Subj : Re: I BLAME BRAGA
To   : rec.arts.sf.tv,rec.arts.startrek.current,alt.tv.star-trek.enterprise,alt.tv.star-trek.voyager,alt.tv.star-trek.ds9
From : Al Smith
Date : Mon Sep 12 2005 17:39:29

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.voyager

>>Everytime I think of Genvieve Bujold as captain of a starship, I
>>> quake in horror. She was completely wrong for the role. Even if
>>> she had stayed, she would have quit after the first season,
>>> leaving the series in the lurch. The best thing that ever happened
>>> to "Voyager" was Mulgrew.
> 
> 
> I like Bujold a lot, but I do have a hard time picturing her in the role.
> Of course, if Janeway was INTENTIONALLY a joke, maybe casting somebody you
> didn't take seriously as a Starship Captain was the idea.
> 
> That said, the other name usually mentioned as a top contender was Lindsey
> Wagner.  I think she'd have worked.

Wagner might have been good. Lots of strength, and a sense of 
humor. Plus, those bionic parts would have given her an edge 
against the Borg.

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