Don’t count on the Deep Space Nine star angling for a Star Trek: O’Brien any time soon.

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    3 months ago

    Meaney had always struck me as the ultimate working actor, fairly ambivalent about Star Trek beyond it being a job (which is fine).

    It’s hard to imagine him turning down an offer, were it too come in.

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      3 months ago

      He’s also still getting tons of regular work outside sci-fi. He’s got a comedy with Paul Reiser coming out later this year that looks pretty funny, too.

      https://youtu.be/lVSBJsxWtUo

      He doesn’t need to go back to Trek, and I’m glad for that.

      Regarding Kate Mulgrew, Prodigy made a lot of sense for her given her talents as a voice actor. (RIP Infinity Train)

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        3 months ago

        Now what sounds like a Gul Dukat-level deranged fanfic is O’Brien on the train.

        “You’ve suffered so much, so we’re going to put you in an environment where you suffer even more.”

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      3 months ago

      Yeah, I’ve read similar that it was “just a job” from his view, but you’re right: if he’s offered a role and is available, he’d probably take it.

      Even if he just pops up for a cameo as an Emergency Engineering Hologram or something. Maybe in Academy they find a 900 year old pattern buffer floating in deep space, and O’Brien pops out like Scotty in Relics. I would not be picky about how they bring him in, I guess, is what I’m saying. lol