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"Borderland" Seeks Fit Performers for Roles of Genetically-Engineered 'Augments' (SPOILERS)

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By Steve Krutzler / 15:20, 4 August 2004 / Enterprise

Paramount has announced a number of roles it's looking to fill for episode four of STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE's new season, "Borderland." Executive producer Manny Coto has previously revealed that the story will begin a three-episode arc dealing with the ancestor of 'Dr. Noonien Soong' -- a scientist by the name of 'Arik Soong', to be played by Brent Spiner ('Data') -- attempting to resurrect genetically-engineered soldiers from the time of the Eugenics Wars.

TrekWeb has learned that these supersoldiers will be called "augments" and the studio has put out the call for both male and female roles. 'Malik' will be the leader of the group, in his early twenties, and determined to live up to Soong's wishes for his kind to demonstrate humanity's greater potential. 'Raakin' will be slightly older and similar to Malik, but won't make it through the episode. Both men are described as "toned" and "perfect looking," qualities also needed for 'Persis', a female augment in her early twenties: "the perfect woman."

The Enterprise will get its latest new crewmember in 'Lucas McGregor', a twentysomething who may recur and who is captured along with 'T'Pol' (Jolene Blalock) by an imposing Orion in charge of slaves. Coto has stated that the Orions and their green "slave girls" would be involved in this storyline. The Borderland is a region between Klingon and Orion Syndicate space, according to Coto, and Soong's actions threaten to spark a war with the Klingons. To that end, this first installment of the arc will also include a run-in with a Klingon crew.

"Borderland" is slated to go before cameras next week under the direction of David Livingston. Until this information is confirmed by Paramount, cum grano salis.



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RE: Data/Eugenics | Report this post to moderator
By: Steve Krutzler (Odo's file, contact) @ 15:38:56 on Aug 05, 2004

Maybe they'll make Soong somehow a descendent of Khan's bloodline! That would be pretty cool.

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By: BWilliams (Odo's file, contact, web site) @ 13:06:07 on Aug 06, 2004

The origin of this coincidence can be traced all the way back to Gene Roddenberry himself.

According to Roddenberry, he had a friend in the military named Noonian Singh, and apparently he lost contact with Mr. Singh over the years after World War II. So Roddenberry came up with the characters of "Khan Noonien Singh" (TOS) and "Noonien Soong" (TNG) in an attempt to contact his old friend to see if he was still out there somewhere and possibly reconnect with his old friend.

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By: Admiral Arex (Odo's file, contact) @ 17:06:13 on Aug 05, 2004

Cool.

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