Paying royalties to a scriptwriter for writing a very minor character is dumb in this case. The same reason we have a Kira Nerys and not Ro Laren.
DmMacniel@feddit.de 10 months ago
My guess would be, that he did something in Starfleet Academy that lead to someone dead. But to keep it on the down low they made a cover up story.
Maalus@lemmy.world 10 months ago
grozzle@lemm.ee 10 months ago
A myth. The episode with Locarno was by staff writers, wouldn’t have needed any extra fee to re-use the same character.
I think Ron Moore, one of the staff writer’s for that season of TNG, mentioned this in a recent interview.
Maalus@lemmy.world 10 months ago
So then why get the same actor to play the identical role with a different name, instead of using a character that was planned?
ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 10 months ago
Per Memory Alpha,
In interviews the producers of Voyager have said they felt Locarno’s actions in that episode made him “irredeemable”. (TNG Season 5 DVD-special feature, Memorable Missions Year Five: “The First Duty”)
grozzle@lemm.ee 10 months ago
Ask the writers. (I guess they didn’t want actual blood on Paris’ hands, or decided it didn’t make sense for him to be back in the fleet, which is what Lower Decks have done with Locarno)
charonn0@startrek.website 10 months ago
According to Robert Duncan McNeal, Larcarno gave the impression of being a good guy who made a mistake when in reality deep down he was a bad guy, whereas Paris was the other way around.
mercano@lemmy.world 10 months ago
The story I heard with Ro on DS9 was Michelle Forbes didn’t want to commit to a full-time TV gig, wanting to pick up more movie roles.
T156@lemmy.world 10 months ago
They even witness protectioned his identity.
oKtosiTe@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Pretty cool of his admiral dad to go along with the name change.
SatyrSack@lemmy.one 10 months ago
All I’m saying is that we never see Nick and Tom in the sane room
Etterra@lemmy.world 10 months ago
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UlfKirsten@feddit.de 10 months ago
The Mysterio bros?