Fans reacting to the announcement of Star Trek: The Next Generation ( lemmy.world )

It’s so bizarre to read this in the present, knowing how incredible TNG was, but I get it - the original crew WAS Star Trek to them.

The dedicated fans revived this series in syndication, well after it had gone off the air in 1969, and felt attached to the characters that they had obsessed over between then and the 1980s. Like modern fans, they thought that departure from what they knew would ruin it.

I wish I could go back in time and tell them that TNG is going to rock.

ramble81 ,

“unknown British Shakespearian actor…” Wow, I never thought I’d hear Patrick Stewart described that way.

GreenMario , (edited )

I think he was just an extra in the movie Excalibur before TNG, outside of stage.

Edit: “”““extra””“” in extra quotes forgive me it’s been over a decade since I saw the movie.

daikiki ,

How dare you disrespect Gurney Halleck like that?

Daqu ,

His boss was a captain too

theodewere , (edited )
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lol he wasn't an extra.. he had a hugely important role.. he was Guenevere's father for crying out loud, they fought a huge battle at his castle and everything.. he tries to draw the freaking sword itself!!

edit: i'm sorry i love that film a little too much

hellweaver666 ,
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Wasn’t he also in the original version of Dune?

theodewere ,
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yeah and he's awesome

Anticorp ,

He was in the original Dune too.

Xbeam ,

The picture in the article is him as Gurney in Dune.

GreenMario ,

Oh shit you’re right. Never saw that one though.

demonquark ,

You are missing out. I love that movie. People call it a train wreck and tbh it kinda of is, but for me, the lynch’s weirdness jibes perfectly with the world that Herbert eventually creates. Tonally it felt right.

Todd_cross ,

He was great as Sejanus in I, Claudius.

AngrilyEatingMuffins ,

He was in I, Claudius. He’d been in stuff.

Pipoca ,

He wasn’t well- known, but had had a bunch of assorted roles on TV and movies.

Amazed ,

Shlock shock journalism to sell issues.

julianh ,

It’s always funny looking back at stuff like this. I remember looking at old articles about Catherine Tate becoming a companion in doctor who and people were furious - and in retrospect not only was she one of the best companions, but that was probably the greatest era of the show.

runjun ,

Heath Ledger is another classic example. I remember the Internet being so confused and mad about the choice. ‘The 10 Things I Hate About You guy!?’

andrewrgross ,
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I came here to post this. I remember someone insisting it was like casting Gary Coleman as Two-Face.

Although the response wasn’t as strong, there were fans who were also convinced that Robert Downey Jr. was a poor fit for Tony Stark.

cogman ,

Iron man was a hail mary by Marvel. Their IP was failing. RDJ was a lucky casting. Given where he was at at the time he was a pretty risky pick. Marvel didn’t really have the budget to be too picky at the time.

There’s a reason Spiderman is owned by sony and the hulk by universal.

Zorque ,

And FF and X-Men by Fox before their acquisition.

MegaUltraChicken ,
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Same thing with Michael Keaton as Batman. He was still Mr Mom at that point.

Klear ,

And Craig as Bond.

acockworkorange ,

No, they were right about that one.

The_Picard_Maneuver OP ,
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It’s also funny that the article suggests that Laforge is the new Spock, and not obviously Data.

Coehl ,
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Yeah, the author was pretty obviously decided on his position and accuracy was an afterthought. But if you check his name, you’ll realize he makes a mean spicy chicken sandwich fwiw

The_Picard_Maneuver OP ,
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I just noticed that he also spelled Riker as “Ryker”

drewx0r ,

That one actually isn’t a mistake. His last name was spelled “Ryker” when they were developing the show.

memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/William_T._Riker#Cha…

The_Picard_Maneuver OP ,
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Ah, I wondered! They were clearly thinking that the Y makes it more science fictiony.

transwarp ,

If you read the initial material, Data is drastically different. There is no explicit mention of being unemotional, just that he tends to speak more formally. He’s supposed to be more like the Ilia probe than Spock.

Worf didn’t exist at first, so Geordi the teacher with bionic vision would be the most “other” character. If they’d seen any of the early press material for Phase II, Spock’s replacement there was a very junior officer.

The_Picard_Maneuver OP ,
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Wow, could you imagine the show without Worf? It just wouldn’t feel right.

transwarp ,

The idea was that the Klingons had joined the Federation and we’d see Klingon Starfleet personnel in the background. When they did add Worf, he was to be more frequently Data’s relief than Yar’s.

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