Comment on Tale as old as time
The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 2 years ago
It’s also funny that the article suggests that Laforge is the new Spock, and not obviously Data.
Comment on Tale as old as time
The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 2 years ago
It’s also funny that the article suggests that Laforge is the new Spock, and not obviously Data.
transwarp@startrek.website 2 years ago
If you read the initial material, Data is drastically different. There is no explicit mention of being unemotional, just that he tends to speak more formally. He’s supposed to be more like the Ilia probe than Spock.
Worf didn’t exist at first, so Geordi the teacher with bionic vision would be the most “other” character. If they’d seen any of the early press material for Phase II, Spock’s replacement there was a very junior officer.
The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Wow, could you imagine the show without Worf? It just wouldn’t feel right.
transwarp@startrek.website 2 years ago
The idea was that the Klingons had joined the Federation and we’d see Klingon Starfleet personnel in the background. When they did add Worf, he was to be more frequently Data’s relief than Yar’s.