Why was DeForest in old-man makeup?

[Discofan]

Wasn't there some rationalisation that his encounter with the Fabrini gave him an unnaturally long lifespan? Maybe in one of the novels.

That would make sense regardless, they did cure his "incurable" disease.

 

[borgboy]

But Star Trek tech can make people look like completely alien species, as long as they're the same age...? That stretches believability more than the lack of futuristic cosmetic surgery.

I can't really see McCoy being someone who would have cosmetic surgery.

 

[Discofan]

I can't really see McCoy being someone who would have cosmetic surgery.

I can't see him being opposed to it.

 

[Lance Warren Baylis]

I always thought it was cute that his performance mirrored how he played the aged up McCoy from TOS: "The Deadly Years".

 

[Discofan]

I always thought it was cute that his performance mirrored how he played the aged up McCoy from TOS: "The Deadly Years".

I think he could have eased up on the senility.

 

[Skipper]

I'm 47 and the last week a coworker (after she had stared at me for a while), exclaimed: "When will you decide to show any wrinkle?!? Do you know how frustrating is for the rest of us?!?!"

 

[Nerys Myk]

I always thought it was cute that his performance mirrored how he played the aged up McCoy from TOS: "The Deadly Years".

IIRC, they used the same make up.

 

[johnnybear]

McCoy looked much older in the TNG pilot than he did in TOSs The Deadly Years! You could only tell it was DeForest Kelley under that make-up due to his voice!
JB