Gates McFadden. Or did Dr.Crusher ever sport "short blond hair" during the series?Middle aged!? Gates McFadden was only about 36!? Younger than me!
The TNG novel Vectors, set during TNG's third year, has Pulaski leave at the beginning of the story and then have an unrelated adventure on Terok Nor, but the story isn't really about her leaving. But you can actually read that part for free in the amazon preview; it's chapter four.
McFadden is 71 now, 3 years younger than me. I still carry a not-so-secret crush for the good doctor.Middle aged!? Gates McFadden was only about 36!? Younger than me!
Thanks!
I'm intrigued, adding that to the quarantine reading list, the preview at least... let's see if it hooks me.The name of the other doctor, Dr Russell, is a fairly obvious 1999 reference.I'm talking about Diana Muldaur and the actress who played the other, blond, middle aged Doctor in Ethics, not Gates McFadden. Or did Dr.Crusher ever sport "short blond hair" during the series?
I think this might be a case of seeing references where there are none. "Russell" is a pretty common name.
Characters from different TV series with the same name needn't be a reference to one another.
Even if the producers may have decided against bringing Pulaski back, it still would have been nice to have her mentioned in passing now and then.
Funnily enough the book is part of a mini-series about a virus and the fourth part is called Quarantine.Thanks!
Isn't that exactly what they did in a couple of episodes though? Like Who Watches The Watchers.
Wow, this never occurred to me either, but it really would have taken "Ethics" up a notch. The argument in triage could have been about a more substantial difference of practice than blatantly making Russell the bad guy. And Russell just takes it without a word when Crusher dresses her down at the end, which Pulaski definitely wouldn't have done. Might have been funny to see Pulaski's reaction to Worf being a father now too.
I think the conflict might have been more along the lines of Pulaski understanding, and agreeing with, Worf's Klingon POV (she seemed a fan of Klingon culture), hence why she'd be suggesting the experimental treatment to him, while Crusher would have been more of the compassionate, human mindset of preserving life at any cost and she might have felt some uneasiness toward Pulaski due to the time Pulaski replaced her as CMO of the Enterprise.
Like I doubt they would have made Pulaski as unscrupulous as Russel, so we wouldn't have gotten the scene were Russel used the dying colonist to experiment.
There were others, not just 'Who Watches The Watchers'?
That's the only one I remember where Pulaski was mentioned after season 2.
But not with GIANT q-tips, just the big medical ones.I'm pretty sure Pulaski and Crusher fought to the death to determine who would stay on as CMO.
At least that's my head canon.
I'm pretty sure Pulaski and Crusher fought to the death to determine who would stay on as CMO.
At least that's my head canon.
If there really was a competition going on who gets to be CMO on the Enterprise, one might assume Picard would support having Crusher back.
Pulaski's really odd in that regard, it seemed like nobody really wanted her to be there for the long run; not the writers, not Diana Muldaur, not the other characters. Nobody.
I wonder what would have happened if Gates McFadden hadn't returned? For a while I had a theory that they might have primed Dr.Selar as a possible replacement, but that was because I misremembered her to be in more episodes.
I wonder what would have happened if Gates McFadden hadn't returned? For a while I had a theory that they might have primed Dr.Selar as a possible replacement, but that was because I misremembered her to be in more episodes.
That's an interesting question. Let's speculate!
Given the time the series was made, I'd expect they would've replaced Pulaski with a white cis-het Human woman meant to have low-key chemistry with Picard. A metaphorical Crusher-clone. Probably blond to offset from Deanna and other main characters.
I never understood why they didn't replace Tasha with a Ro-like character a lot sooner. The series could have used a more action-oriented female character to offset Deanna and Beverley.
As to Pulaski's speculative replacement...I guess Selar was out of the game once they cast Suzie Plakton as K'ehlyr.
The interesting thing to consider is that they could have made the new Doctor an alien, might have helped a bit if they wanted to convince the audience that she wasn't Crusher-clone (despite her most certainly ending up being one, yeah :-P )
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