tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post6458051302445333792..comments2023-07-18T03:44:33.021-07:00Comments on The Bit Maelstrom: The Tall (but not Dark) Strangerblakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-17218275439078807512008-10-22T17:15:00.000-07:002008-10-22T17:15:00.000-07:00I'd have to give the ol' Bird credit if he was sti...I'd have to give the ol' Bird credit if he was still pulling that crap in the '80s, right before he died. (Hmmm...how did he die again?)<BR/><BR/>I think it was that the ratings were bad, actually. In the second season, they made Muldaur be Bones and Brent Spiner be Spock. <BR/><BR/>Bleah.<BR/><BR/>"Star Trek" sucks.blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-9766110434986226182008-10-22T14:19:00.000-07:002008-10-22T14:19:00.000-07:00Well she was banging Gene Roddenbery at the time. ...Well she was banging Gene Roddenbery at the time. That's how all the original broads got on Star Trek you know. Nurse Chapel was his wife and Lt. Uhuru was his bimbo on the side.<BR/><BR/>I guess Gates just didn't want to do what she had to do.<BR/><BR/>Or it could have been a money thing.Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-58820977900270864432008-10-22T13:36:00.000-07:002008-10-22T13:36:00.000-07:00I like Muldaur but her neo-Bones character on Next...I like Muldaur but her neo-Bones character on Next Gen pissed me off.<BR/><BR/>Plus, you know, they replaced Gates McFadden to put her on.blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-55559669054579054592008-10-22T10:21:00.000-07:002008-10-22T10:21:00.000-07:00Diana Muldaur. Oooohhhh. I always had a thing for ...Diana Muldaur. Oooohhhh. I always had a thing for her.Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-29961068017067149962008-10-21T22:42:00.000-07:002008-10-21T22:42:00.000-07:00Yeah, I was going to mention the Cochise thing, an...Yeah, I was going to mention the Cochise thing, and that he followed up by playing a Marshall on another series. <BR/><BR/>The guy worked.<BR/><BR/>"Star Trek" being the most watched of that era, and because it created a strong impression, it's always fun to play "spot the Trek guy". Jeff Hunter, Nimoy, and DeForest were in a lot of stuff prior to. So was Shatner and of course the guest stars, like Ansara, Campbell (who was both a Klingon and the all powerful Trelayne), and Diana Muldaur.blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-31676903825436399252008-10-21T19:02:00.000-07:002008-10-21T19:02:00.000-07:00I will never forget Michael Ansara's performance a...I will never forget Michael Ansara's performance as Cochise in Broken Arrow a TV show of my youth. His performance has a dignity and style that was unusual for the time. <BR/><BR/>One of the best pastimes I enjoy is watching movies that have Star Trek actors working in westerns. Most notably Deforrest Kelly as Virgil Earp in the Gunfight at OK Corral. The studio at Desilu loved to use western actors for both Star Trek and the Untouchables. An old western hand could be a Klingon one week and Frank Niti's side kick the next. Those were the days.Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.com