"Actress I Wish Had Appeared on Star Trek TOS (Round 1A)" Topic

You know, the Candice Bergen of The Wind and the Lion and Murphy Brown would have been interesting. Sadly, THAT Candice Bergen wasn't available to Roddenberry & Co.

At the time of Star Trek, she was in the "ice princess' stage of her career. See The Sand Pebbles.

That was my point, Bill. And I have no intention of seeing The Sand Pebbles. Life is too short.

But actually we're skirting the problem. Unless the objective is seeing your favorite actress in a revealing costume--and you can almost always find that somewhere--better a competent actress with a script from Seasons 1 or 2 than an excellent one with a Third Season script.

I always thought Sand Pebbles was a good movie. Depressing but good. It was interesting when the US Navy captain essentially loses control over his men. A good study in leadership failure.

I also really liked the Sand Pebbles. Not your typical Hollywood fare of the 60's.

Connie Stevens was looking to broaden as an actress, so Star Trek would have been a good move for her. However, it would have been hard to schedule her – she gave birth to two daughters during Star Trek's original run!

When I want depressing, I read history. Or current events.

Natalie Wood.