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The moment:

There's long been speculation about some behind the scenes drama to throw in a wrench.

An unfortunate case of circumstance and tragedy, as there was plenty of room for upward momentum.

Anson Mount wound up being an incredible stand-in for the modern re-imagining in the lead up to TOS. Also a surprisingly close casting for looks. Seems we lucked out that he didn't end up landing Lorca.

Sure thing. From top right, running clockwise:

• Ro Laren from TNG was originally slated to join the cast of DS9, but dropped because of scheduling and/or Berman conflicts. Instead, we were gifted Nana Visitor's character of Kira
• Lucille Ball was on the board of Paramount when other executives tried to axe Trek, but thankfully intervened
• Mustachioed Shatner is not Jim, but rather, his older brother Sam
• Nichelle Nichols was contemplating leaving Trek for the stage, when MLK stepped in and convinced her of the importance of her influence should she stay. We are all the better for that save
• Aragorn with O'Brien head was just a convenient suffering fill-in
• Geneviève Bujold was the initial choice for Janeway, but for "mixed" reasons (Berman), left and Kate Mulgrew stepped in
• Patrick Stewart prepped and portrayed a torture victim for the "Chain of Command " 2 parter, including being fully stripped nude
• Spaced Out is an album featuring the works of Leonard Nimoy and Shatner from the 60's. Beware

This post was made to bring this sort of info out of the woodwork. Knew the first part, but glad to learn of the latter.

He went out of his way to purposely...

...any take that did not include said kiss.

He's quite the cheeky devil. And for a noble cause.

Less noble, but still fun, is Liam Neeson needing multiple takes in a scene from "Third Person". In that moment, he got to make out with Olivia Wilde. Wouldn't ya know it, just couldn't get it right.

Did a fair job disguising, but really just should have run with it.