Why did the TOS films never bring back Carol Marcus?

[Rowdy Roddy McDowall]

Giant+Enormous. Don't you like my chocolate in your peanut butter?

I'd prefer your mustard on my hot dog.* Ginormous is a redundancy. Not only repetitive, but it does the same thing repeatedly. Repeatedly. Over and over again. And again. Again. Gain. N.N.N.n.n.n.n.........n....n.

(* Et tu, Etbj? Si, me 2.)

 

[Maurice]

I'd prefer your mustard on my hot dog.* Ginormous is a redundancy. Not only repetitive, but it does the same thing repeatedly. Repeatedly. Over and over again. And again. Again. Gain. N.N.N.n.n.n.n.........n....n.

(* Et tu, Etbj? Si, me 2.)

Better add guesstimate to that list.

 

[Turtletrekker]

Splendiferous.

 

[tharpdevenport]

I'd prefer your mustard on my hot dog.* Ginormous is a redundancy. Not only repetitive, but it does the same thing repeatedly. Repeatedly. Over and over again. And again. Again. Gain. N.N.N.n.n.n.n.........n....n.

(* Et tu, Etbj? Si, me 2.)

Batman.
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Batman.
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Batmannnn
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Batman.
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Batman!
Batman!
BATMAN!

 

[Rowdy Roddy McDowall]

Batman.
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Batman.
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Batmannnn
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Batman.
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Batman!
Batman!
BATMAN!

My older brother's first words.

 

[CoveTom]

Actually, I don't like either one.

The thought just occurred to me: Maybe they never brought back Carol Marcus (until they gave us the Abramsverse version, with a different backstory) for the same "reason" that the Tron sequels never brought back Lora/Yori, and why they got Daft Punk to do the score of one, and Nine Inch Nails for the other, instead of sticking with Wendy Carlos.

Because the original was far better than the sequels?

 

[hbquikcomjamesl]

Because the original was far better than the sequels?

You're putting Descartes before the Horace. That's the effect of not bringing back Lora/Yori, and of not having Wendy score the sequels, not the cause.

The cause is that the guys who made those decisions, and the decision not to bring back the Prime Universe Carol Marcus weren't thinking.

 

[CorporalCaptain]

You're putting Descartes before the Horace. That's the effect of not bringing back Lora/Yori, and of not having Wendy score the sequels, not the cause.

The cause is that the guys who made those decisions, and the decision not to bring back the Prime Universe Carol Marcus weren't thinking.

So, you tell us. What's the singular "reason" you were alluding to? You never actually spelled it out.

 

[CorporalCaptain]

The thought just occurred to me: Maybe they never brought back Carol Marcus (until they gave us the Abramsverse version, with a different backstory) for the same "reason" that the Tron sequels never brought back Lora/Yori, and why they got Daft Punk to do the score of one, and Nine Inch Nails for the other, instead of sticking with Wendy Carlos.

You're putting Descartes before the Horace. That's the effect of not bringing back Lora/Yori, and of not having Wendy score the sequels, not the cause.

The cause is that the guys who made those decisions, and the decision not to bring back the Prime Universe Carol Marcus weren't thinking.

So, they weren't thinking, that's the extent of your idea?

For those of us who might need to brush up on our idioms:

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The phrase "weren't thinking" means that an action was done without proper consideration, thought, or judgment. It implies the person was acting impulsively, carelessly, or without thinking through the consequences, and is often used to excuse a foolish or ill-advised mistake.​

Nah. @Maurice gave us a plausible and likely reason that implies both proper consideration and proper judgment.

They didn't bring her back because it was not a high-budget movie, she didn't really have a role in the story, and you cut unnecessary roles to keep things simple and keep costs down. Really, that's it.

In contrast to the situation that @Maurice is describing regarding STIII et c., the Tron sequels were high-budget, so at the very least the reasoning regarding Lora/Yori would not have been identical.

 

[Maurice]

The Tron sequels were high-budget, so at the very least the reasoning regarding Lori would not have been identical.

Carol Marcus.

 

[CorporalCaptain]

Carol Marcus.

Sorry, that should have been Lora/Yori; fixed. My remarks after quoting you were a continuation of what I had been saying to the first poster. I quoted your post as a reference to a viable explanation and to demonstrate that it all wasn't because of the same reason, the filmmakers "not thinking".