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Jolene Blalock Criticizes ENTERPRISE Writing, Says Vulcan Characterization Inconsistent

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By GustavoLeao / 01:34, 11 September 2004 / Enterprise

The latest issue of Cinefantastique magazine, just out in the US, features an exclusive interview with STAR TREK ENTERPRISE star Jolene Blalock, in which the actress talks to journalist Jeff Bond about her disappointment in the overall level of writing on the show. Here are a few excerpts.

"The concepts with the shows aren't the problem; I think the concepts are amazing," Blalock told the magazine "The issue is the dialogue. I personally believe that T'Pol should have more of her Vulcan culture. I don't believe she should be so desperate to be like everyone else, because the original STAR TREK which I grew up with, had a very simple message that I took from it, and that is that not everyone is like me, and I'm not perfect, and nobody's perfect, and that's okay. That really helped me. I think that T'Pol could be okay with being Vulcan, she shouldn't have to want to be Vulcan. In the dialogue... why is it that when we're trying to teach each other something, all of our analogies involve Earth lore? Don't our cultures have their own lore that might make for good messages."

Ironically, Blalock'a attitude is in line with that of many old-guard TREK fans who see ENTERPRISE as diluting the core elements of the franchise mythology; for Blalock the damage is done in small increments. "In [the first season's] 'Shadows of P'Jem', they made this huge story about how Vulcans were undermining Starfleet and had some kind of agenda, but they never went to readdress it." says Blalock "Then there's this episode in which T'Pol gets sick, terminally ill, and they never readdress it. There's the characteristic where Vulcans don't eat food with their hands, and yet they'll write scenes where T'Pol is eating popcorn at a movie or Trip will bring T'Pol a peach. It's just so strange to me, and I think that as a character you should be okay with who you are and or who you're meant to be."

To read the full interview, get the latest issue of Cinefantastique, at your local newstand.



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RE: Inconsitencies Not Exclusive to T'Pol | Report this post to moderator
By: Timo (Odo's file, contact) @ 04:48:34 on Sep 12, 2004

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Never assume you know what another person's motivations are.

I'm sorry, but isn't that exactly what everybody has been doing here, assuming to know Ms. Blalock's motivations?

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RE: Inconsitencies Not Exclusive to T'Pol | Report this post to moderator
By: TRexx (Odo's file, contact) @ 01:01:45 on Sep 12, 2004

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I watched every episode of TOS when it first aired and was intrigued and inspired by Spock and Leonard Nimoy's acting.


That is a common and specious posture. It says nothing about what you understand of what you've seen. Many gushers don't have a clue about the Vulcan archetype.

And you assign Blalock's motive to self-serving, so you fail your own assumptions "101" test.


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RE: Inconsitencies Not Exclusive to T'Pol by Burkins @ 15:37:33 on Sep 12
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