What if TOS was the only series?
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Well, most of us would be very bored, that's for sure.
Why not? He already had one before TNG came along.
Would Koenig gotten the Bester gig without there being a couple trek shows on the air? I'm not sure they would have gambled on doing Babylon Five if there were no Trek shows running concurrently.
Spike TV would have lasted 3 days,
We would never have seen the meteoric rise and blazing acting career of Persis Khambatta. Wait what?
"Khaaaan!" would mean "I have to find a bathroom really fast!"
We would probably know the number of hairs in Spock's left eyebrow in A Piece of the Action.
Alexander Siddig wouldn't have been killed this season on Game of Thrones (or anything else on GoT).
Resistance would = V/I. Not futile at all.
(I figured no movies either yes?)
We would never have seen the meteoric rise and blazing acting career of Persis Khambatta. Wait what?
"Khaaaan!" would mean "I have to find a bathroom really fast!"
We would probably know the number of hairs in Spock's left eyebrow in A Piece of the Action.
Alexander Siddig wouldn't have been killed this season on Game of Thrones (or anything else on GoT).
Resistance would = V/I. Not futile at all.
(I figured no movies either yes?)
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TNG was a major career boost for him. At the very least, Bryan Singer has said it was because of TNG that he cast Stewart in X-Men. Plus, it can be argued Stewart's prominence in Seth MacFarlane's work (most notably as CIA Director Bullock in American Dad) is also because MacFarlane is such a TNG fan.
I get all that...but as I said, Patrick Stewart had an American film career already pre-1987. Would he have been as well known without TNG? Hell no.
Very true. Although, how much of an American acting career did he have pre-1987. Off the top of my head all I can think of is Dune and Lifeforce. BTW, Lifeforce is recommended if you've ever wanted to see Patrick Stewart call someone a "little bitch."I get all that...but as I said, Patrick Stewart had an American film career already pre-1987. Would he have been as well known without TNG? Hell no.
Lifeforce was also Patrick's first on-screen kiss. (With Steven Railsback.)
As well as that and Dune, he was also in Excalibur. And some other stuff.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001772/
As well as that and Dune, he was also in Excalibur. And some other stuff.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001772/
I just can't see TOS not getting movies at least. A universe where TOS didn't get movies is a universe where Star Wars never came to exist either.
No Star Trek and no Star Wars? So, what science fiction tale takes root?
If TOS was the only Trek, there wouldn't be all this rigamarole over fan films today in 2016.
Asimov's Foundation?
Kor
Asimov's Foundation?
Kor
If only three TOS seasons and no TOS movies, TNG, etc, then I agree it would be relegated to a cult classic. Maybe some fanzines and conventions which faded away in a decade or so?
And he played relatively minor supporting roles in those (and EXCALIBUR). He was hardly a marquee name. He was a working character actor far better known to casting directors than the American public. Having been around back then, and having seen all those movies in the theater, I can say with some confidence that nobody saw them because "Hey, Patrick Stewart is in it."
Trekbbs would have another name
Planet of the Apes was the dominant SF franchise for most of the seventies,but had run out of steam by the end of the decade. Logan's Run failed to catch fire, as did Space: 1999.
If Star Wars hadn't come along . . . maybe The Terminator? Back to the Future? Or maybe Lucas might have remade FLASH GORDON after all?
The argument that I am putting forth is that if there is Star Wars then a Star Trek film is inevitable. It made the PTB recognize the financial potential in this sci-fi property they owned. So, to me, a Star Trek film is pushed forward by the rise of Star Wars.
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