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Not sure if this is genuine, interesting nevertheless:
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That's a great find. I think Yaphet Kotto would have been every bit as good as Stewart.
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Who??
They say that in the Army,
the women are mighty fine.
They look like Phyllis Diller,
and walk like Frankenstein.
the women are mighty fine.
They look like Phyllis Diller,
and walk like Frankenstein.
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Yaphet Kotto, best known as Mr. Big in Live And Let Die, but also as the lieutenant in the TV series Homicide: Life on the Street as well as for his roles in Alien and The Running Man.
I can't stand nothing dull
I got the high gloss luster
I'll massacre your ass as fast
as Bull offed Custer
I got the high gloss luster
I'll massacre your ass as fast
as Bull offed Custer
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Ah - here's the link for which I was looking. Also, in the 1980 Othello, he played the title role as well as anyone on film, including Hopkins... and ironically almost as well as a live performance of the same role I saw once by a young man named Avery Brooks.
EDIT: Also, Mark, he happens to be our cousin... grandson (IIRC) of the Crown Prince of Cameroon, and an observant Jew.
EDIT: Also, Mark, he happens to be our cousin... grandson (IIRC) of the Crown Prince of Cameroon, and an observant Jew.
I can't stand nothing dull
I got the high gloss luster
I'll massacre your ass as fast
as Bull offed Custer
I got the high gloss luster
I'll massacre your ass as fast
as Bull offed Custer
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Sorry for the three-peat, but did that list say a candidate for Yar was Bunty Bailey?! That was the girl from the video for Norwegian pop trio A-Ha's Take On Me.
I can't stand nothing dull
I got the high gloss luster
I'll massacre your ass as fast
as Bull offed Custer
I got the high gloss luster
I'll massacre your ass as fast
as Bull offed Custer
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Yes, yes it does indeed say that.Mikey wrote:Sorry for the three-peat, but did that list say a candidate for Yar was Bunty Bailey?! That was the girl from the video for Norwegian pop trio A-Ha's Take On Me.
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I think a developped character of Tasha Yar would have been a thousand time more interesting than the developped Deanna Troi character we got.Deepcrush wrote:Yes, yes it does indeed say that.Mikey wrote:Sorry for the three-peat, but did that list say a candidate for Yar was Bunty Bailey?! That was the girl from the video for Norwegian pop trio A-Ha's Take On Me.
The only thing we've ever saw of Yar was the lousy first episodes. And some time-travel shennanigan.
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Though she was damn good in Yesterdays Enterprise.
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Time-Travel shennanigan. Damn good shennanigan, but still shennaniganDeepcrush wrote:Though she was damn good in Yesterdays Enterprise.
I just can imagine her instead of Troi in Face of the Ennemy. And that would have cut down on the silly Madam Troi episode.
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Julia Nickson guested in a couple of episodes. Was also Sinclairs on off girlfriend in B5.
And Yaphet Cotto will always be Agent Mosely to me.
And Yaphet Cotto will always be Agent Mosely to me.
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But I think the character was mis-designed for the dual role of Tactical Officer/Security Chief. Especially when matched up against Worf. Now, if they actually split the duties like would make sense, I guess she'd make an interesting Tactical Officer, but that would limit her to the bridge most of the time.
They say that in the Army,
the women are mighty fine.
They look like Phyllis Diller,
and walk like Frankenstein.
the women are mighty fine.
They look like Phyllis Diller,
and walk like Frankenstein.
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Nah. keep Yar as Chief of Security, have Worf as Tactical officer. And have Yar beat up Worf once in a while, and vice-versa, when Alien of the Week take control of their bodies. Something to keep a healthy competition between the two.
Hell, Worf/Yar made a lot more sense than Worf/Deanna, don't you agree?
Hell, Worf/Yar made a lot more sense than Worf/Deanna, don't you agree?
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Romantically yes. But Worf was pretty much designed for combat. The only one who could take him in a fight, hands down, is the only one who gives two shits less.........Data.
But, I can see Yar getting promoted to something akin to DS9s Strategic Operations Officer (ie a Command-level trainee). I think she would have made a better second officer than Data, for sure. I would have done the following.
Transfer Data over as the Science Officer (for Gods sake, that was what he was doing almost every episode anyway), and on a ship the size of the E-D, THAT is a big job anyway, still leaving him as a senior officer and a command level.
In season two, promote Yar to Second Officer, put her in as the Operations Officer (AND in command red). That would have made for some terrific character interaction as she learns command from Picard and Riker (two entirely different officers), and Worf steps up into his first assignment as a department head. Would have been nice to see him grow into the job, not just suddenly excel at it all at once. Hell, even Max Klinger took some time to grow into being a company clerk and the storylines were great.
I mean, he's rude, solitary, a loaner, arrogant, violent, and sure as hell not easy to get along with, or work FOR. I mean, he's not exactly a team player, especially in early TNG.
But, I can see Yar getting promoted to something akin to DS9s Strategic Operations Officer (ie a Command-level trainee). I think she would have made a better second officer than Data, for sure. I would have done the following.
Transfer Data over as the Science Officer (for Gods sake, that was what he was doing almost every episode anyway), and on a ship the size of the E-D, THAT is a big job anyway, still leaving him as a senior officer and a command level.
In season two, promote Yar to Second Officer, put her in as the Operations Officer (AND in command red). That would have made for some terrific character interaction as she learns command from Picard and Riker (two entirely different officers), and Worf steps up into his first assignment as a department head. Would have been nice to see him grow into the job, not just suddenly excel at it all at once. Hell, even Max Klinger took some time to grow into being a company clerk and the storylines were great.
I mean, he's rude, solitary, a loaner, arrogant, violent, and sure as hell not easy to get along with, or work FOR. I mean, he's not exactly a team player, especially in early TNG.
They say that in the Army,
the women are mighty fine.
They look like Phyllis Diller,
and walk like Frankenstein.
the women are mighty fine.
They look like Phyllis Diller,
and walk like Frankenstein.
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I say the best plan would have been to shove Yar out of an airlock during the first episode because she was awful. I would have prefered if Troy went with her as well. Yar always struck me as completly incapable of handling any sort of crisis. Like she was always just a bit out of control and about to break down mentally. Those two were just awful characters.