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Because of his original purpose, it makes sense that the Doctor wouldn’t have held a Starfleet rank during Voyager.

However, in Prodigy, he still doesn’t have pips. This leads to my questions:

  • Can a self-aware hologram hold rank or a non-com position in Starfleet?
  • If so, how would the Doctor attaib it?

According to the STO wiki, he doesn’t wear them by choice but does have a rank. That might be a reasonable explanation; I can’t imagine Janeway not at least trying to field commission him.

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[–] doofy77@aussie.zone 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I thought he was the commander of the Atlantis expedition.

[–] data1701d@startrek.website 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I've never watched Stargate, except for the first film and a few random SG-1 episodes. I knew Sirtis was in it at some point, but not Picardo.

[–] themoken@startrek.website 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Connor Trineer (Trip) and Colm Meaney (O'Brien) playing villains too.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I like to play a game where if you see one Star Trek actor you often see others and you have to spot them.

Quite a few have been in CSI over the years.

[–] themoken@startrek.website 1 points 3 months ago

I love that game. Recently been putting on the old 90s Superman show and it's got a good amount of Trek crossover, including Jonathan Frakes as a bizarre villain. Also a cameo from the late great James Earl Jones...

Cheers is another that comes to mind. Young Brent Spiner and Kate Mulgrew years before they were famous and, later, Kirstie Alley is a main character. And of course Norm == Morn.

[–] data1701d@startrek.website 1 points 3 months ago

Gargoyles (where Frakes and Sirtis are the main villains) even cracks a joke, "You and what Starfleet!"

I heard Takei and Frakes were on Adventure Time. After a Google, in addition, it seems so was Sirtis, Burton, and a bunch of Lower Decks actors.

Kate Mulgrew is great in Infinity Train.

I think one of my favorites, though, is the completely unrelated freebee for your cellphone randomly dropped for Kevin by Takei at the end of an episode of Community.