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Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :

Why do we never see reocurring stories about crewmen/yeomen in Star Trek, just the fancy "senior staff" and so? Apart from financial reasons (expensive 'good' actors).

I can only think of Wildman as the one crewmember that has been a BIT reocurring and that's mostly because of her daughter...

All the little people that get emotional traumas when being torpedoed or tractored, that get hurt and die during boardings and attacks, that stand behind the closed doors when some "important" person dies and has to be thrown out through a big hole in the wall...

I remember all the times a 'little' man was used in TNG, for example one time when Worf was extra angry and let it out on some poor latino guy who hadn't given 110% in some pesky labour. Those guys don't even get lines, just Charlie Sheenish "smell-the-fart"-expressions of sorrow, depth, etc.

Isn't this issue in our interests?

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Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

I vaguely remember one episode (I think it might have been "Starship Down"). The poor guy at conn goes flying when the circuit breakers fail to come in again. Sisko immedietly says "Major, take the helm", or something. Five mintutes later, same thing happens. Difference? This time Sisko leaps out of his seat, over to Kira, and starts checking to see if she's okay.

Or maybe it wasn't because she was a regular. Maybe he just liked the oh-so-tight unifroms the poor girls on Trek seem to enjoy wearing.

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Posted by Gaseous Anomaly (Member # 114) on :

There was Muniz in 'Starship Down', 'The Ship' and Hard Time.

I think the Bajoran engineer in 'The Circle' trilogy had been seen before - can't recall her name.

There's Engineer Swinn from Season Two of Voyager (I think she was last seen in 'Resolutions) - she'd appeared a few times before that, I think.

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Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :

Voyager has actually done a decent job with keeping the little people around. They worked especially hard at this in the first season. They had a bunch of familiar faces around. Remember Durst who had his face ripped off by the Vidian scientist to try and seduce B'Lanna? He was in a few eps as were several people who ended up dying or just kind of fading away.

It was good to see the Bolian Maquis, Schell, from "Learning Curve" again in "Regression".

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Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :

The Bajoran engineer wasn't in the "Circle" trilogy, if its the one I'm thinking about -- the woman who tried to assassinate Bariel? That was "In The Hands of The Prophets."

She was also in a prior episode, and she and O'Brien had some good lines. It was the "doghouse virus" ep.

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Posted by Gaseous Anomaly (Member # 114) on :

Yes, you're probably thinking of the right episode.

Seeing as the last time I saw those episodes was about five years ago, you'll forgive my hazy recollection

And I think the episode you're thinking of where she previously appeared was 'Fascination.

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Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :

Nela, wasn't it?

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Posted by Harry (Member # 265) on :

And there's of course Vorik.
Also, in TNG, some helm officers were seen more than once, like Balter.

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Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :

One thing I liked about TNG was that sometimes an episode would center entirely around a minor character. "The Wounded", or "Preemptive Strike" for examples.

Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :

"Under Decks" was probably the best example of a TNG-ep featuring the "background" guys ... ("Below Decks"?)

McKnight (I think that's her name...) Blonde girl, she was in a couple of episodes ...

Posted by Fabrux (Member # 71) on :

"Lower Decks" [TNG]

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Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :

There was also this one chick (dark, short spikey hair) who showed up in the series, then in Generations, and in Insurrection (mabey in FC too) but she wears a different color uni all the time.

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Posted by Soontir_Fel on :

I remember her. She was in Ten Forward in Generations when Picard walked in to meet Soran. She was also on the port-side bridge station (communications?) beside Data's console. She was also in Rascals by the Engineering console.

She seems to be a regular little character. I still haven't found a name.

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Posted by Nemesis (Member # 255) on :

Yes, i rememeber her! I think her name was never stated, but she showed up on several personal parties aboard the Enterprise also!
AND, she was in FC.... The scene where Picard is standing besides Datas console: "Set a course for earth. Maximum Warp!"
You can see her in the background.

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Sounds interesting, must check her out...

Posted by Gaseous Anomaly (Member # 114) on :

I noticed one of Bashir's medical orderlies, seen during the briefing that Bashir gave them before the Klingons attacked the station in 'Way Of The Warrior', was seen again in plain clothes connversing with some haunt on the Promenade seconds before Odo kissed Kira in 'His Way'.

And what about the grey-haired extra that was at the helm as Sisko gave his farewell speech at the end of 'A Call To Arms'? He's been seen in as many uniforms as I can remember as well.

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Remember December '59
The howling wind and the driving rain,
Remember the gallant men who drowned
On the lifeboat, Mona was her name.

Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :

Well for extras...

I REMEMBER THE SPIKEY-HAIR WOMAN FROM TNG!
The African guy was also at the Starboard Science station a few times... try "Rascals" [TNG] from off the top of my head.

There was that 'whimpy' looking Starfleet security guard that was always hanging around on DS9. Tallish guy.

There was that 'grim' looking Bajoran security deputy of Odo's... I think he was first seen trying to stop Lursa and B'Etor in "A Man Alone"

Dr. Bashir's nurse was a recurrent character - I think she even got a name... she helped deliver Kirayoshi...

Of course there was Nurse Alyssa Ogawa... Crusher's Nurse...

Also there was Ensign... whats her name (she was rescued by Riker in "Schisms" from the Subspace domain)
She went on to play a cast part in "Space: Above and
Beyond"

Andrew

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Posted by Harry (Member # 265) on :

There also the completely and utterly useless extra (Harry's girlfriend, supposedly) from "Ashes to Ashes" who ruins continuity by travelling incredibly fast on a low tech ship only to discover she's leaving the same day...

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Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :

Speaking of Odo's security guards, there was a rather large black gentleman that kept popping up on DS9.

The ensign that Riker saved was Ensign Reiger (sp?) I believe.

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Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :

There's also a black (but lighter-skinned) security guard on Voyager...

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