Vic 17 Posted January 19, 2011 Although Kate Mulgrew had no problem with Jeri Ryan, Ryan’s character and why that character was added to Star Trek: Voyager was a problem for Mulgrew. From a woman’s viewpoint, having a character that she knew was added as “eye candy” was tough for Mulgrew to accept. “I found that that was hard, Jeri notwithstanding,” said Mulgrew. “Certainly, I could see with my own eyes that she was a va-va-va-voom and beautiful-beautiful bombshell of a girl. Sexuality was brought into Voyager, and that’s what I resented. I chose not to use sexuality.” According to Mulgrew, it would have been better (and different on TV) to have the character without the need to have her be a sex symbol. “I thought that if Paramount and UPN and Rick (Berman) were being exceptionally prescient and brave, they would give a woman a shot at commanding without sex,” said Mulgrew. “‘Can we do this without sex?’ There are always other ways. So I resented that and I was hurt by the immediate, extraordinary attention given to this character.” Unfortunately for Mulgrew, she saw that sex did indeed sell. “The numbers went up,” she said. “And I thought, ‘Ah, you can’t argue with a business decision and you can’t argue with sex.’ That’s just part of life, but all of that is very difficult for a woman, particularly an actress like me. But it had nothing to do with Jeri.” Mulgrew is currently working on a project that she is developing that is based on the life of Stella Adler. View the full article Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
He Who Shall Not Be Named 2 Posted January 20, 2011 Just about every main female Trek character has been a sex symbol of some kind. Did Mulgrew really think Paramount would choose someone ugly? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bethlehem 7 Posted January 20, 2011 Everyone has their own idea about sexy. I thought Tes, hands down was sexier than 7 of 9. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
He Who Shall Not Be Named 2 Posted January 20, 2011 (edited) Tess? That 1979 Roman Polanski movie with Nastassja Kinski? Polanski is even pervier than I am. Oh yeah, he was boinking her when she was 16. Edited January 20, 2011 by Lt. Van Roy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bethlehem 7 Posted January 20, 2011 Whoops!! I meant Kes, see it has been way to long since I last saw her. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trekz 7 Posted January 21, 2011 I can understand how Mulgrew would be irked over the decision to bring in a younger, very sexy character onto Voyager. At least she does recognize it as a business decision. It would be interesting to see how many more male fans were attracted to the show, versus female viewers that may have been irked and tuned out. I have a female friend who definitely thought it was cheap ploy to get higher ratings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
He Who Shall Not Be Named 2 Posted January 21, 2011 A bunch of us in our college dorm were watching Scorpion in our day room when we got a preview of how 7 of 9 would eventually look. All the guys were hooting and hollering and all the girls were rolling their eyes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bethlehem 7 Posted January 21, 2011 Even before 7 of 9, I do not think girls made up a large part of the people watching the show. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
He Who Shall Not Be Named 2 Posted January 22, 2011 Our school had one of the top undergraduate engineering programs in the country, so we did have a larger share of female Trekkies than the public at large. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites