Sigourney Weaver as Captain Janeway?

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  1. exodus

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    "Uppity" seems to be a trait of those in Starfleet, except O'Brian as pointed out in "Hands of the Prophets" by his assistant. She told him he acted differently than other Starfleet officers, he didn't put on any aires. Picard & Riker were so blanant about it, you could honestly see them looking down their noses at other beings.
     
  2. brcarthey

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    preach it my brutha from anotha mutha!! :techman:
     
  3. Praetor

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    Oooh, me likey.

    When joining the Maquis, Nick Locarno goes by the assumed name 'Tom Paris' to distance himself from his Starfleet legacy - Admiral Owen Locarno is his father and there were others before him. He then wishes to retain this name even after 'redeeming' himself on Voyager because he in some ways blames the pressure of the legacy for his previous failures. Reluctantly dealing with all of this could then have become an issue later when contact is re-establishe with Earth. Plus, they might have been able to get away with only paying the writer for the episodes in which the 'Locarno' name is actually mentioned, if they deveoped the character enough after 'The First Duty' to make it distinct.

    B'Elanna also then has to decide whether she wants to be B'Elanna Paris or B'Elanna Locarno.:)

    Otherwise, I'd have preferred another back-story. Something that retains the idea of a Starfleet 'legacy' misfit who was an even worse Maquis misfit but ends up a hero circumstantially on Voyager. Something more Han Solo-ish.

    They could have named Tom Paris 'Tom Decker' (new backstory or not) and enjoyed all the mental instability that comes with it.

    "RIGHT OUT OF HELL... I SAW IT!!!" :scream::scream::scream:

    Willard Decker either had an unseen son or an unseen brother, take your pick. I'd prefer brother.
     
  4. kimc

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    Exactly. Kirk, Picard and Sisko could all be described as "uppity" at one point or another. Funny, how when a woman behaves the same way it's "uppity". ;)
     
  5. Praetor

    Praetor Vice Admiral Admiral

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    I think 'uneven' is a more fair word, and that's only because of the writing. FWIW, I think Kate Mulgrew helped give the inconsistent portrayal a kind of 'internal emotional consistency.'
     
  6. neogothboy74

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    Well said. I agree.
     
  7. USS Renegade

    USS Renegade Lieutenant Commander Red Shirt

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    You are seriously demented. That voice is too sexy!
     
  8. USS Renegade

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  9. USS Renegade

    USS Renegade Lieutenant Commander Red Shirt

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    What I can't believe is that no one has said...


    "There is no Janeway, only Zuul!"




    Weaver would have been a bad ass Janeway.
     
  10. Praetor

    Praetor Vice Admiral Admiral

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    :guffaw::guffaw::guffaw::guffaw::guffaw:

    Nice!
     
  11. JustKate

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    ^^ :rommie::lol::guffaw:

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  12. The Academic

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    Isn't this getting bizarrer and bizarrer every day? :wtf:
    What's next? Roseanne Barr as Captain Janeway? Meryl Streep as Captain Janeway? Rosie O'Donnel as as Captain Janeway?
     
  13. teya

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    Actually, if Sisko were described as "uppity," that would have very different implications.
     
  14. USS Renegade

    USS Renegade Lieutenant Commander Red Shirt

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    Holy crap! MARTHA STEWART as Captain Janeway!
     
  15. USS Renegade

    USS Renegade Lieutenant Commander Red Shirt

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    Well, he did hit me upside the head with a shovel...
     
  16. Praetor

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    "It's a good thing." :)