# Casting Trek with Trek Dopers **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 1, 2003, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casting-trek-with-trek-dopers/152055 "2003-02-01T05:35:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2003, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casting-trek-with-trek-dopers/152055/1 "2003-02-01T05:35:14Z")
I realize that this might be a little too inane of an idea but I thought it’d be fun to see who other Trek Dopers would think would make a good Kirk, Picard, Data, Spock and so on. The only ones that come to mind for me would be: **vivalostwages** as the lovable and quirky Ezri; **SPOOFE** as the walking encyclopedia Data; **Terrifiel** as the eccentric Neelix; and **Tars Tarkas** as uber-intelligent Spock. Anyone else have any ideas? Corrections to my casting? ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2003, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casting-trek-with-trek-dopers/152055/2 "2003-02-01T05:44:52Z")
I always thought I’d make a good giant space amoeba. ---
**Author:** ![Wearia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@Wearia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wearia)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2003, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casting-trek-with-trek-dopers/152055/3 "2003-02-01T05:49:54Z")
\*\* NoClueBoy\*\* as Sulu. Don’t ask why. **carnivorousplant** would have to be Kirk. He just strikes me as Kirklike. **Kn\*ckers** as T’Pol. Cause it would be funny. **Enderw24** as Worf. **tracer** as the lovable Chekov. Once again for laughs. Now who am I missing… ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2003, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casting-trek-with-trek-dopers/152055/4 "2003-02-01T06:03:09Z")
With a shot of this stuff in my arm, I wouldn’t be afraid of a supernova! (Sulu- from _Wolf in the Fold_) **Achernar** would have to be Captain Archer. **London Calling** would be Charlie X (for sexual situations and nudity) **Wearia** would be Wesley Crusher. I don’t hate you, it’s just that you’re the youngest… Sorry. **Bryan Eakers** as Riker. 'Cause of the beard. **raisinbread** as Data. Someone has to… Who is Troi? I think I would fit better as **Q** … Think about it. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2003, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casting-trek-with-trek-dopers/152055/5 "2003-02-01T06:05:44Z")
Wait!!! Who gets to be the _ **Panda** _ ??? ---
**Author:** ![Psi\_Cop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c57346/32.png) [@Psi\_Cop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Psi_Cop)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2003, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casting-trek-with-trek-dopers/152055/6 "2003-02-01T06:10:03Z")
Oooh! Oooh! Can I be Scotty? \. Check out the recent “[Federation Warships](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=157198)” thread for my qualifications \. I have to vehemently protest **Spoofe** having any place in the Trek universe, though. No offense intended, of course \. But he’s far too anti-Trek when Star Wars comes along. Intended in a good-natured way, of course. -Psi Cop ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2003, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casting-trek-with-trek-dopers/152055/7 "2003-02-01T06:18:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by NoClueBoy \* > **Bryan Eakers** as Riker. 'Cause of the beard. Hey, leave my girlfriend out of this! (seriously, what beard?) ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2003, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casting-trek-with-trek-dopers/152055/8 "2003-02-01T06:19:29Z")
_Sh-wang-g-g-g-g!_ ( Q sound effect) Be careful what you ask for, **Psi Cop**. You never know when reality is gonna pop up and bite you in the ass. (Growl for me, Worf.) But, since you want this… _Sh-wang-g-g-g-g!_ You are Scotty. ---
**Author:** ![Wearia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@Wearia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wearia)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2003, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casting-trek-with-trek-dopers/152055/9 "2003-02-01T06:26:18Z")
Hell, I’ll take the Panda over Wesley. In fact I’d take being a gelatinous blob over Wesley. Geez **NoClueBoy** what ever horrible thing I did to you in the past to deserve this I apologise. 😉 Besides there is some one else much better suited for Wesley… **MEBuckner**. _ducks and runs_ ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2003, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casting-trek-with-trek-dopers/152055/10 "2003-02-01T06:27:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Bryan Ekers \* > \*\* > > (seriously, what beard?) \*\* Ooops… sorry. I had you mixed up with **Vivalostshaver**. [Hey lay-dee! the glavin!] \* \*yeah, so I stole this from **Bryan Eakers** … sue me ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2003, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casting-trek-with-trek-dopers/152055/11 "2003-02-01T06:34:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Wearia \* > \*\* > > Besides there is some one else much better suited for Wesley… > > **MEBuckner** > > \*\* Ha ha ha. Sure. Why not? Who or what should **Wearia** be? Hmmm… Help me out here guys. I wonder how **OpalCat** feels about playing Guinan? I mean, except for the obvious point about actually being relatively attractive… **CrankyAsAnOldMan** would be Dr. Pulaski. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2003, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casting-trek-with-trek-dopers/152055/12 "2003-02-01T07:06:56Z")
**Chuck Forbin** as Barclay/Broccoli. 😉 (I said that mainly to draw his attention. Where _is_ Chuck these days, anyway? **tarragon918** as Cutler. I don’t know why. **NoClueBoy** as Chief O’Brien. No **clue** why on that one either. What’s “glavin” ? ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2003, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casting-trek-with-trek-dopers/152055/13 "2003-02-01T07:11:02Z")
Cutler? Who’s he? And _I_ wanted to be O’Brien! ☹ ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2003, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casting-trek-with-trek-dopers/152055/14 "2003-02-01T07:14:02Z")
Okay, okay, you’re O’Brien!🙂 **NoClueBoy** is now Alexander Rodzhenko. Cutler is the elfin gal who has appeared twice on **Enterprise** so far. She was attracted to Phlox in one ep. and listened to Travis’ dorky ghost story in another. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2003, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casting-trek-with-trek-dopers/152055/15 "2003-02-01T07:17:54Z")
Ah, an Enterprise character… no wonder I didn’t recognize the name. Can I be a schizophrenic and be Julian too? ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2003, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casting-trek-with-trek-dopers/152055/16 "2003-02-01T07:22:26Z")
Ooooh! I can be an endless supply of cloned redshirts! Kill me off, kill me off, way off! Of course, **Cecil** is Picard. [make it so] ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2003, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casting-trek-with-trek-dopers/152055/17 "2003-02-01T07:24:55Z")
Or maybe I can be T’Pol. I’ll just sit in a corner and play with my pointy titties. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2003, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casting-trek-with-trek-dopers/152055/18 "2003-02-01T07:25:48Z")
Do they have ritalin in the 24th century? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2003, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casting-trek-with-trek-dopers/152055/19 "2003-02-01T07:25:59Z")
Who’s gonna be Porthos? ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2003, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casting-trek-with-trek-dopers/152055/20 "2003-02-01T07:27:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by vivalostwages \* > \*\*Who’s gonna be Porthos? \*\* **Snooopy** [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casting-trek-with-trek-dopers/152055.md?page=2)