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By: cdydatzigs (Odo's file, contact) @ 09:25:19 on Sep 26, 2007

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I know quite a bit about Trek and I would consider myself a greater fan than you.


Well Patti, I hate to say this but you have already demonstrated in the past that you don't do your research. For the most part, all the TOS character's ages were the same as the actors who played them for the most part. We can also assume that Star Trek XI takes place a few years before "Where No Man Has Gone Before". Below I have listed how old the cast was in 1965 when that second pilot was filmed, whether they were in the episode or not:

William Shatner (Kirk) - 34
Leonard Nimoy (Spock) - 34
DeForest Kelly (McCoy) - 43
James Doohan (Scotty) - 45
George Takei (Sulu) - 28
Nichelle Nichols (Uhura) - 33
Walter Koenig (Chekov) - 29*

* We can assume that based on Kirk's line in Generations, "No... you were younger" that the character of Chekov may have been much younger than Koenig, who played him. Anton Yelchin's casting in the role all but confirms this.

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  By: Kirk Archer (Odo's file, contact) @ 10:55:43 on Sep 26, 2007

  I sometimes wonder if Captain Patti isn't a real person at all, just someone who likes to say really stupid things to get everyone stirred up and posting responses. Her line: "I know quite a bit about Trek and I would consider myself a greater fan than you" is a real tip-off. This is like second-graders saying "My daddy's stronger than your daddy." She never has provided any facts in any of her posts, just emotional rants and catch-phrases that have yet to show any knowledge of Star Trek at all. How can this "greatest fan" claim such a title when all she does is insult anything to do with Star Trek? Shouldn't this "greatest fan" LIKE something about the Star Trek universe? Something to think about ... and I anticipate her ranting and illogical/childish response to come.
  

  
  

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  • RE: it's all in the research... | Report this post to moderator
    By: cdydatzigs (Odo's file, contact) @ 13:33:26 on Sep 26, 2007

    ...and I bet she wants Shatner in the new film also. ;)
    
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By: Captain's Blog (Odo's file, contact) @ 02:57:23 on Sep 26, 2007

It's supposed to be a slim Scotty not a tubby Scotty...

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By: TheSarge (Odo's file, contact) @ 00:54:56 on Sep 26, 2007

I don't know if I could shake the image of him saying 'what about the wee turtles - who'll look after them?!'

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  By: Terry212 (Odo's file, contact, web site) @ 04:57:20 on Sep 27, 2007

  just pretend he says "whales" instead.
  
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By: Captain Patti (Odo's file, contact) @ 10:35:51 on Sep 25, 2007

The cast will be and look like they are in their early 20's. He is in his late 30's. This guy is too old. I think he is starting his own spin.

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  By: rassmguy (Odo's file, contact) @ 14:36:06 on Sep 25, 2007

  Just watch an episode of Atlantis to hear his Scottish accent. :)
  
  It's perfect casting--he'd be the right age, given that Scotty was older than the others...he can do Scottish...he looks a LOT like him...he has a softspoken voice...he has very similar hair...and he can act.
  
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  By: Sam Cogley (Odo's file, contact) @ 11:50:47 on Sep 25, 2007

  1) The only cast member known so far who is young is the guy playing Chekov.
  
  2) McCoy and Scotty were the older members of the TOS crew, with several years on Shatner and Nimoy when they were filming.
  
  3) For a self-appointed rabid fan, you really don't know what you're talking about.
  
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    By: Captain Patti (Odo's file, contact) @ 15:18:37 on Sep 25, 2007

    I know quite a bit about Trek and I would consider myself a greater fan than you.
    

    
    

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      By: Sam Cogley (Odo's file, contact) @ 09:34:06 on Sep 26, 2007

      You know, I almost laughed. Almost. You obviously DON'T know quite a bit about Trek (and likewise aren't a "greater fan" than me), since you obviously didn't realize that McCoy and Scotty are older than Kirk, Spock and the rest.
      
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      By: The Noble Robot (Odo's file, contact) @ 15:42:55 on Sep 25, 2007

      Well, I'm sure you are a "great" fan (as we all are), but you still don't seem to know the actual age range of the cast for this new film...
      
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By: cdydatzigs (Odo's file, contact) @ 10:28:54 on Sep 25, 2007

Jimmy Doohan was 45 when he was in "Where No Man Has Gone Before", so if this film takes place before that? The age is almost perfect -- now I just need to hear the Scottish accent ;)

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  By: SciFiPulse (Odo's file, contact) @ 13:10:55 on Sep 25, 2007

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  Jimmy Doohan was 45 when he was in "Where No Man Has Gone Before", so if this film takes place before that? The age is almost perfect -- now I just need to hear the Scottish accent ;)
  
  I'd say the age is perfect. You don't want a 20 something Scotty and McCoy.
  
  Checkov should should be between 18 and 20 for this.
  
  Sulu should be between 25 & 30
  
  Uhura the same as Sulu
  
  Kirk and Spock should be in thier early 30's and Scotty and McCoy at least 10 years older than them.

  
  

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  By: SciFiPulse (Odo's file, contact) @ 13:10:49 on Sep 25, 2007

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  Jimmy Doohan was 45 when he was in "Where No Man Has Gone Before", so if this film takes place before that? The age is almost perfect -- now I just need to hear the Scottish accent ;)
  
  I'd say the age is perfect. You don't want a 20 something Scotty and McCoy.
  
  Checkov should should be between 18 and 20 for this.
  
  Sulu should be between 25 & 30
  
  Uhura the same as Sulu
  
  Kirk and Spock should be in thier early 30's and Scotty and McCoy at least 10 years older than them.

  
  

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  By: chemistrylover (Odo's file, contact) @ 10:45:14 on Sep 25, 2007

  He has a pretty good Scottish accent on Stargate since his character there is Schottish too.

  
  

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    By: ValleyOfTheGwangi (Odo's file, contact) @ 07:52:53 on Sep 26, 2007 | (1)

    I'm Scottish from Edinburgh and I can tell you now that his accent is abso-bloody-lutely appalling.
    
    It sounded like it was from a Scotland-land theme park in Florida.
    
    It's way way WAY worse than James Doohan's which was pretty fecking shocking itself.
    
    I was glad when his character died in Atlantis so I wouldn't have to put up with that horrible sound anymore.
    
    please please NO!
    
    
    
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