I hoped for Barclay but it’s Beverly Crusher.

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    Wesley’s mom, a main character, was initially going to be the ship’s teacher. They shifted her over to the empty doctor position without changing much about her. Then they made a new teacher who was also changed to be a bridge character, as the ship’s pilot.

    While Riker and Troi are adapted from Decker and Ilea, Beverly was more extrapolated from yeomen Colt, Smith, and Rand.

    Edit: specifically, their bios were mostly about a potential relationship with the captain, how competent they were (making them reasonable mates for him), and having the “walk of a striptease queen.”

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      1 year ago

      When people talk about “Roddenberrys vision”, they just mean having the horn all the time right?

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        I think that’s fair. Star trek has always had a weird mix of ultra-professionalism and horn-dogging.

        They have not only eliminated scarcity, they have eliminated sexual jealousy too. Don’t ask how. Now go talk to the nice green lady!