TIL Susan Gibney (Dr. Leah Brahms) was strongly considered to play Captain Janeway. She was even called back a second time after Genevieve Bujold didn't work out. (www.startrek.com)
from Corgana@startrek.website to startrek@startrek.website on 22 Oct 2023 15:14
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Odinkirk@lemmygrad.ml on 23 Oct 2023 14:29 next collapse

She would have been good IMO. However, then she would have been saddled with the inconsistent writing, and thus be Star Trek’s face of murder and genocide.

Kiernian@lemmy.world on 29 Oct 2023 11:44 collapse

It’s interesting because I didn’t really like Janeway a ton until her first interaction with Q. Like, there was nothing outright bad about Mulgrew’s portrayal, I just wasn’t completely and totally sold on the character yet from a writing perspective.

Something about a captain interacting with an omnipotent being really seals something for me personally, because Sisko’s interaction with Q was what sold me on him right away, too.

I enjoyed Gibney as Benteen, so I’m sure it would have worked out, it just would have been…different.