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Title: List of people who were considered for Star Trek: TNG roles
Post by: dankrug572 on August 26, 2010, 06:04:12 AM
I just found this interesting article that shows a memo from 1987 about possible actors/actresses for various TNG characters. Check it out: http://gizmodo.com/5621958/wesley-snipes-was-almost-geordi-la-forge-and-other-star-trek-tng-casting-fun (http://gizmodo.com/5621958/wesley-snipes-was-almost-geordi-la-forge-and-other-star-trek-tng-casting-fun)
Title: Re: List of people who were considered for Star Trek: TNG roles
Post by: billybob476 on August 26, 2010, 06:17:08 AM
y god I have no idea who 3/4 of these people are. Then again I guess if they wen't in TNG I wouldn't know who any of the TNG cast were either (except LeVar!)

Edit: imagine Sam Jackson as Geordi, he'd stare at the warp core and it would come back online. :)
Title: Re: List of people who were considered for Star Trek: TNG roles
Post by: Geekyfanboy on August 26, 2010, 09:44:38 AM
I was going to post this yesterday I totally forgot.. here's s copy of the memo.

This memo went around the internet years ago.. looks like it's doing another round.
Title: Re: List of people who were considered for Star Trek: TNG roles
Post by: Bryancd on August 26, 2010, 09:46:24 AM
Rosalind Chao as Tasha?!!  :blink
Title: Re: List of people who were considered for Star Trek: TNG roles
Post by: Rico on August 26, 2010, 10:27:15 AM
Yep - that's always a fun look back.  And of course they eventually would flop the actresses picked for Tasha and Troi.  Denise becoming Tasha and Marina for Troi.
Title: Re: List of people who were considered for Star Trek: TNG roles
Post by: QuadShot on August 26, 2010, 12:35:08 PM
How about Wesley Snipes as Geordi? Couldn't quite picture THAT!
Title: Re: List of people who were considered for Star Trek: TNG roles
Post by: billybob476 on August 26, 2010, 12:56:27 PM
I also like how they spell Riker like the porn star.
Title: Re: List of people who were considered for Star Trek: TNG roles
Post by: sheldor on August 26, 2010, 03:07:16 PM
Little scarey that you know that :)
Title: Re: List of people who were considered for Star Trek: TNG roles
Post by: Bromptonboy on August 26, 2010, 04:32:36 PM
Wow! Jenny Agutter as Crusher! That would be have been brilliant.  Love her.  Dr. Jessica 7....   ;)
Title: Re: List of people who were considered for Star Trek: TNG roles
Post by: M-5 on August 27, 2010, 11:16:03 AM
Wasn't Mitch Ryan Ryker's father?
Title: Re: List of people who were considered for Star Trek: TNG roles
Post by: billybob476 on August 27, 2010, 11:26:59 AM
Quote from: sheldor on August 26, 2010, 03:07:16 PM
Little scarey that you know that :)

It has come up on these forums in the past :)
Title: Re: List of people who were considered for Star Trek: TNG roles
Post by: QuadShot on August 27, 2010, 01:22:35 PM
Quote from: M-5 on August 27, 2010, 11:16:03 AM
Wasn't Mitch Ryan Ryker's father?

Yep...good memory...
Title: Re: List of people who were considered for Star Trek: TNG roles
Post by: QuadShot on August 27, 2010, 01:23:26 PM
Quote from: billybob476 on August 27, 2010, 11:26:59 AM
Quote from: sheldor on August 26, 2010, 03:07:16 PM
Little scarey that you know that :)

It has come up on these forums in the past :)

Uh huh...right...WE believe you :) ;)
Title: Re: List of people who were considered for Star Trek: TNG roles
Post by: alanp on August 27, 2010, 07:15:20 PM
I really can't see Wesley Snipes as Geordi working.