# ST:Voyager Doctor

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-voyager-doctor/584298>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 4, 2011, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-voyager-doctor/584298 "2011-06-04T11:26:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Chanteuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de053/32.png) [@Chanteuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chanteuse)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-voyager-doctor/584298/21 "2011-06-06T00:55:26Z")

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I liked the Doctor best, too.  
It would seem that Robert Picardo’s career has run the gamut from [_ **Innerspace** _](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093260/) to outer space!

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**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-voyager-doctor/584298/22 "2011-06-06T00:58:14Z")

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> [@GuanoLad](#):
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> That’s because Robert Picardo is one of the best character actors out there.

This.

The guy is a genre legend.

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**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-voyager-doctor/584298/23 "2011-06-06T01:01:46Z")

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Guy, guys. We’re amongst friends here.

Surely we’ve all seen him in StarGates SG-1, Atlantis and Universe?

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**Author:** ![Mr.Excellent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-voyager-doctor/584298/24 "2011-06-06T17:05:19Z")

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> [@amanset](#):
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> Guy, guys. We’re amongst friends here.
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> Surely we’ve all seen him in StarGates SG-1, Atlantis and Universe?

I’ll admit it - and what’s more, I think he did well on those shows. More or less just reprising his Voyager character, of course (the bureaucrat with the heart of gold), but he does his thing with skill. In fact, one of the things I liked about his role in the SG-verse was that when he spoke out against military control of the stargate program, he actually came across as an intelligent, principled man articulating a position he’d thought deeply about. A rare bit of nuance for a character that would ordinarily be just a cardboard strawman for the heros of the show to evade or foil.

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**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-voyager-doctor/584298/25 "2011-06-06T17:21:25Z")

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> [@Jim\_s\_Son](#):
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> Is Picardo a good actor or was he merely surrounded by bad actors/actresses and idiotic characters so he looked good by comparison?

Good actor, as evidenced by his roles on better shows than Voyager. He’s surprisingly charismatic and funny.

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**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-voyager-doctor/584298/26 "2011-06-06T21:34:39Z")

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I was gonna mention _China Beach_ as well.

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