And he threw in another couple of iconic sayings just like he had in Dirty Harry too!
JB
Star Trek: Phase II (the original)
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And he threw in another couple of iconic sayings just like he had in Dirty Harry too!
JB
Yes, by then the national teen heartthrob was his brother Shaun.
I still think David Cassidy could have mustered a few fans.
Including me. David Cassidy was one of those stars like Shatner and Nimoy, who, once you liked them in one great thing, you felt compelled to see them in whatever else they did, almost out of brand loyalty or something.
That's why I sat for The Barbary Coast and T.J. Hooker (Shatner), Dallas (Patrick Duffy of Man from Atlantis), Seizure: The Story of Kathy Morris (Nimoy), and David Cassidy: Man Undercover. It's why I tuned in for every single TV movie and miniseries Elizabeth Montgomery did after Bewitched -- all of it. I probably watched a hundred things over the years just to keep up with an old star I liked. What was I going to do, abandon them? I'm not a monster!
I wasn't a fan or non-fan of Elizabeth Montgomery. But I remember the one role of hers that freaked me out. It was her portrayal of Lizzie Borden in a made for tv movie. She was creepy.
Speaking of heartthrob, I have wondered why the TOS showrunners settled on Walter Koenig to play Chekov, the character who was supposedly modelled on another heartthrob, Davy Jones. I am curious if they even tried to get a "real" heartthrob performer of that era to play one of the Trek characters?
By 1978, Shaun Cassidy would have been the teen idol to cast as Decker. 
Bobby Sherman? They could have snatched him up before he did "Here Come the Brides".
or Pete Dule, at the time he was guess starring on Gidget, FBI, etc.
But I suppose Decker is old enough to be a captain, early thirties, so teen heartthrob was not what they were going for .
I think we're getting two different topics confused/combined. One is for the casting of a new 1st officer, Will Decker, for Phase II in 1977, and the second to get a better teen heartthrob for Chekov in 1966. Here's no place for a teen heartthrob for the Decker role.
Cassidy was born in April 1950. Phase II was suppose to air in late 1977, so Cassidy would be only 27. Perfect age for a young 1st officer, Decker. No, he would not be a current teen heartthrob, but he would bring in his heartthrob fans from the late 60's and early 70's. This character would be a re-invention role for him to move into Science Fiction Drama TV.
So you saw him in Man Undercover. Was he a good enough actor to do serious roles.?
That would have been a double win for me. Trek AND David Cassidy.
Shaun was a mere shadow. Meh.
Other than Nichelle Nichols appearing in Phase 2, did the cast include any other black actor/actress?
Maybe Eartha Kitt or Diahann Carroll could have played the mother and wife/lover of Matt Decker. How about Greg Morris' son as Will Decker? He was in the remade Mission Impossible series.
Wouldn't brother Shaun have been busy, at the time, playing brother Hardy in the Hardy boys tv series?By 1978, Shaun Cassidy would have been the teen idol to cast as Decker.
Might just be me, but I've never heard of Shaun Cassidy
Yes, easily. But his build was on the slight side for a cop.
Will Wheaton has disclosed that every man on TNG had to wear a foam muscle suit under his uniform, including Worf. I think that started past a certain point, not from the beginning. But anyway, given some well-sculpted undies, David Cassidy would have been very good on Phase II.
That was an amazing one. She even did a nude scene for the European cut of the film, but of course we didn't get to see those shots on ABC.
They did not try. Walter was the only candidate they saw for the job, and I'm pretty sure they hired him on the spot. Walter sees this as meaning he was that good. I see it as meaning they didn't take casting seriously, and it showed. He should have worked in sitcoms. Just my opinion.
He did a Russian guy on Gidget, and some other foreigner boy-King on I-Spy. I saw the U-Tube of the Gidget scenes, it was so-so, but not very funny, so, he at least tried sitcom. I think you were right that Walter was the only candidate, but in a wig, he looked like Davey Jones, so, what more did they need?
Images not showing up for me.Bobby Sherman? They could have snatched him up before he did "Here Come the Brides".
or Pete Dule, at the time he was guess starring on Gidget, FBI, etc.
David Cassidy is hardly who I'd consider "lead" material in a one-hour SF drama. After all the Decker character was designed as an eventual replacement for Kirk and Shatner. But YMMV.
Sorry about no images. Just pic of Bobby and Pete. No big deal.
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