Spoilers Speculation - S.2 legacy character (Noga Landau interview) - who is it?
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The more I think about it, the more I consider O’Brien a likely candidate, because (A) I don’t think it’s unreasonable to assume they were able to get Colm Meaney to do a guest appearance, and (B) because out of all the other possible legacy characters his at least has somewhat of a connection to Starfleet Academy, since they ended Deep Space Nine saying he went to the Academy as an instructor. So it would kinda fit to have him appear as a holographic instructor program or something like that.
The other character with a built-in connection to the Academy (or rather the Federation) would be Archer. I think getting Scott Bakula to finally deliver that speech we didn’t get to see in “These Are The Voyages” would be a neat touch.
Getting John Billingsley to do Phlox as a holographic medical instructor program would be super cool as well. Have him clash with the Doctor over some ethical dilemma.
Seeing another Dax host could work too, but would that really be “the cameo of a legacy character”? I do think the assumption is that a cameo will include the original actor.
The other character with a built-in connection to the Academy (or rather the Federation) would be Archer. I think getting Scott Bakula to finally deliver that speech we didn’t get to see in “These Are The Voyages” would be a neat touch.
Getting John Billingsley to do Phlox as a holographic medical instructor program would be super cool as well. Have him clash with the Doctor over some ethical dilemma.
Seeing another Dax host could work too, but would that really be “the cameo of a legacy character”? I do think the assumption is that a cameo will include the original actor.
And C) because according to LD, he is remembered as "perhaps the most important person in Starfleet history".
IIRC, Colm Meaney has said in the past he has no interest in returning to Star Trek. Granted, so have many others who have been coaxed back in recent years, so who knows?
I’m never sure of the context of those statements — I’m sure he has zero interest in returning as a series regular, but a day or two of work doesn’t seem out of the question.
Now that the TNG crew had a rousing send off in PIC S3, the ENT send off is the only real Trek conclusion that sticks in my craw. I mean, I have ending for particular chatacters I did not love (Kirk, Trip, Icheb, Hugh, Ro, etc.), but in terms of cast, the Enterprise finake really rubs me the wrong way.
I thought the DS9, VOY, LD, PRO, and even DISCO conclusions were all satifactory or better. But ENT deserved better than TATV to go out on. That is what really appealed to me about United. One of them, anyway.
I'd love a shot of rectifying that. The ENT love in SNW was welcome, and in LD as well.
completely agree. The other crews had satisfactory conclusions.
PIC fixed the Nemesis conclusion.
Even Pro had a satisfying ending.
ENT never got the send off it deserves, and it's not too late for Trek to 'fix' that ending
I don't think Landau is that keen on ENT and she forgets to mention it completely in her Collider interview.
Miles in season two confirmed!!!!1! 
Is that what that was?
Classic STAR TREK Characters Who Could Appear in STARFLEET ACADEMY
There are several characters from Star Trek's long history that may still be alive in the 32nd century, and pop up in Starfleet Academy.
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Meaney's actual quote was this:
I interpret this as he has no desire to reprise a role just for the sake of nostalgia. He's certainly someone whose career picked up post Trek, and is still getting lots of work even today. So he doesn't need the money. Like a lot of actors, he probably enjoys the challenge of doing new and different roles over time, as well.
But he doesn't close the door. Which leads me to think, if the script was good enough, he'd consider it.
Very few actors will say no to a large pile of money.
Out of the entire DS9 cast, I'd say Avery Brooks is the only one that probably would.
They could even do Legacy this way, too...instead of turning it into a film, a la Section 31.
What I remember, it was around the time the Picard series was first announced, Meaney was doing an interview where the interviewer noted that Disco had brought Star Trek back to television and the Picard announcement meant new 24th century content was coming and if he'd considered returning to the franchise. Meaney answered that while he enjoyed his time with Star Trek, it's in the past for him and he had no interest in revisiting it. Which, granted doesn't rule out the possibility he could be talked back, just that it isn't a priority for him.
It's also worth noting about ten years ago or so there was a DS9 main cast reunion at a convention, Meaney and Alexander Siddig were the only ones who did not show. Granted, that also means nothing, they could have had other commitments that prevented it, and Siddig did recently show up on Lower Decks. Still, it's worth noting.
He also returned for STO not to mention those fanfics he read during lockdown. He isn't one of these negative noras that's done with the franchise.
Rousing; regurgitating, both have an R in them.
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