Hey all,
With DIS and PIC wrapped up, LD about to end, and PRO unlikely to be renewed by Netflix, I think it would be a good time to review what primary characters from older Trek have yet to be seen in a modern Trek incarnation.
Going show by show:
TOS:
SNW has provided for recasts of Spock (via DIS), Uhura, Kirk, and Scotty now. In addition, Sulu had a brief cameo in Lower Decks, and Nichelle and Nimoy were featured in a PRO episode using archival footage.
SNW is still ongoing, so we may get more recasting. It seems likely to me we'll get a new McCoy, either in Season 3 or 4, since he was one of the older TOS cast members. We're unlikely to get a recast Chekov though, I think, due to the canonical youth of the character (which is a shame, as the PIC Season 3 voice cameo for Koenig as a descendant doesn't count, IMHO). There's still the possibility of a recast Sulu.
TNG:
With PIC Season 3 turning into a full-on TNG reunion, we've seen every single main cast member save Yar (if you want to count that) appear in something. Otherwise you'd need to go pretty far down the list to find a TNG "regular" who hasn't been revisited.
DS9:
While it hasn't gotten the same love as some of the other series, between Lower Decks and the archival audio used for Odo in PRO, we've covered most of the main cast here.
Ben Sisko has, notably, been absent, which I'm sure is his choice, since he's wanted little to do with Trek since the show's end. It's also unlikely we'll ever see Colm Meaney as O'Brien again. He doesn't seem to actively dislike Trek fandom, but he's done well for himself as an actor and moved on to other things.
I'm sure Cirroc would be up for returning as Jake, though his acting skills have gotten quite rusty, and with LD closing up, the options for a voice cameo have closed.
VOY:
Between Seven on PIC, PRO turning into something of a Voyager sequel, and some cameos on LD, most of the cast has been covered, but not all.
One notable absence is Torres. Roxanne Dawson has pretty much been retired from acting for 20 years, and just works as a director these days, so I'm guessing she won't come back. We won't see Kes again for obvious reasons. That leaves Neelix, who arguably did get a cameo with Very Short Treks (I'm still pissed the kids in PRO didn't stumble upon him, since they were in the right area - but let the man have his happy ending).
ENT:
The seal here is finally broken with T'Pol being in LDS! Obviously there are lots of other cast members who'd love to return in some form (other than Bakula, who seems done). While it's unlikely given the time gap, with SNW still an ongoing show, there's more of a possibility of seeing additional cameos among former cast here than the remaining TNG-era folks.
With DIS and PIC wrapped up, LD about to end, and PRO unlikely to be renewed by Netflix, I think it would be a good time to review what primary characters from older Trek have yet to be seen in a modern Trek incarnation.
Going show by show:
TOS:
SNW has provided for recasts of Spock (via DIS), Uhura, Kirk, and Scotty now. In addition, Sulu had a brief cameo in Lower Decks, and Nichelle and Nimoy were featured in a PRO episode using archival footage.
SNW is still ongoing, so we may get more recasting. It seems likely to me we'll get a new McCoy, either in Season 3 or 4, since he was one of the older TOS cast members. We're unlikely to get a recast Chekov though, I think, due to the canonical youth of the character (which is a shame, as the PIC Season 3 voice cameo for Koenig as a descendant doesn't count, IMHO). There's still the possibility of a recast Sulu.
TNG:
With PIC Season 3 turning into a full-on TNG reunion, we've seen every single main cast member save Yar (if you want to count that) appear in something. Otherwise you'd need to go pretty far down the list to find a TNG "regular" who hasn't been revisited.
DS9:
While it hasn't gotten the same love as some of the other series, between Lower Decks and the archival audio used for Odo in PRO, we've covered most of the main cast here.
Ben Sisko has, notably, been absent, which I'm sure is his choice, since he's wanted little to do with Trek since the show's end. It's also unlikely we'll ever see Colm Meaney as O'Brien again. He doesn't seem to actively dislike Trek fandom, but he's done well for himself as an actor and moved on to other things.
I'm sure Cirroc would be up for returning as Jake, though his acting skills have gotten quite rusty, and with LD closing up, the options for a voice cameo have closed.
VOY:
Between Seven on PIC, PRO turning into something of a Voyager sequel, and some cameos on LD, most of the cast has been covered, but not all.
One notable absence is Torres. Roxanne Dawson has pretty much been retired from acting for 20 years, and just works as a director these days, so I'm guessing she won't come back. We won't see Kes again for obvious reasons. That leaves Neelix, who arguably did get a cameo with Very Short Treks (I'm still pissed the kids in PRO didn't stumble upon him, since they were in the right area - but let the man have his happy ending).
ENT:
The seal here is finally broken with T'Pol being in LDS! Obviously there are lots of other cast members who'd love to return in some form (other than Bakula, who seems done). While it's unlikely given the time gap, with SNW still an ongoing show, there's more of a possibility of seeing additional cameos among former cast here than the remaining TNG-era folks.
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