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The Swagger and Stamp of the First Lady of ‘Star Trek’ (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
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[–] 10 points 1 week ago (2 children)

That was a good read, it's nice to have both her acting peers' as well as Rod Roddenberry's perspectives on her. I'm not sure I've read more than the equivalent of her Wikipedia entry before. Polite secondhand info, that is.

I've always enjoyed watching Majel whenever she's on Trek. The first Number One, Nurse Chapel, Lwaxanna... and all the while, also the voice of the Enterprise. Geez, Gene may have been the mind behind the show, but she probably embodied it more than anybody outside of the main cast(s) 🤩

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  • [–] 4 points 1 week ago* (1 child)

    How can she be considered "outside the main cast(s)" anyway, when her voice is in damn near every episode? 🤔

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  • [–] 5 points 1 week ago

    Okay, that was rude and nitpicky. But I'll bite:

    Read the article. Her voice was heard on every episode, but recorded separately. So, for example, the cast of TNG never met her until she showed up for her first guest spot as Lwaxana. Sirtis relates their (or her) initial reservations:

    I didn’t meet Majel until she was a guest star on our show in the episode ‘Haven,’ and we didn’t bond immediately because she was the boss’s wife, and we were all a bit nervous because as a cast; we were a little rowdy

    Note the distinction I put in italics.

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