And the dialogue usually consists of things that have never come out of my mouth in real life, so it isn`t easy.'' That`s usually the easiest part, but the dialogue from Data has to just flow-no luxury of being able to pause and look for the next line. ''The only parts of it that aren`t fun are the makeup routine and-in direct contrast to what most actors will tell you-learning the lines. ''Star Trek'' in all its forms, who died recently) agreed. Fortunately, Gene Roddenberry (creator and overseer of ''It`s a very complex, demanding role, but when my agent sent me the original script for the series, I knew immediately that this was the character I wanted to read for. He can act angry, for instance, but only after he`s seen how humans react when they`re angry. But he takes it one step further and tries out what he`s observed. ''Chauncey`s thing was always, `I like to watch.` That`s Data`s thing, too-to observe. Spiner`s film hero is the late Peter Sellers, and he compares Data as a character to Chauncey Gardiner in Jerzy Kosinski`s novel ''Being There,'' and to Sellers` portrayal of Chauncey in the movie. ''There are many rich, hilarious moments.'' ''Everybody in the cast gets involved,'' Spiner says. Actually, Data could do very well at pickup bars.''īy all accounts, the ''Next Generation'' sets are a bundle of improvisational comedy. In one episode last year, I played the perfect mate, programming myself with all of the cliches and attributes of what Data would think would be the perfect male partner for a woman. I`ve done Sherlock Holmes, Henry V, Friar Tuck, Scrooge. ''Data likes to try on the clothes of other aspects of humanity. It could set up an entirely different emotional experience for the character, one that would be different, yet equally heartbreaking.The writers have given the actor chances to indulge his talents for comedy and mimicry. It would’ve been incredible and could’ve been a two-parter to really look at how he loved and lost. Having him fall in love with the new mate, only for her to lose her mind forcing Data to face off with his paramour. Since we know about the brother’s creator, why not do something similar like that. Frankenstein creates the Bride for his Monster.
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It could have played into the old monster movie where Dr. The love interest for Data would have been more compellingīy no means should Star Trek have done the female love-droid instead of Lore, but they should’ve done something with that idea early on in the series.
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46)) The female android concept was later used in the third season episode “The Offspring”, although this interpretation had the new android as Data’s “child” rather than a potential love interest. (Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion (2nd ed., p. It was Brent Spiner who suggested the old “evil twin” concept be used instead. Her job would have been to go out and repair dangerous situations. Lore was originally planned to be a female android, to provide a love interest for Data. Originally, the character wasn’t going to be Data’s brother but instead a female android, whom Data would develop feelings for.Īccording to Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion book by Larry Nemecek (via Memory Alpha), that’s exactly what Lore was supposed to be. What most fans may not know is that wasn’t the original plan for the Lore character.