Where is gates mcfadden now

Not everyone stays close with their friends for their entire lives. Not everyone stays close with their friends? More like not many do actually. People naturally just drift apart over time as their lives change and also personalities change.

Not to mention a fair few people also drift apart through betrayals and falling outs that do irreparable damage, and that can happen to even previously close friends. But I hope Bev and Pic are not enemies of course, and I highly doubt that would happen. But I think its quite possible for the characters to not actively be in touch with each other at this point. To be honest I had a vibe that the characters were saying goodbye in Nemesis. Looking back I do think it would have been interesting to see a movie more focused on Beverly and Picard.

It would have been very brave in the sense that Gates McFadden was never really known as a strong actor in the ensemble, but who knows, she might have given the performance of a lifetime and surprised everyone. Agreed — I really wish they had done a lot more with their relationship on the show and in the films.

They thought the stunt they pulled with Picard was brave and clever while all it did was alienate quite a lot of the viewers. Honestly she was the one I figured would be one of the last to bring back.

Although I figured we would see Worf by season 2 so what do I know? I always loved Beverly and in my current rewatch of TNG right now, still love her although I would say Pulaski finally grew on me more. But they are fiercely popular for a reason in the fanbase.

And McFadden said it herself which oddly most people seem to be missing even though it was highlighted in the article itself they already were talking about bringing her back in season 2.

She stated herself it was a good chance it was happening. It just sounded like the story they originally had changed and she no longer fit into it. Hopefully she will appear in another season, but it will just depend on the direction they go in I guess.

You know, when I did my rewatch that just finished a few months ago I liked Pulaski a lot better than when I saw it the first time, too. The first time she came across as little more than a McCoy clone. But upon repeat viewing even with some repeat characteristics she became one of the more interesting characters.

I found myself wishing she stayed. To my mind and after dozens of series rewatches, McFadden and Stewart had no real onscreen chemistry. In retrospect Gates McFadden was maybe not the right actress to play this particular role.

She comes across as…well… a choreographer who can stand and pose well, but never once convinced me she was a toughened-by-experience chief medical officer and lifetime Starfleet officer. They will eat or drink too much, maybe neglect their spouse, maybe have a weird relationship with their kid.

I think THAT would have been great casting, because she has range, experience and subtlety. Also: Picard is a 21st century TV show on a premium streaming service. The style of filming is much more contemporary, and so is the style of acting. You can never go wrong with the classically trained actors. Then, it looks like two actors doing two different scenes. There is a large amount of leeway for style in any production — what would Buffy have been without hyper-aware, snarky 90s Joss dialogue, or The West Wing aka Star Trek for political nerds without very clever Aaron Sorkin dialogue.

There is a weird cold, stiff, formal distance between them. But saying things is very different from showing things. And also, the nature of an old-school syndicated show which might be shown out of order, except for two-parters means no real effort to do character arcs over the course of a season.

We never actually saw any of it, we were just told it existed and expected to just believe it. This is really disappointing. I mean out of ALL the TNG characters to bring back, Beverly seems like the most obvious choice given how long her and Picard has known each other and clearly has feelings for each other. They got freaking married in the AGT timeline. And I love Crusher so I really want to see her back. And I thought maybe the chances would be bigger now that we know this will be a time travel season of some sort and of course many have theorized it would be around the time he was in charge of the Stargazer which is when they first met.

But the way she talks, it does sound like they were planning to go one direction in the story for the season and maybe changed gears. Fingers crossed for season 3 I hope! I rather see Beverly than Hugh or Maddox. But not end of the world either. Having Q bac is worth it alone. I disagree strongly with this.

I would really have liked her to return to the Ryanverse, although Anne Archer was perfectly cast across Harrison Ford. Quite a comment from just one line. Honestly Crusher is the only part I think I have ever seen her play. I think that was originally the intent. And Troi has never shied away from a chance to play that part again. So they were the easiest actors to get back. I think they are bringing back more characters than they originally had hoped or planned to.

I surely hope so!! That would be cruel. I find it sad to see all of these supporting actors maneuvering and talking up their hopes of a job. Buzz, my old friend! If memory serves, last time we talked, you were starting a new job in the car industry? How did that go? Why is it sad?

These are acting jobs. Every actor A. Even A-list stars talk about how they want to get a certain role or be part of so and so franchise. Many actors publicly lobbies to be in a certain show or movie, including Star Trek obviously.

Dawson has been saying she wants a role on Star Trek for over a decade now. So why is it any different from the actors who has been part of the franchise for decades and that fans also like to see again?

How many decades now has William Shatner been saying he likes to play Kirk again? And even those still have to put in the work to be considered when they are going against other A-list actors for a particular movie or show and there is only few starring roles. And who knows, maybe she will one day. If not Picard, there are still the animated shows too, especially Prodigy.

As the artistic director of that organization, McFadden got the opportunity to organize stage productions, support fledging playwrights and actors, and fundraise to keep local theater alive in LA. During her tenure there, she worked with the community to open two new theaters, which focused specifically on developing the work of emerging talents.

Getty Images. In , she spoke to the Ottawa Citizen and revealed that at the beginning of her career in the public eye, she had a stalker. They told her how supportive the fanbase was and how wonderful it was to interact with them. Eventually, McFadden realized that she was missing out on an incredible experience. So, she decided to face her fears.

McFadden continued, saying that fans often shared how her character or Star Trek, in general, had changed their lives. After her initial experiences with conventions, McFadden decided that she loved them. Before the pandemic, she was attending conventions regularly. It will feature McFadden interviewing and casually chatting with her former TNG castmates, members of the production crew and other Star Trek notables.

That was one reason that a lot of people liked her, as it made her a little more appealing and a bit more tied to the story for a while, though to be fair she did manage to make the character work in a lot of ways that was more than just a love interest since she ended up being one of the most respected doctors on the show. Star Wars, Goonies, Game of Thrones, from fantasy to science fiction to the dramatic and silly, Tom is all about the greatest and most insane stories that can be found.

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