He wasn’t Gene Roddenberrys first choice. In fact he had to get talked into casting Patrick Stewart by the other execs.
replyRoddenberry was after someone younger. There’s even a casting show reel of Stewart wearing a toupee and speaking with a very bad French accent.
> ... There’s even a casting show reel of Stewart wearing a toupee and speaking with a very bad French accent.
replyLord have mercy
Although Frakes is close to a god in my books as an actor and a director. But never a good captain in TNG, I agree. He's a loved director though, and part of many great Star Trek episodes, and a few good ones for The Orville.
replyEvery time I see the current VP of the US I keep thinking back to Riker. And how he's like the anti-universe version of Riker.
replyWould this evil Riker have a beard then?
replyAmusingly, Riker normally has one but there is an episode of DS9 with Rikers “evil twin” (Thomas the transporter accident) and in that he doesn’t have a goatee.
replyBasically the reverse of mirror universe meme.
If we're talking modern day? Edward James Olmos channelling Commander Adama would probably be a very close 2nd if not outstanding on it's own. I could potentially see Scott Glenn pulling it off but that one's a touch iffy IMO.
replyI can see 'Adama' pulling it off. But it is a different command style.
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